Introduction

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ADMISSION POLICY FOR GOVERNMENT COLLEGES
(MALE & FEMALE) IN KHYBER PAKHTUNKHWA
This Admission Policy is being implemented in all the Male and Female
Colleges of Government of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa for admission in Ist year/Inter
Part-1, 3rd Year/Two Years Degree Part-1, BS 1
st
Semester and M.A/M.Sc (Previous)
w.e.f. the academic session 2015-16 and onward.
1. Short titles and Commencement
(i) This may be called the Admission Policy for Male and Female Colleges
of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa under the jurisdiction of Higher Education
Department.
(ii) This shall come in to force w.e.f. the Academic Session 2015-16.
2. Definitions
In the Admission Policy, unless the context otherwise requires:
(i) “Admission“ means regular entry in to the college as per laid down
procedure.
(ii) “Admission Committee” means the committee / committees appointed
by the Principal of a college for scrutinizing the documents and
eligibility of the candidates and making recommendation for their
admission in the faculty for which the committee is constituted.
(iii) “College” means all the male and female colleges under the
administrative control of the Higher Education Department,
Government of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.
(iv) “Principal” means the head of the college whether holding a regular
post or appointed as otherwise.
(v) “Director” means Director Higher Education, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.
(vi) “Secretary” means Secretary to Government of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa,
Higher Education, Archives & Libraries Department.
(vii) “Result” means the gazette notification regarding assessment of the
candidates after SSC, Intermediate and Degree examinations by the
respective Education Boards and Universities.
(viii) “Level” or “Class” means Intermediate Part-1 /1
st
Year, or Degree Part-1 / 3
rd
Year / BS 1
st
Semester, or M.A/M.Sc Previous at intermediate,
degree and postgraduate level of studies, respectively.
(ix) “Faculty” means discipline like Pre-Medical, Pre-Engineering,
Computer Sc, Humanities, and such other groups of studies which are
available in the college and allowed by the concerned Education Board
or University.
(x) “Sports” means games defined by the concerned Education Board or
University and offered by the college.
(xi) “Board” means concerned Board of Intermediate & Secondary
Education to which a college is affiliated at the intermediate level.
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(xii) “University” means concerned University to which a college is
affiliated at degree or postgraduate level.
3. Commencement of Admission
(i) Admission to different classes shall be completed according to the schedule
fixed by the concerned Education Board or University, as the case may be.
Admission forms shall be made available to the candidates just after declaration of the
result till reasonable opportunity is provided to all the eligible candidates of different
Education Boards and Universities of the Province, including FBISE (Islamabad).
(ii) (a) Admission forms for admission to each group shall be entered in a
separate register under specified serial numbers, which shall serve as
reference for any information in respect of a candidate who has applied for
admission. A receipt of admission form shall also be issued to each candidate
who applies for admission.
(b) Where online admission facility is available, candidates shall apply
online and hardcopies of their application forms along with required
documents shall be submitted to the concerned colleges.
(iii) The Principal shall constitute separate Admission Committees for different
faculties/groups at various levels. Each committee shall consist of a Senior
Staff Member as Chairperson along with other staff members drawn from the relevant
faculty/group. These committees should thoroughly check/scrutinize the application
forms and make their recommendation regarding eligibility of the candidates for
admission in a particular group of studies according to the rules/instructions issued by
the government and concerned affiliating Education Board or University.
(iv) The application form duly filled by the candidates shall be supported by the
attested photocopies of following documents:
a. SSC Certificate for admission at any level of studies
b. Detail Marks / Provisional Certificate of the last exam passed
c. Character Certificate issued by the learning institution last attended.
Where the candidate has passed the last examination in private
capacity such certificate shall be signed by a gazetted officer.
d. Domicile Certificate
e. Self / father CNIC / Form B
f. Required number of coloured photographs as per college policy.
g. Quota eligibility certificate in case a candidate applies for a specified
quota notified by the government, e.g Sports, Disable or Education
Employees quotas, etc.
Note: Affidavit in light of Supreme Court decision for refraining from politics shall
be obtained from the candidates at the time of admission.
(v) Applications which are not registered within due date, whether online or
manually, shall not be considered for admission.
