The University of Health Sciences Lahore has announced the results of Medical and Dental College Admission Test (MDCAT) 2024 of Punjab, where more than 90 percent of participants have passed the test. The test was held on September 22, 2024. On this occasion, the participants showed better performance, as two female candidates, Zainab Munir and Iqra Azam, have stood in first position with cumulative marks being 199 out of 200 marks.
A total of 56,519 candidates from all over Punjab participated in MDCAT. UHSL reports that 48,051 applicants who have obtained at least a 55 percent passing percentage, will be allowed to medical college while 2,967 applicants obtained at least a 50 percent passing percentage for dental college.
The results of the candidate can be checked on the official website of UHSL
earlier, on September 24, Khyber Medical University (KMU) announced the results of MDCAT 2024 test. According to initial reports, more than 42,300 candidates appeared in the test held at six centers in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. Senior Superintendents of Police (SP) and Assistant Commissioners were deployed across all the centers for the security of the examination process to ensure it was botheration-free.
Mahboob Ali and Qaiser Ali topped the list with 194 marks in the KMU MDCAT test. As many as 24,518 have been qualified for BDS, while as many as 21,355 have been declared eligible for the MBBS course. Similarly, the university has also announced that 38 candidates received above 190 marks, while as many as 658 students could not appear in the test.
MDCAT remains the gateway to medical and dental colleges for a vast majority of aspirant students in Pakistan. The passing percentage this time is quite high, an apparent reflection of grooming and well-directed effort by candidates and by structured management of the process of a test. Selected candidates shall be taken forward in the process of admission, and placements in medical and dental colleges are likely to be extremely competitive.
Moreover, with the declaration of the results by UHSL and KMU through MDCAT, all roads now lead to the next phases of medical education with the students finalizing their preferences and preparation for their future in the health sector.
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