What to Do After the MDCAT Result: Step by Step to Admission

Step 1: Work out your aggregate

Punjab's admission policy for session 2026-27 fixes the merit formula at 10% Matric, 40% FSc (pre-medical) and 50% MDCAT. Put your three results into the MDCAT aggregate calculator; it also shows where that aggregate stood against last year's closing merits and gives you a link you can send to family or a teacher.

Step 2: Check that you are eligible

The MDCAT passing marks page checks your marks against these floors in one click.

Step 3: Apply on the UHS portal in time

UHS runs separate portals for MBBS (publicmbbs.uhs.edu.pk) and BDS (publicbds.uhs.edu.pk). For 2026-27 the MBBS portal was open from 16 to 30 October 2026 and the BDS portal opens from 15 to 30 December 2026; the processing fee is Rs 2,000, paid through Bank of Punjab or NBP (the 1Bill top-up option is not accepted). The full schedule, with a countdown to the next step, is on the UHS admission page.

Upload clear scans (PNG or JPG, under 500 KB each) of your Matric and FSc certificates, domicile, your CNIC or B-Form, a parent's CNIC and a photograph; quota applicants add their category documents. Incomplete applications are rejected and hard copies are not accepted.

Step 4: Fill the college preference list carefully

Public-sector applicants must select all colleges available for their seat category, in order of preference, and that order becomes final at the deadline. A college you leave out cannot be given to you later, even in upgradation. Read how to order your college preferences before you submit.

Step 5: Know where you stand

In the final 2025 UHS list, Punjab's public MBBS colleges closed between 93.51% (Narowal) and 94.87% (King Edward) on open merit, and public BDS between 93.42% and 93.46%. Private MBBS colleges closed far lower, from 61.00% to 90.84%. Enter your aggregate in the merit predictor to see every college marked Strong, Borderline or Unlikely, and the MDCAT merit list for the full tables.

Step 6: Watch the dates after you apply

1. Provisional order of merit (13 November 2026 for MBBS): check your marks and aggregate line by line. What to check and how to report a mistake.
2. Final order of merit (16 November) and the first college-wise selection list (17 November). Selected students pay the college fee within three working days and report to the college in writing, or the seat is lost.
3. Upgradation lists (23 November, 1 December and more if needed). What happens if your name is not in the first list.
4. Classes start on 1 February 2027 for MBBS and 1 March 2027 for BDS.

UHS publishes every list only on uhs.edu.pk and does not send call letters, so check the site on each date. You can add the official dates to your phone's calendar from the UHS admission page.

If your aggregate is below the public colleges

Private medical and dental colleges in Punjab run through the same UHS portal with a separate preference list and no limit on how many colleges you choose; a selected student deposits Rs 600,000 with UHS within three working days to hold the seat. NUMS (Army Medical College and affiliated colleges) has its own admission process with its own closing merits. Because MDCAT scores are valid for three years, you can also improve FSc marks or retake the MDCAT and apply next year.