NUMS Aggregate Formula 2026: Army Medical College, CMH & Bahria Merit Guide

If you are applying to Army Medical College Rawalpindi, CMH Lahore, Bahria, Foundation University, NUST School of Health Sciences or any other NUMS-affiliated medical or dental college in Pakistan, the PMDC NMDCAT aggregate guide does not apply directly to you. NUMS conducts its own admission test (NUMS MDCAT), uses a different total marks structure, and publishes its own merit list separately from the PMDC cycle. This guide walks through the NUMS aggregate formula in full, explains how NUMS MDCAT differs from PMDC NMDCAT, and gives worked examples plus indicative cut-offs for the main NUMS colleges.

Run your own numbers in the NUMS Aggregate Calculator 2026 as you read.

Important upfront: NUMS rules around test format, total marks and weighting can change year to year. Always verify against the current cycle's official prospectus on numspak.edu.pk before relying on a specific figure. Final NUMS merit lists also factor in seat type (open / reciprocal / self / armed forces) and reserved quotas that this guide does not model.

The NUMS aggregate formula in one line

For the NUMS MBBS / BDS centralised admission cycle:

Aggregate % = (Matric % × 0.10) + (FSc % × 0.40) + (NUMS MDCAT score / 200 × 100 × 0.50)

Three components, three weights:

The weighting matches the widely cited PMDC formula (10/40/50), but the test is a different one. NUMS MDCAT is set by NUMS, scored out of 200, and the academic + psychological sections are combined into the same 200-mark total. PMDC NMDCAT is set by PMDC, scored out of 180, and follows a different syllabus. The two cannot be used interchangeably. For the parallel PMDC pathway (Punjab UHS, KP KMU, Sindh and AJK colleges) see our MDCAT Aggregate Formula 2026 guide with the matching MDCAT Aggregate Calculator.

NUMS MDCAT 2025 test format at a glance

Per the published NUMS MDCAT 2025 schedule and table of specifications:

• 200 total questions split into two papers
• Paper I (Academic): 150 MCQs, Biology 65 / Chemistry 40 / Physics 30 / English 15
• Paper II (Psychological): 50 MCQs
• 3 hours total duration (150 minutes academic, 15 minutes psychological, balance for instructions and answer-sheet handling)
• No negative marking, each correct answer scores +1
• Paper-based test on bubble sheets, single morning session, English language
• Test held 14 September 2025 for the 2025-26 admission cycle

If you are reading this for a later cycle, check the current NUMS prospectus, the format has historically shifted.

How to calculate your NUMS aggregate, step by step

1. Convert Matric obtained marks to percentage: Matric % = (Matric obtained / Matric total) × 100. Our Matric / Inter Aggregate Calculator does this automatically if you only have raw marks.
2. Convert Inter (FSc Pre-Medical) obtained marks to percentage: FSc % = (FSc obtained / FSc total) × 100.
3. Convert NUMS MDCAT raw score to percentage: NUMS % = (NUMS score / 200) × 100.
4. Weight each component: Matric % × 0.10, FSc % × 0.40, NUMS % × 0.50.
5. Sum the three weighted contributions for your final NUMS aggregate percentage.

Worked example 1: a strong candidate

A typical strong applicant: 1050/1100 Matric, 1020/1100 FSc Pre-Medical, 170/200 NUMS MDCAT.

• Matric % = 1050 / 1100 × 100 = 95.45%
• FSc % = 1020 / 1100 × 100 = 92.73%
• NUMS % = 170 / 200 × 100 = 85.00%
• Matric weighted = 95.45 × 0.10 = 9.55
• FSc weighted = 92.73 × 0.40 = 37.09
• NUMS weighted = 85.00 × 0.50 = 42.50
• Aggregate = 9.55 + 37.09 + 42.50 = 89.14%

89.14% on the indicative historical Army Medical College open-merit cut-off (~92-93%) would be borderline, more comfortably in range for CMH Multan / Kharian (mid-80s to 90), Bahria (high 80s) or Foundation University.

Worked example 2: a borderline candidate

Same applicant with a weaker NUMS MDCAT: 1050/1100 Matric, 1020/1100 FSc, 130/200 NUMS MDCAT.

