University of the Punjab
Pakistan
This institutional profile has been created for use by University of Wisconsin-Madison graduate programs.
First degree/qualification: Bachelor's or specialized degree (2-5 years).
Minimum quality for UW-Madison Graduate School admission: Class/division I or very high class/division II range.
Minimum level for UW-Madison Graduate School admission: 4 year bachelor's degree or master's degree following 2-3 year bachelor's degree.
Documents required: Official mark sheets/transcripts/records; official certification of degree and date awarded.
Description: Instituted in l882; Pakistan's oldest school. Considered to be a good university. Usual admission requirement is an intermediate or higher secondary certificate (12 years of education).
Grading system:
| Usual grading scale | |
| 60-l00% | Division I |
| 45- 59% | Division II |
| 33- 44% | Division III |
| 0- 32% | Fail |
Some Pakistani institutions award class/division on last year's performance; some on honours courses; some do not count failed/repeated courses. We calculate average on all marks/grades. Grades can be reported in terms, semesters or years.
Languages of instruction: Urdu and English.
Advanced degrees:
Master's: 2 years after appropriate first degree. Exception: 2 years beyond a master's degree for M. Philosophy. Degrees awarded in division I, II or III.
Ph.D.: 3-5 years after master's degree; degrees awarded in division I, II, or III.
Last updated: May 09, 2005