Lahore Medical & Dental College

Overview

Lahore Medical & Dental College is a private medical institution in Lahore, Punjab. It admits MBBS students through the PMDC-MDCAT route.

History & background

Founded in 1997 as one of Pakistan's first private medical colleges. It developed a close teaching partnership with Ghurki Trust Teaching Hospital, itself founded in 1997 and later grown from a small clinic into a roughly 650-bed facility serving Lahore's rural periphery; the affiliation with LMDC was strengthened in 2002.

Location

The college and its affiliated Ghurki Trust Hospital are situated on Lahore's rural periphery, an area that has seen substantial growth in private healthcare and teaching institutions as the city expanded outward from its historic core.

Faculties & departments

Standard MBBS/BDS department structure — not independently confirmed for this specific college.

• Anatomy
• Physiology
• Biochemistry
• Pathology
• Pharmacology
• Forensic Medicine
• Community Medicine
• Medicine
• Surgery
• Obstetrics & Gynaecology
• Paediatrics
• ENT
• Ophthalmology
• Psychiatry
• Radiology

Courses offered

• MBBS
• BDS

Student body

Total current enrollment figures are not publicly published.

Notable facts

• Considered one of the first private medical colleges in Pakistan
• Affiliated with Ghurki Trust Teaching Hospital (approx. 650 beds) and Doctors Hospital
• Founded the same year (1997) as its principal teaching hospital partner

Admission criteria

Merit at Lahore Medical & Dental College is computed under the standard weightage: Matric 10% + FSc/HSSC 40% + entrance test 50%. Minimum FSc 60% and a qualifying PMDC-MDCAT score are required to be eligible.

What aggregate do you need?

• Safe: above 78.6% aggregate
• Borderline: within ~0.5% of 78.6% — depends on this cycle's applicant pool
• Unlikely on open merit: below 77.60% on open merit — consider provincial quota or other colleges

Eligibility

• FSc Pre-Medical (or equivalent) with at least 60% marks
• Qualifying PMDC-MDCAT score, at or above the published cutoff
• Domicile / provincial quota requirements as published by the college
• Age, medical fitness, and character certificate per PMDC rules

Application process

1. Appear in the PMDC-MDCAT and clear the cutoff.
2. Apply through the central admissions portal for PMDC-MDCAT.
3. Submit FSc, Matric, entrance-test, domicile and CNIC documents.
4. Wait for the merit list; confirm your seat and deposit dues at Lahore Medical & Dental College.

FAQs

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