Pakistan Army Medical Cadet Cheat Sheet

Army Medical Cadet Route

Not published of exam
Paper Structure Selection Pipeline Test Day Rules Which Source Rules? Army Test vs MDCAT

Biology Paper-I

37% of exam
Cell + Biomolecules Human Physiology Genetics + Evolution Plants + Prokaryotes Biology Picker

Chemistry Paper-I

26.5% of exam
Physical Chemistry Bonding + Periodicity Organic Chemistry Chemistry Picker Anode vs Cathode

Physics Paper-I

26.5% of exam
Mechanics + Waves Electricity + Magnetism Modern + Nuclear Physics Picker Series vs Parallel

English Paper-I

10% of exam
English Grammar Vocabulary + Punctuation English Picker Fragment vs Sentence Subject-verb agreement

Paper-II Psychological Test

5% of exam
Paper-II Facts Paper-I vs Paper-II No published syllabus 15 minute pacing 50 MCQs

Quick Facts

Scored test NUMS MDCAT-2026
Total MCQs 200 across two papers
Paper-I 150 MCQs, 165 min
Paper-II 50 MCQs, 15 min
Format Paper-based one-best-answer
Test date Sunday, 23 August 2026
MBBS pass 55% MDCAT
FSc minimum 60% with Biology, Chemistry
MDCAT merit share 50% of admission merit
Science items 70% recall, 30% application
Army special test Blueprint not published

Paper-I Weights RO

Bio 37, Chem 26.5, Phys 26.5, Eng 10
Biology 55 MCQs Chemistry 40 MCQs Physics 40 MCQs English 15 MCQs

NUMS vs National MDCAT RO

NUMS MDCAT

150 subject MCQs
165 minutes
Plus psychological paper
Biology 37%

National MDCAT

180 MCQs
180 minutes
Logical reasoning section
Biology 45%
Different papers, different mixes

Which Source Rules? RO

Test structure question → NUMS MDCAT-2026 syllabus
Registration or fee → NUMS MDCAT-2026 notice
MBBS pass percentage → Army Medical College criteria ( 55% )
Merit formula → PM&DC Admissions Regulations ( 50/40/10 )
Army special test → Active induction notice ( Not published )
Age, marks, documents → Join Pakistan Army portal
Coaching blog claim → Treat as unverified ( Confirm officially )

Paper Structure RO

Paper-I 150 MCQs, 165 minutes
Paper-II 50 MCQs, 15 minutes
Biology 37%, 55 MCQs Paper-I
Chemistry 26.5%, 40 MCQs Paper-I
Physics 26.5%, 40 MCQs Paper-I
English 10%, 15 MCQs Paper-I
Psychological test 5%, 50 MCQs Paper-II
Format Paper-based, one best answer
Difficulty split 20% easy, 60% moderate
Hard items 20% of the paper
Science items 70% recall, 30% application Bio/Chem/Phys
Negative marking Not stated by NUMS

Admission Merit Split RO

MDCAT 50, FSc 40, Matric 10
MDCAT half FSc 40% Matric 10% PM&DC notified

Army Test vs MDCAT RO

Army special test

Recruitment centres
Blueprint unpublished
Army controls rules

NUMS MDCAT

NUMS controls rules
Full syllabus published
23 August 2026
Two owners, two sources

Selection Pipeline RO

Admitting university NUMS, not the college
AMC MBBS seats Medical Cadets only
Stage 1 Pass NUMS MDCAT
Stage 2 Army recruitment-centre special test
Stage 3 Thorough medical examination
Registration Join Pakistan Army portal
NUMS test scope Armed Forces colleges only
Special test blueprint Not published by Army
Cycle rules Read the active induction notice
Merit weightage MDCAT 50%, FSc 40%
Matric share 10% of admission merit

Selection Stages RO

MDCAT, special test, medical exam
NUMS MDCAT first Army recruitment centre Thorough medical Register on portal

Test Day Rules RO

Arrive Three hours before start
Centre sealed Half hour before start
Start time 10:00 AM PST, local centres
Bring Printed admit card
Identity Original matric certificate, photograph
Second ID CNIC, Juvenile card, passport
Writing Two blue/black ball points
Barred Pencils, gel pens, markers
Also barred Phones, smart watches, gadgets
Allowed extra One clean clip board
Admit card Download using CNIC number
Centre choice Two cities, ranked preference

