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No grace marking in MDCAT retest: Inquiry report reveals

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ISLAMABAD: The inquiry into the Medical and Dental College Admission Test (MDCAT) retest by Shaheed Zulfiqar Ali Bhutto Medical University (SZABMU) has been finished, and the findings report is ready for filing in the high court.

The inquiry was started after candidates claimed that the retest had grace marking, however, no such trace of grace marking has been found in the report.

The inquiry report, which showed that 2,061 students scored more than 170 marks—1,496 students from Punjab—was drafted by a special nine-member committee set up by the Pakistan Medical and Dental Council (PMDC).

Over 12,500 students from coast to coast took the retest on December 30, 2024. Following the usual competitive test protocol, SZABMU ran precursory and post-exam analyses to guarantee the test’s honesty.

The MDCAT 2024 repeat was conducted by order of the Sindh High Court (SHC) following reports of a paper leak; this is noteworthy.

IBA Sukkur was assigned by the Sindh government to administer the Medical and Dental College Admission Test 2024 entrance examination; the Pakistan Medical and Dental Council (PMDC) has been made aware of the revised MDCAT 2024 calendar.

Along the same line, the Medical and Dental College Admission Test (MDCAT 2024) was set to run again in Islamabad on December 22. More than 30 examination centers were set up throughout Islamabad to handle the 17,597 retake candidates.

Staff Reporter

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