VU
Virtual University of Pakistan
Federal Government University
Published On:  Wednesday, February 17, 2021
Admissions Announcement – Spring 2021

Admissions Open – Spring 2021

Virtual University has announced Admissions for Spring 2021.

To apply for admissions: https://www.vu.edu.pk/Apply/Login.aspx

Complete details are as follows.

Admission Schedule

Virtual University of Pakistan offers admission twice in an academic year namely spring in the month of January/February and fall in the month of August/September each year.

Admission Schedule – Spring 2021

Description

Day

Date

Admission opening
(Admission Start)

Monday

February 15, 2021

Last date to Apply for M.Sc. Zoology Admission

Sunday

March 21, 2021

Display of merit list for M.Sc. Zoology

Monday

March 22, 2021

       Last date for course exemption request

Thursday

March 25, 2021

Last date to Apply for Admission  

Thursday

March 25, 2021

Last date for fee submission M.Sc. Zoology 

Friday

March 26, 2021

Display of 1st merit list programs (BS Zoology, BS Bioinformatics, BS Biotechnology, Diploma in Molecular Biology & Diploma in Bioinformatics)

Thursday

April 01, 2021

Display of 2nd merit list for programs (BS Zoology, BS Bioinformatics, BS Biotechnology, Diploma in Molecular Biology & Diploma in Bioinformatics)

Monday

April 05, 2021

Commencement of Semester (Spring 2021)

Monday

April 12, 2021

Note:

  • After due date for the submission of fee, the University will not responsible for any financial loss and admission confirmation.
  • The University reserves the right to make any change(s) in Admission Schedule, as required.

 

 

IMPORTANT INSTRUCTION

·         CNIC/B Form number is mandatory for the registration. CNIC mismatching will result in rejection of admission form.  Edit option will not be available for the CNIC/B Form number.

·         If any candidate applies for admission on the basis of Father’s/Guardian’s CNIC in place of his/her own CNIC/B form, then such admission forms will be rejected. Such candidates need to apply again by purchasing new Prospectus.

·         Attached documents in the system should be readable. (i.e. scanned and uploaded as per given instructions).

·         Campuses are advised to collect two hard copy sets of the documents for further submission to the Registrar, Virtual University after getting intimation in this regard.

·         Home based students will be required to submit two sets of the documents at the nearest Virtual University Campus or to Head office directly.

·         Admissions will not be processed on the basis of hope certificate(s)

·         The candidates intend to apply for course exemption or need-based scholarships forms are required to fill the respective form(s) which is the part of admission form. Unfilled form(s) will be treated as normal and will not be considered for course exemption or need-based scholarships.

·         Candidates with bachelor’s degree (involving 16/17-year education) can apply for MA/MSc other than merit-based programs.

  • Zero semester is not applicable on master’s degree programs. For Diploma Programs its validity can be confirmed from website.
  • Candidates applying on the basis of having ‘A’ levels are required to provide equivalence certificate from Inter Board Committee of Chairman (IBCC), Islamabad. (http://www.ibcc.edu.pk/
  • Candidates holding 2-year bachelor’s degree from VU are ineligible to apply for master programs at VU, they will only be allowed to continue seamlessly towards their respective 4–year BS Degree Program
  • Incase candidate is already enrolled at VU and his admission status is regular, he is required to cancel the old admission before applying for new admission.

 

Academic Programs – Spring 2021

A. Faculty of Arts

  1. M.Sc. Applied Psychology
  2. M.Sc. Organizational Psychology
  3. M.Sc. Economics
  4. MA English Language Teaching (ELT)
  5. M.Sc. Mass Communication
  6. BS Mass Communication
  7. BS Economics
  8. BS English (Applied Linguistics)
  9. BS Psychology
  10. BS Sociology
  11. Associate Degree in Mass Communication
  12. Associate Degree in Psychology
  13. Diploma in Applied Psychology
  14. Diploma in Television Production
  15. Diploma in English Language Teaching (ELT)
  16. Diploma in Linguistics

B. Faculty of Computer Science and Information Technology

  1. Master of Computer Science (MCS)
  2. Master of Information Technology (MIT)
  3. BS Computer Science
  4. BS Information Technology
  5. BS Software Engineering
  6. Associate Degree in Computer Science
  7. Associate Degree in Computer Networking
  8. Associate Degree in Database Management system
  9. Associate Degree in Web Design and Development
  10. Diploma in Computer Science
  11. Diploma in Information Technology

