About Medical And Dental Colleges Test
The Medical & Dental Colleges Admission Test (MDCAT) is a standardized admission test which is MANDATORY for admission to MBBS and BDS Programme in all public and private sector medical and dental institutions. It is a three hour (90 minutes) pen and paper-based test.
MDCAT Paper Pattern
- Total Number of MCQs: 200
- Duration of MDCAT: 3.5 hours
- Minimum Passing Marks for MBBS: 55%
- Passing Marks for BDS: 50%
- No Negative Marking
Merit Criteria
MDCAT50%
Inter40%
Matric10%
Divison Of MCQs In MDCAT
- Biology: 81
- Chemistry: 45
- Physics: 36
- English: 09
- Logical Reasoning: 09
Session Composition
Phase I:
- “A Series” tests comprising.
- 64 Unit Wise Tests
- 4 Quarter FLPs of each subject on LMS
- 3 Full Course FLPs
Phase II:
- “A+ Series” tests comprising.
- 46 Unit Wise Tests
- 2 Half Syllabus FLPs of each subject
- 5 SWIFT FLPs
- 3 Numerical & Diagrammatic Tests
- 5 Full Syllabus FLPs
Total number of tests in session: 132
Total Practice MCQs in session: 7700+ Approx.
Session Duration
60-90 Working Days (3 Months)
Scholorships
Merit and need based scholarships are available.