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(vi) The principal may keep 10 % of the total number of seats in each faculty for
15 days for meritorious students who may not turn up for admission within the
prescribed time for admission due to unavoidable circumstances. The
minimum marks declaring a candidate as meritorious shall be determined by
the concerned committee of each college.
(vii) If a student applies for admission one or more years late then he/she shall
produce an affidavit to the effect that he/she has not been admitted at any
college previously and he/she is availing the opportunity for admission for the
first time.
(viii) Students passing in supplementary examination shall not be eligible for
admission in the academic year in which he/she has passed the examination.
(ix) Students who failed in any class or did not appear in the examination or
discontinued their studies shall not be allowed readmission in the same or
lower class.
(x) The admission Committee(s), while recommending the candidates for
admission shall pay due consideration to the following:
a) Students failed in one or more subjects shall not be allowed to take admission
in Part-I /1
st
Semester of Intermediate, Degree, Postgraduate or BS classes.
b) Students placed in “E” grade in SSC exam shall not be allowed admission in
1st Year in any faculty / group.
c) Candidates who obtain less than 45% in the last examination passed shall not
be allowed admission to 3
rd
year / Degree Part-1
st
or BS 1
st
Semester.
d) General conditions as well as conditions specific to particular faculty/group or
subject for admission to the Intermediate, Degree, BS and Postgraduate Level
shall be in accordance with those set by the concerned Education Board or
University for the relevant level, faculty or subject.
e) No regular admission in any class shall be allowed to a candidate who has
already passed equivalent examination in another faculty / group or subject.
(xi) Candidates who fail to confirm their seat by depositing the required fee within
the specified period shown on any merit list shall lose their right of admission
and his/her seat shall be allotted to the next candidate in order of merit.
However, if such candidate(s) turn for admission at a later stage and vacant
seats are available then such candidates may be given opportunity before
offering admission to next candidate(s) having lower stage on the merit list.
4. College Jurisdiction and Seats Distribution
A. For Intermediate Part-1/1st Year and Two Years Degree Part-1/3
rd
Year, each college
shall offer admission to the following on the basis of their respective merit:
i. Seventy Eight percent (78%) of the total number of seats are reserved for local
candidates of the area in which the college is situated.
A candidate shall be defined local to a college if he/she:
a. is domiciled of the district in which the college is situated.
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b. is child/spouse of an employee of the federal or provincial government
serving in the district in which the college is situated.
c. has passed the last exam from a feeding school of the area situated in
the district in which the college is situated.
ii. 10% seats are reserved for candidates of areas of the country other than the
district in which the college is situated provided they have obtained A or A
1
or
A
+
Grade in the last examination passed.
iii. Five percent (5%) seats at each level are reserved for the children of the
employees of the Higher Education Department Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (college
subsector) on provincial basis.
iv. Two percent (2%) seats are reserved for disable candidates on provincial basis.
v. Five percent (5%) seats are reserved at each level for sports quota on
provincial basis. These seats are reserved only for the games which are
available and offered by the college.
vi. Seats falling vacant under any quota as defined under rule 4:A(ii, iii, iv, v)
shall be allocated to quota for local candidates.
B. i. In case of admission to the Postgraduate or BS classes, 50 % of admissions at
each level, i.e. BS 1
st
Semester and Postgraduate Previous / Part-1 shall be
made on the basis of open merit while 50% shall be reserved for local
candidates of the area as defined in rule 4:A(i)(a, b, c) above.
ii. Seats falling vacant under one quota as defined under rule 4:B(i) shall be
allocated to the other quota.
C. One seat in each faculty at the intermediate level over and above the allocated
total seats is reserved for Afghan refugees. However, such candidates shall
submit their applications through proper channel.
5. Preparation of Merit List
(i) Merit lists for category of candidates as defined at 4:A(i, ii, iii, iv), 4:B and
4:C shall be prepared separately on the basis of percentage of obtained marks
in the last examination passed such that candidates with higher percentage of
obtained marks shall have the exclusive right for admission over those who have
lower percent obtained marks.
