MBBS admission first merit list approved

LAHORE: The Provisional Admission Committee (PAC) for public and private sector medical and dental colleges in Punjab, on Friday, approved the first college-wise selection list for government medical institutions with last merit for MBBS at 91.2500 per cent.

The meeting of the committee was held at the University of Health Sciences (UHS) with Punjab Specialised Healthcare and Medical Education department secretary, Ali Jan Khan in the chair.

University of Health Sciences VC Prof Ahsan Waheed Rathore, University of Child Health Sciences VC Prof Masood Sadiq, University of Health Sciences Pro-VC Prof Nadia Naseem, FJMU Pro-VC, Prof Kamran Khalid, Additional Secretary Health Dr Sidra Saleem, and Deputy Secretary Dr Hafiz Muhammad Waseem attended the meeting.

The committee expressed satisfaction with the preparation of the selection list according to the schedule. Secretary health praised the performance of the University of Health Sciences admission team. The committee was informed that there are 3,047 open merit seats for MBBS in 16 government medical colleges.

King Edward Medical College (KEMC) Lahore retained its perennial popularity, closing with a merit of 93.69 percent. The last merit for Allama Iqbal Medical College, Lahore is 92.9364pc, Rawalpindi Medical College, Rawalpindi 92.39pc, Services Institute of Medical Sciences, Lahore 92.38 percent, Nishtar Medical College, Multan 92.22 percent, Ameer-ud-Din Medical College, Lahore 91.96 percent, Fatima Jinnah Medical College, Lahore 91.67 percent, Punjab Medical College, Faisalabad 91.62 per cent, Quaid-e-Azam Medical College, Bahawalpur 91.52 percent, Gujranwala Medical College, Gujranwala 91.49 percent, Khawaja Muhammad Safdar Medical College, Sialkot 91.43 percent, Sahiwal Medical College 91.37 percent, Nawaz Sharif Medical College, Gujrat 91.37pc, Sargodha Medical College 91.33pc, Sheikh Zayed Medical College, RY Khan 91.25pc, and DG Khan Medical College 91.25 percent.

The Provisional Admission Committee also endorsed selection lists for seats reserved for overseas Pakistanis, students with disabilities, and students from under-developed districts, all accessible on the University of Health Sciences website www.uhs.edu.pk. Successful candidates must submit their college fees by December 20, with the fee for government medical colleges set at Rs18,030, payable at any branch of the Bank of Punjab.

Subsequent to fee submission, candidates are required to report in writing to their respective medical colleges. The second selection list for MBBS is scheduled for release on December 22nd.