A total of 49,201 candidates will sit the Medical and Dental College Admission Test (MDCAT) 2026 in Punjab today, with the examination being held at 31 centres across 15 cities.
According to the 24NewsHD TV channel, the test is being conducted under the supervision of the University of Health Sciences (UHS). Of the total candidates, 36,633 are female students and 12,568 are male students.
Lahore has 12,030 candidates registered for the examination. They include 9,150 female and 2,880 male candidates. Six examination centres have been established in the city.
The Punjab University Examination Halls on Wahdat Road will accommodate 4,400 female candidates, while 1,600 female candidates will take the test at Lahore College for Women University.
Another 1,624 female candidates are registered at the University of Education’s Township campus.
For male candidates, 881 will sit the examination at Divisional Public School, Township, while 2,000 candidates will take the test at the Board of Intermediate and Secondary Education examination halls on Lawrence Road.
A further 1,525 male and female candidates will sit the test at the Lahore campus of COMSATS University on Defence Road.
Extraordinary security and monitoring arrangements have been put in place at examination centres across Punjab. Candidates will also undergo identity verification through NADRA’s biometric verification system.
UHS Vice-Chancellor Major General (retd) Professor Sohail Sabir personally reviewed the arrangements for the examination.
The examination will begin at 10am and conclude at 1pm.
Original Source: 24 News HD
