Accreditation of LUMS SSE
Respected Sir/Madam,
I have got admission in LUMS SSE this year. Only 180 students out of more than 10000 students have been selected which is a big achievement for me but there is one problem. SSE opened last year and i will be a part of the second batch. LUMS SSE is not accredited by HEC yet. Everyone is saying that do not worry bout this because LUMS will get accredited very easily even in engineering field. Have you any idea whether SSE’s accreditation is under process?
Waiting for your reply,
Annie.
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Dear Annie,
Congrats on your admission. It indeed is a great achievement.
You don’t have to worry at all about LUMS SSE so far not being accredited with HEC. LUMS is a very reputable organization and all companies (local and abroad) recognize LUMS degree. I am confident that much before by the time you graduate, this process will also be completed.
Its a golden opportunity for you to benefit from LUMS education. Don’t let small issues like these come your way.
Best of luck
Respected madam,
Thankyou so much for responding so quickly.
I guess i can now start engineering from LUMS without being worried. Actually i rejected LUMS business skl offer for admission in BSc(Hons) Accounting and Finance because i wanted to do engineering. This was the reason why i was so much concerned but yr assurity has really helped me a lot.
Thank You!
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Hi
Well not being recognized from HEC and/or PEC (Pakistan Engineering Council for Engineering Programs) is and can be a big issue.
But as earlier advised by others, LUMS is supposed to get this recognition.
And lets assume that God Forbid it doesnt get it, I am sure that an institute of LUMS’ calibre will ensure proper placement of its students.
Remember one thing, Bachelors students are the earning hands of any institute (around the world). An institute cannot afford losing them just like that.
I dont want to disturb your thought process but while getting admission in LUMS Engineering programs, do take into account several factors.
What kind of faculty they have?
What kind of lab facilities they have?
What kind of curriculum they are going to follow?
Inquire as much as you can. After all, this is your future we are talking about. Dont take it lightly.
Further, A management degree from LUMS means a lot. But what about an Engineering degree? I mean its a whole different ballgame. Be thoughtful about it. Talk to engineers’ community in the same discipline. For instance if you are going for Computer Engineering, talk to people from the same field.
I wish you best of luck. If you need any further help, I can be reached at: reicpk@yahoo.com
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Well actually i did talk to a lot of engineers. Infact my father is a member of PEC and all of them are pretty sure that accreditation of LUMS is not n issue. If a university like Uni of Lahore can get accreditation then how come LUMS can not make it.
As far as the faculty is concerned, SSE has hired a complete Phd staff who have done even their under graduation from reputed universities of US n UK.
Tha facilties and the campus are extremely impressive. Infact SSE staff claims that this is the best science n engineering campus that has so far been constructed in Pakistan.
N there is another strong point about SSE. I will be a part of one of the first few batches n LUMS would definitely want the first batches 2 get the best employments once they graduate in order 2 make their position strong in this field. Moreover a lot of companies are sponsoring SSE n the whole point of giving so generous funds to SSE is that they plan to recruit its graduates.
Although i still have some fears but i sometimes feel like taking this risk because SSE has chosen the best students from all over Pakistan. You’ll find even 5 As scorers in GIKI n NUST. Infact FAST has given admission in engineering to those having 3 As in O levels while in SSE you’ll find students with 7As or above only.
What do you think now? Is SSE a gud option?
just check the link i ve pasted and then frget all the cncerns check their advisory board dude thats awesome. It was after checking this page that i decided to give sse a shot so jus take a chill pill they ve sum ov the finest ppl out there go ahead widout thinkin nyfin ! !
