MDCAT paper withheld, candidates demand clarity

Summary

• The release of the answer key and results of the Medical and Dental College Admission Test (MDCAT) in Sindh has raised questions after candidates were not given access to the question paper.
• It has now emerged that the Pakistan Medical and Dental Council (PMDC) had instructed universities not to release the question paper.
• He nevertheless said the university remained bound by the PMDC’s instructions and could release the question paper only after receiving approval from the council.

AI Generated Summary

The release of the answer key and results of the Medical and Dental College Admission Test (MDCAT) in Sindh has raised questions after candidates were not given access to the question paper.

More than 33,000 candidates appeared in the MDCAT across Sindh on September 20. More than 9,000 of them were from Karachi.

The question paper was not released after the examination. Candidates were instead provided with carbon copies of their Optical Mark Recognition (OMR) answer sheets.

It has now emerged that the Pakistan Medical and Dental Council (PMDC) had instructed universities not to release the question paper.