The syllabus for the Medical and Dental College Admission Test MDCAT 2023 has been released by the Pakistan Medical Commission. The syllabus was developed after collaboration with numerous stakeholders, and no item was left out of any Pakistani board’s present syllabus. The MDCAT 2023 syllabus will be revealed following the National Medical and Dental Council meeting on June 4, 2023.
The subject weightage in MDCAT is the same as in 2022. According to the specifics, 34% of the MDCAT questions will be from Biology, 27% from Chemistry, 27% from Physics, 9% from English, and 3% from Logical thinking. The MDCAT paper will have a total of 200 MCQs based on the allowed percentage.
MDCAT 2023 Structure
- Total number of MCQs: 200
- Duration of MDCAT: 3.5 hours
- Format: Paper-based MCQs
- Minimum pass marks for Medical College Admission: 65%
- Minimum pass marks for Dental College Admission: 55%
- No negative marking
MDCAT 2023 Difficulty level
- 20 % MCQs —– Easy
- 60% MCQs ——Moderate
- 20% MCQs ——Hard
In Biology, Chemistry, and Physics sections, 70% of questions will be recalled and 30% will be application-level.
Content list for Biology syllabus for MDCAT 2023
- Biodiversity (acellular life/ variety of life)
- Bio-energetic
- Biological Molecules
- Cell Structure and Function
- Coordination and control/ nervous & chemical Coordination
- Diversity among Animals
- Enzymes
- Evolution
- Life process in Animals & Plants (nutrition/ gaseous exchange/ transport)
- Prokaryotes
- Reproduction
- Support & Movement
- Variation & genetics/ inheritance
Content list for Chemistry syllabus for MDCAT 2023
- Introduction to fundamental concepts of chemistry
- Atomic Structure
- Gases
- Liquids
- Solids
- Chemical Equilibrium
- Reaction Kinetics
- Thermo-chemistry and Energetics of chemical reactions
- Electrochemistry
- Chemical bonding
- S and p block elements
- Transition Elements
- Fundamental principles of organic chemistry
- Chemistry of Hydrocarbons
- Alkyl halides
- Alcohols & phenols
- Aldehydes and Ketones
- Carboxylic acid
- Macromolecules
Content list for Physics syllabus for MDCAT 2023
- Force and motion
- Work and energy
- Rotational and circular motion
- Waves
- Thermodynamics
- Electrostatics
- Current Electricity
- Electromagnetism
- Electromagnetic Induction
- Electronics
- Dawn of Modern Physics
- Atomic spectra
- Nuclear Physics
Content list for English for MDCAT 2023
High and low-frequency words from the course book, or words chosen from similar contexts or situations known to HSSC and CIE students.
- All present, and past tenses
- Four types of sentences,
- Conditionals Types of clauses
- Fragments
Logical Reasoning
- Critical Thinking
- Letter and symbol series
- Logical deduction
- Logical problems
- Course of action
- Cause & effect