{
  "id": 12291835,
  "title": "MDCAT no longer mandatory for foreign medical admission",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/06/mdcat-no-longer-mandatory-for-foreign-medical-admission",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-06T03:41:53.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Daily Times",
    "slug": "daily-times",
    "url": "https://dailytimes.com.pk/1563029/mdcat-no-longer-mandatory-for-foreign-medical-admission/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "The Pakistan Medical and Dental Council (PM&DC) has clarified that Pakistani students seeking admission to medical or dental institutions abroad will no longer be required to pass the Medical and Dental College Admission Test (MDCAT) as a mandatory prerequisite. According to official sources, as per public notice issued by PM&DC on Monday, the decision was […]",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 3,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Dawn - Pakistan",
        "title": "Students pursuing medical, dental studies abroad no longer required to pass MDCAT",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/05/students-pursuing-medical-dental-studies-abroad-no-longer-required-to",
        "published": "2026-10-05T16:06:21.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Daily Times",
        "title": "MDCAT requirement removed for Pakistani students studying medicine abroad",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/05/mdcat-requirement-removed-for-pakistani-students-studying-medicine",
        "published": "2026-10-05T17:34:50.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}