PAMI KP Chapter
Eligibility Criteria
Category A: Open Merit
Eligibility for admission against open merit seats.- Any person seeking admission in any undergraduate medical or dental college in Pakistan against an open merit seat shall be eligible having fulfilled the following mandatory criteria:-
(a) have passed the MDCAT examination;
(b) obtained a Higher Secondary School Certificate qualification (“HSS”) or an equivalent 12th grade qualification recognized in Pakistan and having obtained a minimum of sixty percent (60%) marks therein, or a higher percentage as may be notified by the Pakistan Medical and Dental Council; and
(c) passed the mandatory subjects of biology and chemistry. The student may opt to qualify either physics or mathematics in the examination of the Higher Secondary School Certificate or an equivalent 12th grade qualification recognized in Pakistan:
Provided that the eligibility of candidates for Self-Finance / Overseas Pakistanis / Dual Nationals (Expatriates) seats and for Foreigners quota seats, including the alternatives to the MDCAT available to them, shall be as provided in regulations 8, 13 and 14.
Category B: Overseas/ Self-Finance/ Dual Nationals
Quota and eligibility.- (1) There shall be a 15% Quota for Self-Finance / Overseas Pakistanis / Dual Nationals (Expatriates) which shall be applicable to both public and private medical and dental colleges within their approved seat allocation purely on merit. Cumulative seats for Self-Finance / Overseas Pakistanis / Dual Nationals (Expatriates) admission in medical and dental institutions shall not exceed fifteen percent of total allocated seats.
(2) No candidate shall be eligible for admission against the Self-Finance / Overseas Pakistanis / Dual Nationals (Expatriates) seats in public or private medical and dental institutions unless the candidate-
(a) falls within the relevant definition prescribed under these regulations, and is not a Foreign National;
(b) has passed Intermediate / FSc / HSSC / A-Level / 12th grade examination or equivalent from within or outside Pakistan, accompanied by an equivalence certificate issued by the Inter Board Committee of Chairmen (IBCC), with Chemistry and Biology as mandatory subjects and the rest as optional subjects, and has secured at least 60% marks in such qualification;
(c) has taken one of the following: the MDCAT examination, the SAT-II (with a minimum score of 550 in each subject), the Foreign MCAT examination, or the UCAT examination with at least 50% marks in the required subjects.
Category C: Foreign Quota
Foreigners quota for postgraduate training.-
(1) Quota. One percent (1%) of the total postgraduate training positions, whether inducted under the Central Induction Policy or admitted under a university’s own postgraduate admission policy, shall be reserved as a Foreigners quota for postgraduate training.
(2) Eligibility. No foreign national shall be eligible for admission against this quota unless the candidate-
(a) is a Foreign National as defined in regulation 2, confirmed through NADRA, and, where applicable, the Form “X” declaration has been counter-verified with NADRA and the Ministry of Interior;
(b) in the case of a medical applicant, holds an undergraduate medical qualification from an institution satisfying the ECMG eligibility or accreditation pathway prescribed by the Council; and, in the case of a dental applicant, holds a dental qualification recognised by the competent regulatory authority of the country of qualification and satisfying such recognition criteria as may be prescribed by the Council
(c) holds a sponsor / admission letter and an active license to practice from the country of origin;
(d) holds a valid passport and, after the offer of admission and before entry into Pakistan, obtains a valid study visa;
(e) has obtained clearance from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Ministry of Interior, which clearance and documentation shall be completed before the foreign national enters Pakistan for the purpose of undertaking the training; and
(f). fulfils the requirements of the Central Induction Policy or the admission policy of the concerned university, as the case may be.
Important Dates
- Admission Portal Opens: 06 october 2026
- Last Date for Submission: 09 November 2026
- Provisional Merit List: 11 November 2026
- Objections / Claims on Provisional Merit: 11 - 12 November 2026
- Appellate Scrutiny Committee: 16 November 2026
- Final Merit List: 24 November 2026
- Placement in Colleges: 08 December 2026 - 07 January 2027
Merit Weightage
How to Apply
Visit KMU's Portal: caspr.kmu.edu.pk
Register yourself by Creating an Account
Fill the Online Application Form
Select preferred PAMI KP member colleges
Upload the Required Documents
Pay Online Application Fees
Submit Form and Download Acknowledgment Slip
Required Documents
- Matric & F.Sc certificates
- MDCAT result card
- Domicile & CNIC/B-Form
- Passport-size photo
- IBCC equivalence (for foreign students)