Re-organization of ‘MD CAT’ across Sindh including Karachi

Karachi: The MD CAT 2023 test for admission to medical and dental colleges and universities across Sindh, including Karachi, was conducted again. Fifteen thousand candidates took the test at the Karachi Expo Center.

Under the supervision of Dow University of Health Sciences, the entrance test MD CAT 2023 of medical and dental colleges and universities across Sindh, including Karachi, was held today, in which more than 41 thousand candidates from across the province participated.

In Karachi, MD CAT was conducted at the examination center established at Expo Center, in which around 15000 candidates participated, while 13000 candidates from Jamshoro, 4000 from Nawabshah and 9000 from Larkana participated in the examination.

Separate entry points were made for boys and girls at the Expo Center Karachi to avoid misogyny. In this regard, tight security arrangements were made to deal with any emergency, with law enforcement agencies including Rangers and Police along with ambulances and medical volunteers.

41000 candidates were tested for 3600 MBBS and 1190 BDS seats across the province.

Prof. Nazli Hussain, Pro-Vice Chancellor of Dow University of Health Sciences, told the media that 15 thousand students from Karachi participated in MD CAT, whose entry was made from Gate Number One, which is in front of Sui Southern Building.

Apart from Karachi, MD CAT was conducted again in Larkana, Hyderabad and Nawabshah, 13 thousand candidates from Jamshoro, 4 thousand from Nawab Shah and 9 thousand from Larkana participated. According to the arrangements, candidates were only allowed to bring their admit cards and identity cards to the examination centers, while the water bottles and food items given to the aspirants were taken from them.

Professor Nazli Hussain said that there are more than 3600 MBBS and 1100 BDS vacancies, for which more than 41 thousand candidates have participated in the test from all over Sindh.

The entry time for the candidates was from 7 am to 9:30 am, the exam started at 10:30 am on schedule, with the help of all the manpower and technology, efforts were made to maintain transparency, the candidates were allowed to use mobile phones and other electronic devices during the examination. Center carry was not allowed while DIG traffic was also taken on board.

During the examination, some candidates reached the examination center after the entry time, who were not allowed to sit in the examination. There was a rush of candidates and their parents outside the Karachi Expo Center from the time of entry in the morning, which caused severe traffic jams in the Expo Center and its surroundings. done

On the occasion of the return of the candidates after the examination, the rush became more intense due to which the Sir Shah Sulaiman Road in front of the Expo Center was closed for traffic. Due to the restriction of mobile phones with the candidates, the parents were facing serious problems.

Later, Caretaker Health Minister Sindh Dr. Saad Khalid Niaz visited the MDCAT examination center at the Expo Center and reviewed the arrangements. He also met the parents.

Caretaker Health Minister Sindh congratulated the Dow University Vice Chancellor Dr. Saeed Qureshi and his team for the excellent arrangements for the MD CAT exam.

Speaking to the media after reviewing the arrangements at the Expo Center, Sindh Caretaker Health Minister Dr. Saad Khalid Niaz said that it is a difficult process to test more than 41,000 children simultaneously across the province. In such a situation, it is not possible to satisfy everyone.

He said that conducting the examination of more than 15,000 children in Karachi in such a small budget is indeed a difficult task. We tried not to let the paper out. All the administrations were in touch till 2.30 am so that the paper is not out. According to our information, the paper has not been released. Increasing the number of examination centers and administrations increases the chances of paper outs.

According to focal person MD CAT, apart from Karachi, MD CAT test was also conducted again in Larkana, Hyderabad and Nawab Shah. 13,000 candidates from Hyderabad, 4,000 from Nawabshah and 9,000 from Larkana participated. There are 3600 MBBS seats and 1190 BDS seats across the province.

It should be noted that the Sindh Health Department had decided to conduct the test again after the release of the MD CAT paper on September 10.