• Matric % = 95.45%
• FSc % = 92.73%
• NUMS % = 65.00%
• Matric weighted = 9.55
• FSc weighted = 37.09
• NUMS weighted = 32.50
• Aggregate = 9.55 + 37.09 + 32.50 = 79.14%

Same Matric and FSc, but NUMS MDCAT dropped from 85% to 65%. Aggregate dropped 10 full points (89.14 to 79.14). 79.14% is below most NUMS MBBS open-merit thresholds and would more likely land you in NUMS BDS or private programmes. The 50% NUMS-test weight makes test-day performance disproportionately important here, exactly as on the PMDC side.

Indicative NUMS merit cut-offs (approximate, historical)

These are approximate open-merit cut-offs based on recent NUMS admission cycles. Real cut-offs shift annually with applicant pool, seat type (open / reciprocal / self / armed forces) and reserved quotas. Always verify against the current NUMS final merit list before relying on any single number.

BDS cut-offs typically run 3 to 5 percentage points below MBBS at the same college, because MBBS is the first preference for most applicants.

NUMS MDCAT vs PMDC NMDCAT

Two practical implications:

1. If you want to keep options open across both pathways, you typically need to sit both tests in the same admission cycle.
2. Even though the weighting is identical, a NUMS aggregate and a PMDC MDCAT aggregate are not directly comparable, because the test totals differ (200 vs 180). 85% on NUMS MDCAT and 85% on PMDC NMDCAT both yield the same weighted contribution to aggregate, but the raw scores and difficulty profiles are different.

Which colleges use NUMS MDCAT

NUMS MDCAT is the admission test for:

• Army Medical College Rawalpindi (MBBS and BDS sections)
• NUMS public sector medical and dental colleges
• NUMS private sector medical and dental colleges
• CMH Lahore Medical College and Institute of Dentistry
• CMH Institute of Medical Sciences, Bahawalpur (CIMS), and CIMS Dental College Multan
• CMH Kharian Medical College
• CMH Multan Institute of Medical Sciences
• HITEC Institute of Medical Sciences, Taxila
• HITEC Dental College, Taxila
• Quetta College of Dentistry
• Karachi Institute of Medical Sciences, Malir
• Quetta Institute of Medical Sciences
• Wah Medical College, Wah Cantt
• Bahria University Medical and Dental College, Karachi
• Bahria University Medical College, Islamabad
• Fazaia Medical College, Islamabad
• Fazaia Ruth Pfau Medical College, Karachi
• Foundation University Medical College, Islamabad
• NUST School of Health Sciences, Islamabad

Per PMDC notification, candidates applying to any of these colleges do not need to appear in the PMDC NMDCAT.

A-Level, IB and O-Level equivalence

NUMS does not accept A-Level / IB grades directly into the aggregate formula. The process:

1. Get an IBCC (Inter Board Committee of Chairmen) equivalence certificate that converts A-Level / IB grades to equivalent Pakistani Matric and Inter percentages. IBCC publishes the official conversion table. Our HEC Equivalence Calculator implements the standard A-Level to FSc / O-Level to Matric percentage mapping so you can pre-compute your equivalent before applying.
2. Use the IBCC-converted percentages in the NUMS aggregate formula.
3. Sit NUMS MDCAT itself, the test is the same regardless of academic background.

IBCC processing typically takes 2 to 4 weeks, so plan well ahead of the NUMS registration deadline.

Common mistakes when computing NUMS aggregate

1. Using the PMDC MDCAT total instead of NUMS. NUMS MDCAT is out of 200, PMDC NMDCAT 2025 is out of 180. Dividing a NUMS score by 180 (or a PMDC score by 200) skews the percentage and the final aggregate.

1. Applying negative marking when there is none. NUMS MDCAT 2025 has no negative marking per the official schedule. Some older prep guides assume a -1 deduction, do not apply that for the 2025 cycle.

1. Treating Army Medical College cut-off as a single number. AMC reserves seats across open merit, reciprocal, self-finance and armed forces categories. The "AMC cut-off" you see online usually refers to open merit only. Other seat types have separate cut-offs.

1. Confusing NUMS MDCAT result with PMDC NMDCAT result. Both produce a percentage, but they cannot be substituted for each other in either system. Submit the right result to the right portal.

1. Forgetting hafiz / extra-curricular marks. Some applicants are eligible for hafiz-e-Quran marks (typically up to 20). Confirm with the specific NUMS college's prospectus, the application policy may differ between colleges.