Frequently Asked Questions
Please refer to the Admission Criteria tab.
Admission to the LUMS Undergraduate Programme is highly competitive and the University is able to offer admission to only a small fraction of applicants.
For the programmes offered by SDSB/MGSHSS/SBASSE/SAHSOL, submit an online admission application through the following link: https://admissions.lums.edu.pk
Applicants with diploma may apply if they have secured minimum 70% marks or above, however, they are required to submit equivalence certificate issued by the IBCC, Pakistan.
Please refer to the Admission Criteria tab for details.
No, applicants are evaluated on their academic grades regardless of the fact whether someone has taken the final exam through a school/college or privately.
Yes, LUMS accepts transfer students from accredited institutions at the undergraduate level. Applicants interested in transfer to the LUMS Undergraduate Programmes should be enrolled in an undergraduate programme in an HEC recognised institution and should have completed one year or expected to complete one year before joining as a full time student. Transfer is offered twice a year before the Fall and Spring semesters respectively.
Please visit the mentioned link https://admission.lums.edu.pk/programmes/transfer for detailed information.
No, attending the first semester at LUMS is compulsory and deferment is not an option for undergraduates.
All admission decisions taken by the University are final. During the admission evaluation process, some applicants are admitted, some are placed on a waiting list and the remaining applicants are denied admission. Acceptances are offered between April to July. For this reason, your admission decision may arrive at a different time from a friend or classmate.
No, by default the LUMS online application system allows you to simultaneously apply for maximum two schools from all four schools i.e. Suleman Dawood School of Business/Mushtaq Ahmad Gurmani School of Humanities and Social Sciences/Syed Babar Ali School of Science and Engineering/Shaikh Ahmad Hassan School of Law.
Yes, by default the LUMS online application system allows you to simultaneously apply to Suleman Dawood School of Business (SDSB)/Mushtaq Ahmad Gurmani School of Humanities and Social Sciences (MGSHSS)/Syed Babar Ali School of Science and Engineering (SBASSE)/Shaikh Ahmad Hassan School of Law (SAHSOL). Applicants may choose to apply for admission into any TWO schools (SDSB/MGSHSS/SBASSE/SAHSOL) at LUMS.
Applicants can mention their major preference(s) for BS programmes at the Syed Babar Ali School of Science and Engineering (SBASSE), BA/BSc (Honours) programmes at the Suleman Dawood School of Business (SDSB), Mushtaq Ahmad Gurmani School of Humanities and Social Sciences (MGSHSS) and BA-LL.B programme at the Shaikh Ahmad Hassan School of Law (SAHSOL) through the online admission application form.
Applications are evaluated according to the preferences mentioned by applicants in this section. Based on the evaluation of each school, applicants are offered the highest preference they qualify for. This means that if an applicant qualifies for more than one school, one is sent an offer from the school of his highest qualified preference. Therefore, it is highly suggested to select school preferences very carefully.
Yes, an applicant can apply for admission if he/she has appeared in retakes of November 2024, for the application of the year 2025.
Applicants appearing for the November 2024 retakes must check the result awaiting option in the online application. Applicants must inform Admissions Office about the estimated time period in which the result of any retake exam will be announced.
You should recheck the completion and proper submission of your application form.
Candidates who have either completed or are in the last year of completion of their education which does not lead to Matric/FA/ICS/ICOM/FSc. will be required to get an equivalence certificate from the IBCC, Islamabad, Pakistan. For further information please contact:
The Chairman
IBCC
FBISE Building, H-8/4
Islamabad.
https://ibcc.edu.pk/rules-for-equivalence/
Documents sent to the Admissions Office cannot be returned as they are for administrative purposes. Please make sure to keep a copy for your own use before sending the documents to our office.
Yes, academic records from international universities if not in English must be accompanied by an official English translation along with other supporting documents.
Minimum two Teacher Evaluations are required.
The recommendation form(s) should be from teacher(s) of your current or last institute. Recommendations from school/college counsellor(s) are not acceptable.
No, admissions to LUMS takes place once a year and freshmen are admitted to the Fall semester only.
No, after the application submission, the application fee becomes non-refundable.
Since the number of students who accept our first round of admission offers vary each year, a small number of applicants stay on our waitlist and in case space becomes available after the first round, students on the waitlist are offered a place in the second round.
The number of candidates placed on the waitlist fluctuates from year to year, depending on the size and quality of the applicant pool.
There are no quotas.
Please refer to the following link for details: https://admission.lums.edu.pk/testing-admissions
If you have not received the SAT/ACT score report by the application submission deadline then upload the Online score report in the test scores section.
Applicants are required to report test scores of all attempts to the University by submitting a copy of score report(s) and through the online application. Best score of a single attempt reported through the online application will be considered for application evaluation.
The application submission deadline for all UG applicants for the admission of Fall 2025 is February 04, 2025; 5:00 pm (Pakistan Standard time).
No, there is no minimum score required for SAT/ACT.
Kindly visit the mentioned link for dates and deadlines https://admission.lums.edu.pk/critical-dates-all-programmes
No, the old version of SAT I is not acceptable.
Best score of a single attempt reported through the online application will be considered for application evaluation.
- The LUMS application processing fee is PKR 10,330.
- The LUMS application processing fee is USD 170 for International applicants
- LUMS Common Admission Test Registration Fee is PKR 5,650 (if applicable)
After the successful submission of the online application form through the LUMS Online account on or before the application submission deadline, applicants will be able to print a system generated Application Processing and LUMS Test Registration (if applicable) Fee payment voucher. The mode of payment is given on the fee voucher.
Test Registration Cards will not be mailed. Test cards will be available within the application in printable form two (2) weeks before the scheduled date of the test.
Test cards will be available within the application in printable form TWO weeks before test. If any applicant is unable to view his/her Test Registration Card despite completing all the requirements then he/she can write to us at admissions@lums.edu.pk
Yes, LUMS accepts results of the ACT.
Test Centre can only be changed in special circumstances (provided with a reason) and the applicant must inform the Admission Office latest by February 08, 2025. No request later than the specified date will be entertained.
Applications cannot be submitted after the deadline. There is no late application policy.
It is highly recommended to fill out the application form carefully. Changes cannot be made after the submission of online application. In sheer need an applicant can send the updated information to admissions@lums.edu.pk with the specific header "Change in Application Form".
The admission process is a well deliberated and thorough process. Each year we receive a large number of outstanding applications. Unfortunately, not all of them qualify because of the limited number of available seats. The decision regarding admission is final.
If your application is unsuccessful you will also receive a letter informing you of this. Due to the volume of applications the University receive, it is not possible to provide feedback on unsuccessful applications.
If you were unable to take the test, please send an email at admissions@lums.edu.pk stating the details.