State of PG Inductions in Pakistan 2026: The Numbers
How postgraduate training recruitment in Pakistan actually works, in numbers: where the adverts come from, which programmes and specialties are offered, how long doctors get to apply, and how often adverts say whether a seat is paid. Built from the 107 training adverts published on this site in the last 12 months, updated automatically.
Last updated 10 November 2026, 2:01 am. Free to quote with a link to this page.
Key findings
- Most of the training adverts we tracked came from Sindh: 76 of 107 (71%). Part of this is our coverage: Punjab, KPK and Balochistan run central inductions with one advert for many hospitals, while private hospitals in Sindh advertise one by one.
- Half of all adverts gave doctors 13 days or fewer to apply, and 24% gave a week or less.
- Only 6% of adverts said whether the seat is paid. Most doctors apply without knowing if they will get a stipend.
- FCPS-II is the most advertised programme, in 75% of adverts.
- 213 hospitals in our Hospital Navigator train postgraduates; see each one's programmes, adverts and trainee reviews.
Where the adverts come from
When hospitals advertise
Most adverts cluster before the January and July sessions. See the induction calendar for each programme's usual months.
Programmes and specialties
Time to apply and pay
- Adverts with a last date
- 82
- Median days from advert to last date
- 13
- Gave 7 days or less
- 20 (24%)
- Say the seat is paid
- 6
- Say the seat is unpaid / honorary
- 0
- Say nothing about pay
- 101
What trainees report
- Hospital reviews
- 0
- Average "stipend paid on time" rating
- –
- Facilities reports
- 0
- Interview reports
- 0
- Closing merits reported
- 0
These grow as doctors share. Review your hospital, report its facilities, or share your interview.
Policy changes this year
- Punjab Central Induction Policy 2026. The Punjab government revised its induction policy for FCPS and MD/MS training. Marks given to graduates of government medical colleges were cut by up to half for the January 2026 induction and removed for July 2026, which public-sector graduates strongly opposed. Sources: Dawn, ProPakistani.
- Punjab merit is now out of 100 marks, with the UHS PGET carrying most of the weight. Work out yours with the merit calculator (Punjab PRP tab).
- No public closing merits. Most provincial lists publish who was selected but not the closing merit per specialty, which is why we collect them on Closing merits.
What would help doctors
- Every advert should state the stipend, the number of seats per specialty and the test date.
- Every induction should allow at least 14 days to apply.
- Merit lists should publish the closing merit for each hospital and specialty.
About this data
The numbers come from the training adverts (FCPS-II, MCPS, MS/MD and diploma) published on this site in the last 12 months, counted once per advert. Province comes from the hospital's city. "Days to apply" runs from the day an advert was posted here to its last date, so it can be slightly longer than the real window when we post late. Adverts we missed are not counted, so treat the figures as a close estimate, not an official census.
