PMDC reverts MDCAT to pen-and-paper for 2022
PMDC has announced that the 2022 MDCAT will revert from the 2021 computer-based format back to pen-and-paper, with total marks reduced to 200.
Pen-and-paper revert
PMDC on 9 October 2022 announced that the 2022 MDCAT would revert from the 2021 computer-based format back to pen-and-paper. Total marks were reduced to 200, distributed across Biology, Chemistry, Physics, and English. The provinces were authorised to conduct the test through their respective Admitting Universities.
The pen-and-paper format remained in force for the 2023 and 2024 cycles before being replaced by the current 180 MCQ format in 2025.
Source
PMDC press release, 9 October 2022.