Lahore University of Management Sciences

Undergraduate Programmes

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The University is keen to attract students who are not only academically competent but also have the potential to contribute to the learning environment of LUMS. All applicants are considered on their individual merit. Admissions are based on the nature of courses taken and grades obtained.

Students are selected for admission after evaluation of the following factors:

• Academic Record
• Entrance Test
• Submission of a completed application form

a) Applicants who have completed FA/FSc, A’ Levels, High School Diploma, or IB must satisfy any one of the following academic qualifications:

• Matric & FA (with at least 60% marks) / FSc (with at least 65% marks)
• O' Levels results (in at least 6 subjects) & Advanced Level (at least 2 Bs and 1 C grade in three principal subjects. There should be no more than 1 C grade and no grade less than a C across these three principal subjects). No credit will be given for any Advanced Subsidiary, General Paper.
• American High School Diploma (at least 80%)
• International Baccalaureate (at least 30 or above points out of 45)
• Any other equivalent qualification (minimum acceptable scores will be determined by the Admissions Committee). The decision of the Admissions Committee will be final.

b) Those applicants whose FA/FSc, A’ Level, High School Diploma or IB grades have not yet been completed and are expecting their final result in July/August 2008 will be considered for conditional admission, and conditional offers will be made to successful applicants based on their academic performance of 11 years of education. They must satisfy one of the following academic qualifications:

• Matric & FA 1st year (at least 60% marks) /FSc 1st year (with at least 65% marks)
• O’ Levels results (in at least six subjects)
• American High School Diploma (9th, 10th, & 11th year) results with at least 80% marks
• IB (first year) results

Those applicants who are made a conditional offer for admission must subsequently meet one of the following conditions for admission:

• FA (at least 60%) / FSc (at least 65%)
• Advanced Level (at least 2 Bs and 1 C grade in three principal subjects. There should be no more than 1 C grade and no grade less than a C across these three principal subjects). No credit will be given for any Advanced Subsidiary, General Paper.
• American High School Diploma (Minimum requirement will be communicated to the student by the Admissions Committee)
• International Baccalaureate (at least 30 or above points out of 45)

Only those applicants who satisfy the minimum requirement in terms of their academic record as mentioned above are allowed to apply for the test.

All applicants residing in Pakistan need to take the LUMS Common Admission Test (LCAT). For admission in the fall 2008 session, the LCAT will be conducted only once, i.e. on the 2nd of March 2008.

LCAT is compulsory for all applicants except:

• Foreign nationals
• Overseas Pakistani nationals
• Applicants residing in Pakistan having more than 2100 score in the new SAT I and with one of the following academic qualifications:
• O' Levels with 6 A grades
• Matric with 80% marks and FA (1st year/ final year) with 70% marks /FSc (1st year/ final year)with 75% marks
• American High School Diploma (at least 90%)

Exempted applicants need to take SAT I through College Board, USA before January 26, 2008 in order to be considered for admission. Your scores must be reported to us officially from the testing agency. The scores you list on your application or scores appearing on your school transcript will not be considered official. Our SAT code is 0513. We recommend that you list LUMS as a school to receive your scores when you take the test. If you do not, please allow plenty of time for your scores to arrive at LUMS. It takes at least 4 to 6 weeks for us to receive SAT I scores. It is important that you register for tests with the same name as you have indicated on your application account. Your record and test scores will not be linked in our system if the names do not match. You can get more information about SAT I and register for the test online at www.collegeboard.com.

Note: Applicants residing in Pakistan taking the SAT I in January 2008 will not know their results till the end of February at the earliest. The registration deadline for LCAT is the 1st of February. Unless applicants are very confident of scoring above 2100 in SAT I, they are strongly advised to register for LCAT and take this test on the 2nd of March 2008.

LUMS Common Admission Test (LCAT)

The LCAT is a three-hour test, primarily multiple-choice, that measures verbal and mathematical reasoning abilities. The LCAT is a SAT I like test. The LCAT has two components: LCAT-I and LCAT-II.

The LCAT-I is a one-hour multiple-choice test that measures basic verbal and mathematical abilities. All students applying to LUMS (SSE/SDSB/SHSS) are required to take the LCAT-I.

The LCAT-II is a two-hour test probing verbal and mathematical abilities further. Students applying to the SDSB/SHSS are required to take both the LCAT-I and LCAT-II while students exclusively applying to the SSE are required to take the LCAT-I only (in addition to the SSE admission test).

For students applying to the SDSB/ SHSS test registration will be done through our online application system. You need to fill out and successfully submit your online application form in order to register for the test. After registration all applicants need to submit the following to the Admissions Office latest by February 01, 2008:

• Four copies of recent colored photographs, (light blue background) with your name, tracking ID at the back
• An application processing fee through a bank draft/ pay order of Rs. 1,500/- or US $50 (for foreign applicants and overseas Pakistanis) drawn in favour of Lahore University of Management Sciences, or make the payment online through the following link: http://pay.lums.edu.pk/emar/default.asp. The application processing Fee can also be deposited in cash in the MCB Booth located within the LUMS campus.

Test Registration Cards will be issued after the 11th of February, 2008.

Students applying exclusively to the SSE do not need to apply online for the LCAT-I. Their paper based application form will suffice for registration to the LCAT-I.

A completed application form constitutes submitting the following:

• A completed online application form by the 1st of February 2008
• Four copies of recent colored photographs, (light blue background) with your name, tracking ID at the back by the 1st of February 2008
• An application processing fee of Rs 1,500 by the 1st of February 2008
• Photocopies of Transcripts and certificates by the 28th of February 2008 for:
• Transcripts/certificates for:
  • Matric or O' Level or American High School - 9th and 10th grade complete results
  • FA/FSc complete result or FA/FSc first year result (in case the FA/FSc final exam has not been taken yet
    or A' Level complete result or grades for any A' Level subject(s) completed or A' Level first year results
    or American High School complete result or up to 11th grade results
    or International Baccalaureate complete result or IB first year complete results
  • SAT I score report (for applicants exempted from the LCAT). Submitting the SAT I score report is optional for other applicants.
  • Four copies of recent colored photographs, (light blue background) with your name, tracking ID at the back
  • Any other document(s).

Please mention the name of the Programme (for which you have applied) & your online application tracking ID on the envelope. The deadline to submit all the required supporting documents is February 28, 2008. Applications without/with incomplete documents will not be processed.

Note: Statement of Result of O & A Levels will not be accepted after Six (6) months of declaration of result. After six (6) months, original certificate and attested copy thereof will have to be produced for issuance of Proper Certificate.

Please send all the supporting documents to the following address:

Admissions Office
Undergraduate Programmes SDSB/SHSS
Lahore University of Management Sciences
Opposite Sector U, DHA
Lahore Cantt.
Tel: (042) 572 - 2670 -79, 589 - 6522, 589 – 6512, Ext: 2177
Fax: (042) 589 - 8317

Note: Applicants who have received complete results of FA/FSc, A’Level, High School Diploma or IB are required to submit the grades along with their application

Candidates who have completed 12 years of education other than FA/FSc, A’ Level or IB will be required to get an equivalence certificate from the Inter Board Committee of Chairmen (IBCC), Islamabad, Pakistan. For further information please contact:

The Chairman
Inter Board Committee of Chairmen
Madina Foundation Complex (Near Masjid Al-Rashid)
G-8 Markaz
Islamabad.
Tel: +92-51-926 2711-2, +92-51-926 2715
http://www.ibcc.edu.pk