The Pakistan Medical and Dental Council (PMDC) has officially scheduled the Medical and Dental Colleges Admission Test (MDCAT) 2025 to take place nationwide on Sunday, October 5, 2025.
During a meeting of the National Assembly Standing Committee on National Health Services, Regulations, and Coordination, chaired by Dr. Mahesh Kumar Malani, PMDC officials confirmed the nationwide schedule for the test and briefed the committee on its details.
PMDC President Dr. Rizwan Taj announced that the council has released the new curriculum for MDCAT 2025. The revised test will include five subjects: Biology, Chemistry, Physics, English, and Logical Reasoning.
PMDC has designed the exam to consist of 180 multiple-choice questions (MCQs) with a duration of three hours. They confirmed that the test will include no negative marking and will feature 15% easy, 70% moderate, and 15% difficult questions.
Candidates must secure at least 55% marks to qualify for medical college admissions and 50% for dental college admissions. The PMDC has already begun developing a question bank for the test and has designed the new curriculum in collaboration with academic experts, education boards, and universities.
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