GENERAL REQUIREMENTS AND GUIDELINES
For admission in the BBA/BABS/BS programs, the candidate must have completed O-Levels (minimum 8 subjects including 5 compulsory subjects; English, Urdu, Maths, Islamiat & Pakistan Studies) and A-levels (minimum 3 Subjects)/12th Grade/Intermediate with minimum 50% marks or equivalent from a recognized institution.
For BS Computer Science, Software Engineering candidates with mathematical background will be preferred.
For BS Artificial Intelligence, BS Computer Science & BS Software Engineering programs candidates who have not studied Mathematics at intermediate level have to pass deficiency courses of Mathematics (06 credits) in first two semesters.
BE Mechatronic
For admission in the BE Mechatronic program, the candidate must have completed Intermediate Pre-Engineering/Pre- Medical/ Computer Science OR A-levels (minimum 3 subjects) or equivalent with a combination of (Physics, Mathematics and Chemistry or Biology or Computer Studies/Computer Science) and Matric / O-Levels (minimum 8 subjects including 5 compulsory subjects; English, Urdu, Maths, Islamiat & Pakistan Studies) in Science group with minimum 60% marks.
Equivalency of grades for the candidates having Cambridge High School Certificate are obtained as follows:
|
A-Level Grade |
A |
B |
C |
D |
E |
|
Equivalent Intermediate % |
85 |
75 |
65 |
55 |
45 |
The candidates are required to have 50% marks in Intermediate (FSc with Pre-Medical or FSc with Pre-Engineering) or O-Levels (minimum 8 subjects including 5 compulsory
subjects; English, Urdu, Maths, Islamiat & Pakistan Studies) and A-levels (minimum 3 subjects including any two of these subjects; Biology, Chemistry, and Physics).
For admission in the BS (Accounting & Finance) 2.5-year program, the candidate must have completed O-Levels (minimum 8 subjects including 5 compulsory subjects; English, Urdu, Maths, Islamiat & Pakistan Studies), A-levels (minimum 3 Subjects)/12th Grade/Intermediate with minimum 50% marks or equivalent from a recognized institution and Certificate in Accounting & Finance (CAF) duly verified by the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Pakistan (ICAP).
To be eligible to register for this LLB program, you must normally be at least 17 years of age and one of the following should be applicable:
Note: – Overlapping subjects in O Levels and in A Levels will not be counted.
English Language Requirements
You should fulll one of the following requirements at the time of admission
To be eligible to register for this CertHE programme, you must be at least 18 years of age and one of the following should be applicable:
Pass in Intermediate with minimum 55% in total OR
6 passes in GCE O-Level
CertHE Entrance Tests & Interview
If you fulfill the admissions requirements as above, you must also pass the test conducted by University of London at SZABIST University. Once you have passed
this test, the last requirement before registration is to pass is an interview conducted at SZABIST University.
For admission in the B.Ed. program, the candidate must possess 16-years of Education (MA, M.Sc., M.Com. or equivalent) in any discipline with minimum Second Division/2.00 CGPA from a university recognized by HEC.
The applicant must possess a minimum of sixteen years of education/4-year Bachelor/Master’s degree from an HEC recognized educational institute with minimum 50% marks/2.0 CGPA.
Students with a 4-year undergraduate degree or 16 years of education with minimum 50% marks/2.0 CGPA from a university recognized by the HEC are eligible to apply.
For admission in the MBA program, the candidate must possess a 4 years bachelor degree with minimum 2.0 CGPA or 16 years of education with minimum 50% marks from a university recognized by the HEC.
For admission in the MPM program, the applicant must possess a minimum of sixteen years of education/4-year Bachelor/Masters degree from an HEC recognized educational institute with a minimum of 50% marks/2.0 CGPA.
For admission in the EMBA program, the candidate must possess 16-year education or a 4-year bachelor degree with a minimum of 50% marks/ 2.0 CGPA from a university recognized by the Higher Education Commission (HEC) in any field of study with 3 years of professional work experience (verifiable) at some well-known organization. This requirement is necessary to seek admission in this program.
For admission in the MSPM program, the applicant must possess a minimum of 16 years of education/4-year Bachelor/Master degree with a minimum of 2.0 CGPA or a minimum 50% marks from an HEC recognized university. Candidates are also required to pass GAT General/HAT relevant with a minimum 50% score.
For admission to MS Management Sciences candidates must possess 16 years of relevant education with minimum 50% marks/2.0 CGPA from a university recognized by HEC. GAT (General) or HAT relevant is mandatory for MS students with minimum 50% score.
For admission in MS Finance & Economics program candidate must possess a minimum of 16 years of education or 04-years Bachelor/Master degree in relevant discipline with minimum 2.0 CGPA or 50% marks from an HEC recognized educational institution.
For admission to the MMS, Program candidates must possess 16 years of education with a minimum 2nd division /2.00 CGPA from an HEC recognized university in a related field of Media, advertising, communication design, applied or performance arts.
Candidates with 4-year non-media-related discipline degrees (BBA, BSCS, MSc., MCom., MA, etc.) may apply but will require to complete deficiency conversion courses (Up to 12 credit hours to be determined in consultation with Admission, Committee). Students need to complete remedial/deficiency courses (up to 12 credits hours) in the first semester before they will be permitted to continue regular courses. This semester will be considered a zero semester and the credits will not contribute to the CGPA. These courses will be mentioned on the transcript with a zero GPA. The length of the completion of the degree will increase by one semester though the maximum limit of four years of degree completion will remain the same.
