KARACHI: Keeping in view the prevailing lockdown enforced to contain the spread of coronavirus, the Institute of Business Administration (IBA), Kara­chi, on Tuesday announced steps to help prospective candidates in admission process.

According to a press release, the IBA Karachi will accept A Levels grades awarded to students based on final exams and/or through guidance grading by the Cambridge Board.

Additionally, for all those candidates whose Interme­diate and A Levels results are pending, the IBA is working to accommodate them by granting them a provisional conditional admission offer.

“Such candidates will be permitted to give A Levels exams by the year end and submit their results by early 2021 to secure their admissions.

“The IBA further plans to facilitate such students who are giving their A Levels exams in October 2020, by offering a reduced course load, so that they can remain focused without compromising on their A Levels exams happening alongside their studies at IBA,” says the press release.

The institute has also devised a mechanism where in case IBA admission tests do not take place due to the lockdown, “In this case, admissions would be offered through interviews of shortlisted candidates. Shortlis­ting criteria would be devised by the IBA Admissions Committee once all applications have been submitted by applicants by the deadline for each prospective programme.

“Therefore, all prospective candidates are encouraged to visit the IBA’s website for more information and fill in the application with as much information as possible,” it says.

Published in Dawn, May 6th, 2020