Se yea in SSE on 17th
tc bye ! !
click on my name to open the link or go to sse.lums.edu.pk n go to SSE teams and then advisory board
yea i have seen it already. I had never been worried about the faculty or lab facilities. I was just worried about accreditation but a lot of people have assured me that it will get accredited soon so now i m completely satisfied with my decision. Anyways thanku=) C ya on 17th!!!
hteres a lot that u guys will discover at SSE, and most of it will be the problems that this infact school is facing. asad abidi, the first acting dean resigned just in the third month of the start of the first batch. SSE’s most important asset is asad naqvi, a great teacher and expositor of physics, and he’s back to US for research. but he’ll return in atleast about an year’s time. just one thing about their mathematics department, it is moribund and dr. sultan sial is an unapt teacher. try talking to people from the first batch, u know, it will do wonders for u.
regards.
Professors will come and go – No good university including LUMS is dependent on one or two professors. The quality of education that you will get from LUMS is not comparable to any other institute in Pakistan.
Don’t worry about these small issues. Focus on studies, maintain your GPA, get the best out of LUMS and I can bet you will never regret your decision to be part of LUMS SSE batch.
well if you(first batch student) have so much against sse then y r u studying in it??
siaappppaa!
Dear Anne,
dont be confused about the accredation matters.
Accredation will be done when institute applies to the awarding body.
At your institute when the pioneer batches will be in their final year it will be done as the facilities right now are enough for the initial levels.
This is the the normal procedure.
How can a university applies if there are no students in the final year.?
As the accredation process requires oral questioning from final year students
Kind Regards,
Engr.ALI BE Electrical CIIT Lahore
ME Bradford UK
@ All second batch students,
Now what are your views about SSE after one month?
Still happy on your decision?
Errr… I’m a potential applier to the SSE program… and i seriously need some word from existing students regarding how LUMS seems and how it actually is…
???
social life at lums:
beyond awesome.. there are dozens of societies and the exposure that you will get here is simply unmatched, you wont get that anywhere else in pakistan.. there is always stuff to do, you are never bored.. loads of fun..
negatives of SSE:
-no accreditation yet (but that is not an issue, it will get accreditation)
-building under construction (by the time you come Ehmad, it will be a lot better)
-no Dean yet (by the time you come, there will probably be one.. someone who teaches in Cornell i believe)
-Chem faculty is not what you’d call awesome.. but if you dont want to major in chem, then that is not an issue either
positives:
-good faculty (all are PhDs from the best foreign universities, 3 or 4 MIT PhDs I believe)
-focus on research
-course syllabus is good
-good environment for studying
life is fun here and i think that that is very important so despite SSE’s flaws i am happy here, and don’t regret my decision at all.. people will argue on this point but i personally think that the graduates SSE will produce will arguably be the best graduates of any science and engineering institution locally..
Just one question annie…what was ur O-A lvl result OR FSC result????
—-and did u give SAT or any other extra quilification??
@azylum….. i had 9 As in O levels n 5As in A levels… 2 distinctions:) n yea i had 2120 in SAT1 n i din give SAT2 and btw u dont need to give SAT for LUMS SSE.. u have to give their admission test.. But if u r not a Pakistani national dan u can get admission in SSE on da basis of SAT1 n 2 scores… Otherwise SAT scores r not required but if u r planing to apply to da business skls of LUMS then u can get exemption from LCAT if u have 2100+ in SAT1…
@Abdul mugheez…. m pretty happy wid ma decision n m not saying dis because m now in SSE but because i really feel dat m a part of da best students of Pakistan being taught by da best possible faculty wid amazing edu backgrounds… we only have concerns about one faculty member.. N da best thing is dat we r studying all science subjects da way dey r taught in MIT…. believe me its really hard to get da best possible instructors from every field of science @ one place and keeping dat in view i guess SSE has dun a pretty amazing job in hiring its faculty
@ehmad… lyf @ lums is awesome…. da workload @ SSE is immense but if u manage ur tym well u ll be able to maintain a balance between ur academics n social life…. i personally luv da sports complex which has all sorts of facilties ranging from squash courts to tennis courts to gyms….. labs r open 24/7 n dea is a separate gaming area…. da societies here r really active n u can become a part of dem depending on ur interests though u ll have to attend da meetings dey schedule and perform da tasks dat u r assigned especially during da events… i think u’ll get a very gud exposure to da outside world once u r a part of LUMS… LUMS is by far da best possible university of Pakistan in every field and believe me it is really different from da conventional Pakistani universities… though SSE is not accredited yet but i can assure u dat it is not n issue…. bestooo lukkk wid ur admission process:)
Well .., after reading comments i really feel like i should’ve studied when bro asked me 2
btw entry test of lums is on 20th of feb ., not a second 2 spare 
., guys pray 4 me 4 admission ! c u @ lums INshaLLAH
and how much entry test is important in getting admission !
