[Update: 15/04/2021 PMC as of April 2021 has started online application portal and will no longer accept manual applications by mail, we have shared a new post containing the updates and procedure for online license renewal and online fee payment.
Update: 01/01/2023 PMC has been dissolved and replaced once again by PMDC. However, the online license renewal and fee payment portal will be maintained at pmdc.pk)
Visit the above-mentioned link for updated information]
The recent year has seen a tug of war between the Pakistan Medical & Dental Council (PM&DC) which used to regulate the medical licensing and the newly-setup Pakistan Medical Commission (P.M.C), aggressively advocated by the Federal govt. Despite the reservations of the medical fraternity and several legal hiccups, the P.M.C was established via Constitutional ACT.
Although the current setup at P.M.C is interim till the board and its autonomous sections start working, the commission has taken over the job from PM&DC.
A whole lot of overhaul in medical licensing, education and policy is under consideration including the introduction of N.L.E, National Licensing exam on the footsteps of USMLE & UKMLE (to be introduced) and replacing licence renewal with revalidation.
Here we will talk about medical licence renewal:
According to P.M.C the licence renewal process will be changed to revalidation, i.e. instead of just applying and getting a renewed licence the medical practitioner will be reassessed for his professional knowledge & skills, how this will be done is yet to be seen but most likely will include reviewing the Continued Medical Education activities and credits.
The duration of licence has been again extended to a period of 5 years with effect from 11/2022.
For renewal, applicant will have to download the updated form, from pmc.gov.pk/Forms , fill in basic bio data along with 2 pictures, copy of valid cnic and copy of the previous licence (original expired license is no more required). < Update: 12/21 PMC RENEWAL IS NOW ONLINE ONLY, SEE THE NEW POST FOR DETAILS]
Fee is Rs. 2000 per year for renewal, if there is any change in permanent address Rs. 2000 is charged, Late fee was previously mentioned Rs 2000 per month on the manual form used previously but currently is not mentioned on the online form, please contact PMC directly in case of queries regarding late fee) Doctors can apply for renewal of forms 3 months prior to expiry in case of full license & 01 month after expiry date without any late fee surcharge.
For registration of postgraduate degree with Pakistan medical commission now a separate application form has to be used also available at pmc.gov.pk/Forms, details required are bio data, degree awarded with duration, mode of study & degree awarding institute details. Fee is Rs. 3000 for Pakistani qualification, Rs. 6000 for foreign qualification.
The fee can be submitted via bank draft/ pay order in favour of “Pakistan Medical Commission“or at designated bank counters in vicinity of PMC and the form sent by courier. (Update 12/21: Fee can be paid online via credit/debit card or Bank challan)
It should be noted that for those applicants graduated before September 2020, NLE exam is not required for licence renewal.
According to Dr Taqi the current head of PMC they are working on making the entire process of licencing, good standing certificates and verification/credentialing online at their website.
N.B The rules & regulations are continuously being renewed/ revised by the commission for confirmation visit their website or contact them directly via contact details mentioned below. Meanwhile, we are continuously updating the procedures here as mentioned at PMC.
[Update 15/04/21 PMC to only accept online application now – read more details/ procedures/
Here are the contact details of PMC if you have any query contact them directly.
