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PMDC has admission powers: SHC
The Sindh Regional judicial body (SHC) has declared that setting admission criteria for medical colleges, including minimum marks for the Medical and Dental College Admission Test (MDCAT), falls within the domain of the Pakistan Medical and Dental Council (PMDC).
The provincial regional judicial body issued this command as it dismissed a legal challenge seeking reduction in the minimum marks for admission to the MBBS and the BDS programmes.
During the assembly session, the petitioner's counsel contended that the minimum requirement of 55% marks for the MBBS and 50% for the BDS had resulted in a large number of vacant seats due to strict criteria.
It was further submitted that Shaheed Mohtarma Benazir Bhutto Medical University had recommended lowering the minimum marks to 45% for the MBBS and 40% for the BDS. The PMDC's counsel, however, maintained that the admission directive and merit standards had been set under the council's body.
He informed the judiciary that 14,300 candidates in Sindh had secured the required marks, which is significantly higher than the total 4,400 available seats. He further stated that all seats in general medical colleges had already been filled while 284 seats in private colleges remained vacant due to high fees.
The judiciary stated under the statute, the PMDC has the body to determine admission directive and standards.
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