ADMISSION PROCEDURE FOR PUBLIC

SECTOR MEDICAL AND DENTAL

INSTITUTIONS

OF THE PUNJAB
 ADMISSION PROCEDURE FOR PUBLIC SECTOR MEDICAL AND
DENTAL INSTITUTIONS OF THE PUNJAB

1. Admissions to Public Sector Medical and Dental Institutions of the Punjab are
regulated by the Government through an Admission Board comprising Vice
Chancellors and Principals of all public sector Medical & Dental Institutions of the
Punjab. Currently, the Vice Chancellor, University of Health Sciences (UHS),
Lahore, is the Chairman Admission Board. The Admission Board submits its
recommendations with regards to the admissions process on yearly basis to the
Government of the Punjab which after the approval of Chief Minister Punjab,
become the Admission Policy for that session. The admissions are carried out
strictly in accordance with this Admission Policy which is reflected in the
Prospectus.

2. Currently, the University of Health Sciences Lahore (www.uhs.edu.pk) is

responsible for conducting the Admission Test (MDCAT) and finalizing the
selection of candidates for MBBS and BDS in Public Sector Medical and Dental
Institutions respectively.

3. Admissions to the public sector medical/dental colleges Institutions is strictly

merit-based, with no discretion, whatsoever, vested in any authority.

4. The Admission Process starts every year with an advertisement in the major
newspapers of the country. It usually appears on the Last Sunday of June or First
Sunday of July. The advertisement is also uploaded on UHS website. It contains
details about the application procedure and schedule of admissions.

5. Admission Test (MDCAT) :

i. The Medical & Dental Colleges‟ Admission Test is a standardized

admission test which is mandatory for admission to MBBS and BDS
programme in all public and private sector medical and dental institutions
(except otherwise provided in the regulations) according to the regulations
of Pakistan Medical and Dental Council (PM&DC). It is a two and a half
hour (150 minutes) paper based test that is offered once a year. The test
is administered by the University of Health Sciences (UHS), Lahore, on
 behalf of the Government of the Punjab. UHS is responsible for producing
and marking the test, and also facilitating an extensive province-wise
centre network at which the candidates can sit the test.

ii. It is mandatory for candidates having domicile of any district of Punjab to

appear in this Admission Test for admission against Open Merit, Disabled,
Under-Developed Districts and Reciprocal Seats in Public Sector Colleges
and for Local Seats in Private Sector Colleges of the Province.

iii. The candidates desirous for admission against Overseas/Foreign seats in

Public as well as Private Sector Medical and Dental Institutions can either
appear in the Admission Test or in lieu of Admission Test they can present
their SAT II scores (which must not be less than 550/800 in Biology,
Chemistry and Physics/Mathematics each) or American MCAT scores
(which must not be less than 24 in old scoring system and 498 in new
scoring system in aggregate (43 or above percentile)). The validity period
for SAT II/MCAT scores is 02 years. This means that scores declared
before 1st October 2015 shall not be acceptable for admissions for the
session 2017-18. It is also to be noted that these scores are a pre-
requisite for admissions. The results declared after the last date of
submission of Admission Forms for Public sector Medical/Dental
Institutions shall not be acceptable.

6. Admission Procedure:

i. The Admission Process in Public Sector Medical/Dental Institutions begins

in October after the declaration of HSSC Part II result by all the Boards of
Intermediate and Secondary Education in Punjab.

ii. UHS invites applications from eligible candidates for admission against
Open Merit and Reserved Seats including Disabled, Under-Developed
Districts, Reciprocal (for Punjab-domiciled candidates) and
Overseas/Foreign Seats as per the schedule advertised earlier.

iii. The merit is worked out as per the regulations of Pakistan Medical and
Dental Council (PM&DC), and is based on the aggregate percentage of
the candidates worked out by adding the marks in the following ratio:
 Matriculation (SSC or Equivalent) – 10%
HSSC/F.Sc (Premedical or Equivalent) – 40%
Admission Test/SAT II/American MCAT – 50%

iv. The Formula for calculation of merit is as follows:

Marks obtained in SSC /Equivalent x 1100 x 0.10 = 10% of SSC/Equivalent
Total marks of SSC/Equivalent

Marks obtained in HSSC /Equivalent x 1100 x 0.40 = 40% of HSSC/Equivalent

Total marks of HSSC/Equivalent

Marks obtained in Admission Test /SAT II/MCAT x 1100 x 0.50 = 50% of Test
Total marks of Admission Test /SAT II/MCAT