Germ Layers BI

Diplo two, triplo three layers
Cnidarians diploblastic Mesoderm makes muscle Triploblastic organ systems

Mitosis vs Meiosis BI

Mitosis

One division
Two diploid cells
Genetically identical

Meiosis

Two divisions
Four haploid gametes
Crossing over varies
Repair versus gametes

Biology Picker BI

Organelle makes ATP → Mitochondrion ( Aerobic )
Carbon dioxide fixed → Calvin cycle ( Stroma )
Extra substrate restores rate → Competitive inhibitor
Four varied haploid cells → Meiosis ( Two divisions )
Sugar moves source to sink → Phloem ( Living tubes )
Change is reversed → Negative feedback ( Homeostasis )
Trait skips to males → X-linked recessive

Cell + Biomolecules BI

Fluid mosaic model Plasma membrane structure
Rough ER Ribosomes, secreted protein processing
Smooth ER Lipids, detoxification, calcium store
Mitochondrion Aerobic ATP production site
Lysosome Hydrolytic digestion of waste
Prokaryote No nucleus, 70S ribosomes
Peptidoglycan Bacterial wall, penicillin target
Enzyme Lowers activation energy only
Competitive inhibitor Binds active site, reversible
Non-competitive inhibitor Binds elsewhere, reshapes site
Water polarity Universal solvent, high specific heat
Light reactions Thylakoid; ATP, NADPH, oxygen
Calvin cycle Stroma; carbon dioxide fixed
Glycolysis Cytoplasm, glucose to pyruvate

Xylem vs Phloem BI

Xylem

Dead hollow vessels
Water and minerals
Upward only

Phloem

Living sieve tubes
Dissolved sugars
Source to sink
Water up, sugar both

Human Physiology BI

Neuron parts Dendrites, cell body, axon
Myelin sheath Speeds saltatory impulse conduction
Chemical synapse Neurotransmitter crosses the cleft
Negative feedback Reverses change, restores set point
Positive feedback Amplifies change; labour contractions
Reflex arc Receptor, spinal relay, effector
Cerebellum Balance, posture, movement coordination
Medulla Breathing and heart rate
Cardiac cycle Systole contracts, diastole fills
Arteries Thick wall, carry away
Veins Valves prevent backflow
Surfactant Lowers alveolar surface tension
Sliding filament Myosin pulls actin inward
Calcium role Exposes actin binding sites
Cardiac muscle Striated, branched, involuntary
Smooth muscle Unstriated, spindle-shaped, involuntary

Genetics + Evolution BI

Monohybrid cross 3:1 phenotype ratio
Genotype ratio 1:2:1 from heterozygous cross
Test cross Against homozygous recessive parent
Dihybrid cross 9:3:3:1 phenotype ratio
Independent assortment Separate genes segregate independently
Crossing over Prophase I, new combinations
Sex linkage X-linked recessive hits males
Haemophilia Classic X-linked recessive disease
Mitosis Two identical diploid cells
Meiosis Four varied haploid gametes
Lamarck Acquired characteristics, not supported
Darwin Natural selection on existing variation
Neo-Darwinism Selection plus genetic variation

Plants + Prokaryotes BI

Xylem Dead vessels, water upward
Phloem Living sieve tubes, sugars
Transpiration pull Drives the xylem water column
Osmosis Water to lower water potential
Root hairs Increase mineral uptake surface
Carnivorous plants Pitcher plant, Venus flytrap
Bacteria shapes Cocci, bacilli, spirilla
Virus classification Structure, strands, host, disease
Viruses Acellular, replicate inside host
AIDS HIV, body fluid transmission
Diploblastic Ectoderm and endoderm only
Triploblastic Adds mesoderm, true organs

Electrode Rule CH

AN OX, RED CAT
Anode oxidation Cathode reduction True both cells

Sigma vs Pi Bond CH

Sigma bond

Head-on overlap
Rotation allowed
Stronger

Pi bond

Sideways p overlap
Rotation locked
More reactive
Double bond has both

Chemistry Picker CH

Reactant runs out first → Limiting reactant ( Compare moles )
Pressure raised, moles differ → Shift to fewer moles
Rate up, position unchanged → Catalyst ( Lower activation energy )
Oxidation happens here → Anode ( Both cell types )
Silver mirror forms → Aldehyde ( Tollens' )
Bromine water decolourised → Alkene ( Addition )
Tetrahedral, 109.5 degrees → sp3 hybridisation

