KARACHI: As many as 707 candidates appeared in the entry test for the BSCS and BSSE (Computer Science) Evening Programme 2024 at the University of Karachi on Sunday.

The varsity had received 855 online forms for the available 220 seats in both BS programmes of the department of computer science.

A 100-minute-long test was started at 11 am and 20 classrooms were established for the examination in the political and computer science departments.

According to KU Directorate of Admissions incharge Dr Saima Akhtar, 75 candidates appeared and cleared the morning programme’s entry test and also submitted their online admission forms for the evening programme.

She said they had already cleared their entry test and they did not need to appear in the today’s (Sunday) entry test; their marks (score) would

be considered while preparing the final result of the today’s entry test.

KU Vice Chancellor Professor Dr Khalid Mahmood Iraqi, Evening Programme Director Professor Dr Imran Ahmad Siddiqui, Professor Dr Anila Amber Malik, Dr Saima Akhtar, Medical Officer Dr Muhammad Hassan Auj, Medical Consultant Dr Akmal Waheed, Campus Security Adviser Dr Salman Zubair and others monitored the admission test proceedings.

The staff of the KU Clinic, along with an ambulance, remained present during the test proceeding. The university also established waiting areas for parents and guardians near the examination centers.

Dr Saima Akhtar said the candidates for the morning programme could check their entry test marks (score) on the official web portal www.uokadmission.edu.pk on Monday, Jan 8, 2024.

She mentioned that the admission list for the evening programme 2024 would be put on display on Jan 13, 2024. She said that on the special directives of the KU VC, the deadline for the submission of online forms on the merit base admissions for the evening session had been extended till Monday, Jan 8, (today). The candidates are directed to deposit their admission processing fees at the Bank Al-Falah branch located at the KU Silver Jubilee Gate only.

Published in Dawn, January 8th, 2024