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Eligibility Criteria

An applicant has to fulfill the following criteria to be eligible for admission to the respective Program:

• BS(Computer Engineering): Intermediate with Physics , Maths, Chemistry/Computer Science/Computer Studies or equivalent with min 50% marks or DAE with minimum 60% marks, from an accredited institution.
   

• BS(Telecommunication Engineering/Electronics Engineering): Intermediate with Pre-Engineering or equivalent with min 50% marks or DAE with minimum 60% marks, from an accredited institution.
   

• BS(Environmental Science): Intermediate with Science or equivalent with min 50% marks, from an accredited institution.
   

• BS(Mathematics): Intermediate with Mathematic or equivalent and minimum 60% aggregate marks with 70% marks in Mathematics, from an accredited institution.
   

• BS(Electronics): Intermediate with Physics/Mathematics or equivalent with min 50% marks, from an accredited institution.
   

• BS(Bioinformatics): Intermediate with Pre-Medical or equivalent with min 50% marks, from an accredited institution.
   

• BS(Computer Science): Intermediate or equivalent with min 50% marks from an accredited institution.
   

• BS(Business Administration/Information Technology): Intermediate or equivalent with min 50% marks from an accredited institution.
   

• Master of Business Administration/Computer Science: Bachelor's Degree with minimum 50% marks from an accredited institution.
   

• Master of Development Studies: Bachelor's Degree with minimum 50% marks from an accredited institution.

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Admission to CIIT is highly competitive, but those who come here will enjoy the benefits of excellent resources and teaching and a lively and bustling student life. Admissions at CIIT are done strictly on merit, on the basis of previous academic record of the applicant and his/her performance in the entrance test. This test is conducted by an independent agency called National Testing Service (NTS). For further information about the NTS and the testing process applicants may get assistance at CIIT's offices. Information can also be accessed through the Internet at http://www.nts.org.pk/

CIIT announces admissions through advertisements in major newspapers of Pakistan. 

• Applications are made in response to the admission notices in all major newspaper of the relevant cities.

• Admissions are conducted according to an Admission schedule, which is prominently displayed in these admission notices.

• Prospectuses along with the Admission Forms are made available on payment of Rs 500 from all campuses of CIIT.

• Prospectuses may be purchased from any of the CIIT campuses, but Admission Forms must be deposited at the campus where the admission is sought.

• Candidates may apply for admission to a degree program by completing the following formalities if they fulfill the prescribed eligibility criteria for the program:

• Fill up the Admission Form (given in the prospectus). Candidates may apply for admission in up to three programs on one admission form.

• In case the final result is awaited, then provide a "Hope Certificate" from the college last attended or an Affidavit on a stamp paper to the effect that upon declaration of the final result the minimum prescribed eligibility criteria shall me must.

• Submit the Admission Form and Hope Certificate/Affidavit (if applicable) in the Admission Office of the campus, where admission is sought.

• Application forms must be submitted by the last due date for submission of forms, as last entries cannot be entertained.

Entrance Test

After the last date of submission of Admission Forms, entrance test will be conducted by NTS according to the admission schedule. All admissions shall be regulated on the basis of merit determined by combining the weighted marks obtained in the entrance test with the weighted marks earned in the previous public examinations.

The weightage criteria for the Master and Bachelor degree programs shall be as given below

Merit List

The list of selected applicants is displayed on the specified dates on the campus notice board as well as on the CIIT's website

Selected candidates will be asked to bring the following documents to the Admission Office for verification within the specified dates

Admission Offer Letter and Challan Form

Confirmation of Admission

Selected candidates are required to confirm their acceptance by paying the non-refundable admission and tuition fee within the specified dates. Admission process will only be complete after the payment of fee is confirmed. If candidates fail to confirm enrollment, selection will stand cancelled and the seat will be offered to the next candidate on the waiting list.

Orientation Session

CIIT schedules an Orientation session for all new students to acquaint them with general policies and services of the Institute. Registration for courses is also completed at this time. Attendance at this session is mandatory.

Applicants may apply for provisional admissions if they have already taken the examination of the qualifying agree but have yet to receive their result. These applicants must submit a Hope Certificate/Affidavit (see specimen in the Prospectus) along with duly filled Admission Form. However, applicants who are provisionally admitted must ensure that their results are received in the Institute’s office within four weeks of the commencement of the semester otherwise their admission will be cancelled.

