REGULATIONS FOR ADMISSION TO BACHELOR

DEGREE PROGRAMS

a)   A candidate who has passed the H.S.C.  (Intermediate) Examination or an equivalent examination recognised by the University, is eligible to seek admission to relevant Bachelor (Pass/Honours) course provided that he/she fulfills the requirements of minimum percentage of marks and other conditions of admission as may be prescribed from time to time in each subject. The admission shall be purely on merit basis and subject to the availability of seats in the concerned subject/course of study.

      Candidates with Diploma in Associate Engineering will only be considered for admission to the disciplines under the Faculties of Arts, Islamic Studies and Social Sciences.

b)   Allocation of seats available for fresh admission for various Bachelor degree programs of  general category is shown under each Faculty.

c)    In  general disciplines where seats are vacant and there is no candidate having the domicile & P.R.C. from the areas within the jurisdiction of the University of Sindh, then the same vacant seats be given to the candidates having the domicile & P.R.C. of  Sindh Province outside the jurisdiction of Sindh University on self finance basis, if the number exceeds over and above the reserved seats  provided (Page 24-25).

d)   Every student must inform in writing his choice of the two minor/ supporting subjects to the Director/ Chairperson of the Institute/ Department in which admitted (Major subject) within one week from the commencement of teaching . The Director/ Chairperson will communicate the Minor subjects offered to the Admission Cell and the Controller of Examinations. No change of minor subjects will be allowed thereafter.

      The Director/ Chairperson will also specify minor subjects in appropriate column on form sent to him/ her by the Director Admissions, for countersignature.

      Bachelor of Art (Hons.) Education 6- Semester  Program.

     This program introduced since last year, under the Faculty of Education offers opportunity of  Graduation in Education with wider scope of employment.

      Bachelor of Education (B.Ed.) Program

     Candidates having Bachelor  degree in Arts/ Natural Sciences/ Social Sciences/ Commerce/ Agriculture or Home Economics with at least Grade ‘C’ or Second Division marks are eligible for admission to the B.Ed. Program, The Government nominees must have at least 3 years experience as PST or 1 year as J.S.T in addition to the Bachelor degree (2nd Class). J.S. T.  cadre teacher with a third division may also apply. The session starts in August every year.

      * Bachelor of Health & Physical Education (Hons.)

      This program has been introduced from the session 2005, to provide  opportunity to interested candidates to seek professional training in this highly job oriented discipline.

       New Program

      * BS Forestry and Postgraduate Diploma in Medicinal Plants

      The University has pioneered BS Forestry program to produce skilled manpower in this significant discipline on the face of growing concern about eco-system and global weather changes, besides fast depleting forest cover of the country. The Diploma program aims at providing systematic knowledge about Medicinal Plant s used in both eastern & western Pharmaceutical systems.

      ADMISSION TO  MASTER’S (PREVIOUS) PROGRAMS

     a)  A candidate who has passed the Bachelor’s degree examination from this University or from any other University recognised by it, is eligible to seek admission to the M.A./M.Sc./ M.Com./ M.B.A./ M.P.A. (Previous) class provided that he/she fulfils the requirements of minimum percentage of marks and other conditions of admission as may be prescribed for each course of study from time to time. Preference will be given to those candidates who have passed the examination in the same course of study at the Bachelor’s level. The admissions shall be purely on merit determined on the basis of Pre-entry Test and previous academic performance score and subject to the availability of seats in the concerned course of study. The admission to various graduate (Masters) quota-oriented courses of study shall be made in accordance with the Regulations prescribed for the purpose.

      b)  A candidate who has passed B.Sc./ B. Com. (Pass) Examination is also eligible for admission to the M.A. (Previous) class if otherwise eligible.

     c)  Admission to M.A. Fine Art & Design is open only to candidates who have passed BA Fine Arts (2-yr degree) from this University.

