ISLAMABAD – The National Medical and Dental College Admission Test (MDCAT) for the year 2023 has been put off again in the best interest of the candidates belonged to the flood affected areas, the Pakistan Medical and Dental Council announced on Friday.
The announcement comes a couple of days before the MDCAT 2023 is set to take place on September 10. The date was earlier also changed after the caretaker Prime Minister Anwaarul Haq had directed the authorities in this regard.
The PMDC said a separate test will be conducted for the students of the affected areas after consultation with the provincial governments.
However, it clarified that MDCAT examination is going to be held nationwide on September 10, an early decided date.
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Earlier, Caretaker Minister for Health Services Nadeem Jan in a post shared on X, formerly Twitter, said: “In the best interests of Aspirant medics we would delay the MDCT exams for a reasonable time so they get more prepared”.
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He said the decision had been taken keeping in view the concerns of the students. However, he did not mention what kind of concerns had been raised by the applicants.
