{"id":505186,"date":"2025-09-27T01:15:18","date_gmt":"2025-09-26T20:15:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/leadpakistan.com.pk\/news\/?p=505186"},"modified":"2025-09-27T01:15:18","modified_gmt":"2025-09-26T20:15:18","slug":"cm-punjab-approves-admission-policy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/leadpakistan.com.pk\/news\/cm-punjab-approves-admission-policy\/","title":{"rendered":"CM Punjab approves admission policy"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>medical &#038; dental colleges<br \/>\n LAHORE<br \/>\nChief Minister Punjab Maryam Nawaz Sharif has approved the new admission policy for public and private medical and dental colleges across Punjab, fixing the admission fee at US$20,000 for the children of overseas Pakistanis. Chairing a special meeting on Friday, she made important decisions regarding the health sector. She declared the MDCAT test mandatory for admission to government medical colleges. For private institutions, she announced that once a candidate\u2019s name appears on the merit list, one-third of the admission fee will be deposited with the University of Health Sciences (UHS). After the final merit list is issued, the UHS will transfer the amount to the college concerned, while the remaining fee will be paid directly by students.<br \/>\nMaryam Nawaz also approved a proposal for compulsory service after postgraduate training in private hospitals. She said that, as per the demand of specialists, trainee doctors would be sent for specialization in relevant fields of private medical colleges.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>medical &#038; dental colleges LAHORE Chief Minister Punjab Maryam Nawaz Sharif has approved the new admission policy for public and private medical and dental colleges across Punjab, fixing the admission fee at US$20,000 for the children of overseas Pakistanis. Chairing a special meeting on Friday, she made important decisions regarding the health sector. 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