What Is the National University of Medical Sciences (NUMS) Pakistan and How Do You Apply?

NUMS is a medical university in Pakistan whose mission covers medical and allied life sciences, including biomedical technologies, veterinary, genetics and biological sciences, and it describes itself as the only medical university with a nationwide presence. It offers undergraduate, postgraduate, diploma, certification and associate degree programs, and its admissions run through centralized processes for MBBS/BDS and separate merit lists for other programs. To apply, use the official NUMS site (numspak.edu.pk) to find the open session, check the program's admission requirements, sit the required entry test such as MDCAT where applicable, and track merit and selection lists.

What NUMS offers

The university organizes its academic work through faculties and departments rather than a single medical school. From its published structure:

Faculties include Multidisciplinary Studies, Social Sciences and Humanities, and the NUMS School of Allied Health Sciences. Departments span Biological Sciences, Public Health, Health Professions Education, Nutrition and Dietetics, Biotechnology, Molecular Biology and Genetics, Microbiology and Immunology, Psychology, Humanities and Sciences, and Emergency and Clinical Medicine Technology.

NUMS also lists constituent institutions — AM College, AFPGMI and KHINAMS — plus affiliated hospitals and institutions, which is the basis for its "nationwide presence" claim.

How admissions work

Admissions are not a single funnel. The site separates them into distinct tracks:

• MBBS/BDS: handled through Centralized Admissions, with a session listed as 2026–27. A provisional merit list for undergraduate programs and a selection list for the 2026–27 MBBS/BDS session appear among announcements.
• Postgraduate: a separate admission cycle, with Spring 2027 programs marked open.
• Certificates and diplomas: each has its own selection list, for example the CHPE 12th batch (2026) and the PG-CPC and PGC-LSM lists.

Entry tests and results

For medical programs, MDCAT is the relevant entry test. The site carries MDCAT (NUMS) 2026 results, a retotaling result notice, and a results section. Merit lists are published after results, so the practical sequence is: entry test result → retotaling window if you dispute a score → provisional merit list → selection list.

A concrete example

Suppose you want the Postgraduate Certificate in Palliative Care. You would not wait for the MBBS merit list; you would check the certificate's own selection list announcement and the postgraduate admission page for that intake's requirements. A prospective MBBS applicant, by contrast, follows the MDCAT result, then the centralized admission merit list. Treating these as one process is the most common way applicants miss a deadline.

What to verify before applying

The site's announcements show several cycles running at once (Fall 2026 undergraduate admissions, Spring 2027 postgraduate admissions, 2026 certificate batches), so confirm which intake applies to you before submitting anything. Also note that a 2nd Convocation NUMS 2026 was announced as postponed — event dates on the site can change, so recheck close to the date.

The site does not publish tuition figures or state that applications are free, so budget and fee questions should be directed to the admissions office rather than assumed.

Where to start

Use numspak.edu.pk as the single entry point: the Admissions menu for open sessions and requirements, the Results section for MDCAT and merit lists, and the Programs pages for the specific degree, diploma or certificate you want. Check the relevant selection or merit list announcement for your program before assuming you are enrolled.