Closing Merit of Punjab Public Medical Colleges: 2025 Figures and How to Use Them

In 2025 the most competitive Punjab public colleges closed between roughly 93.5% and 94.9% aggregate. King Edward Medical University was highest at 94.8677%. These are last year's numbers. The 2026 closing merits are not available yet, and they move up or down each year with test difficulty and seat numbers.

Source: Pakistan Observer, listing the 2025 closing merit table. The list above is partial. Some other colleges, including dental and reciprocal categories, closed lower, so check UHS for the full table.

This newspaper reference table is not a verified UHS final-round dataset. The admission session, seat category and selection round must match before making a comparison. Use UHS’s official selection lists for admission decisions.

The gap between first and fifteenth is only about 1.3 points. That means a tiny difference, such as two or three MDCAT questions, can decide which college you get. It also means that if you can reach about 93.5%, you are in range for many public colleges, while 94.5% or more is needed for the very top ones.

1. Calculate your aggregate with the 10/40/50 formula.
2. Compare it to the 2025 figures, then add a safety margin of 0.5 to 1.0 points because merit shifts.
3. List colleges in three groups: reach (above your aggregate), target (within one point) and safe (below).
4. Order your application preferences so that every group is represented.

• Test difficulty. An easier paper pushes everyone's MDCAT score up and raises the cut-offs.
• Number of seats. New colleges or added seats lower closing merit.
• Number of candidates. About 47,475 appeared in Punjab in 2026, and the competitive pool matters more than the qualifier count.
• Policy changes, including bonus marks and category rules.

You still have routes. Lower-merit public colleges, reciprocal seats, self-finance seats and BDS are options, as well as a retake. options after a low MDCAT score explains each one.

• Treating 2025 numbers as a guarantee.
• Applying only to the top three colleges.
• Ignoring reciprocal and self-finance categories because they feel less prestigious.

This article was reviewed on 12 October 2026. A news report is identified as a report, and historical merit figures are reference data. The current official prospectus and notices control deadlines, eligibility and seat categories.

• PMDC official admission FAQs
• PMDC syllabi
• UHS admission notices
• Pakistan Observer: dated result and historical merit report
• UHS official results portal

• MDCAT result 2026
• MDCAT aggregate calculation guide
• UHS admission process
• options after a low MDCAT score
• MDCAT aggregate calculator