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Information for students from Pakistan

Welcome

Queen Mary, University of London has a long history of welcoming students from around the world. You'll be joining a stimulating, cosmopolitan and truly multicultural community, where you'll quickly feel at home even when you are many miles away from the country in which you grew up.

We are well aware that taking the decision to study in another country is often difficult and the prospect of leaving home to live in another country sometimes daunting. We'll help, support and advise you to make the process easier.

There are currently 250 students from Pakistan studying a range of courses at both undergraduate and postgraduate level including: Business Management, Economics, Politics, Law, Computer Science, Electronic Engineering, Engineering and Materials Science, Medicine, and Dentistry.

Financing your studies

Queen Mary offers various scholarships to encourage excellent students to study with us. Please see our International Scholarships page for more information.

Entry Requirements

Student appearing A-level and IB may contact n.vehra@qmul.ac.uk to find the exact grade requirements for each course or visit undergraduate entry requirements.

HSSC (Intermediate/FA/FSc) or High school: students who have achieved 60+ may be considered for entry onto the International Foundation Programme or the International Science and Engineering Foundation Programme. Excellent HSSC or Intermediate/FA/FSc students who have achieved 80+ may be considered for entry into the first year of undergraduate study (Science and Engineering programme only).  Students with HSSC will not be eligible to apply for MBBS or BDS. Students achieving high scores may apply to Medical related (e.g., BSc Biomedical Science) courses and afterwards apply to MBBS/BDS through the graduate entry route.

Higher National Diplomas: Students with HND(BTEC, DEA etc.) who have achieved 75%+ may apply for first year undergraduate courses (Science and Engineering only). Student with grades below 75% can apply to Queen Mary Science and Engineering or Social Science Foundation course.

For details on the University of London External Diploma/Degree transfers, please visit http://www.qmul.ac.uk/international/entryrequirements/index.html for details.

3 year (honours) degree: graduates may be considered for second year entry into any relevant degree (mostly Science and Engineering degrees) provided that they have good grades (B average). After complete a 3 years recognised degree from Pakistan student may also apply to Social Science departments.

4 year BEng graduates: may be considered for direct entry into relevant MSc degree programmes provided that they have good grades (B average)

With a 2 year (pass) degree followed by a 2 year Master's degree: graduates may be considered for direct entry into relevant Master's degree programmes provided that they have good grades (B average) and that both degrees are relevant to the master's level study being applied for.

With a 3 year (hons) degree OR a 4 year engineering degree followed by a 2 year masters degree : graduates may be considered for a three year PhD at QM

LLB graduates may be considered for entry into the LLM provided that they have good grades. For traditional universities this is 55% (Old marking scheme), for universities using the newer marking schemes this is B or CGPA of 3.0 average All students must be able to prove proficiency in the English language by taking internationally validated tests such as IELTS or TOEFL.

Grade requirements may vary for Universities, feel free to contact Nabeel Vehra.

Entry Requirements for Foundation Courses

International Science and Engineering Foundation Programme (ISEFP)
- HSSC with a minimum of 60 % in the science subjects.
- IGCSE with a minimum of 5 B grades and above in relevant science subjects.
- A levels are reviewed in conjunction with relevant science subjects in IGCSE.
- All students must have, in their final year of study, mathematics and must have studied science subjects relevant to their chosen degree (engineering - math & physics, medical/health - biology & chemistry).
- English Proficiency: All students must provide an IELTS certificate with an overall score of 5.0 (with 5.0 in writing) or an equivalent UKBA recognised English proficiency certificate.  

Website: http://www.isefp.qmul.ac.uk/

International Foundation Programme (IFP)
- Higher Secondary Certificate (HSSC) 60% or above for individual subjects
- A-Levels CCD
- As-levels grade CCC in relevant subjects
- IELTS 5.5 (5.0 Writing) or TOEFL 64 (IBT)
- Reference from school
- Personal statement
- Completed application form

Website: International Foundation Programme

English Language Requirements
o Please refer to English Language and foundation courses for different course requirements.
o Students with A’ levels or IB will not require IELTS or TOEFL
o Students who achieve slightly below these requirements may be admitted onto a presessional English course at Queen Mary. Please see the Entry Level Guidelines for English Language for full details.

For further information on how to apply, please refer to:
o Undergraduate study
o Postgraduate study

For information on entry requirements for the five year Medicine degree (A100 MB BS) please click here.

Overseas Representatives

Educational Representatives in our regional office in Pakistan provides support to the ever increasing number of applicants from to Queen Mary, University of London. The regional office in Pakistan has been very active in guiding and advising applicants in various capacities as well as maintaining the high standard of the entry requirements. Now applicants can get easy access to all required information in person from our representatives in their own country.

For a full of all In Country Representatives, click here.

Useful Contacts

The British Council provides comprehensive advice on many aspects of study in Britain.

Lahore
PO Box 88
Lahore, Pakistan.
Tel: 0800-22000 (within Pakistan only from Mondays to Thursdays 9.30 a.m. to 4.00 p.m. and on Friday 9.30 a.m. to 12.00 p.m.)
Fax: + 92 42 111 425 425
E-mail:info@britishcouncil.org.pk

Islamabad
PO Box 1135
Islamabad, Pakistan.
Tel: 0800-22000 (within Pakistan only from Mondays to Thursdays 9.30 a.m. to 4.00 p.m. and on Friday 9.30 a.m. to 12.00 p.m.)
Fax: + 92 51 111 425 425
E-mail:info@britishcouncil.org.pk

Karachi
PO Box 13811
Karachi, Pakistan
Tel: 0800-22000 (within Pakistan only from Mondays to Thursdays 9.30 a.m. to 4.00 p.m. and on Friday 9.30 a.m. to 12.00 p.m.)
Fax: + 92 21 111 425 425
E-mail:info@britishcouncil.org.pk

Peshawar
PO Box 49
Peshawar, Pakistan
Tel: 0800-22000 (within Pakistan only from Mondays to Thursdays 9.30 a.m. to 4.00 p.m. and on Friday 9.30 a.m. to 12.00 p.m.)
Fax: + 92 91 111 425 425
E-mail:info@britishcouncil.org.pk
Visit www.britishcouncil.org

What our students say

Asif Khan
MSc in Advance Methods in Computer Science
Pakistan

There are many aspects that I like about the programme and the College but to name a few – the programme is well designed and gives me opportunity to choose the modules that best suit my area of interest, the students are friendly and there is a good percentage of international students. As far as the academics and study facilities are concerned, one can’t expect more than we have been provided with here at Queen Mary. In our first semester, as part of our Research Methods coursework, we were required to conduct a study of people’s behaviours when they watch movies together in cinema. It was really interesting experience being in cinema and not watching the movie, but rather observing behaviours.

To hear what other students have to say about Queen Mary, click over to the What our Students Say page.