The Self Finance Scheme of foreign students admission in professional institutions of Pakistan has recently been transferred to the HEC from the Economic Affairs Division. The scheme with limited number of seats in the disciplines of Medicine (MBBS), Dentistry (BDS), Pharmacy (D.Pharmacy) and B.Sc. Engineering is meant to facilitate both foreign as well as Pakistan origin dual nationality holder students living abroad, for admission in universities/institutions of Pakistan.  A student with his/her HSSC or equivalent qualification (either from Pakistan or abroad) is eligible to apply. Advertisement

 

 

to promote the image of Pakistan in outside world. to encourage and to facilitate Pakistani nationals settled abroad as well as foreign nationals to seek admission in institutions/ universities of Pakistan. to provide quality education to the students of developing and underdeveloped countries in Pakistan. to earn foreign exchange for strengthening of the Institutions / country.

The applicant must hold foreign nationality at the time of admission.

The applicant must have passed Higher Secondary School or equivalent examination (either from Pakistan or abroad) with the following combinations of subjects.

• For MBBS / BDS / Pharm-D: English, Physics, Chemistry and Biology.
• For B.Sc. Engineering:  English, Physics, Chemistry and Mathematics  

The student should not have a study gap of more than two years after passing his HSSC or Equivalent Examinations. 

Students who do not fulfil the requisite criteria need not apply. Ineligible students even if admitted are liable to expulsion at any stage and the Higher Education Commission does not accept any liability whatsoever in this regard. 

Additional Requirements for admission in MBBS/BDS are as under: 

• The candidate have also either passed the entrance test of the concerned institution/admission board or passed SAT-II with minimum 550 marks in each subject i.e. Chemistry, Biology and 3^rd subject could be Physics or Mathematics.
• Valid TOEFL or IELT with score of 500 or 5.5. (not applicable for those students whose medium of instruction is English at HSSC level).

For admission in  NED University of Engineering & Technology, Karachi, the candidate have also either passed the entrance test of the NED University  or passed SAT-I and SAT-II in Mathematics, Physics & Chemistry examinations with minimum of 800 and 1500 marks respectively.  

4 sets of application form typed or printed shall be submitted and each form must be accompanied by attested copies of the following documents: Certificates / Marks Sheet of HSSC / equivalent examination. Equivalence Certificate from Inter Board Committee of Chairmen (IBCC) Islamabad where applicable i.e. in case of foreign qualification Recent Photographs (should be pasted at each form). Copy of foreign Passport of the applicant. Proof of Pakistani Origin i.e. Pakistani Passport /National Identity Card / Registration Form etc.  NOC issued by the home country for studying in Pakistan (not applicable to Pak – Origin). Selection of the students against the seats allocated to foreign students of Pakistani origin will be made purely on merit to be determined by Higher Education Commission Islamabad on the basis of marks obtained by the students in Higher Secondary or equivalent examination. However, final selection will be made by the institutions concerned keeping in view the minimum eligibility criteria for admission of foreign students.  Foreign students of Pakistani Origin admitted under this Scheme will pay the tuition fee and other dues at the rate fixed by the institution concerned with out any relaxation directly to the institution concerned.  The documents received on fax will be considered only if its original copies have received subsequently within due date.  Application will not be entertained due to any of the following reasons:a.       if the application is incomplete or not properly filled in;b.      received without attested copies of the requisite documents;c.       not received on Admission Form;d.      received after closing date i.e. 31st August, 2009. Migration from one University / College to any other University / College will not be allowed without prior approval of the Higher Education Commission.  Applicants will not be allowed after admissiona.       to change their discipline andb.      to claim exemption of tuition fee and other dues  Students who do not fulfil the requisite criteria need not apply. Ineligible students even if admitted are liable to expulsion at any stage and the Higher Education Commission does not accept any liability whatsoever in this regard.  In case of any dispute, the applicant can sue or be sued only in the courts of law situated in the territorial jurisdiction of Rawalpindi, Islamabad.   The above rules shall be applicable to all foreign students admitted under Self Finance Basis Scheme.

Foreign nationals are required to send their applications on the prescribed form to Assistant Director ( Academics), Academics Division, Higher Education Commission, Sector H-9, Islamabad, Phone No.051-90402119 through the Embassy of Pakistan in their respective countries or through Embassy of their own country in Pakistan.Applicants of Pakistani Origin may submit their applications directly on the above mentioned address or through Embassy of Pakistan in their respective country or respective Embassy in Islamabad.

