ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Medical Commission (PMC) on Sunday announced admission criteria for foreign students seeking admission to medical and dental colleges in Pakistan.

According to an official of PMC, besides Pakistani students, foreign students could also apply for admission in private medical or dental colleges as per category A and B and they have to compete on a national merit for admission into the colleges.

He said that as per policy, each province would setup a quota for foreign students for admission to their public colleges, if they so desire while private colleges might have a fee structure for foreign students different to Pakistani students subject to the two categories, with a lower fee charged for category B as compared to category A.

He added category A was for such student who was a foreign national and did not hold Pakistani nationality and had obtained their HSSC, 12th grade examination or equivalent from outside Pakistan while category B was for such student who was a non-resident Pakistani or non-resident dual national having obtained their HSSC, 12th grade examination or equivalent from outside Pakistan.