Coaching centres to stay shut till MBBS entry test held on Friday

A committee on MBBS admission test has temporarily closed all online and offline medical coaching centres in the country ahead of Friday’s MBBS and BDS admission test for the 2025-26 academic session.

The online and offline medical coaching outlets will remain shut till Friday, said Prof Dr Rubina Yasmin additional director general (medical education) at the Directorate General of Medical Education, on Monday.

The MBBS and BDS admission test for the 2025-26 academic year will be held simultaneously across the country on 12 December.

Meanwhile, the Directorate general of Medical Education has made a major change in the number of seats in government and private medical colleges before the admission test.

Earlier, there were 5,380 seats in 37 government medical colleges. As a result of the new adjustment, 355 seats have been reduced in 14 medical colleges, while 75 seats have been increased in three medical colleges. To sum up, 280 seats have been reduced in the government medical colleges, bringing the total number to 5,100 seats.

Besides, 292 seats have been reduced in 66 private medical colleges. As a result, the number of seats in private medical colleges comes down to 6,001.