Sindh to conduct separate entrance tests for medical and dental college admissions

The Government of Sindh has decided to announce the admission policy for its medical and dental colleges and universities after refuting Pakistan Medical Commission’s (PMC) Medical and Dental College Admission Test (MDCAT) due to alleged discrepancies in the 2020 test process and results.

A meeting of all vice-chancellors and principals of the colleges is to be held on the directives of Secretary Health, Dr. Kazim Hussain Jatoi, today (December 29).

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Earlier on Saturday, the Directorate Controller of Examinations Sindh Medical Faculty rebutted the MDCAT and stated that Sindh would hold a province-based entry test after the approval of the governing body.

The statement also read that the authority has established that the MDCAT question paper was leaked before the exam date from various centers, which makes it null and void.

While multiple incongruities were observed in the process and result of MDCAT, the provincial government had rejected the results when it was announced last week.

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Therefore, the provincial Minister for Health, Dr. Azra Fazl Pechuhu, raised serious assertions against the PMC officials and stated that the province should be permitted to conduct a separate entrance test for its medical and dental colleges.

The minister added that the entry test questions were out of the syllabus and were added to disqualify the candidates from Sindh. She also said that 68 percent of candidates who appeared in MDCAT had failed the test.