NUST admission criteria, test dates, and last year’s merit list to plan your 2025 strategy. Dreaming of joining Pakistan’s premier National University of Sciences and Technology (NUST)? With thousands of applicants competing for limited seats, understanding the admission process and merit trends is critical. This guide simplifies everything: eligibility criteria, test schedules, and last year’s merit list to help you strategize for 2025.
NUST eligibity Criteria 2025
Undergraduate Programs
- Academic Requirements:
- 60%+ in SSC/HSSC or equivalent (O/A-Level students need IBCC equivalence).
- ACT/SAT Option: ACT (min 25 composite) or SAT (550+ per subject) scores accepted.
- NET Weightage:
- 75% NET score + 25% HSSC (Intermediate) + 10% SSC (Matric).
Nust closing merit 2024
- Architecture – 122
- Industrial Designing – 239
- Electrical Engineering – 1872
- Electrical Engineering – 4964
- Electrical Engineering – 5830
- Electrical Engineering – 6142
- Mechanical Engineering – 2407
- Food Sciences & Technology – 503
- CS – 377
- LLB – 226
- Aerospace Engineering – 1567
- Avionics Engineering – 3196
- BS Physics – 1038
- Mechatronics Engineering – 4303
- BBA – 676
- ACF – 818
- Psychology – 1509
- Public Administration – 1662
- Economics – 1091
- Tourism and Hospitality – 1737
- Biotechnology – 370
- Bioinformatics – 772
- Data Science – 516
NUST test dates of 2025
| Series | Registration date | Test date | Venues |
| NET-1 | Oct 20 – Nov 27, 2024 | Nov 30 – Dec 13, 2024 | Islamabad (H-12) |
| NET-2 | Dec 22, 2024 – Feb 9, 2025 | Feb 8 – Feb 28, 2025 | Islamabad, Karachi, Quetta |
| NET-3 | Feb – Mar 2025 | Mar – Apr 2025 | islamabad(H-12) |
| NET-4 | April 1 – June 15, 2025 | June 20 – July 15, 2025 | Islamabad, Karachi, Quetta, Gilgit |
Note
Computer-based tests are in Islamabad and Quetta, and paper-based tests are in Karachi and Gilg
NET paper pattern
There is a total of 200 MCQS in the NET test from which
- Mathematics 40% (80 MCQs)
- Physics 30% (60 MCQs)
- Chemistry 15% (30 MCQs)
- English 10% (20 MCQs)
- Intelligence 5% (10 MCQs)