Admission Schedule Fall 2027

Admission Schedule Fall 2027

Level	Undergraduate	Graduate			Undergraduate	Graduate / Postgraduate	Undergraduate	Graduate / Postgraduate
Round-1
Stages	School of Business Studies				School of Mathematics and Computer Science		School of Economics and Social Sciences
Rounds	Round-1	Round-1	Round-1		Round-1	Round-1	Round-1	Round-1
Programs	BBA, BSACF & BSBA (Business Analytics)	MS (Management / Finance / Marketing / Islamic Banking & Finance) & PhD Business Studies	MBA	Executive MBA (EMBA)	BS (CS / Math)	MS (Mathematics) & PhD (Mathematics)	BSECO, BSEM, BSEDS & BSSS	MS (General Psychology, Development Studies, Journalism) and PhD (Economics)
Online Forms Availability	Thursday, October 01, 2026	Thursday, October 01, 2026	Thursday, October 01, 2026	Thursday, October 01, 2026	Thursday, October 01, 2026	Thursday, October 01, 2026	Thursday, October 01, 2026	Thursday, October 01, 2026
Form Submission Deadline	Wednesday, December 09, 2026	Wednesday, December 09, 2026	Wednesday, December 09, 2026	Wednesday, December 09, 2026	Wednesday, December 09, 2026	Wednesday, December 09, 2026	Wednesday, December 09, 2026	Wednesday, December 09, 2026
Issuance of Admit Cards	December 14 - 16, 2026	December 14 - 16, 2026	December 14 - 16, 2026	December 14 - 16, 2026	December 14 - 16, 2026	December 14 - 16, 2026	December 14 - 16, 2026	December 14 - 16, 2026
Aptitude Test Date	Sunday, December 20, 2026	Sunday, December 20, 2026	Sunday, December 20, 2026	Sunday, December 20, 2026	Sunday, December 20, 2026	Sunday, December 20, 2026	Sunday, December 20, 2026	Sunday, December 20, 2026
Announcement of Aptitude Test Result	Wednesday, December 30, 2026	Tuesday, December 29, 2026	Tuesday, December 29, 2026	Tuesday, December 29, 2026	Wednesday, December 30, 2026	Tuesday, December 29, 2026	Wednesday, December 30, 2026	Tuesday, December 29, 2026
Interviews*	January 01 - 08, 2027	January 09 - 12, 2027	Saturday, January 09, 2027	Sunday, January 10, 2027	January 01 - 02, 2027**	January 01 - 02, 2027	Not Applicable	January 01 - 08, 2027
Announcement of Final Result	Tuesday, January 12, 2027	Thursday, January 14, 2027	Wednesday, January 13, 2027	Wednesday, January 13, 2027	Friday, January 08, 2027	Friday, January 08, 2027	Not Applicable	Tuesday, January 12, 2027
Admission Package (Including fee challan, and offer letter)	Friday, February 12, 2027
Summer Semester for MS Economics Program (mandatory) / Business Orientation Program for MBA Program (mandatory) / Academic Immersion Module for EMBA (mandatory) / Foundation Program for MS Data Science.	July - August, 2027
Orientation Gala 2027	August 21 & 22, 2027 (Only for Undergraduate, MBA & MS programs)
Commencement of Classes	Monday, August 23, 2027	Monday, August 23, 2027	Monday, August 23, 2027	Saturday, August 28, 2027	Monday, August 23, 2027	Monday, August 23, 2027	Monday, August 23, 2027	Monday, August 23, 2027
* The interview dates mentioned are subject to change; the provided dates are only for reference purposes. ** Interviews are not applicable for the BSCS program.