10% SSC/Equivalent +40%HSSC/Equivalent +50% Admission Test = Agg. Marks

Aggregate Marks x 100 = Aggregate Percentage

1100

Example 1 :
Marks obtained in Matriculation = 992 / 1050
Marks obtained in HSSC/FSc = 980 / 1100
Marks obtained in Admission Test = 970 / 1100

By applying the aforementioned formula:

992 / 1050 x 1100 x 0.10 = 103.92

980/1100 x 1100 x 0.40 = 392
970/1100 x 1100 x 0.50 = 485

Aggregate Marks = 103.92 + 392 + 485 = 980.92

Aggregate Percentage = 980.92 / 1100 x 100 = 89.1745%

Example 2 :
Equivalence of O-Level = 812/900
Equivalence of A-Level = 925/1100
 SAT II Score = 2100/2400

812/900 x 1100 x 0.10 = 99.24

925/1100 x 1100 x 0.40 = 370
2100/2400 x 1100 x0.50 = 481.25

Aggregate Marks = 99.24 + 370 + 481.25 = 950.49

Aggregate Percentage = 950.49/1100 x 100 = 86.4081%

v. Final calculation in percentage will be rounded up to four decimal points.

vi. No marks will be deducted for extra attempts availed in HSSC/FSc

examination by the candidate beyond the period two years after passing
the SSC/ Matriculation annual examination.

vii. Criteria for Open Merit Seats:

a. The candidate must have a domicile of any district of Punjab or
Islamabad (ICT).

b. The candidate must have appeared in the Admission Test of the

Punjab for the current session. SAT II/American MCAT are not
acceptable for Open Merit Seats.

c. The candidate must not have an aggregate percentage less than 84%
(excluding Hifz-e-Quran Marks) as calculated through PM&DC
formula given above.

viii. Criteria for Seats Reserved for the Disabled:

a. The admission against these seats shall be carried out strictly on merit
from amongst the Punjab-domiciled candidates who apply for these
seats and who have appeared in the Admission Test for the session
and passed HSSC/F.Sc. (Pre-Medical) or equivalent examination with
a minimum of 60%(660/1100) marks. (The condition of minimum 84%
aggregate score shall not be applicable in this case).
b. The candidate shall have to attach a certificate from a government
certified specialist about the nature of his/her disability. Such
certificate, however, will only make him/her eligible to apply against the
reserved seats.

c. A Medical Board constituted by the Chairman Admission Board will

make final decision about the eligibility of the candidate for admission
against the reserved seats.

d. The Medical Board shall consist of following committees each

comprising 3 to 5 experts in the relevant filed:
i. Physical Disability Committee
ii. Visual Disability Committee
iii. Hearing Disability Committee

e. Disability for the purpose of admission to medical and dental

institutions is defined as a physical impairment that has a
substantial and permanent, adverse effect on candidate‟s ability
to carry out normal day-to-day activities and puts him/her at
disadvantage as compared to a normal person for acquiring
education before entering a medical or dental institution. Here:

 „substantial‟ means neither minor nor trivial

 „permanent‟ means that the effect of the impairment is
likely to last for the rest of the person‟s life
 „normal day-to-day activities‟ include mobility, manual
dexterity, speech, hearing, seeing, understanding danger,
and memory.

f. The threshold of disability will be judged by the Medical Board,

according to a structured criterion.
g. The Merit List of disabled candidates shall be finalized on the basis of
inter se merit.

h. The decision of the Medical Board shall be final.

ix. Criteria for Under-Developed Districts‟ Seats:

a. In compliance with the judgment of the Supreme Court of Pakistan, these

seats have been reserved for the students of 06 districts of Southern
Punjab including D.G.Khan, Muzzafargarh, Rajanpur, Lodhran, Bhakkar
and Layyah.

b. The candidate must have a domicile of the same District Area.

c. The candidate must have studied, from class one to twelve, from the same
district. He/she shall have to submit original certificates from Head
Masters/ Principals of the concerned institutions where he/she has studied
from class one to twelve. These certificates should be duly verified
by the concerned EDO (Education) and DEO (Colleges), and
countersigned by the Deputy Commissioner (DC) of the same
district.

