MDCAT 2025 Updates
PMDC MDCAT Syllabus 2025 – All Official Changes, Subjects & Weightage Explained
At a Glance
- Syllabus release: 26 May 2025 (Uniform PMDC MDCAT 2025)
- Exam date (proposed): First Sunday of October 2025
- Biggest shake-ups: Biology trimmed, Physics expanded, Chemistry tweaked, no negative marking
- Paper structure: 180 MCQs | 3 hours
What’s new in PMDC MDCAT 2025?
Subject |
What changed? |
| Biology | 6 chapters removed, 2 added |
| Chemistry | 1 new chapter + 3 fresh topics |
| Physics | 3 new chapters + 2 fresh topics |
| English & Logical Reasoning | Unchanged |
| Marking | Still no negative marking |
2025 vs 2024 – the detailed differences
Biology – biggest overhaul
Removed: Kingdom Animalia, Photosynthesis portion of Bioenergetics, Hormones (Chemical Coordination), Plant Transport, Plant Digestion, Prokaryotes Added: Homeostasis, BiotechnologyChemistry
Added chapter: Industrial Chemistry (Ch 20) New topics:- Hydrogen Spectrum (Ch 2)
- Dipole Moment & its applications (Ch 10)
- Reactions of Group IVA elements (Ch 11)
Physics
New chapters: Vectors, Fluid Dynamics, Alternating Current Extra topics: Application of Gauss’s Law, Standing Waves in an Organ Pipe English and Logical Reasoning are exactly as they were in 2024.Subjects, Weightage & MCQs
| Subject | % of paper | MCQs |
| Biology | 45 % | 81 |
| Chemistry | 25 % | 45 |
| Physics | 20 % | 36 |
| English | 5 % | 9 |
| Logical Reasoning | 5 % | 9 |
| Total | 100 % | 180 |
Full Chapter-by-Chapter Syllabus
MDCAT Biology Syllabus
There are 81 MCQs in the Biology section of the MDCAT (45% of the exam). Bio-Diversity (Acellular Life/Variety of life) , Bio-Energetic , Biological Molecules , Cell Structure and Function, Coordination and Control/Nervous & Chemical Coordination,Enzymes ,Evolution , Reproduction , Support and Movement ,Variation and Genetics/Inheritance, Circulation , Immunity ,Respiration ,Digestion,Homeostasis,BiotechnologyMDCAT Chemistry Syllabus
There are 45 MCQs in the Chemistry section of the MDCAT (25% of the exam). Introduction to Fundamental Concepts of Chemistry, Atomic Structure ,Gases ,Liquids ,Solids , Chemical Equilibrium ,Reaction Kinetics , Thermo-Chemistry and Energetics of Chemical Reactions ,Electrochemistry ,Chemical Bonding ,S and P Block Elements ,Transition Elements ,Fundamental Principles of Organic Chemistry ,Chemistry of Hydrocarbons ,Alkyl Halides ,Alcohols and Phenols ,Aldehydes and ketones,Carboxylic acids ,Macromolecules' ,Industrial ChemistryMDCAT Physics Syllabus
There are 36 MCQs in the Physics section of the MDCAT (20% of the exam). Vectors and Equilibrium ,Force and Motion,Work and energy,Rotational and circular motion,Fluid Dynamics,Waves,Thermodynamics,Electrostatics,Current electricity,Electromagnetism,Electromagnetic induction,Alternating Current,Electronics,Dawn of modern Physics,Atomic spectra,Nuclear PhysicsMDCAT English Syllabus
There are 9 MCQs in the English section of the MDCAT (5% of the exam). Comprehend Key Vocabulary,Demonstrate Control of Tenses and Sentence Structure,Demonstrate ability to differentiate between correct and incorrect structure of sentences & use of writing conventions of spelling, capitalisation and Punctuation,Demonstrate ability to identify mistakes in sentences or short written texts.,Demonstrate ability to comprehend short written text,Demonstrate ability to comprehend short written text and select the most appropriate responsesMDCAT Logical Reasoning Syllabus
There are 9 MCQs in the Logical Reasoning section of the MDCAT (5% of the exam).- Critical Thinking
- Letter and Symbol series
- Logical Deduction
- Logical Problems
- Course of Action
- Cause & Effect
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