Admissions at GCU

The students who seek admission on the basis of A-Level should also attach their result with the application form. They will also have to submit equivalence certificate. They must have passed their A-Level Examination in at least 3 subjects. They will be given admission on the basis of their performance in A-Level/Equivalent Examinations and the merit of such candidates is determined amongst them after converting their grades of A-Level/Equivalent according to the following formula:

1. The candidates seeking admission on the basis of outstanding performance inCo-curricular Activities are required to submit a "Category Form" along with theGeneral Admission Form. A candidate applying on Co-curricular basis will not beconsidered on Open Merit, if she/he has not submitted a separate ApplicationForm for Open Merit.

2. Attested copies of the Co-curricular Certificates must be attached with theAdmission Form. No Co-curricular Certificate will be accepted after the due dateof submission of Admission Forms.

3. The candidates will have to appear for the trials of the Co-curricular Activitiesaccording to the Schedule given by the Chairperson Societies' Board.

4. The candidates recommended by the Societies' Board will be called for theinterview on the scheduled dates. The candidate who remains absent or fails inhis/her interview shall have no claim to admission.

5. Students selected for admission on Co-curricular basis shall be assigned toScience or Arts Groups by the Admission Committee at the time of the interviewon the basis of the candidate's ability and aptitude. The decision of theAdmission Committee will be final.

1. The candidates seeking admission on the basis of outstanding performance insports are required to submit the "Sports Form" along with the General AdmissionForm. Candidate applying on Sports Basis will not be considered on Open Merit ifshe/he has not submitted a separate Application Form for Open Merit.

2. Candidates shall have to appear for the trials of the sports according to theprogramme given by the Sports Office. The candidates recommended by the DirectorSports will be called for interview on the scheduled dates. Selection of theSports/Societies Board or Committee cannot be challenged in any court. Thecandidates who remain absent or fail in the trials/ interview shall lose claimto admission. No separate arrangement for trials/interview will be made by theUniversity in any case.

3. Students admitted on sports basis shall be assigned Major Combination by theAdmission Committee at the time of the interview on the basis of the candidate'sability and aptitude. The decision of the Admission Committee shall be final.

4. Sports person is required to actively participate in sports activity and strictlyfollow the rules and regulations of the University. In case of indiscipline orviolation, of rules the student shall be expelled from the University.

5. Sports person may be given scholarship/full dues concession/fee concession onaccount of his/her outstanding performance in sports on the recommendations ofthe Director Sports. However, the competent authority can discontinue/cancelledthis sports scholarship/fee concession at any stage.

6. None of the sports person is permitted to play for any department or agency. Thesportsmen will get prior permission from the Director Sports if she/he wants toparticipate in any sports other than GC University Lahore, otherwise she/heshall be expelled from the University.

7. Relaxation may be granted to sports person only on account of sports activities.Non-Participant sports person is bound to attend regular classes/ examinationsaccording to schedule.

8. The Chairman Sports Board and the Director Sports shall have the prerogative todetermine the number of seats in each sports/game.

9. The permission of semester freeze may be granted to a sportsman on account ofhis/her sports activities at any stage before the start of mid semester exams.On rejoining, after freeze of the semester, no additional fee will be charged.

The candidates, who are already admitted to Intermediate classes on sports/Co-curricular basis and later on take Admission to BS Programme will be considered to have been admitted on sports basis, and are subject to the same obligations as applicable at the Intermediate level.

Some seats are reserved for special applicants at undergraduate Level. Such applicants should attach a "Disability Certificate" obtained from the Social Welfare and Bait-ul-Mall Department, Govt. of the Punjab/Other Provinces, with the Admission Form.

In addition to the seats for admission to BS Programme on merit, some seats have been allocated for "Overseas Pakistani Children" for the session.

1. The candidate should write "Overseas Pakistani" in legible writing, on the topright corner of the Admission Form.

2. General conditions for admission against the seats reserved for OverseasPakistani Children shall be the same as for the candidates applying foradmission to BS Programme in the University on Open Merit.

