Enrolment

A. What is enrolment?
Enrolment is a formal registration of students admitted to academic programs at the IBA.

 

B. What is the deadline for submitting the enrolment form?
Students who have accepted the offer of admission for any academic program at the IBA are required to submit the enrolment form, along with the following documents, within 6 weeks from the semester commencement date.

 

C. What documents are to be submitted along with the enrolment form (attested)?


S.N

Type of Documents

Attested from

1

Secondary School Certificate / O Level Certificate

Gazetted Officer of the Government of Pakistan

2

Higher Secondary School Certificate / A Level Certificate

3

Bachelor Degree

4

Master Degree

5

CNIC or Birth Certificate

6

Two recent Passport size photographs

Concerned Program Office

7

Equivalence Certificate

(Holder of foreign certificates / degrees)

HEC (https://eservices.hec.gov.pk

8

Equivalence Certificate

(Holder a GCE or O level degree certificate)

IBCC (https://attest.ibcc.edu.pk/)

9

Migration certificate of the university/board

(Other than Karachi university/Karachi board)

Original

 

D. In what cases does the Cancellation of Enrolment occur?

• Submission of fake documents (Certificates / Degree).

• Providing false or incorrect information (such as work experience, grades, or the financial status of the family).

 

Consequences
Permanently debarred from applying to IBA.

 

E. Mechanism for Change of Credentials (name change) on IBA document:

 

a)    Student Full Name & Father's Name:

Should be entered as mentioned in the Matriculation Certificate or O Level Certificate.

OR

Any other certificate from a board of examination that signifies the first educational degree they hold.

 

b)    Any personal information, including names, will be taken from the student's enrolment form for the issuance of academic documents.

 

c)    If a student wishes to change their name in the IBA documents:

          I.   Students should first update their credentials on their primary educational documents.

         II.   Alternatively, they can obtain a certificate from the IBCC (Inter Board Committee of Chairmen).

 

Time Bar

A. What does the Time-Bar rule apply to?
Every student admitted to some program at the IBA must complete the requirements of that program in the stipulated time called enrolment period to be eligible for award of diploma/degree for the program.

 

B. What is the time- bar rule for each program?
The enrolment periods are given below for reference:


Undergraduate Program

Expected Time

Time Bar

All undergrade programs (BS, BBA)

4 years

7 years

 

Graduate Program

Expected Time

Time Bar

MBA Morning

2 years

4 years

MBA Evening

3.5 years

6 years

MBA Executive

2.5 years

6 years

MS (Computer Science)

2 years

4 years

MS (Economics)

2 years

4 years

MS (Mathematics)

2 years

4 years

MS (Data Science)

2 years

4 years

MS (Development Studies)

2 years

4 years

MS (Finance)

1.5 years

4 years

MS (Islamic Banking & Finance)

1.5 years

4 years

MS (Marketing)

1.5 years

4 years

MS (Journalism)

1.5 years

4 years

MS (Management).

1.5 years

4 years

PhD (Mathematics)

4 years

8 years

PhD (Economics)

4 years

8 years

PhD (Computer Science)

4 years

8 years

PGD*

1 years

3.5 years

 

*Note:

          I.    In case an MBA (evening) student opts to do PGD only, then 3.5 years' time limit will apply.

       II.    Otherwise, there would be no time constraint for PGD and Masters and the student could continue and complete his / her MBA (Evening) in total 6 years.


C. What is the criterion of Time-Bar rule applicability?

D. Can students get an extension of enrolment or in time bar?

E. What is the application mechanism for extension in enrolment?

Attendance Policy

Permissible absences per semester are mentioned in the following table:

Semester type

Duration of session

Total sessions

Allowed absences

Spring or fall

75 or 90 minutes

28

5 for full time students

7 for part time students

Spring or fall

150 or 180 minutes

14

2 for full time students

3 for part time students

Spring, summer, fall

180 minutes

12 MBA-Executive only

3

Summer

120 minutes

21

3

Winter

180 minutes

12

2

 

Note: For any queries contact to relevant Program Office.

 

Semester Freeze

Semester Freeze (or break) is a semester in which a student is not registered for any course due to personal reasons.

Criteria and Procedure for Semester Freeze:

Note: All courses must be withdrawn by sending request to relevant program office for Semester Freeze.