1).        The minimum qualification of a candidate for a admission to First year MBBS / BDS Programme to LUMHS and its affiliated Colleges under all admission categories is Higher Secondary Certificate (HSSC) Examinations in (Pre-Medical Group i.e. Physics, Chemistry, Biology) with at least “B” Grade passed during the year either 2007 or 2008 only or any equivalent examination of any other Board / Body recognized by IBCC with at least “B” Grade passed during the year either 2007 or 2008 only. Candidates obtaining less than 60% Marks in HSSC (Pre-Medical) or equivalent Examinations are not eligible.

2).        Domicile
i).         Candidate for admission under the categories General Merit, Reciprocal (Merit Cum-Choice) Disabled seats and UEAP/IEAP (Local Self Finance) must be Permanent Residents and Domiciled in a respective District of Sindh tagged to LUMHS and it’s affiliated Medical Colleges.
ii).        The admission in BDS on UEAP (Local Self Finance) will be given on District wise Merit basis,  except Karachi, to candidates who are domiciled in Sindh Province.

3).       Entrance Test          

1. Candidates who have passed Intermediate Sciences (Pre-Medical group) with at least 60% marks or A-Level examination in 2008 or who have passed Intermediate (Pre-Medical) or A-Level annual / supplementary examination in the year 2007 with minimum 60% marks shall also be eligible to appear in the Entry Test. The candidates who have passed A-Level Examination should submit transcript and equivalence certificate from IBCC Islamabad.
2. All eligible candidates for admission to M.B.B.S / B.D.S. will be required to appear in the Entrance Test.
3. The entrance test shall be conducted from the prescribed intermediate syllabus of Board of Intermediate and Secondary Education, Hyderabad, Mirpurkhas, Sukkur and Larkana. There will be 100 multiple choice questions in the test, distributed in the following manner:
   
   

   Biology	40 questions  (Botany 20 + Zoology 20)
   Physics	25 questions
   Chemistry	25 questions
   English	10 questions

   
   The time allotted to solve the paper will be 100 minutes. There will be negative marking for incorrect answer. Each correct answer shall be awarded 04 (Four) marks and there will be 01 (One) negative mark for each incorrect answer.
4. The candidates shall collect admit-slip for the Entry Test from their respective Branches of Habib Bank Ltd:  where they have submitted the form, one week before the entry test.

4).       The selected candidates shall have to undergo a medical examination through Medical Board constituted by the University/ concerned Institute. The Selected candidates must produce following documents.

1. X-Ray Chest (PA)
2. Urine DR.
3. Blood C.P + ESR
4. Vaccination certificate against HBV
5. HBs Ag
6. Foreign Nationals will have to produce a certificate of their HIV status from prescribed laboratories in Pakistan.

5).   Eligibility criteria for Overseas / Foreign National candidates with qualification other than those from Board of Intermediate & Secondary Education in Pakistan.

1. Out of three science subject Biology and Chemistry are essential subjects. The third science subject could be Physics or Mathematics.
2. Equivalence Certificate of HSSC (Pre-Medical) with minimum 60% marks, from IBCC Islamabad.
3. Country secondary school certificate / Marks Certificate of Intermediate examination / A Level having passed during the year 2008 or 2007.
4. SAT-II examination score with minimum 700 marks in each subject, i.e. Chemistry, Biology, and Physics or Mathematics.
5. Valid TOEFL or IELTS with a score of 500 or 5.5.
6. Passport with valid visa.
7. Six passport size photographs of candidates.

THEY NEED NOT TO APPEAR IN ENTRY TEST
The above mentioned conditions are essential along with following requirements, only for  Overseas Pakistani candidates seeking admission at LUMHS Jamshoro.

• The Domicile & PRC should be of Sindh Province.
• No need to appear in the Entry Test.
• Nomination by the concerned Embassy.
• Intermediate examination of 2008 or annual / supplementary examination of 2007 with minimum 60% marks.

6).        Admission of Disabled Candidate

Candidates applying for reserved seats for disabled persons having failed to be selected against the district merit seats on the basis of their overall merit after the Entry Test, will have to produce a certificate from the Department of Social  Welfare, Government of Sindh, Karachi to the effect:

1). That he/she is a disabled candidate. A disability is defined as that degree of physical disability which puts the candidate at disadvantage as compared to a normal person for acquiring education before entering medical institutions, but otherwise capable of performing his/her duties satisfactorily as a medical professional.

2). That he/she is mentally fit and physically able to carry on studies and perform professional duties after qualifying MBBS.