d. Candidates belonging to those tribal areas where there are no high

schools or colleges available or the facility for teaching science subjects
does not exist, they must have obtained their education from Class-1 to
Class-12 from the district in which their respective tribal area falls and
have passed their SSC and HSSC examinations from the relevant Board
of Intermediate and Secondary Education.

e. The candidates from these areas can also apply against open merit seats
if they have the required aggregate percentage. These reserved seats will
be in addition to any number of candidates being admitted on open merit
from these districts. The candidates from each of the above six districts,
admitted or not admitted on open merit, can compete within their
districts for reserved seats.

f. The merit list of candidates of under-developed districts will be displayed

on district basis after ascertaining merit from amongst the candidates of
the specific district subject to fulfillment of all other requirements and after
verification of their documents from the concerned authorities.

g. The candidates eligible for admission against both open merit as well as
reserved seats can avail only one seat. The Admission Board will allocate
a seat to such a candidate purely on merit in a college of his/her choice
 listed higher as per his/her order of preference in his/her admission form.
For example, if a candidate is being admitted, according to his/her order of
preference, in college number 10 on Open Merit, and in college number 8
on Under-Developed Districts‟ Seats, his admission will be finalized in the
latter category. No application against the decision of the Admission Board
shall be entertained afterwards.

x. Criteria for Seats reserved for FATA students:

a. These seats are also reserved in compliance of the judgment of
Supreme Court of Pakistan.

b. The schedule of each academic session is advertised in the press by the

Joint Admission Committee, Khyber Medical College, Peshawar in
respect of (MBBS) seats reserved for FATA candidates in various
Medical/Dental Colleges of the country.

c. Applications will be submitted by the candidates directly to Joint

Admission Committee, Peshawar for seeking admission in MBBS
(1st year). Candidates cannot apply directly in Punjab.

d. Candidates shall appear in the Admission Test of KPK and not of

Punjab.

e. A meeting of the Joint Admission Committee will be convened for

conducting interview of the eligible candidates on the basis of their merit
score of entry test etc. The choices and eligibility, etc., of the candidates
will be considered during the aforesaid meetings of the Committee.

f. A list each of Agency/FR-wise and joint/combined merit of the eligible

candidates for seeking admission against (MBBS), FATA reserved seats
will be submitted to the Ministry of SAFRON at least 10 days before the
date of the meeting of the Committee. However, the merit lists shall not
be disclosed for general public unless final notification in this regard to
be issued by the Nominating Agency for admission to various
Medical/Dental Colleges. Only result cards and certificates of the entry
test marks shall be issued by the Joint Admission Committee on the
request of the candidates.
 g. In case a candidate nominated against FATA reserved seat does not
avail the facility for which he has been nominated the Nominating
Agency should be informed by him/her immediately failing which a
penalty of debarring for one/two years will imposed on the defaulter
candidate(s) for his/her future selection/nomination against reserved
seats.

xi. Criteria for Seats reserved for students of Gilgit-Baltistan:

a. The students of Gilgit-Baltistan apply to Directorate of Education, Gilgit-
Baltistan for nomination against seats reserved for them in
medical/dental colleges of the Punjab. They cannot apply directly for
admissions in Punjab

b. Candidates are required to appear in the Admission Test of the Punjab

conducted by UHS.

xii. Criteria for Seats reserved for students of Azad Jammu & Kashmir:
a. The candidates having domicile of any district of Azad Jammu &
Kashmir and refugees of Jammu & Kashmir (having State Subject
Certificate) shall have to appear in the State Entry Test conducted by the
Government of Azad Jammu & Kashmir (w.e.f., session 2012-13), for
admission against seats reserved for them in Punjab. They cannot
appear in the Admission Test of the Punjab.

b. Candidates shall apply to Joint Admission Committee, Muzaffarabad,

Azad Jammu & Kashmir for nomination against these seats.

xiii. Foreign Students Seats under Pakistan Technical Assistance Programme

(PTAP):
1. Foreign students and students of Pakistani-origin having dual nationality
can apply against these seats if:

i. The applicant and his/her parents hold a permanent foreign

nationality (dual nationality for Pakistani-origin applicants).In case
of students from friendly countries, parents‟ nationality evidence is
not required.
 ii. The applicant has physically studied and passed HSSC/12th grade
examination from outside Pakistan during his/her stay abroad,
having a certificate from the institution last attended.

