KU Told to End KSP Admissions

KU told to end KSP admissions

The Public Accounts Committee (PAC) has directed the University of Karachi (KU) to discontinue its decades-old Karachi-Sindh-Pakistan (KSP) admissions policy and immediately adopt an open-merit system based solely on Sindh domicile. The instruction came after it was revealed during a PAC meeting that KU continues to grant admissions under the KSP quota - in place since 1990 - instead of a uniform merit-based system. The meeting, chaired by PAC C…

Harvard To Admit 50% Fewer Ph.D. Students in Science, Walking Back Deeper Cuts

The Faculty of Arts and Sciences announced Wednesday that it would reduce the number of Ph.D. admissions slots for the Science division by 50 percent for the current admissions cycle, walking back plans for even steeper cuts after faculty responded with frustration to the reductions.

‘Cut admissions in 2026’: The new rules shaking up university entry

The government says university places will grow in coming years, but analysts say that’s unlikely due to major changes in funding.