
Are you the student of Matric or F.Sc pre-medical and you want to know about MDCAT? I am sure you want to be a doctor, that’s why you’re here.
But the problem you may be currently facing is that nobody is telling you everything being so-called ‘busy’ in the modern era.
MDCAT Medical & Dental College Admission Test) is an entry test taken by UHS in order to take admission in different government and private medical colleges of Pakistan for MBBS, BDS and some other fields like DVM. It’s a standardized, multiple choice examination designed to access the examiner’s problem-solving, critical thinking, writing skills and knowledge of science concepts and principles.
Are you passionate to be a doctor? Do you think you’re unique among the 65, 155 pre-medical students? Because only about 3500 students are selected for government medical colleges, yes, it means the acceptance rate is 8%.
1. PERCENTAGE CRITERIA FOR MDCAT
- 50% MDCAT Test
- 40% F.Sc. Or Any Other Equivalent Education
- 10% Matric
2. ELIGIBILITY FOR MDCAT
3. AGE REQUIREMENT
Pakistan Medical and Dental Council has set no minimum or maximum age limit for candidates who want to appear in the test.
Yes, it is true. I saw a case where a 30 year old girl took the MDCAT and was able to take the admission in government medical college. What a passion she had!
4. MCQ’S DIVISION ACCORDING TO SUBJECTS
- Biology – 88 MCQs
- Chemistry – 58 MCQs
- Physics – 44 MCQs
- English – 30 MCQs
TOTAL MCQs = 220
TOTAL MARKS = 1100
220? Yes! You might be wondering only 120 MCQs are taken in the HEC ETC Entry Test whereas 150 MCQs are taken in the NTS Entry Test.
5. PAST PAPERS 2008-2016
6. NEGATIVE MARKING
- 5 Marks are awarded for each correct answer.
- 1 Mark is deducted for each wrong answer. ( Negative Marking)
- Neither a mark is deducted or added in case the candidate leaves the question.
- There are no grace marks allowed in this entrance test.
7. TIME ALLOWED
Total time allowed for the test is 2:30 Hours. Yes, only 150 minutes!
Doesn’t it make the exam more challenging and difficult than HEC ETC and NUMS?
Because HEC gives you 150 minutes for 120 MCQs and NTS gives 150 minutes for 150 MCQs.
8. DIFFICULTY LEVEL – HOW MUCH YOU NEED TO DO WORK HARD
9. SYLLABUS OF THE TEST
You can download the UHS MDCAT 2017 syllabus from here directly:
Syllabus of MDCAT consists of four portions:
- Biology
- Chemistry
- Physics
- English
Each portion comprises of different unit.
10. TEST CENTERS
It is conducted in 28 centres that spread across:
- Lahore
- Sargodha
- Sahiwal
- Gujrat
- Gujranwala
- Faisalabad
- Bahawalpur
- Multan
- DG Khan
- Rahim Yar Khan
- Rawalpindi
- Sialkot
- Hassan Abdal.
11. Total Seats in MDCAT
- 3,405 MBBS seats in 17 public sector medical colleges in Punjab
- 216 BDS seats in three public dental colleges of the Punjab
- 2,590 MBBS in 21 private sector medical colleges affiliated with UHS
- 555 BDS seats in nine dental colleges affiliated with UHS.
12. Seats in Public Punjab Medical Colleges Undertaking MDCAT
List of Medical & Dental Colleges of Pakistan Under MDCAT
There are about 100 Public & Private Medical Colleges in Pakistan.
Punjab Public Sector Medical Colleges:
- King Edward Medical College, Lahore
- Nishtar Medical College, Multan
- Fatima Jinnah Medical College for Women, Lahore
- Allama Iqbal Medical College, Lahore
- Punjab Medical College, Faisalabad
- Quaid-e-Azam Medical College, Bahawalpur
- Rawalpindi Medical College, Rawalpindi
- Services Institute of Medical Sciences, Lahore
- Sargodha Medical College, Sargodha
- Shaikh Zayed Medical College, Rahim Yar Khan
- Nawaz Sharif Medical College, Gujrat
- Shaikh Khalifa Bin Zayed Al-Nahyan Medical College, Lahore
- Ameer-ud-Din Medical College, Lahore
- Khawaja Muhammad Safdar Medical College, Sialkot
- Gujranwala Medical College, Gujranwala
- Sahiwal Medical College, Sahiwal
- Ghazi Khan Medical College, Dera Ghazi Khan
Private Sector Medical Colleges
- FMH College, Lahore
- Foundation University Medical College, Rawalpindi
- Islamic International Medical College, Rawalpindi
- Lahore Medical & Dental College, Lahore
- Shifa College of Medicine, Islamabad
- Wah Medical College, Wah Cantt
- University Medical & Dental College, Faisalabad
- University College of Medicine & Dentistry, Lahore
- Independent Medical & Dental College, Faisalabad
- Sharif Medical & Dental College, Lahore
- Akhtar Saeed Medical & Dental College, Lahore
- Continental Medical College, Lahore
- Central Parks Medical College, Lahore
- Multan Medical & Dental College, Multan
- Shalimar Medical & Dental College, Lahore
- Avicenna Medical College, Lahore
- Rashid Latif Medical College, Lahore
- Islam Medical College, Sialkot
- Amna Inayat Medical College, Sheikhupura
- Azra Naheed Medical College, Lahore
- Pak Red Crescent Medical & Dental College, Lahore
- Aziz Fatima Medical & Dental College, Faisalabad
- Hashmat Medical & Dental College, Gujrat
- Rai Medical College, Sargodha
- Rahber Medical & Dental College, Lahore
- Sialkot Medical College, Silakot
- Bakhtawar Amin Medical & Dental College, Multan
- Yusra Medical College, Islamabad
- Fazaia Medical College, Islamabad
- HBS Medical & Dental College, Islamabad
- Al – Nafees Medical College, Islamabad
- Public Sector Dental Colleges
Punjab Public Sector Dental Colleges:
- De’Montmorency College of Dentistry, Lahore
- Nishtar Institute of Dentistry, Multan
- Dental Section, Punjab Medical College, Faisalabad
Private Sector Dental Colleges
- Dental Section, FMH CM&D, Lahore
- Dental Section, LMDC, Lahore
- Margalla College of Dentistry, Rawalpindi
- Dental Section, University College of Medicine & Dentistry, Lahore
- Sharif Medical & Dental College, Lahore
- Dental Section, Univeristy Medical & Dental College, Faisalabad
- Institute of Dentistry/CMH LMC, Lahore
- Dental Section, Multan Medical & Dental College, Multan
- Islam Dental College, Sialkot
- Faryal Dental College, Sheikhupura
- Akhtar Saeed Medical & Dental College, Lahore

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