LAHORE: The University of Health Sciences (UHS) has issued a merit list for admission to 49 private medical and dental colleges in Punjab.

The Sharif Medical and Dental College Lahore has secured the highest merit with 89.3 per cent in both medicine and dentistry.

The 32 private medical colleges in the province had 4,000 MBBS seats and 17 dental colleges has1,025 BDS seats.

Successful candidates are required to submit fee by Thursday.

The minimum merit required for admission to MBBS in private medical colleges stands at 79.05 per cent while for BDS it is 76.1 per cent.

Among the top merit holders, alongside Sharif Medical and Dental College Lahore, are FMH College of Medicine and Dentistry Lahore at 88.02 per cent, Al Aleem Medical College Lahore 87.1 per cent, Shalamar Medical and Dental College Lahore 86.8 per cent, and Lahore Medical and Dental College Lahore at 86.63 per cent.

The UHS will display the second selection list on Jan 15.

Published in Dawn, January 11th, 2024