QUEST Nawabshah Undergraduate Admissions 2026-27

QUEST Admissions 2026 (Batch-26) covers first-year admission to the four-year BE, BS and engineering technology programmes at Quaid-e-Awam University of Engineering, Science and Technology, Nawabshah, Sindh, for the academic session beginning in 2026. The university published its advertisement on 23 April 2026, opened the online portal at admissions.quest.edu.pk on 25 April 2026 and conducts its own computer-based Pre-Admission Test rather than using a third-party test. This record summarises the official notice; the dates below are from the university’s own announcement and should be re-checked for the next cycle.

Admission Schedule

Source: quest.edu.pk/news/212 and the admission advertisement PDF.

Programs Open for Admission

The Batch-26 notice lists the following first-year programmes, all four years and full-time:

• BE (morning shift), 14 disciplines: Civil, Building and Architectural, Mechanical, Industrial and Manufacturing, Environmental, Energy Systems, Chemical, Electrical, Electrical (Automation and Control), Electronic, Telecommunication, Biomedical, Computer Systems and Software Engineering
• BS (morning shift): Information Technology, Computer Science, Artificial Intelligence, Cyber Security, Data Science, Mathematics, Physics and Chemistry
• BS Studies: English (Language and Literature)
• B.Eng. Technology: Food Engineering Technology and Civil Engineering Technology
• BS (evening shift): Information Technology, Computer Science, Artificial Intelligence, Cyber Security, Data Science and English

Programme pages on this site: BE Civil, BE Electrical, BE Software, BS Computer Science, BS AI and Food Engineering Technology.

Eligibility Criteria

• BE programmes: HSC-II (pre-engineering), DAE or equivalent with at least 60 percent marks, excluding Hifz-ul-Quran marks; grace marks are not counted. Biomedical Engineering also accepts pre-medical candidates.
• BS and engineering technology (CET/FET) programmes: HSC-II, DAE or equivalent with at least 50 percent marks. Admission of pre-medical candidates to BS Physics is subject to HEC permission.
• Qualifying year: HSC-II passed in 2026 or earlier, back to the 2021 annual examination; SSC-II passed before 2019 (DAE before 2018) is not accepted.
• Domicile: regular and self-finance seats for candidates domiciled in Sindh; applicants from other provinces only under the self-finance scheme against a reserved quota; seats are also reserved for overseas Pakistanis and differently-abled candidates.
• DAE holders from Sukkur, Larkana and Shaheed Benazirabad divisions can apply for reserved seats with at least 60 percent marks.
• A minimum score of 40 in the Pre-Admission Test is mandatory.

How to Apply

1. Visit admissions.quest.edu.pk (or the Apply Now link on quest.edu.pk) and register an account with your CNIC or B-Form and a working mobile number.
2. Fill in the online admission form with academic details and your preference order of disciplines.
3. Generate the processing-fee challan and deposit it at any HBL branch in Pakistan; self-finance applicants also arrange a demand draft in favour of the Director Finance, QUEST, Nawabshah.
4. Upload a recent photograph with a blue background and a scan of the paid challan before 24 May 2026.
5. Download the admit slip from your account when it is issued and appear in the Pre-Admission Test with the slip and your original CNIC or Smart Card.
6. Follow the portal for the merit list, interview schedule and fee submission dates.

Entry Test and Merit

QUEST conducts its own Pre-Admission Test, a computer-based multiple-choice examination held at the Nawabshah campus from 9 June 2026 on a district-wise timetable. A model paper is printed in the prospectus available on the portal, and candidates must score at least 40 to be considered. The official notice does not publish the weightage formula between the test and intermediate marks, so check the prospectus or the official website for the merit calculation. Preparation guidance and the test pattern are on our QUEST Pre-Admission Test 2026 page.

Fee and Scholarships

Regular-seat semester fees are not stated in the admission notice; check the official website or the prospectus. For self-finance seats the notice gives one-time fees inclusive of government tax: BE Civil and BE Software Rs. 1,155,000; BE Computer Systems Rs. 840,000 (only if seats are available); all other BE disciplines Rs. 525,000; BS IT, Computer Science and AI Rs. 840,000; BS Cyber Security and Data Science Rs. 630,000; BS English Rs. 525,000; BS Physics, Chemistry, Mathematics and the Civil and Food Engineering Technology programmes Rs. 210,000; overseas and foreign applicants US$ 6,000. Self-finance seats are filled on a first-come, first-served basis among candidates who pay by 24 May 2026. Limited hostel seats are available, but candidates living within 30 km of the university are not eligible for them. The notice does not describe scholarships; see the official website and our scholarships section for provincial and HEC schemes. Source: QUEST admission advertisement 2026.

Important Links

• QUEST online admission portal (prospectus available here)
• Official admission notice, Batch-26
• QUEST undergraduate programmes page
• QUEST Pre-Admission Test 2026 (Batch-26)
• All programs
• Admissions archive
• Entry tests
• Admission guides

Last updated: 18 October 2026. Details change every admission cycle – always confirm with the official university source.