SHC orders to re-conduct MDCAT within four weeks

KARACHI; Sindh High Court(SHC) has ordered the authorities to  re-conduct the Medical & Dental College Admission Test(MDCAT) again within four weeks for admissions in government medical and dental colleges and universities.

Petitions against alleged irregularities in MDCAT were heard in the Sindh High Court.

During the hearing, the court remarked that the committee had been ordered to be formed on the previous hearing, did the committee do any work or did they sleep at home.

The committee chairperson Shereen Narejo submitted the report to the court. The court said that the prim responsibility was Pakistan Medical and Dental Council (PMDC) and Dow University of Health Sciences(DUHS). “If there were no irregularities in the examination as per the report, the petitioners will be heard”.

Shireen Narejo said that the committee has checked the examination system of DUHS and also reviwed the statements and evidence of the petitioners . She said some students have contacted that the examination should not be repeated and the statements of such students have also been taken. She stated that investigations have found flaws in the examination system and the system has been compromised at various points.

The court observed that the mechanism has been compromised meaning the paper has been leaked. On which Shireen Narejo said there were answers and various questions on WhatsApp.

Giving summ judgment on the petitions against the alleged irregularities in the MDCAT, the court has ordered to retake the MDCAT test in a month.