Undergraduate
Requirements

Various undergraduate programs are offered to students to choose from. Whether you are interested in working in being a future banker, educator, entrepreneur or filmmaker, we have great programs for you.

Admission Requirements

Bachelor's Programs

The admission for Bachelor’s Programs would be based on the following:

  • A Higher Secondary School (HSC) Certificate with at least 55%* marks awarded by a recognized Provincial Intermediate Board
  •  3 A-Level subjects with at least 2C grades. 
  • American High School Diploma with CGPA 2.5 or any other equivalent diploma
  • Any other qualification if an authority has issued an equivalence certificate with minimum 55%
  • IBCC equivalence may be required for A-Level and other foreign qualifications
  • For BS Actuarial Sciences and Risk Management, BS Mathematics and Economics, BS Mathematics and Computational Finance and BS Statistics and Business Analytics, students other than the pre-engineering group/A-Level Maths, will be required to complete the additional deficiency courses. 

In addition:

  • At least an average of 5C grades in O-Level exams (you need a total of eight subjects including: English, Urdu, Islamiyat, Pakistan Studies, and Math’s as compulsory subjects and three electives)
  • IBCC equivalence may be required for O-Level, A-level and other foreign qualifications
  • Minimum 55% marks in SSC or equivalent
  • Success in aptitude test and the panel interview conducted by IoBM

Exemption from Aptitude Test on SAT-1

The applicant can apply for exemption in appearing in the IoBM Aptitude Test:

•    A score of 550 (out of 800) in Mathematics
•    A score of 550 (out of 800) in Evidence-Based Reading and Writing Total score of 1100 is required for the exemption
*Subject to revision by the IoBM Management

Admission to these programs will be based on fulfilling any of the following criteria:

  • Higher Secondary School Certificate (HSC): Pre-Engineering or Pre-Medical with at least 55% marks awarded by a recognized Provincial / Federal Intermediate Board.
  • Note for Pre-Medical candidates: Students having HSC in Pre-Medical will be required to complete deficiency courses decided by the department concerned (i.e. Mathematics).
  • GCE / Cambridge A-Levels: Completion of 3 A-Level subjects with a minimum grade of 2Cs.
  • American High School Diploma: Completion of American High School Diploma with a minimum CGPA of 2.5 or equivalent qualification.
  • Other Recognized Qualifications: Any other qualification accompanied by an equivalence certificate issued by the competent authority (e.g., IBCC).

Mathematics Requirement

  • Students who have studied Mathematics at the HSSC / Intermediate level are eligible for admission, regardless of their subject combination (e.g. Pre-Engineering, ICS, General Science, Commerce, or any other group).
  • Pre-Medical students (who have studied Biology, Physics and Chemistry at HSSC level but not Mathematics) are also eligible for admission; however, they must complete two additional Mathematics courses(total 06 credit hours) during their first year of study, including the zero semester, as deficiency courses.
  • Students who have neither studied Mathematics at HSSC level nor belong to the Pre-Medical group shall not be eligible for admission.

In addition:

  • At least an average of 5c grades in O-Level exams (you need a total of eight subjects including: English, Urdu, Islamiyat, Pakistan Studies, and Math’s as compulsory subjects and three electives)
  • IBCC equivalence is required for O-Level, A-Level and other foreign qualifications
  • Minimum 55% marks in SSC or equivalent
  • Success in aptitude test and the panel interview conducted by IoBM

Exemption from Aptitude Test on SAT-1

The applicant can apply for exemption in appearing in the IoBM Aptitude Test:

  • A score of 550 (out of 800) in Mathematics
  • A score of 550 (out of 800) in Evidence-Based Reading and Writing Total score of 1100 is required for the exemption

*Subject to revision by the IoBM Management


The admission in these Programs would be based on the following:

  • Higher Secondary School Certificate/A-levels (involving minimum 12 years of schooling) or an IBCC equivalent qualification with at least 55% marks (or 2C in A-Levels) and having studied Mathematics is the basic eligibility requirement for admission in the above-mentioned programs.
  • The students who have not studied Mathematics at the intermediate level have to pass deficiency courses of Mathematics (06 credits) in the first year, including zero semester.
  • American High School Diploma with CGPA 2.5 or equivalent
  • Recognized Overseas Equivalence Diploma
  • Any other qualification if an authority has issued an equivalence certificate with minimum 55%
  • Students from pre-medical track will be required to complete few additional courses

