STAFF REPORT
ISLAMABAD: Students have demanded a delay in the Medical and Dental Colleges Admissions Test (MDCAT), which will be held on November 13 across Pakistan.
The University of Health Sciences (UHS) has issued roll number slips to the candidates for the Medical and Dental College Admission Test (MDCAT) 2022. Students took to Twitter and made it a top trend by tweeting with the hashtag #DelayMDCAT to demand a delay in the test for at least two weeks due to the country’s current law and order situation.
The students said that exams should be delayed due to the country’s political situation and to give students some time to prepare for MDCAT. A student shared on Twitter that they are under extreme stress and demanding two weeks delay in MDCAT in the best interest of the students.
National Medical & Dental College Admission Test is an exam conducted all over Pakistan and internationally each year for admissions to MBBS and BDS programmes. It is compulsory for admission to all medical and dental colleges in Pakistan.
MDCAT will be held on November 13 under Pakistan Medical Commission (PMC) in all four provinces of Pakistan along with Islamabad and two foreign countries, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates (UAE). More than 80,000 candidates will appear in the Medical and Dental College Admission Test (MDCAT) this year.
