Birmingham has been challenging and developing great minds for more than a century. Characterised by a tradition of innovation, research at the University has broken new ground, pushed forward the boundaries of knowledge and made an impact on people’s lives. We continue this tradition today and have ambitions for a future that will embed our work and recognition of the Birmingham name on the international stage.
We continue this tradition today and have ambitions for a future that will embed our work and recognition of the Birmingham name on the international stage.
Universities are never complete. They develop as new challenges and opportunities occur. At Birmingham we innovate, we push the frontiers of understanding; we ask new research questions, we turn theory through experiment into practice – because that’s what great universities do.
University of Birmingham and Pakistan
The University of Birmingham extends a warm welcome to students from Pakistan. We currently have a growing number of Pakistani students studying a range of undergraduate and postgraduate courses.
By choosing to study at Birmingham, you can be part of an outstanding university, renowned for changing lives and transforming society. Be part of our international community, with over 10,000 students from approximately 150 countries.
“At the University of Birmingham, world-class research and exceptional education takes place across the broadest possible range of disciplines. From the Arts and Humanities to Engineering, Life Sciences to the Social Sciences, this is an institution that has, for many years, educated the brightest students and whose researchers have provided the breakthroughs to address the great challenges of our time.
As Vice-Chancellor, I am determined to build on our well-established position as a top 100 global university to become one of the very best international centres of education and research. We have a bold strategy to take us to 2020, based on a clear vision to invest in intellectual talent to make a difference to our city, our region, our nation, and our world.”
Foundation Pathways
The University will consider students with a Higher Secondary School Certificate (HSC) (also called Intermediate Certificate), with at least grade B or 70%, to include grade B or 70% in Mathematics for our Engineering and Physical Sciences pathway.
Undergraduate
We will consider students who have taken A Level examinations and/or the International Baccalaureate (IB) for entrance to undergraduate programmes.
We will also consider students who have successfully completed a Bachelors (Honours) degree of at least two years duration.
Degrees must be from a Higher Education Commission recognised institution in Pakistan.
Postgraduate Taught
Students with a four year bachelor degree may be considered for entry to a postgraduate degree programme. Students with a bachelor degree of at least three years duration followed by a master’s degree of one or two years duration may also be considered for postgraduate entry.
A CGPA of 3.2/4 and above from a recognised Pakistani university is sufficient to meet our standard entry criteria. To be considered for postgraduate research courses we will usually require students to have completed a masters degree.
A 2 year degree followed by a 3 year LLB will count as a full Bachelor’s degree.
All qualifications must be from recognised institutions. For further details on particular institutions please refer to Pakistan’s Higher Education Commission