PMC MDCAT LATEST UPDATES IN PAKISTAN - TEST ADMISSIONS CRITERIA MERIT POLICY MDCAT in Pakistan 2022

  

Introduction to MDCAT:

If you are a student of Matric or FS.c Pre Medical and you are wondering what MDCAT is? Let me clarify for you about this Test. So, MDCAT stands for Medical and Dental Colleges Admission Test. Those who want to become MBBS doctors or Dental should appear in this test. It is MCQs based test.

 Every year, It is conducted by the University of Health Sciences (UHS). This test tests the candidate’s qualitative and quantitative skills. After passing this test you can get admission to Medical Colleges.

1.  Age limit:

There is no age limit for this test. However, according to the Pakistan Medical and Dental council regulations, there is no maximum or minimum age restriction for candidates for taking the admission test.

2.  Passing Criteria:

According to the old rules of PMC, students who obtained 60% marks could be considered to pass but now according to the new rules of PMC, the candidates have to obtain at least 65% marks to get a pass which means you need to get 137 marks out of 200.

3.  Eligibility Criteria:

The candidate should have a minimum of 50% marks in matriculation and a minimum of 70% marks in intermediate. Only pre-medical students can apply for this test.

4.  Time allowed for Test:

210 minutes which means 3 and half hours is required for this test and you need to solve your exam in this limited time.

 

 How to Register Online?

 

For applying online in MDCAT follow these steps one by one:

Step 1: Use CNIC/ B Form No./Mobile No./Passport No. for registration

Step 2: Upload your Academic documents and personal information to log in to your account.

Step 3: upload CNIC/B Form/passport or NICOP.

Step 4: Upload a passport-size photo with blue or white background.

Step 5: After submitting the form, the applicant will be required to print the fee challan. The applicant can deposit that fee challan in any branch of HBL or National Bank.

Step 6: by logging back into his MDCAT portal account, the student must scan and submit the paid copy of the fee challan.

Step 7: After this whole process, click on the “Final Submit” button to submit your application.

Step 8: DO NOT enter false information.

For checking MDCAT final result, visit this site:

https://www.pmc.gov.pk/

Subjects included:

In this test, there are four major subjects included i.e. physics, chemistry, English, and Biology.

Subjects	NO. of each subject
Biology	68
Physics	54
Chemistry	54
English	18
Logical Reasoning	6
Total Marks	200

 

Negative Marking:

There won’t be any negative marking this year in the exam. An applicant will receive one (01) mark for each right response. No marks will be taken away for failing to attempt a question.

 

Government Medical Colleges in Pakistan:

In Pakistan, there is a total of 45 Government Medical Colleges. There are 19 Medical Colleges in Punjab, 12 in Sindh, 10 in Khyber Pakhtunkhawa, 1 in Baluchistan, and 3 in Azad Kashmir.

There have been many new private medical colleges founded in recent years, but there have been relatively few new government medical institutions.

 

In Punjab:

19 Medical Colleges Located In Different Cities Of Punjab:

1. Allam Iqbal Medical College, Lahore
2. Ameer U deen (PGMI) Medical College, Lahore
3. Federal Medical College, Islamabad
4. Nishter Medical College, Multan
5. Rawalpindi Medical College
6. D.G Khan Medical College
7. Khawaja Muhammad Safdar Medical College, Sialkot
8. Fatima Jinnah Medical College For Women, Lahore
9. Sahiwal Medical College
10. Gujranwala Medical College
11. King Edward Medical College, Lahore
12. Quaid E Azam Medical College, Bahawalpur
13. Punjab Medical College, Faisalabad
14. Sargodha Medical College
15. Services Institute Of Medical Sciences, Lahore
16. Nawaz Sharif Medical College, Gujarat
17. Sheikh Zayad Medical College, Rahim Yar Khan
18. Sheikh Khalifa Bin Zayad Al-Nahyan Medical & Dental College, Lahore
19. Army Medical College, Rawalpindi 