(ii) For admission to any level of studies, before preparation of merit lists,
twenty extra marks shall be added to the marks obtained by a candidate in the
last examination passed who is Hafiz-e-Quran. Such candidates shall not only support
their claim by the relevant certificate but they shall also have to pass the recitation test
conducted by the relevant admission committee.
(iii) Ten marks per year/session shall be deducted from the obtained marks of a
candidate who has passed the last examination in the previous
5
year(s)/session(s). However, no such deduction shall be made from a candidate who
has passed the last examination in the supplementary session of the immediate
preceding year. Such procedure shall be limited for the candidates who failed to get
admission during the previous three consecutive years/sessions. Candidates whose
passing year of the last examination is more than three years back shall not be put on
the merit list. However, if vacant seats exist after absorption of all the candidates on
the merit list then such candidates may be provided the opportunity of admission on
merit.
(iv) Merit List of sports quota for the game(s) the facility for which is available in
a college shall be prepared on the basis of performance of candidates in sports,
which shall be measured as below:
a. Previous Participation Marks 35
SSC HSSC
i. School/College Level Certificate 10 15
ii. Inter District / Zonal Certificate 15 --iii. District Level Certificate 20 --iv. Regional / BISE Inter School / Inter
Colleges/DHE Regional level certificate 25 25
v. Inter-board / Provincial Certificate 30 30
vi. BISE / Other National Level Certificate 35 35
Note: Candidate having more than one of the above certificates
shall be awarded marks of only the highest certificate that he has.
b. Trail Marks 65
c. Total Sports Marks (a+b) 100
Sports Merit List shall be prepared on the basis of total sports marks.
(v) Students admitted on sports basis shall be required to submit an undertaking
that they will actively participate in the college sports team, failing which their
admission shall stand cancelled.
5. Increase of Seats
With the growing demand for admissions the Principal may submit such cases to the
Director Higher Education for increase in seats keeping in view the availability of
physical and human resources in the college.
On the request of the Principal the Director Higher Education can increase upto 25%
of the total number of seats. Requests for more than 25% increase in the seats shall be
referred to the Secretary Higher Education Department for approval.
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6. Upper Age Limit
(i) The upper age limit of Male Candidates for admission to various
levels/classes, except sports quota, shall be as under and shall be counted
with respect to the closing date for receipt of applications for admission to the
concerned level or faculty.
a. I
st
year 19 years
b. 3
rd
year / BS 1
st
Semester 22 years
c. M.A / M.Sc Previous 25 years
(ii) Their shall be no upper age limit for female candidates except under sports
quota.
(iii) For admission on sports quota (both for male and female candidates)
maximum age shall be considered one year less than the prescribed age limit
under rule 6(i)(a, b, c) so that candidates admitted on sports quota are eligible to
participate in the Board / University tournaments.
7. Age Relaxation
a. Overage candidates can apply for relaxation in the upper age limits for upto
three years by giving cogent reasons for availing such relaxation.
Applications for age relaxation must be submitted before the closing date of
submission of application forms, whether online or manual. Principal of the college is
authorised to grant one year relaxation in the upper age limits at all levels as defined in
rule 6(i)(a, b, c).
b. The Director Higher Education is authorised to grant age relaxation upto three
years. The principal may submit such genuine hardship cases by giving cogent
reasons to the Director Higher Education after providing provisional admission to such
students , if otherwise eligible.
b. The provisional admission shall stand cancelled if the relaxation in
upper age limit under section 7(a) and 7(b) is not granted by the competent
authority within 30 days of making such a request.
8. Cancellation of Admission
Admission in the college shall stand cancelled under the following circumstances.
i. If any information given by the student in his Admission Form is found
to be incorrect at any stage.
ii. If a student fails to attend the classes within 10 days of the start of the
session.
iii. If a student is found to be professional agitator, or has been struck off
from any educational institution on disciplinary grounds.
iv. If a student is practically involved in Politics.
v. In case of rule 4(v).
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vi. On the request of the student provided the request is made within a
specified time period notified by the admission committee, otherwise,
dues received in the college fund shall not be refunded.
9. Struck off on Account of Absenteeism
A student who remains absent for more than six consecutive days without any
written application shall be struck o