IBA KARACHI

The Institute of Business Administration, Karachi,  is one of Pakistan's leading business schools. It was established in April 1955 in collaboration with the Wharton School of Finance and Commerce at the University of Pennsylvania. Later, it was associated with the University of Southern California. The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) set up various facilities at the Institute. The IBA has two campuses - one at the Karachi University (commonly known as the IBA University Campus) and one at Garden Road (known as the IBA City Campus). Programs Offered Undergraduate Programs BBA Program BBA Entrepreneurship Program BS (Computer Science) Program BS (Economics & Mathematics) Program BS (Accounting & Finance) BS (Social Sciences) Graduate Programs MS Mathematics Leading to PhD MBA Program Executive MBA Program MS (Computer Science) Program MS Economics (Evening) Program - Phasing out MS Economics (Morning) / MS Leading to PhD (Economics) Program Postgraduate Programs PhD (Computer Science) Program PhD (Economics) Program (http://www.iba.edu.pk) Admission Criteria Undergraduate Programs Applicants to the BBA Program must have completed their: Higher Secondary School Certificate with a minimum of 65% marks; A' Levels with a minimum of 2 'B's and 1 'C' in three principal subjects such that there should be no grade less than a 'C' across the three principal subjects. No credit is applicable for any subsidiary, general, or advanced supplementary paper; OR American / Canadian High School Diploma with a minimum of 80% or an International Baccalaureate with at least 25 points out of 45. All other degree holders must provide an equivalency certificate from IBCC. Applicants to the BS Programs (CS, Economics & Mathematics) must have completed their: Higher Secondary School Certificate (Pre-Engineering) with a minimum of 60% marks OR Higher Secondary School Certificate (General Group with Mathematics) with a minimum of 60% marks OR A' Levels with a minimum of 1 'B' and 2 'C's in three principal subjects (including Mathematics) such that there should be no grade less than a 'C' across the three principal subjects. No credit is applicable for any subsidiary, general, or advanced supplementary paper OR American / Canadian High School Diploma with a minimum of 80% or an International Baccalaureate with at least 24 points out of 45. All other degree holders must provide an equivalency certificate from IBCC. Applicants to the BS Programs (Accounting & Finance, Social Sciences & Liberal Arts) must have completed their: Higher Secondary School Certificate with a minimum of 60% marks OR A' Levels with a minimum of 1 'B' and 2 'C's in three principal subjects such that there should be no grade less than a 'C' across the three principal subjects. No credit is applicable for any subsidiary, general, or advanced supplementary paper OR American / Canadian High School Diploma with a minimum of 80% or an International Baccalaureate with at least 24 points out of 45. All other degree holders must provide an equivalency certificate from IBCC. Graduate Programs Applicants to the MBA, MBA (Evening) and MS Programs must have: A minimum 16 years of education out of which 4 years should have been spent in an HEC recognized university / degree awarding institute. A minimum of 60% aggregate marks in the last degree; provided numerical scores of each subject are mentioned in the mark sheet. OR A minimum of 2.50 CGPA on a scale of 4.00 in the last degree where applicable; provided letter grades of each subject are mentioned in the mark sheet. (IBA, BBA graduates must meet this requirement) Applicants to the PhD Program must have: MS / M.Phil / Equivalent in relevant subject from HEC recognized local / foreign university. A minimum 60% aggregate marks in the last degree OR A minimum of 3.0 CGPA on a scale of 4.00 in the last degree where applicable. PhD candidates will also have to fulfill more specific requirements laid out by the respective departments. *All other degree holders must provide an equivalency certificate from HEC (www.hec.gov.pk). Applicants to the EMBA Programs must have:  Passed Bachelors level examination 16 years' education plus 3 years' relevant work experience OR 14 years of education plus 6 years of relevant work experience. For details, see Work Experience Requirement given below. Holders of professional degrees/ certificates (BE, MBBS, LLB, CPA, CA, ACCA, etc.) are encouraged to apply for MBA / Masters Programs. The Institute also admits, without any prerequisite, visiting students in single courses depending upon the availability of seats. Work Experience Requirement (for Graduate Programs) For applicants of MBA Program: Work requirement for admission to IBA's MBA program has been waived from January 2017 For applicants of EMBA Program: Experience requirement for admission to IBA's Executive MBA programs will comprise of 3 years work experience (for those having 16 years of education) and 6 years of work experience (for those having 14 years of education). For self employed and smaller family businesses the 'Work Evaluation Committee' will decide if the experience is acceptable for admission to IBA. This committee will comprise of the members of the Admission Committee, Director EMBA Program and an IBA alumnus with at least 10 years of work experience. This work requirement will only be considered after applicants have obtained 16 / 14 years of education. The education requirement should meet the criteria established by HEC. The following are exempted from appearing in the IBA Aptitude Test: • Candidates applying for admission to BBA Program and having a minimum score of 1270 (640 Math & 630 Verbal, and a score of 6 out of 8 on each of three dimensions for Essay) in SAT-I or ACT Composite score of 29 (with English/Writing score at least 25). • Candidates applying for admission to BS Social Sciences Program and having a minimum score of 1200 (600 Math & 600 Verbal, and a score of 6 out of 8 on each of three dimensions for Essay) in SAT-I or ACT Composite score of 28 (with English/Writing score at least 25). • Candidates applying for admission to BS Accounting & Finance and having a minimum score of 1200 (600 Math & 600 Verbal - Essay score is not required) or ACT Composite score of 28 (Essay score is not required). • Candidates applying for admission to BS Economics & Math / Computer Sciences and having a minimum score of 1210 (610 Math & 600 Verbal - Essay score is not required) AND SAT II Math Score of 650 or ACT score of 28. • Candidates applying for admission to MBA /EMBA Program and having a minimum score of 600 in GMAT. • Candidates applying for admission to MS / PhD (Computer Science / Mathematics / Economics) Programs and having a minimum score of 650 in quantitative section of GRE (International) or 160 in quantitative section of Revised GRE (International). • IBA BBA graduates applying for admission to MBA program, with a CGPA of 2.5 or above and having two years work experience (Three years work experience in case of EMBA). • Candidates seeking exemption from Aptitude Test are however required to appear in the interview and group discussion activity as per the schedule issued for other candidates. They are also required to pay the admission processing fee in any bank branch designated by IBA. For more information on these programs and the IBA admission criteria, please visit the IBA website http://iba.edu.pk/AdmissionPolicy.php

Admissions to IBA Master's Admissions are held usually at the end of May/early June. BBA Admissions are held usually at the end of June/early July. BS admissions are held in July and in November. The admission process is composed of three main steps: 1. Aptitude Test 2. Interview 3. Group Discussion