MS Criminology Admission Guide 2025 | MS Criminology in Pakistan

Admission Intakes of Maters in Criminology

Admissions in masters of criminology starts in August/ September in most public universities. Admission start date and last date mentioned on official website of university or advertisement in newspaper. Students can apply online through the university web portal.

MS/MPhil Criminology Eligibility Criteria

Students should have degree program of B.A with Sociology as an elective subject.

OR

B.A / B.Sc. with any two of the following given elective subjects such as Economics, Political Science, Psychology/ Applied Psychology, History, Philosophy, Statistics, Geography, Education, Journalism, English Literature, Social Work, Islamic Studies, Home Economics, Mathematics, Computer Science, Health & Physical Education, Gender Studies.

OR

B.Com (2 years)

Entry Test For Admission In MS/MPhil Criminology

Some universities take admission only on an open merit basis .Open merit depends upon bachelors CGPA. Students should have at least 3.0 CGPA out of 4.0 to get admission in any university. But some universities require a GAT test for admission in masters of criminology as well. Students must have a minimum 50 passing marks to get admission in any desired university.

Merit List/Merit Formula Of MS/MPhil Criminology

Merit of MPhil or MSc criminology changes every year according to students gaining marks. Merit is calculated as given formula as well:

GAT entry test marks=50%
Bachelors marks=50%

In most public universities, the merit of this department starts at 75% and ends at 65% each year.

Top Colleges And Universities Of MS/MPhil Criminology

University of Sargodha
University of Peshawar
University of Punjab
University of Karachi
International Islamic university Islamabad
Minhaj university Lahore

M.Sc. Criminology From Punjab University

Punjab University offers M.Sc. Criminology and Security Studies (Self Supporting and Evening).
Master in Criminology and security studies is a two year degree program consisting of 4 semesters.
To complete the degree successfully, students should complete 18 courses, Internship and Thesis. Punjab University has a total of 74 seats in this program.
On Merit = 70
Reserved seats= 04
Total seats = 74

Additional Marks

if a student has sociology as an elective subject=20 Marks
Hafiz-e-Quran =20 Marks

MS Criminology From University of Sargodha

University of Sargodha also provides the MPhil criminology degree program and the duration required to complete this degree is 2 years. Students are required to pass 4 semesters for the completion of this program as well.