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A Senate sub-committee has directed PM&DC and the Health Secretary to submit legal documents formalising MDCAT as a compulsory requirement for foreign medical admissions.

MDCAT compulsory for foreign admissions

A sub-committee of the Senate Standing Committee on National Health Services, Regulations and Coordination on 5 June 2026 directed PM&DC and the Health Secretary to submit legal documents that would make MDCAT compulsory for any Pakistani or overseas student applying to a foreign medical college.

The move is intended to close a long-standing loophole in which Pakistani students could bypass the MDCAT by enrolling directly in foreign medical colleges and then seeking PM&DC registration on return. The legal framework will be published in a follow-up PM&DC notice.

What this means for foreign applicants

A separate foreign-quota admission process is expected to run alongside the regular merit cycle.
The older SAT Subject Test alternative in Biology, Chemistry, and Physics is no longer a safe assumption. Verify the live foreign-quota policy on pmdc.pk before applying.
FJMU Lahore's 23 PTAP seats for friendly and Islamic countries remain in force.

Source

Associated Press of Pakistan, 5 June 2026.

Senate panel directs MDCAT to be compulsory for foreign medical admissions

MDCAT compulsory for foreign admissions

What this means for foreign applicants

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