MDCAT Admissions Guides
How the admission system works, which body runs which step, and where the official rule lives.
- Admissions & Decisions8 min read25 Oct 2026
MDCAT 2027: what is confirmed about the date and syllabus
PMDC has not announced a 2027 date. The 180-question format still stands. Here is what is confirmed, what is not, and how to plan around the uncertainty.
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MDCAT attempts and repeater eligibility: how the rules work
PMDC sets the attempt rules for each cycle. Here is how registration works, what the notice controls, and how to decide whether to repeat.
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Provincial quotas and domicile: how the system works
What a domicile certificate proves, why districts get separate quotas, and how to check the current rule without relying on last year.
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Overseas Pakistani and dual national medical admissions
Who the overseas category covers, which test route applies, and how to check the current provincial prospectus before you apply.
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MDCAT testing bodies: who runs the paper in Pakistan
Six boards appear in our MDCAT paper archive. Here is who runs each test, what stays the same and what changes by province.
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Foreign MBBS and the NRE: what the rules say
The PMDC NRE route for foreign medical graduates, the recognition checks before you enrol, and the risks a brochure will not mention.
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UCAT for Pakistani students: what to know
What the UCAT tests, how it is scored, how it differs from the MDCAT, and who should consider it. Includes the AKU position and the current limits.
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How to calculate your MDCAT aggregate, with a worked example
The 50, 40, 10 formula explained step by step. See how 160 MDCAT marks, 85 per cent in FSc and 90 per cent in SSC combine, and where the estimate stops.
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MDCAT exam day checklist: documents, timing and hall rules
What to carry, what to leave at home, how the 180 minutes work, and the conduct rules that can end your paper. A practical checklist for MDCAT day.
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The MDCAT gap year decision matrix
A gap year is one option, not the default. Score time, money, FSc improvement, dual enrolment, mental health and family pressure before you decide.
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A parent's guide to the MDCAT and medical admission
A parent's guide to the MDCAT, the admission year and the costs that matter. What to pay for, what to ignore, and how to support without pressure.
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