In addition:

  • Atleast 5C grades in O-Level exams (you need a total of eight subjects including: English, Urdu, Islamiyat, Pakistan Studies, and Math’s as compulsory subjects and three electives)
  • IBCC equivalence is required for O-Level, A-Level and other foreign qualifications
  • Minimum 55% marks in SSC or equivalent
  • Success in aptitude test and the panel interview conducted by IoBM

Exemption from Aptitude Test on SAT-1

The applicant can apply for exemption in appearing in the IoBM Aptitude Test:

  • A score of 550 (out of 800) in Mathematics
  • A score of 550 (out of 800) in Evidence-Based Reading and Writing Total score of 1100 is required for the exemption

*Subject to revision by the IoBM Management

The admission for BS in Technology Management Programs would be based on the following:

  • A Higher Secondary School (HSC) Certificate with at least 55%* marks awarded by a recognized Provincial Intermediate Board. The students can be from pre-engineeringpre-medical, or in General Group (with Mathematics/ Statistics/ Computer Science) 
  • 3 A-Level subjects with at least 2C grades. 
  • American High School Diploma with CGPA 2.5 or any other equivalent diploma
  • Any other qualification if an authority has issued an equivalence certificate with minimum 55%
  • IBCC equivalence may be required for A-Level and other foreign qualifications

In addition:

  • At least an average of 5C in O-Level exams (you need a total of eight subjects including: English, Urdu, Islamiyat, Pakistan Studies, and Math’s as compulsory subjects and three electives)
  • IBCC equivalence may be required for O-Level, A-level and other foreign qualifications
  • Minimum 50% marks in SSC or equivalent
  • Success in aptitude test and the panel interview conducted by IoBM

Exemption from Aptitude Test on SAT-1

The applicant can apply for exemption in appearing in the IoBM Aptitude Test:

•    A score of 550 (out of 800) in Mathematics
•    A score of 550 (out of 800) in Evidence-Based Reading and Writing Total score of 1100 is required for the exemption
*Subject to revision by the IoBM Management

Programs List:

B.Ed. (Honors) 1.5 years Weekend Program:

For admission in the B.Ed. (Honors) 1.5 years Weekend program, the candidate must possess:

16 years of Education (MA / MSc / M.Com or equivalent degree) in any discipline like Sciences, Social Sciences, Humanities and others, with at least 45% or 2.00 CGPA out of 4 from a University/Institution recognized by HEC.

B.Ed. (Honors) 2.5 years Weekend Program:

For admission in the B.Ed. (Honors) 2.5 years Weekend program, the candidate must possess:

14 years of education (BA / BSc / B.Com or equivalent degree), with minimum 45% or 2.00 CGPA out of 4 from a University/Institute recognized by HEC.

BS Education:

For admission in the BS Education 4 years program, the candidate must possess:

  • A Higher Secondary School (HSC) Certificate with at least *55% marks awarded by a recognized Provincial Intermediate Board
  • 3 A-Level subjects with at least 2C grades. 
  • American High School Diploma with CGPA 2.5 or equivalent
  • Recognized Overseas Equivalence Diploma
  • Any other qualification if an authority has issued an equivalence certificate with minimum 55%
  • IBCC equivalence may be required for A-Level and other foreign qualifications

In addition:

  • At least an average of 5C grades in O-Level exams (you need a total of eight subjects including: English, Urdu, Islamiyat, Pakistan Studies, and Math’s as compulsory subjects. The remaining three subjects are electives)
  • IBCC equivalence may be required for O-Level and other foreign qualifications
  • Minimum 55% marks in SSC or equivalent
  • Success in aptitude test and the panel interview conducted by IoBM

Exemption from Aptitude Test on SAT-1

The applicant can apply for exemption in appearing in the IoBM Aptitude Test:

  • A score of 550 (out of 800) in Mathematics
  • A score of 550 (out of 800) in Evidence-Based Reading and Writing

Total score of 1100 is required for the exemption
*Subject to revision by the IoBM Management

Programs List:

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Contact Us

To discuss any specific information please contact the admissions department: E-mail: admissions@iobm.edu.pk, UAN: (+9221) 111 002 004 Institute of Business Management Korangi Creek Road Karachi, Sindh, 7519