The Self Finance Scheme for admission of foreign students in professional institutions of Pakistan was transferred to HEC from Economic Affairs Division in June 2006. The scheme with limited number of seats in the disciplines of Medicine (MBBS), Dentistry (BDS), Pharmacy (Pharm-D) and B.Sc. Engineering envisages to facilitate both foreign as well as Pakistan origin dual nationality holder students, for their admission in universities/institutions of Pakistan.

Ø  to encourage and facilitate Pakistani nationals settled abroad as well as foreign nationals to seek admission in Pakistani universities/institutions. Ø  to promote the image of Pakistan in outside world. Ø  to share knowledge and expertise with friendly developing countries. Ø  to renew the contacts of expatriate Pakistanis through education of their children in Pakistan. Ø  to provide quality education to the students of developing and under developed countries in Pakistan. Ø  to earn foreign exchange for the institutions / country.

 1.                  The applicant must hold foreign nationality at the time of admission.

 2.                  The applicant must have passed Higher Secondary School or equivalent examination with the following combinations of subjects: 

a)                  For MBBS / BDS / Pharm-D: English, Physics, Chemistry and Biology. 

b)                  For BE/B.Sc. Engineering:  English, Physics, Chemistry and Mathematics

 3.                  The student desirous of admission should not have a study gap of more than two years after passing his/her HSSC or Equivalent Examinations.

 4.                  Additional Requirements for admission in MBBS/BDS under Self Finance Scheme are as under: 

i.                    The candidate have also either passed the entrance test of the concerned institution/admission board or passed SAT-II with minimum aggregate score of 550 marks in the subjects Biology, Chemistry and Physics/Mathematics.

ii.                  Valid TOEFL or IELTS with score of 500 or 5.5. (not applicable for those students whose medium of instruction is English at HSSC level). 

iii.                Students with dual nationality who have qualified Intermediate/equivalent from Pakistan are NOT ELIGIBLE for admission in MBBS/BDS courses.

 5.                  For admission in  NED University of Engineering & Technology, Karachi, the candidate have also either passed the entrance test of the NED University  or passed SAT-I and SAT-II in Mathematics, Physics & Chemistry examinations with minimum of 800 and 1500 marks, respectively.  

  1.                  4 sets of application forms typed or printed shall be submitted and each form must be accompanied by attested copies of the following documents:

a)                  Certificates / Marks Sheet of HSSC / equivalent examination.

b)                  Equivalence Certificate from Inter Board Committee of Chairmen (IBCC) Islamabad.

c)                  Recent Photographs (should be pasted at each form).

d)                 Copy of foreign Passport of the applicant.

e)                  Proof of Pakistani Origin i.e. Pakistani Passport / Computerised National Identity Card / Registration Form etc. (if applicable).

f)                   NOC issued by the home country for studying in Pakistan (not applicable to applicants from Pak origin).

g)                  Result of SAT-II or entry test.

2.                  Selection of the students against the seats allocated to foreign students of Pakistani origin will be made purely on merit to be determined by Higher Education Commission Islamabad on the basis of marks obtained by the students in Higher Secondary or equivalent examination as determined by IBCC. However, final selection will be made by the institutions concerned after examining the original documents.

3.                  Foreign students admitted under this Scheme will pay the tuition fee and other dues directly to the institution concerned at the rate prescribed by the institution without any relaxation.

4.                  The documents received on fax will be considered only if its original copies are received subsequently within due date.

5.                  Application will not be entertained due to any of the following reasons:

a.       If the application is incomplete or not properly filled in.

b.      Received without attested copies of the requisite documents.

c.       Not received on prescribed application form.

d.      Received after closing date i.e. 20^th August, 2010.

6.                  Migration from one University / College to any other University / College will not be allowed without consent of institutions concerned and approval of the Higher Education Commission.

7.                  Applicants will not be allowed after admission to change their discipline and to claim exemption of tuition fee and other dues.

8.                  Students who do not fulfil the requisite criteria need not apply. Ineligible students even if admitted are liable to expulsion at any stage and the Higher Education Commission does not accept any liability whatsoever in this regard.

9.                  In case of any dispute, the applicant can sue or be sued only in the courts of law situated in the territorial jurisdiction of Rawalpindi, Islamabad.

10.              The above rules shall be applicable to all foreign students admitted under Self Finance Scheme.

Foreign nationals are required to send their applications on the prescribed form to Assistant Director (Academics), Academics Division, Higher Education Commission, Sector H-9, Islamabad, Phone No.051-90402119 through the Embassy of Pakistan in their respective countries or through Embassy of their own country in Pakistan.Applicants of Pakistani Origin may submit their applications directly on the above mentioned address or through Embassy of Pakistan in their respective country or respective Embassy in Islamabad.

Application Form

  Fee Rates

ADMISSION OF FOREIGN STUDENTS IN MBBS, BDS,  PHARM-D ANDBE/B.Sc. ENGINEERING UNDER SELF-FINANCE SCHEME IN PROFESSIONAL INSTITUTIONS OF PAKISTAN.