C. Faculty of Education

  1. Master of Education (M.Ed.)
  2. B.Ed. (Hons.) Elementary
  3. B.Ed. (Hons.) Early Childhood Care and Education
  4. B.Ed. Elementary 2.5-Year
  5. B.Ed. Secondary 1.5-Year
  6. Associate Degree in Early Childhood Care and Education
  7. Associate Degree in Education
  8. Associate Degree (in service) Education 1 Year
  9. Diploma in Education

D. Faculty of Management

  1. Master of Accounting
  2. Master of Accounting & Finance
  3. Master of Banking & Finance
  4. Master of Business Economics (MB Econ.)
  5. Master of Commerce (M. Com)
  6. Master of Finance
  7. Master of Human Resource Management (MHRM)
  8. Master of Operations & Supply Chain Management
  9. Master of Public Administration (MPA)
  10. BS Business Administration
  11. Bachelor in Business & Information Technology (BBIT)
  12. BS Commerce
  13. BS Public Administration
  14. Associate Degree in Commerce
  15. Associate Degree in Business Administration
  16. Associate Degree in Accounting & Finance
  17. Associate Degree in Islamic Banking
  18. Associate Degree in Human Resource Management
  19. Associate Degree in Operations Management
  20. Associate Degree in Sales and Marketing
  21. Associate Degree in Supply Chain Management
  22. Diploma in Accounting
  23. Diploma in Accounting & Finance
  24. Diploma in Business Administration
  25. Diploma in Banking & Finance
  26. Diploma in Finance
  27. Diploma in Public Administration
  28. Diploma in Marketing Management
  29. Diploma in Entrepreneurship & SME Management
  30. Diploma in Human Resource Management
  31. Specialization Certificate (areas; Banking, Finance, HRM, Management, and Marketing)

E. Faculty of Science & Technology

  1. M.Sc. Mathematics
  2. M.Sc. Statistics
  3. M.Sc. Zoology*
  4. BS (Bioinformatics)*
  5. BS (Biotechnology)*
  6. BS (Zoology)*
  7. BS (Mathematics)
  8. Diploma in Molecular Biology*
  9. Diploma in Bioinformatics* (Newly launched)

F. Zero Semester (only for 2-Year Associate & BS degree Programs)

G. Short Certificate Courses (Short certificate courses are also available in different areas)

Lab/Merit Cities for Biological Science Programs

 

LAHORE

FAISALABAD

MULTAN

RAWALPINDI

PESHAWAR

KARACHI

GUJRANWALA

GUJAR KHAN

ABBOTTABAD

SAHIWAL

JALALPUR PIRWALA

BAHAWALNAGAR

BAHAWALPUR

JHELUM

MUZAFFARGARH

NANKANA SAHIB

D.G. KHAN

PATTOKI

QUETTA

 

 

 

*Limited Seats on Merit Basis - Only within Pakistan:

Applicant(s) will apply only in the designated city/region and each city will have its own merit. Admitted students will not be allowed to go for practicals other than merit city/Lab.

 

 

 

 

 

A Quick Review of Study Programs And Their Eligibility Criteria

 

Name of Program

Eligibility Criteria

M.Sc. Applied Psychology

Bachelor’s Degree (14-year education) with ‘Psychology’ as an elective subject (or any other relevant equivalent qualification) from a recognized University/Institute with a minimum of 45% marks or CGPA 2.00 out of 4.

Note:

Candidates holding bachelor’s degree in disciplines other than mentioned above may enter through Post Graduate Diploma (PGD) in Applied Psychology from VUP route.

  • Candidates holding PGD in Applied Psychology from VUP will be given course(s) exemptions accordingly upon continuation towards M.Sc. Applied Psychology Program.

 

M.Sc. Organizational Psychology 

 

Bachelor’s Degree (14-year education) with ‘Psychology’ as an elective subject, BBA (or any other relevant equivalent qualification) from a recognized University/Institute with a minimum of 45% marks or CGPA 2.00 out of 4.

Note:

  • Candidates holding bachelor’s degree in any other disciplines other than mentioned above may enter through Post Graduate Diploma in Applied Psychology (PGD) from VUP route.
  • Candidates holding PGD in Applied Psychology from VUP will be given course(s) exemptions accordingly upon continuation towards M.Sc. Organizational Psychology Program.

