Admission Policy (2023-2024)

 

Kabir Medical College and Sardar Begum Dental College

 

This admission policy for MBBS and BDS programme is prepared in compliance of the Pakistan Medical & Dental Council undergraduate admissions regulations 2023.

Eligibility:

Any person seeking admission in Kabir Medical College/Sardar Begum Dental College shall be eligible having fulfilled the following mandatory criteria;

  1. Have passed the MDCAT examination.
  2. Obtained Higher Secondary Certificate Qualification (HSSC) or an equivalent 12 grade qualification recognized in Pakistan and having obtained a minimum of 60% marks therein, or a higher percentage as notified by the Pakistan Medical & Dental Council.
  3. Passed the mandatory subject of Biology and Chemistry. The student may opt to qualify either Physics or Mathematics in the examination of Higher Secondary School Certificate or an equivalent 12 grade qualification recognized in Pakistan.

Provided that the mandatory requirement of MDCAT shall not apply to students seeking admission on special program seat predefined exclusively for foreign students and on the seats reserved for overseas Pakistanis. Such students shall qualify SAT-II with minimum score of 550 in each subject or a foreign MCAT examination or UCAT examination with 50% marks as prescribed in Pakistan Medical & Dental Council’s regulations.

MDCAT Passing Percentage for Session 2023-24:

The passing percentage for MDCAT 2023 as approved by the Pakistan Medical & Dental Council is as below:
MBBS: 55%
BDS: 50%

Result Validity:

The MDCAT result 2023 of one province shall be valid for the entire country and shall be valid for the period of three years from the date of its examination as per section 17 of PM&DC Act 2022. The results of MDCAT 2022 are no longer valid for seeking admission in session 2023.

Merit Formulation:

MDCAT

50% Weightage

F.Sc (Pre-medical)/HSSC/Equivalent

40% Weightage

SSC/Matriculation/Equivalent

10% Weightage

The admission process shall be conducted through an online portal www.gandhara.edu.pk.

Admission to MBBS and BDS programs shall be conducted separately and each student shall be required to apply separately to Kabir Medical College or Sardar Begum Dental College. A student having not applied to a given program shall not be entitled to admission in such program.