iii. The applicant has scored minimum of 60% marks in HSSC/ 12th
grade examination.

iv. The applicant has either appeared in the Admission Test of the
Punjab OR passed SAT-II examination with a minimum score
of 550 in each subject i.e., Biology, Chemistry and
Physics/Mathematics OR passed American MCAT with
minimum aggregate score of 24 (498 or above as per new
scoring system). The validity period of SAT II/MCAT scores
shall be two years for the purpose of admission.

v. The applicant has valid TOEFL or IELTS with a score of 500

or 5.5 respectively in case he/she has obtained his/her
required qualifications from those institutions where the
medium of instruction for these qualifications is not English
(An alternate to TOEFL and IELTS is a certification by NUML
Islamabad after one year English language course).

2. The applicants seeking admission to medical/dental institutions of the

Punjab under this category should submit their applications to the
Government of Pakistan (Economic Affairs Division, Islamabad)
which will make necessary selection and allocation on the basis of
Merit/Choice/ Availability.

3. The nominations against these seats, shall be communicated to the

Health Department, Government of the Punjab, and Chairman Admission
Board, by Economic Affairs Division, Islamabad, for onwards transmission
to the concerned institutions.

4. Applications submitted directly to the Chairman Admission Board or to the

Government of the Punjab, shall not be entertained.
xiv. Merit Seats for the Children of Overseas Pakistanis/Dual Nationality
Holders of Pakistani Origin:
(a) The Government of the Punjab, vide Notification No: S.O.(ME)9-
4/2015, dated 10th August, 2015, has converted 76 Foreign Self-
Finance Seats (72 MBBS and 04 BDS) already earmarked in public
sector medical and dental colleges of the Punjab, into Open Merit
Seats for the Children of Overseas Pakistanis/Dual Nationality
Holders of Pakistani Origin with effect from the Session 2015-16.

(b) The selection against these 76 reserved seats shall be made by the
Admission Board for Government Medical/Dental Colleges of the
Punjab through University of Health Sciences (UHS) Lahore.

(c) The fee structure for these 76 reserved seats shall be the same as
that for Open Merit Seats for local students. The detail is available
in the Prospectus of the current session.

(d) Eligibility Criteria for Children of Overseas Pakistanis:

(i) “Overseas Pakistani” is defined as any person holding a

Pakistani Passport/ NIC/ NICOP/ POC or any other official
document providing his/her Nationality and is stationed abroad.
(ii) The candidate and/or his/her parents (real father and/or mother)
have valid Residence Permit/Iqama of a foreign country duly
verified by the Embassy of Pakistan concerned.

(iii) The candidate and/or his/her parents (real father and/or mother)
have valid Domicile of any district of Punjab.

(iv) The Parents (real father and/or mother) have valid Overseas
Pakistanis Foundation (OPF) membership.

(v) Parents (real father and/or mother) should have not less than 05
years of continuous stay back from the date of submission of
application, in a foreign country as verified by concerned Embassy
of Pakistan. If they have resided in more than one foreign country
 during last five years, they shall provide the certificates from all
relevant Embassies of Pakistan.

(vi) The candidate has passed HSSC (Pre-Medical)/ equivalent

examination with minimum of 60 per cent marks either from abroad
or Pakistan. The subjects in HSSC/equivalent examination must
include Biology and Chemistry.

(vii) The candidate has either appeared in the Admission Test of the
Punjab for the current session or has appeared in SAT II
examination scoring a minimum of 550/800 marks each in
Chemistry, Biology and Physics/Mathematics or has cleared
MCAT® of United States with an aggregate score of 24 or above
(498 or above as per new scoring system). The scores of
Admission Test of Punjab are valid for one year, that is, for current
session only whereas the validity of SAT II and MCAT® scores is
two years. (Note: For admission against local Open Merit seats
appearance in Admission Test of Punjab is mandatory).