3. They should have passed their HSSC /A-Level equivalent Examination securing atleast 50% marks.

4. Their parents must be Pakistanis and working/engaged in a business in a foreigncountry. In case a candidate's parent is employed in a foreign country.

5. In case a candidate's parent is employed in foreign country she/he should submita certificate to that effect from the employer along with proof of residentialstatus. In case a candidate's parent is engaged in business in a foreigncountry, she/he should produce proof of his/her business/office and residentialstatus along with the Admission Form.

6. The candidates applying on this basis shall apply for admission directly to theUniversity along with the other candidates. The candidates who have passed theIntermediate�Examination from any Intermediate Board in Pakistan are eligible.Three Photographs should be attached with the Admission Form along with thefollowing documents:

   1. One attested copy of Intermediate Result Card and one attested copy of SSC Result Card.

   2. One attested copy of Character Certificate from the institution last attended.

7. Proof of the candidate's parent's employment or business in a foreign country aswell as residential status.

8. The Application Form complete in all respects, shall be submitted to theadmission office of the university.

9. The list of eligible candidates for the interview will be displayed on theUniversity Notice Board and GCU website on the specified date.

10. The candidate shall have to pay dues in US$ 1000 (one thousand) at the time ofadmission in addition to regular dues for the entire programme.

As per the following table some seats are reserved for candidates from provinces other than Punjab.

Only those candidates will be eligible for admission to BS Programme who have passed their Intermediate Examination with 50% marks, from the school situated in the Province / Area of their respective domicile. Proof of domicile may please be furnished alongwith the application.

However, his/her admission will be finalized after the evaluation of the courses studied by the student and for credit transfer by the concerned Departmental Academic Committee / Equivalence Committee/Controller of Examinations.

The candidates from the other provinces can apply through the two methods given below: (These methods are not applicable to the BSc Electrical Engineering):

Method-1: Through Nomination (Balochistan, AJK, Sindh, Gilgit-Baltistan).

Method-2: Direct online application (Nomination from the Provincial Government of KPK, Ex-FATA or Tribal Areas of DG Khan is not required. Their merit for the reserved seats shall be determined by the formula devised for the open merit admissions).

One percent quota of the total seats is reserved for minorities with the condition that the applicants will meet the minimum criteria for admission set for others.

Candidate applying for admission on the basis of Hafiz-e-Quran Should:

• Have a certificate from registered Madrassa from where he has completed hisHafiz-e-Quran.

• Pass the oral test to be given to him before admission.

• 20 marks will be added to the marks he has obtained in SSC/A-Level/EquivalentExamination.

• Ten (10) seats are reserved for Foreign National candidates seeking admission tothe University.

• In addition, (03) seats are reserved for the candidates from Bangladesh.

1. Foreign students seeking admission to GCU have to apply for admission directly tothe University and get the letter of confirmation of admission. The rest of theprocedure is as follows:

   1. The University will send a copy of the Admission Letter to the HEC.
   2. The HEC Pakistan will confirm and endorse admission after clearance from the Ministry of Interior.

2. The student will approach the Pakistani Mission abroad for Visa and will submitthe following documents:

   1. Application Form (Student Visa Form)
   2. Photocopy of passport
   3. Photograph
   4. Educational Documents
   5. Admission Letter of University
   6. All other documents required by the Pakistani Mission abroad.

3. The Pakistani Mission abroad forwards all the documents to the Ministry ofForeign Affairs, Islamabad for further processing.

4. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Islamabad forwards all documents to the Ministryof Interior for security clearance and a copy to Ministry of Education, Healthand HEC, Pakistan.

5. As per policy the Ministry of Interior takes about four weeks to complete theprocess and send Visa advice to the Mission concerned and copy to the Ministryof Foreign Affairs and HEC, Pakistan.

6. The HEC sends information of Visa advice to Ministry of Education, Health and GCUniversity Lahore.

7. Visa to be issued for duration of studies will be renewed annually, inclusive ofsecurity clearance.