PESHAWAR: A high-level meeting held at Khyber Medical University on Saturday reviewed arrangements for the transparent, secure and peaceful conduct of the Medical and Dental Colleges Admission Test (MDCAT), 2026, being held today (Sunday).

A total of 38,842 candidates will appear in the test across the province.

Minister for Health Khaliqur Rehman and KMU Vice-Chancellor Prof Rubina Nazli chaired the meeting.

KMU registrar Inamullah Khan Wazir, secretary health Fayyaz Ali Shah and other relevant security and administrative officials were also in attendance.

The meeting reviewed arrangements regarding examination centres, security, traffic management, candidate screening and medical facilities, and finalised all necessary measures for the smooth conduct of the examination.

MDCAT 2026 will be conducted simultaneously in 60 air-conditioned halls across Peshawar, Mardan, Swat, Lower Dir, Dera Ismail Khan, Kohat, Mansehra, Haripur and Abbottabad.

A medical camp and ambulance service will be available at every examination centre to provide immediate medical assistance in case of any emergency.

Published in Dawn, September 20th, 2026