Admissions and selection in Government College University Lahore is purely on merit and selection criteria is described below;
Selection Criteria for Undergraduate Programs
1. 12 years of field related education, passed with at least second division from any registered institution.
2. 50% marks in entry test.
Selection Criteria for Graduate Programs
1. 16 years of education with at least second division with aggregate 45% in the annual system and 2.5 CGPA in semester system.
2. 50% marks in entry test.
The academic departments of the Government College University Lahore provide a vast choice of subjects with pliable study methods that fulfill the requirements and attractions of the students at intermediate, undergraduate, and postgraduate levels. Government College University Lahore consists of the four faculties and a large number of departments and programs.
FACULTY OF CHEMISTRY AND LIFE SCIENCES
The GCU faculty of science and technology offers a variety of undergraduate and graduate programs in the disciplines including Botany, Biotechnology, Chemistry, Environmental Science, Microbiology, Zoology.
Programs | BS | M.A/M.Sc | M.S/M.Phil | Ph.D |
Botany | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
Programs | BS | M.A/M.Sc | M.S/M.Phil | Ph.D | Certificate & Diploma |
Chemistry | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | |
Forensic Chemistry | | | ✔ | | |
Forensic Sciences | | | | | ✔ |
Programs | BS | M.A/M.Sc | M.S/M.Phil | Ph.D | PGD | Certificate |
Psychology | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | | |
Industrial/Organizational Psychology | | | ✔ | | | |
Clinical Psychology | | | ✔ | | | |
Programs | BS | M.A/M.Sc | M.S/M.Phil | Ph.D |
Physical Education & Sport Sciences | | | ✔ | |
Programs | BS | M.A/M.Sc | M.S/M.Phil | Ph.D |
Zoology | ✔ | | ✔ | ✔ |
Programs | BS | M.A/M.Sc | M.S/M.Phil | Ph.D |
Biotechnology | ✔ | | ✔ | ✔ |
Programs | BS | M.A/M.Sc | M.S/M.Phil | Ph.D |
Microbiology | ✔ | | ✔ | ✔ |
FACULTY OF ARTS & SOCIAL SCIENCES
The faculty of arts and social sciences offers programs in various fields including B.Com, Education, Fine Arts, Geography, History, Law, Management Studies, Mass Communications, Philosophy & IDC, Physical Education, Political Science, Psychology, Economics, Sociology, and Statistics.
Programs | BS | M.A/M.Sc | M.S/M.Phil | Ph.D |
Business Accounting and Finance | ✔ | | | |
Commerce | ✔ | | | |
Banking & Financial Economics | | | ✔ | |
Programs | BS | M.A/M.Sc | M.S/M.Phil | Ph.D |
Economics | ✔ | | ✔ | ✔ |
Entrepreneurship and SME Management | | | ✔ | |
Programs | BS | M.A/M.Sc | M.S/M.Phil | Ph.D |
Fine Art | ✔ | | | |
Programs | BS | M.Sc/M.A | M.S/M.Phil | Ph.D |
History | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
Programs | BS | M.A/M.Sc | M.S/M.Phil | Ph.D |
Management Studies | | | ✔ | ✔ |
Programs | BS | M.A/M.Sc | M.S/M.Phil | Ph.D |
Philosophy | ✔ | | ✔ | |
Programs | BS | M.A/M.Sc | M.S/M.Phil | Ph.D | Diploma |
Political Sciences | ✔ | | ✔ | ✔ | |
Pakistan Affairs | | ✔ | | | ✔ |
Sociology | ✔ | | | | |
Law | ✔ | | | | |
Programs | B.A (Hons) | M.A/M.Sc | M.S/M.Phil | Ph.D |
Mass Communication | ✔ | | | |
FACULTY OF LANGUAGES, ISLAMIC & ORIENTAL LEARNING
The faculty of languages, Islamic & Oriental learning offer various programs in English, French, Islamic Studies, Arabic, Persian, Punjabi, and Urdu.
Programs | BS | M.A/M.Sc | M.S/M.Phil | Ph.D | PGD |
English Literature | ✔ | | | | |
English | | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | |
English Language Teaching | | | | | ✔ |
Programs | BS | M.A/M.Sc | M.S/M.Phil | Ph.D | PGD |
Programs | BS | M.A/M.Sc | M.S/M.Phil | Ph.D |
Islamic Studies | ✔ | | ✔ | |
Programs | BS | M.A/M.Sc | M.S/M.Phil | Ph.D |
Persian | ✔ | | ✔ | ✔ |
Programs | BS | M.A/M.Sc | M.S/M.Phil | Ph.D |
Punjabi | ✔ | | ✔ | |
Programs | BS | M.A/M.Sc | M.S/M.Phil | Ph.D | Certificates / Diplomas |
Urdu | ✔ | | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
FACULTY OF ENGINEERING
The faculty of engineering offers undergraduate and graduate programs in Electrical Engineering only.
Programs | BS | M.A/M.Sc | M.S/M.Phil | Ph.D |
Electrical Engineering | ✔ | | ✔ | |
Electrical Engineering (Computer Engineering) | | | ✔ | |
Electrical Engineering (Electronic Engineering) | | | ✔ | |
Electrical Engineering (Control Engineering) | | | ✔ | |
Electrical Engineering (Telecommunication Engineering) | | | ✔ | |
FACULTY OF MATHEMATICAL PHYSICAL SCIENCES
Programs | BS | M.A/M.Sc | M.S/M.Phil | Ph.D |
Computer Science | ✔ | | ✔ | |
Programs | BS | M.A/M.Sc | M.S/M.Phil | Ph.D |
Environmental Sciences | ✔ | | ✔ | ✔ |
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Programs | BS | M.A/M.Sc | M.S/M.Phil | Ph.D |
Geography | ✔ | | ✔ | |
Programs | BS | M.A/M.Sc | M.S/M.Phil | Ph.D |
Mathematics | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
Programs | BS | M.A/M.Sc | M.S/M.Phil | Ph.D |
Statistic | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
Programs | BS | M.A/M.Sc | M.S/M.Phil | Ph.D |
Physics | ✔ | | ✔ | ✔ |
Electronics | ✔ | | | |
Government College University offers different scholarships for deserving students to pay their academic fees. These scholarships have helped students to have access to quality education. These include
– Need-Based Scholarships
– Punjab Educational Endowment Fund (PEEF) Scholarships
– HEC’s Provision of Higher Education Opportunities for the Students of Balochistan and Fata
– Killa Gift Scholarship
– Internal Merit District scholarship
– Pakistan Bait-ul-Mal
– Hijri/Quaid-e-Azam Scholarship
– Mohammad Raza Farooq Memorial Trust Scholarship, and Ghulam Shabbir Scholarship.