UHS Punjab MBBS/BDS Admission Policy 2026-27: Merit Formula, Fees, Seats — Official Notification

The Government of Punjab (Specialized Healthcare & Medical Education Department) has officially notified the Admission Policy for MBBS/BDS courses, session 2026-27, for public and private sector medical and dental colleges in Punjab. The notification (No. SO(ME-II)2-1/2026) is dated Wednesday, 14 October 2026, and names the University of Health Sciences (UHS), Lahore, as the Admitting University that will run centralized admissions. Every figure below was read directly from the official notification posted on uhs.edu.pk on 15 October 2026.

	Detail
Who runs it	University of Health Sciences, Lahore — centralized admissions for public and private sector medical/dental colleges in Punjab
Session	2026-27
Policy notified	14 October 2026 (Govt. of Punjab, SHC&ME Department)
Application fee	Rs 2,000 per candidate (online portal)
Merit formula	MDCAT 50% · FSc/HSSC 40% · Matric/SSC 10%
Full policy	Official notification PDF

Component	Weightage
MDCAT	50%
FSc (Pre-Medical) / HSSC or equivalent	40%
Matriculation / SSC or equivalent	10%

MDCAT rules under the policy:

• Pass percentage: 55% for MBBS, 50% for BDS.
• MDCAT validity: three years from the date of conduct.
• Candidates with a Punjab domicile must appear in the MDCAT of Punjab.

(See how MDCAT merit is calculated and MDCAT passing marks.)

1. Passed the MDCAT examination.
2. Passed HSSC (Higher Secondary School Certificate) or an equivalent 12th-grade qualification recognized in Pakistan, with minimum 60% marks (IBCC equivalence certificate mandatory for foreign qualifications).
3. Biology and Chemistry are mandatory subjects; Physics or Mathematics as the optional subject in the HSSC/equivalent examination.

Important: no marks will be granted for Hifz-e-Quran for admission to medical and dental colleges, in line with PMDC policy and the 04-04-2023 court decision cited in the notification.

Fee	Amount
Online application fee (UHS)	Rs 2,000 per candidate
Public-sector tuition, MBBS/BDS	Rs 50,000 per annum (except overseas/foreign quota seats)
Overseas Pakistani quota (self-finance)	US $10,000 per annum
Private-sector seat deposit	Rs 600,000 (6 lacs) — within 3 working days of the merit list display

Details: the Rs 2,000 application fee is charged once per candidate; candidates must apply separately for the medical and dental programs. Public-sector selected candidates deposit the prescribed college fee within three working days of the merit list display. Private-sector candidates who miss the 3-day window lose the admission offer — the seat goes to the next candidate in merit.

Public-sector medical and dental colleges

Category	Seats
Open Merit	3,356 + 475 + 100 + 50
Quota	410
Over and above	123

Private-sector medical and dental colleges

Program	Seats
MBBS	4,400
BDS	1,100

These figures are indicative and subject to PMDC approval; full college-wise allocation is in the notification's annexures. Up to 15% of private-sector seats may be reserved for Overseas Pakistanis / dual nationals.

• Domicile of any district of Punjab is mandatory for open-merit seats and for the reserved seats (disabled students, Cholistan, under-developed districts, and Punjab's reciprocal seats in other provinces).
• For all quotas except reciprocal seats, PTAP and AJK quotas, UHS will accept applications directly from students of ICT, Gilgit-Baltistan, AJ&K, ex-FATA and Balochistan on its online portal against the prescribed criteria.

• Admissions are conducted through an online portal; the application is editable until the closing date, but the number and order of preferences cannot be changed after the last date of submission.
• A college left out of a candidate's preference list cannot grant that candidate admission or up-gradation.
• There is no restriction on the number of colleges a candidate may opt for in the private sector; for the public sector, applicants choose all colleges in order of preference.
• Admissions complete as per the PMDC schedule, with three or more merit lists; subsequent merit lists are filled by up-gradation on merit-cum-preference.
• The prospectus for public-sector admissions will be prepared by UHS; the schedule for commencement of classes will be notified by UHS in line with the PMDC admission schedule.

1. Download and read the full admission policy PDF from uhs.edu.pk.
2. Work out your aggregate now with the 50/40/10 formula — public-sector competition is merit-only once the portal opens.
3. Watch uhs.edu.pk for the prospectus and the online portal opening dates, which will follow this policy.

Verified on 15 October 2026 against the official Government of Punjab notification (No. SO(ME-II)2-1/2026, dated Lahore 14 October 2026), posted as "Admission Policy MBBS BDS Session 2026-27" on the UHS homepage.

• Admission Policy MBBS BDS Session 2026-27 (PDF)

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