The Sindh High Court has directed the Institute of Business Administration and other parties to submit their responses before the next hearing regarding the candidates’ request for release of the MDCAT question paper.
The hearing of the petition regarding the release of the MDCAT question paper was held in the Sindh High Court, where the petitioner’s counsel argued that although the MDCAT answer sheet was provided, the question paper itself was not.
Without the questionnaire, it is not possible to assess the questions.
The petitioner’s counsel further submitted that there could be errors or out-of-syllabus questions in MDCAT.
Due to past irregularities in MDCAT, the candidates have apprehensions. In Punjab and KPK, MD CAT candidates were given a copy of the question paper along with their answer sheet.
The petition also stated that the Islamabad High Court had issued an order for the release of the question paper.
The petition requested that the publication of the final MDCAT results be halted until the question paper is issued and verified.
It is noted that the parties have not yet submitted their responses. The court has ordered the IBA and other parties to submit their responses before the next hearing and the hearing has been adjourned to January 20.
Earlier, the National Assembly’s standing committee for national health services, led by Dr. Mahesh Kumar Malani, on Thursday to discuss reforms for a fair and transparent MDCAT examination system.
The committee suggested implementing a common national curriculum to reduce regional disparities and emphasized strengthening the health sector.
They also discussed the regulation of the growing psychology profession and highlighted concerns over extra-syllabus questions in MDCAT exams.
A revised answer key was issued after some questions were removed. The committee proposed mandatory youth cards for biometric verification to prevent impersonation and recommended decentralizing MDCAT exams to give more autonomy to provinces.
In addition, the committee reviewed bills relating to nursing, pharmacy and health regulations, delaying some due to the absence of movers.
A final decision on these issues will be made after further hearings.
