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Comprehensive universityPublic university, chartered by Government of Punjab

University of the Punjab(PU (PUCIT / FCIT))

Pakistan's oldest university, established in Lahore in 1882. Computing is taught by the Faculty of Computing and Information Technology (FCIT, still widely called PUCIT), with BS, MPhil/MS and PhD programmes in Lahore and computing departments at the Gujranwala and Jhelum campuses.

PublicHEC recognisedBachelors, Masters, PhDFounded 1882
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Campus cities

Lahore, Gujranwala, Jhelum

Degree levels

Bachelors, Masters, PhD

Computing programmes

11

Entry tests

PU Admission Test, FCIT departmental entrance test (MPhil/MS/PhD)

When admissions open

IntakeApplicationsTestClassesSource
Fall, bachelorsread from Fall 2026July to AugustJuneSeptemberOfficial · FCIT BS admission criteria, academic year 2026-27 +3
Fall, mastersread from Fall 2026JulyJulySeptemberOfficial · PU admission notice for MS/MPhil and PhD, Fall 2026
Fall, phdread from Fall 2026JulyJulySeptemberOfficial · PU admission notice for MS/MPhil and PhD, Fall 2026
  • Fall bachelors: 2026-27: PU Admission Test on 14 June 2026 (tentative), taken before applying. Online registration for undergraduate programmes 2 July to 4 August 2026. FCIT published merit lists for Fall 2026 in August. Classes month is from the university's graduate notice (1 September 2026) and may differ for BS.
  • Fall masters: MS/MPhil and PhD, Fall 2026: apply online by 13 July 2026, departmental written tests in July, results 30 July, interviews 3 to 10 August, merit list 17 August, classes from 1 September 2026.
  • Fall phd: Same schedule as MS/MPhil: deadline 13 July 2026, results 30 July, interviews 3 to 10 August, classes 1 September 2026.

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

    Register for and take the PU Admission Test

    Official · FCIT BS admission criteria, academic year 2026-27
    Entry testBachelors (BS)

    Mandatory for every FCIT BS programme. Register at admissiontest.pu.edu.pk, pay PKR 2,500 by challan (HBL, UBL or 1Bill) and upload proof of payment. Last year's result is not valid. Choose the test category that matches your intermediate stream.

  2. 2

    Apply online to each programme

    Official · PU admission notice for undergraduate programmes 2026-27 +1
    Online applicationBachelors (BS)

    Apply on the PU admissions portal once programmes are advertised (2 July to 4 August in 2026). Apply to each BS programme and session separately: there is no preference system between programmes.

  3. 3

    Check the merit lists

    Official · FCIT merit lists Fall 2026
    Merit listBachelors (BS)

    FCIT publishes successive merit lists per programme, campus and session (morning and self support). In Fall 2026 it reached a fifth morning list.

  4. 4

    Submit original documents

    Official · FCIT BS admission criteria, academic year 2026-27
    Document verificationBachelors (BS)

    Bring Matric and Intermediate originals, an undertaking on Rs 50 stamp paper attested by a magistrate, an NOC if your board is outside Lahore, Rawalpindi, Sargodha, Faisalabad, Gujranwala or Federal, a medical certificate, 4 blue-background photos and the signed admission form. The fee challan is issued after documents are submitted.

  5. 5

    Graduate written test and interview

    Official · PU admission notice for MS/MPhil and PhD, Fall 2026 +1
    InterviewMasters (MS or MPhil)

    MS/MPhil and PhD admission is based on a departmental written test and an interview. For Fall 2026 interviews ran 3 to 10 August.

Entry tests they consider

  • PU Admission Test

    University's own testOfficial · FCIT BS admission criteria, academic year 2026-27 +1

    For bachelors

    Seven categories by intermediate stream. Held in major cities; breakup and marks distribution at admissiontest.pu.edu.pk. Fee PKR 2,500.

