PMDC holds registration exam

Islamabad:The Pakistan Medical and Dental Council (PMDC) has successfully conducted the National Registration Examination (NRE-I) 2025 through National University of Medical Sciences (NUMS) across major examination centres in Karachi, Islamabad, Lahore, and Peshawar.

The exam, held in compliance with Section 18 of the PMDC Act, 2022, is a mandatory licensing exam designed to evaluate the competency of foreign-qualified MBBS and BDS graduates of Pakistani nationality who seek full registration as General Practitioners in Pakistan.

A total of 5,036 graduates nationwide were registered for the NRE-I exam, in which 4,995 were MBBS graduates and 41 were BDS registered graduates. In Karachi 390 MBBS, 1 BDS graduates appeared. In Islamabad 1,583 MBBS, 19 BDS, in Peshawar 442 MBBS, three BDS and in Lahore 2,538 MBBS, 15 BDS graduates appeared simultaneously.

The theory examination lasted three hours and 30 minutes. The NRE Examination consists of two parts NRE I and NRE II. The Candidates must pass both components separately with a minimum score of 60%.

PMDC President Prof. Rizwan Taj said the examination was conducted in a transparent and disciplined manner. He said aspiring medical students should enrol in recognised international institutions listed by the PMDC to get quality education so that on homecoming they could pass the licensing exam and get absorbed in the national health system and serve the country.

"All parents and students must check the recognised list of international medical and dental colleges as no graduate from an unrecognised institution will be registered with PMDC," he said.