# MDCAT 2026 held today: 138,160 candidates, 34 cities, where the result appears

Source: Searchable (https://searchable.pk/news/education/mdcat-2026-result-candidates-centres)
Type: News article
Author: Searchable Editorial
Published: 19 Sept 2026
Updated: 25 Sept 2026
Retrieved: 30 Sept 2026

> Gates sealed at 9:00am across 34 cities and one centre in Riyadh. Punjab sent 49,199 candidates. The result goes on the PMDC portal.

**Updated Sunday 20 September, morning.** MDCAT 2026 is being held today. Gates at every centre were sealed at **9:00am** and candidates were admitted from 7:30am. PMDC registered **138,160 candidates** across 34 cities in Pakistan and one centre abroad, in Riyadh.

If you are reading this after 9:00am and you are not inside a centre, you have missed this sitting. There is no late entry.

## Where the 138,160 candidates are

| Region | Candidates |
| --- | --- |
| Punjab | 49,199 |
| Khyber Pakhtunkhwa | 38,841 |
| Sindh | 34,233 |
| Balochistan | 9,923 |
| Azad Jammu and Kashmir | 2,761 |
| Gilgit-Baltistan | 1,721 |
| Islamabad | 1,245 |
| Riyadh, Saudi Arabia | 237 |

Each paper carries 180 questions, and PMDC says at least two different papers were prepared for every province.

## MDCAT result 2026: where it appears

The result is published on the PMDC result portal at **pmdc.pk/result/MDCATResult**. Check there with your roll number rather than through third-party sites that republish it late or wrong.

PMDC has not published a result date. Conducting the test now sits with provincial governments and medical universities, so the admitting body and the result timeline are provincial, not federal. Watch the announcement from the body that conducted your paper: the University of Health Sciences for Punjab, Sukkur IBA Testing Services for Sindh, and the provincial equivalents elsewhere.

Keep your roll number slip. You will need it for the result and again for admission forms.

## Sindh: the juvenile card was not compulsory

The MDCAT Committee, acting on Sindh Health Department directions, waived the mandatory juvenile card (the NADRA smart card or B-Form) at the gate before the test.

A candidate without a juvenile card was allowed to sit on production of an original matric (SSC) or intermediate (HSC) mark sheet carrying a verifiable photograph. Geo reported the same relaxation nationally.

Sindh had nine centres, two of them in Karachi, under Sukkur IBA Testing Services.

## The Punjab and Lahore breakdown

Punjab's 49,199 candidates sat across 31 centres in 15 cities. Lahore alone accounted for 12,030, split 9,150 female and 2,880 male.

| Lahore centre | Candidates |
| --- | --- |
| Punjab University Examination Hall, Wahdat Road | 4,400 female |
| Lahore College for Women University | 1,600 female |
| University of Education, Township | 1,620 female |
| Divisional Public School, Township | 881 male |
| Board of Intermediate Examination Hall, Lawrence Road | 2,000 male |
| COMSATS University, Lahore campus | 1,525, both genders |

The University of Health Sciences oversaw Punjab's preparations.

## What happens after the result

Merit for MBBS and BDS admission combines your MDCAT score with your intermediate marks under each province's published formula. Our [CGPA and marks calculator](/tools/education/cgpa-calculator) handles the conversions once your result is out.

If you are weighing a private college seat, work out the real cost before you accept one. Tuition is only part of it, and our [personal loan calculator](/tools/finance/personal-loan-calculator) shows what a five-year education loan actually repays at current mark-up.

If you did not clear it, the next MDCAT is an annual sitting. Provinces publish their own admission calendars, and the gap is long enough that a repeat attempt is a full year's plan, not a few weeks.

## Frequently asked questions

**Where is the MDCAT 2026 result published?**

On the PMDC result portal at pmdc.pk/result/MDCATResult. Provincial conducting bodies, such as the University of Health Sciences in Punjab and Sukkur IBA Testing Services in Sindh, announce their own result timelines.

**How many candidates sat MDCAT 2026?**

PMDC registered 138,160 candidates across 34 cities in Pakistan plus one centre in Riyadh. Punjab had the most with 49,199, followed by Khyber Pakhtunkhwa with 38,841 and Sindh with 34,233.

## Sources

- MDCAT 2026 to be held across Pakistan, Riyadh on Sept 20: PMDC (Geo News): https://www.geo.tv/latest/682798-mdcat-2026-to-be-held-across-pakistan-riyadh-on-sept-20-pmdc
- PMDC MDCAT result portal (Pakistan Medical and Dental Council): https://pmdc.pk/result/MDCATResult
- MDCAT 2026: Juvenile Card requirement waived for candidates in Sindh (ARY News): https://arynews.tv/mdcat-2026-juvenile-card-requirement-waived-for-candidates-in-sindh/

How to cite: "MDCAT 2026 held today: 138,160 candidates, 34 cities, where the result appears", Searchable, 25 Sept 2026, https://searchable.pk/news/education/mdcat-2026-result-candidates-centres