Islamabad: The Examination Paper Review Committee of Pakistan Medical Commission (PMC) will remove out of syllabus question from scoring in Medical and Dental Admission Test (MDCAT).
In a recent notification, PMC clarified that MDCAT will be set on common syllabus and no topic outside the existing recognized syllabi of F.S.c in Pakistan.
The notification read, "The question bank for the MDCAT Paper has also based on the singular principle that no question appears which is outside any of the existing recognized syllabi of F.S.c in Pakistan."
If any question appears in the paper which is outside of any syllabus, it shall be removed from scoring by the Examination Paper Review Committee immediately for all students.
Students appearing in the MDCAT exam will be provided an objection form at the examination centre in which they can record any objection to any question they believe is outside the syllabus of the relevant Board. Objections will be reviewed immediately after completion of the MDCAT exam on 15th November 2020 and any question found to be outside the identified syllabus shall be removed from the scoring.
"All objections being communicated regarding any topics at this time are also being constantly reviewed by the relevant committee finalizing the question bank for the paper," the notification said.
-DN Report
Dr Muattar Hanif
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