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7Q.20 What types of seats are available in public sector medical/dental institutionsof Punjab?Ans:The following categories of seats are available in medical/dental colleges of thePunjab:(A) Open merit(B) Reserved Seats.Reserved seats are further divided into following categories:(i)Disabled Students(ii)Underdeveloped Districts including Cholistan(iii)FATA(iv)Azad Jammu & Kashmir(v)Gilgit-Baltistan (Northern Areas)(vi)Foreign Students under Pakistan Technical Assistance Programme(vii)Children of Overseas Pakistanis/Dual Nationality Holders of PakistaniOrigin(viii)Reciprocal (Inter-Provincial) seats(ix)Goodwill seats for BalochistanQ.21 How many seats are available for disabled students in medical/dentalinstitutions? What is the criterion for admission against these seats?Ans:There are 20 seats (19 MBBS 01 BDS) for disabled students in medical/dentalinstitutions of the Punjab. The distribution is as follows:CollegeKing Edward Medical University (KEMU), LahoreAllama Iqbal Medical College (AIMC), LahoreNishtar Medical University (NMU), MultanFatima Jinnah Medical University (FJMU), LahoreServices Institute of Medical Sciences (SIMS), LahoreFaisalabad Medical University, (FMU) FaisalabadRawalpindi Medical University (RMU), RawalpindiQuaid-e-Azam Medical College (QAMC), BahawalpurSheikh Zayed Medical College (SZMC), Rahim Yar KhanSargodha Medical College (SMC), Sargodhade‟Montmorency College of Dentistry (DCD), LahoreSeats for theDisabled0202020202020202020101The criteria for admission against these seats is as follows:a.The admission against these seats shall be carried out strictly on merit fromamongst the Punjab-domiciled candidates who apply for these seats andwho have already appeared in the Entrance Test for the session andpassed HSSC/F.Sc. (Pre-Medical) or equivalent examination with aminimum of 60%(660/1100) marks.

8b.The candidate shall have to attach a certificate from a government certifiedspecialist about the nature of his/her disability. Such certificate, however,will only make him/her eligible to apply against the reserved seats.c.A Medical Board constituted by the Chairman Admission Board will makefinal decision about the eligibility of the candidate for admission against thereserved seats.d.The Medical Board shall consist of following committees each comprising 3to 5 experts in the relevant filed:i.Physical Disability Committeeii. Visual Disability Committeeiii. Hearing Disability Committeee.Disability for the purpose of admission to medical and dental institutions isdefined as a physical impairment that has a substantial andpermanent, adverse effect on candidate’s ability to carry out normalday-to-day activities and puts him/her at disadvantage as comparedto a normal person for acquiring education before entering a medicalor dental institution. Here: ‘substantial’ means neither minor nor trivial ‘permanent’ means that the effect of the impairment is likely to last forthe rest of the person’s life ‘normal day-to-day activities’ include mobility, manual dexterity, speech,hearing, seeing, understanding danger, and memory.f.The threshold of disability will be judged by the Medical Board, according toa structured criterion.g.The Merit List of disabled candidates shall be finalized on the basis of interse merit.h.The decision of the Medical Board shall be final.

9Q.22 How many underdeveloped districts’ seats are available in public sectormedical/dental institutions of the Punjab? What are the criteria foradmission against these 03 for tribalarea)1-(02 for tribalarea)1441-326MBBSBDS(for tribalarea)11211182411.D.G. Khan2.Muzzafargarh3.Rajanpur(02 for tribalarea)1-(1 for tribalarea)1(for ayyah-1521182Total1861015664912Grand Total611.The candidate must have a domicile of the same District Area.2.The candidate must have studied, from class one to twelve, from the same district.He/she shall have to submit original certificates from Head Masters/ Principals of theconcerned institutions where he/she has studied from class one to twelve. Thesecertificates should be duly verified by the concerned EDO (Education) and DEO(Colleges), and countersigned by the District Co- ordination Officer (DCO) of thesame district.3.Candidates belonging to those tribal areas where there are no high schools orcolleges available or the facility for teaching science subjects does not exist, they musthave obtained their education from Class-1 to Class-12 from the district in which theirrespective tribal area falls and have passed their SSC and HSSC examinations fromthe relevant Board of Intermediate and Secondary Education.4.The candidates from these areas can also apply against open merit seats. Thesereserved seats will be in addition to any number of candidates being admitted on openmerit from these districts. The candidates from each of the above six districts, admittedor not admitted on open merit, can compete within their districts for reserved seats.5.The merit list of candidates of under-developed districts will be displayed on districtbasis after ascertaining merit from amongst the candidates of the specific districtsubject to fulfillment of all other requirements and after verification of their documentsfrom the concerned authorities.

