Sefism is free for learners. We are here to help you grow, one step at a time.Join for free
Sefism.
Comprehensive universityPrivate university, chartered by Government of Sindh

Muhammad Ali Jinnah University(MAJU)

A private, HEC-recognised university in Karachi chartered by the Government of Sindh, whose Faculty of Computing runs BS Computer Science, Software Engineering, Artificial Intelligence and Cyber Security, plus MS and PhD programmes at PKR 10,000 per credit hour.

PrivateHEC recognisedBachelors, Masters, PhDFounded 2000
Campus cities
Karachi
Degree levels
BachelorsMastersPhD
Computing programmes

8

Entry tests
MAJU Admission Test (undergraduate, BBA and BS)MAJU Admission Test (graduate, MBA and MS)
Where to apply
Admissions pageApply onlineProspectusWebsite

Add to the Muhammad Ali Jinnah University page

This page is only as good as what students who have been through it are willing to share. Universities publish the rules, but not how the test felt, where merit closed or how long the wait for a list was. One account from someone who applied is worth more than anything I can find online.

What are you adding?

This decides how the claim is labelled on the page. Only someone representing the university can produce an “official” label, and I check that separately.

Year and month.

Comma separated topics, not the questions themselves.

Dates, the test format, where merit closed and how long each step took are the parts nobody else publishes.

Credit

Anonymous is the default. If you keep it anonymous, nothing identifying you reaches the page: it is published as a student account and your name stays with me. Never send test papers, leaked questions or anyone else’s personal details.

When admissions open

  • Fall, bachelors

    read from Fall 2026

    Official +2
    Applications
    September
    Test
    September
    Classes start
    September

  • Spring, bachelors

    read from Spring

    Official +1
    Applications
    Not published
    Test
    Not published
    Classes start
    Not published

  • Fall, masters

    read from Fall 2026

    Official +1
    Applications
    Not published
    Test
    Not published
    Classes start
    Not published
  • Fall bachelors: MAJU's schedule page lists a last date to apply of Saturday 12 September 2026, an admission test on Sunday 13 September, results on Monday 14 September and classes from Monday 28 September 2026. It says more test dates may follow depending on seats, and does not distinguish undergraduate from graduate. BS Software Engineering starts in Spring, not Fall.
  • Spring bachelors: MAJU admits in Spring and Fall. BS Software Engineering is offered in the Spring semester only. No Spring 2027 dates are published yet, so watch the schedule page and the admissions portal.
  • Fall masters: The Fall 2026 dates on MAJU's schedule page are not split by level, so the same test dates may apply to MS applicants. Confirm with admissions@jinnah.edu.

These are the months each cycle has usually run, read from the cycle named beside them. Exact dates are announced by the university every year, so check the admissions page before you plan around them.

How admission works

  1. 1

    Apply on the admissions portal

    Official +2
    Online application

    Sign up, complete the form and pay the PKR 3,000 application processing fee at admissions.jinnah.edu, or apply in person at the Karachi campus. MAJU's how-to-apply page points to a video walkthrough.

  2. 2

    Take the MAJU Admission Test or an HEC-approved test

    Official +3
    Entry test

    An essay plus 100 MCQs for undergraduate programmes, with a slightly different mix for MS. Sample papers are published.

  3. 3

    Interview

    Official +2
    Interview

    The interview carries 20% of merit for BS and MS programmes and 30% for PhD. MS Data Science and PhD applicants are interviewed after the test.

  4. 4

    Merit list

    Official +1
    Merit list

    Candidates are ranked on previous academic record, test and interview. Results are normally posted on the website within three days of the final test.

  5. 5

    Pay the admission fee

    Official
    Fee and confirmation

    A one-time, non-refundable PKR 20,000 admission fee, then tuition per credit hour.

  6. 6

    Overseas applicants: documents and equivalence

    Official
    Document verification

    Foreign and overseas-Pakistani applicants need IBCC and HEC equivalence of their certificates, submitted within six months of joining, plus a valid passport, medical fitness certificate, NOC and, where required, IELTS 5.5 in all bands. Visa documents are due at least 8 weeks before the semester.

Entry tests they consider

  • MAJU Admission Test (undergraduate, BBA and BS)

    University's own testOfficial +3

    For bachelors

    Part I: essay, 20 minutes, 20 marks. Part II: 100 MCQs, 100 minutes, 100 marks.

