IBA replaces admission tests with alternative assessment criteria

KARACHI: The Institute of Business Administration (IBA) Karachi has decided to replace all its scheduled admission tests for undergraduate, graduate and postgraduate programs with alternative assessment criteria due to the spread of COVID-19.

Admission tests scheduled for July 19 and July 26, 2020, for MBA Executive, all MS & Ph.D. Programs, BS Computer Science, BS Economics & Mathematics and MS Data Science programs will not take place. Candidates will be shortlisted for interviews based on the criteria outlined by the Admissions Committee.

Announcing these policy changes, Executive Director IBA Dr. S Akbar Zaidi said that the IBA Karachi has successfully adapted to the challenges posed by the Covid-19 pandemic by swiftly shifting to online classes and replacing on-campus admission tests with Alternative Assessment Criteria.

He further said that this timely and proactive approach has helped us mitigate the detrimental effects of Covid-19 on the academic future of our existing and prospective students.

On July 5, under the Sindh COVID-19 Emergency Relief Ordinance 2020, the Institute of Business Administration (IBA) Karachi had decided to provide certain relief measures to the affected people of Sindh province including a reduction in monthly fees to students to the extent of 20 percent.

Having a long and formidable record of providing extensive financial and non-financial support to its students, the IBA will not only continue this tradition but in line with the Government of Sindh’s recommendations, further enhance its contribution to deserving students, according to a statement.