Islamabad : The Pakistan Medical and Dental Council has announced that the National University of Medical Sciences Rawalpindi has been entrusted with the holding of the National Registration Examination for foreign medical graduates to ensure credibility, integrity and transparency.
"We've no direct role in the NRE's paper development, holding or results preparation," said a spokesperson for the PMDC in a statement.
According to the spokesperson, the NRE is a mandatory requirement for foreign medical graduates under an Act of Parliament, ensuring transparency, standardisation and quality in medical and dental education and professional practice in Pakistan.
The NUMS has been conducting the NRE for the past two years and is responsible for paper setting, compilation, and declaration of final results. The NRE is conducted in two steps, at least twice a year, in accordance with the approved NRE Standards, Structure and Syllabus, which are available on the official website of the PMDC.
"The NUMS declares the conduct and results of the examination in a timely manner. The results of the most recent NRE Step I have been published on the PMDC website, and detailed marks are available through the official online portal of PMDC as well. The PMDC provides candidates with the opportunity to apply for re-totaling of results. For the NRE held in December 2025, only two candidates submitted applications for re-totaling."