(e) Eligibility Criteria for Children of Dual Ntionality Holders of Pakistani

Origin:

(i) “Dual Nationality Holder” means a Pakistani citizen holding both

Pakistani and Foreign citizenship/nationality with proof of such
citizenship/nationality.
(ii) The candidate and/or his/her parents (real father and/or mother)
have dual nationality.
(iii) The candidate and/or his/her parents (real father and/or mother)
have valid Domicile of any district of Punjab.
(iv) The candidate has passed HSSC (Pre-Medical)/ equivalent
examination with minimum of 60 per cent marks either from abroad
or Pakistan. The subjects in HSSC/equivalent examination must
include Biology and Chemistry.
(v) The candidate has either appeared in the Admission Test of the
Punjab for the current session or has appeared in SAT II
 examination scoring a minimum of 550/800 marks each in
Chemistry, Biology and Physics/Mathematics or has cleared
MCAT® of United States with an aggregate score of 24 and above
(498 or above). The scores of Admission Test of Punjab are valid
for one year that is for current session only whereas the validity of
SAT II and MCAT® scores is two years. (Note: For admission
against local Open Merit seats appearance in Admission Test
of Punjab is mandatory).

xv. Reciprocal Seats:

a) Admission of students from other Provinces
Five (05) candidates from other provinces on reciprocal basis will be
selected by the respective Provincial Governments.
The nomination against reciprocal seats will be communicated to the
Secretary Health, Government of the Punjab by the respective Provincial
Health Secretary. The candidates nominated for admission must have
passed HSSC/FSc (Pre-Medical) or equivalent examination with at least
60% marks, and appeared in the admission test of their respective province.

b) Goodwill seats of Balochistan

As a goodwill gesture, the Government of Punjab has allocated 20 seats

for Balochistan domiciled students to be nominated by the Balochistan
Government for admission in medical institutes of the Punjab on
unilateral basis. The candidates nominated for admission must have
passed HSSC/FSc (Pre-Medical) or equivalent examination with at
least 60% marks, and appeared in the provincial admission test of
Balochistan for the particular session.

c) Admission of Punjab domiciled students in other Provinces

Fourteen (14) students of Punjab will be admitted in medical colleges of

provinces of Balochistan and KPK and the State of Azad Jammu and
Kashmir.
Punjab-domiciled candidates applying for admission on Open Merit
seats will also be eligible to apply for Reciprocal seats. They can opt for
 these colleges on the same Admission Form alongwith the
medical/dental institutions of the Punjab. Separate applications will not
be required. The Chairman Admission Board shall offer these 14 seats
considering the merit and choices of candidates. The Selection list of
these seats shall be displayed separately.

xvi. College Choice

(i) When filling out the application, every applicant has to rank the
medical and dental colleges in order of preference, starting with
his/her first choice. In other words, all eligible candidates are allowed
to list up the full names of medical and dental colleges in the order
that they would like to be considered for admission.

(ii) The order of preferences once given shall be final and cannot be
changed subsequently. This condition is mandatory and neither
any subsequent change is entertainable nor any exceptions will
be made.

(iii) Starting with the first preference, applicants will be assessed and
ranked according to the merit for each college. A computerized
matching process will allocate applicants meeting the minimum merit
requirements a place to the highest listed preference for which they
are eligible.

(iv) Once offered a place to the highest listed preference, an applicant

cannot demand admission to a college named lower in his/her
preferred list.

(v) An applicant, under no circumstances, shall be considered for a

college, he/she has not named in his/her order of preferences.
The Admitting Authority shall not assign a college by itself if the
alternate choices are not indicated.

(vi) Applicants are advised not to name their preferred college

repeatedly in every space on the Admission Form. Similarly, it is
also pointless to name only one college. In either case, the applicant
 will receive a single place on the list for that college and it will not
increase the chances of his/her being allocated a seat in that
particular college.

(vii) Only those candidates applying for admission against Open Merit
seats can opt for all the public sector medical/dental colleges of the
Punjab. Those applying for admission against any category of
reserved seats only (and not for Open Merit seats) can opt for only
those colleges where these reserved seats are available.

xvii. Procedure for Submission of Admission Form

(i) There is no need to submit separate admission forms for MBBS

and BDS programmes. A candidate can only submit one form.
Similarly, a candidate can apply for more than one category of
seats on s single Admission Form.

(ii) The candidates shall submit their Admission Forms by hand.

Admission Forms received by post or shall by email not be
entertained.

(iii) Candidates must attach all the documents as given in the

Prospectus with the Admission Form.

(iv) Admission Form along with all required documents once submitted
shall not be returned. Similarly, documents once submitted cannot
be changed and shall be considered as final.

