KARACHI: The Medical and Dental College Admission Test (MDCAT) 2023-24 is currently underway across Sindh, with 41,000 students participating in the examination. The previous test was invalidated due to cheating allegations.

Sindh has a total of 4,790 seats available across public and private medical institutions—3,600 for MBBS and 1,190 for dental studies.

The examination commenced at 10:30 am, hosted at four designated centers: Karachi (Expo Centre), Jamshoro (Liaquat University of Medical and Health Sciences), Shaheed Benazirabad (Bilawal Sports Complex), and Larkana (Police Training School bus terminal).

The breakdown of student participation includes 15,000 in Karachi, 13,000 in Jamshoro, 4,000 in Benazirabad (Nawabshah), and 9,000 in Larkana.

DUHS Pro Chancellor Prof Nazli Hussain, acting as the focal person for MDCAT, highlighted stringent security measures to prevent unfair practices during the examination at the established centers in the province.