 

M.Sc. Economics

Candidates having bachelor’s degree (14-year education) e.g. BA/ BSc/ B Com or equivalent with at least 45% marks or CGPA 2.00 out of 4 are eligible to apply.

 

MA English Language Teaching (ELT)

 

BA/B.Sc. or equivalent relevant qualification with ‘English’ as compulsory/optional subject with at least 45% marks or CGPA 2.00 out of 4 from HEC recognized university/institution.

 

Master Of Computer Science (MCS)/ Master of Information Technology (MIT)

Bachelor’s degree from a recognized university/ institute in any of the following subject: Mathematics, Physics, Computer Science, Commerce, Statistics, Economics, Engineering wherein two courses must be from the same department in a semester system or at least 150 marks weightage under annual system. Candidate must have at least 45% marks in the graduation degree. Candidate holding PGD in Computer & Information Technology, PGD in Business Administration dually issued by the recognized Institute / University are eligible for admission towards MCS Program.

 

Note:

 

  • Candidates who have not studied any one of the required above-mentioned subjects in their graduation are eligible for MCS admission provided they firstly qualify four courses namely Introduction to Computing, Business Mathematics & Statistics, Calculus and Analytical Geometry and English Comprehension by taking a MCS/MIT Deficiency Semester
  • However, candidates having less than 45% marks will be eligible for admission after successful completion of “Zero Semester”. (Note: Candidates holding Bachelor’s degree with less than 45 % marks or 3rd Division, but have not studied any of the required subjects Mathematics, Physics, Computer Science, Statistics, Economics or Engineering for admission to MCS/MIT are required to qualify the Deficiency Semester as well.)

 

Master Of Education (M.Ed.)

B.Ed./ B.S.Ed. (3-year) with at least 45% marks in annual system or CGPA 2.0 out of 4 from a recognized university/institution.

 

 

Master of Accounting/ Master of Accounting & Finance/ Master of Banking & Finance / Master of Commerce (M. Com) / Master of Finance 

Candidates having Bachelor’s degree (14-year education) in [B.Com, BBA (2-year) and other relevant equivalent qualification] with at least 45% marks or CGPA of at least 2.00 out of 4 are eligible to apply.

Note

  • Candidates holding B.A/B.Sc. or Bachelor degree in disciplines other than those mentioned above may enter through Post Graduate Diploma (PGD) route.

 

M.Sc. Mathematics 

 

Candidates having B.Sc. with Mathematics ‘A’ & Mathematics ‘B’ courses (bachelor’s degree 14-year education) with at least 45% marks in annual system or CGPA 2.00 out of 4 in semester system.

  

 

M.Sc. Statistics 

 

Candidates having bachelor’s degree (14-year education) e.g. BA/ B.Sc. with Statistics as an elective subject from a recognized university/institution with a minimum 45% marks or CGPA 2.00 out of 4.

 

  

M.Sc. Zoology

 

Candidates having Bachelor’s degree (14-year education) i.e. B.Sc. 2-year program with Zoology or any other related/ equivalent subject with at least 45% marks in annual system or CGPA of at least 2.00 out of 4 in semester system are eligible to apply.

   Note:

  • Only local students are eligible for admission as it is not available in overseas mode.
  • Limited seats on merit basis.

 

M.Sc. Mass Communication/ Master of Human Recourse Management (MHRM) / Master of Operations & Supply Chain Management / Master of Public Administration (MPA

 

Bachelor’s degree equivalent to 14-year education from a recognized University/Institute with at least 45% marks or CGPA 2.00 out of 4.

 

BS Mass Communication/ BS Economics/ BS English (Applied Linguistics) / BS Psychology/ BS Sociology/ BS (Computer Science)/ BS (Information Technology)/ BS in Software Engineering/ BS Business Administration / Bachelor’s in business & Information Technology (BBIT) / BS Commerce / BS Public Administration 

 

 

Intermediate (equivalent to 12 years of education) with at least 45% marks.

 

  • Candidates having ‘A’ levels are required to provide equivalence certificate from Inter Board Committee of Chairman (IBCC), Islamabad. (http://www.ibcc.edu.pk/)

 

BS (Bioinformatics) 

 

Intermediate with Pre-engineering / Pre-medical / Computer Sciences (equivalent to 12 years of education) with at least 45% marks.

