PMDC Policy for students Admissions in undergraduate Medical / Dental Foreign Institutes 2O25-2026
This PMDC policy is for Pakistani students seeking admission to foreign medical/dental institutions for undergraduate education. This policy shall be effective from Session 2024-2025.
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The following mandatory conditions are to be fulfilled prior to admission in foreign medical/dental undergraduate institutions:
- The student must have passed FSC (Pre-Medical) with a minimum of 60% marks who completed their intermediate education within Pakistan. OR The student must have qualified SAT-II with a minimum score of 550 in each subject or a foreign MCAT/UCAT examination with 50% marks in mandatory subjects of biology, chemistry, and either mathematics or physics in a Higher Secondary School Certificate or equivalent.
- The student must have obtained 50% marks in MDCAT conducted in Pakistan. The subject result shall be valid for three (3) years (applicable for students who complete their intermediate education within Pakistan).
- The student must verify that the institution is present in the list of such institutions available in the Pakistan Medical and Dental Council Islamabad.
- The qualification must be in allopathic medicine that has been awarded by an institution recognized by a regulatory body of the country concerned for full registration, which in turn is accredited by the WFME, or World Directory of Medical Schools.
- The student must obtain a PM&DC Student Registration Certificate before accepting studies at such an institution.
- The medical qualification must comprise at least 6200 hours (with a minimum of 80% attendance) over 5 years.
- For those countries where the medium of education is not English, a minimum of 6 months must be spent to learn the local language before proceeding.
- The student must pass the National Registration Examination of the PM&DC to obtain full registration by PM&DC post qualification.
- The student must provide the details of residence as well as contact numbers in the country of study before proceeding.
- The student must provide a Multiple Entry Visa for the duration of study before proceeding.