BACHELOR OF MEDICINE AND BACHELOR OF SURGERY (MBBS) 

S #	Name of College/University	Number of seats available	Rate of tuition fee per annum per student	Tentative schedule of admission
1.	King Edward Medical College, Lahore	04	$10,000	Dec / Jan
2.	Allama Iqbal Medical College, Lahore	04	$10,000	Dec / Jan
3.	Fatima Jinnah Medical College, Lahore	04	$10,000	Dec / Jan
4.	Rawalpindi Medical College, Rawalpindi	04	$7,000	Dec / Jan
5.	Punjab Medical College, Faisalabad	04	$7,000	Dec / Jan
6.	Nishter Medical College, Multan	04	$7,000	Dec / Jan
7.	Quaid-i-Azam Medical College, B/Pur	04	$5,000	Dec / Jan
8.	Sheikh Zayed Medical College, Rahim Yar Khan	02	$5,000	Dec / Jan
9.	Services Institute of Medical Sciences, Lahore.	02	$10,000	Dec / Jan
10.	Sargodha Medical College, Sargodha	20	$ 8000	Dec / Jan
11.	Nawaz Sharif Medical College, Gujrat	10	$ 8000	Dec / Jan
12.	Dow Medical College, Karachi	16	$12,000	Sep
13.	Liaquat University of Medical & Health Sciences, Jamshoro	08	$10,000	Oct / Nov
14.	Chandka Medical College, Larkana	08	$7,000	Nov / Dec
15.	Nawabshah Medical College for Girls, Nawabshah	08	$7,000	Nov / Dec
16.	Ayub Medical College, Abbottabad	08	$6,000	Nov / Dec
17.	Khyber Medical College, Peshawar	09	$6,000	Nov / Dec
18.	Khyber Girls Medical College, Peshawar	13	$6,000	Nov / Dec
19.	Saidu Medical College, Swat	03	$6,000	Nov / Dec
20.	Gomal Medical College, D.I. Khan	02	$6,000	Nov / Dec
	Total:	137

BACHELOR OF DENTAL SURGERY (BDS) 

S #	Name of College/University	Number of seats available	Rate of tuition fee per annum per student	Tentative schedule of admission
1.	De Montemorency College of Dentistry, Lahore	02	$10,000	Dec / Jan
2.	Nishter Medical College, Multan	02	$10,000	Dec / Jan
3.	Liaquat Medical College, Jamshoro	10	$10,000	Oct / Nov
4.	Khyber College of Dentistry, Peshawar	05	$6,000	Nov / Dec
5.	Ayub Medical College, Abbottabad	03	$6,000	Nov / Dec
	Total:	22

B.E / B.Sc. ENGINEERING 

S #	Name of College/University	Number of seats available	Rate of tuition fee per annum per student	Tentative schedule of admission
1.	NWFP University of Engg. & Tech., Peshawar	Civil Engg.  =04 Elect. Engg. =03 Mech. Engg =03 Total  =10	US $10,000/- (one time payment only) Regular Fee	Sep / Nov
2.	Dawood College of Engineering and Technology, Karachi	Electronic =12 Chem.       =04 Industrial  =01 Metallurgy=01 Architecture =02 Total =20	Rs.300,000/- (one time payment only) Regular Fee	Sep / Oct
3.	NED University of Engg. & Tech., Karachi	06	$9,000/- (one time payment only) Regular Fee	Oct / Nov
4.	Mehran University of Engg. & Tech., Jamshoro	05 (Open seats offered in all disciplines)	$7,000/- (one time payment only) Regular Fee	March / April
5.	Quaid-e-Awam University of Engineering & Technology, Nawabshah	137 (105 seats in Main Campus and 32 in Larkana Campus)	US $.7,000/- (for four year) Regular Fee	January, 2011
6.	University of Engineering & Technology, Lahore	50 (Maximum 10 in each discipline)	US $7,000/- (one time payment only) Regular Fee	Sep / Oct
7.	Bahauddin Zakariya University, Multan	Electrical=01 Civil=01 Mechanical=01 Computer =01 Building & Architectural Engg.=01 Total=05	US $ 7,000/- Per annum
8.	University of the Punjab, Lahore	Chemical=01 Metallurgy & Materials =01 Electrical=01 Industrial Engg. & Management=01 Total  = 05	US $ 7,000/- (one time) Plus university dues decided by the University	Nov / Dec
	Total:	238

PHARM-D 

S #	Name of College/University	Number of seats available	Rate of tuition fee per annum per student	Tentative schedule of admission
1.	University of Punjab, Lahore	12	US$ 1,000/- with normal University dues	Sep / Oct
2.	Bahaudddin Zakriya University, Multan	12	Rs.60,500/-	Sep / Oct
3.	University of Sindh, Jamshoro	25 (10 Adl. Seats in evening prog.)	Rs.50,220/- Or equal amount US$	Dec / Jan
4.	University of Karachi, Karachi	20	Rs.150,000/-	Oct / Nov
5.	Gomal University, D.I. Khan	05 (Open seats offered in all disciplines)	Rs.63,000/- per annum	Sep / Oct
6.	University of Balochistan, Quetta	05	Rs.50,000/-	March / April
7.	University of Peshawar, Peshawar	05	Rs.45,000/-	Sep / Oct
8.	University of Sargodha, Sargodha	24	US 2000/- per semester	Nov / Dec
	Total:	108