The Punjab government has approved a new medical admission policy on Friday.
The decision was taken in a meeting chaired by Punjab Chief Minister (CM) Maryam Nawaz on health sector reforms, approving key decisions related to medical and dental colleges in the province.
The cabinet approved the new admission policy for public and private medical and dental colleges, making it mandatory for candidates to pass the MDCAT exam for admission to government institutions. For overseas Pakistanis’ children, the MDCAT fee has been set at $10,000.
Under the revised procedure, once a candidate’s name appears in the merit list for a private medical college, one-third of the tuition fee must be deposited with the University of Health Sciences (UHS).
After the final merit list, UHS will transfer the collected fee to the respective college, while students will pay the remaining dues directly to the institution.
