In a recent 25th meeting, the University of Health Science UHS announced a new decision regarding admission to the medical field. The Medical and Dental College Admission Test (MDCAT) is now mandatory for DPT and AHS degree programs. The students who want to get admission to the DPT and Allied Health Science undergraduate degree program will now go through the MDCAT test. The weightage of marks is the same as that of MBBS and other programs.
UHS MDCAT Marks Weightage for DPT & UHS
The weightage is 50 percent to MDCAT, 40 percent to Intermediate, and 10 percent to Matriculation marks. These programs’ admission updates will be announced soon after the result declaration of MDCAT. However, the classes in all institutions will start on January 15.
| Matriculation | 10% |
| Intermediate | 40% |
| MDCAT | 50% |
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UHS Institute of Allied Health Sciences’ head, Professor Saqib Mahmood, presided over the meeting. Many principals and representatives of 34 affiliated institutions participated. Also, they plan to add English proficiency tests to the degree, such as IELTS. This is to increase the acceptability of Pakistani nurses and paramedics abroad.