     d)  A candidate who has passed the B.A. (Pass) Examination in English only after having passed the Oriental Languages Examination is eligible for admission to the M.A. (Previous) class only in English or in any of the subjects which he/ she offered at the Oriental Languages Examination if otherwise eligible, but the candidates who have passed the B.A. (Pass) Examination in English and other subjects after passing the Oriental Languages Examination will be treated at par with other B.A. (Pass) degree holders for seeking admission to various graduate (Masters) classes.

    e)  For admission to M.B.A./ M.P.A. (Regular & Evening Programs)  and  M.Sc. Rural Development/Development Studies, selection shall be made on merit and result of  Pre-Entry Test  to be conducted by the Committee duly constituted and approved by the Vice-Chancellor.

    f)   A candidate who has already passed M.A./ M.Sc./ M.Com./ M.B.A./ M.P.A./ M.L.I.S./ M.Ed./ M.A. Education/ M.Pharmacy/ L.L.M. or any other Post-graduate examination from the University of Sindh or from any other University, shall NOT be eligible for admission to a second or subsequent Post-graduate degree course in the University Teaching Institute/ Department/ Centre/ affiliated college.

    However, admission to MBA Evening as well as MBA Executive program, as a 2nd Master degree, is permissible.

       1.  M.A./ M.COM./ M.SC./ M.B.A./ M.P.A. (FINAL) FOR HONOURS AND OTHER MASTERS’ PROGRAMS

      For admission to M.A./ M.Com./ M.Sc./ M.B.A./M.P.A. (Final) for Honours, the candidates, must have passed B.A./ B.Com./ B.Sc./ B.B.A./ B.P.A. (Honours) with Major in the relevant subject. Admission to M.L.I.S. is open to candidates with Postgraduate Diploma in Library and Information Science.

      2.  Master of Education (M.Ed.) Program

      Admission for this one year program  is open to candidates having a Bachelor’s Degree in Education (B.Ed./ B.T.) with at least 2nd Division (C.Grade) from the University of Sindh or any other University recognized by it. Session commences in August.

       3.  Master of Arts in Education (M.A.Ed.) Program

      This 2- year (Morning & Evening) program caters to candidates having Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Arts/ Science/ Agriculture/ Commerce or Home Economics, preferably with C Grade (2nd Division) marks. Session commences in August.

      4.  Master of Health and Physical Education (M.H.P.Ed.) Program

     The one year  Master’s degree (M.H.P.E.) program is open to candidates who have obtained the B.H.P.E. Degree/ Post graduate Diploma in Physical Education from the University of Sindh or any other University recognized for this purpose. Session commences in August.

      5.  M.Sc. Development Studies & M.Sc. in Rural Development

     M.Sc. Development studies is 2-year program introduced in 1996 to cater to candidates having a Bachelor’s degree in Social Science preferably with a background of Bachelor degree in Economics with at least ‘B’ Grade or 2nd Division.

     M.Sc. Rural Development, 2- year distance learning program, of the Sindh Development Study Centre, University of Sindh, caters to students/professionals working in Rural Devlopment- related fields, with a background of Master’s degree preferably in Social Sciences or B.E./B.Sc. (Agri.)/ M.B.B.S.

      ADMISSION TO PROFESSIONAL AND QUOTA-ORIENTED  COURSES OF STUDY

      1.  Admission to the following courses of study shall be made on the basis of District-wise urban-rural quota.

      (i)    B.B.A. (Hons.) Part-I.

      (ii)   M.B.A. (Previous).

      (iii)  BS.C.S. Part-I Computer Science. (61 students from each group of Pre. Engg. Pre-Medical & Commerce)

      (iv)  M.CS. (Previous) Computer Science.

      (v)   BS(IT)   Information Technology Part-I.

      (vi)  B.Telecom. Telecommunication  Part-I

      (vii) BS. Electronics Part-I.

      (viii) B.S. Geology Part-I.

      (x)   BS Genetics Part-I

      (xi)  Pharm- D (5-yr. program) First Professional.

