International Students
CU welcomes international applicants for admission to its various degree programs.
For this purpose special seats have been reserved for foreign students in each discipline
at Islamabad campus . Currently, foreign students from countries like Syria, Iran,
ASEAN countries, Afghanistan, Indian part of Kashmir etc are enrolled in different
degree programs of CU. Concrete efforts are also being made by CU to attract foreign
students for admission in CU for different undergraduate and graduate programs e.g.
Middle East and Gulf regions. So to support such efforts, CU participates at various
International Education Expos.
Since the medium of instruction at CU is English, intending foreign students must
show sound knowledge of written as well as spoken English. The academic credentials
of foreign students will be examined by the Admission Office to ascertain if they
meet University entrance requirements for the selected degree program. If so, provisional
admission will be offered subject to clearance from the Ministry of Education, Government
of Pakistan. International students can arrange for clearance either through their
Embassy in Pakistan or with the help of the admission Office at CU.
Applicants may find that their qualifications are not necessarily recognizable by
CU because of differences in educational systems of different countries. Therefore,
in addition to transcripts of their latest academic qualifications, they must also
submit an equivalence certificate obtained from the inter Board Committee of Chairman
(IBCC) while applying for admission. The office of the IBCC is located in the building
of Federal Board of Intermediate and secondary Education, Sector H-8/4, Islamabad,
Tel: 051-9235017.
The foreign students after getting admission in CU need to follow guidelines as
provided by HEC for issuance /renewal of visa for admission in different academic
programs as well. The details of such procedures can be obtained from the HEC website.