ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA
NUST is offering Masters (MS) Programmes in Engineering (IT), Natural Sciences, Applied Biosciences, Management Sciences and Social Sciences Disciplines. Eligibility Criteria for each is given below:
1. Engineering IT |
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General Eligibility:
- Sixteen years of schooling or 4 years education after HSSC/A’ Level in relevant discipline with minimum CGPA of 2.0 out of 4.0 OR 55% marks (percentage will only be considered if CGPA is not mentioned on the transcript).
- GAT (General) conducted on or after 01 May 2021 till June 2023 by NTS with at least 50 accumulative test score or
- Higher Education Aptitude Test (HAT) conducted by HEC in or after May 2022 till June 2023 with at least 50 accumulative test score or
- NUST Aptitude Test (NAT) with at least 50 accumulative test score or
- GRE (General) conducted by ETS, USA, with following minimum score separately in each section:-
| Description | Scale |
| Quantitative | 151/170 |
| Verbal | 146/170 |
| Analytical Writing | 3.5/6.0 |
Bachelors/Masters degree must be accredited by PEC/HEC (as applicable) in relevant disciplines as mentioned below:-
- Aerospace Engineering
BE in Aerospace / Mechanical / Mechatronics / Industrial / Manufacturing / Electrical.
- Artificial Intelligence
Bachelors in Computer Sciences, Computational Sciences and Engineering, Geoinformatics / Engineering (Mechatronics, Electrical, Mechanical, Aerospace, Avionics or Computer / Software
- Aviation Management
BS (4 years) in Aviation Management / Aviation Logistic Management / Aviation Sciences / Supply Chain Management
OR
Bachelors in any Engineering discipline
OR
Bachelors in any Pure Sciences Subject
- Avionics Engineering
BE in Electrical / Electronics / Avionics / Computer / Software/ Aerospace.
- Biomedical Engineering
BE Biomedical / Chemical / Electrical / Mechanical / Mechatronics / Computer / Materials.
- Bioinformatics
BS in Bioinformatics / Biosciences / Molecular Biology / Biotechnology / MBBS.
OR
MSc in Molecular Biology / Biotechnology / Computer Science.
- Chemical Engineering
BE in Chemical / Petroleum.
- Civil Engineering
Bachelor’s Degree in Civil Engineering / Environmental Engineering / Architecture / City and Regional Planning / Mining Engineering / Geological Engineering from PEC/HEC recognized institution.
- Computer Engineering
BE in Electronics / Industrial Electronics / Computer System / Electrical / Electrical & Communication / Telecommunication / Avionics.
- Computer Software Engineering / Information Technology / Computer Science
BE in any discipline.
OR
MCS / BCS (4 years) / BIT (4 years) or MSc in Statistics / Physics / Applied Physics / Mathematics / Electronics with BIT / BCS (2-3 years).
- Computational Science & Engineering (Modelling & Simulation)
Masers/Bachelors in any discipline of Engineering, Natural Sciences, Computer Science / Geology / Biosciences/ Electronics / Statistics / Pharmacy and Public Health.
- Construction Engineering and Management
BE Civil / Transportation, BE Architecture and Bachelor of Architecture.
- Cyber Security
BE in Electrical / Telecommunication / Computer Software / Computer System/ Electronics / Industrial Electronics / Electrical & Communication / Avionics / Communication Technologies OR MCS / MIT / BCS (04 years) / BIT (04 years) / BS (MIS) (04 years) OR MSc in (Statistics / Physics / Applied Physics / Mathematics / Electronics)
- Data Science
BS in Computer Science / Information Technology / Software Engineering / Statistics and Mathematics
OR
BE in Computer Engineering / Electrical engineering.
- Electrical Engineering
BE in Electrical / Telecommunication / Mechatronics / Electronics / Industrial Electronics / Electrical & Communication / Avionics / Communication Technologies / Computer System.
- Energy Systems Engineering / Thermal Energy Engineering
BE in any Engineering Discipline recognized by PEC
OR
MSc/BS (04 years) in Chemistry/Physics/Electronics/Environment.
- Electrical Engineering (Power)·
BE in Electrical/Electronics recognized by PEC
- Engineering Management
BSc/BE in any Engineering discipline recognized by PEC only.
- Environmental Engineering
BE in any discipline from PEC / HEC (as applicable) recognized institution of Pakistan or abroad.
- Environmental Science
16 years of Education from HEC recognized institution in Environmental Science/ Geography / Earth Sciences / Biological Science / Microbiology / Biochemistry / Forestry / Agricultural Sciences / Physics / Applied Physics / Chemistry / MBBS / BDS.
