ISLAMABAD (Kashmir English): The Pakistan Medical and Dental Council (PMDC) has announced the schedule and registration policy for Medical and Dental College Admission Test (MDCAT 2026).
According to the PMDC, MDCAT will be held on Sunday, August 16, 2026, at 10 am, while online registration for candidates will start from June 22 and will continue till July 8.
Registration with a late fee can be done till July 13, the council said in a statement.
As per the details, the registration fee for the local students has been fixed at Rs 9,000, while the late registration fee will be Rs 13,000. Similarly, the registration fee for international test centers has been fixed at Rs 45,000.
PMDC clarified that all fees will be non-refundable and non-transferable.
MDCAT centers
In Sindh, MDCAT will be conducted under IBA University Sukkur, University of Health Sciences Lahore will conduct admission test in Punjab, while in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Khyber Medical University Peshawar, and in Balochistan, Bolan University of Medical and Health Sciences Quetta will oversee MDCAT.
The examination in Islamabad, Azad Jammu and Kashmir, Gilgit-Baltistan, and Riyadh will be conducted by Shaheed Zulfikar Ali Bhutto Medical University, Islamabad.
MDCAT in Sindh will take place in centers established in Karachi, Hyderabad, Mirpurkhas, Shaheed Benazirabad, Sukkur, and Larkana. In Punjab, candidates will participate in the test in 14 different cities.
In Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, examination centers will be set up in 8 cities including Peshawar, Mardan, Swat and Abbottabad, while candidates in Balochistan will be able to take the exam in Quetta, and a test center will also be set up in Riyadh for international candidates.
The PMDC further announced that once the examination center is selected, it cannot be changed later.
MDCAT will consist of 180 multiple-choice questions, and there will be no negative marking in the exam.
In addition, candidates will have to complete online registration through the MDCAT portal, while incomplete applications will not be accepted. The MDCAT syllabus and other details will be available on the PMDC website.
PMDC has also clarified that the council reserves the right to change the examination schedule if necessary.
