Fatima Jinnah Dental College

Overview

Fatima Jinnah Dental College is a private medical institution in Karachi, Sindh. It admits MBBS students through the PMDC-MDCAT route.

History & background

Fatima Jinnah Dental College was established in the University of Karachi's 1992-93 academic year by the Fatima Jinnah Dental College & Hospital Trust, timed to coincide with the centenary of the birth of Mohtarma Fatima Jinnah -- a qualified dentist and sister of Pakistan's founder Muhammad Ali Jinnah. It is the pioneer stand-alone dental teaching institution in Pakistan, not run as a department of any medical college.

Location

The college's permanent campus is in Shah Abdul Latif Bhittai Colony, Korangi Creek Cantonment, on Karachi's southeastern outskirts, an area developed through the 1990s and 2000s as the city's dense central districts filled with institutions.

Faculties & departments

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

• Oral Anatomy
• Oral Pathology
• Oral Surgery
• Prosthodontics
• Periodontics
• Orthodontics
• Operative Dentistry
• Community Dentistry

Courses offered

• BDS

Student body

Total enrollment figures are not publicly published; the college moved to its permanent custom-built campus in August 2000 after operating from a private building for its first years.

Notable facts

• Named after Mohtarma Fatima Jinnah, herself a trained dentist and sister of Pakistan's founder
• Founded in the centenary year of Fatima Jinnah's birth (1993)
• Pakistan's pioneer stand-alone dental college, not attached as a department of a medical college
• Moved to its purpose-built Korangi Creek campus in August 2000

Admission criteria

Merit at Fatima Jinnah 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 Fatima Jinnah Dental College.

FAQs

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