3). His/Her disability should not be of such a severe degree that makes a candidate unable to acquire medical education or work as a doctor.

Selection against the reserved seats will be made from the list of the disabled candidates strictly on combined merit basis of all centers after entry test.

Note:   A Medical Board as described below shall be constituted by the Vice-Chancellor, Liaquat University of Medical & Health Sciences, Jamshoro to examine the candidates and establish the disability of the candidates.  The Board shall award a certificate to this account for inclusion of the name of the candidates in the list of the disabled candidates.

RULES OF ADMISSIONS

1.         The application for admission to 1st year MBBS/BDS shall be invited through an advertisement in the leading newspapers mentioning the last date of receiving such application. The application received after the due date shall not be accepted. The application shall be submitted through designated Branch of Habib Bank Ltd: against a receipt.

2.         Candidates are required to fill in only one form for admission in MBBS and BDS course for all categories of seats (General Merit, Reciprocal merit-cum-choice, Disabled seats and UEAP/IEAP Local / Overseas Self Finance). There will be no separate form for each category.
                                                                                                                       
3.         All seats in various districts are open for competition within such district and no body shall be denied admission on the ground of gender, religion, colour and caste.

4.         Competition in each district shall take place between candidates of that district, thus a candidate from one district shall not compete with a candidate of other district.

5.         The seats, which remain vacant at the time of selection, shall be filled in by admitting the next candidate on combined merit list from the same district; if the seat still remains vacant the same shall be filled in by consideration of candidates on combined merit from the tagged districts. In case a seat falls vacant during first sixty days of the academic year of admission, the same shall be filled in by adopting the aforesaid procedure. Any seat falling vacant thereafter shall not be filled and shall stand forfeited.

6.         Application forms and this Prospectus can be obtained with paying Rs.200/- in cash from designated Branches of Habib Bank Ltd.

7.         Every application for admission shall be accompanied with a non-refundable Entrance Test fee of Rs.1000 (Rupees One Thousand Only) to be credited in the LUMHS Admission Account No.0072-79001809-10 (Daily Munafa Plus Deposit A/C) at designated branches of Habib Bank Ltd:

8.         Every application for admission shall be accompanied by three photocopies of the following documents duly attested by a Government Servant in Grade-18 or above.

• Matriculation Certificate or Equivalent Certificate.
• Matriculation Marks Sheet or Original Equivalence Marks Sheet by IBCC.
• Intermediate Science Marks Sheet or Equivalent Certificate by IBCC. (Pre-Medical group)
• National Identity Card from NADRA / ‘B’ Form of candidate (as applicable).
• Permanent Residence Certificate (Form-C) of the candidate in accordance with Law/Rules or in the absence thereof in the form determined by the Government.
• Domicile Certificate of candidates (if the candidate has attained age of 18 years)
• Domicile certificate of father / Guardian.
• Computerized National Identity Card of Father / guardian.
• Hafiz-e-Quran Certificate (If applicable).
• Certificate of disability (If applicable)
• Affidavits/undertakings on Rs.20/- stamp paper as per specimens given in appendix I, II, regarding not having got admission in any other Medical College or Medical University in the country or production of false documents. (These affidavits will be required at the time of Admission, if offered).
• Six passport size photographs bearing name and district written on back (one pasted in the space provided and five affixed on the front of application form). 
• In case of Father is not alive Death Certificate of Father.
• Candidates applying under the category of UEAP/IEAP Overseas Pakistanis should submit the proof of his/her father working outside the Pakistan (from the Embassy or Consulate of Pakistan) Note: Any candidate found using Domicile/P.R.C of more than one district/province in Pakistan shall be disqualified for admission in any medical institution.

9. Applications along with the attested photocopies of required documents shall be submitted in the prescribed printed form and its columns must be filled in correctly. Incomplete forms are liable to be rejected.

10. Copies of relevant documents duly attested must be submitted as per schedule given at the end of this prospectus. No application form shall be entertained after the closing date.

11. Application Form with all relevant documents must be properly filled/tagged.

12. The Chairman of the Admission Committee shall announce the selection of any candidate, selected in accordance to the overall merit obtained by the candidates in each district by displaying the list on the Notice Board of university and the respective Institution and website.
                                                                                      
13. The Admission Committee shall have the discretion to cancel the admission of any candidate, who indulges in violence; use abusive language becomes insolent or misbehaves with the Admission Committee.

14. The Admission Committee shall not consider any candidate for admission if he/she is found involved in any kind of irregularity or fraud at any stage of admission/Selection process.

