MDCAT retake 'postponed' in Islamabad amid PTI’s Nov 24 protest

The Medical and Dental College Admission Test (MDCAT) 2024 retake in Islamabad has been postponed in the wake of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf’s (PTI) planned November 24 protest, ARY News reported on Friday, quoting sources.

According to the sources, Shaheed Zulfikar Bhutto Medical University (SZAMBU) will now be conducted on December 8 (Sunday).

Earlier, SZAMBU announced the re-conduct of admission tests on November 24 following the Islamabad High Court (IHC) directive to retake the tests in Islamabad and Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK).

It may be noted in October, the Islamabad High Court (IHC) set aside the Medical and Dental College Admission Test (MDCAT) 2024 results and ordered to reconduct it.

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In its order, the IHC maintained that the MDCAT paper was out syllabus, directing the Shaheed Zulfikar Ali Medical Bhutto University to reconduct the same within a month.

According to the IHC, the Pakistan Medical and Dental Council (PMDC) also declared the paper out of syllabus.

IHC’s Justice Arbab Muhammad Tahir issued a one-page order, directing the Shaheed Zulfikar Ali Medical Bhutto University to reconduct test of the Islamabad based applicants

In which it was said that the applicants of Islamabad limits should take the MD CAT exam again, Shaheed Zulfiqar Bhutto University will conduct the MD CAT test again in a month.