Daily Times

The Pakistan Medical and Dental Council (PM&DC)has decided to conduct the Medical and Dental Colleges Admission Test (MDCAT) on September 22, 2024. A spokesperson for PM$DC said on Friday that in a recent meeting, the Council decided to conduct MDCAT for aspiring medical students on the same date in Pakistan and abroad. The council also decided that the syllabus of the MDCAT will be uploaded next week on the PM&DC website and the registration portal will also be open for the registrations, she stated. To facilitate the students the Council decided not to change the syllabus so the MDCAT syllabus will remain unchanged and will be the same as last year. The council directed all the provincial secretaries to start preparation for the MDCAT exam, the statement said, that the decision had been taken keeping in view the larger interest of the students, the spokesperson informed.Last year, almost 180534 students appeared in the exams. According to estimates this year 200,000 students are likely to sit in the exam. The MDCAT paper difficult index would also be taken into consideration for ease of students without compromising merit to ensure that all provinces conducted exams without any trouble to students. She quoted The President PM&DC Dr.Rizwan Taj  as saying  that MDCAT-2024 will be a paper-based exam, held single day through provincial public admitting universities supervised by PM&DC. He emphasized that student’s bright future is our top priority and PM&DC is working tirelessly to facilitate them. Dr Taj has directed all the universities that will conduct the exams to keep strict adherence to guidelines and regulations to ensure fairness and transparency in the admission process, she maintained. the Council understands the importance of the MDCAT exam for students seeking admission to medical and dental colleges. Therefore PM&DC will ensure that all necessary arrangements shall be done in time.Further details regarding the MDCAT exam, including the schedule, registration process, and other information, will be communicated by the PMDC in the coming days.He added that aspiring medical students are advised to stay updated and prepared for the upcoming exam and keep visiting the PM&DC website, the spokesperson concluded.