15. The Provisional merit is liable to be corrected at any stage and no candidate whose name is appearing in the provisional list will automatically claim the admission on that basis.

16. All admissions are provisional subject to verification of documents submitted by the candidate and also the correct observance of the rules. If at any stage it is proved that the candidate has been admitted on the basis of false incorrect documents or information or against the rules of admission, his/her admission shall be cancelled immediately by the institution concerned after giving him/her an opportunity to show cause (within Seven days) as to why his/her admission should not be cancelled and all fees paid by him/her shall be forfeited and University will have the right to take legal action against the candidate as per rules.

17. Those candidate who for the purpose of getting admission in a medical institution, furnishes or relies upon a certificate or any other document, or information, which is incorrect or false, shall be debarred from admission in any medical institution in Sindh after giving him/her a Show Cause Notice of Seven days.

18. The date of admission in First year MBBS/BDS course shall be taken to be the first day of the corresponding academic year, irrespective of the fact as to when candidate has been selected for admission in the institution.

19. The rules and regulations for holding different professional examination for M.B.B.S./B.D.S. course shall be in accordance with the rules and regulations framed by the Pakistan Medical and Dental Council (PMDC) for the Degree of M.B.B.S./B.D.S. as amended from time to time and as approved by the university. Written part of University Examination of all professional examination will comprise of MCQ examination with negative marking.

20. The selected candidates shall get themselves enrolled with the institution by paying the institution fees within two weeks, failing which his/her admission will be cancelled.

21. Candidates who are finally selected on open merit seat/allowed provisional admission shall have to pledge through an affidavit that they will complete the course of MBBS for 05(five) years, and BDS for 04(four) years. In case they leave the college before completing the course for any reason, they will submit a pay order of Rs.2,50,000/- (Rupees Two Lacs fifty thousand) only in favour of the LUMHS and affiliated Medical College as a penalty for wasting a precious seat of general merit.

22. The provisions made in this prospectus are liable to be modified, relaxed or amended by the University /Government of Sindh from time to time, and such changes shall be applicable to all concerned Institutions.

RULES FOR WORKING OUT ADJUSTED MARKS IN HIGHER SECONDARY CERTIFICATE (HSC) EXAMINATION:

The following marks shall be added or deducted from the total marks of the candidates in his HSC (Pre-Medical / qualifying Examination) in order to prepare the adjusted marks.

1). Marks at the ratio of 1.8 (11 marks) will be added to all Hafiz-e-Quran candidates subject to the clearance of Hafiz-e-Quran interview to be conducted by Admission Committee of each selection center and production of a legitimate certificate from an established institution that he/she is a Hafiz-e-Quran.

2). 10 marks per year shall be deducted from the cumulative score of three science subjects,
if there is a gap of more than two years between the year of Matriculation and year of
Entry Test.

Example No.1

Example No.2

Example No.3

And so on ………….

3). In case the overall score of two or more candidates are equal, the candidate securing higher marks in the HSSC (Pre-Medical / Qualifying Examination) shall be ranked higher in merit for the purpose of admission. If the HSSC marks are also equal the candidate securing higher marks in Matric shall be ranked higher in merit for the purpose of admission and if the Matric marks of two or more than two candidates are also equal only then the candidate older in age shall be ranked higher in merit for the purpose of admission. The production of equivalence of marks sheet from IBCC shall be the responsibility of candidate.

FORMULA FOR WORKING OUT THE OVERALL MERIT

Note: Only science subject (Biology, Chemistry and Physics or Mathematic) will be considered in HSSC result for making District merit list

Example: If a candidate has obtained following marks:

His/her merit will be calculated as follows:

Over all Merit of the candidate  = a+b+c   =  7.65+28.00+37.5  =73.75
All calculations in percentages will be rounded up to two decimal points.

Similarly the merit calculation of A Level/Equivalent candidates will be based on three science subjects (Biology, Chemistry and Physics or Mathematic) according to the IBCC formula given below for final merit calculation.

Example of formula applied for merit calculation of candidates with A level/Equivalent exam:
If a candidate has secured following grades in science subject:

Since the HSSC Pre-Medical examination has 200 marks in each science subject (Biology, Chemistry and Physics or Mathematic) making a maximum total of 600 marks, therefore the acquired and maximum marks of ‘A’ Level candidates will be multiplied by two.

Now 40% of 490 marks will be considered for weightage in the total marks for final merit of an ‘A’ Level / Equivalent candidate to be at par with HSC (Pre-Medical) candidate.