    Verbal reasoning (50 MCQs): analogy 10, synonym 10, antonym 5, sentence completion 15, comprehension 10. Quantitative reasoning (50 MCQs): arithmetic 15, algebra and functions 10, geometry 10, equations 10, statistics 5. An HEC-approved test is accepted instead. A sample paper is published.

    Verbal reasoningQuantitative reasoningEssay
    About this test

  • MAJU Admission Test (graduate, MBA and MS)

    University's own testOfficial +3

    For masters

    Part I: essay, 20 minutes, 20 marks. Part II: 100 MCQs, 100 minutes, 100 marks.

    Verbal reasoning (40 MCQs): analogy 5, synonym 5, antonym 5, sentence completion 15, comprehension 10. Quantitative reasoning (40 MCQs): arithmetic 15, algebra and functions 10, geometry 5, equations 5, statistics 5. Analytical reasoning (20 MCQs): scenario-based or mental mathematics. An HEC-approved test is accepted instead. PhD applicants also take the university test or an HEC-approved test; its composition is not published.

    Verbal reasoningQuantitative reasoningAnalytical reasoningEssay
    About this test

How merit is worked out

Bachelors (BS)

  • Previous academic recordOfficial30%

    A CGPA is converted linearly to a percentage. Candidates awaiting results are scored on the latest results available; a candidate awaiting a supplementary result gets zero marks for that qualification.

  • Admission testOfficial50%
  • InterviewOfficial20%

Masters (MS or MPhil)

PhD

Who can apply

  • Bachelors (BS)

    Official +4

    Minimum 50% in intermediate, DAE or A-Levels with Mathematics. Foreign qualifications need IBCC and HEC equivalence.

  • Bachelors (BS)

    Official +2

    Pre-medical students can apply to BS Computer Science, and to BS AI and BS Cyber Security, but must pass 6 credit hours of deficiency Mathematics in the first two semesters. For BS AI this makes the degree 138 credit hours.

  • Masters (MS or MPhil)

    Official +3

    16 years of education in computing or a related discipline, with at least 2.00 CGPA out of 4.00 verified by HEC (MS Data Science asks for 2.00 CGPA or 60%, MS Computer Science and Software Engineering for 2.00 CGPA or 50%). Deficiency courses may be required and do not count toward the MS.

  • PhD

    Official +1

    18 years of education in computing or a related discipline, normally an MS, with at least 3.00 out of 4.00 CGPA verified by HEC, plus an interview. Deficiency courses may be recommended.

Fees and scholarships are on the fee structure and scholarship pages. The fee page is for Fall 2026-27 and MAJU may revise fees without notice. Admissions: admissions@jinnah.edu, 0348-1116258 or 0341-0003339.

Computing programmes and course outlines

Course lists are copied from the programme pages and the Spring 2022 course catalogs; the university revises schemes of studies, so confirm against the current catalog.

Bachelors (BS)

BS Computer ScienceOfficial +5
4 years132 credit hoursKarachiNCEAC accredited19 core courses listed

Eight semesters. The degree table lists 60 credit hours of core courses, 18 supporting, 24 general education, 12 university electives, 12 CS electives and a 6 credit hour final year project. Needs intermediate (FSc, ICS or A-Level) with Mathematics and at least 50%. The course catalog linked is the Spring 2022 edition.

Core courses

  • Introduction to Computing
  • Computer Programming
  • Object Oriented Programming
  • Data Structure and Algorithm
  • Software Engineering
  • Database Management Systems
  • Discrete Structures
  • Operating Systems
  • Data Communications and Networking
  • Information and Network Security
  • Digital Logic Design
  • Theory of Automata
  • Computer Organization and Assembly Language
  • Parallel and Distributed Computing
  • Design & Analysis of Algorithms
  • Human Computer Interaction
  • Artificial Intelligence
  • Professional Issues in Computing
  • Compiler Construction
Full scheme of studies
BS Software EngineeringOfficial +5
4 yearsKarachiNCEAC accredited19 core courses listed

Offered in the Spring semester only. Four years. The degree table lists 65 credit hours of core courses, 18 electives, 12 supporting science, 9 SE domain supporting, 25 general education and a 6 credit hour final year project; MAJU's programme list gives 134 credit hours in total. Needs intermediate (pre-medical, FSc, ICS or A-Level) with at least 50%. The course catalog linked is the Spring 2022 edition.

