Admissions at GCU

• Only those candidates who have passed their Secondary School Certificate (SSC) Examination in the 2nd Annual 2014 and onward with at least 60% marks will be eligible to apply for admission . An affidavit shall have to be attached to this effect that the candidate has not taken admission in any Institution /College .
• Applicants who have passed SSC (Tech) shall not be eligible for admission.
• Only eligible candidates will be called for interview on prescribed schedule.

Admission Forms:

Application for admission may be submitted online to GCU Website (www .gcu.edu.pk) and hard copy must reach to the admission office of GC University Lahore within the prescribed time notified by the University. No admission forms shall be accepted after the expiry of last date for submission of admission forms except with the special permission of the Vice Chancellor.

Sports & Co-curricular Activities:

The candidates seeking admission on Sports/Co-curricular Activities/Special Categories basis shall submit a Sports Form/Co-curricular Activities Form/Special Categories Form, as the case may be, along with general application form to the admission office . All Forms are attached with the prospectus. The list of the candidates eligible for interview will be displayed on the University Notice Board and GCU website.

Interview/Documents Verification:

The candidate must be accompanied by his Father/Guardian at the time of interview. The candidate, who remains absent from the interview will forfeit his right to admission, however, with the permission of the Vice Chancellor, he may be allowed to appear for interview provided he proves that due to unavoidable circumstances he could not appear in the interview, and provided if there is a seat available.

Admission Offer:

After the completion of all formalities pertaining to admission, the list of the successful candidates shall be displayed on the University Notice Board and GCU website as well.

Deposit of Fee:

The candidates who fail to deposit their fee by the due date will forfeit their right to admission.

Sports/Co-curricular and Special Category certificates will not be accepted after the last date for the submission of the Admission Form.

The candidates for admission on Sports/Co­curricular and Special Category basis shall have to take part in trials/tests of their respective Sports/Co­curricular Activities as per schedule of trials and tests. The students applying for admission on the basis of Sports and Co-curricular Activities shall have to submit an affidavit along with the Admission Form to the effect that they shall take part in Sports Events/Co-curricular Activities on behalf of the University. They will also have to practice regularly at the University, otherwise their admission will be cancelled.

Sports

• Sportsmen are admitted to GCU on the basis of performance in sports.
  • The sportsmen of individual games can be considered for science subjects
  • The sportsmen of team games shall only be considered for General Science, Arts and Commerce Group
• The detail of individual and team games is as follows :

List of Individual/Team Games

Individual
Athletics	Squash
Badminton	Swimming
Boxing	Table Tennis
Bodybuilding	Tennis
Gymnastics	Weightlifting
Rowing	Wrestling
Team
Basketball	Handball
Cricket	Hockey
Football	Volleyball

• Attested copies of sports certificates must be attached with the admission form. No sports certificate will be accepted after the due date for submission of the Admission Form.
• The candidates desirous for admission on sports basis, will not be allowed to represent, or play for, or seek employment in any Government/ Semi-Government or Private Institution / Club, such as WAPDA, Pakistan Railways, Police, etc. However, at the district, provincial or national level they may be allowed to participate, subject to the permission from the Director Sport s. An affidavit shall be submitted to this effect by the candidate along with the application for admission. Those who violate these regulations will be expelled from the University.
• Result awaiting candidates of 0’ Level / Equivalent / SSC with RL (Result Later on) may be granted provisional admission on sports basis; however the candidates have to appear in sports trials. Their admissions will be confirmed after submission of requisite results and equivalent certificate issued by Inter Board Committee of Chairman (IBCC).
• Candidates have to appear for trials according to the schedule issued by the sports office. The candidates recommended by the Sports Board will be called for interview on the scheduled dates. Selection of the Sports Board or Committee is not challengeable in any court. The candidates who remain absent or fail in trials / interview shall have no claim to admission.
• The Vice Chancellor has the authority to relax age limit by one year subject to the provision in rules governing the Board of Intermediate and Secondary Education Lahore.
• On recommendations of the Director Sports, the Vice Chancellor may award scholarship/grant full dues concession/fee concession on account of outstanding performance in sports.
• Sportsmen are required to actively participate in sports activity and follow the rules and regulations of the University strictly. In case of indiscipline or violation, they shall be expelled from the University.
• On recommendation of the Director Sports, sportsmen participating in sports events can be given relaxation attendance / examinations by the Vice Chancellor. Non-participant sportsmen or in case of no sports activity, all sportsmen are bound to attend regular classes/examinations accordingly.
• The Sports Board is authorized to make specific changes in number of seats for each sport/game within the total number of allocated seats.

