--- title: "PMDC orders universities to ensure smooth and transparent MDCAT" description: "Most outlets led with the directive from the Pakistan Medical and Dental Council (PMDC) to universities to ensure the smooth and transparent conduct of the MDCAT. Dawn emphasized the instruction to ensure a \"smooth and transparent\" test, while Daily Times highlighted the call for \"foolproof\" and \"fair\" arrangements. Both excerpts framed the focus as ensuring the integrity of the upcoming exam." url: https://harzaviya.com/stories/7785-pm-dc-orders-foolproof-mdcat-arrangements site: HarZaviya language: en --- # PMDC orders universities to ensure smooth and transparent MDCAT pakistan · updated 11 Sep 2026, 2:26 AM PKT · 10–11 Sep 2026 · 2 articles from 2 outlets **HarZaviya summary** — how 2 outlets covered this, generated automatically from their headlines and excerpts: > Most outlets led with the directive from the Pakistan Medical and Dental Council (PMDC) to universities to ensure the smooth and transparent conduct of the MDCAT. Dawn emphasized the instruction to ensure a "smooth and transparent" test, while Daily Times highlighted the call for "foolproof" and "fair" arrangements. Both excerpts framed the focus as ensuring the integrity of the upcoming exam. ## Same story from 2 outlets Each outlet's own headline, most recent first — read any at its source. - **Daily Times** — [PM&DC orders foolproof MDCAT arrangements](https://dailytimes.com.pk/1551118/pmdc-orders-foolproof-mdcat-arrangements/) · 11 Sep 2026, 2:26 AM PKT > President Pakistan Medical & Dental Council (PM&DC) Prof Dr Rizwan Taj on Thursday directed all concerned authorities to ensure transparent, fair and secure conduct of the Medical and Dental Colleges Admission Test (MDCAT) 2026, scheduled for September 20. Chairing a high-level meeting to review preparations for the examination, he stressed strict adherence to PM&DC policies […] - **Dawn** — [PMDC directs universities to ensure smooth and transparent conduct of MDCAT](https://www.dawn.com/news/2028898/pmdc-directs-universities-to-ensure-smooth-and-transparent-conduct-of-mdcat) · 10 Sep 2026, 8:17 PM PKT · 87% identical wording to the newest filing > ISLAMABAD: The Pakistan Medical and Dental Council (PMDC) on Thursday directed universities to ensure that the Medical and Dental College Admission Test (MDCAT), scheduled for September 20, is conducted in a smooth and transparent manner. Passing the MDCAT is mandatory for admission to medical and dental colleges in Pakistan. Every year, up to 200,000 candidates appear for the test, while aroun... ## 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). - [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 · 84% related - [PMDC clarifies its role in MDCAT 2026](https://harzaviya.com/stories/11736-pm-dc-clarifies-its-role-in-mdcat-2026) · 2 Oct 2026 · 3 outlets · 83% 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 · 83% related - [Punjab finalises security plan for MDCAT 2026](https://harzaviya.com/stories/9101-punjab-home-dept-finalises-security-plan-for-mdcat) · 19 Sep 2026 · 3 outlets · 2 developments · 82% related - [PMDC bars MDCAT candidates from taking question papers home](https://harzaviya.com/stories/8637-pmdc-bars-candidates-from-taking-mdcat-question-papers-home) · 17 Sep 2026 · 3 outlets · 2 developments · 81% related 2 articles from 2 outlets, 10–11 Sep 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.