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Fee Rate ADMISSION OF FOREIGN STUDENTS IN MBBS, BDS,  PHARM-D ANDB.Sc. ENGINEERING UNDER SELF-FINANCE SCHEME IN PROFESSIONAL INSTITUTIONS OF PAKISTAN.$=US DollarRs= Pak Rupee BACHELOR OF MEDICINE AND BACHELOR OF SURGERY (MBBS) 

 

Name of College/University	Number of seats available	Rate of tuition fee per annum per student	Tentative schedule of admission
King Edward Medical College, Lahore	04	$10,000	Dec / Jan
Allama Iqbal Medical College, Lahore.	04	$10,000	Dec / Jan
Fatima Jinnah Medical College, Lahore.	04	$10,000	Dec / Jan
Rawalpindi Medical College, Rawalpindi.	04	$7,000	Dec / Jan
Punjab Medical College, Faisalabad.	04	$7,000	Dec / Jan
Nishter Medical College, Multan	04	$7,000	Dec / Jan
Quaid-i-Azam Medical College, Bahawalpurpur	04	5,000	Dec / Jan
Sheikh Zayed Medical College, Rahimyar Khan	02	$5,000	Dec / Jan
Services Institute of Medical Sciences, Lahore.	02	$10,000	Dec / Jan
Sargodha Medical College, Sargodha.	20	$ 8000	Dec / Jan
Nawaz Sharif Medical College, Gujrat	10	$ 8,000	Dec/Jan
Dow Medical College, Karachi.	16	$12,000	Sep
Liaquat University of Medical & Health Sciences, Jamshoro.	08	$10,000	Nov / Dec
Chandka Medical College, Larkana.	08	$7,000	Nov / Dec
Nawabshah Medical College for Girls, Nawabshah.	08	$7,000	Nov / Dec
Ayub Medical College, Abbottabad.	08	6,000	Nov / Dec
Khyber Medical College, Peshawar.	09	$6,000	Nov / Dec
Khyber Girls Medical College, Peshawar.	13	$6,000	Nov / Dec
Said Medical College, Swat	03	$6,000	Nov / Dec
Gomal Medical College, D.I. Khan	02	6,000	Nov / Dec
Bannu Medical College, Bannu.	02	$6,000	Nov / Dec
Total:	129

 

 
BACHELOR OF DENTAL SURGERY (BDS) 

 

Name of College/University	Number of seats available	Rate of tuition fee per annum per student	Tentative schedule of admission
De Montemorency College of Dentistry, Lahore.	02	$10,000	Dec / Jan
Nishter Medical College, Multan	02	$10,000	Dec / Jan
Liaquat Medical College, Jamshoro.	10	$10,000	Dec / Jan
Khyber College of Dentistry, Peshawar.	05	$6,000	Nov / Dec
Ayub Medical College, Abbottabad	03	$6,000	Nov / Dec
Total:	22

 

 B.Sc. ENGINEERING 

 

Name of College/University	Number of seats available	Rate of tuition fee per annum per student	Tentative schedule of admission
NWFP University of Engg. & Tech., Peshawar.	Civil Engg.  =04Elect. Engg. =03Mech. Engg =03Total            =10	US $10,000/- (one time payment only) Regular Fee	Aug / Sep
Dawood College of Engineering and Technology, Karachi.	Electronic Engg.  =12Chem. Engg.        =04Industrial Engg.    =01Metallurgy Engg  =01Architecture Engg.=02Total                    =20	Rs.300,000/-(one time payment only)Regular Fee	Aug / Sep
NED University of Engg. & Tech., Karachi.	06	$9,000/-(one time payment only)Regular Fee	Oct / Nov
Mehran University of Engg. & Tech., Jamshoro.	05 (Open seats offered in all disciplines)	$7,000/-(one time payment only)Regular Fee	March / April
Quaid-e-Awam University of Engineering & Technology, Nawabshah	05	Rs.350,000/-(one time payment only)Regular Fee	March / April
University of Engineering & Technology, Lahore.	Elect. Engg.              Mech. Engg.             Civil Engg.               Chem. Engg.             Mining, Petr. & Metallurgical Engg.  Architecture Engg.    Total                      =50	US $7,000/-(one time payment only)Regular Fee	Sep / Oct
Total:-	96

 

 PHARM-D  

 

Name of College/University	Number of seats available	Rate of tuition fee per annum per student	Tentative schedule of admission
University of Punjab, Lahore	12	US$ 1,000/-	Sep / Oct
Bahaudddin Zakriya University, Multan.	10	Rs.50,000/-	Sep / Oct
University of Sindh, Jamshoro.	25 (10 Adl. Seats in evening prog.)	Rs.44,750/-Or equal amount US$	Dec / Jan
University of Karachi, Karachi	20	Rs.150,000/-	Oct / Nov
Gomal University, D.I. Khan	05 (Open seats offered in all disciplines)	Rs.38,000/-	Aug / Sep
University of Balochistan, Quetta	05	Rs.50,000/-	March / April
University of Peshawar, Peshawar.	05	Rs.45,000/-	Sep / Oct
Total:-	82

 

     

The Higher Education Commission with concurrence of all relevant Ministries/Agencies had streamlined the procedure for admission of foreign students (in general stream). The detail is available at HEC website www.hec.gov.pk/fsadm. Furthermore HEC is also facilitating Ministry of Education in the admissions of foreign students on scholarship basis.