HEC to hold BS entrance test for undergrad admissions

By Team CG
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August 16, 2021
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The Higher Education Commission (HEC) announced on Sunday that it will conduct Undergraduate Studies Admission Test (USAT) for admissions in universities at an undergraduate level across Pakistan.

The sudden announcement has caused confusion among students as HEC advertisement has not clarified whether the USAT would be compulsory for all students or not. Many universities in Pakistan have already opened the undergraduate level admissions and have announced the test schedules. Some universities have changed the admission criteria and are not conducting any admission tests for the following academic year due to coronavirus pandemic.

Furthermore, the announcement was not received by the students positively as HEC made it public through its social media pages through an advertisement post.

“The Higher Education Commission viz Education Testing Council (ETC) will conduct Undergraduate Studies Admission Test (USAT) for admission at the undergraduate level in universities operating all over Pakistan,” reads the HEC advertisement.

August 30, 2021 has been announced as the last date for online registration while September 12, 2021 was set as a tentative date to conduct the entry test.