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University of Health Sciences (UHS), Lahore

Medical and dental colleges in Punjab

Pakistan's largest pool of MBBS and BDS seats. Students take a single UHS-administered MDCAT and one central seat allocation. Public colleges carry a nominal fee. Private college fees sit in the PKR 1.2M to 2.4M band.

Public medical
18
Private medical
37
MBBS seats
8,376
BDS seats
1,920

How admission works in Punjab

UHS Lahore is the admitting university for Punjab's public and private medical and dental colleges, and UHS also conducts the MDCAT for Punjab. For 2025-26 the Punjab Cabinet approved the admission policy (notification SO(ME-II)2-1/2025 dated 22 Oct 2025). An applicant needs a Punjab domicile for open merit and reserved provincial categories and at least 60% in HSSC Pre-Medical (or IBCC equivalence). They also need 55% in MDCAT for MBBS or 50% for BDS. MDCAT 2023, 2024 or 2025 is accepted. Merit is calculated as SSC 10% + HSSC 40% + MDCAT 50%.

  1. 1Pass HSSC Pre-Medical with at least 60% marks, with Biology and Chemistry plus Physics or Mathematics (foreign qualifications need IBCC equivalence).
  2. 2Appear in MDCAT conducted by UHS Lahore (for 2025 the national test was on 5 Oct 2025, registration 8-25 Aug 2025). Score at least 55% for MBBS or 50% for BDS. MDCAT of 2023, 2024 or 2025 is accepted.
  3. 3Register once at public-mbbs.uhs.edu.pk or public-bds.uhs.edu.pk with your name, father's name, email, CNIC and a password. Multiple applications mean disqualification.
  4. 4Select the seat categories you want to compete for and enter your SSC, HSSC and MDCAT marks.
  5. 5Rank colleges in order of preference (open-merit MBBS allows 16 preferences for female and 15 for male applicants). Preferences stay editable until the deadline.
  6. 6Upload each required document as a separate file of at most 1 MB. The documents are the Punjab domicile certificate, board-attested SSC and HSSC certificates, MDCAT result and photograph.
  7. 7Pay the PKR 2,000 processing fee through the generated 1Bill invoice at Bank of Punjab or National Bank of Pakistan. Then submit before 21 Nov 2025, 17:00. The portal opened 7 Nov 2025, 09:00.
  8. 8Track the provisional merit list (26 Nov 2025 for MBBS, 26 Dec 2025 for BDS) and file any representation. Then check the final merit list (28 Nov 2025 MBBS, 29 Dec 2025 BDS). Also check the first selection list (1 Dec 2025 MBBS, 2 Jan 2026 BDS).
  9. 9Report and pay admission dues by the date in the list, then join classes. Classes began 2 Feb 2026 for MBBS and 2 Mar 2026 for BDS.

Quota system

Public-sector seats run on Open Merit plus reserved categories, all of which need a Punjab domicile. The reserved categories are Students with Disabilities, Under-Developed Districts, Cholistan and Overseas. Students with Disabilities need a government specialist certificate, then UHS Medical Board 22-24 Nov 2025. Under-Developed Districts cover D.G. Khan, Muzaffargarh, Rajanpur, Lodhran, Bhakkar, Layyah and Mianwali. They need schooling in the same district and a PKR 500,000 surety bond to serve the district for 5 years. Cholistan seats are tied to Sheikh Zayed Medical College Rahim Yar Khan, with a Cholistan Development Authority certificate. Overseas candidates need PMDC Notification PF-1-C-PMDC-Notification/2024/741 dated 21-03-2025 and self-finance at US$10,000 per year. Punjab-domiciled candidates also take reciprocal seats in Balochistan, KPK and AJK colleges on Punjab open merit. Seats reserved for ICT, AJK, GB, Ex-FATA and Balochistan (including HEC scholarship seats) are advertised separately. They are applied for on quota-mbbs.uhs.edu.pk or quota-bds.uhs.edu.pk from 1-15 Dec 2025. They are vetted by the respective provincial governments or HEC. In the private sector, candidates holding the domicile of any district of Pakistan may apply. Selected candidates deposit PKR 600,000 to a designated UHS account within three working days of the merit list.

Facts with sources

Public sector

22 public colleges, 18 MBBS programs and 9 BDS programs.

22 colleges

Private sector

41 private colleges. Annual fees range from approximately PKR 12 lakh to PKR 19 lakh per year.

41 colleges

Medical education in Punjab

Punjab has the country's largest concentration of public and private medical and dental colleges, all admitting through UHS Lahore. Public colleges sit in Lahore, Faisalabad, Rawalpindi, Multan, Sialkot, Gujranwala, Gujrat, Sahiwal, Sargodha, Bahawalpur, Rahim Yar Khan and Dera Ghazi Khan. Lahore holds the oldest institutions. King Edward Medical University records 'College 1860 and University 2006'. de'Montmorency College of Dentistry is described as the oldest institute of dental sciences in the subcontinent. The Services Institute of Medical Sciences was established in 2003. Private colleges admit through separate UHS portals on the same merit formula.

Frequently asked questions

Which MDCAT is accepted for Punjab admissions in 2025-26?

UHS Lahore conducts the Punjab MDCAT. UHS accepts MDCAT of 2023, 2024 or 2025 with at least 55% for MBBS and 50% for BDS. Overseas and foreign-qualified candidates may instead submit SAT-II with 550 in each subject, or MCAT or UCAT with 50%.

UHS Prospectus 2025-26, 7 October 2026
What aggregate formula does Punjab use?

SSC 10%, HSSC 40% and MDCAT 50%, rounded to four decimals. HSSC marks count only once, and a second attempt within two years of the SSC carries no deduction.

UHS Prospectus 2025-26, 7 October 2026
Is a Punjab domicile certificate mandatory?

Yes for open merit, under-developed district, disabled, Cholistan and reciprocal categories. Overseas dual nationals are exempt from the domicile requirement, and private-sector applicants may hold the domicile of any district of Pakistan.

UHS Prospectus 2025-26, 7 October 2026
How do candidates from other provinces get seats in Punjab colleges?

UHS advertises quota seats separately on quota-mbbs.uhs.edu.pk and quota-bds.uhs.edu.pk. For 2025-26 applications ran 1-15 Dec 2025. Each applicant needs the domicile of the relevant province or region plus MDCAT 2023 or 2024 from any region. They may also use MDCAT 2025 from their own region.

UHS Quota Seats MBBS/BDS Admissions 2025, 7 October 2026
What does a public MBBS seat cost in the first year?

PKR 18,030 in total for the first year, made up of PKR 200 admission, PKR 15,000 tuition and PKR 2,830 miscellaneous charges. The overseas quota is charged US$10,000 per year.

UHS Prospectus 2025-26, 7 October 2026

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Last checked 7 October 2026. Every fact on this page links to its source.