KARACHI, Nov 10: As many as 4,062 students have applied for admissions to academic programmes in MA, MSc, MLIS, MCom in the University of Karachi, said official sources.

Admissions are being allowed on the basis of marks, which the applicant students obtained in the qualifying examinations.

The director of the KU admission committee, Dr Mudassiruddin, said that provisional, merit list for Masters courses would be released on Nov 17. “Due to extension in the dates of submission of admission forms, work has increased considerably, but, we are making all efforts to follow the schedule given by the university,” he said.

The University of Karachi has offered a total of 2,411 seats for Masters classes. The number of applications has increased by 23 per cent in comparison to the previous year, said a source, adding that two new departments — Petroleum Technology and Chemical Technology/ Engineering — have also been added this year.

The University holds separate process for admissions to MPA, MSc Applied Physics, Master in Computer Science, MSc in Environmental Studies and MBA courses.

In all, 1,354 seats have been allocated in the Faculty of Arts while 807 seats in the Faculty of Science, 100 seats in the Faculty of Business Administration and Commerce, 150 in the Faculty of Islamic Studies.

The maximum of 150 seats have been offered in the Department of Economics, followed by 100 seats in General History, Islamic History, Chemistry, Zoology, Commerce, International Relations and Political Science departments, The Department of Urdu has offered 95 seats, followed by the Department of Genetics where 72 seats have been offered, while 65 seats have been offered in the Department of Special Education.

The closing percentage for admissions for the year 2003 at some of the departments remained as follows: Chemistry 61.06, Education (BEd) 61.62, Physiology 60, Pakistan Studies 58.97, Mass Communication 58.67 and Microbiology 58.06.