The Provisional Admission Committee (PAC) for public and private sector medical and dental colleges in Punjab, on Friday, approved the first selection list for government medical colleges with last merit for MBBS at 91.2500 per cent.
The meeting of the committee was held at the University of Health Sciences (UHS) with Punjab Specialized Healthcare and Medical Education department secretary, Mr. Ali Jan Khan in the chair. It was attended by UHS VC Professor Ahsan Waheed Rathore, University of Child Health Sciences VC Professor Masood Sadiq, UHS Pro-VC Professor Nadia Naseem, Fatima Jinnah Medical University Pro-VC, Professor Kamran Khalid, Additional Secretary Health Dr. Sidra Saleem, and Deputy Secretary Dr. Hafiz Muhammad Waseem. Faisalabad Medical University VC Professor Zafar Chaudhry and Nishtar Medical University Multan VC Professor Rana Altaf participated via video link.
The committee expressed satisfaction with the preparation of the selection list according to the schedule. Secretary Health praised the performance of the UHS admission team. The committee was informed that there are 3047 open merit seats for MBBS in 16 government medical colleges.
King Edward Medical College (KEMC) Lahore retained its perennial popularity, closing with a merit of 93.6955 percent. The last merit for Allama Iqbal Medical College, Lahore is 92.9364 per cent, Rawalpindi Medical College, Rawalpindi 92.3909 per cent, Services Institute of Medical Sciences, Lahore 92.3864 per cent, Nishtar Medical College, Multan 92.2273 per cent, Ameer-ud-Din Medical College.