Co-curricular Activities
Following is the list of Co-curricular Activities for admission to FA/FSc/ICom:

Drama	English Debate
Urdu Debate	Punjabi Debate
Qirat/ Naat	Rovers (Scouting)
Music

1. Azad Jammu & Kashmir and Northern Areas
2. Disability
3. FATA
4. Fine Arts
5. Foreign Students
6. Hafiz-e-Quran
7. Kinship
8. O'Level/Equivalent
9. Overseas Pakistanis
10. Provinces other than Punjab
11. Minorities
12. Migration

1. Azad Jammu & Kashmir and Northern Areas

• The candidates from Azad Jammu & Kashmir and Northern Areas shall submit their Admission Forms against the reserved seats through the DCO of the concerned District/Secretary Nomination Board, Azad Kashmir, Muzaffarabad / Secretary Nomination Board, Northern Areas as the case may be.
• Applications of only those candidates will be entertained, who have passed their SSC Examinations from a school situated in the respective area.

2. Disability

There is no age limit for special/disable candidates. The disabled candidates shall attach with their Admission Forms the "Disability Certificate" obtained from District Disability Board or the District Assessing Board. The candidate must write - "Special Candidate” in the space provided at the top (right corner) of the Admission Forms.

3. FATA

• The candidates from FATA have to route their applications through States and FR Division, Islamabad within due date.
• Only those candidates who have passed their SSC Examinations from a school situated in FATA shall be eligible to apply against these seats.

4. Fine Arts
The candidates applying for reserved seats for Fine Arts must fulfill the following eligibility criteria:

• Minimum requirement for admission to Fine Arts subject is 45% marks in SSC Examinations.
• Admission test based on drawing ability is compulsory. The students admitted on open merit cannot opt for Fine Arts without taking the test.
• The students selected thus shall have to take the subject combination with Fine Arts as are offered by the University.

5. Foreign Students

• The candidates from foreign countries have to route their application for admission through the Federal Ministry of Education, Islamabad, Pakistan, within due date.
• The candidate shall have to pay dues in US Dollars. The Admission Forms directly submitted to the University’s Admission Office shall not be considered.

6. Hafiz-e-Quran
The candidates applying for admission on basis of Hafiz-e-Quran have to:

• Submit a certificate from a registered Madrassa from where he has completed his Hifz-e-Quran.
• Pass the oral test to be given to him before admission.
• 20 marks will be added to the marks obtained by him in the SSC/O’level/equivalent Examination to determine his merit for admission.

7. Kinship

• Seats shall be reserved for the candidates whose close relatives are at the time of admission studying in the University or have been the students of this institution. The allocation of seats for different groups shall be determined by the Admission Committee.
• Kinship list would include only the following:
  Parents, Grandparents (both paternal and maternal), Real brothers and sisters.
• Each candidate shall have to produce documentary evidence to this effect.
• Admission on kinship basis will be according to the following procedure:

a) Marks will be awarded to the candidates according to the following formula for admission on kinship basis:

Relation	Marks	Relation	Marks
Grand Father	5	Father	5
Grand Mother	5	Mother	5
Brother	3	Sister	3

b) The marks obtained in the SSC/O’level/equivalent Examinations will be converted into decimals and the merit will be determined by adding to these, the marks awarded on kinship basis (Maximum 10) and marks obtained by the candidate in the interview. For example, a candidate who has obtained 693 marks in SSC and is awarded 5 marks in interview (out of 10) and 8 marks for kinship (out of 10), will make the final merit as follows:

