ISLAMABAD: The Pakistan Medical and Dental Council (PMDC) has announced the schedule for the Medical and Dental Colleges Admission Test (MDCAT) 2026 for admissions to MBBS and BDS programmes across the country.
According to a public notice issued by PMDC, MDCAT 2026 will be conducted simultaneously nationwide on August 16, 2026, at 10:00 am.
The council has assigned different universities to conduct the test in their respective regions. The responsibility has been given to the University of Health Sciences (UHS), Lahore, in Punjab, Sukkur IBA University in Sindh, Khyber Medical University (KMU), Peshawar, in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, and Bolan University of Medical and Health Sciences (BUMHS), Quetta, in Balochistan.
For candidates from Islamabad, Azad Jammu and Kashmir, Gilgit-Baltistan, and Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, the test will be conducted under the supervision of Shaheed Zulfiqar Ali Bhutto Medical University (SZABMU), Islamabad.
PMDC said online registration will begin on June 22, 2026. Candidates can submit applications with the regular fee until July 8, while late registration will remain open until July 13.
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The registration fee for test centres in Pakistan has been fixed at Rs9,000, while the late registration fee will be Rs13,000. For international test centres, the registration fee has been set at Rs45,000 and the late registration fee at Rs55,000.
The council clarified that all fees will be non-refundable and non-transferable. Candidates have been advised to complete their registration within the prescribed timeframe and regularly visit the websites of the relevant universities for updated information and instructions regarding the admission test.
