Rules flouted in KU admissions

Karachi, The Chairperson of the Department of Food and Science Technology at the University of Karachi, Dr Jehan Ara, has written a letter to the Vice Chancellor, Prof. Pirzada Qasim, saying that the admissions under the quota on sports has exceeded the number of seats reserved for this category.

She is yet to get a response from the VC.

The in charge of the Department of Computer Science, Badar Sami, has also sent a letter to the Director of Admissions, Dr Saleem Shahzad, reminding him that no less than 14 candidates were admitted to the department on sports quota though the sports category had a maximum of three seats.

Dr Saleem Shahzad, however, informed The News that the admissions on sports quota were not his domain and that it was looked after by the admission committee for sports.

A senior professor at the Faculty of Pharmacy, on condition of anonymity, told The News that 27 students had been admitted to his faculty, upsetting many senior teachers who thought such admissions killed merit.

“I am sure that the general admissions given on merit have been fair and transparent this year, but the sports quota has been used unfairly to admit those students who should not be in the university. Most of those admitted on this (sports) quota are not sportsmen or sportswomen,” he said.

According to reliable sources in the university, the entrance test conducted by the KU had been dubious since the students who did well were declared as unsuccessful and those who failed declared successful.

Another source informed The News that there were cases of unauthorised admissions to the Bachelor of Business Administration (BBA) and the Bachelor of Public Administration (BPA).