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Pakistan Medical and Dental Council (PM&DC) Conducts MDCAT 2026 Nationwide
Published: September 20, 2026 | Time: 07:40 PM
ISLAMABAD, (APP - UrduPoint / Pakistan Point News - 20th Sep, 2026)
The Pakistan Medical and Dental Council (PM&DC) successfully conducted the Medical and Dental College Admission Test (MDCAT) 2026 across the country and at an international centre in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia on Sunday with 138,158 candidates registered for the examination.
According to PM&DC:
- The test was held in 34 cities across Pakistan.
- 237 candidates were registered at the international centre in Riyadh.
A breakdown of registrations by province:
- Punjab: 49,199
- Khyber Pakhtunkhwa: 38,841
- Sindh: 34,233
- Balochistan: 9,923
- Azad Jammu and Kashmir: 2,761
- Gilgit-Baltistan: 1,721
- Islamabad: 1,245
PM&DC prepared a question bank comprising approximately 8,000 questions, with experts from around 80 subjects contributing. Separate papers were designed for each province, each containing 180 questions.
The council clarified that while they developed the examination framework and standards, the practical conduct of MDCAT was the responsibility of provincial authorities and designated universities.