The government has allowed all students who wish to seek admission in medical and dental colleges to take the MDCAT examination even if they have not yet taken their FSc pre-medical or A level exams.
The decision was taken during a joint high level meeting held here Thursday under the co-chair of Minister for Federal Education and Professional Training Shafqat Mahmood and Special Assistant to Prime Minister (SAPM) on Health Dr. Faisal Sultan.
The meeting aims to ensure the admission of FSc ( Pre-medical) and A2 Cambridge students in public and private medical universities of Pakistan.
The disruption caused in academic year and exams due to Covid-19, the meeting discussed various options to save the academic year of A2 and FSc pre-medical students and their timely admission in public and private medical universities across the country.
Pakistan Medical Council (PMC) informed the Minister that as per the PMC Undergraduate Education (Admissions, Curriculum and Conduct) Regulations 2021, all students who wish to seek admission in medical and dental colleges can take the MDCAT examination even if they have not yet taken their FSc pre-medical or A level exams.
MDCAT exam will be conducted from 30th August to 30th September 2021. All students who are taking their A Level exams in October can take the MDCAT exam in September and also apply for admissions to medical colleges before their exams are held.
Admissions have to be finalized in medical and dental colleges by 15th January 2022 as per PMC Regulations.
It was agreed that to accommodate students taking their A level exams in October and expected results in January 2022, each medical and dental colleges and universities will be directed to not finalize the admission on seats equal to the applicants who have taken their A levels in October and are awaiting their results and the admission on these seats will be finalized after the results are available in January 2022.