    Worth 25% of merit for non-engineering programmes including all FCIT BS degrees. FCIT suggests PU-CSP for ICS with Physics, PU-CSS for ICS with Statistics, PU-E for Pre-Engineering, PU-M for Pre-Medical, and PU-GS for General Science.

    About this test

  • FCIT departmental entrance test (MPhil/MS/PhD)

    University's own testOfficial · FCIT MPhil/MS/PhD admission criteria

    For masters, phd

    Pass mark 50% for MPhil/MS and 70% for PhD in CS, Data Science and AI.

    English verbal reasoningAnalytical reasoningQuantitative reasoningDiscrete structuresProgrammingData structuresAlgorithms

How merit is worked out

Bachelors (BS)

Who can apply

  • Bachelors (BS)

    Official · FCIT BS admission criteria, academic year 2026-27

    BS CS and its SE, IT and AI specialisations: HSSC, A-Levels or IBCC equivalent (12 years) with at least 50% and having studied Mathematics. Students without intermediate Mathematics must pass 6 credits of maths deficiency courses in the first year.

  • Bachelors (BS)

    Official · FCIT BS admission criteria, academic year 2026-27

    BS Data Science: at least 50% in ICS, FSc Pre-Engineering, Intermediate with Mathematics and Physics, Computer Science or Statistics, or FSc Pre-Medical (with or without additional Maths); or at least 60% in a relevant DAE; A-Levels with IBCC equivalence at 50%.

  • Masters (MS or MPhil)

    Official · FCIT MPhil/MS/PhD admission criteria +1

    MPhil CS / MPhil AI: 16 years of education with a BS in CS, SE, AI, DS, Cyber Security, IT, Computer Engineering, related computing fields, BBIT (IT) or MSc CS/IT from an HEC recognised university, no third division, and 50% in the departmental test and interview.

  • PhD

    Official · FCIT MPhil/MS/PhD admission criteria

    18 years of education with an MS/MPhil in a computing discipline and CGPA of at least 3.0/4.0, and 70% in the FCIT departmental entrance test.

The PU Admission Test is mandatory for every FCIT BS programme. Seats are split into morning (regular) and self support sessions with separate merit lists and fees. The last closing merit FCIT published on its graduate criteria page was 54.36 for MPhil CS and 60.07 for MS Data Science (morning).

Computing programmes and course outlines

FCIT's BS Computer Science, Software Engineering, Information Technology and Data Science curricula were approved in 2024 in the light of the HEC Undergraduate Policy 2023, for batches from Fall 2023 onward at FCIT Lahore and the Gujranwala, Jhelum and Pothohar campuses. Each is 134 credit hours: 46 credits of computing core common to all four degrees, 18 credits of domain core, 21 of domain electives, 12 of maths and supporting courses, 30 of general education, 3 of a supporting elective and 4 of Quran translation. Students from a Pre-Medical background take two non-credit mathematics deficiency courses.

Bachelors (BS)

BS Computer ScienceOfficial · FCIT BS Computer Science curriculum (HEC UG Policy 2023, approved 2024) +3
4 years134 credit hoursLahore, Gujranwala, JhelumNCEAC accredited19 core courses listed

Offered at the Old Campus (morning and self support) and New Campus (morning). NCEAC's record for University of the Punjab, Lahore lists BS CS batches accredited up to Fall 2022 (approved June 2025, up to three sections of 50 a year). FCIT's own accreditation page cites an X category.