69.3 + 5 + 8 = 82.3

Documents Required for kinship

For Grand Father (Paternal/Maternal)	For Father	For Brother
Passing Result Card/Degree Character Certificate CNIC of grandfather CNIC of Father (Paternal/Maternal)	Passing Result Card Character Certificate CNIC	Passing Result Card / Current Transcript Last Paid Fee Challan Character Certificate B-Form/CNIC
For Grand Mother (Paternal/Maternal)	For Mother	For Sister
Passing Result Card/Degree Character Certificate CNIC of grandmother (Paternal/Maternal) CNIC of mother Nikah Nama	Passing Result Card Character Certificate CNIC B-Form of candidate Nikah Nama	Passing Result Card / Current Transcript Last Paid Fee Challan Character Certificate B-Form/CNIC

8. O'Level/Equivalent

• Those who have passed O-Level/ equivalent not from a Board of Intermediate and Secondary Education in Pakistan will be given admission on the basis of their performance in O Level/ equivalent examination and the merit of such candidates will be determined amongst themselves after converting their grades of O’Level/equivalent according to the following formula:
  Conversion Formula of O’ Level / equivalent grades
  

  A*= 90 marks	A = 85 marks
  B = 75 marks	C = 65 marks
  D = 55 marks	E = 45 marks

• Only those candidates will be eligible for admission who have passed the following five (5) subjects in addition to any other three subjects.
  1. English 2. Pak Studies 3. Islamiyat 4. Urdu 5. Mathematics
  
• Marks will be calculated for 8 subjects, including English, Pak Studies, Islamiyat, Urdu and Mathematics.
• Admission on the basis of O-Level / equivalent will be made provisionally after the declaration of the result of those candidates who have passed O Level/ equivalent examination in the years of admission. Separate advertisement will appear in the National News Papers inviting application forms from such candidates. They shall not submit application forms along with the other candidates applying on the basis of their Board's Matriculation results.
• The admission on O’Level/equivalent basis will be confirmed after the Submission of Equivalence Certificate obtained from the office of: “Inter Board Committee of Chairmen (IBCC)”.

9. Overseas Pakistanis

In addition to the seats for admission to the First Year (Intermediate) on merit, a quota of seats is reserved for the Pakistani Expatriates or sons of parents working in a foreign country. The allocation of seats in different groups i.e. medical or non-medical will be made by the Admission Committee.

General conditions for admission to the seats reserved for Pakistani Expatriates or sons of parents working in a foreign country shall be the same as laid down for the candidates applying for admission to class XI in this institution on open merit. They must however fulfill the following conditions.

• They should have obtained at least 60% marks in SSC/O’level/equivalent Examination.
• The admission will be granted on merit as determined amongst the applicants applying on the Overseas Pakistanis reserved seats.
• The parents of candidates must be Pakistani Expatriates or their parents must be Pakistanis working/engaged in business in a foreign country.

• In case, a candidate's parents are employed abroad, he shall have to submit a certificate to that effect from the employer. In case, candidate's parents are engaged in business in a foreign country, he shall have to produce a proof of his parent's business/office as well as resident status attached with the Admission Form.

• The applicant has to attach the following with the application form:
  • Three duly attested recent photographs
  • Three attested photocopies of the SSC/O’level/equivalent
  • One attested photocopy of Character Certificate from the institution last attended
  • The proof of employment along with the residential status that the parent of a candidate is employed in a foreign country
  • In case, the parent of a candidate is engaged in a business along with the residential status
  • One attested copy of valid Visa and Passport.
  • One attested photocopy of father's National identity card (CNIC) 
  • The candidate shall have to pay dues in US Dollars equivalent to US$ 1000 (one thousands) at the time of admission in addition to usual dues for classes XI and XII.
  • In case, an applicant does not deposit the said dues by the due date mentioned in the admission notification, he will forfeit his right of admission

  
  10. Provinces other than Punjab
  • Candidates from the provinces other than Punjab have to route their complete Admission Forms for the reserved seats to the University Admission Office through the concerned Provincial Government along with domicile certificate within due date.

  • Only those candidates who have passed their SSC/equivalent Examinations from a school situated in the concerned province shall be eligible to apply for these seats.

