KMU re-conducts MDCAT in KP

PESHAWAR: The Khyber Medical University (KMU) on Sunday re-conducted the Medical and Dental Colleges Centralised Admission Test (MDCAT) in 11 centres in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.

The authorities had made arrangements for 46220 candidates, including 26526 male and 19684 female applicants.

The students and their parents were satisfied with arrangements made for the MDCAT by KMU and the KP government.

The government had deployed police with jammers and closed cellular phone service in Peshawar, Abbottabad, Kohot, Chakdarra, Swat, Mardan, and Dera Ismail Khan.

Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Governor Haji Ghulam Ali and caretaker Chief Minister Justice (reted) Syed Irshad Hussain visited some of the examination centres and showed satisfaction over arrangements.

Chief Secretary Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Nadeem Aslam Chaudhry, Advisor for Health, Additional Chief Secretary Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Abid Majeed, Commissioner Peshawar Zubair and Deputy Commissioner Peshawar visited all the examination centres and KMU control center. They expressed satisfaction over the whole process adapted for the conduction of the test.

Dr Riaz Anwar thanked Dr Ziaul Haq VC KMU, all staff members of KMU, Chief Secretary KP, ACS Home, Divisional and Assistant Commissioners, RPOs, DPO and security agencies and said that the test was conducted in a clear and transparent manner.

He said that due to the foolproof arrangements and security plan of the home department and other institutions, the examination was conducted in a very peaceful environment and no complaint of malpractice was received from anywhere. “There is not even a single unfair means case registered. Walk-through gates were installed at the entrances of all the centres. Bomb disposal squads and security agencies also performed duties at all the centres.”

A provincial secretary was also assigned for each examination centre of the province. Additional Chief Secretary Home KP Abid Majeed headed the whole preparation plan of MDCAT in the entire province.

Officials said that one invigilator was appointed for 20 students in each examination centre. The students were searched at three places so that no mobile phone or any other electronic devices were taken inside the examination. Mobile phone signals were turned off at each examination centre and seating and parking facilities were provided to the parents at a distance.

The papers for the examination centres were transferred under the supervision of two professors of KMU and one assistant commissioner. The result of the said test will be declared within two to three days under a very transparent procedure, while the answer bubble sheet copy of the concerned students along with the key will be uploaded on the KMU website within 24 hours from which the students can check their result by themselves.