BDS admissions come after MBBS. What is the dental timetable for Punjab this cycle?

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   Dental runs on its own dates, and they are later on purpose. UHS's published schedule for the 2026-27 session puts public-sector BDS applications from 15 to 30 December 2026, with the provisional order of merit on 6 January 2027, the final merit order on 9 January and the first college-wise selection list on 11 January.

   PM&DC sets the outer wall. The 2026 regulations give public dental colleges until 15 February 2027 and private dental colleges until 28 February 2027 to finish admissions, and dental merit lists are due by 10 February, per the Associated Press of Pakistan's summary of the regulations. A college schedule inside those dates is the one that applies.

   What that means this week:

   • Do not wait for the MBBS lists to decide on dental. The BDS application window opens while the Punjab MBBS selection and upgradation lists are still running. Candidates who decide after the MBBS lists close have often missed the dental application.
   • MBBS and BDS are separate applications under the regulations. Applying to one does not enter you for the other.
   • Use the waiting weeks to choose. The MBBS vs BDS guide sets out the five-year difference, the specialization routes and the pay picture, so the December application is a decision you already made rather than a rushed one.

   The merit list page tracks both timetables, public and private, and the admissions guide lists the documents each stage asks for. When UHS publishes the dental lists, the tracker says so, with the date it was checked.

   SalikStaff

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