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No Karachi candidate among top 20 who passed MDCAT

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Report, D. (2026, September 29). No Karachi candidate among top 20 who passed MDCAT. Dawn. https://www.dawn.com/news/2033382/no-karachi-candidate-among-top-20-who-passed-mdcat

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The Medical and Dental College Admission Test (MDCAT) results for Sindh show that no candidate from Karachi is among the top 20 scorers. The highest scorer achieved 179 out of 180 marks, with several other high-ranking positions occupied by students from districts outside Karachi such as Shikarpur and Tharparkar. According to Sukkur IBA University Vice Chancellor Prof Dr Asif Ahmed Shaikh, female students performed exceptionally well, with over 22,538 out of the total 33,336 candidates achieving success in the test.
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Not a single candidate from Karachi Division is among the top 20 scorers in the Medical and Dental College Admission Test (MDCAT) for Sindh. The highest marks of 179 out of 180 were achieved by a female student from Shikarpur, followed closely by students from other districts like Tharparkar, Larkana, Qambar-Shahdadkot, Badin, Naushahro Feroze, Mirpurkhas, Shaheed Benazirabad, Sukkur, Hyderabad, Dadu, and Khairpur. The first Karachi candidate appears at position 21 on the list. The MDCAT was held on September 20 with test centers in nine locations across Sindh and Islamabad, including two in Karachi. Sukkur IBA University Vice Chancellor Prof Dr Asif Ahmed Shaikh highlighted that out of 33,336 candidates, 22,538 were successful females. The results raise questions about the performance disparity between Karachi and other Sindh regions.

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🔮 The list of these candidates will be handed over to the Federal Investigation Agency to determine why the papers were left blank and what led to the low scores,” he added.
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KARACHI Larkana Shikarpur Sukkur Tharparkar

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KARACHI GPE · 3× Larkana GPE · 3× Sukkur GPE · 3× Hyderabad GPE · 2× Mirpurkhas GPE · 2× Shaheed Benazirabad GPE · 2× Shikarpur GPE · 2× Tharparkar GPE · 2× Karachi Division GPE · 1× Sindh GPE · 1×

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The remaining 15 spots were secured by candidates from Badin, Naushahro Feroze, Mirpurkhas, Shaheed Benazirabad, Sukkur, Hyderabad, Shikarpur, Tharparkar, Dadu, Larkana and Khairpur.
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🔮 The list of these candidates will be handed over to the Federal Investigation Agency to determine why the papers were left blank and what led to the low scores,” he added.
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No Karachi candidate among top 20 who passed MDCAT · mixed framing

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According to the results announced by the Sukkur IBA (SIBA) Testing Services on Monday, the highest marks — 179 out of 180 — were secured by a female candidate from Shikarpur, followed by 178 secured by two candidates from Tharparkar and one each from Larkana and Qambar-Shahdadkot. uncertain
marks → accord → Larkana
The remaining 15 spots were secured by candidates from Badin, Naushahro Feroze, Mirpurkhas, Shaheed Benazirabad, Sukkur, Hyderabad, Shikarpur, Tharparkar, Dadu, Larkana and Khairpur. asserted
spots → remain → Badin
The first candidate from Karachi was at serial No 21 in the results posted on the SIBA website. asserted
candidate → post → website
The MDCAT-2026 was held on Sept 20 across nine centres — two in Karachi and one each in Hyderabad, Jamshoro, Mirpurkhas, Shaheed Benazirabad, Larkana, Sukkur and Islamabad. asserted
MDCAT-2026 → hold → Hyderabad
Speaking at a press conference in Sukkur on Monday, Sukkur IBA University Vice Chancellor Prof Dr Asif Ahmed Shaikh said female students had achieved remarkable success in the test, according to APP. uncertain
students → speak → APP
He said that out of 33,336 candidates who appeared in the test, 22,538 female students were declared successful. asserted
students → say → test
According to Prof Shaikh, over 16,500 female and male candidates qualified for MBBS. uncertain
candidates → accord → MBBS
He said four candidates left their papers blank. asserted
candidates → say → papers
“It is possible they did so on someone’s assurance. asserted
they → do → assurance
There are also 21 candidates who scored only 30 marks. asserted
who → be → marks
The list of these candidates will be handed over to the Federal Investigation Agency to determine why the papers were left blank and what led to the low scores,” he added. asserted
he → hand → scores
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