106.The candidates eligible for admission against both open merit as well as reserved seatscan avail only one seat. The Provincial Admission Committee will allocate a seat tosuch a candidate purely on merit in a college of his/her choice listed higher as perhis/her order of preference in his/her admission form. For example, if a candidate isbeing admitted, according to his/her order of preference, in college number 10 on OpenMerit, and in college number 8 on Under-Developed Districts‟ Seats, his admission willbe finalized in the latter category7.Students admitted against these reserved seats from under-developed districts will berequired to submit a Surety Bond on stamp paper (Annex-II of the Prospectus), dulyattested for amount of Rs.500, 000/- and with an undertaking that he/she shall serve inhis/her district of domicile for at least five years or in default thereof pay Rs. Five Lac inlump sum to the Government of the Punjab.Q.23How many seats are reserved for FATA students in Punjab? What is theprocedure for admission?Ans:There are 17 seats reserved for the students of FATA in Punjab. The distribution isas follows:CollegeNo. of SeatsKing Edward Medical University (KEMU), Lahore01Allama Iqbal Medical College (AIMC), Lahore01Nishtar Medical University (NMU), Multan01Fatima Jinnah Medical University (FJMU), Lahore08Faisalabad Medical University, (FMU) Faisalabad01Rawalpindi Medical University (RMU), Rawalpindi01Quaid-e-Azam Medical College (QAMC), Bahawalpur01de‟Montmorency College of Dentistry (DCD), Lahore01Nishtar Institute of Dentistry (NID), Multan02Total17The admission against these seats will be made by the Ministry of States andFrontier Regions (SAFRON) through Khyber Medical College, Peshawar. Thecandidates will be required to appear in the Entrance Test of KPK. A JointAdmission Committee will select the candidates on merit and the nomination foradmission shall be made by a Nominating Agency of SAFRON.FATA candidates are advised to contact Khyber Medical College, Peshawar foradmission against reserved seats in Punjab. For further information they can visitwww.safron.gov.pk.

11Q.24 How many seats for the students of Azad Jammu & Kashmir are reserved inpublic sector medical and dental institutions of the Punjab? What are thecriteria for admission against these seats?Ans:There are a total of 49 seats (46 MBBS 03 BDS) reserved for students of AzadJammu & Kashmir in Punjab. The distribution is as follows:CollegeKing Edward Medical University (KEMU), LahoreAllama Iqbal Medical College (AIMC), LahoreNishtar Medical University (NMU), MultanFatima Jinnah Medical University (FJMU), LahoreServices Institute of Medical Sciences (SIMS), LahoreFaisalabad Medical University, (FMU) FaisalabadRawalpindi Medical University (RMU), RawalpindiQuaid-e-Azam Medical College (QAMC), BahawalpurSheikh Zayed Medical College (SZMC), Rahim Yar Khande‟Montmorency College of Dentistry (DCD), LahoreTotalNo. of Seats0101042302040504020349For admission against these seats the candidate must have the domicile of anydistrict of AJK or be a refugee of Jammu & Kashmir having State SubjectCertificate. Such a candidate will appear in the State Entrance Test arrange by theGovernment of Azad Jammu & Kashmir. The candidate will apply to JointAdmission Committee of AJK for nomination against reserved seats in Punjab.For further information, they may contact:Chairman Joint Admission CommitteePh: 05822-920527, 05827-920453E-mail: jac.ajk@hotmail.comQ.25 What is the procedure of admission against reserved seats of Gilgit-Baltistan(Northern Areas)? How many seats are reserved for students of GB inPunjab?Ans: The candidate having domicile of Gilgit-Baltistan (Northern Areas) can applyagainst these seats. These candidates are required to appear in the AdmissionTest of the Punjab. For nomination, the candidate shall apply to the Directorate ofEducation, Gilgit-Baltistan (Ph: 05811-960001).There are 64 seats reserved for Gilgit-Baltistan in public sector medical/dentalcolleges of the Punjab. The distribution is as follows:CollegeKing Edward Medical University (KEMU), LahoreAllama Iqbal Medical College (AIMC), LahoreNishtar Medical University (NMU), MultanFatima Jinnah Medical University (FJMU), LahoreServices Institute of Medical Sciences (SIMS), LahoreFaisalabad Medical University, (FMU) FaisalabadRawalpindi Medical University (RMU), RawalpindiQuaid-e-Azam Medical College (QAMC), BahawalpurNumber of Seats0808010803020918

