Plastic Surgery PG Induction Guide 2026-27: Training, Books, Hospitals and Cut-offs

Plastic surgery covers burns, hand surgery, cleft lip and palate, reconstruction after trauma or cancer, and aesthetic surgery. Burns units make up a large part of training in Pakistan.

Training routes

FCPS-II Plastic Surgery usually takes five years: two years of surgery leading to the IMM, then three years in plastic surgery.

Trainees sit the CPSP Intermediate Module (IMM) after the first two years and must pass it to continue.

Hospitals we know of that train in plastic surgery: FCPS-II at 16 hospitals, MCPS at 2 hospitals, MS at 4 hospitals. These counts come from the Programme Finder and update as new adverts are posted.

FCPS Part I

For CPSP training you need a pass in FCPS Part I in Surgery and Allied before you can register. Some hospitals and universities also run their own entry test, usually multiple-choice questions on basic and clinical sciences. Practise BCQs every day; our question of the day and the Path2Pass question banks are a good place to start.

Standard basic science texts for Part I: Snell's Clinical Anatomy, Guyton and Hall Medical Physiology, Robbins Basic Pathology, Lippincott or Katzung Pharmacology, and Langman's Medical Embryology.

Books for training and the induction test

• Grabb and Smith's Plastic Surgery
• Neligan's Plastic Surgery
• McGregor's Fundamental Techniques of Plastic Surgery
• Oxford Handbook of Plastic Surgery

CPSP publishes the official reading list with each curriculum. Check it on cpsp.edu.pk, since editions and lists change.

Hospitals offering plastic surgery training

• Patel Hospital, Karachi Karachi FCPS-II · MCPS
• Shaikh Zayed Hospital Lahore FCPS-II
• SIOVS Hyderabad MCPS
• Liaquat University of Medical & Health Sciences (LUMHS) Jamshoro FCPS-II
• Abbasi Shaheed Hospital Karachi FCPS-II
• Liaquat University of Medical and Health Sciences Jamshoro FCPS-II · MS
• Dow University of Health Sciences Karachi FCPS-II
• Pakistan Institute of Medical Sciences Islamabad FCPS-II
• Army Medical College / CMH Rawalpindi FCPS-II
• Liaquat National Medical College Karachi FCPS-II
• Jinnah Postgraduate Medical Centre/hospital Karachi FCPS-II
• Shaheed Mohtarma Benazir Bhutto Institute of Trauma Karachi FCPS-II
• Sheikh Zayed Federal Postgraduate Medical Institute / Hospital Lahore FCPS-II · MS
• Post Graduate Medical Institute Quetta FCPS-II · MS
• College of Nursing and Medwifery, Holy Family Hospital Rawalpindi FCPS-II
• Combined Military Hospital Rawalpindi FCPS-II

See all 18 hospitals and filter by city in the Programme Finder.

Trained in plastic surgery? Review your hospital to help the next candidates.

Cut-offs and closing merits

At the JPMC January 2026 induction, Plastic Surgery had 4 expected slots. The last candidate within them scored 37 NTS marks and the top candidate 47. See the provisional list.

Work out your own score with the merit calculator. Selected this session? Share your merit.

Recent plastic surgery inductions on this site

• Patel Hospital Karachi Residency Training Program January 2027 – FCPS, MCPS & Second Fellowship | Apply by 29 Nov 2026 1 Nov 2026
• Admissions Open: FCPS-II Training (Session July 2026) – Shaikh Zayed Federal Postgraduate Medical Institute, Lahore 7 Jun 2026
• Admissions Open: Postgraduate Ophthalmology Training (July 2026 Session) at SIOVS 13 May 2026
• LUMHS Admission Notice: FCPS-II Courses (Session Jan 2026) at PNS Shifa Hospital 22 Jan 2026

Most CPSP programmes start in January and July, and adverts usually appear two to three months before. Follow the hospitals you want on the Live Induction Tracker and check the induction calendar.

The interview

Panels ask about burns fluid resuscitation (Parkland formula), the reconstructive ladder and flap types.

See the questions panels ask, and share yours after your interview.

Frequently asked questions

Rules, seats and durations change between sessions. Always confirm with CPSP, the university or the hospital advert before you apply.