Since education has become competitive and students in abundant numbers want to enrol in medical colleges. However, the seats are limited and the government and higher Education Commission have set criteria for passing MDCAT with a certain percentage to get enrollment in medical colleges. MDCAT (Medical and Dental College Admission Test) is a test taken before taking admission in MBBS and BDS. the students who do not take this test are not eligible for the admission process. The purpose of having MDCAT is to ensure the quality of doctors and give seats to the best ones. Recently, Pakistan Medical Commission (PMC) issued the MDCAT syllabus 2022.
MDCAT Syllabus 2022
MDCAT syllabus 2022 involves 5 subjects Biology, Chemistry, Physics, English, and Logical Reasoning. The curriculum of each subject is as follows.
Biology
- Biodiversity (acellular life/variety of life)
- Bio-energetic
- Biological molecules
- Cell structure and function
- Coordination and control/nervous & chemical coordination
- Diversity among animals
- Enzymes
- Evolution
- Life process in animals & plants (nutrition/gaseous exchange/ transport)
- Prokaryotes
- Reproduction
- Support & movement
- Variation & genetics/inheritance
Chemistry
- Introduction to fundamental concepts of chemistry
- Atomic Structure
- Gases
- Liquids
- Solids
- Chemical equilibrium
- Reaction Kinetic
- Thermo-chemistry and Energetics of chemical reactions
- Electrochemistry
- Chemical bonding
- S and P block elements
- Transition elements
- Fundamental principles of organic chemistry
- Chemistry of hydrocarbons
- Alkyl halides
- Alcohols & phenols
- Aldehydes and ketones
- Carboxylic acid
- Macromolecules
Physics
- Force and motion
- Work and energy
- Rotational and circular motion
- Waves
- Thermodynamics
- Electrostatics
- Current electricity
- Electromagnetism
- Electromagnetic induction
- Electronics
- Dawn of modern physics
- Atomic spectra
- Nuclear physics
English
- Vocabulary
- Tenses
- Sentence structure
- Sentence correction
- Parts of speech
- Comprehension
Logical Reasoning
- Critical thinking
- Letters and symbol series
- Logical deductions
- Logical problems
- Course of action
- Cause and effect
Recently, students appeared for their Intermediate exams. So, it is time to gear up for MDCAT to ace their goals. So, start preparing now so you could score high instead of wasting the bonus time given to you.