12Sheikh Zayed Medical College (SZMC), Rahim Yar Khande‟Montmorency College of Dentistry (DCD), LahoreNishtar Institute of Dentistry (NID), MultanTotal02030264Q.26 How can foreign students get admission to public sector medical/dentalinstitutions of the Punjab? What is their fee structure?Ans: Foreign students can apply against 85 seats (72 MBBS 13 BDS) reserved forthem in public sector medical/dental institutions of the Punjab under PakistanTechnical Assistance Programme (PTAP). The fee structure of students admittedon these seats is same as local students.The criteria and procedure of admission is as follows:1.Foreign students and students of Pakistani-origin having dual nationality canapply against these seats if:i.The applicant and his/her parents hold a permanent foreign nationality(dual-nationality for Pakistani-origin applicants).In case of studentsfrom friendly countries, parents‟ nationality evidence is not required.ii.The applicant has physically studied and passed HSSC/12th gradeexamination from outside Pakistan during his/her stay abroad, havinga certificate from the institution last attended.iii.The applicant has scored minimum of 60% marks in HSSC/ 12th gradeexamination.iv.The applicant has either appeared in the Admission Test of thePunjab OR passed SAT-II examination with a minimum score /Mathematics OR passed American MCAT with minimumaggregate score of 24. The validity period of SAT II/MCAT scoresshall be two years for the purpose of admission.v.The applicant has valid TOEFL or IELTS with a score of 500 or 5.5respectively in case he/she has obtained his/her requiredqualifications from those institutions where the medium ofinstruction for these qualifications is not English (An alternate toTOEFL and IELTS is a certification by NUML Islamabad after one yearEnglish language course).2.The applicants seeking admission to medical/dental institutions of thePunjab under this category should submit their applications through their

13own governments/embassies to the Government of Pakistan (EconomicAffairs Division, Islamabad) which will make necessary selection andallocation on the basis of Merit/Choice/ Availability.3.The nominations against these seats, shall be communicated to the HealthDepartment, Government of the Punjab, by Economic Affairs Division,Islamabad, for onwards transmission to the concerned institutions.4.Applications submitted directly to the Government of the Punjab, shallnot be entertained.For further information:Section Officer(PTAP/CP/FS)Tele: 92-51- 9201868Economic Affairs Division,Room No.505, Block “C”,Pakistan Secretariat, Islamabad.Fax: 92-51-9211822, Website: www.ead.gov.pkThe distribution of these seats is as follows:CollegeNumber of SeatsKing Edward Medical University (KEMU), Lahore05Allama Iqbal Medical College (AIMC), Lahore05Nishtar Medical University (NMU), Multan10Fatima Jinnah Medical University (FJMU), Lahore21Faisalabad Medical University, (FMU) Faisalabad10Rawalpindi Medical University (RMU), Rawalpindi10Quaid-e-Azam Medical College (QAMC), Bahawalpur11de‟Montmorency College of Dentistry (DCD), Lahore13Total85Q.27 Are there any seats reserved for the Children Overseas Pakistanis/DualNationality holders of Pakistan Origin? What is the criterion for admissionsagainst these seats?Ans:(a)The Government of the Punjab, vide Notification No: S.O.(ME)9-4/2015,dated 10th August, 2015, has converted 76 Foreign Self-Finance Seats (72MBBS and 04 BDS) already earmarked in public sector medical and dentalcolleges of the Punjab, into Open Merit Seats for the Children of OverseasPakistanis/Dual Nationality Holders of Pakistani Origin with effect from theSession 2015-16.(b)The selection against these 76 reserved seats shall now be made by theUniversity of Health Sciences (UHS) Lahore.

14(c)The distribution of these seats shall be as legeKing Edward Medical College LahoreAllama Iqbal Medical College LahoreNishtar Medical University MultanFatima Jinnah Medical University LahoreFaisalabad Medical University FaisalabadRawalpindi Medical University RawalpindiQuaid-e-Azam Medical College BahawalpurServices Institute of Medical Sciences, LahoreShaikh Khalifa Bin Zayed Al NahyanMedical, LahoreNawaz Sharif Medical College GujratShaikh Zayed Medical College, Rahim Yar KhanSargodha Medical College, Sargodhade'Montmorency College of Dentistry LahoreNishtar Institute of Dentistry, MultanTotalGrand The fee structure for these 76 reserved seats shall be the same as that forOpen Merit Seats for local students. The detail is available in the Prospectusof the current session.(e)Eligibility Criteria for Children of Overseas Pakistanis:(i)“Overseas Pakistani” is defined as any person holding a PakistaniPassport/ NIC/ NICOP/ POC or any other official document providinghis/her Nationality and is stationed abroad.(ii)The candidate and/or his/her parents (real father and/or mother) havevalid Residence Permit/Iqama of a foreign country duly verified by theEmbassy of Pakistan concerned.(iii)The candidate and/or his/her parents (real father and/or mother) havevalid Domicile of any district of Punjab.(iv)The Parents (real father and/or mother) have valid OverseasPakistanis Foundation (OPF) membership.(v)Parents (real father and/or mother) should have not less than 05 yearsof continuous stay back from the date of submission of application, ina foreign country as verified by concerned Embassy of Pakistan. Ifthey have resided in more than one foreign country during last fiveyears, they shall provide the certificates from all relevant Embassies ofPakistan.

