08/09/2026
KU Academic Council meeting approves admissions policy for 2027, commencement of new academic year
The Academic Council meeting of the University of Karachi granted approval for admissions for the year 2027. 𝑻𝒉𝒆 𝑲𝑼 𝑨𝒄𝒂𝒅𝒆𝒎𝒊𝒄 𝑪𝒐𝒖𝒏𝒄𝒊𝒍 𝒂𝒍𝒔𝒐 𝒂𝒑𝒑𝒓𝒐𝒗𝒆𝒅 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒄𝒐𝒎𝒎𝒆𝒏𝒄𝒆𝒎𝒆𝒏𝒕 𝒐𝒇 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒏𝒆𝒘 𝒂𝒄𝒂𝒅𝒆𝒎𝒊𝒄 𝒚𝒆𝒂𝒓 𝒇𝒓𝒐𝒎 𝑫𝒆𝒄𝒆𝒎𝒃𝒆𝒓 𝟏𝟓, 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟔.
The session was held under the chairmanship of the vice chancellor Professor Dr Muhammad Tufail on Tuesday. The Academic Council also engaged in detailed deliberations on several important academic and administrative matters.
The Academic Council decided to defer the implementation of affiliated college examinations under the biannual system for one year. In this regard, it was also resolved to constitute a committee comprising faculty members of the University of Karachi and affiliated colleges. This committee will prepare its recommendations within three months and present them at the next meeting of the Academic Council. It is pertinent to mention that from the coming year, examinations of affiliated colleges will be conducted under the semester system.
During the meeting, the Academic Council also approved the nomination of Professor Dr Naeem Ahmed as its representative on the Board of Governors of the Pakistan Studies Centre, and Professor Dr Amena Zahra Ali as the Council’s representative member for the position of Secretary of the Affiliation Committee.
The Academic Council ratified the proceedings of its meeting held on February 24, 2026, and also endorsed the minutes of the Board of the Faculty of Science meeting held on January 12, 2026. Furthermore, it also approved the proceedings of the Board of the Faculty of Education meeting held on March 30, 2026, the Board of Advanced Studies and Research meeting held on December 29, 2025, and the Equivalence Committee meeting held on June 30, 2026.