According to new regulations of Pakistan Medical and Dental Council (PMDC), MBBS and BDS students will face a tough time for admission to MBBS and BDS program.
The news has come out as a major shocker for medical students hailing from the A-level background.
Federal minister Saira Afzal Tarrar chaired the meeting of the PMDC and declared that Pakistani A-level students would not be able to get admissions against foreign seats to any private medical college.
Local students can still apply on merit basis. They will have to face a tougher competition from HSC students.
Foreign students will have a higher chance of getting admission in Pakistani Medical University
According to the regulations:
“No candidate shall be eligible for foreign quota seats in public and private medical and dental institutions under sub-regulation (1) and (2) unless he holds a permanent foreign nationality or dual nationality or overseas Pakistani students and who have physically studied and passed secondary certificate (SSC) and HSSC passing 12th grade examination or equivalent from outside Pakistan during his stay abroad and having a certificate from the institution last attended to this effect”
A PMDC official told media:
“Out of the 41,677 students who had applied for admission to private medical and dental institutions in 2013-14, 7.2 per cent – or 2,981 — fell under the non-FSc qualification category.”
“In 2014-15, this ratio dropped to 6.7pc, in 2016 the new PMDC regulations inflicted a major dent to the futures of A-level students by imposing a complete ban on their applications.”
The admission test of MBBS and BDS are all set to be held this month. But this situation has caused a major frustration for the A-level students.
Source: Dawn News