The Medical and Dental Colleges Admission Test (MDCAT-2025) for admission to public and private sector medical and dental colleges of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa was successfully conducted under the supervision of the provincial government and Khyber Medical University (KMU), Peshawar, in accordance with the guidelines of the Pakistan Medical and Dental Council (PMDC).
The test was simultaneously held in eight districts of the province — Peshawar, Mardan, Swat, Dir Lower, Kohat, Dera Ismail Khan, Malakand, and Abbottabad — at a total of 43 examination centres, where 39,986 candidates, including 20,266 male and 19,720 female students, appeared.
As per reports, 4,913 candidates appeared in Abbottabad, 2,381 in D.I. Khan, 537 in Dir Lower (Timergara), 1,920 in Malakand, 1,786 in Kohat, 5,093 in Mardan, 18,569 in Peshawar, and 4,787 in Swat.
The entire process was carried out in close coordination with the district administrations, police, FIA, IB, Special Branch, and other relevant institutions to ensure full implementation of the administrative and security plan. Parents, students, and the general public expressed satisfaction with the overall arrangements and appreciated KMU’s efforts to ensure a transparent and merit-based examination process.
The Chief Secretary Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Shahab Ali Shah, along with Secretary of Health, Shahid Ullah, Vice Chancellor KMU, Prof. Dr Zia Ul Haq, and senior officials from FIA, visited various examination centres in Peshawar. They appreciated the arrangements and congratulated all the examination and administrative staff, especially ACS Home & Tribal Affairs Abid Majeed leading role for the smooth and successful conduct of the test.
Speaking on the occasion, the Chief Secretary lauded KMU’s commitment to upholding merit and transparency in all academic and administrative matters. Responding to a question, Prof. Dr Zia Ul Haq, Vice Chancellor KMU, announced that the university is planning to computerise the MDCAT from next year, and all necessary measures will be taken in this regard at the institutional level.
MDCAT 2025 results
It was also announced that the official MDCAT answer key will be uploaded on the KMU website on the evening of the test, enabling candidates to calculate their provisional scores. The final results will also be available on the same portal, and candidates will be provided with an opportunity for rechecking their marks within three days of the result announcement to ensure transparency.