In Sindh:

In Sindh, there are 12 Government medical colleges, located in different cities of Pakistan that are listed below:

1.       Ghulam Muhammad Mehar Medical College, Sukkur
2. Karachi Medical And Dental College
3. Dow Medical College, Karachi
4. Dow International Medical College, Karachi
5. Chandka Medical College, Larkana
6. Liaquat University Of Medical & Health Science, Jamshoro
7. People University Of Medical And Health Sciences For Women, Nawab Shah
8. Bilawal Medical College, Jamshoro
9. Gambit Medical College, Khairpur
10. Khairpur Medical College
11. Sindh Medical College, Karachi
12. Shaheed Mohtarma Benazir Bhutto Medical College, Lyari

In Khyber Pakhtunkhawa:

There are almost 10 government medical colleges in different cities of KPK that are listed below:

1.  Nowshera Medical College, Nowshera
2. Bacha Khan Medical College, Mardan
3. Gomal Medical College, D.I Khan
4. Ayub Medical College, Abbottabad
5. Gajju Khan Medical College, Swabi
6. KMU Institute Of Medical Sciences, Kohat
7. Saidu Medical College, Swat
8. Bannu Medical College
9. Khyber Girls Medical College, Peshawar
10. Khyber Medical College, Peshawar

In Baluchistan:

There is only 1 government medical college in Baluchistan which is located in Quetta:

1. Bulan Medical College, Quetta

In Azad Kashmir:

There are 3 government medical colleges in Azad Kashmir located in different cities of AJK:

1. Mohtarma Benazir Bhutto Shaheed Medical College, Mirpur
2. Poonch Medical College, Rawalkot
3. Azad Jammu And Kashmir Medical College, Muzzafarabad

Important Tips for Preparing MDCAT:

Every student desires to get the maximum mark on MDCAT, to get the highest marks on this test follow the following tips:

• The syllabus for MDCAT and FSC are almost the same. Therefore, start preparing for MDCAT while in FSC. Clear your FSC concepts.
•  Don’t take too much pressure on it because it can affect your mental as well as physical health. First of all, relax your mind and don’t panic. Take a good diet and sleep for almost 6 hours a day.
• Time management plays a vital role in your studies. So, keep it in your mind that don’t study blindly without a plan or time schedule. And manage your time gently during tests.
•  You need to be passionate about your goal/aim. It increases your self-confidence.
•  If you are passionate enough about your goal then remove all the negative thoughts from your mind.
•  During the preparation, take a little break from social media or anything that can cause hindrance.
•  Read past papers because it can help you a lot. After solving and reading past papers you can understand the paper pattern and also check your ability.
• MDCAT is all about concepts. You need to clear your concepts about every topic and don’t do “ratta”.
•  After figuring out your weaknesses, try to overcome those weaknesses. For example, you are weak in biology or maybe you make mistakes in organic chemistry so to overcome these mistakes or weaknesses give particular time to these topics. Practice these topics again and again.
• Communicating is a good thing. Therefore, communicate with your teachers and seniors because they can guide you about the test and every topic you find difficult.
• During the preparation of this, highlight the important topics or points. Make your own headings and subheadings. Make your own possible questions and MCQs.
• In the end, revise the whole syllabus. It will help you identify your mistake. And one day before the exam just revises the important topics and those topics which you find difficult. Revising can make your concepts stronger than before.

Personal Suggestion:

“STUDY SMART NOT HARD”

Studying harder is time-consuming and stressful, whereas studying smart reduces stress, is efficient, and produces optimal results. And HOW CAN YOU STUDY SMART RATHER THAN HARD??

Again those tips: read and solve past papers, again and again, convert your questions into MCQs, and start preparation while in FSC.

Conclusion:

If you don’t need to pursue a plan B, that’s okay. You may just keep studying the material for the MDCAT for one entire YEAR and consider yourself well-prepared with increased chances of being accepted into an MBBS program. Whatsoever, you choose. Just keep trying.