(v) Revision of result or improvement of marks by any Board after

the closing date of submission of Admission Form shall not
affect the merit list of admissions for the current year in any
way. In other words, revised marks certificate shall not be
acceptable after the closing date of submission of Admission
Form. Similarly, results declared after the closing date of
submission of admission forms shall not be accepted for
admission in the current session.
 (vi) A candidate can submit only one admission form. In case, he/she
submits more than one form, the form(s) submitted subsequently
will be rejected.

(vii) Incomplete or unsigned Admission Forms will be rejected. NO form

or document shall be accepted after the last date of submission of
form.

xviii. Marks of Hifz-e-Quran

(i) Twenty (20) marks will be added to HSSC/FSc or equivalent marks

of a Muslim Hafiz-e-Quran subject to the verification of the same by a
Committee comprising eminent Huffaz-e-Quran, constituted by the
Chairman Admission Board.

(ii) The Committee will conduct a structured test of the candidates who
claim to be Huffaz-e-Quran.

(iii) To appear in the test, the claimants will have to get themselves
registered for the test at the University as per given schedule.

(iv) Hifz-e-Quran certificate alone issued by any Madrassa is NOT

acceptable for the award of twenty (20) marks.

(v) Hundred percent (100%) proficiency in Hifz is required at the time of

test by the candidate to attract the benefit of twenty (20) marks.

(vi) As these Twenty (20) marks are to be added in FSc marks, therefore,
the merit will be calculated by adding 40 per cent of Hifz-e-Quran
marks (i.e., 08 marks) in the previous aggregate score of the
successful candidate.

(vii) The decision of the Committee shall be final in this regard.

xix. Selection and Admission of Candidates

(i) The candidate will be selected by the Admission Board. The decisions of
Admission Board in respect of selection and admission shall be final.
(ii) The Chairman Admission Board shall be competent to rectify any error or
omission found in the Selection List.

(iii) The selection of the candidates against open merit seats shall be made on
the basis of Merit, Choice, Availability of seat, and in that order.

(iv) Whenever two or more than two candidates are bracketed, i.e., they have
exactly the same percentage after calculation, the one senior in age will
be given preference to the other for the purpose of admission. In
case the tie continues, higher score in Matriculation (SSC or equivalent)
shall be preferred for admission.

(v) There shall be separate Selection Lists for MBBS and BDS for open merit
and reserved seats.

(vi) Complaint, if any, against the selection list may be lodged within 10 days
of the notification. No complaint will be entertained thereafter.

(vii) If considered necessary, the Admission Board may call any candidate for
interview at his/her own expenses.

(viii) The Admission Board may refuse admission to any candidate who seems,
for reasons to be recorded in each case at the time of interview, to be
unsuitable or unlikely to become a good doctor. In case such a candidate
is admitted, he/she can be struck off the rolls of the college, after issuing a
notice to him/her to that effect.

(ix) No intimation whatsoever about non-selection will be sent individually and

no correspondence in this regard shall be entertained.

(x) Selected candidates will be issued call letters by concerned colleges for
interview.

(xi) “All selected candidates shall have to deposit all original documents
including Matric, F.Sc, Domicile, Charter Certificate etc., at the time of
interview/admission in the medical/dental college in which he/she has
been selected alongwith attested copies of these documents. The
signature and thumb impression of the concerned student on the back of
attested copies of documents will be taken by concerned college
committee (to be nominated by the concerned Principal). The original
 academic documents etc, will not be returned to the students until and
uncles:

a) He/she will complete his/her MBBS/BDS education (after passing final

year professional examination or otherwise;
b) He/she have been debarred for further studies due to failure in 1st
professional examination or otherwise;
c) In case of cancellation of admission/studies due to bogus/fabricated
documents, original documents shall, in no case, be returned to the
candidate and shall only be handed over to police/investigating
agency, if required, after taking qualified receipt.”

(xii) At the time of admission, every medical/dental students submit a

Surety Bond worth Rs.three (3)million stating that he/she would
serve Government of the Punjab, Health Department as
“Probationary Medical Officer / Woman Medical Officer” in the
primary healthcare facilities for a period of one year after completing
the foundation year/house job. In case he/she fail to fulfil the
commitment, he/she shall be liable to pay Rs.three (3)million to the
Government”. (Health Department Notification No.S.O.(ME)9-4/2015
dated 24th August, 2015).