alentexamination with minimum of 60 per cent marks either from abroad orPakistan. The subjects in HSSC/equivalent examination must includeBiology and Chemistry.(vii) The candidate has either appeared in the Admission Test of thePunjab for the current session or has appeared in SAT II examinationscoring a minimum of 550/800 marks each in Chemistry, Biology andPhysics/Mathematics or has cleared MCAT of United States with anaggregate score of 24 (498 in new system) and above. The scores ofAdmission Test of Punjab are valid for one year, that is, for currentsession only whereas the validity of SAT II and MCAT scores is twoyears. (Note: For admission against local Open Merit seatsappearance in Admission Test of Punjab is mandatory).(f)Eligibility Criteria for Children of Dual Nationality Holders of PakistaniOrigin:(i)“Dual Nationality Holder” means a Pakistani citizen holdingboth Pakistani and Foreign citizenship/nationality with proof ofsuch citizenship/nationality.(ii)The candidate and/or his/her parents (real father and/or mother)have dual nationality.(iii)The candidate and/or his/her parents (real father and/or mother)have valid Domicile of any district of Punjab.(iv)The candidate has passed HSSC (Pre-Medical)/ equivalent examinationwith minimum of 60 per cent marks either from abroad or Pakistan. Thesubjects in HSSC/equivalent examination must include Biology andChemistry.(v)The candidate has either appeared in the Admission Test of the Punjabfor the current session or has appeared in SAT II examination scoring aminimumof550/800marks eachinChemistry,BiologyandPhysics/Mathematics or has cleared MCAT of United States with anaggregate score of 24(498 in new system) and above. The scores ofAdmission Test of Punjab are valid for one year that is for currentsession only whereas the validity of SAT II and MCAT scores is twoyears. (Note: For admission against local Open Merit seatsappearance in Admission Test of Punjab is mandatory).

16Q.28 I have domicile of Balochistan/KPK/Sindh. How can I apply for admissionin MBBS/BDS in Punjab?Ans: For BalochistanThe candidate having domicile of Balochistan can apply for admission against27 MBBS seats (20 goodwill 04 reciprocal 02 federal quota for girls in FJMU 01 federal quota for girls of PATA, Balochistan in FJMU), reserved in medicalInstitutions of Punjab.The candidates have to appear in the Admission Test of Balochistan and arerequired to apply at Bolan Medical College Quetta (Ph: 081-9213070) fornomination.For KPKFor KPK students, there are 08 MBBS seats (one on reciprocal basis 05federal quota for girls in FJMU 02 federal quota for girls of PATA, KPK inFJMU) reserved in the medical institutions of Punjab. The candidates arerequired to appear in the admission test of KPK and apply at Khyber MedicalCollege Peshawar for nomination.For SindhThere are 09 MBBS seats reserved for female students of Sindh in FJMU,Lahore under Federal quota.The seats are distribution to different institutions of Sindh as follows:InstitutesDow University of Health Sciences, KarachiLiaquat University of Medical & Health Sciences, JamshoroJinnah Sindh Medical University, KarachiShaheed Mohtarma Benazir Bhutto Medical University, LarkanaGhulam Muhammad Mehar Medical College, SukkurTotalSeats020202020109The candidates should apply at their respective university after passing therespective admission test of Sindh.Q.29 Are there any seats reserved in other provinces for Punjab domiciledcandidates? What is the procedure for applying against these seats?Ans: There are 14 MBBS seats reserved in the medical colleges of Bolochistan, KPKand Azad Jammu & Kashmir for Punjab domiciled candidates. The distribution isas follows:CollegeSeatsBolan Medical College, Quetta,Khyber Medical University, PeshawarMohtarma Benazir Bhutto Shaheed Medical College, Mirpur, AJ&KAzad Ja

can also appear in the Admission Test of the Punjab for admission against seats reserved for them in government medical/dental colleges. However, they are exempted from Admission Test provided they have passed SAT II (SAT Subject) in Chemistry, Biology and Physics/Mathematics with a minimum of 550/800 marks