Core courses

  • Programming Fundamentals
  • Object Oriented Programming
  • Database Systems
  • Digital Logic Design
  • Data Structures
  • Information Security
  • Artificial Intelligence
  • Computer Networks
  • Software Engineering
  • Computer Organization and Assembly Language
  • Operating Systems
  • Analysis of Algorithms
  • Final Year Project I and II
  • Advanced Database Management Systems
  • Theory of Automata and Formal Languages
  • Human Computer Interaction
  • Computer Architecture
  • Parallel & Distributed Computing
  • Compiler Construction
Full scheme of studies
BS Computer Science (Specialization in Software Engineering)Official · FCIT BS Software Engineering curriculum (2024) +2
4 years134 credit hoursLahoreNCEAC accredited6 core courses listed

Run by the Department of Software Engineering. The 2026-27 admission notice names it as a BS Computer Science specialisation; the curriculum document is titled BS Software Engineering. Core courses listed are the SE domain core; the 46-credit computing core is the same as BS CS. NCEAC lists BS SE batches accredited up to Fall 2022.

Core courses

  • Software Requirement Engineering
  • Software Design & Architecture
  • Parallel and Distributed Computing
  • Software Construction & Development
  • Software Quality Engineering
  • Software Project Management
Full scheme of studies
BS Computer Science (Specialization in Information Technology)Official · FCIT BS Information Technology curriculum (2024) +3
4 years134 credit hoursLahore, GujranwalaNCEAC accredited6 core courses listed

Run by the Department of Information Technology; offered as self support at the Old Campus in 2026. Gujranwala Campus offers BS Information Technology. Core courses listed are the IT domain core. NCEAC lists BS IT batches accredited up to Fall 2022.

Core courses

  • Web Technologies
  • Parallel & Distributed Computing
  • System and Network Administration
  • Database Administration and Management
  • Cyber Security
  • Information Technology Infrastructure
Full scheme of studies
BS Computer Science (Specialization in Artificial Intelligence)Official · FCIT BS admission criteria, academic year 2026-27 +2
4 yearsLahore

Run by the Department of Information Technology, morning at the Old and New Campus in 2026. NCEAC recorded a zero visit for a BS Artificial Intelligence programme in September 2025 and did not approve it in January 2026 because of a faculty shortfall. No separate curriculum document was found.

BS Data ScienceOfficial · FCIT BS Data Science curriculum (2024) +2
4 years134 credit hoursLahoreNCEAC accredited6 core courses listed

New Campus, morning and self support. Core courses listed are the data science domain core. NCEAC lists Fall 2021 to Fall 2023 batches accredited (June 2025, one section of 50 a year).

Core courses

  • Introduction to Data Science
  • Advanced Statistics
  • Data Mining and Machine Learning
  • Data Visualization
  • Data Warehousing and Business Intelligence
  • Parallel and Distributed Computing
Full scheme of studies

Masters (MS or MPhil)

M.Phil Computer ScienceOfficial · FCIT MPhil/MS/PhD admission criteria
Lahore

Old Campus. Entrance test MCQs cover English verbal, analytical and quantitative reasoning, discrete structures, programming, data structures and algorithms (50% to pass).

MS Data ScienceOfficial · FCIT MPhil/MS/PhD admission criteria
Lahore

New Campus, regular and self supporting. Graduates from IT, SE, CE, EE, Statistics, Mathematics, Bioinformatics or BBIT take deficiency courses in programming, data structures or algorithms, and databases.

M.Phil Artificial IntelligenceOfficial · FCIT MPhil/MS/PhD admission criteria
Lahore

Run by the Department of Information Technology.

Campuses

  • FCIT (PUCIT) Old Campus, Lahore

    Main campus

    Lahore

    Allama Iqbal (Old) Campus. For Fall 2026, FCIT admitted to BS CS morning and self support, BS CS with Software Engineering specialisation, BS CS with IT specialisation (self support) and BS CS with AI specialisation here. MPhil and PhD Computer Science are listed at the Old Campus.

    Official · FCIT BS admission criteria, academic year 2026-27 +2

  • FCIT (PUCIT) New Campus, Lahore

    Lahore

    Quaid-e-Azam (New) Campus. Land was acquired in 2009 and the IT Center building became functional in 2014. For Fall 2026 it offered BS CS, BS CS with Software Engineering or AI specialisation, BS Data Science and MS Data Science.