Core courses

  • Introduction to Computing
  • Computer Programming
  • Object Oriented Programming
  • Data Structure and Algorithm
  • Software Engineering
  • Database Management Systems
  • Discrete Structures
  • Operating Systems
  • Data Communications and Networking
  • Information and Network Security
  • Human Computer Interaction
  • Professional Issues in Computing
  • Software Requirement Engineering
  • Software Construction and Development
  • Software Project Management
  • Software Architecture
  • Web Engineering
  • Software Quality Engineering
  • Software Re-engineering
Full scheme of studies
BS Artificial IntelligenceOfficial +4
4 years132 credit hoursKarachiNCEAC accredited12 core courses listed

Eight regular semesters (Fall and Spring), at most seven years. 132 credit hours, or 138 for students without intermediate Mathematics, who take Basic Maths I and II in the first two semesters. Minimum CGPA of 2.0. Selection is by entry test and interview. The semester-by-semester plan of study is on the programme page.

Core courses

  • Computer Programming
  • Object Oriented Programming
  • Data Structures and Algorithms
  • Data Communications & Networking
  • Information & Network Security
  • Software Engineering
  • Database Management Systems
  • Design and Analysis of Algorithms
  • Digital Logic Design
  • Artificial Intelligence
  • Computer Organization and Assembly Language
  • Operating System
BS Cyber SecurityOfficial +4
4 years132 credit hoursKarachiNCEAC accredited

Eight regular semesters (Fall and Spring), at most seven years. At least 132 credit hours with a minimum CGPA of 2.0. Selection is by entry test and interview. Students without intermediate Mathematics take deficiency Mathematics courses in the first two semesters. The semester-by-semester plan of study is on the programme page.

Masters (MS or MPhil)

MS Computer ScienceOfficial +4
2 years30 credit hoursKarachiNCEAC accredited4 core courses listed

Four semesters, 30 credit hours: 24 of coursework plus a 6 credit thesis, or 27 of coursework plus a 3 credit project. A specialisation (Software Engineering, AI and Data Science, or Network and Information Security) takes 15 credit hours; without one the degree is awarded with no specialisation. Needs 16 years of education and at least 2.00 CGPA or 50%; non-relevant backgrounds may need prerequisite courses that do not count toward the MS. A CGPA of 2.50 is needed to graduate.

Core courses

  • Advanced Topics in Theoretical Computer Science
  • Applied Programming
  • Advanced Research Methods
  • Advanced Analysis of Algorithms

Electives

Agile Software Project ManagementBusiness Process Re-EngineeringInformation Processing TechniquesData Science for MathematicsDeep LearningMachine LearningInformation ExtractionBioinformaticsWireless Sensor and Mesh NetworkingTopics in Network SecurityEnterprise Information SecurityInformation Security Management
Full scheme of studies
MS Software EngineeringOfficial +4
2 years30 credit hoursKarachiNCEAC accredited5 core courses listed

Four semesters, 30 credit hours: 24 of coursework plus a 6 credit thesis, 27 plus a 3 credit project, or coursework only (10 courses). Needs 16 years of education in computer science, IT, software engineering or equivalent, with at least 2.00 CGPA or 50%.

Core courses

  • Advanced Topics in Requirement Engineering
  • Applied Programming
  • Advanced Topics in Software Architecture
  • Advanced Research Methods
  • Advanced Topics in Software Quality Assurance

Electives

Agile Software Project ManagementBusiness Process Re-EngineeringSoftware Risk ManagementSoftware Test AutomationUsability Engineering
Full scheme of studies
MS Data ScienceOfficial +4
2 years30 credit hoursKarachiNCEAC accredited4 core courses listed

1.5 to 2 years (3 to 4 regular semesters), at most 4 years. 30 credit hours: 24 of coursework plus a 6 credit thesis, or 27 plus a 3 credit research project. Needs 16 years of education in a relevant subject and at least 2.00 CGPA or 60%, then the admission test and an interview. Deficiency courses of up to 9 credit hours do not count toward the 30.

