The registration process for MDCAT 2026 has officially started on Wednesday. Students who want to become doctors can now apply online through the official PMDC portal. Here you can learn all you need to.
Required documents
Applicants must have some important documents before starting the process. These include a CNIC, B-Form, Smart Card, or a Pakistani passport. A domicile certificate is also required and it is mandatory for all students.
Students will also need a passport size photograph and their first year result card or Intermediate F.Sc Pre-Medical Part I result.
How to apply for MDCAT 2026
To apply, students must visit the official MDCAT website at https://mdcat.pmdc.pk and create an account. After signing up they can log in and fill in their personal and academic details.
After completing the form students must upload all the required documents. They will then have to submit the registration fee either through online payment or by using a challan.
Students who are planning to appear in MDCAT 2026 are encouraged to complete the process as soon as possible and continue preparing for the exam.
Students are advised to complete their registration early and not wait until the last date. This can help them avoid technical issues and last minute problems.
MDCAT 2026 exam date
MDCAT 2026 will be held on August 16 at 10:00 AM, according to the details. The last date for online registration for MDCAT 2026 has been set as July 8.
Additionally, late registration is possible till July 13, for which an additional fee will be applicable.
MDCAT 2026 registration fee
The MDCAT registration fee in Pakistan has been set at Rs9,000. Additionally, for students who are abroad, it is Rs45000. The late registration fee will be Rs13,000, which is non-refundable.
MDCAT 2026 exam pattern
The MDCAT exam will have 180 multiple-choice questions. Out of these, 81 questions will be from Biology, 45 from Chemistry, 36 from Physics, and 9 questions each from English and Logical Reasoning. Also, there will be no negative marking in the exam.
Exam centres will be set up in different cities across Pakistan. These include Lahore, Rawalpindi, Karachi, Peshawar and Quetta.
MDCAT 2026 Punjab
University of Health Sciences Lahore will manage it in Punjab. Students from Punjab will have exam centres in 14 different cities.
MDCAT 2026 Balochistan
Bolan University of Medical and Health Sciences will be responsible for Balochistan. In Balochistan, students will take the exam in Quetta.
MDCAT 2026 Islamabad, AJK, GB, Riyadh
The exam in Islamabad, Azad Kashmir (AJK), Gilgit-Baltistan (GB) and Riyadh will be organised by Shaheed Zulfiqar Ali Bhutto Medical University. An exam centre will also be set up in Riyadh for international candidates.
MDCAT 2026 Sindh
Students from Sindh will be able to take the exam in Karachi, Hyderabad, Mirpurkhas, Shaheed Benazirabad, Sukkur and Larkana. According to the PMDC, Sukkur IBA University will conduct the exam in Sindh.
MDCAT 2026 KP
In Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, exam centres will be available in eight cities. These include Peshawar, Mardan, Swat and Abbottabad. Khyber Medical University will conduct the exam in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, according to the reports.
PMDC said that once students select an exam centre, it cannot be changed later. Candidates will only be allowed to choose a centre in their own province according to their domicile.
