Baqai Dental College

Overview

Baqai Dental College is a private medical institution in Karachi, Sindh. It admits MBBS students through the PMDC-MDCAT route, and has been operating since 1990.

History & background

Baqai Dental College was founded by Dr Fariduddin Baqai and Dr Zahida Baqai, both UK- and Pakistan-trained physicians who had established Baqai Hospital in Nazimabad, Karachi in the late 1960s. Sources place the dental college's founding either in 1990 (per Baqai Medical University's own account, describing it as Karachi's first private-sector dental college) or 1992 (per some external accounts of the Baqai Foundation's expansion); it is now part of Baqai Medical University.

Location

Karachi is Pakistan's largest city and principal seaport, the country's commercial and industrial hub on the Arabian Sea coast, and home to the greatest concentration of medical and dental colleges of any Pakistani city.

Faculties & departments

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

• Oral Anatomy
• Dental Materials
• Operative Dentistry
• Prosthodontics
• Orthodontics
• Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery
• Periodontology
• Oral Pathology
• Oral Medicine
• Community Dentistry

Courses offered

• BDS

Student body

Total enrollment figures are not publicly published; PMDC's college list allocates 75 BDS seats annually.

Notable facts

• Pioneering private-sector dental college in Karachi, among the first in the country
• Founded by Dr Fariduddin and Dr Zahida Baqai, who also founded Baqai Hospital, Nazimabad (late 1960s)
• Now part of Baqai Medical University, recognized nationally and internationally

Admission criteria

Merit at Baqai 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.

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 Baqai Dental College.

FAQs

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