KARACHI, Oct 8: The Centralized Admission Committee on Friday finalized 6,266 admissions for first year classes (humanities faculty) in government colleges and higher secondary schools.

Giving details, EDO Higher Education Prof Rais Alvi said till the day about 65,000 male and female students had been placed for admission to science, commerce, home economics, computer science faculties of colleges.

The number is likely to reach 80,000 with the release of placement lists for arts (female). The list is expected in a few days. He said that efforts were being made to provide students an opportunity to pursue studies in the institutions of their choice and convenience.

According to Arts (male) list, as many as 12 A-graders, 127 B- graders, 515 C-graders, 3841 D-graders and 771 E-graders have been offered admissions in 27 colleges and 13 higher secondary schools. The students selected for admissions to Humanities group have been advised to finalize admission within seven days.

A maximum number of 451 students have been placed in S M Arts and Commerce College (evening), followed by the Sirajuddaula College (evening) and S M Arts and Commerce College (morning).

The highest closing marks percentage was observed in the case of National College (morning) with 414 or 48.47 marks, followed by Islamia Arts and Commerce College (morning) 44.24 per cent and Jinnah College 44.12 per cent. The opening and closing marks in the placement list are as follows:

National College (morning) 629/412, National College (evening) 523/363, Islamia Arts and Commerce College (morning) 600/376, Islamia Arts and Commerce College (evening) 592/351, Jamia Millia Degree College (morning) 587/328, Liaquat College Malir (evening) 521/328, Degree Arts and Commerce College Landhi Korangi-6 (evening) 635/357, Allama Iqbal College (evening) 514/335, Government College Razaqabad 449/298, Murad Memon Goth College 609/269, Degree College Quaidabad 495/281, Degree College Korangi 2-1/2 463/339, St. Patrick's College (evening) 572/364, Haji Abdullah Haroon College Khadda (morning) 626/338, Haji Abdullah Haroon College Khadda (evening) 519/281, S M Arts and Commerce College (morning) 655/363, S M Arts and Commerce College (evening) 678/305, City College Moosa Colony (morning) 538/364, City College Moosa Colony (evening) 458/344, Sirajuddaullah College (morning) 489/357, Sirajudduallah College (evening) 539/273, Boys College Konkar Village Gadap 508/304, Jinnah College 538/375, Degree College for Boys Jungle Shah Keamari 533/266, Quaid-i-Millat College (evening) 503/301, Degree Boys College Shams Pir 439/295, College for Boys, Baldia Town 538/342, Boys Higher Secondary School, Kamal Khan Jokhio Kathore 569/305, Baba Willayat Higher Secondary School Orangi Town 474/274, Ghazi Mohammad Bin Qasim Higher Secondary School 553/306, Allama Iqbal Boys Higher Secondary School 461/286, Boys Higher Secondary School, Ahmed Dawood, Malir Bazar 513/318, Comprehensive School Korangi-No 3 317/290, Boys Comprehensive Higher Secondary School Azizabad 584/348, NJV Boys School (Urdu medium) 513/285, Boys Higher Secondary School No-2 K-Area 304/304, Mumtaz Boys Higher Secondary School Landhi 624/308, Boys Higher Secondary School Konkar Village 547/334, NJV Govt Boys Higher Secondary School (Sindhi medium) 521/323 and Boys School Haji Natho Malir 528/330.