ADMISSION IN

PRIVATE MEDICAL
COLLEGES
By
Sarah Khizar

PLEASE

DONT DISREGARD THIS

OPTION

CONSIDER FOR A SECOND:

Total students in MCAT in 2013:
41,677

Total seats on open merit in 2013:

3197
(3022 MBBS, 175 BDS)

41677

3197

YOU DO THE MATH!

ARE YOU ABSOLUTELY SURE YOULL GET IN?

YOUR OPTIONS:
Giving MCAT another try (but WILL you get in
THEN? )
DPT /D-Pharm/Allied Sciences
Changing your line of study
AND
PRIVATE MEDICAL SCHOOLS

COUNTRIES YOU MAY APPLY TO:

PAKISTAN
CHINA
RUSSIA
BANGLADESH

And Then There is.

Good Old PAKISTAN!

STATISTICS

Azad Kashmir: 1
Baluchistan: 1
Islamabad: 5
KPK:6
Punjab: 23
Sindh: 12
TOTAL: 53 (According to Wikipedia)

BUT LETS NOT JUMP AHEAD!

FIRST And FOREMOST..

Comes.

DECISION MAKING

ARE YOU IN OR OUT?

But NEVER EVER Ignore the option!

INDICATORS OF DECISION:

FAMILY FINANCES (7-8 lac/annum)

PREPERATION
TEST RESULTS
FSC RESULTS
LASTLYMCAT

1. You

Decide To Go

ADMISSION PROCEDURE

REMEMBER.

. It starts before MCAT & FSc

Result

Your To-Do List

Look for Advertisements

Check newspapers
Check the college websites
Call colleges for info
Check blogs & online communities
www.medstudentz.com

NOTE:

Sometimes colleges accept applications BEFORE

results. Check for that probability

2. HOW TO APPLY?
1. Buy Prospectus.
Go yourself or send someone.
Average price: Rs 1,500 - Rs. 3,000
2. Print Online Form
send Price of Form along-with Processing Fee

POST (Courier) / Give By-Hand

Ensure it reached the institution

Ensure
application arrival
ENSURE WORKING
PHONE LINE
Failure of contact
Failure of admission

Email: No need

But WHERE to Apply?

Almost
Everywhere
(As Merit
Skyrockets)

Places with
highest &
Lowest
Merits
(more chance of
getting in)

Your
personal
preference
(taking your
chances)

MOST IMPORTANT!!!

LOOK AT AFFILIATED
HOSPITALS!!!!

List Of Colleges in Lahore

AS Approved by the PMDC

CAN BE INFORMALLY DIVIDED INTO THREE (3)

CATEGORIES

1. THE BEST

CMH College of Medicine & Dentistry

Lahore medical & Dental college
Fatima Memorial Medical College
Shalamar Medical College

Then Come:
RASHID LATIF MEDICAL COLLEGE
CENTRAL PARK MEDICAL COLLEGE
AKHTER SAEED MEDICAL COLLEGE
SHARIF MEDICAL & DENTAL COLLEGE

AVICENNA MEDICAL & DENTAL COLLEGE

AZRA NAHEED MEDICAL COLLEGE

And Lastly:
Continental Medical College
Amna Anayat Medical College

University College of Medicine &

Dentistry Lahore
PMDC APPROVED
UHS NOT APPROVED
PERSONAL UNIVERSITY EXAM

Rawalpindi & Islamabad

Shifa College of Medicine

Foundation University (150)
Ripah University
Islamic International Medical College
Islamabad medical & dental college
Yusra medical & Dental College
AL-Nafees Medical College Islamabad
Rawal Institute of Health Sciences

Others
Wahh Medical college (Wahh Cant.)
University medical & dental college
(Faisalabad)
Aziz Fatima Medical & Dental College
Islam Medical College Sialkot
Multan medical & dental college (Multan)

COLLEGE PROTOCOL

PERSONAL
TEST

INTERVIEW

ADMISSION TESTS

CMH
Fatima Memorial Medical College

Lahore Medical & Dental College

CMH MEDICAL & DENTAL COLLEGE

100 MARKS
HIGHEST MERIT
MANUAL

FATIMA MEMORIAL MED COLLEGE

COMPUTER BASED

LMDC
TEST (10 MARKS) (V. IMP)
FSC (more)
MCAT (less)
MORE CHANCES WITH HIGH FSC RESULT

NOTE : FOR INTERVIEW

YOU GET CALLED VIA PHONE

INTERVIEWING COLLEGES

CPMC
FMH
RLMC
Shalamar

INTERVIEW TIPS
Make a good visual & auditory impression.

Try to highlight extracurricular as well. It counts (Especially

in Central Park Medical College)
NEVER and I mean N-E-V-E-R E-V-E-R say you will need
financial aid. They cross you there and THEN!

But not
EVERY
college
considers
interviews
important!

AND
INTERVIEW
TAKE
DIFFERENT
FORMS

SHALAMAR MED CLG

ELABORATE INTERVIEW
8 INTERVIEWERS
NO Weightage of interview
PURE MERIT (no safarish)

Rashid Latif Medical College

Random interview
Nominal but Significant weightage

DONOT
SIT BACK
AND
WATCH
MOVIES!

TO - DO
CHECK
MEDSTUDENTZ
CHECK UPDATES
MERIT LISTS
PROCEDURE
PROGRESS

YAY! YOU GOT A CALL!

3. CHOOSING A COLLEGE

THEY SAY CHOOSING A COLLEGE IS

JUST LIKE FALLING IN LOVE.
YOULL KNOW IT WHEN IT HITS

BUT SINCE THE LAST FEW

YEARS

BEFORE YOU CAN GET MARRIED

TO THE CLASSES ..
AND BOOKS.

AND ENJOY WEDDED BLISS

COMES.
BEGGING THE
COLLEGES TO
LET YOU IN
AND GIVE YOU
ADMISSION

MERIT LISTS Are Displayed by:

SHARIF Medical & Dental College
SHALAMAR Medical College

You are Given a PHONE CALL by:

FMH
RAHID LATIF Medical College

LMDC
CALLS EVERYONE FOR INTERVIEW
IF CHOSEN ASKED TO DEPOSIT FEE

DEPOSITING FEE
1-2 Days Time Frame

Do so ONLY when YOU ARE SURE!!!

FEE STRUCTURE
TUITION FEE: Rs. 6,00,000
WITHHOLDING TAX: 5% (Approx 30,000 Rs)
ADMISSION FEE: (Variable) 75,000-2,00,000
HOSTEL RENT: Variable

START OF CLASSES
Start Of December

BEWARE OF SENIORS TRICKS

Scholarships
Shalamar Medical College
FMH (1 Year)

FUTURE PROSPECTS
Post Grad.

LAST ADVICE:

MONEY CAN BE LOST OR SPENT

BUT KNOWLEDGE REMAINS!

GOOD LUCK!
AND GOD BLESS!