  

BS (Biotechnology) 

 

Intermediate with Pre-Medical (equivalent to 12 years of education) with at least 45% marks.

   Note

  • The BS in Biotechnology program is only available for applicants residing within Pakistan and is not available for overseas students. If any student wishes to move overseas after gaining admission, he/she will be required to withdraw for the program.
  • Limited seats on merit basis.

 

BS (Zoology) 

 

Intermediate with Pre-Medical (or equivalent to 12 years of education) with at least 45% marks.

  

  • The BS Zoology program is only available for applicants residing within Pakistan and is not available for overseas students. If any student wishes to move overseas after gaining admission, he/she will be required to withdraw for the program.
  • Limited seats on merit basis.

 

BS (Mathematics)

Intermediate / ‘A’ level / equivalent relevant qualification with Mathematics having at least 45% marks.

  

B.ED (Hons) Elementary/

B.Ed. (Hons.) Early childhood care and education (4 years)

Intermediate (equivalent to 12 years of education) with at least 45% marks.

B.ED. Secondary (1.5-Year)

MA/M.Sc. (Equivalent to 16 years of education) with at least 45% marks or CGPA 2.0 out of 4.

 

 

B.ED. Elementary (2.5-years)

BA/ B.Sc. (equivalent to 14 years of education) with at least 45% marks or CGPA 2.0 out of 4 from a recognized university/institution.

 

 

Associate Degree in Mass Communication/ Associate Degree in Psychology/Associate Degree in Computer Science (2 Years)/ Associate Degree Program In Computer Networking (2-Year)/ Associate Degree Program in Database Management System (2-Year)/ Associate Degree Program in Web Design And Development (2-Year/ Associate Degree Program In Education (2-Year)/ Associate Degree In Early Childhood Care And Education/ Associate Degree in Commerce / Associate Degree in Business Administration/ Associate Degree in Accounting & Finance / Associate Degree in Islamic Banking  / Associate Degree in Human Resource Management  / Associate Degree in Operations Management / Associate Degree in Sales and Marketing   / Associate Degree in Supply Chain Management

 

Intermediate (equivalent to 12 years of education) with at least 45% marks.

Candidates having ‘A’ levels are required to provide equivalence certificate from Inter Board Committee of Chairman (IBCC), Islamabad. (http://www.ibcc.edu.pk/

 

Associate Degree In Education (In-Service)

Intermediate (equivalent to 12 years of education) with at least 45% marks along with followings:

Professional Qualification: CT or Diploma in Education

Minimum 3 years teaching experience in a recognized school.

 

Diploma in Applied Psychology / Diploma in Television Production/ Diploma in Computer Science/ Diploma in Information Technology/ Diploma in Education/ Diploma in Accounting/ Diploma in Accounting & Finance / Diploma in Business Administration/ Diploma in Banking & Finance    / Diploma in Finance    / Diploma in Public Administration/ Diploma in Marketing Management / Diploma in Entrepreneurship & SME Management   / Diploma in Human Resource Management 

 

Bachelor’s Degree from a recognized university/institute in any discipline with at least 45% marks or CGPA 2.00 out of 4.

 

 

 

Diploma in English Language Teaching (ELT)

BA/ B.Sc. or equivalent relevant qualification with ‘English’ as a compulsory/ optional subject with at least 45% marks or CGPA 2.00 out of 4 from HEC recognized university/institution.

 

Diploma in Linguistics

BA/ B.Sc. or equivalent relevant qualification with ‘English’ as a compulsory/ optional subject with at least 45% marks or CGPA 2.00 out of 4 from HEC recognized university/institution.

Diploma in Molecular Biology

Bachelor’s degree (14 years) from a recognized University/ Institute in Molecular Biology, Biochemistry, Biotechnology, Botany, Forensic Sciences, Veterinary Sciences, Animal Sciences, Environmental Sciences, Genetics, Microbiology, Pharmacy, Wildlife, Fisheries, Zoology or equivalent degree in Biological Sciences with at least 45% marks or CGPA 2.00 out of 4.

Diploma in Bioinformatics

Minimum bachelor’s degree (14 years) from a recognized university/ institute in relevant fields of Biological/ Life Sciences with at least 45% marks or CGPA 2.00 out of 4. No additional prerequisite will be required.

Specialization Certificate (areas; Banking, Finance, HRM, Management, and Marketing)

Candidate must have completed at least 16-year of education in any discipline from a recognized University/Institution.