  
  11. Minorities
  • One percent quota of the total seats is reserved for minorities with the condition that the applicants fulfill the minimum criteria for admission, set for others. A religious certificate is to be attached with admission office.

  
  12. Migration
  Migration to the GCU will only be allowed on the fulfillment of the following conditions:
  • Transfer of residence of parents.
  • The candidate's marks should not be below the University open merit.
  • The students from the local colleges are not eligible to seek migration to GC University Lahore.
  • The students migrating from other cities will not be eligible for hostel accommodation.
  • At the time of migration, full University dues are to be paid by the migrating students.
  
  

1. Subject combination (set) can only be selected from the sets given in the prospectus. In case, a student selects subjects different than the given subject combination (set) he shall have to change these subjects in accordance with the given sets.
2. A student who wishes to study English Literature will be required to qualify a written test to prove his ability at the beginning of the Academic Session. In case of failure in the test, the student will have to select another subject. In this connection, he will be required to fill in a declaration form and submit it along with the Admission Form.
3. Pakistani students will have to study the same syllabus for Urdu compulsory whether they come from English medium or Urdu medium schools.
4. Students who wish to attempt a paper in English in the Board's Examination, must attempt all papers in English including Islamiyat and Pakistan Studies.
5. Conversion of admission from one group to another group is allowed on merit subject to the availability of seat in that group.

Compulsory Subjects

1. Urdu (Foreign students can study Easy Urdu or Pakistan Culture as an alternate subject).
2. English
3. Pakistan Studies and Islamiyat (Non-Muslim students can take Civics in place of Islamiyat)

Note:

1. Foreign students who have passed SSC Examinations from a Board of Secondary Education in Pakistan will have to study Urdu compulsory.
2. Only those students who have passed their SSC or equivalent examination from a foreign country will be allowed to study Easy Urdu or Pakistan Culture.

COURSES OF STUDY

Group	Set No.	Elective Subjects
		Subject-1	Subject-2	Subject-3
Pre-Medical	PM	Biology	Chemistry	Physics
Pre-Engineering	PE	Mathematics	Chemistry	Physics
Computer Science	CS	Computer Science	Mathematics	Physics
General Science	GS	Economics	Statistics	Mathematics
ICom (Commerce Group)	IC	Courses of Study for ICOM ( Click Here )
Arts (Humanities)	H-1	Mathematics	Statistics	Arabic
	H-2	Mathematics	Statistics	Persian
	H-3	Mathematics	Statistics	Urdu Advance
	H-4	Mathematics	Statistics	English Literature
	H-5	Mathematics	Statistics	French
	H-6	Mathematics	Statistics	Punjabi
	H-7	Mathematics	Economics	Arabic
	H-8	Mathematics	Economics	Persian
	H-9	Mathematics	Economics	Urdu Advanced
	H-10	Mathematics	Economics	English Literature
	H-11	Mathematics	Economics	French
	H-12	Mathematics	Economics	Punjabi
	H-13	Mathematics	Economics	Fine Arts*
	H-14	Statistics	Philosophy	Psychology
	H-15	Civics	Fine Arts*	History of Pakistan
	H-16	Statistics	Economics	Civics
	H-17	Geography	History of Pakistan*	Civics
	H-18	History of Pakistan	Health & Physical Education	Civics
	H-19	Islamic Studies	Education	Arabic
	H-20	Islamic Studies	Education	Persian
	H-21	Islamic Studies	Education	Urdu Advanced
	H-22	Islamic Studies	Education	English Literature
	H-23	Islamic Studies	Education	French
	H-24	Islamic Studies	Education	Punjabi
	H-25	History of Muslim India	Civics	Fine Arts
	H-26	History of Muslim India	Civics	Health & Physical Education
	H-27	History of Muslim India	Geography	Civics
	H-28	Islamic Studies	Education	Health & Physical Education
	H-29	Statistics	Economics	Health & Physical Education
	H-30	Mathematics	Economics	Health & Physical Education
	H-31	Geography	Education	Health & Physical Education
	H-32	Islamic Studies	Arabic	Health & Physical Education
	H-33	Islamic Studies	Persian	Health & Physical Education
	H-34	Islamic Studies	Urdu Advance	Health & Physical Education
	H-35	Islamic Studies	English Literature	Health & Physical Education
	H-36	Islamic Studies	French	Health & Physical Education
	H-37	Islamic Studies	Punjabi	Health & Physical Education
	H-38	Psychology	Philosophy	Statistics
	H-39	Psychology	Economics	Education
	H-40	Psychology	Economics	History of Muslim India
	H-41	Psychology	Economics	History of Pakistan
	H-42	Psychology	Fine Arts	History of Muslim India
	H-43	Psychology	Fine Arts	History of Pakistan
	H-44	Geography	Statistics	Economics
	H-45	Geography	Economics	Civic
	H-46	Geography	Psychology	Health & Physical Education

