MDCAT past papers from 2020–2025 with answers and explanations.
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📅 MDCAT 2026 — Rescheduled Test Date
MDCAT 2026 has been rescheduled from 16 August 2026 to Sunday, 20 September 2026. Confirmed by PM&DC Public Notice No. PF-1-C-PM&DC/Notification/2026/1229 (6 August 2026) and the STS press release No. STS/SEC/990/26. Use the remaining weeks to solve past papers subject by subject.
⏳ MDCAT 2026 in 5 days
Test day is Sunday, 20 September 2026. With 5 days left, split your time by paper weightage below: Biology first (68 MCQs), then Chemistry and Physics (54 each), and keep the last week for full-length mocks and revision of wrong answers.
The MDCAT paper carries 200 MCQs in 210 minutes. Use this distribution to allocate study time — Biology alone is roughly one third of the paper, so it deserves the largest share of your revision hours.
| Subject | MCQs | Share of paper | Suggested time |
|---|---|---|---|
| Biology | 68 | 34% | ~34 min |
| Chemistry | 54 | 27% | ~27 min |
| Physics | 54 | 27% | ~27 min |
| English | 18 | 9% | ~9 min |
| Logical Reasoning | 6 | 3% | ~3 min |
| Total | 200 | 100% | 210 min |
There is no negative marking in MDCAT and the qualifying score is 55% (110/200), so attempt every question. See the full MDCAT 2026 syllabus and calculate your MDCAT aggregate.
Every recent MDCAT paper follows the same PM&DC distribution. That works out to roughly one minute per MCQ, and there is no negative marking — so never leave a blank. The qualifying score is 55% (110 out of 200).
| Subject | MCQs | Commonly repeated areas |
|---|---|---|
| Biology | 68 | Cell Biology, Genetics, Homeostasis and Reproduction repeat most often. |
| Chemistry | 54 | Organic Chemistry, Atomic Structure and Electrochemistry dominate. |
| Physics | 54 | Waves, Electrostatics, Motion & Force and Nuclear Physics recur yearly. |
| English | 18 | Sentence correction, vocabulary and synonyms/antonyms. |
| Logical Reasoning | 6 | Series, logical deduction and critical thinking — quick marks. |
Full chapter list and time-allocation guidance is on the MDCAT 2026 syllabus page.
MDCAT 2026 is held on Sunday, 20 September 2026. The 2026 paper and its solved MCQs will be added here after the test day. Until then, practise the 2025 and 2024 papers below — the pattern is unchanged.
Once you know your score range, check where you actually stand with the MDCAT aggregate calculator — it weighs your FSc marks and MDCAT score the way public medical colleges do. Keep the daily habit going with free MDCAT MCQ practice, and if you are also applying to army medical colleges, the NUMS entry test preparation shares most of the Biology and Chemistry syllabus. Engineering aspirants keeping a backup option should start ECAT preparation alongside, since Physics and Maths overlap heavily.
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