The Sindh High Court has directed the Institute of Business Administration and other parties to submit their responses by the next hearing regarding the candidates’ application for publication of the MDCAT question paper.
The hearing of the petition regarding release of MDCAT question paper was held before the Sindh High Court, where the petitioner’s counsel argued that even though answer sheets were provided for MDCAT, the question paper itself was not.
Without the questionnaire it is not possible to evaluate the questions.
The petitioner’s counsel further stated that there may be errors or questions outside the MDCAT syllabus.
Due to past irregularities in MDCAT, candidates have concerns. In Punjab and KPK, MD CAT candidates were given a copy of the question paper along with their answer sheets.
The petition also stated that the Islamabad High Court had ordered the publication of the questionnaire.
The petition demanded that the release of the final MDCAT results be stopped until the question paper is released and verified.
It should be noted that the parties have not yet submitted their responses. The court ordered IBA and other parties to submit their responses before the next hearing, and the hearing was adjourned to January 20.
Earlier, the National Assembly Standing Committee on National Health Services, chaired by Dr Mahesh Kumar Malani, met on Thursday to discuss reforms towards a fair and transparent MDCAT examination system.
The committee proposed implementing a single national program to reduce regional disparities and placed emphasis on strengthening the health sector.
They also discussed the regulation of the growing profession of psychology and highlighted their concerns regarding extra-syllabus questions in the MDCAT exams.
A revised answer key has been released after removing some questions. The committee suggested mandatory cards for minors for biometric verification to prevent identity theft and recommended decentralizing MDCAT exams to give more autonomy to provinces.
Additionally, the committee considered bills related to nursing, pharmacy and health care regulations, postponing some due to the absence of movers and shakers.
A final decision on these issues will be made after further consultations.
