The Sindh government dismissed claims and objections concerning the 2026 Medical and Dental College Admission Test (MDCAT). A formal response was submitted by the Sindh Health Department to the Pakistan Medical and Dental Council (PM&DC) to address the matter.
The PM&DC issued a letter to the Sindh Health Department on 5 October regarding concerns over the examination. Authorities were requested by the PM&DC to investigate allegations of a leaked question paper and provide a report within two weeks.
Social media users had previously alleged that the MDCAT question paper had been leaked. Across Sindh, 33,336 candidates sat for the MDCAT examination.
More than half of the participants, specifically 57.96 per cent, achieved scores of 90 or higher. Karachi recorded an average score of 107.67 marks among its students.
Of the 9,505 candidates from Karachi, 66.98 per cent scored 90 or more marks. A total of 57.78 per cent of Karachi candidates secured 99 or more marks.
All districts within Karachi were included in the nine best-performing districts in the province. Other high-performing areas included Sukkur, where 55.04 per cent of candidates scored 90 or more marks.
Larkana saw 54.50 per cent of candidates reach the 90-mark threshold, while Shaheed Benazirabad recorded 53.62 per cent. Hyderabad candidates achieved a 90 or more mark score rate of 52.34 per cent.
Public medical college seats are distributed on a district-based system. Candidates holding a relevant Karachi domicile are reserved for seats in that city.