Students must complete GAT or HAT relevant with a minimum of 50% score.
For admissions in the MS Mechatronic Engineering program, candidates must possess BE in Mechatronics/ Mechanical/ Electronics/Electrical/Telecommunication/Industrial/Manufacturing/ Aerospace/Avionics / Automotive with minimum 55% marks/2.0 CGPA from a university recognized by HEC. Bachelor of Engineering degree must be accredited by PEC. GAT (General) or HAT relevant is mandatory for MS students with minimum 50% score.
For admissions in the MS Biosciences program, candidates must possess 16 years of education in any field of life/biological sciences with minimum 50% marks/2.0 CGPA from a university recognized by HEC. GAT General/HAT relevant is mandatory for MS students with minimum 50% score.
For admissions in the MS Biotechnology program, candidates must possess 16 years of education in any field of life/biological sciences with minimum 50% marks/2.0 CGPA from a university recognized by HEC. GAT General/HAT relevant is mandatory for MS students with minimum 50% score.
For admissions in the MSPH program, the candidate must have 16 years of education with minimum 50% marks/2.0 CGPA from a university recognized by HEC.
MBMBBS/BDS/MD/BSc Nursing 4 Years/DVM/BSc Paramedics-4 years/BSPH/Pharm D/BS Physiotherapy and BS Biological & Life Sciences/Medical Technology / Vision Sciences / Equivalent
Masters in Environmental Sciences / Business Administration / Nutrition and Social Sciences (Sociology /Psychology/Anthropology) / Bio-Medical Engineering/ Statistics / Dental Hygiene / Equivalent. GAT General/HAT relevant is mandatory for MSPH students with minimum 50% score.
For admission to MSCS program, candidates must possess 16 years of relevant education with minimum 50% marks/2.0 CGPA from a university recognized by HEC. GAT (General) or HAT relevant is mandatory for MS students with minimum 50% score.
For admission to MS CSY program, candidates must possess 16 years of relevant education with minimum 50% marks/2.0 CGPA from a university recognized by HEC. GAT (General) or HAT relevant is mandatory for MS students with minimum 50% score.
For admission to the MS (Data Science) program candidates must possess 16 years of relevant education (4 years BSCS or equivalent) with a minimum of 50% marks / 2.0 CGPA from HEC recognized University / Institute.
The students with 16 years of education in the disciplines of Information Technology, Software Engineering, Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Statistics, Mathematics, Business Administration, Accounting & Finance, Economics, or other relevant disciplines, are also eligible to apply provided that they take deficiency courses and GRE Subject/Equivalent Test as per HEC New Policy.
GAT (General) or HAT or relevant is mandatory for MS students with a minimum 50% score.
For admission in MS SS (International Relations, Economics, Psychology & Sociology) program, candidates must possess 16 years of relevant education with minimum 2nd Division/2.0 CGPA from a university recognized by HEC. GAT (General)/HAT relevant is mandatory for MS students with minimum 50% score.
For admission in MS ELM program, the candidate must possess 16-years of education in the discipline of education with minimum second division/2.0 CGPA from an HEC recognized institution. Or 16-years of Education in any other field may apply but will require to complete six deficiency courses.
GAT General/HAT relevant with minimum 50% score is also required.
Note: Candidates applying with 16 years of Education and 1-year B.Ed. degree are required to complete 06 bridging courses of 18 credits at SZABIST.
A candidate with MA/MS/MBA/MPhil or any other equivalent degree with minimum 17.5 years of formal education in the relevant field from HEC recognized local or foreign university may apply for direct admission in a PhD program. To apply for admission in PhD program, the candidate must have obtained minimum of 3.0 CGPA, and have passed GRE/Equivalent/GAT (subject) with minimum 60% score. Clearing GAT (Subjective)/GRE/Equivalent is mandatory for admission in PhD. Student would have to appear before admission committee for interview.
For Ph.D. Biosciences, SZABIST’s own GAT Subject test has to be cleared with 70% score at the time of admission.
A student may be asked to complete other pre-requisite /deficiency courses/thesis before taking the required courses. The decision on number of pre-requisite courses is taken by the Admissions Committee of relevant department. For non-relevant degrees, the candidate will be required to register for additional Masters level courses as pre-requisites as per the guidance provided by the Admissions Committee.
The PhD applicant has to submit “Statement of Purpose” at the time of admission registration.
The statement of purpose shall, at least, include the following:
i. Title of the potential research proposal
ii. Clear articulation of the current understanding of the intended field and ideas for potential research
iii. Explanation of the intended impact of the proposed research,
iv. The prospective candidates shall demonstrate passion and enthusiasm for the area of research.
For Bachelors Programs Applicants may submit a minimum 1100/1600* score of SAT 1. The scoring of SAT 1 will be considered as follows:
| SAT Score | Test Marks (out of 50) |
|---|---|
| 1500-1600 | 50 |
| 1400-1499 | 45 |
| 1300-1399 | 40 |
| 1200-1299 | 35 |
| 1100-1199 | 30 |
*Candidates securing 100% marks in SZABIST’s admission test will be equivalent to 50.
For Masters Programs:
50% score of GMAT for Master Programs
For MS Programs:
GAT (General) / HAT relevant with minimum 50% score OR GRE General with minimum cumulative score of 300.
GAT General/HAT relevant is mandatory for MS students with minimum 50% score.
For Phd Programs:
GAT (Subject) with minimum 60% score / GRE (subject) with 640 score.
GAT (subject) is mandatory for PhD students with minimum 60% score.