Round-2
Stages	School of Business Studies				School of Mathematics and Computer Science			School of Economics and Social Sciences
Level	Undergraduate	Graduate / Postgraduate	Graduate	Graduate	Undergraduate	Graduate	Graduate / Postgraduate	Undergraduate	Graduate / Postgraduate
Rounds	Round-2	Round-2	Round-2	Round-2	Round-2	Round-2	Round-2	Round-2	Round-2
Programs	BBA, BSACF & BSBA (Business Analytics)	MS (Management / Finance / Marketing / Islamic Banking & Finance) & PhD Business Studies	MBA	Executive MBA (EMBA)	BS (CS / Math)	MS (Computer Science, Data Science, Artificial Intelligence)	MS (Mathematics) & PhD (Computer Science, Mathematics)	BSECO, BSEM, BSEDS & BSSS	MS [Economics (Eco-Stream), General Psychology, Development Studies, Journalism] & PhD (Economics)
Online Forms Availability	Friday, January 01, 2027	Friday, January 01, 2027	Friday, January 01, 2027	Friday, January 01, 2027	Friday, January 01, 2027	Friday, January 01, 2027	Friday, January 01, 2027	Friday, January 01, 2027	Friday, January 01, 2027
Form Submission Deadline	Monday, March 08, 2027	Monday, March 08, 2027	Monday, March 08, 2027	Monday, March 08, 2027	Monday, March 08, 2027	Monday, March 08, 2027	Monday, March 08, 2027	Monday, March 08, 2027	Monday, March 08, 2027
Issuance of Admit Cards	March 15 - 17, 2027	March 15 - 17, 2027	March 15 - 17, 2027	March 15 - 17, 2027	March 15 - 17, 2027	March 15 - 17, 2027	March 15 - 17, 2027	March 15 - 17, 2027	March 15 - 17, 2027
Aptitude Test Date*****	Sunday, March 21, 2027	Sunday, March 21, 2027	Sunday, March 21, 2027	Sunday, March 21, 2027	Sunday, March 21, 2027	Sunday, March 21, 2027	Sunday, March 21, 2027	Sunday, March 21, 2027	Sunday, March 21, 2027
Announcement of Result	Wednesday, March 31, 2027	Tuesday, March 30, 2027	Tuesday, March 30, 2027	Tuesday, March 30, 2027	Wednesday, March 31, 2027	Tuesday, March 30, 2027	Tuesday, March 30, 2027	Wednesday, March 31, 2027	Tuesday, March 30, 2027
Interviews*	April 02 - 09, 2027	April 10 - 13, 2027	Saturday, April 10, 2027	Sunday, April 11, 2027	April 02 - 03, 2027**	To be decided by the Department***	April 02 - 03, 2027	Not Applicable	April 02 - 09, 2027
Announcement of Final Result	Tuesday, April 13, 2027	Thursday, April 15, 2027	Wednesday, April 14, 2027	Wednesday, April 14, 2027	Wednesday, April 07, 2027	Not Applicable	Friday, April 09, 2027	Not Applicable	Tuesday, April 13, 2027
Admission Package (including fee challan, and offer letter)	Monday, May 03, 2027
Foundation / Special Summer Classes (MS CS, MS DS, MS AI) Business Orientation Program for MBA Program (mandatory) / Academic Immersion Module for EMBA (mandatory)	July - August, 2027****
Orientation Gala 2027	August 21 & 22, 2027 (Only for Undergraduate, MBA & MS programs)
Commencement of Classes	Monday, August 23, 2027	Monday, August 23, 2027	Monday, August 23, 2027	Saturday, August 28, 2027	Monday, August 23, 2027	Monday, August 23, 2027	Monday, August 23, 2027	Monday, August 23, 2027	Monday, August 23, 2027
The interview dates mentioned are subject to change; the provided dates are only for reference purposes. * Interviews are not applicable for the BSCS program. *No formal interviews will be conducted. Instead, shortlisted candidates will attend a Program Coordinator Meet-up. **Foundation/Special Summer Classes for MS (CS, DS, AI) will commence prior to the regular semester.