    Official · FCIT history page +2

  • Gujranwala Campus, Department of Information Technology

    Gujranwala

    The department describes itself as an offshoot of PUCIT and offers BS Information Technology and BS Computer Science (morning). A PU programme page lists 45 merit and 8 reserved seats for BS CS, with 70% academic record and 30% entry test in its merit formula; the cycle is not stated.

    Official · PU programme page: BS Computer Science, Department of IT, Gujranwala Campus +2

  • Jhelum Campus, Department of Computer Science

    Jhelum

    Offers BS Computer Science (Hons), 4 years, in morning, replica and self-supporting sessions. Follows the FCIT curriculum approved for the Jhelum campus.

    Official · PU Department of Computer Science (Jhelum Campus) +1

What it costs

ProgrammeFeeSource
BS programmes, morning (regular)BachelorsPKR 75k to 81k/semesteras of 2026The 2026-27 admission criteria page lists morning tuition of PKR 75,000 per semester; FCIT's fee page shows 81K+ per semester. Check the challan.Official · FCIT BS admission criteria, academic year 2026-27 +1
BS programmes, self supportBachelorsPKR 125k to 143k/semesteras of 2026The 2026-27 admission criteria page lists self support tuition of PKR 125,000 per semester; FCIT's fee page shows 143K+ per semester.Official · FCIT BS admission criteria, academic year 2026-27 +1
M.Phil regularMastersPKR 56k to 77k/semesteras of 2024Fall 2024 schedule: 68,405 first semester, 55,965 second, 76,560 third and fourth. Self support MPhil 94,340 to 106,780.Official · FCIT fee structure and available scholarships

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

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At the career fair· Listed as an employer at the university's own career or job fair.

Industry partner· Has a formal tie with the university: a lab, an MoU, an advisory board seat.

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Add to the University of the Punjab 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

  • Take the PU Admission Test in June: it is mandatory for every FCIT BS programme and is only valid for that year's admissions.
  • Pick the test category that matches your intermediate subjects (PU-CSP for ICS with Physics, PU-E for Pre-Engineering, PU-M for Pre-Medical).
  • Merit uses Matric and Inter Part-I marks for 75% and the test for 25%, so a strong Part-I result matters.
  • Apply separately to each programme, campus and session you want. There is no preference order, and morning and self support have separate merit lists.
  • Pre-Medical students can apply for BS CS and its specialisations but must clear 6 credits of maths deficiency courses in the first year.
  • Start the board NOC early if your intermediate board is outside Lahore, Rawalpindi, Sargodha, Faisalabad, Gujranwala or Federal.

About University of the Punjab

The University of the Punjab was established in Lahore in 1882 and describes itself as the largest and oldest seat of higher learning in Pakistan. It is a public university with an Allama Iqbal (Old) Campus and a Quaid-e-Azam (New) Campus in Lahore, plus sub-campuses in other cities.

Computing at PU began in 1988 with a Center for Computer Science. It became the Department of Computer Science in 1991 and, on 11 November 2000, a constituent college named Punjab University College of Information Technology (PUCIT). A 4-year BSc (Honours) in Computer Science started in January 2001 with 180 students, BS Information Technology followed in 2003, MS/MPhil CS in 2006 and BS Software Engineering in 2007. PUCIT also set up its own software house, Agile Technologies.

In January 2021 the Faculty of Computing and Information Technology (FCIT) was created with four departments: Computer Science, Software Engineering, Information Technology and Data Science. FCIT teaches at both the Old Campus and the New Campus, where the IT Center building opened in 2014.

From Fall 2023, FCIT's BS curricula follow the HEC Undergraduate Policy 2023 and apply across the Lahore, Gujranwala, Jhelum and Pothohar campuses. The Gujranwala Campus has a Department of Information Technology described as an offshoot of PUCIT, and the Jhelum Campus has a Department of Computer Science.

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Whole profile last checked 2026-09-17.

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Add to the University of the Punjab 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.

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