Notwithstanding anything applicant for reserve seats will have to meet the minimum criteria

1. 1. Two seats in each program offered are added for each category (i) & (ii) mentioned below. Admission on these seats shall be made on the basis of inter-se merit and unfilled seats will remain vacant.
      1. Children/self/spouse/real brothers & sisters of the Islamia University teachers (In the same order of preference).
      2. Children/self/spouse/real brothers & sisters of the Islamia University employees(In the same order of preference).

Following order of preference will be observed:

1. 1. 1. 1. Teachers/Employees (serving or retired)having regular service in the University not less than five years.
         2. Teachers/Employees (regular/contract) having less than five years service.
   2. Two seats are reserved in each teaching department for children of Martyrs of the Defense forces & Army personnel (in the absence of applicants for this category, children of the serving or retired personnel of the Armed Forces) to be nominated by GHQ Adjutant Branch.
   3. One seat in each department is reserved for the candidate having domicile of Baluchistan.
   4. Two seats are reserved in each teaching department for students from Azad Jammu &Kashmir (AJ&K).
   5. Four (04) seats are reserved in each department and consequent colleges offering Bachelor degree programs (morning) except faculties governed by the professional councils (Faculty of Engineering, Faculty of Medicine and Allied Health Sciences, Faculty of Law and Faculty of Veterinary and Animal Sciences) where two (02) seats are reserved in each department offering Bachelor degree programs (morning).
   6. 2% of the total number of seats (maximum two seats) in each department is reserved for special persons having certificate of disability issued from District Social Welfare Board.
   7. Two seats are reserved for employees of Government and Semi Government Departments/Organizations in Master programs of Department of Physics, Chemistry, Statistics and Geography. Admission shall be made on inter-se merit.
   8. Four seats are reserved in the department of Physical Education and Sports Sciences for in service School Teachers/Employees of Government and Semi Government Departments/Organizations who have sufficient sports background.
   1. Maximum 1% or minimum one seat is reserved per program for admissionon sports basis in all teaching departments. Admission shall be granted on merit to be determined by the Committee constituted by the Vice Chancellor.
   10. Three seats are reserved in the Department of Pharmacy* for personnel of Pharmaceutical industries.
   11. Three seats are reserved in the Department of Pharmacy for the son/daughter of Pharmacists*.

* The candidates admitted on merit seats at j&k will have to donate Research Equipment(s) of the value to be determined by the department and approved by the competent authority.

1. 50. For foreign candidates/Children of Pakistani's settled abroad. The eligibility and number of seats for such applicants shall be determined by the

1. 1000. , subject to the procedure laid down by the HEC/Government Agencies.
   14. One seat is reserved for Afghanistan Nationals in each of the following morning programs to be nominated by HEC under scheme, “Award of 2000 scholarships for Afghan nationals” : MSc Economics, Applied Psychology, Physical Education& Sports Sciences,Chemistry,Geography,Mathematics,Physics,Statistics; MA English Language &Literature,InternationalRelations,MediaStudies,PoliticalScience,Education,SocialWork,Arabic, History,Pakistan Studies, Islamic Studies; Masters in Library & Information Science, LLB, MCom, MCS, MBA (if offered) /BBS, Pharm-D, BEMS, BHMS, BSc Electrical Engineering & DVM.
   15. Five seats are reserved in morning & evening program each for lawyers’ sons and daughters in the department of Law.
   16. One Seat in each program is reserved for the candidate of Cholistan in the University College of Engineering &Technology(UCE&T)subject to fulfillment of all general requirements of UCE&Talong with provision of Permanent Residence Certificate (PRC), duly verified from department of Revenue and father’s National ID card.
   17. One seat in each department is reserved for the candidate having domicile of Gilgit-Baltistan.
   18. (i) Reserving overall 2% seats for religious minorities on the basis of total number of seats prescribed during the particular academic session and (ii) separate merit lists for minority candidates under the Punjab Minorities Empowerment Package.