New MDCAT to be conducted in Sindh on Dec 8

KARACHI: The Sindh health department announced on Wednesday that the fresh Medical and Dental Colleges Admission Test (MDCAT) will be held on December 8, a report on Geo News said.

A statement, issued by the health minister’s spokesperson Meeran Yousuf, said: “MDCAT will take place on December 8 through Sukkur Institute of Business Administration (IBA). Three centres in Karachi, one in Hyderabad, one in Mirpurkhas, one in Nawabshah, one in Sukkur and one in Larkana will be established.”

The statement also noted that 38,609 students were expected to sit the exam.

Earlier this week, the Sindh health Ddepartment had given formal permission to the IBA Sukkur to retake the MDCAT of all candidates, including those in Karachi.

In a letter written by Deputy Secretary Health Department Zohaib Hasan Sheikh to IBA Sukkur Vice Chancellor Dr Asif Sheikh, it has been stated that in compliance with the directive passed by the Sindh High Court, the MDCAT will be re-conducted.

“The Honorable Sindh High Court, Karachi, has granted 04-week time period from the date of issuance of full Court Order i.e. 15th November, 2024. Pakistan Medical and Dental Council, Islamabad and Dow University of Health, Karachi, have already been requested for sharing the data as per requirement of Sukkur IBA University, Sukkur. The sharing of data has been confirmed by the PMDC Islamabad.”

On October 26, the Sindh High Court had told the provincial authorities through a short order to retake the MDCAT within four weeks after an inquiry committee had concluded that the entire test procedure of September in had been compromised in the province.