Download complete MDCAT Past Papers from 2010 to 2025, sorted by the provincial body that conducted each test. Every paper is matched with its verified official answer key and follows the PMDC National MDCAT pattern.

MDCAT Past Papers — Province-wise Directory

Choose your conducting body below. Each page has the full year-wise archive with official answer keys:

UHS MDCAT Past Papers
Punjab • University of Health Sciences, Lahore View Papers
SZABMU MDCAT Past Papers
Federal / Islamabad • AJK • GB • International View Papers
KMU MDCAT Past Papers
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa • KMU & historic ETEA papers View Papers
IBA Sindh / DUHS Past Papers
Sindh • Sukkur IBA (STS), DUHS & JSMU editions View Papers
BUMHS Balochistan Past Papers
Balochistan • Bolan University of Medical & Health Sciences View Papers
Why the body matters: the syllabus is national (PMDC-uniform), but each province seeds its item bank from its own textbook board. Practising all five bodies is the fastest way to cover the recurrent question pool.
MDCAT 2026 — Paper at a Glance
  • Total MCQs: 180 (Biology 81 • Chemistry 45 • Physics 36 • English 9 • Logical Reasoning 9)
  • Duration: 3 hours (180 minutes) — paper based
  • No Negative Marking — attempt every question
  • Passing Marks: 55% for MBBS, 50% for BDS
  • Difficulty Split: 15% easy • 70% moderate • 15% difficult

Which Body Conducts Your MDCAT?

Conducting BodyFull NameRegion Covered
UHSUniversity of Health Sciences, LahorePunjab
SZABMUShaheed Zulfiqar Ali Bhutto Medical UniversityFederal / ICT, AJK, GB, International
KMUKhyber Medical University, PeshawarKhyber Pakhtunkhwa
IBA SindhSukkur IBA Testing Service (STS)Sindh
BUMHSBolan University of Medical & Health SciencesBalochistan

MDCAT Paper Pattern 2026 — Subject Distribution

Since 2024 every conducting body runs the same 180-MCQ PMDC blueprint. The structure is identical whether you sit the test in Lahore, Peshawar, Karachi or Quetta:

SubjectWeightageMCQsMarks
Biology45%8181
Chemistry25%4545
Physics20%3636
English5%99
Logical Reasoning5%99
Total100%180180
Historical note: UHS-era papers (2019–2020) used a 220/200-MCQ provincial format with negative marking in some years, while the early National MDCAT papers (2021–2023) used a 200/210-MCQ format that already included Logical Reasoning. When practising older years, adjust your timer to the question count printed on that paper — the concepts still map onto today’s syllabus.

How to Use MDCAT Past Papers — Master Action Plan

Reading past papers earns you nothing. Sitting them properly earns you marks. Follow this sequence:

  • Simulate the real thing. Set a 180-minute timer, sit one full paper in a single block with no phone, and mark strictly against the official key. Speed under pressure is a separate skill from knowing the content.
  • Build an error log, not a score list. For every wrong answer, record the chapter, the exact concept, and why you missed it — didn’t know it, misread it, or fell for a trap option.
  • Re-test weak concepts on a 48-hour loop. Don’t review a wrong MCQ once. Re-attempt that chapter two days later. Spaced re-testing is what moves a concept from recognised to recalled under pressure.
  • Work newest to oldest. Start with 2025 and 2024 (current 180-MCQ pattern, most predictive of 2026), then move backward. Reserve pre-2024 papers for subject-wise drilling rather than full-length simulation.
Study tip: Two full-length timed papers per week beats seven days of passive reading. Your error log is your real syllabus.

Are the Answer Keys Official?

Every key on this site is checked against the conducting university’s published answer key — not a coaching-centre guess. Where a paper was annulled and re-conducted, we label the annulled version clearly and mark the valid re-conduct paper as the official one for that year.

Checking a colour-coded booklet? SZABMU issues the same paper in Blue, Green, Pink, White and Yellow codes with shuffled question order. Always match your key to your booklet code, or you will mis-score yourself.

Frequently Asked Questions

MDCAT 2026 has 180 MCQs — Biology 81, Chemistry 45, Physics 36, English 9 and Logical Reasoning 9. The paper is 3 hours long with no negative marking, and each correct answer carries 1 mark.
No, there is no negative marking in MDCAT. Each correct answer carries 1 mark and wrong answers cost you nothing. Always attempt every single question.
Start with the 2025 and 2024 papers because they follow the current 180-MCQ PMDC pattern and are the most predictive of MDCAT 2026. Older papers used a 200-MCQ or larger format and are best used for subject-wise drilling.
Yes. The syllabus is national and PMDC-uniform, so a UHS paper is valid practice for a KPK student and vice versa. Practising all five conducting bodies covers the recurrent question pool far more thoroughly than practising one province alone.
You need 55% to qualify for MBBS admission and 50% to qualify for BDS admission. Qualifying is separate from merit — your final merit is calculated from your MDCAT score, FSc marks and Matric marks.
UHS Lahore conducts MDCAT for Punjab, SZABMU Islamabad for the Federal area, AJK, Gilgit-Baltistan and international centres, KMU Peshawar for Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Sukkur IBA for Sindh, and BUMHS Quetta for Balochistan.