How is IST merit calculated?
IST's latest publicly available merit criteria are for Fall 2025. Engineering FSc or DAE applicants use 20% Matric, 40% academic record and 40% test. Computing and Science use academic merit only. These rules are labelled by their published cycle and are not presented as confirmed 2026 criteria.
- Admission cycle
- Latest published: Fall 2025
- Last verified
- 2026-07-15
Published formulas and routes
Engineering, FSc or DAE
20% Matric + 40% FSc Part-I/DAE + 40% test
Latest published Fall 2025 route.
Engineering, A-level
40% Matric/O-level + 60% test
Latest published Fall 2025 route.
Computing or Science, FSc
40% Matric + 60% FSc Part-I
No test weight is published for this route.
Computing or Science, A-level
100% Matric/O-level equivalence
No test weight is published for this route.
Calculation example
Example: if every component in the selected Engineering, FSc or DAE route is 80%, the weighted aggregate is 80.00%.