Medium of Instruction & Assessment
The Medium of instruction at the Institute of Business Administration is English. All classes (except foreign language courses), assignments, presentations, research projects and assessments are conducted in English.
Academic Calendar
Regular Semesters (Spring & Fall)
The Academic Calendar at IBA consists of two regular semesters (Spring and Fall) and a summer semester. A regular semester usually consists of 14 teaching weeks plus approximately ten days of examinations. IBA observes a 6-day week.
Duration:
Spring Semester - Mid of January to last week of May
Fall semester - Mid of August to December 31st
Click here for current academic calendar: https://www.iba.edu.pk/academic-calendar.php
Summer Semester (For removal of deficiency)
The summer semester is for the improvement of grades or removal of deficiencies if any. Students are not allowed to register for an advanced credit or additional course and can take a course that they have failed or dropped earlier. Students doing summer internships are allowed to remove deficiency in one course during the summer semester. Students not doing an internship, can clear up to two deficiencies. Students may withdraw from one course during the summer semester. Withdrawal should be sought within a week after the announcement of the midterm examination result.
Duration:
Summer semester - First week of June to first week of August
Conduct of Examination
Students will have to give midterm, summer and final examinations at the end of semester conducted simultaneously at both Main and City Campuses as per exam schedule uploaded on EMS (Exam Management System) https://ibaapps.iba.edu.pk/ems/home/IBAExamSchedule.
Current Exam Schedule: https://examination.iba.edu.pk/examschedules.php
Archive: https://examination.iba.edu.pk/exam_schedule_archive.php
Physical Exam
Students will have to appear in person with their identity card for midterm, summer and final examinations at the end of semester conducted simultaneously at both IBA Main and City Campuses according to exam schedule uploaded at EMS (Exam Management System).
Open Book Exam
In case of open book/open notes exams, candidates must follow instructions given in the exam paper by the subject teacher/resource person. Exchange of books and notes during such examinations is strictly prohibited.
Online Exam (LMS – Learning Management System)
This online exam option makes use of the Quiz feature available in the Learning Management System (LMS) on the following link (https://lms.iba.edu.pk/portal). Students will need to complete the exam in one sitting withing the exam duration. Students are not required to prove their identity in the process. In case of an electronic exam all answers must be properly saved in relevant file formats and uploaded to LMS if required or saved on desktop for retrieval.
Back-to-Back Exam (Clash of Exam Timing)
If a student has two exams at the same time slot on either or both campuses, then he/she would have to give both exams one after the other i.e. back-to-back with a suitable break for refreshing or revision or power nap. A separate email sends to all students about this situation, but they might request faculty members for intervention.
A designated room is the location for all back-to-back exams at the main campus. Exam office is the location at city campus. Focal persons are allocated to facilitate the students at both campuses.
If a student has two or more exams at the same time slot on either or both campuses, then he/she would have to give both exams one after the other i.e. back-to-back with a suitable break for refreshing or revision or power nap. The student must remain in the designated exam hall until all the exams are over. A dedicated room is allocated for all back-to-back exams at both main and city campus.
Comprehensive Exam (PhD)
Every PhD scholar is required to pass PhD comprehensive exam (maximum 2 attempts are allowed) after completion of coursework in a maximum of 2 years. Any PhD student who fails to pass the comprehensive exam within 2 years shall be dropped from the program. This exam comprises sub-exams on different subjects studied during the coursework.
- Must complete comprehensive examination after course work for award of Degree
- Students, who fail to pass comprehensive examination, are eligible for individual course certificates only.
- A student is eligible for a transcript/degree only after passing the comprehensive examination. However, they may obtain a provisional certificate on completion of the course requirement.
Make-up Exam
What is a makeup exam?
Makeup exams are conducted in lieu of the actual scheduled exam. The purpose of any makeup exam is to allow students, with legitimate reasons for missing a scheduled exam, to fulfil the requirements of a course, and hence avoid being penalized for factors beyond their control.
Legitimate Reasons
What are the legitimate reasons for which a makeup-exam can be scheduled?
| Medical Conditions | Description | Required Documents | Who can apply |
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| Hospitalization | Severe Illness or accident | Documents that show proof of illness, treat, admittance and discharge from the hospital | All regular students |
| Day Care Procedure | Surgery, dialysis, blood transfusion, ICU & CCU for a heart attack | ||
| Maternity | Childbirth or Miscarriage | In case of surgery or any procedure, a letter that is verified by the surgeon must be submitted that can be authenticated | |
| Relative Illness | Offspring/Spouse/ Parental/Guardian illness if the student is a single child | ||
| Bereavement | Description | Required Documents | Who can apply |
| Parents / Guardian | If they are the main caretakers | Death Certificate | All regular students |
| Spouse | |||
| Sibling | Unmarried or age limited to 21years | ||
| Offspring | If the death happens on or a day before the scheduled exam day | ||
| Out of town travel for burial is subject to approval of the academic committee | |||
| Interview or Court Proceedings | Description | Required Documents | Who can apply |
| Specific Interview or Test | For specific interviews like CSS or Special Tests like ISSB | Invitation letter | Subject to approval of the competent authority |
| Job Interview | Unmarried or age limited to 21years | Job invitation letter | |
| Court Proceedings | To be approved by the AC | Court Order | |
| Official Travel | Description | Required Documents | Who can apply |
| Allow only to MBA Executive | Brief def and applicability – part time (evening and MBA executive) students | A certificate or official letter from his / her organization giving details of his / her official assignment. | MBA Executive students only |
| Evidence of official travel comprising of tickets or boarding cards for air travel as applicable | |||
| Executive Students or Students serving in the Armed Forces, and they have to travel for special tasks. Advance Notification is Required | Letter from the organizations HR department must be submitted with prior notice of travel. The letter must have complete contact details for the purpose of authentication | ||
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For personnel of armed forces, the letter of verification has to be approved from the commanding officer. In cases where prior notice cannot be given, documents must be submitted post facto | ||
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In case of international travel, copies of entry/exit stamp on the passport, visa pages and the first and second page of the passport must be submitted | ||
| Participation in IBA approved event | Description | Required Documents | Who can apply |
| Conferences / Seminar / Workshops | Representing IBA at national or international level | Official document from event organizer / Program exchange | Subject to approval of the competent authority |
| Sport Events | Representing the country / IBA in a reputed sports event at national or international level like Olympics, FIFA etc |
Extraordinary Circumstances
- If the extraordinary circumstances mentioned above do not pertain to the student's condition, then:
- A makeup exam with discounted marks may be approved by the faculty member and respective chairperson.
- A 15% reduction shall be applicable from the marks obtained for the missed exam.
Note: Students should note exam dates and times that are provided in the beginning of semester, so that they may avoid engagements on those specified dates. An example of this could be scheduling wedding ceremonies around the specified dates.
Make-up Exam Rules: https://examination.iba.edu.pk/General.php#Makeupexaminations
Note: Students should note exam dates and times that are provided at the beginning of the semester, so that they may avoid engagements on those specified dates. An example of this could be scheduling wedding ceremonies around the specified dates.
Cheating & Plagiarism
Click here: https://examination.iba.edu.pk/General.php#Cheating-and-plagiarism
Grading & Evaluation
Click here: https://examination.iba.edu.pk/GradingEvaluation.php
Improvement of Grades
Click here: https://examination.iba.edu.pk/General.php#Improvement-of-grades