Minister for National Health Services Mustafa Kamal today announced that all contentious issues regarding the syllabus for the upcoming Medical and Dental Colleges Admission Test (MDCAT) have been fully resolved, aiming to quell the anxieties of more than 140,000 registered applicants.
Speaking with media representatives in the capital today, the minister expressed strong confidence that the high-stakes examination, scheduled for the 26th of this month, will be conducted seamlessly and stand as one of the best-administered tests in the nation”s history.
Mr. Kamal explained that the Pakistan Medical and Dental Council developed a standardized syllabus following comprehensive consultations with all relevant stakeholders. This proactive measure ensures that there will be no concerns about out-of-syllabus questions, a recurring problem in previous years.
To further guarantee fairness and integrity, he elaborated that a substantial question bank containing six thousand unique items was created from the common curriculum. Each province has been provided with three distinct papers drawn from this repository, granting them the autonomy to select the final version for their respective jurisdictions.
The Health Minister confirmed that 140,290 aspirants will be competing for approximately twenty-two thousand available medical and dental college seats. A total of thirty-three centers have been established across the country to facilitate the large-scale examination.