Sindh High Court orders MDCAT retake across province

The Sindh High Court has ordered the conduct of the Medical and Dental College Admission Test (MDCAT) in four weeks for admissions in government medical and dental colleges.

The court ordered a retake after petitions were filed against alleged irregularities in MDCAT.

The court, while recalling that a committee had been formed on the previous hearing, asked, “Did they [the committee] do any work, or did they sleep at home?”

The committee chairperson, Shireen Nareju, submitted the report to the court, according to which there was no irregularity in the system.

Nareju also stated that some students had contacted the committee, contending against the retaking of MDCAT, statements of which were included in the report.

The Sindh High Court, however, noted that flaws in the examination system were pointed out during the investigation, indicating the system has been compromised at various levels.

The report stated that about 42 people have been involved in the examination system.

The court asked Shireen if the paper was leaked, considering that the mechanism had been compromised, to which she claimed that answer keys and questions circulated on WhatsApp.

The Sindh High Court, therefore, ruled that the MDCAT test should be retaken in one month.

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