Is 150 in MDCAT Good Enough? The Honest Arithmetic
150 out of 180 is 83.3% on the paper. Whether that reaches a medical seat depends entirely on your Matric and FSc, because MDCAT is only half the merit. Here is the calculation for every common combination.
The short answer
- 150/180 is 83.3%, which contributes 41.67 points to your merit aggregate.
- It clears the MBBS passing threshold of 99/180 comfortably — but passing and being admitted are different questions.
- With 95% in Matric and FSc, 150 gives roughly an 89.2% aggregate. Punjab's public colleges closed at 94.40–96.06% in 2024–25.
- To reach the bottom of that Punjab range with 95/95 school results, you would need about 170/180 — twenty marks more.
- 150 is often workable for BDS and for private colleges, whose merit generally sits lower.
- Do not use anyone's rule of thumb. Run your own numbers — the answer changes by five points between strong and average school results.
What 150 actually is
83.3%
Of the paper
150 out of 180
41.67
Aggregate points
83.3% × 0.50
99
MBBS pass mark
Cleared by 51 marks
90
BDS pass mark
Cleared by 60 marks
So 150 is a clear pass. The question people are really asking is not whether it passes, but whether it admits — and that depends on a number this score cannot tell you on its own.
What 150 becomes, for your school results
Each row applies the same formula to the same MDCAT score. The only thing changing is the half you have already banked.
| Matric | FSc | Aggregate with 150/180 |
|---|---|---|
| 98% | 98% | 90.87% |
| 95% | 95% | 89.17% |
| 95% | 90% | 87.17% |
| 90% | 95% | 88.67% |
| 90% | 90% | 86.67% |
| 85% | 85% | 84.17% |
| 80% | 80% | 81.67% |
Worked from the PMDC formula for the stated combinations — these are calculations, not published statistics. Run your own exact figures in the aggregate calculator.
Against last cycle's Punjab closing merits
One consistent slice, stated so you know what you are reading: Punjab, 2024–25 session, final closing merit, open-merit MBBS seats.
| Reference point | Aggregate | Reached by 150/180? |
|---|---|---|
| King Edward (KEMU) — highest | 96.06% | No, for any school results |
| Nishtar (NMU) | 95.16% | No |
| Rawalpindi (RMU) | 94.81% | No |
| D.G. Khan (DGKMC) — lowest | 94.40% | No |
| Best case with 98/98 school results | 90.87% | 3.5 points short of the lowest |
Full sixteen-college table in MDCAT marks required for MBBS. Closing merits moved roughly 1–2.5 points between the 2024–25 and 2025–26 cycles, so treat these as reference points rather than predictions.
What 150 does open
| Route | Why it differs | What to check |
|---|---|---|
| BDS | The eligibility threshold is lower (90/180 rather than 99), and closing merits generally sit below MBBS. | The specific college and cycle figures from your admitting authority. |
| Private medical colleges | Merit requirements are typically lower. MDCAT is still compulsory — PMDC does not permit admission without it. | Each college's own merit list and fee structure. We publish neither: no verified source. |
| District / regional quota seats | A separate pool from open merit, and it closes at a different point — sometimes several points lower. | Your eligibility and the current cycle's quota rules. |
| Self-finance seats | Fee-paying seats at public colleges, generally closing below open merit. | Availability, cost and rules for the cycle — these change. |
| Other provinces | Same national paper and same 10/40/50 formula, different seat pools and quotas. | Your provincial admitting authority. |
How these pools differ is explained in MDCAT merit list explained.
If you want to close the gap
The useful version of this question is not "is 150 good?" but "how many marks short am I, and is that recoverable?" That is arithmetic, and it is worth doing before any decision about repeating.
| Matric | FSc | MDCAT marks needed | Gap from 150 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 98% | 98% | 164 | +14 |
| 95% | 95% | 170 | +20 |
| 90% | 95% | 171 | +21 |
| 95% | 90% | 177 | +27 |
| 90% | 90% | 179 | +29 |
Worked from the formula. The bottom rows are the honest part: with 90% school results, a Punjab public seat needs very nearly a perfect paper. Check your own target in the reverse aggregate calculator.
Get your own number, not an average
Enter your Matric, FSc and MDCAT marks for the exact aggregate — then see which colleges that reaches. Runs entirely in your browser; nothing is transmitted.
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Sources and verification
PMDC merit formula 10% Matric + 40% FSc + 50% MDCAT (MERIT_WEIGHTS in lib/site.ts); MDCAT total 180 marks; passing 99/180 MBBS and 90/180 BDS (EXAM in lib/site.ts, from the official PMDC curriculum document). Punjab closing merits from lib/colleges.ts - 2024-25 session, FINAL closing merit, open-merit MBBS seats only. All aggregates in this post are computed from the formula for the stated school-result combinations; they are worked examples, not published figures, and are labelled as such. No private-college fees or merit figures are stated - no primary source is held for them.
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