Pakistan Engineering Council (PEC) allows pre-medical students to seek admission to undergraduate engineering programs in universities and colleges all over the country. Pre-Medical students can now study engineering programs by completing 8 8-week condensed mathematics programs at universities. A notification is issued in this regard.
PEC Governing Body in its 49th meeting held on June 28, 2024, decided to allow the students having HSSC (Pre-Medical) qualifications to be considered for admission in all engineering programs as per Article-2(a)(i) of PEC Regulations for Engineering Education in Pakistan. In this regard, the HEls are advised to adhere the following approved guidelines/ SOPs for admissions of all such students.
Key Changes for Pre-Medical Students
Conduction of Entry Test for Pre-Medical Students
Entry Test mechanisms/ regimes be moderated to include above qualification and its weightages for admission eligibility.
8 Weeks Condensed Programs
Conduction of 8 weeks condensed program to compensate for deficient courses viz. Mathematics, prior to become eligible for admission in engineering programs. This may be considered as provisional admission for foundation courses to qualify to be eligible for admission through entry test.
The university conducting 8 week program would be responsible for developing the condensed program and ensuring quality of Teaching, Learning, and Assessment
Students will be admitted in accordance with the admission admissibility criteria as per discipline's merit and student preference.
Max 40% seats for Pre-Medical Students
40% seats within the total allowed intake for each batch of the respective programs may be filled with the background qualification of HSSC (Pre- Medical) for those students who have successfully completed the aforementioned condensed program.
Entry Test for Condensed Programs
The university will conduct an entry test for students qualifying the condensed program separately for determining the merit for admission. vil. The university admissions cycle may vary in accordance with regional requirements for the commencement of the academic year.
Eligibility
The requirement of 60% in HSSC is mandatory for admission in engineering programs as per Article 2(a)(i) of PEC Regulations for Engineering Education in Pakistan.
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