- Geotechnical Engineering
BE in Civil Engineering, Geological Engineering, or any Equivalent Qualification in relevant subject such as Transportation Engineering,
Tunneling Engineering, Mining Engineering, Earth Sciences and Geology “with core geotechnical subject/s”.
- Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering
BSc/BE in any Aerospace / Mechanical / Industrial / Manufacturing and Materials Engineering discipline recognized by PEC
- Information Security
BE in Electrical / Telecommunication / Computer Software/ Computer System/ Electronics / Industrial Electronics / Electrical & Communication / Avionics / Communication Technologies.
OR
MCS / MIT / BCS (4 years) / BIT (4 years) or MSc in (Statistics / Physics / Applied Physics / Mathematics / Electronics) with BCS / BIT.
- Innovative Technologies in Learning
16 years of education from HEC/PEC recognized institute in disciplines in Computer Science / Information Technology / Education / Social Sciences / Management Sciences / Basic Sciences OR BE in any discipline.
- Mechanical Engineering
BE in Mechanical / Mechatronics / Industrial / Manufacturing / Aerospace / Agricultural.
- Mechatronics Engineering
BE in Mechatronics / Mechanical / Electrical / Telecommunication / Computer / Industrial / Manufacturing / Aerospace / Avionics / Electronics / Biomedical / Software / Agriculture.
- Manufacturing Engineering and Management / Design & Manufacturing Engineering
BE in Mechanical Engineering, Industrial Engineering, Mechatronics Engineering, Aerospace Engineering / Electrical / Electronics / Avionics.
- Materials and Surface Engineering
BE in Materials and Metallurgical / Mechanical / Mining / Petroleum / Chemical / Engineering Sciences.
OR
MSc in Chemistry / Physics / Mathematics / Environmental Sciences.
These candidates may be considered but will have to undertake additional courses as deemed necessary to cover deficiencies for Engineering degree essentials.
- Mining Engineering
BE in any discipline from PEC / HEC (as applicable) recognized institution of Pakistan or abroad.
- Nanoscience & Engineering
BE in Material / Chemical / Mechanical / Environmental / Computer / Electronics / Polymer.
OR
BS in Physics / Chemistry / Environmental & Bioscience.
- Naval Architecture
BE in Naval Architecture / Mechanical / Electrical / Civil / Aerospace / Avionics Engineering or any other related Engineering discipline.
- Process Systems Engineering
BE / BSc in any Engineering Discipline recognized by PEC.
OR
MSc / BS (4 years) in Mathematics / Physics / Statistics
- Remote Sensing and GIS
Masters/Bachelors in Remote Sensing and GIS / Geography / Geology / Computer Science / Environmental.
OR
Masters / Bachelors in Town Planning / City & Regional Planning / Urban Planning / Forestry / Business Management / Health Management / Public Health / Architecture.
OR
BE in Civil / Environmental / Electrical / Mechanical / Petroleum / Mining / Marine / Transportation.
OR
Masters / Bachelors in Archeology / Economics / Rural Development / Architecture / Business Management / Public Administration and Management or any other Social and Management Science disciplines.
- Robotics & Intelligent Machine Engineering
BE in Mechatronics/Mechanical/ Electrical/ Computer / Industrial / Manufacturing / Aerospace / Avionics / Computer Software / Computer Science OR equivalent degree.
- Structural Engineering
BE in Civil Engineering
- Systems Engineering
BE Mechanical / Mechatronics / Production / Industrial / Automobile / Electrical / Electronics / Avionics / Telecom / Computer Engineering / Software Engineering.
OR
MCS / MIT / BCS (4 years) / BIT (4 years) or MSC in (Statistics / Physics / Applied Physics / Mathematics / Electronics).
- Transportation Engineering
BE in Civil / Transportation Engineering.
- Urban and Regional Planning
BE Civil / Construction / Architecture / Geo Informatics or BS Architecture / City & Town Planning.
- Water Resources Engineering and Management
BE in Civil / Agriculture / Environmental / Geological / Geo Informatics / Transportation.
2. Natural Sciences |
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General Eligibility:
- Sixteen years of schooling or 4 years education after HSSC/A’ Level in relevant discipline with minimum CGPA of 2.0 out of 4.0 OR 55% marks (percentage will only be considered if CGPA is not mentioned on the transcript).
