FSc Pre-Medical students can now apply in BS Engineering

LAHORE: Students with FSc Pre-Medical certification can now apply in BS Engineering programmes.

The Pakistan Engineering Council (PEC) made the decision during its 49th meeting as the subject was facing a downward trend. The body has commenced with making amendments to the existing framework.

PEC has already forwarded a letter to the Higher Education Commission (HEC) to provide necessary help in this regard. The governing body has made it mandatory for pre-medical students to attend an eight-week course “to compensate for deficient courses like mathematics, prior to becoming eligible for admission to the engineering programme.”

“Until a few years ago, our engineering universities were producing around 30,000 engineers annually. But, gradually, the field is facing a decline. So much so that there is a decline of around 10,000 admissions in one year whereas some universities have even shut down their engineering department due to lack of students. Therefore in order to motivate pre-medical students toward engineering we have decided to allow them as well,” PEC Registrar Dr. Nasir Mahmood Khan said.