SU campus at Jamshoro took on a festive look as around 23,000 candidates of which around 5000 were girls and the rest boys dotted in throngs and long beelines the entire width and breadth of the varsity to appear in pre-entrance test for admission to as many as 61 academic disciplines under the bachelor degree programmes 2020 morning and evening streams.
In parallel, another sizeable number of candidates appeared in test at the Varsity's respective additional campuses at Badin, Mirpurkhas, Dadu, Thatta, Larkana and Naushahro Feroze. The test was conducted in all respects by Sindh University Testing Centre (SUTC). As per available details, a total of 23898 aspirants appeared in the test.
As per breakup, 16456 male and 4901 female candidates coming up to a total of 21357 candidates took Bachelor Test at the main campus of the Varsity at Jamshoro. However, the number of candidates regarding additional campuses remained as detailed ahead: Laar Campus Badin - 198 (Male: 132, Female: 66) candidates, Mohtarma Benazir Bhutto Shaheed Campus Dadu - 442 (Male: 301, Female: 141) candidates, Thatta - 90 (Male: 69, Female: 21) candidates, Mirpurkhas - 394 (Male: 276, Female: 118) candidates, Larkana - 323 (Male: 238, Female: 85) candidates and Syed Allahndo Shah Campus Naushahro Feroze - 153 (Male: 104, Female: 49) candidates. Approximately 22957 (Male: 17576, Female: 5381) candidates appeared in the test. This year, pre-entrance test for admission to BS engineering in four streams was also conducted separately, albeit on the same day after the end of general test. This was consequent upon approval of Pakistan Engineering Council (PEC).
Prof Dr Fateh Muhammad Burfat, Vice-Chancellor, University of Sindh, in a media brief exclusively arranged on the occasion at varsity's Institute of Art and Design, extended warm welcome to all candidates and their parents to the test.
Thereafter, Dr Burfat said that University of Sindh was setting a world record as around 23,000 candidates had turned up for the test. "This is, as I understand and know, the highest number any public sector university across the world would be attracting for admissions", Dr Burfat observed.
SU Vice Chancellor thanked Commissioner Hyderabad Muhammad Abbas Baloch, Deputy Inspector General of Police Hyderabad Naeem Ahmed Shaikh, Senior Superintendent of Police Jamshoro Amjad Ahmed Shaikh, Pakistan Rangers for their help and cooperation. Later, Dr Burfat, accompanied DIG Hyderabad, SSP Jamshoro, Registrar, Director Admissions, Deans, Syndicate Members and other teachers and officers visited the examination centers and expressed satisfaction over arrangements of the test.
Fool-proof security, walk through gates, seating, guidance, test-execution, stationery, water, logistic, medical and other candidate-assistance arrangements were ensured by the university administration on this occasion.
Copyright Business Recorder, 2019
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