PMC clarifies if the MDCAT will be held at the provincial level.

On Thursday, the Pakistan Medical Commission (PMC) reaffirmed that the computer-based centralised Medical and Dental College Admission Test (MDCAT) will be held across the country as planned.
In response to reports that MDCAT will be held on a provincial level, PMC President Dr. Arshad Taqi stated that only parliament has the authority to amend the Pakistan Medical Commission Act 2020, which allows the PMC to organise a centralised MDCAT.
He further stated that until the PMC Act 2020 is repealed, the commission will proceed with the MDCAT exam set for September this year.

The president of the PMC also recommended students to focus on their MDCAT preparations in order to gain admission to public and private medical institutions across the nation, rather than listening to misinformation on social media.
The commission has already debunked reports of MDCAT decentralisation in a Twitter post.

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— Pakistan Medical & Dental Council (@pmc_org) April 21, 2022

“On a nationwide basis, the Pakistan Medical Commission will administer a centralised computer-based MDCAT test.” Furthermore, the PMC would like to reject any and any fake/unauthentic news spreading, misinforming students/public about the cancellation of the computerised MDCAT and administering the exam on a provincial level,” the commission remarked on Twitter.

The MDCAT exam date will be revealed soon, according to the statement.