The University of Health Sciences (UHS) has completed 15,827 admissions across Punjab under the centralised admission policy of the provincial government, marking the largest admission cycle ever conducted by the university.
The process, which spanned nearly five months, culminated on Wednesday with the display of the ninth selection list for BS Nursing (morning and evening shifts) and the third selection list for the Lady Health Visitors (LHV) diploma programme, officially closing admissions for the academic session 2025–26.
For the first time, UHS was designated as the central admitting university not only for MBBS and BDS programmes in public and private sector institutions, but also for BS Nursing, Post-RN BSc Nursing, LHV diploma, and postgraduate diploma programmes in 10 specialities.
In total, admissions were conducted for 10 different programmes across 204 medical, dental and health institutions in Punjab.
During this extensive exercise, the university processed 50,205 applications, ensuring merit-based placement through a unified, transparent system.
UHS Vice Chancellor, Prof Ahsan Waheed Rathore, stated that the centralised admission has fundamentally improved fairness and efficiency. He said that the centralised policy has ensured uniform merit across the province, eliminated duplication of applications, and provided equal opportunity to all candidates through a single, transparent platform.
“It has not only reduced the financial and logistical burden on students but has also brought great relief to parents, who were previously exposed to unnecessary hassle and, in some cases, illegal demands for donations by some private institutions.”
He further stated that the policy ensured strict oversight even in the private sector. After the regular admission deadlines set by the Pakistan Medical and Dental Council (PMDC), private medical and dental colleges were allowed to fill their vacant seats, but strictly under the monitoring and supervision of UHS, ensuring that merit was not compromised at any stage, he said.
The UHS VS also emphasised the transparency of the process. “The entire system is digitised and fully auditable. From application submission to final selection lists, every step is visible and verifiable. This is why we received only a handful of complaints, and those, too, were related to minor technical issues rather than the merit itself. No one can question the fairness of this process,” he claimed.
