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Sindh announces MDCAT 2026 exam date

The Medical and Dental College Admission Test (MDCAT) 2026 in Sindh will be held on Sunday, August 16, under the supervision of Sukkur IBA Testing Services (SIBA Testing Services).

According to SIBA Testing Services, examination centres have been established in Karachi, Hyderabad, Jamshoro, Larkana, Sukkur, Mirpurkhas, Shaheed Benazirabad and Islamabad to facilitate candidates.

In Karachi, the test will be conducted at NED University of Engineering and Technology, while candidates in Hyderabad will appear at Public School Latifabad.

The examination will also take place at Liaquat University of Medical and Health Sciences in Jamshoro, Mir Sher Muhammad Talpur Public School in Mirpurkhas, Police Training School Ground on Wagon Road in Larkana, Quaid-e-Awam University of Engineering, Science and Technology in Shaheed Benazirabad, and IBA Public School on Old Airport Road in Sukkur.

Candidates from Sindh who have relocated to Islamabad will take the test at the Pakistan National Council of the Arts (PNCA) test centre.

SIBA Testing Services said the examination will last three hours. Candidates have been instructed to arrive at their designated centres on time, and no one will be allowed to leave the examination hall before the test concludes.

The testing authority added that separate waiting areas will be arranged for parents at all examination centres. Essential stationery and drinking water will also be provided to candidates inside the examination halls.

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