KARACHI: The Sindh government has announced a significant reduction in the minimum marks required for admission to first-year intermediate programs in public colleges across the province. This move comes in response to the high demand for seats and the volume of complaints received from students and parents.
Dr. Naveed, the Director-General of Colleges, confirmed that the admission marks benchmark has been lowered to a range of 20-50 marks, depending on the college and program. He also informed Geo News that to accommodate the increased demand, additional seats have been made available in some colleges.
To address the surge in complaints, the government has set up complaint centers in six colleges across Karachi: DJ Science College, Government College for Students Nazimabad, Government Degree Boys College Gulistan Johar, Government Girls College Shahrah Liaquat, Sir Syed College, and Khurshid Girls College. These centers will assist students facing issues with the admission process.
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A new list of admissions is scheduled to be released by August 23, providing updated information for students seeking entry into various programs, including pre-engineering, pre-medical, commerce, humanities, home economics, and computer science.
According to Dr. Naveed, a total of 169,890 students applied for admission through the student portal, out of which 167,309 have been granted admission. He further detailed that out of 1,47,000 applicants, more than 98,000 students have successfully secured places in the government colleges.
