MDCAT Aggregate Calculator 2026 – All Provinces

MDCAT 2026 was held on 20 September 2026, and the first question every candidate asks once the answer keys appear is simple: what is my aggregate?

Use the calculator below — enter your Matric, FSc and MDCAT marks and your merit percentage updates as you type. The formula, a worked example and the mistakes that cost students a seat are explained underneath.

MDCAT

Test date	20 September 2026
Total MCQs	180
Total marks	180 (1 mark per correct answer)
Negative marking	None — a wrong or blank answer simply scores zero
Duration	3 hours
Weight in merit	50% of your admission aggregate
Conducted by	PM&DC, through the provincial admitting universities (UHS, KMU, SZABMU, Sindh and Balochistan universities)

MDCAT aggregate formula

For MBBS and BDS admission, your aggregate is built from three parts. The standard PMDC weightage is:

• Matric / SSC — 10%
• FSc / Intermediate (HSSC) — 40%
• MDCAT — 50%

Written out in full:

Aggregate % = (Matric obtained ÷ Matric total × 10) + (FSc obtained ÷ FSc total × 40) + (MDCAT obtained ÷ 180 × 50)

Notice what that means in practice: MDCAT alone carries as much weight as Matric and FSc put together. A 10-mark swing in MDCAT moves your aggregate by roughly 2.8 percentage points — enough to decide between a government college and a private one.

A few programmes use a different split. Some universities, and certain self-finance or overseas seats, drop Matric and use a 50% FSc + 50% test formula. NUMS runs its own entry test out of 200 marks with the same 10 / 40 / 50 weightage. The calculator above has a preset for each, plus a custom mode if your prospectus lists something else — always confirm the weightage in your admitting university’s prospectus before you make a decision based on a number.

How to calculate the MDCAT aggregate step by step

1. Convert Matric to a percentage and take 10% of it. If your Matric total is 1100 and you scored 1020, that is 92.73% → 9.27 points.
2. Convert FSc to a percentage and take 40% of it. 960 out of 1100 is 87.27% → 34.91 points.
3. Convert your MDCAT score out of 180 and take 50% of it. 152 out of 180 is 84.44% → 42.22 points.
4. Add the three numbers. That total, out of 100, is your aggregate.

Use the marks printed on your result cards, not rounded percentages, and use your Part I + Part II FSc total. Universities publish merit to four decimal places, so small rounding errors on your side can make your estimate look better or worse than the official figure.

Worked example

Component	Marks	Percentage	Weight	Points earned
Matric	1020 / 1100	92.73%	10%	9.27
FSc	960 / 1100	87.27%	40%	34.91
MDCAT	152 / 180	84.44%	50%	42.22
Aggregate	—	—	100%	86.40%

Now change only the MDCAT score to 165 and the aggregate climbs to 90.01%. That single column is where almost all the movement in the merit list comes from.

Marks division in MDCAT

Knowing where the marks sit tells you where to spend your preparation time.

Subject	MCQs	Share of the paper
Biology	81	45%
Chemistry	45	25%
Physics	36	20%
English	9	5%
Logical Reasoning	9	5%
Total	180	100%

Biology is nearly half the paper and almost a quarter of your entire admission aggregate on its own.

Your aggregate is a number you can calculate today. Closing merit is the aggregate of the last candidate admitted to a particular college on a particular list — it is decided by how many seats that college has and how well everyone else did, so it changes every year and every merit list round.

That means nobody can tell you your college from your aggregate alone on results day. What you can do is compare your number with last year’s closing merits for the colleges you want, and watch each fresh list as it is published.

Mistakes that ruin an aggregate calculation

• Using the wrong MDCAT total. The 2026 paper is out of 180. Older calculators still divide by 200 or 210 and quietly understate every score.
• Using only FSc Part II marks. The FSc figure is your combined Part I + Part II total.
• Entering a percentage instead of marks. Enter raw marks and the total; let the calculator convert.
• Forgetting Matric. It is only 10%, but 10% is the gap between two merit lists.
• Assuming a deduction for wrong answers. There is no negative marking in MDCAT, so every unanswered question was a free guess you gave away.
• Using a formula from a different university. Check your own prospectus rather than a number a friend quoted from another province.

Frequently asked questions

Is the MDCAT aggregate formula the same in every province?

The 10% Matric + 40% FSc + 50% MDCAT split is the standard PM&DC merit structure used for MBBS and BDS admission across the provinces. What genuinely differs between provinces is everything around it — domicile rules, quotas, application portals, tie-break rules and closing merit — not the arithmetic.

Is my MDCAT score out of 180 or 200?

MDCAT 2026 is out of 180. The NUMS entry test is a separate exam out of 200.

Does improving FSc marks help more than MDCAT?

No. FSc carries 40% and MDCAT 50%, and FSc is usually already locked in by the time you sit the test. MDCAT is the only part of the aggregate still in your hands on test day.

What aggregate do I need for a government medical college?

There is no fixed figure — it is whatever the closing merit turns out to be for that college and that list. Compare your aggregate with the previous year’s closing merits for your target colleges, and treat that as a guide rather than a guarantee.

Can I still change my aggregate after the test?

Only through the official key-challenge window. If you are confident a published answer is wrong, submit an objection through your conducting university’s portal within the deadline, with a reference from a recognised textbook. A single accepted objection is worth 0.28 points on your aggregate.

What to do next

Check your answers against the official key, calculate your aggregate above, note it down, then track the merit lists as they appear. If you are unsure which colleges your number realistically puts you in reach of, message our team on WhatsApp at 0316 4047600 — tell us your aggregate and your domicile and we will point you at the right lists.

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