- GAT (General) conducted on or after 01 May 2021 till June 2023 by NTS with at least 50 accumulative test score or
- Higher Education Aptitude Test (HAT) conducted by HEC in or after May 2022 till June 2023 with at least 50 accumulative test score or
- NUST Aptitude Test (NAT) with at least 50 accumulative test score
- Chemistry
Masters / Bachelors (4 years) in Chemistry.
Masters / Bachelor’s degree must be recognized by HEC.
- Mathematics
Masters / Bachelors (4 years) in Mathematics.
Masters / Bachelor’s degree must be recognized by HEC.
- Physics
Masters / Bachelors (4 years) in Physics / Electronics / Mathematics
OR
BE in Materoial / Electrical / Mechanical / Avionics and Aerospace
Masters / Bachelor’s degree must be recognized by HEC.
- Statistics
Masters / Bachelors (4 years) in Statistics / Mathematics / Data Science / Actuarial Science or equivalent.
Masters / Bachelor’s degree must be recognized by HEC.
- Applied Mathematics
Masters or Bachelors (4 years) or equivalent in Mathematics, Physics, Computer Science, Data Science and Materials Sciences
BE or equivalent in Electrical / Mechanical / Mechatronics / Computer / Manufacturing / Aerospace / Avionics / Electronics / Software
3. Applied BioSciences |
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General Eligibility:
- Sixteen years of schooling or 4 years education after HSSC/A’ Level in relevant discipline with minimum CGPA of 2.0 out of 4.0 OR 55% marks (percentage will only be considered if CGPA is not mentioned on the transcript).
- GAT (General) conducted on or after 01 May 2021 till June 2023 by NTS with at least 50 accumulative test score or
- Higher Education Aptitude Test (HAT) conducted by HEC in or after May 2022 till June 2023 with at least 50 accumulative test score or
- NUST Aptitude Test (NAT) with at least 50 accumulative test score
- Industrial Biotechnology/ Plant Biotechnology/ Healthcare Biotechnology
MSc in Life Sciences / BSc (4 years) in Biotechnology / Biochemistry / Molecular Biology / Biosciences / Bioinformatics / MBBS/ DVM / BDS.
- Biomedical Science
BS (4 years) or Masters in Biology, Physics, Chemistry, Computer Science, Materials Science, Biosciences, Pharmacology, Molecular Biology, Genetic Engineering, Biotechnology or MBBS/BDS.
- Agribusiness Management
M.Sc. in Agricultural Sciences /DVM/ BS (4 years) degree in Agriculture, Agricultural Economics, Agricultural Marketing, Agricultural Engineering, Applied Biosciences, Agribusiness (Bachelor’s), Business Administration and other related disciplines are eligible to apply.
- Molecular Medicine
MSc in Life Sciences / BSc (4 years) in Biotechnology / Biochemistry / Molecular Biology / Biosciences / Bioinformatics / Biomedicine / MBBS/ DVM / BDS / PharmD.
4. Business and Social Sciences |
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General Eligibility:
- Sixteen years of schooling or 4 years education after HSSC/A’ Level in relevant discipline with minimum CGPA of 2.0 out of 4.0 OR 55% marks except for MBA, MS Human Resource Management, MS Logistic & Supply Chain Management, MS Innovation and Entrepreneurship, MS Career Counselling & Education and MS Marketing for which minimum CGPA of 2.5 out of 4.0 OR 60% marks are required. Percentage will only be considered if CGPA is not mentioned on the transcript.
- GAT (General) conducted on or after 01 May 2021 till June 2023 by NTS with at least 50 accumulative test score or
- Higher Education Aptitude Test (HAT) conducted by HEC in or after May 2022 till June 2023 with at least 50 accumulative test score or
- NUST Aptitude Test (NAT) with at least 50 accumulative test score or
- GMAT conducted by GMAC, USA with minimum 50 percentile score
- MBA (2 years)
Sixteen years of schooling or 4 years education after FA/FSc/A Level.
Bachelors/Masters degree must be recognized by HEC.
- Executive MBA
Minimum 16 years education.
Minimum of 3 years full time experience in executive post.
Bachelors degree must be recognized by HEC.
- Innovation and Entrepreneurship
Sixteen years of schooling or 4 years education after FA/FSc/A Level.
Bachelors/Masters degree must be recognized by HEC.
- Human Resource Management
MBA / M.Com / BBA / B.Com (04 Years) / BE / MBBS and business related disciplines
Masters / Bachelors degree must be recognized by HEC/PEC/PM&DC (as applicable) recognized institute.
