Sukkur IBA's STS has announced final Sindh MDCAT 2026 results after reviewing all complaints. Here's how the results were finalized, how merit is calculated in Sindh, and what qualifying students need to do next.
Sukkur IBA University's Saba Testing Service (STS) announced the final results of the Medical and Dental College Admission Test (MDCAT) 2026 for Sindh on September 28, 2026. The final results were prepared according to merit after STS reviewed all complaints it had received about the examination, meaning this result reflects the corrected, final position for candidates — not a provisional score.
About the Exam Itself
MDCAT 2026 in Sindh was held on September 20, 2026, across nine test centres in the province, with approximately 33,926 candidates sitting the test. The gap between the test date and the final result announcement reflects the time STS took to process objection and complaint requests before locking in final scores.
How to Check Your Sindh MDCAT 2026 Result
Results are available through the STS website at sts.net.pk. Candidates should have their roll number ready, as this is the standard identifier used to retrieve MDCAT results and marksheets through the STS portal. Because this is described as a final result following a complaints review, students should treat the number now shown on the STS portal as their official, final score for admission purposes.
Minimum Qualifying Marks
To be eligible for admission through MDCAT in Sindh, candidates need to clear the following minimum thresholds:
- MBBS (medical colleges): minimum 55% marks in MDCAT
- BDS (dental colleges): minimum 50% marks in MDCAT
Scoring above these thresholds makes you eligible to be considered for admission, but it does not by itself guarantee a seat — that depends on where your aggregate score places you on the merit list for your target college and district.
How Merit Is Actually Calculated in Sindh
Simply passing MDCAT is not the same as being competitive for a seat. Sindh uses a combined aggregate formula for medical and dental college admissions:
10% Matric marks + 40% FSc (intermediate) marks + 50% MDCAT marks
This means your MDCAT score is the single largest component of your aggregate, but your Matric and FSc marks still meaningfully affect your final standing — a strong MDCAT score can be pulled down by weaker intermediate marks, and vice versa. Students who are unsure of their combined aggregate should calculate it manually using this formula before assuming their MDCAT percentage alone tells the full story.
Sindh's District-Based Quota System
Unlike a single province-wide open merit list, Sindh admits to public medical and dental colleges using a district-based quota system. In practice, this means:
- You can generally only compete for open-merit seats at public colleges that are tagged to your own domicile district.
- The closing merit (the minimum aggregate needed to secure a seat) varies significantly from one district to another, depending on how many seats are allocated to that district and how many strong candidates share that domicile.
- A score that would comfortably secure a seat in one district's quota may not be competitive in another, so comparing your score to a friend's from a different district is not a reliable way to judge your chances.
What to Do Now
- Check your final result and calculate your aggregate using the 10/40/50 formula above, rather than relying on your MDCAT percentage alone.
- Confirm your domicile district and find out which public medical/dental colleges fall under that district's quota, since this determines which merit list you'll actually be competing on.
- Watch for merit list announcements from the Pakistan Medical Commission (PMC) and individual colleges, which are expected as the admission process continues following this final result. These merit lists — not the MDCAT result alone — are what determines your actual seat allocation.
- Keep your documents ready: MDCAT result/marksheet, Matric and FSc certificates and marksheets, domicile certificate, and CNIC/B-Form, since public colleges typically require these at the verification stage once you're shortlisted on a merit list.
- If you believe your final result contains an error, raise it with STS or the relevant admission authority promptly — this final result already reflects a complaints review, so further correction requests should be pursued through the proper channel rather than assumed to happen automatically.
A Note for Students Just Under the Cutoff
If your MDCAT score is close to the 55% (MBBS) or 50% (BDS) threshold, or your calculated aggregate looks borderline for your district's likely closing merit, it's worth researching private medical and dental colleges in Sindh as a parallel option, since they typically have separate, generally higher, fee-based admission processes with different merit cutoffs. Don't wait for the first public-sector merit list before exploring every option available to you.
With the final result now out, the practical next step for every Sindh MDCAT 2026 candidate is the same: calculate your real aggregate, identify your district's applicable colleges, and stay alert for the PMC and college-level merit list announcements that will follow.