Round-3
Stages	School of Business Studies				School of Mathematics and Computer Science			School of Economics and Social Sciences
Level	Undergraduate	Graduate / Postgraduate	Graduate	Graduate	Undergraduate	Graduate	Graduate / Postgraduate	Undergraduate	Graduate / Postgraduate
Rounds	Round-3	Round-3	Round-3	Round-3	Round-3	Round-3	Round-3	Round-3	Round-3
Programs	BBA, BSACF & BSBA (Business Analytics)	MS (Management / Finance / Marketing / Islamic Banking & Finance) & PhD Business Studies	MBA	Executive MBA (EMBA)	BS (CS / Math)	MS (Computer Science, Data Science, Artificial Intelligence)	MS (Mathematics) & PhD (Computer Science, Mathematics)	BSECO, BSEM, BSEDS & BSSS	MS [Economics (Eco-Stream), General Psychology, Development Studies, Journalism] & PhD (Economics)
Online Forms Availability	Thursday, April 01, 2027	Thursday, April 01, 2027	Thursday, April 01, 2027	Thursday, April 01, 2027	Thursday, April 01, 2027	Thursday, April 01, 2027	Thursday, April 01, 2027	Thursday, April 01, 2027	Thursday, April 01, 2027
Form Submission Deadline	Wednesday, June 09, 2027	Wednesday, June 09, 2027	Wednesday, June 09, 2027	Wednesday, June 09, 2027	Wednesday, June 09, 2027	Wednesday, June 09, 2027	Wednesday, June 09, 2027	Wednesday, June 09, 2027	Wednesday, June 09, 2027
Issuance of Admit Cards	June 14 - 16, 2027	June 14 - 16, 2027	June 14 - 16, 2027	June 14 - 16, 2027	June 14 - 16, 2027	June 14 - 16, 2027	June 14 - 16, 2027	June 14 - 16, 2027	June 14 - 16, 2027
Aptitude Test Date*****	Sunday, June 20, 2027	Sunday, June 20, 2027	Sunday, June 20, 2027	Sunday, June 20, 2027	Sunday, June 20, 2027	Sunday, June 20, 2027	Sunday, June 20, 2027	Sunday, June 20, 2027	Sunday, June 20, 2027
Announcement of Result	Wednesday, June 30, 2027	Tuesday, June 29, 2027	Tuesday, June 29, 2027	Tuesday, June 29, 2027	Wednesday, June 30, 2027	Tuesday, June 29, 2027	Tuesday, June 29, 2027	Wednesday, June 30, 2027	Tuesday, June 29, 2027
Interviews*	July 02 - 09, 2027	July 10 - 13, 2027	Saturday, July 10, 2027	Sunday July 11, 2027	July 02 - 03, 2027**	To be decided by the Department***	July 02 - 03, 2027	Not Applicable	July 02 - 09, 2027
Announcement of Final Result	Tuesday, July 13, 2027	Thursday, July 15, 2027	Wednesday, July 14, 2027	Wednesday, July 14, 2027	Wednesday, July 07, 2027	Not Applicable	Friday, July 09, 2027	Not Applicable	Tuesday, July 13, 2027
Admission Package (including fee challan, and offer letter)	Monday, July 26, 2027
Business Orientation Program for MBA Program (mandatory) / Academic Immersion Module for EMBA (mandatory)	July - August, 2027****
Orientation Gala 2027	August 21 & 22, 2027 (Only for Undergraduate, MBA & MS programs)
Commencement of Classes	Monday, August 23, 2027	Monday, August 23, 2027	Monday, August 23, 2027	Saturday, August 28, 2027	Monday, August 23, 2027	Monday, August 23, 2027	Monday, August 23, 2027	Monday, August 23, 2027	Monday, August 23, 2027
The interview dates mentioned are subject to change; the provided dates are only for reference purposes. * Interviews are not applicable for the BSCS program. *No formal interviews will be conducted. Instead, shortlisted candidates will attend a Program Coordinator Meet-up. **BoP/AIM will commence and end prior to the regular semester.

Note: Dates are subject to change. Please refer to the official IBA Admissions website for updates.

*****Important Announcement for Undergraduate Candidates Interested in Applying for Admission in Multiple Schools/Programs at IBA Karachi
This policy applies only to Undergraduate candidates.
Candidates are allowed to apply simultaneously for all three schools (SBS, SESS & SMCS). A single common admission test will be conducted for all three schools (all programs). Candidates must pay the application fee separately for each school applied for. For example, candidates applying to two schools must pay two separate fee vouchers, while candidates applying to all three schools must pay three separate fee vouchers. Separate admit cards will be issued for each school applied for by the candidate. Aptitude Test results will be prepared and announced separately for each school. Candidates who do not apply and pay the fee for a particular school/program at the time of application shall not be considered for that school/program later, even if they meet the test cutoffs after the announcement of results. Switching to another school/program after the declaration of results will not be allowed unless the candidate has already applied and paid the required fee for that school/program. The above policy will apply to all candidates whether applying through IBA Test or SAT/ACT Result.

*****Important Announcement for Undergraduate Candidates Interested in Applying for Admission in Multiple Schools/Programs at IBA Karachi

This policy applies only to Undergraduate candidates.

Candidates are allowed to apply simultaneously for all three schools (SBS, SESS & SMCS).
A single common admission test will be conducted for all three schools (all programs).
Candidates must pay the application fee separately for each school applied for. For example, candidates applying to two schools must pay two separate fee vouchers, while candidates applying to all three schools must pay three separate fee vouchers.
Separate admit cards will be issued for each school applied for by the candidate.
Aptitude Test results will be prepared and announced separately for each school.
Candidates who do not apply and pay the fee for a particular school/program at the time of application shall not be considered for that school/program later, even if they meet the test cutoffs after the announcement of results. Switching to another school/program after the declaration of results will not be allowed unless the candidate has already applied and paid the required fee for that school/program.
The above policy will apply to all candidates whether applying through IBA Test or SAT/ACT Result.