CENTRAL INDUCTION POLICY JAN 2026

Official Notification: Updated Criteria for Post-Graduate Residency (Level-III) in Punjab (November 2025)

Date: November 26, 2025

Department: Specialized Healthcare & Medical Education Department (SH&MED), Government of the Punjab.

The Specialized Healthcare & Medical Education Department has issued a new notification regarding the eligibility and scoring criteria for the January 2026 Induction. Below is the complete text of the official notification.

NOTIFICATION

NO.SO(ME-I)7-7/2025(CIS)(January 2026): Pursuant to the decisions made in the Post-Graduate Admission Committee (PGAC) meeting held on 26-11-2025, the Competent Authority is pleased to notify the eligibility and scoring criteria under Clause 14(3) and 15 of the Policy and Procedure Manual (PPM) of Post-Graduate Residency of Level-III Programs notified vide No.SO(ME-I)7-1/2024(CIP) dated 15-05-2024, for January 2026 Induction till further orders.

A) ELIGIBILITY / PRE-QUALIFICATIONS:

1. MBBS/BDS Degree from an institution duly recognized by PM&DC.

2. Certificate of Completion of 12 months mandatory House Job from a PM&DC recognized institute.

3. Valid PM&DC Permanent Practicing License.

4. Valid Pass result of PART-I Examination of FCPS/ Subject specific JCAT (validity of 3 years from the date of passing to be calculated till last date of application).

5. Age Limit at the time of application < 40 Years.

6. Provisional license / Exit Exam from the Medical Councils of respective countries of origin from where the candidate has graduated.

B) SCORING CRITERIA (Total: 35 Points)

i. MDCAT score (02 Points)

• Marks obtained/Total marks multiplied by 2.

ii. MBBS/BDS Aggregate of Marks (15 Points)

• Sum of marks achieved in all professionals divided by sum of total marks in all professionals, multiplied by 15.

iii. Position at University Level Examinations (03 Points)

• Candidates shall be awarded 0.6 mark each to MBBS graduates/ 0.75 marks each to BDS graduates for getting 1st/2nd/3rd positions in each professional examination conducted at the University (and not at the college) level.

iv. House Job (05 Points)

Sr. No.	Marks Criteria	Points
1.	Graduates from public sector / private sector institutions in Punjab, who complete House Job in Hospitals attached with Medical / Dental College / University in Punjab from where the candidate had graduated.	05
2.	Graduates from public sector / private sector institutions in Punjab, who complete House Job in such public sector / private sector recognized Teaching Hospitals in Pakistan that are not attached with Medical / Dental College / University in Punjab from where the candidate had graduated.	2.5
3.	Graduates from public sector / private sector institutions in Pakistan but outside Punjab, who complete House Job in such public sector / private sector recognized Teaching Hospitals in Pakistan that are not attached with Medical / Dental College / University in Punjab from where the candidate had graduated.	2.5
4.	Foreign Graduates who complete House Job in any public or private sector recognized Teaching Hospital in Punjab.	2.5

v. PART-I (FCPS-I/JCAT) (05 Points)

a) FCPS-I

Attempts	Marks
1st	05
2nd	04
3rd	03

b) JCAT

Percentage	Marks
Greater than 75%	05
65-75%	04
60-65%	03

vi. Experience at Primary, Secondary & Tertiary Healthcare (05 Points)

a. Experience at Primary Health Care level: (only BHUs/ RHCs of Health & Population Department).

• 1.25 points for each Three (03) months (without any gap / interruption in same institute). Up to one (01) year accepted.

b. Experience at Secondary Health Care level (THQ/ THQ Level Hospitals / Civil hospitals/ Trauma Centers, DHQ / DHQ Level Non-Teaching Hospitals), Major Hospital of PESSI, Punjab with 100 beds and above strength only, Indus Foundation managed THQ level Hospitals of the Government of the Punjab and Govt. T.B. Sanatorium, Samli, Murree).

• 0.75 Points for each Three (03) months (without any gap / interruption in same institute). Up to 1 Year and 08 months accepted.

c. Experience at Tertiary Healthcare Level including PKLI & RC, MIKD, Multan.

• 0.5 points for each three months (without any gap / interruption in same institute). Up to two years and six months (02 years & 06 months) accepted.

d. Experience Marks for working in Jail Hospitals under Health & Population Department.

Sr. No.	Name of Institutions	Award of Marks
1.	Jail Hospital (Morning Shift)	1.25 point for each three (03) months (without any gap / interruption in same shift) up to 1 year.
2.	Jail Hospital (Evening Shift)	1.50 points for each three (03) months (without any gap / interruption in same shift up to 10 months.
3.	Jail Hospital (Night Shift)	1.75 points for each three (03) months (without any gap / interruption in same shift up to 08 months & 18 days.

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IMPORTANT NOTES:

a. For claiming experience as mentioned above, experience as regular/adhoc/locum at health facilities mentioned vide clauses a-d will be considered subject to the verification by the H&PD/SH&MED.

b. In case of “Adhoc” appointment, a maximum gap of 07 days between two consecutive adhoc appointments in the same institute will be considered to count for the experience marks. It is to clarify that gap of more than 7 days between two consecutive adhoc or locum appointments shall not be considered to count for experience marks.¹²

c. At the time of applying the candidate shall download the “Experience Certificate” from the online portal and complete the form and get certified from Head of Institution and / or administrative department (H&PD/ SH³&MED) and subm⁴it it as the PDF / Image. Furthermore, H&PD/ SH&MED are working for making digital experience record available for individual candidates through his/her respective portal that shall be available on respective departmental websites. Once develo⁵ped this may be used as an alternate way of establishing expe⁶rience.

d. In case of Jail hospitals biometric attendance if available shall be provided as well for claiming the experience.⁷⁸

e. In case of locum experience biometric attendance certificate and detailed record verified by PHFMC/H&PD shall be mandatory for award of relevant experience marks as above.⁹¹⁰

f. The period of¹¹ Post-Grad¹²uate training shall not be counted as experience.

MAJOR POLICY SHIFTS FOR 2026:

• Note: The five (05) marks for working experience of Primary, Secondary & Tertiary healthcare, PESSI and Jail Hospitals as per clause B(vi)(a-d) as mentioned above shall be discontinued for July 2026 Induction and onwards.

• Note: In terms of clause 16 of the Policy and Procedure Manual (PPM) of Post-Graduate Residency of Level-III Programs notified vide No.SO(ME-I)7-1/2024(CIP) dated 15-05-2024, PG entry test may be conducted for July 2026 induction and onwards.

• Note: Marks for FCPS-Part one and subject specific JCAT (subject to availability of marks) may also be considered for merit determination for July 2026 induction and onwards.

Note: In case of equal marks, the candidate senior in age shall be considered.¹³¹⁴

SECRETARY1516

GOVERNMENT OF THE PUNJAB1718

SPECIALIZED HEALTHCARE & MEDICAL EDUCATION DEPARTMENT1920

No. & Date Even:2122

Copy forwarded for information and necessary action to the Minister for SH & ME Department, Secretary Government of Punjab, PM&DC, Vice Chancellors, CPSP, and other rele23vant a24uthorities.