- Logistic & Supply Chain Management
Engineering / IT / BBA / MBA and related discipline form HEC recognized institute.
Masters / Bachelors degree must be recognized by HEC/PEC/ (as applicable) recognized institute.
- Marketing
Degree in Business or Management (or related sub-fields), Engineering or IT from an HEC recognized institution or with equivalence granted by HEC.
- Clinical Psychology
MSc / MA / BS (4 years) in Psychology and must have studied Clinical Psychology as a subject.
Masters / Bachelors degree must be recognized by HEC recognized institute.
- Economics
MS / BS (4 years) in Economics (minimum 124 credit hours).
Bachelors / Masters degree must be recognized by HEC.
- Mass Communication
Masters / BS (04 Years) in Mass Communication/Journalism/Media Studies/Public Relations.
Masters / Bachelors degree must be recognized by HEC/PEC/PM&DC (as applicable) recognized institute.
- Development Studies
Masters / Bachelors (04 Years) in Social Sciences / Natural Sciences / Applied & Engineering Sciences / Commerce / Humanities
Masters / Bachelors degree must be recognized by HEC/PEC (as applicable) recognized institute.
- Career Counselling & Education
Masters / BS (04 years) in any discipline from HEC recognized institute with minimum CGPA of 2.5/4.0 or 65% marks.
- Peace & Conflict Studies
Masters / Bachelors (04 Years) in International Relations / Defence & Strategic Studies / Defence and Diplomatic Studies / Political Science / Pakistan Studies / Peace & Conflict Studies / Economics / History / Psychology / Sociology / Anthropology / Engineering / Management.
Masters / Bachelors degree must be recognized by HEC/PEC (as applicable) recognized institute.
- Disaster Management
Masters / BS (04 years) in any discipline from HEC recognized institute.
- Governance & Public Policy
Masters / BS (04 years) in Social Sciences, Management Sciences or Business Studies. Preference will be given to students who have a Bachelor’s degree in public policy or public administration.
- Strategic Studies
BS (04 years) in related discipline like Defence and Strategic Studies, Political Science, International Relation, History, Defence and Diplomatic Studies, Public Policy and Pakistan Studies.
5. Architecture
General Eligibility:
- Sixteen years of schooling or 4 years education after HSSC/A’ Level in relevant discipline with minimum CGPA of 2 out of 4.0 OR 55% marks. Percentage will only be considered if CGPA is not mentioned on the transcript.
- GAT (General) conducted on or after 01 May 2021 till June 2023 by NTS with at least 50 accumulative test score or
- Higher Education Aptitude Test (HAT) conducted by HEC in or after May 2022 till June 2023 with at least 50 accumulative test score or
- NUST Aptitude Test (NAT) with at least 50 accumulative test score.
- Architectural Design
B. Arch degree from HEC recognized institute and accredited by PCATP
6. Interdisciplinary Engineering and Sciences
General Eligibility:
- Sixteen years of schooling or 4 years education after HSSC/A’ Level in relevant discipline with minimum CGPA of 2 out of 4.0 OR 55% marks. Percentage will only be considered if CGPA is not mentioned on the transcript.
- GAT (General) conducted on or after 01 May 2021 till June 2023 by NTS with at least 50 accumulative test score or
- Higher Education Aptitude Test (HAT) conducted by HEC in or after May 2022 till June 2023 with at least 50 accumulative test score or
- NUST Aptitude Test (NAT) with at least 50 accumulative test score.
- Climate Change and Sustainable Development
16 years of education in Engineering / Natural Sciences / Business / Health Sciences / Life Sciences / Economics / Development Studies / Law / Sociology /Sustainable Development / Information Science / Business studies / Environmental Studies / Geography or other relevant disciplines.
Note:
- Candidates who are awaiting final results can also apply. In the online form these candidates will give CGPA / percentage till their second last semester. However, these candidates have to submit their final result, before commencement of classes.
- Percentage will only be valid if CGPA is not mentioned on transcript.
- Candidates with degree from foreign university have to submit equivalence certificate issued from HEC. This equivalence certificate should explicitly mention that their terminal degree is equivalent to 16 years (or more) of education in Pakistan.
- Candidates to ensure that the date of completion of terminal degree must be before the enrollment in MS admission / degree.
- Merit generation for MS admission will be held on the basis of academics (CGPA) and test score of GAT (Gen) / GRE (International) / GMAT / HAT only. Generally, there will be no interviews, however, if requirement of interview is felt, candidates will be informed well in time.