LHC Rawalpindi bench declares PMDC’s MDCAT question paper collection policy illegal
The Lahore High Court has ruled that the Pakistan Medical and Dental Council's policy of collecting MDCAT question papers from students after exams is illegal. The court ordered the regulator to make these papers immediately accessible to students via its official app.
Why it matters
This ruling establishes a legal precedent for student rights and transparency in high-stakes national examinations in Pakistan.
The Lahore High Court's Rawalpindi bench has ruled that the Pakistan Medical and Dental Council's (PMDC) practice of collecting MDCAT question papers from candidates after examinations is illegal, directing the regulator to upload the papers to its official app immediately.
Justice Ahsan Raza Kazmi announced the verdict on Friday while accepting petitions filed by students challenging the policy. He ordered the PMDC to publish question papers from all examinations on its app without delay and ensure the ruling was implemented the same day.
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