* Admission to Fine Arts is possible on the basis of entry test offered by the department. Students are advised to contact the Department of Fine Arts.

ICom (Commerce Group)
The following subjects are to be taught in the Academic Year 2019-2020:

ICom Part I	ICom Part II
Urdu	Urdu
English	English
Islamic Studies	Pakistan Studies
Principles of Accounting	Principles of Accounting
Principles of Economics	Commercial Geography
Principles of Commerce	Banking
Business Mathematics	Business Statistics

1. The set/group of subjects once selected in accordance with the given sets can only be changed within a specified period of time as notified by the University.
2. The dates for change of subjects shall be notified after the University admissions have been finalized. Change of subjects shall not be allowed after the expiry of the notified period.
3. The choice of subjects should be in accordance with the given sets.

To maintain discipline and order in the University, there is a proctorial Board comprising of Chief Proctor, Secretary Proctorial Board and staff members. Every staff member is a proctor and, therefore, can check any student in the University premises. Cases of violations of University discipline are reported to the Chief Proctor, who immediately takes appropriate action. Fines imposed by the Chief Proctor or the Proctorial Board shall not be remitted or reduced. A proctor shall ensure that students:

• display University Identity Card.
• do not wear T-Shirts, Jeans and Joggers.
• must dress up in the University Uniform.
• should not disturb the academic atmosphere.
• do not misuse camera mobile phone or any such device.

• The office of the Controller of Examinations GC University, Lahore will conduct Send-up Tests for the students of Intermediate Part-I and Part-II during the month of December.
• Every student must appear in all the Tests/ Examinations conducted by the Office of Controller of Examinations, GC University Lahore. In case a student remains absent in any Test / Examination due to unavoidable circumstances, he should apply to the Controller of Examination for Makeup Test along with the documentary proof of his absence, failing which, he will be fined@ Rs. 200/- per paper maximum of Rs. I 200/-. The internal grade of each student will be calculated on the basis of his performance in the Tests / Examinations, co-curricular activities and his general conduct during the stay at the University. The same will be forwarded to BISE Lahore for onward printing on Intermediate Certificate.
• A student must attend 75% of the lectures delivered in each subject to be eligible to appear in the Final Examination of Intermediate Part-I & Part-II, conducted by Lahore Board of Intermediate and Secondary Education.
• The Examination Admission Forms for Part-I and Part-II Final Examination will be submitted to BISE Lahore provisionally. In case a student fails to fulfill the following two conditions, his admission form will be withdrawn from BISE Lahore before the commencement of Final Examination.
  • If he does not attend 75% of the lectures delivered in each subject.
  • If he fails to qualify/ remains absent in the Tests / Examination conducted by the University.

• The name of a student will be struck off from the University's roll if he remains absent in a subject for three days or more in a month, continuously or otherwise. He may be allowed Re-admission, provided he applies for Re-admission within the due date (mentioned in the struck off notification).
• The Re-admission Fee will be Rs. 1000/-.
• In case he does not apply for re-admission within the due date, his admission will be CANCELLED and his application for Re-admission will NOT be considered.
• If for some reasons, the Re-admitted student's name is struck off from the University's roll again, he will not be eligible for a second Re-admission.

Re-admission can be granted ONLY ONCE in the entire session.