Physical Chemistry CH

Limiting reactant Runs out, fixes yield
Percentage yield Actual over theoretical, times 100
Avogadro's number Particles in one mole
Molar volume STP 22.4 litres per mole
Ideal gas deviation High pressure, low temperature
Boyle's law Pressure inversely proportional to volume
Charles's law Volume proportional to absolute temperature
Le Chatelier System opposes the imposed change
Pressure shift Toward fewer gas moles
Catalyst Lowers activation energy only
Exothermic Negative enthalpy change, heat released
Endothermic Positive enthalpy change, heat absorbed
Hess's law Enthalpy is a state function
Oxidation Loss of electrons, number rises
Standard hydrogen electrode Reference potential, zero volts

Orbital Filling Rules CH

Aufbau fills, Pauli pairs, Hund spreads
Aufbau: lowest first Pauli: opposite spins Hund: singly first

Anode vs Cathode CH

Anode

Oxidation always
Negative in galvanic
Positive in electrolytic

Cathode

Reduction always
Positive in galvanic
Negative in electrolytic
Reaction fixed, sign flips

Bonding + Periodicity CH

Aufbau principle Lowest energy orbitals first
Pauli exclusion Opposite spins, four quantum numbers
Hund's rule Singly fill degenerate orbitals first
Sigma bond Head-on overlap, rotation allowed
Pi bond Sideways p overlap, weaker
sp3 hybridisation Tetrahedral, 109.5 degrees
sp2 hybridisation Trigonal planar, 120 degrees
sp hybridisation Linear, 180 degrees
VSEPR Lone pairs repel most
Ionisation energy Rises across, falls down
Atomic radius Falls across, rises down
Electronegativity Highest at fluorine
Group 1 metals React vigorously with water
d-block elements Variable oxidation states, coloured ions

Organic Chemistry CH

Alkane reaction Free radical substitution, light
Radical steps Initiation, propagation, termination
Alkene reaction Electrophilic addition across double
Bromine water test Decolourised by an alkene
Benzene Resonance stabilised, substitution preferred
Alkyl halide Nucleophilic substitution or elimination
Primary alcohol Oxidises to aldehyde, then acid
Secondary alcohol Oxidises to a ketone
Tertiary alcohol Resists ordinary oxidation
Tollens' reagent Silver mirror with aldehyde
Fehling's solution Red precipitate with aldehyde
Carboxylic acid Weak acid, forms esters
Esterification Acid plus alcohol, acid catalysed
Isomerism Same formula, different structure

Distance Falloff PH

Force 1/r^2, potential 1/r
Double distance Force quartered Potential halved

Faraday vs Lenz PH

Faraday's law

Size of emf
Rate of flux change

Lenz's law

Direction of current
Opposes the change
Conserves energy
Magnitude versus direction

Physics Picker PH

Range of a projectile → Horizontal velocity times time
Speed constant, circular path → Zero net work ( Kinetic unchanged )
Direction of induced current → Lenz's law ( Opposes change )
Size of induced emf → Faraday's law ( Flux rate )
Total below smallest branch → Parallel resistors
AC needs to become DC → Diode rectifier
One-eighth of sample left → Three half-lives passed

Mechanics + Waves PH

Projectile motion Horizontal and vertical independent
Horizontal velocity Constant without air resistance
Time of flight Set by vertical motion
Work-energy theorem Net work equals kinetic change
Power Force dotted with velocity
Centripetal force mv^2/r toward the centre
Angular link v equals omega times r
Radian Arc length over radius
Transverse wave Vibration perpendicular to travel
Longitudinal wave Compressions and rarefactions
Wave equation v equals f times lambda
Stationary wave Nodes still, antinodes maximum
Doppler effect Approach raises the pitch
Simple harmonic motion Acceleration toward the equilibrium
First law thermodynamics Heat equals internal energy plus work
Isothermal change Internal energy stays constant

Series vs Parallel PH

Series

Resistances add
Same current
Voltage divides

Parallel

Reciprocals add
Same voltage
Current divides
Below smallest branch resistance

Electricity + Magnetism PH

Coulomb's law Force falls as 1/r^2
Electric potential Falls as 1/r
Capacitance Charge stored per volt
Parallel plate field Uniform between the plates
Ohm's law Voltage equals current times resistance
Resistivity Rises with metal temperature
Series circuit Resistances add, same current
Parallel circuit Reciprocals add, same voltage
Internal resistance Causes terminal voltage drop
Magnetic flux B dotted with area
Faraday's law Induced emf from flux change
Lenz's law Induced current opposes the change
Transformer Changes voltage, conserves power
Step-up transformer More turns on secondary

