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, Biotechnology

Chemistry

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)

Dropped sub-topics range from Atomic Mass to Types of Bonds (full list retained in the chapter table below).

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

Three hours, no negative marking. Master Biology first – it’s nearly half the score

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,Biotechnology

MDCAT 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 Chemistry

MDCAT 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 Physics

MDCAT 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 responses

MDCAT 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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