Islamabad: The Pakistan Medical and Dental Commission (PMDC) has begun to consider how to recover the amount from institutions that have launched graduate programs in the past two years after realizing the economic loss of Rs 200 million.
According to a council official, the matter will be forwarded to the Graduate Medical Education Commission (PMEC) for investigation.
If each file, dawnthe issue was highlighted in August 2025, when a university in Karachi asked to register/accrediate 20 graduate programs. Deputy Registration Officer Dr Habibullah pointed out that the university did not submit a comprehensive inspection fee of Rs 8 lakh (CIF) for each plan.
Dr. Habibullah wrote a letter, dawnpay the university. However, after interacting with the university, it was revealed that PMDC did not charge any such fees for course registration earlier.
Officials said the entire amount will be recovered and deposited into the council’s account.
A senior council official asked to be anonymous, and he said in his reply to the university that he decided to check the documents.
He added: “We are shocked to see that nearly 20 universities have applied and received recognition for graduate courses over the past two years, but none of them pay CIF -800,000.”
“So, Dr. Habibullah wrote to Registrar PMDC Dr. Wali Khan for clarification. Dr. Wali said in writing (used with Dawn) that the amount mentioned in the rules must be received.”
It is worth mentioning that PMDC not only regulates the Academy of Medicine and Dentistry, but also obtains ACSO certified graduate courses under the PMDC Act.
According to PMDC Postgraduate Regulation 2023, each university must pay a Secretariat fee of Rs 300,000 (per course), Rs 8 lakh as CIF (per course), Rs 100,000 as application fee (per course) and Rs 150,000 as inspector fee (per course).
He claimed: “However, after analyzing the documents for the last two years, it was also found that even the PMDC received other charges and that the CIF did not charge any fees from any university. The cumulative amount has exceeded Rs 20 crore.”
“Over the years, PMDC has recognized numerous graduate institutions and has trained thousands of graduates who are considered cream of the country’s medical community. For these certifications, each institution legally requires secretary and cover secretary and administrative fees to dispatch notice inspection fees for inspection teams.
However, it has now surfaced, with about 20 graduate institutions recognised without the need to pay a mandatory full inspection fee. ”
He demanded that we demanded that the federal government take immediate drastic measures to not only restore this huge loss, but also take responsibility, which is strange.
When contacted with senior PMDC officials who requested anonymity, he said the matter seemed to have been ignored but would be resolved soon.
“We are considering referring the issue to PMEC for further investigation. I can assure you that no university will retain any Rs and the full amount will be recovered and deposited into the council’s account,” he said.
Posted in Dawn on September 29, 2025