Modern + Nuclear PH

Photon energy E equals h times f
Particle model Light travels as photons
Line spectrum Discrete electron energy levels
Rectification Diode converts AC to DC
Half-wave rectifier One diode, half the cycle
Full-wave rectifier Bridge uses four diodes
Half-life Time for half to decay
Decay fraction Three half-lives leave one-eighth
Radioactive decay Spontaneous and random process
Medical uses Tracers, imaging, radiotherapy
Ionising radiation Damages DNA in tissue

Fragment vs Sentence EN

Fragment

No finite verb
Or subordinate clause alone
Incomplete thought

Sentence

Subject and finite verb
Complete thought
Stands alone
Because alone is fragment

English Picker EN

Verb near a phrase → Match the true subject
Subordinate clause stands alone → Sentence fragment
Unreal present situation → Second conditional
Unreal past situation → Third conditional
Plain plural noun → No apostrophe
Two independent clauses → Semicolon or conjunction

English Grammar EN

Subject-verb agreement Verb matches the true subject
Nearest noun trap Ignore the intervening phrase
Neither ... nor Verb matches the nearer subject
Fragment Missing subject, verb, or thought
Run-on sentence Two clauses, no proper joiner
Second conditional Past simple plus would base
Third conditional Past perfect plus would have
Relative clause Who for people, which for things
Article the Specific or already mentioned noun
Preposition of time At clock, on day, in month
Passive voice Object becomes the subject
Parallel structure Match forms across a list

Vocabulary + Punctuation EN

Context clue Meaning from surrounding sentence
Synonym Word with similar meaning
Antonym Word with opposite meaning
Homophone Same sound, different spelling
Possessive apostrophe Student's result, students' results
Plural rule Never an apostrophe for plurals
Serial comma Separates items in a list
Semicolon Joins two related independent clauses
Colon Introduces a list or explanation
Capitalisation Proper nouns and sentence starts
Comprehension items Answer explicit in the passage
Word order errors Misplaced modifier changes meaning

Paper-I vs Paper-II PS

Paper-I

150 subject MCQs
165 minutes
Published syllabus

Paper-II

50 psychological MCQs
15 minutes
No published syllabus
Study one, pace other

Paper-II Facts PS

Size 50 MCQs
Time 15 minutes total
Listed weightage 5% in the NUMS table
Syllabus No content list published
Purpose Aptitude and mental robustness
Pace Roughly 18 seconds each
Preparation Practise speed, not content
Format Same one best answer

Common Traps

NUMS is not national

NUMS 150 subject MCQs ≠ National MDCAT 180 MCQs

Two separate tests

MDCAT blueprint published ≠ Army special test unpublished

Passing is not selection

55% only makes eligible ≠ Seats awarded on merit

Weights are within Paper-I

Subject percentages total Paper-I ≠ Paper-II listed separately

Paper-II is not revisable

No content syllabus published ≠ Practise pacing instead

Negative marking assumption

National MDCAT states none ≠ NUMS syllabus states nothing

Ball points only

Two blue or black ≠ Pencils and gel barred

Catalyst does not shift

Speeds both directions ≠ Equilibrium position unchanged

Xylem is not living

Xylem vessels are dead ≠ Phloem sieve tubes live

Anode sign flips

Oxidation always at anode ≠ Sign differs between cells

Last Minute

1. Paper-I: 150 MCQs, 165 minutes
2. Paper-II: 50 MCQs, 15 minutes
3. Biology 55, Chemistry 40, Physics 40
4. English 15 MCQs; psychological 50
5. MBBS needs 55% MDCAT minimum
6. Merit: MDCAT 50, FSc 40
7. Matric contributes 10% of merit
8. Army special test blueprint unpublished
9. AMC MBBS seats: Medical Cadets only
10. Arrive three hours before start
11. Bring two blue or black ballpoints
12. Phones and smart watches barred
13. Anode oxidises; cathode reduces
14. Lenz gives direction; Faraday size
15. Xylem dead upward; phloem living
16. Meiosis: four varied haploid gametes
17. Catalyst speeds; never shifts equilibrium
18. Verb matches subject, not neighbour

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