Candidates of Punjab
Domicile, Federal Capital area, AJ&K, and Northern areas applying
for admission to the First Year MBBS against open merit/Self
Finance/Reserved seats
(except those nominated by Economic
Affair Division, Islamabad) are required to pass the Entry Test
with a minimum score of 40% otherwise they will not be eligible
for admission. The Entry Test will be valid for the same session
only.
Schedule:
NOT ANNOUNCED YET
Eligibility:
1).
Applicants having domicile of Punjab and Federal Capital Area
shall be eligible to apply for admission in Government Medical and
Dental Colleges of Punjab.
2). Applicants must have secured 715/1100 unadjusted marks in F.Sc
(Pre-medical) or equivalent examination (excluding
the marks of Hafiz-e-Quran).
3).
Candidates are required to pass the Entry Test with a minimum of
40% marks.
4). (i)
Candidates who
possess qualifications equivalent to intermediate (Pre-Medical)
in the subjects of Physics, Chemistry, Biology and English can
apply for admission. The equivalence of qualification and calculation
of marks of the candidates holding qualification other than F.Sc
(pre-medical) will be determined by the Inter Board Committee
of Chairmen, Islamabad. (IBCC)
(ii) The
Chairman Admission Board reserves the right to scrutinize the
educational documents of such applicants. In case any discrepancy
is found with regard to the eligibility/ calculation of marks, of
any applicant, he will refer the matter back to the IBCC for reconsideration in
the light of discrepancy.
Address:
Secretary IBCC (Inter Board Committee of Chairmen)
Office No. 342, Street
No. 97, Sector -G-9/4
Islamabad. Ph: 051-2852041, 2851578
Fax: 051-2280665
5). The
applicant should be under 26 years of age on the last date of
submission of application.
6) Applicants from Azad Jammu & Kashir and Northern Areas
for admission to first year MBBS/BDS shall take the Entry Test
of the Punjab.
7) The applicant should be under 25 years
of age on the last date of submission of application.
8) Applicants from Azad Jammu & Kashmir and Northern Areas
for admission to first year MBBS/BDS shall take the Entry Test
of the Punjab.
GENERAL INSTRUCTIONS
1) For admission to Medical/Dental Colleges of the Punjab, Entry
Test will be held based on F.Sc. (pre-medical) or equivalent level
questions covering Physics, Chemistry, Biology and English, prescribed
by the Boards of Intermediate and Secondary Education Punjab and
the Federal Board of Intermediate and Secondary Education, Islamabad.
2) The Entry Test will comprise of four sections. There will be
220 multiple choice questions, 60 in Physics, 60 in Chemistry,
70 in Biology and 30 in English.
3) The duration of the
Test will be two and a half (2 ½) hours.
4) The candidate will be
provided with a question paper (Multiple Choice Questions), a
separate pre-printed answer sheet and a rough work sheet.
5) All rough work must be done on the rough
work sheet.
6) In the interest of fairness, no one
shall continue work even for a second after the Instructor has
asked that the work be stopped.
7) During the Test, do not talk, whisper,
or turn your eyes or head away from your own papers.
8) Any evidence of cheating
or non-compliance of instructions will disqualify the candidate
from the Test, and his/her name will be removed from the list
of the candidates for admission.
9) The candidate will write
the chosen alphabet in capital form with blue ballpoint in the
relevant space of the answer sheet. The candidate should think
before writing the alphabet because any crossing or over writing
will be treated as wrong.
10). The candidate should
not mark answers on the question paper.
C) INFORMATION ABOUT THE ANSWER
SHEET
1) The Test will be answered on a single, printed answer sheet.
2) Before attempting the Test, the candidate will have to write
his/her Admit Card Number (given on the Admit Card), his/her name
and father’s name very carefully in the space provided on
the answer sheet..
3) For each question, multiple choices
will be given. The candidate has to choose the correct / best
possible.
4) Each correct answer carries 5 marks;
1 mark will be deducted for each wrong answer as there will be
NEGATIVE MARKING.
5) The candidate should bring with him/her
the following:
i) Admit card
ii) A clip board
iii) Blue ball point
D) PROCEDURE
1) The Entry Test/Admission Packet may be obtained from the offices
of the following Medical Colleges during office hours on payment
of Rs.300/-:-
a) King Edward Medical College, Lahore . (MBBS)
b) Nishtar Medical College, Multan (MBBS,
BDS)
c) Quaid-I-Azam Medical College, Bahawalpur.
(MBBS)
d). Punjab Medical College, Faisalabad.
