Frequently Asked Questions
Yes, admission test is required. Applicants are required to take Graduate Management Admission Test (GMAT) or Graduate Record Examination (GRE) or NTS GAT (General) or LGAT.
The Graduate Management Admissions Test (GMAT) is offered year-round as a computer adaptive test. If you have recently taken the test, you may submit your application with an unofficial score report however, you will need to submit an official GMAT score report to our office as soon as received. There is no minimum required score. A high score does not guarantee anyone's acceptance, nor does a low score preclude it as no minimum score is required. For further details, please log in to www.mba.com
GMAT/GRE scores are valid for five years. However, NTS GAT (General) is valid for two years.
We will consider your best scores of a single attempt.
Application for admission to the EMBA programme is an online process (there is no paper application for you to fill out or mail).
After creating an account and accessing the online application, you may then begin to complete your application.
You can work on your application at any time and submit it when you are ready. Please note that we expect applicants to adhere to the deadlines stated on the website.
Please also note that all supplemental materials, such as transcripts, test scores, letters of experience and recommendations must be received by our office online as soon as the application is submitted.
We consider many factors in the admission selection process therefore, it is impossible to predict one's chance of admission without reviewing a complete application. You can review a class profile on our website if you like to benchmark your statistics against current LUMS EMBA students.
Test Registration Cards and instructions will be visible to the applicant's online application account with an email that the Test Registration Card has been posted. It will be visible to the applicant's online account one week before the test date.
If an 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.
We recommend that at least one should be from a supervisor in your professional career. The other letter can be from a faculty member who can evaluate you academically. Referees must not be friends, relatives, or acquaintances; letters from these sources won't be accepted and may result in losing points. Your referees will receive an email within 24 hours once you submit your application. Please inform your referees to check your spam/junk folder if they have not received the email.
It will give you the strategic management skills to take on new responsibilities at work, while continuing to contribute in the workplace during your studies, applying new theories and approaches, and doing projects on your business.
The Executive MBA participants are about six years more experienced, on average, than the traditional MBAs. In addition, the Executive MBA programme has been designed to offer the skills required for those about to enter the senior management ranks of their organisations, rather than in-depth study in a specific functional area.
The Executive MBA programme is designed for people who have already taken the first step in their career. We therefore do not offer specific ‘majors’ since these concentrations are generally viewed as a way for business students to prepare themselves for entry-level positions. Instead, our focus is to offer courses to those already in management positions, in order to enable them to progress to higher managerial and leadership ranks. Our training is therefore geared more toward the understanding of broad management and leadership skills.
Yes, you can apply, but you need to prove to the Admissions Committee that you can cope with the academic and intellectual side of the coursework.
Limited accommodation facilities are available for the students at REDC.
We strongly discourage missing any course; however, we do understand that this situation might arise during Executive MBA. We may accommodate a participant in this regard but cannot guarantee that the individual will graduate on time.
No, there is no age restriction for admission to the EMBA programme.
Applications will be reviewed by the relevant committee. Shortlisting for interviews will be done based on the applicant's academic achievement, quality of work experience, and admission test scores. Only short-listed candidates will be called for the interviews.
In truly exceptional circumstances, the Admissions Committee may grant a deferral. All requests should be made in writing and will be reviewed on a case to case basis.
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".
Admission decision will only be communicated through courier service; however, you can also check your application status through your online account under the "Admission Status" tab. Regretfully, we are unable to provide information regarding your application status by telephone or e-mail.
The admission process is a well deliberated and thorough process. Each year we receive a large number of outstanding applications. Unfortunately, all of them do not 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 receives; it is not possible to provide feedback on unsuccessful applications.
A foreign national who is not of Pakistani origin and does not have a Pakistani passport/NICOP/CNIC is eligible to apply to LUMS as an International applicant. Applicants holding dual nationality out of which one is Pakistani will not be considered as International applicants.
Higher Education Commission (HEC) Pakistan is an independent, autonomous, and constitutionally established institution of primary funding, overseeing, regulating, and accrediting the higher education efforts in Pakistan.
HEC is responsible for formulating higher education policy and quality assurance to meet the international standards as well as providing accrediting academic degrees, development of new institutions, and uplifting of existing institutions in Pakistan.
International students can get equivalence through the following process: https://www.hec.gov.pk/english/Pages/default.aspx
LUMS provides a well-maintained residential environment for international students.