      (xii)  B.SW. Engg. Software Engineering Part-I

     (xiii) B.P.A. Public Administration Part-I

     (xiv) M.P.A. (Previous) Public Administration

     (xv)  B.H.P.E. Part-I

     (xvi) *B.H.P.E. Health & Physical Education (2-Semester program) 

    (xvii) *M.H.P.E. (2-Semester program)  

     (xviii)      LLB 5-Yr. program (82 seats details on page-69   )

     2.  (a)    The District-wise allocation of seats for the Rural and Urban areas for admission to the above courses of study is shown in the Table below.

      (b)    Allocation of seats on U/R quota in the districts shown
here-under for admission to Business Administration (both  for BBA & MBA), Computer Science (all groups BS.CS) Information Technology, Telecommunication, Electronics, Geology,
 Pharm-D., B.S. Genetics and Management Sciences.

     Note:    Candidates from all Districts of Sindh Province in excess of the number of seats shown in the Table above may be accommodated under Self finance Scheme in Quota- Oriented disciplines on merit basis.

     i.    Selection for the rural and urban seats of the districts shall be made on merit basis from amongst the eligible applicants of the same district only.

      ii.   In addition to this quota allocation, the seats as specified under “RESERVED SEATS” are also reserved for various categories of the candidates, provided such candidates possess the minimum prescribed qualification.

      iii.  The allocation of seats has been DOUBLED  for the purpose of admission to B.B.A. (Hons.) Part-I, M.B.A. (Prev.), M.P.A. (Prev) and Geology Part-I. For admission to BS. Geology Part-I  seats have also been increased by 50%.

      In case of admission to Geology combined merit list will be drawn for both Pre-Engineering and Pre-Medical groups.

      iv.    Ten seats [five for male (3 Rural + 2 Urban) five for female (3 Rural + 2 Urban] are reserved for admission to B.B.A. (Hons:) Part-I for the candidates who have passed H.S.C. in Commerce Group.

      v.     Ten seats, five for male (3 Rural + 2 Urban) five for female (3 Rural + 2 Urban) are reserved for admission to M.B.A. (Prev:) for the candidates who have passed B.Com. (Pass/ Hons.).

      vi.    In addition to the district- wise reserved seats for B.H.P.Ed. and M.H.P.Ed. on quota basis, twenty (20) seats in all for each of the two courses of studies are also reserved for Pakistani nationals on open merit basis. The session commences in August.

       vii. The Urban Areas in each District of Sindh are specified as under:-

(Areas within the jurisdiction of University of Sindh)

      The areas other than those specified above, will be treated as Rural.

       Filling-in of the left over seats of quota- oriented courses of study

        (i)    The seat/ seats left over in any category (Rural/Urban) shall be filled-in from the waiting merit list of the same category of the same district. However, in case there is no candidate on the merit list of the concerned category viz. rural or urban as the case may be, then the left over seat/seats will be filled-in from the merit list of the urban or rural category as the case may be, of the same district. There shall be no reallocation of the  vacant seats from one district to another.

         (ii)   The left over seat/seats from the categories of reserved seats shall be filled-in by selecting the immediate next candidate (s) from the waiting list.

         (iii)  As regards (i) above, the left over seat/ seats because of non-payment of fees within prescribed time limit, the seat/seats shall be filled-in as per procedure prescribed therein and the selected candidate (s) whose seat (s) has/ have fallen vacant due to non-payment of fees, for whatever reasons, shall NOT claim the admission and shall NOT challenge the admission of any other candidate, selected in his/ her place in the particular or any other  quota- oriented course or general course of study mentioned by him/her in the Admission Form.

         (iv)   The candidate/candidates selected against left over seat/seats as in (iii) above, shall deposit the fees within 05 (Five) days from the date of announcement of the Selection list.  In case, he/she too fails to make the payment of fees within time limit allowed to him/her, he/she shall lose his/her admission.

         (v)    Candidates seeking admission to Quota-oriented courses of studies must submit Domicile Certificate of self, or parent if  under 18 years of age and Permanent Residence Certificate.