(MBBS)
e). Rawalpindi Medical College, Rawalpindi,
(MBBS)
f). de' Montmorency College of Dentistry,
Lhr. (BDS)
2 This Packet will include two admit cards,
two personal data sheets, admission application form and prospectus,
(Including appendix I, II).
3. Candidates for Entry Test will submit Admit Cards (both), Personal
Data Sheets (both) duly completed by the candidates along with
attested copies of their Matric, F.Sc. and domicile certificates
and Rs.700/- in cash as Entry Test Fee, at any centre convenient
to them by hand and not by post within the due date and time notified
in the advertisement. Applications received by post will not be
entertained. The Entry Test Centers are as under:
(i) King Edward Medical College, Lahore.
(ii) Nishtar Medical College, Multan.
(iii) Rawalpindi Medical College, Rawalpindi.
(iv) Punjab Medical College, Faisalabad.
(v) Quaid-e-Azam Medical College, Bahawalpur.
4.It is made clear that the
candidates will take the Entry Test at the same centre where the
Entry Test papers have been deposited. No change of centre will
be allowed under any circumstances.
5. Both the personal data
sheets and duplicate admit card will be retained by the admission
office, but the original admit card duly stamped will be returned
to the applicant. This admit card is a very important document
and will have to be produced by the candidate at the time of the
Entry Test.
Warning
a) Duplicate admit card will not be issued.
b) No applications for
admit card will be accepted after the date notified in the press.
6. The Entry Test will be held according to the notified date,
time and place, indicated on the admit card.
7. The result of the Entry Test will be declared and displayed
on the notice boards of all the medical and dental colleges of
Punjab.
8. Time limit for lodging
complaints against Entry Test results:
The candidate having any
complaint with regard to his/her Entry Test result, may lodge
a complaint within 15 days after the declaration of the Entry
Test result. No complaint will be entertained thereafter.
9. The applicants are required
to complete their admission applications (Appendix I & II)
with all the required documents so that as soon as the result
of the Entry Test is declared, the applications are ready for
submission.
10. Submission of admission applications:
The merit list will be
prepared based on available seats in open merit and accordingly
the eligible /intending candidates will be asked to submit their
admission applications on the prescribed form (Appendix-I &
II) as under:
a) FOR MBBS in the office
of the Chairman, Admission Board Medical Colleges /Principal Executive
Officer/Principal , King Edward Medical College, Nila Gumbad,
Lahore 54000.
b) FOR BDS in the office of the Chairman Admission Board, Dental
Colleges/ Principal, de'Montmorency College of Dentistry, Govt.
Nawaz Sharif Hospital, Yakki Gate, Lahore.
11. The candidates will
give their preferences for the medical colleges in the admission
form, which once given, shall be final and cannot be changed subsequently.
12. No application for admission will be considered unless fully
and completely made out on the prescribed admission application
form (Appendix I & II) by the candidate in his/her own handwriting.
13. All admission applications
must be accompanied with four Photostat copies of the following
certificates duly attested by a grade 17 officer or above (the
stamp affixed must be official name stamp of the officer
(i). Matriculation certificate/Senior
Cambridge Certificate.
(Birth certificate, if date of birth is not mentioned.)
(ii) Copies of detailed marks certificate of F.Sc. of the Board
of Intermediate and Secondary Education.
(iii) Character certificate
of F.Sc. of the college last attended.
(iv) Domicile certificate. Domicile certificate once submitted
with the application cannot be changed and shall be considered
as final. Any candidate found to have domicile of more than one
place will be disqualified for admission in medical colleges.
(v) Four attested photographs (passport size) of the candidate.
(vi) Original Affidavit (appendix I) on stamped paper of Rs.20/-
duly attested by the Judicial Magistrate.
(vii) Original certificates shall be produced by the candidate
at the time of admission.
14. The list of selected
candidates will be notified and displayed in the offices of all
the Government Medical and Dental Colleges of Punjab respectively.
15. Revision of result or improvement of marks by the Board after
the finalization of merit list shall not affect the merit list
of admissions of the current year in any way.
16. Any change in the schedule
of the Entry Test/ Admission procedure will be notified in the
major national daily newspapers
17. A candidate previously
admitted in any medical college of the country cannot apply for
fresh admission. He/she should apply for re-admission in the college
previously admitted.
18. Application for admission
along with the documents once received in the college office shall
not be returned. If, however, a candidate has submitted original
documents with his/her application he/she may withdraw the same
after the admission is completed.
19. Selection: The candidates
will be selected by the Admission Board comprising of the Principals
of all Government Medical Colleges of Punjab. The Principal, King
Edward Medical College, Lahore will be the Chairman of the Admission
Board and will preside over the interviews and selection meetings.
