--- title: "PMDC clarifies its role in MDCAT 2026" description: "Most outlets reported that the Pakistan Medical and Dental Council clarified it did not conduct the MDCAT 2026, noting that the exam was administered by universities nominated by provincial governments. Both excerpts framed the clarification as a response to the exam's administration, with no additional emphasis or framing differences observed." url: https://harzaviya.com/stories/11736-pm-dc-clarifies-its-role-in-mdcat-2026 site: HarZaviya language: en --- # PMDC clarifies its role in MDCAT 2026 pakistan · updated 2 Oct 2026, 6:21 AM PKT · 1–2 Oct 2026 · 3 articles from 3 outlets **HarZaviya summary** — how 3 outlets covered this, generated automatically from their headlines and excerpts: > Most outlets reported that the Pakistan Medical and Dental Council clarified it did not conduct the MDCAT 2026, noting that the exam was administered by universities nominated by provincial governments. Both excerpts framed the clarification as a response to the exam's administration, with no additional emphasis or framing differences observed. ## Same story from 3 outlets Each outlet's own headline, most recent first — read any at its source. - **Daily Times** — [PMDC clarifies its role in MDCAT 2026](https://dailytimes.com.pk/1561250/pmdc-clarifies-its-role-in-mdcat-2026/) · 2 Oct 2026, 6:21 AM PKT > The Pakistan Medical and Dental Council (PM&DC) has clarified that the MDCAT held on September 20, 2026 was conducted by universities nominated by the respective provincial and regional governments, and not by the Council. According to the Council’s spokesperson on Thursday, as per law, the universities must ensure the transparent conduct and integrity of the […] - **Associated Press of Pakistan** — [PM&DC clarifies its role in MDCAT 2026](https://www.app.com.pk/national/pmdc-clarifies-its-role-in-mdcat-2026/) · 1 Oct 2026, 4:49 PM PKT · 97% identical wording to the newest filing > The Pakistan Medical and Dental Council (PM&DC) has clarified that the MDCAT held on September 20, 2026 was conducted by universities nominated by the respective provincial and regional governments, and not by the Council. - **24 News HD** — [PMDC clarifies role in MDCAT 2026 conduct](https://www.24newshd.tv/01-Oct-2026/pmdc-clarifies-role-mdcat-2026-conduct) · 1 Oct 2026, 4:18 PM PKT · 93% identical wording to the newest filing > Pakistan Medical and Dental Council (PMDC) has clarified that it did not directly conduct the MDCAT 2026, saying the examination was administered by universities nominated by the provincial governments, reported 24NewsHD TV Channel. ## Part of a bigger story Other stories whose coverage resembles this one, nearest first. "% related" compares whole stories, not single articles — see [what the percentages mean](https://harzaviya.com/methodology). - [PMDC orders universities to ensure smooth and transparent MDCAT](https://harzaviya.com/stories/7785-pm-dc-orders-foolproof-mdcat-arrangements) · 11 Sep 2026 · 2 outlets · 83% related - [MDCAT 2026 rescheduled to September 20 on PM's directives](https://harzaviya.com/stories/2029-mdcat-2026-rescheduled-in-pakistan-check-new-date) · 7 Aug 2026 · 10 outlets · 3 developments · 81% related - [Over 138,000 candidates take MDCAT across Pakistan and Saudi Arabia](https://harzaviya.com/stories/8859-mdcat-2026-each-province-gets-2-separate-question-papers) · 21 Sep 2026 · 17 outlets · 5 developments · 78% related - [PMDC removes MDCAT requirement for Pakistani students applying to foreign medical colleges](https://harzaviya.com/stories/12459-pmdc-removes-mdcat-requirement-for-admission-to-foreign) · 6 Oct 2026 · 10 outlets · 78% related - [PMDC to Reopen MDCAT Registration Portal Next Week](https://harzaviya.com/stories/3119-pmdc-reopens-mdcat-2026-registration-portal-from-aug-17) · 13 Aug 2026 · 2 outlets · 77% related 3 articles from 3 outlets, 1–2 Oct 2026. Headlines and links belong to their outlets — HarZaviya links out and never copies article text. --- HarZaviya compares how Pakistani outlets cover the same story. It stores and shows each outlet's headline and a short excerpt, and links out — it never copies article text, and every headline belongs to the outlet that wrote it. It takes no stance on any outlet. Pages: [Top stories](https://harzaviya.com/) · [Latest headlines](https://harzaviya.com/feed) · [Archive](https://harzaviya.com/archive) · [Why](https://harzaviya.com/why) · [Sources](https://harzaviya.com/sources) · [Methodology](https://harzaviya.com/methodology) · [About](https://harzaviya.com/about) · [About the bot](https://harzaviya.com/about-bot) Trackers: [Gold prices](https://harzaviya.com/gold-prices) · [Fuel prices](https://harzaviya.com/fuel-prices) · [Stock exchange](https://harzaviya.com/stock-exchange) Any page on this site is available as markdown: send `Accept: text/markdown`, or add `.md` to the path.