The Pakistan Medical and Dental Council (PMDC) has decided to extend the date of Medical and Dental Colleges Admission Test (MDCAT) 2023.
The test will now be held on September 10 (Sunday). Earlier it was scheduled for August 27. The decision has been made on the directions of the Federal Secretary Health Iftikhar Shallwani.
MDCAT 2023 will be conducted nationally and internationally through Admitting Universities of all Provinces, Islamabad and Gilgit Baltistan. The paper-based exam will be conducted simultaneously at all centres/venues.
Shaheed Zulfiqar Ali Bhutto Medical University will conduct tests in Islamabad, Muzaffarabad, Mirpur, Rawalakot and Rawalpindi.
University of Health Sciences will hold test in Lahore, Gujranwala, Sialkot, Faisalabad, Multan, Bahawalpur, D.G. Khan, Sahiwal, Rawalpindi, Sargodha and Gujrat.
Moreover, Shaheed Zulfiqar Ali Bhutto Medical University will hold the test at international venues i.e. Riyadh and Dubai.
The MDCAT result 2023 of one province shall be valid for the entire country. Currently over 200,000 candidates have registered themselves for the test.
As the date of MDCAT has been extended the PMDC may open the registration for a day or two, sources told Dawn.