The decisions of Admission Board in respect of selection and admission
shall be final.
20. The merit list of candidates
will be prepared by the office of the Chairman, Admission Board.
The Chairman shall be competent to rectify the errors or omissions
found in the merit list /selection list at the time of selection
of candidates.
The Admission Board will
make selection from the merit list. The selection of the candidates
against the open merit seats shall be made according to merit
and allocation of college shall be made after giving due consideration
to candidate’s choice. After the selection against the open
merit seats, the selection against the reserved seats shall be
made on merit in each category.
Candidates applying for
open merit seats and self-finance seats will be considered for
selection simultaneously according to their declaration given
in the admission application form (Appendix-II)
Lastly, the selection for
the seats on reciprocal basis will be done on merit from the remaining
candidates on the integrated merit list.
21. If considered necessary,
the Admission Board may call any candidate for interview at his/her
own expenses.
22. The Admission Board
may refuse admission to any candidate who seems, for reasons to
be recorded in each case at the time of interview, to be unsuitable
or unlikely to become a good doctor. In case such a candidate
is admitted, he can be struck off the rolls of the college, after
issuing a notice to him/her to that effect.
23. i) Such candidates
whose particulars e.g. marks certificates or any other document
submitted with the application form are found to be incorrect
or wrong or whose authentication is doubtful will be struck off
the college roll, even if they have been admitted. A student can
be removed during the course of his/her study at any stage if
incorrect or wrong data have been submitted by such a student,
which formed the basis of his/her admission.
ii). The Principal also
reserves the right to forfeit fees and dues paid by such a candidate.
iii) A candidate making
any false statement is liable to any legal action, which the Government
may deem fit to take. Similarly, father/guardian making any false
statement is also liable to legal action.
iv) Any candidate detected
to have submitted forged certificates or fake documents with the
application form shall be permanently debarred from admission
to any medical/dental college in Punjab.
E) RULES FOR WORKING
OUT MERIT OF CANDIDATES
The following marks shall be added to the F.Sc. marks of the candidates
in order to prepare the final merit list:-'
Twenty (20) marks will be added for being a Muslim Hafiz-e-Quran,
subject to verification of the same by a committee constituted
by the Admission Board.
Note:- According to the
aggregate marks of F.Sc. and Entry Test, whenever two or more
than two candidates are bracketed, the one senior in age will
be given preference to the other for the purpose of admission.
F) FINAL MERIT LIST
The final merit list will be prepared as under: -
Adjusted marks in F.Sc./equivalent
examination ….70%
Entry Test marks.......………........................……..30%
G) MEDICAL FITNESS
REQUIREMENTS
The candidates shall be examined at the time of admission by a
Medical Board to be set up by the Principal of the college in
which the candidate shall be admitted. The candidate must be physically
and mentally fit according to the criteria for medical fitness/disability
laid down by the Admission Board. The candidate must produce certificate
to have been:
i). Inoculated against the enteric group of fevers within the
preceding 12 months.
ii). Fully vaccinated against Tetanus.
iii). Fully vaccinated against Hepatitis
"B" virus.
iv). Foreign students will
have to produce a certificate of their HIV status from prescribed
laboratories in Pakistan. If during the course of studies any
student is found to be positive for HIV infection, he/she shall
be repatriated at his/her own cost to his/her country of origin.
X-Ray of any part of the
body, or any other investigation if required will be at the candidate's
expense.
H) ADMISSION OF STUDENTS
(a) No student will be considered to have been admitted to any
college unless he/she has paid the college fees and other dues.
b). A student, who is admitted to the first year MBBS class of
the medical college because of his/her having paid the college
fee etc., but continuously absents himself/herself from the beginning
of first term of the college session for a period of four weeks
without any genuine reason, his/her admission will be cancelled
and the seat may be filled by the Chairman Admission Board on
the basis of merit as per rules.
(c) If a seat falls vacant,
the next candidate on merit in that category will be selected.
Admission will be closed after a lapse of a period of 3 months
from the start of first year MBBS class. However, if any vacancy
occurs as a result of a candidate having been struck off the college
roll on account of securing admission by fraudulent means it will
be filled in to safeguard the right of the next person on merit
list up to the end of the first year class. However, he/she will
not be permitted to appear in first year examination till he/she
has attended 66 percent lectures and 66 percent of practical classes
held.
(d) The Admission Board
will verify F.Sc. certificate and other certificates submitted
by the candidates as early as possible from the concerned Board/University/Authority.
The students whose certificates/documents are found incorrect
or wrong in any way shall not be considered for admission and
if admitted provisionally their admission will be cancelled without
any notice.