Recently, PMC has announced the complete syllabus for the National Licensing Examination (NLE) 2021. The announced syllabus contains all components for the NLE test that consists of theory and clinical skills examination. Thus candidates have to clear both parts to get the license. However, interested candidates can get the complete NLE 2021 syllabus from our website. We have uploaded the entire syllabus in the PDF file given below. Thus, below is the detail regarding NLE exams and its syllabus 2021.
National Licensing Examination (NLE)
National Licensing Examination (NLE) is an exam conducted by the PMC for medical graduates. Those candidates who want to start practice as a general practitioner after gaining an MBBS degree will sit for the NLE. It means that NLE is mandatory for the MBBS degree holder from the PMC approved Pakistani medical colleges.
NLE Syllabus 2021
The NLE exam consists of the following two parts.
- A theory component has 200 MCQs (70% from clinical sciences and 30% from Basic sciences disciplines).
- Clinical Skill Examination (CSE)
Applied Basic sciences Disciplines in NLE 2021
The following Basic disciplines are included in the NLE 2021, from which 30% MCQs of the exams will be.
| Basic Sciences Disciplines | No. of MCQs |
| Applied pathology | 16 |
| Applied Anatomy | 12 |
| Applied physiology | 10 |
| Clinical Pharmacology | 08 |
| Applied Biochemistry | 06 |
| Community Medicine | 06 |
| Forensic Medicine and Toxicology | 02 |
| Total | 60 |
Clinical Sciences Disciplines in NLE 2021
The following Clinical Sciences disciplines are included in the NLE 2021, from which 70% of MCQs of the exams will be.
| Subjects | No. Of MCQs |
| Medicine and Allied | 52 |
| Surgery and Allied | 48 |
| Obstetrics & Gynaecology | 14 |
| Paediatrics | 14 |
| Ophthalmology (Eye) | 06 |
| Otorhinolaryngology (ENT) | 06 |
| Total | 140 |
Clinical Skill Examination (CSE) in NLE 2021
The format of CSE in NLE will be the same as, in theory having 20 stations. The duration of NLE SCE will be 3 hours and 30 minutes. However, for the CSE, 03 stations will be mandatory, and candidates must have to pass all mandatory stations. However, below is the distribution of stations for CSE NLE 2021.
| Subjects | No. Of Station |
| Medicine and Allied | 7 |
| Surgery and Allied | 7 |
| Obstetrics & Gynaecology | 2 |
| Paediatrics | 2 |
| Ophthalmology (Eye) | 1 |
| Otorhinolaryngology (ENT) | 1 |
| Total | 20 |
View/Download NLE Syllabus 2021 online
To see the detailed NLE syllabus 2021 for the medical graduates announced by PMC, click on the given button.
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