02/06/2026
PAKISTAN UNIVERSITY & ENTRY TEST ROADMAP 2026
(FSc Pre-Medical Student)
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HIGH PRIORITY TESTS
1. MDCAT (PMDC)
Purpose: MBBS/BDS Admissions
Expected Test: Mid-August 2026
Priority: ★★★★★
2. NUMS MDCAT
Purpose: Army Medical College & NUMS-affiliated colleges
Registration: 18 May – 8 June 2026
Late Fee: Until 15 June 2026
Exam: 23 August 2026
Priority: ★★★★★
3. NUST NET-IV
University: NUST
Last Date: 8 June 2026
Priority: ★★★★★
4. PIEAS Entry Test
University: PIEAS
Apply By: 12 June 2026
Test: 12 July 2026
Priority: ★★★★☆
5. GIKI Admission Test
University: GIKI
Test Window: 6–10 July 2026
Priority: ★★★★☆
6. FAST Entry Test
University: FAST
Expected Deadline: Late June–Early July 2026
Priority: ★★★★☆
7. ECAT
Universities: UET Lahore, UET Taxila and others
Priority: ★★★☆☆
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TIER 1 UNIVERSITIES
(APPLY NO MATTER WHAT)
1. NUST
Fields:
- Biotechnology
- Applied Biosciences
- Psychology
- CS
- AI
- Engineering
Test Required: NET
2. FAST
Fields:
- CS
- AI
- Software Engineering
Test Required: FAST Entry Test
3. COMSATS
Fields:
- CS
- AI
- Data Science
- Biosciences
Test Required: NTS / University Test
4. GIKI
Fields:
- Engineering
- CS
- AI
Test Required: GIKI Test
5. PIEAS
Fields:
- Engineering
- Computer Science
- Physics
Test Required: PIEAS Test
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MEDICAL UNIVERSITIES
- Khyber Medical University (KMU)
- Khyber Medical College (KMC)
- Army Medical College (AMC)
- King Edward Medical University
- Allama Iqbal Medical College
- Dow University of Health Sciences
- Aga Khan University
- Rehman Medical College
Test Required:
MDCAT / NUMS / AKU Test
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BEST BACKUP UNIVERSITIES
1. Air University
Fields:
- CS
- AI
- Cyber Security
- Psychology
2. Bahria University
Deadline:
23 July 2026 (Islamabad H-11)
Fields:
- BS Psychology
- BS Clinical Psychology
- BS AI
- BS CS
- BBA
- BS Public Health
- BS English
- BS International Relations
- BS Media Studies
3. SZABIST
Admissions Open:
1 June 2026
Fields:
- BBA
- CS
- Media Sciences
- Social Sciences
4. Foundation University Islamabad
5. University of Central Punjab (UCP)
6. University of Lahore (UOL)
7. Forman Christian College (FCCU)
8. Government College University (GCU)
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PRE-MEDICAL STUDENT FRIENDLY PROGRAMMES
Medical Side:
- MBBS
- BDS
- DPT
- Pharm-D
- Public Health
- Biotechnology
- Microbiology
Technology Side:
- Computer Science
- Artificial Intelligence
- Data Science
- Cyber Security
- Software Engineering
(Subject to university eligibility rules)
Social Sciences:
- Psychology
- Clinical Psychology
- International Relations
- Economics
- English
- Media Studies
- Development Studies
Business:
- BBA
- Accounting & Finance
- Business Analytics
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DEADLINES YOU MUST NOT MISS
8 June 2026
- NUST NET-IV
- NUMS Registration
12 June 2026
- PIEAS Registration
June–July 2026
- FAST Admissions
- GIKI Admissions
- COMSATS Admissions
22 July 2026
- SZABIST Deadline
23 July 2026
- Bahria University Islamabad (H-11)
Mid-August 2026
- MDCAT
23 August 2026
- NUMS MDCAT
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APPLICATION PRIORITY ORDER
1. MDCAT
2. NUMS
3. NUST
4. COMSATS
5. FAST
6. GIKI
7. PIEAS
8. Air University
9. Bahria University
10. SZABIST
11. Foundation University
12. UCP
13. UOL
Goal:
Apply broadly enough that even if MBBS does not work out, you still have strong options and do not lose an academic year.
By: FAIZAN ROSHAN
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