(xiii) The Medical Board of the respective medical colleges will examine
selected candidates. If a candidate is disqualified medically, for reasons to
be recorded, he/she will not be admitted. The Candidate must produce
certificate to have been:

a. Inoculated against the enteric group of fevers within the preceding

12 months.

b. Fully vaccinated against Tetanus.

c. Fully vaccinated against hepatitis “B” virus.

d. Foreign students will have to produce a certificate of their HIV

status from prescribed laboratories in Pakistan. If during the
course of studies any student is found to be positive for HIV
 infection, he/she shall be repatriated at his/her own cost to his/her
country of origin.

(xi) The parent(s) or legal guardians must accompany all the candidates at
the time of interview.

(xii) No candidate will be admitted unless he/she has paid the fee and other
dues. All dues must be paid by the due date, otherwise the
admission of defaulting students will be cancelled and next
candidate on merit will be considered for admission.

(xiii) Admission Rules for already admitted students

a. If a candidate already admitted in any medical/dental institution

(public or private) of the country, wishes to get admission in
Government Medical & Dental Institution of the Punjab, he/she
will have to surrender his/her previous admission completely and
will not be entitled to any credit of examinations passed as well as
dues paid prior to fresh admission.

b. He/she will have to appear in the Entrance Test afresh in the

current year.

c. He/she shall have to disclose his/her previous admission in the

Admission Form and shall also have to declare (as per specimen
given as Annexure-III of the Prospectus) that he/she will not be
entitled to any credit earned on the basis of his/her previous
admission.

d. The candidate must not have exhausted all his/her chances to

clear first professional examination and should be eligible to carry
out further medical/dental education in Pakistan according to
PMDC Rules and Regulations.

e. Non-disclosure of previous admission shall result in cancellation

of admission secured in the current session.

f. Under no circumstances a student will be allowed to rejoin the

surrendered course.
 (xiv) A student who is admitted to the first year MBBS/BDS class but is
continuously absent from the beginning of the academic session for a
period of four weeks without any valid reason shall be struck off from
the college roll and his/her seat will be filled on the basis of merit from
the waiting list.

(xv) There shall be two or more rounds of selection of candidates

depending on the availability of vacant seats.

(xvi) For second or subsequent round no separate form will be filled by the
candidates. The choices of colleges, once entered in the form by the
candidate, shall be final and irrevocable. This final data shall be used
in entire selection process for the admission to first year MBBS/BDS
for the current academic year.

(xvii) The candidate getting selected in previous round will be

considered for betterment/up-gradation in the subsequent round.
The betterment/up-gradation herein means the higher preference
exercised by the candidate. The shift in such up-gradation shall
be compulsory and mandatory and no exception, whatsoever, will
be taken under any circumstances.

(xviii) Request for mutual transfer or status retention or down-gradation

is not permissible under any circumstances. Such requests will
not be entertained.

(xix) The selected candidate must join the college at which he/she is
selected, on or before the date prescribed by the college authorities,
failing which his/her admission stands cancelled. The selected
candidate who has joined the college and wants to cancel the
admission should cancel it, at the respective college. The college
should accept the cancellation and inform the Chairman Admission
Board alongwith copy of the cancellation letter immediately.

(xx) A candidate, who is selected but does not join the college or cancels
the admission after joining, is not eligible for further selection process.
 (xxi) If a seat falls vacant, the next candidate on merit in that category will
be selected. Admission will be closed after a lapse of a period of three
(3) months from the start of first year MBBS/BDS class. However, if
any vacancy occurs as a result of a candidate having been struck off
the college roll on account of securing admission by fraudulent means,
it will be filled in to safeguard the right of the next person on merit list
up to the end of the first year class. However, he/she will not be
permitted to appear in first year examination till he/she has attended 75
per cent lectures and 75 per cent of practical classes held.

xx. Cancellation of Admission

(a) The admission of the candidate shall be cancelled and he/she will be
debarred from admission for a period of seven (07) years, if any
document/information provided by the candidate is found
false/fake/fabricated at any stage of MBBS/BDS admissions as well as
during the course of studies.

(b) The admission of the candidate shall be cancelled if it is found at any stage
of MBBS/BDS course that the candidate was not entitlement for admission
according to the admission policy for medical/dental institution of the
Punjab.

(c) The admission of the candidate shall be cancelled if the candidate is found
medically unfit at any stage of MBBS/BDS course on the recommend of the
appropriate Medical Board to be constituted by the University on case to
case basis.

(d) The admission of the candidate shall be cancelled if he/she fails to report for
admission and/or deposit the fee on due date.
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