Special Seats

Special Quota

Students with Disabilities

CIIT welcomes applications from all who are academically qualified. Prospective students who have a hidden or visible disability are requested to drawn the attention of the Admission Officer to this fact and seek advice about suitability or otherwise of facilities offered by CIIT to their particular needs. This would enable the applicants to discover if studying at CIIT is likely to present any extra difficulties. The applicant may be asked to attend an interview before being offered Admission. As a matter of policy, CIIT considers applications for admission from disabled applicants entirely on academic basis.

Note :

1. Certain scholarship schemes are available at different campuses. Candidates may obtain relevant information in this regard from the campus where they are applying.

2. There may be certain additional charges (eg, transport charge) on some campuses, in addition to the above fees. Details will be made available by respective campuses.

Refund of Dues

CIIT follows a well spelt-out modus operandi to provide financial assistance to students who are good in studies but are handicapped due to financial constraints. A special fund is allocated to cater for the needs of the deserving students. For this purpose a Financial Assistance Committee has been constituted to look into such cases. The different arrays of facilities, which are provided under the monitory assistance program, are:

a)   Financial Assistance
Financial assistance is provided to students on need-cum-merit basis. Those students are eligible who have a GPA of 2.75 and above in the previous semester and have demonstrated financial problem. Financial assistance is provided to the students after the first semester. At least 80% attendance is mandatory in all the registered courses and no disciplinary action or proceedings should be in progress or pending against the student at the time of application for financial assistance.

b)   Qarz-i-Hasna
It is a loan facility recoverable within two years without any interest. It is granted to the students of 2^nd semester and onwards. Only those students are eligible who have GPA of 2.75 and above, at least 80% class attendance, with no disciplinary problems, and are in need of financial help.

c)   Kinship/Siblings Concession
When two siblings are concurrently students of CIIT's same campus, 50% tuition fee concession to one sibling is admissible provided both maintain good academic standing and are not in receipt of any other concession/scholarship, etc.

CIIT welcomes international applicants for admission to its various degree programs. For this purpose special seats have been reserved for foreign students in each discipline at Islamabad campus. Currently foreign students from countries like Syria, Iran, ASEAN countries, Afghanistan, Indian part of Kashmir etc are enrolled in different degree programs of CIIT.

Concrete efforts are also being made by |CIIT to attract foreign students for admissions in CIIT for different undergraduate and graduate degree programs. e.g.: from Middle East and Gulf Regions. So to support such efforts, this year COMSATS Institute of Information Technology (CIIT) also participated at GHEDEX 2007: Muscat, Oman  from April 16-18 2007 with a full-fledged stall.

Gulf Higher Education Exhibition (GHEDEX) is being organized for last 07 years and now it has attained the status of most comprehensive regional platform showing a wider array of diverse, international study options in higher education for students, parents, young professionals, and the academic organization from the Sultanate of Oman and the Gulf Region.

Since the medium of instruction at CIIT is English, intending foreign students must show sound knowledge of written as well as spoken English. The academic credentials of the foreign students will be examined by the Admission Office to ascertain if they meet Institute’s entrance requirements for the selected degree program. If so, provisional admission will be offered subject to clearance from the Ministry of Education, Government of Pakistan. International students can arrange for clearance either through their respective Embassy in Pakistan or with the help of the Admissions Office at CIIT.

Applicants may find that their qualifications are not necessarily recognizable by CIIT because of differences in educational systems of different countries. Therefore, in addition to transcripts of their latest academic qualifications, they must also submit an equivalence certificate obtained from the Inter Board Committee of Chairmen (IBCC) while applying for admission. The office of the IBBC is located in the building of Federal Board of Intermediate & Secondary Education, Sector H-8/4, Islamabad, Tel: 051-9235017.

The foreign students after getting admission in CIIT need to follow guidelines as provided by HEC for issuance/renewal of visa for admission in different academic programs as well. The details of such procedures can be obtained from the HEC website by clicking the link http://www.hec.gov.pk/new/AcademicAffairs/Foreign_Students_Admission.htm

Accommodation for International Students

If international students wish to reside in the halls of residence for the local students, they will be most welcome. Otherwise, a wide array of private housing options is available in the surrounding areas. The office of Students Support Services will facilitate the new comers to seek out  accommodation of their choice by putting them in touch with the international students already studying at CIIT. Admission Office will facilitate the new comers to seek out accommodation of their choice by putting them in touch with the international students already studying at CIIT.

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