Core courses

  • Tools and Techniques for Data Science
  • Statistical and Mathematical Methods for Data Analysis
  • Advance Research Methods
  • Machine Learning
Full scheme of studies

PhD

PhD Computer ScienceOfficial +4
3 years48 credit hoursKarachiNCEAC accredited

18 credit hours of coursework (minimum CGPA 3.00) and 30 credit hours of research. Thesis submission is preferred within 6 semesters and allowed up to 10; coursework within 2 semesters, at most 3. Needs an MS in a relevant discipline with at least 3.00 CGPA, the admission test and an interview. Tuition is PKR 13,000 per credit hour.

Full scheme of studies

Campuses

  • MAJU main campus, PECHS

    Main campus

    Karachi, MAJU Bus Stop, Main Shahrah-e-Faisal, 22-E, Block-6, PECHS, Karachi-75400

    Undergraduate classes run 8:30 am to 4:30 pm, Monday to Friday, with no evening or weekend undergraduate programme. Master's classes are in the evening, 6:15 to 9:15 pm on weekdays, or on weekends. Applications can also be made in person. Phone +92-21-111-87-87-87 or +92-21-34311325-6; admissions@jinnah.edu.

    Official +3

What it costs

  • BS Computer Science

    PKR 10k/credit hour

    Bachelors · as of 2026

    Tuition per credit hour, Fall 2026-27.

    Official

  • BS Software Engineering

    PKR 10k/credit hour

    Bachelors · as of 2026

    Tuition per credit hour, Fall 2026-27.

    Official

  • BS Artificial Intelligence

    PKR 10k/credit hour

    Bachelors · as of 2026

    Tuition per credit hour, Fall 2026-27.

    Official

  • BS Cyber Security

    PKR 10k/credit hour

    Bachelors · as of 2026

    Tuition per credit hour, Fall 2026-27.

    Official

  • MS Computer Science

    PKR 10k/credit hour

    Masters · as of 2026

    Tuition per credit hour, Fall 2026-27.

    Official

  • MS Software Engineering

    PKR 10k/credit hour

    Masters · as of 2026

    Tuition per credit hour, Fall 2026-27.

    Official

  • MS Data Science

    PKR 10k/credit hour

    Masters · as of 2026

    Tuition per credit hour, Fall 2026-27.

    Official

  • PhD Computer Science

    PKR 13k/credit hour

    PhD · as of 2026

    Tuition per credit hour, Fall 2026-27.

    Official

  • Application processing fee (all programmes)

    PKR 3k total

    Bachelors · as of 2026

    One time, non-refundable and non-transferable.

    Official

  • Admission fee (all programmes)

    PKR 20k total

    Bachelors · as of 2026

    One time, non-refundable and non-transferable.

    Official

Fees are read from published fee structures and change every year. They exclude hostel, transport and one-off admission charges unless the row says otherwise.

Scholarships and financial aid

  • Undergraduate merit scholarship

    Tuition waiver by intermediate, DAE or A-Level percentage: 100% at 80% or above (kept with a CGPA of 3.95 or higher, awarded at admission only), 75% for 75 to 79.9% (CGPA 3.90 to 4.00), 50% for 70 to 74.9% (CGPA 3.75 to 3.89), and 25% at CGPA 3.50 to 3.74.

    Official

  • PGC scholarship (undergraduate)

    25% at admission, continuing with a CGPA of 2.50 or higher, or 12.5% with a CGPA of 2.00 to 2.49.

    Official

  • Need-based, specially-abled, kinship, sports, contingency and community scholarships (undergraduate)

    Need-based and specially-abled 25 to 50% (CGPA 2.50+), kinship 25% (2.00+), sports and extracurricular 25 to 50% (2.00+), contingency 50% on the death of a father or guardian (2.50+), community-based 20 to 25% by MoU (2.50+).

    Official

  • MS merit scholarship

    60% for a 3.75 CGPA at admission (continuation 3.90+), 50% for 3.50 (continuation 3.75 to 3.89), 40% for 3.00 (continuation 3.50 to 3.74).

    Official

  • MS and PhD alumni, kinship, corporate and faculty development awards

    MS: alumni 25%, specially-abled 25 to 50%, kinship 25%, corporate 20%, professional bodies 10%, faculty development 50%. PhD: alumni 25%, kinship 25%, faculty development 50%. Continuation CGPAs apply.

