Karachi University BA, BSc exams 2012 from Dec 05

Karachi, University of Karachi has announced schedule of examination for B.A, B.Sc Part 1 and 2/ B.O.L/ Improvement of Division for regular/external candidates. The exams are schedule to be start from Dec 05.

Examinations were to begin from 26 November but the university extended the date of commencement to 5 December 2012.

B.Sc. examinations will be conducted in morning timings while B.A. (regular/external) in afternoon.

KU BA, BSc Exam Schedule

Examination department officials said that admission committee wrote a letter requesting not to conduct examination from 28 November to 3 December as classrooms are required to conduct entry tests for different departments for the upcoming session of KU.

Professor Dr. Khalid Iraqi, Director Admissions committee, said that more than 22000 candidates are going to appear in entry tests for which they require majority of class rooms.

The University of Karachi was established by an act of Pakistan parliament in June, 1951. The present campus, to which the University shifted in 1959, is spread over 1279 acres of land, situated 12 Km away from the city center.

Today University is recognized as a leading center of learning and research in the Subcontinent and in the Third World. A number of scientists and scholars affiliated with the University are working in important positions both within and outside Pakistan and have won gratitude and acclaim.

One of the institutes of the University has got the distinction of being made the Centre of the Third World Academy of Sciences. Students from several foreign countries are also pursuing for the Masters and Doctorate degrees. Because of high academic and research standards of the University a large number of students from Karachi and other parts of the country apply for admission here.

The University has started evening classes in several departments at BS and Masters Levels and a Directorate of Evening Program was established to control and run Evening Program.

At present teaching at the University campus is conducted under six faculties: Faculty of Arts, Faculty of Science, Faculty of Islamic Studies, Faculty of Management & Administrative Sciences, Faculty of Engineering and Faculty of Pharmacy.

There are over 52 departments and 19 research institutes/ centers, which are imparting education to more than 24,000 students including students from foreign countries. The faculty comprises of more than 700 highly qualified and experienced teachers; many of them have obtained higher degrees from abroad and enjoy a high repute internationally. The non-teaching staff comprises more than 1700 people to help with administrative and other matters.