The University of Health Sciences (UHS), Lahore, has issued Notification No. UHS/VC-73-2026, dated 24 July 2026, laying out the schedule and examination pattern for the Postgraduate Entrance Test (PGET)–2026. The notification follows the Specialised Healthcare and Medical Education Department’s letter SO(ME-I)-7/1/2026 (Level III PRP) and applies to admission into Level III Residency Programmes at teaching hospitals and institutions under SHC&MED, Government of the Punjab.
PGET 2026 result
PGET–2026 was held on Sunday, 25 October 2026, in Lahore, Rawalpindi, Faisalabad and Multan. UHS declared the result on 29 October 2026: 2,131 of 8,271 candidates qualified (about 25.8%). In Medicine & Allied, 744 of 2,939 candidates passed; in Surgery & Allied Group-I, 248 of 959; and in Surgery & Allied Group-II, 274 of 1,031.
The result portal shows only Pass or Fail, without marks. UHS has opened a PGET 2026 Recount Portal; check the fee and last date on the UHS public notices page.
Read about the issues candidates have raised after PGET 2026 (wrong paper at Rawalpindi, results without marks, claims of AI-made MCQs, fee and validity).
From JCAT to PGET
The March 2026 attempt (held on 29 March 2026) was the last Joint Centralized Admission Test (JCAT). After the UHS notification of 24 July 2026, JCAT was replaced by PGET. From the October 2026 attempt onwards, admission to MD, MS, MDS and FCPS under the Central Induction Policy is through PGET.
Test schedule
PGET is conducted twice a year: the first examination in March/April and the second in September/October. The first PGET was held on Sunday, 25 October 2026; the next attempt is expected in March/April 2027.
Examination pattern
The test comprises two papers:
- Medical programmes: Paper-I carries 100 MCQs, is common to all candidates, and is based on the MBBS syllabus. Paper-II also carries 100 MCQs but is speciality-specific, conducted separately for Medicine & Allied, Surgery & Allied, Ophthalmology, Otorhinolaryngology (ENT), Anaesthesia, Radiology, Psychiatry, and Pathology.
- Dentistry programmes: Paper I covers Basic Medical Sciences, and Paper II covers Basic Dental and Clinical Sciences.
- Download the Table of Specification notice.
- Download Table of Specification
Eligibility, merit and applications
Eligibility for appearing in PGET remains as prescribed by SHC&MED. The minimum passing score is the 75th percentile, and PGET marks carry 75 percent weightage in the admission merit. Understand how percentile-based passing (75th percentile) works.
Applications for PGET–2026 were taken online at https://admissions.uhs.edu.pk/pget/ until 22nd September 2026 and are now closed. Check the PGET–2026 notice on this link.
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