S Choudhry replied on Thursday, August 11, 2011 06:33 PM PST
Mr.Chaudhry this link will be helpful in your son's case.
http://www.eduinn.pk/2009/08/problems-faced-after-levels.html
Here I am going to tell you some facts, for the students who want to study in Pakistan after their A-level and want to get admission at some very competitive colleges and universities, like government medical colleges or engineering universities in Pakistan. I figured it out through the experience of some of my friends and people around, who had suffered with some problems while getting admission after their A-levels in Pakistan.
In Pakistan they do not accept the grades obtained in O and A level, they covert the grades obtained by the students into equivalent of matric or FSc respectively. The conversion of the grades is done in such a manner that it reduces the marks of students very low. This harms students a lot when they come down in the ranking while making merit at college or university. To get As’ in O or A-level is not an easy job. It takes a lot of hard work, time, energy, sacrifices and money. and when all this is resulted into low marks, it is really unfair, but students cannot do or say anything as it’s the rule.
I do not know the exact formula of conversion, but as far as I know I can share here, while converting the grades of o-level, 5 subjects are taken into consideration, if all are As’ means you have 5 As’ then your grades will earn 723 marks for those. and in conversion of A-levels 3 subjects are taken, and they can earn maximum of 935 marks against you 3 As’ and 5 As’ of O-level. See now, competition is getting higher and higher every year, consequently, marks and merit. To compete with these marks becomes very tough.
Above mentioned was one very major problem, there is another one, after A-levels, for the preparation of entry tests of medical colleges or engineering universities they have to study all the FSc syllabus. They have to prepare and learn the books in 2 months. Because entry test are designed out of these books. But now I heard from a friend of mine that there is gonna be a separate test for A-Level students.
These are the problems what O and A-level students have to face. So keeping all the facts in consideration, the students who want to study in Pakistan, they should not at least do A-levels. See, person with A-level and other with FSc, at the end both are at the same level at the same place, when they are at any university or college together. At that point there, it doesn’t matter how much hard work or money have you put in, both are found at the same level and both are equal.
Posted by Madiha Munawar
One student wrote:
I have just completed my A-Levels. I am enrolled in UET Computer Engineering. My Grades: 6 A'(O-Level) and 3 A's(A-Level). Converted marks 915.
About this admission thingy. NUST is worst than UET (atleast it was this year). Exam held a week after A-levels. Most of us flunked, that too, badly. LUMS SSE program was savior for many. However, I felt 2 lacs are too much for asking. 50% scholarship only =(
GIKI is the only institute where A-Level students really get benefited. But again. Too much fees.
I like UET but its boring for me at times. UET should advocate more A-level students here. And the Entry test should have searched for a middle ground between A-level and F.Sc.
Any SPECIFIC queries regarding admissions (Only for A-Levels). Contact me at
Madiha Munawar wrote:
well i think alevel students are most disadvantaged, thats y i came up with this post... there are lots of options for matric/FSc students... look at the marks students are getting nowadays and when alevel students marks are converted they suffer with less marks... so the opportunity is in matric/fsc students' hand that they can be high on merit... and obviously you have to work hard if u really want gem thing... in matric/fsc case the fault is in the whole education system, but they have advantage that ahead they have the same educational system to go for... our education system is very out dated and of under-developed kind but what happens to alevel students, the education they get is far better than local system... so they fall down badly and are hit worst than matric/fsc students... |