Sindh MDCAT 2026 by DUHS | Pattern, Past Papers & Admission
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Dow University of Health Sciences (DUHS) conducts the Sindh MDCAT under PMDC's national framework — 200 MCQs, 210 minutes, with admission to all 8 public medical colleges in Sindh, including Dow Medical College and SMBBMC Layari.
- Conducting body — DUHS Karachi
- Sindh public MBBS seats — 1,500 approx (PMDC 2024)
- DUHS Dow Medical seats — 350 (largest single college)
- Aggregate weightage — 50% MDCAT + 50% FSc
- Test fee 2024 — Rs. 2,000 (DUHS notification)
Sources: DUHS admission notification 2024; PMDC syllabus 2024; Sindh Health Department 2024.
DUHS has been the official conductor of Sindh MDCAT since 2020. The pattern follows PMDC's national framework but DUHS releases its own merit list separately for Sindh-domicile candidates.
Paper Pattern
200 MCQs, 210 minutes, −1 negative marking. See the full structure in our 2026 paper pattern guide.
Subject Weightage
- Biology — 68 MCQs (34%)
- Chemistry — 54 MCQs (27%)
- Physics — 54 MCQs (27%)
- English — 18 MCQs (9%)
- Logical Reasoning — 6 MCQs (3%)
Sindh Public Medical Colleges
| College | Seats | 2024 Closing Merit |
|---|---|---|
| Dow Medical College | 350 | 91.20% |
| DIMC, Ojha | 200 | 89.85% |
| SMBBMC Layari | 100 | 87.40% |
| LUMHS Jamshoro | 350 | 88.90% |
| Chandka Medical College | 350 | 87.80% |
| PUMHS Nawabshah | 200 | 86.95% |
Admission Flow
- Apply on DUHS portal (May–August)
- Download roll-number slip — see slip guide
- Take MDCAT (September)
- Result & merit list — result check guide
- College choice form (October)
- Final allocation (November)
- DUHS
- Dow University of Health Sciences — Sindh's largest medical university and MDCAT conductor.
- Domicile
- Provincial residency certificate — mandatory for Sindh quota seats.
- Open Merit
- Province-wide seats allocated purely on aggregate.
FAQ
Q: Can Punjab students apply through DUHS?
Only on the federal/open seats — about 2% of total. Most seats are domicile-restricted.
Q: Are Karachi and Hyderabad centres separate?
Yes — you choose at application stage. Both honour the same paper.
Q: Past papers?
Use our past paper archive.
Q: Is private college fee covered by DUHS?
No — private colleges follow their own merit. See private fees.
Q: Reserved seats?
Yes — for Balochistan, GB, FATA — 5% of total Sindh public seats.
Use the Premeth aggregate calculator to back-solve your target MDCAT score for Dow.
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