    Official

  • Conditions that apply to every scholarship

    Tuition fee only; admission fee, thesis or project work and summer registration are not covered. Minimum credit load for the CGPA is 15 credit hours (undergraduate), 9 (graduate) and 6 (doctorate). MAJU may change the terms with Academic Council approval.

    Official

Companies that recruit from here

No sourced recruiter links yet. A career fair list, a campus drive announcement or an internship partner page is what puts a company here.

Add to the Muhammad Ali Jinnah University page

This page is only as good as what students who have been through it are willing to share. Universities publish the rules, but not how the test felt, where merit closed or how long the wait for a list was. One account from someone who applied is worth more than anything I can find online.

What are you adding?

This decides how the claim is labelled on the page. Only someone representing the university can produce an “official” label, and I check that separately.

Year and month.

Comma separated topics, not the questions themselves.

Dates, the test format, where merit closed and how long each step took are the parts nobody else publishes.

Credit

Anonymous is the default. If you keep it anonymous, nothing identifying you reaches the page: it is published as a student account and your name stays with me. Never send test papers, leaked questions or anyone else’s personal details.

How to actually get in

  • Apply early. MAJU says seats are limited and more test dates are added only if seats remain.
  • Know your intake. BS Software Engineering is offered in the Spring semester only; the other BS programmes take students in Fall and Spring.
  • Prepare for the test. It is an essay plus 100 MCQs on verbal and quantitative reasoning. Sample papers for undergraduate and graduate programmes are on the sample papers page.
  • Merit is test-heavy. For BS and MS, the test is 50%, previous academic record 30% and the interview 20%.
  • Check scholarships before you pay. Intermediate results of 70% and above earn a tuition waiver at admission.
  • Questions? admissions@jinnah.edu, 0348-1116258 or 0341-0003339.

About Muhammad Ali Jinnah University

Muhammad Ali Jinnah University (MAJU) is a private university in PECHS, Karachi, chartered by the Government of Sindh (charter 1998) and recognised by the Higher Education Commission. The HEC listing shows it as established on 18 May 2000. Its charter is for a comprehensive institution, authorised to award degrees at all levels from Associate to Doctorate in all disciplines, and its FAQ states that all degree programmes are recognised by HEC.

Computing is taught in the Faculty of Computing, Department of Computer Science. At bachelors level it offers BS Computer Science, BS Software Engineering, BS Artificial Intelligence and BS Cyber Security. At graduate level it lists MS Computer Science, MS Software Engineering, MS Data Science and a PhD in Computer Science.

All degree programmes of the Faculty of Computing are recognised by HEC and by the National Computing Education Accreditation Council (NCEAC), the HEC body that accredits computing programmes.

Admissions run twice a year, in Fall and Spring, through the online portal at admissions.jinnah.edu. The bachelors programmes ask for at least 50% in intermediate (FSc, ICS or A-Level) with Mathematics, and select through the MAJU admission test or an HEC-approved test.

Sources

Whole profile last checked 2026-10-13.

Applied to or studied at Muhammad Ali Jinnah University? Help the next student.

Dates move, tests change and fee structures are rewritten every year. If what you went through is different from this page, or something is missing, tell me and I will check it and update the page.

Add to the Muhammad Ali Jinnah University page

This page is only as good as what students who have been through it are willing to share. Universities publish the rules, but not how the test felt, where merit closed or how long the wait for a list was. One account from someone who applied is worth more than anything I can find online.

What are you adding?

This decides how the claim is labelled on the page. Only someone representing the university can produce an “official” label, and I check that separately.

Year and month.

Comma separated topics, not the questions themselves.

Dates, the test format, where merit closed and how long each step took are the parts nobody else publishes.

Credit

Anonymous is the default. If you keep it anonymous, nothing identifying you reaches the page: it is published as a student account and your name stays with me. Never send test papers, leaked questions or anyone else’s personal details.

Work with me

Stuck on something specific?

Writing only gets you so far. If you want an answer to your situation rather than the general case, book a session and we will work through it together. Sessions are free for approved Sefism members, and a few slots open each week.

Book a free sessionSee all services

Follow along

New writing, resources and project ideas land here first.