MDCAT Introduction
MDCAT is an mandatory test for those students, who want to get admission in any medical or dental college of Pakistan. MDCAT is the abbreviation of Medical College Entry Test. This test was introduced to ensure transparency in the medical colleges admission procedure but at the same times this test reflects the fact that we don’t trust our own examination system. MDCAT test score remain valid only for one session so if you could not get admission in medical college after passing the MDCAT for any reason then next year you will again have to appear in the test. PMDC has removed age limit for admission in medical and dental colleges so age is not an issue in MDCAT.
MDCAT Guide 2024 For Admission in Medical and Dental Colleges
Eligibility Criteria
Only those candidates can appear in the MDCAT test who have got minimum sixty percent marks in F.Sc pre medical or any equivalent exam. If the candidate is awaiting result of F.Sc part 2 then he will have to submit hope certificate issued by the head of his last educational institution.
Organizing Authority
Provincial government of Punjab, Sindh, KPK and Baluchistan are responsible for organizing this test in their respective provinces. In Punjab provincial government has authorized University of Health Sciences Lahore to administer the test. Now PMDC is performing this duty. Federal health ministry is responsible for taking this for admission in medical and dental college located in federally administrated areas including capital city of Islamabad. In KPK ETEA conducts the entry test for admission in provincial medical colleges.
MDCAT Preparation Tips
MCAT is a objective type test and all the questions are of multiple choice type. This test is designed to assess the knowledge of students in Chemistry, Physics, Biology and and English. Except English all questions are taken from text book of intermediate level, so if your preparation is good and your concepts are clear about each and every topic of science subjects then you can easily go through this test. For getting admission in the college of your choice you need to perform well in the entry test. For this purpose don’t waste time after the FSc exams and continue hard work till the final victory. Objective questions, examples, numerical, questions at the end of each chapter and the objective questions at the end of each practical in practical books are very important for MCAT preparation point of view. If your concepts are clear then there is no need of joining any academy for test preparation.
Syllabus and Pattern of Paper of MDCAT Entry Test 2024
University of Health Sciences usually announce the syllabus for Medical College admission test in June every year. No significant changes are made in MDCAT syllabus. The basic structure of the test remains constant. This year too we can expect only some minor changes in English portion of the test.Unless UHS don’t announce the syllabus you can get help from previous year syllabus. After the announcement of syllabus by UHS you must prepare it first. Medical College Admission Test comprises of 220 MCQs. Each MCQ carries five marks so the total marks of MDCAT are 1100. Rule of negative marking is also applied on the wrong answers and 1 mark is deducted on each wrong answer. Here is the pattern of paper.
1.PHYSICS 44
2. CHEMISTRY 58
3. ENGLISH 30
4. BIOLOGY 88
TOTAL 220
Related Links
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