Wah Medical College

Overview

Wah Medical College is a private medical institution in Wah Cantt, Punjab. It admits MBBS students through the PMDC-MDCAT route.

History & background

Wah Medical College was established in December 2003 by the Pakistan Ordnance Factories Welfare Trust (POFWT) and Pakistan Ordnance Factories Board Wah Cantonment (POFBWC) to expand quality medical education in the region. It is built on a 200-kanal purpose-built campus and is the first medical college encountered when entering Punjab from KPK.

Location

Wah Cantt is a purpose-built industrial cantonment town developed around the Pakistan Ordnance Factories (POF), the country's largest state-owned defence manufacturing complex, established after independence; the town's civic and educational infrastructure grew largely around this defence-industrial base.

Faculties & departments

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

• Anatomy
• Physiology
• Biochemistry
• Pharmacology
• Pathology
• Forensic Medicine
• Community Medicine
• Medicine
• Surgery
• Obstetrics & Gynaecology
• Paediatrics
• ENT
• Ophthalmology
• Psychiatry

Courses offered

• MBBS

Student body

Total enrollment figures are not publicly published; annual MBBS intake follows PMDC-approved seat allocations typical of mid-sized private Punjab medical colleges.

Notable facts

• Run by the Pakistan Ordnance Factories Welfare Trust, linked to Pakistan's state defence-manufacturing sector
• POF Hospital serves as its attached teaching hospital
• Located on Jinnah Avenue in the educational zone of Wah Cantonment
• Recognized by PMDC

Admission criteria

Merit at Wah Medical 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.

What aggregate do you need?

• Safe: above 84.1% aggregate
• Borderline: within ~0.5% of 84.1% — depends on this cycle's applicant pool
• Unlikely on open merit: below 83.10% on open merit — consider provincial quota or other colleges

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 Wah Medical College.

FAQs

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