In the 2025-26 academic session, only 28% of candidates with GPA-5 in both SSC and HSC passed the admission tests across three units of the university. This means that around 72% of such students failed to secure even the minimum qualifying marks.

Data from the university’s Central Admission Office show that this trend has continued over the past three years.

According to the data, a total of 46,861 candidates with dual GPA-5 sat for the admission tests this year across the Science, Business Studies, and Arts, Law and Social Sciences units.

Of them, 12,913 passed, while 72.44% failed to meet the minimum requirement.

In the 2024-25 academic session, 98,159 candidates with GPA-5 in both SSC and HSC took part in the admission tests. Among them, 16,538 passed, indicating a pass rate of about 16%. In the 2023-24 session, the pass rate among such candidates was around 30%.

The university’s admission system is based on a total of 100 marks, including 60 marks for Multiple Choice Questions (MCQ) and 40 marks for the written section. Candidates must secure at least 24 marks in the MCQ section to qualify.

Only those who pass this stage have their written scripts evaluated, based on the number of available seats. Separate pass marks apply depending on the unit and subject