btw i ve got 413 marks in fsc first year is there any chance of me becoming a luminite( or vtever u call those who study @ lums
Anybdy kno when they will annouce the rezlt 4 de entry test?..will they call or will the wbsite hv a portal??anyway,wish me luck!!!..nd lots ov luck to those expectin rzlt!!!
Anybdy kno when they will announce the rezlt 4 de entry test?..will they call or will the wbsite hv a portal??anyway,wish me luck!!!..nd lots ov luck to those expectin de rzlt!!!
i heard from someplace that LUMS started sendin out the result /admission letters via post/courier services..
i dont know y they dont put it online…that way its more easier…
Aaaall iiiis well, but i am yet afraid yet applying for admission in lums because i don’t know why lums authorities are not taking interest to be accredited see it is an issue, big or small but yet it is
Yea I agree with Awais
whoever said that “…dr. sultan sial is an unapt teacher” was totally wrong. Looks like the guy doesn’t really enjoy mathematics, because Sultan Sial’s style of teaching is based on rigorous mathematics.
As for the PEC/HEC accreditation issue, first of all, HEC has invested a huge amount in SSE. Why would HEC not recognise it. Regarding PEC, well, only those seeking govt. jobs would need it, or those entrepreneurs who want to take up an engineering-related contract for some govt. organisation. And even then, if there’s a single person in their group who’s from a PEC-recognised university, that’s sufficient.
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hello.i am now addmitted n the third batch of lums but already passed the entry test of giki ,fast and nust.but i have selected lums over the other institutes.is it a good idea.
I have cleared my NUST exam as well, but still i think LUMS SSE as a better option, at least we have choices to decide which subject/major to really choose.
Hi Annie,
I secured 79% marks in matriculation exams and looking forward for my 1rst year result (I-com)and most probably will insallah secure more than 80% marks.
My english is not good at all what should i do for lcat preparation? meanwhile i am studying Barron’s how to prepare for sat but alot confussed what to do. please guide me
Hey i just wanted to know that I have Maths, Physics, Economics and Urdu in my A’level…will i be still eligible for SSE because i dont have chemistry..=/…
hey folks – is it true that you guys cheat in your exams just like in your cricket?
I heard the university dr has started giving out family planning advice to the students!!
Please remeber Madam “sheila”, that there is a huge difference between a rumour and a fact, so please learn to differntiate between them instead of quoting inapt statements in the mid air like “I heard the university dr has started giving out family planning advice to the students!!”.
Secondly you seem interested in these “family planning advice “, so please dont worry, we give them free of cost… Please come to us instead of disgracing the name of a prestigious university without verification!
didnt an american politician once accuse the pakis of selling their own mothers? ainee why dont you **** off and stop bragging about getting into university – no doubt your dumb parents paid a back hander with promises of future cash.
sheesh what a sad university in a sad country
hey rao – didn’t those idiots in your country teach you to spell? were you born stupid just like your parents?
I plan to apply to SSE LUMS for the fall 2011 batch.
n the admission test is to be held on feb-12 i think.
I got 8 As in mi olevel n 4 in mi As.
but now i dont know anything about how to prepare for sse test. i’m doing Barron’s SAT subject test books n also plan to take sat2 in jan but i heared from many sse students during mi nop coaching session that sse test is much harder than SAT subject tests.. due to this im really worried these days..
can Some 1 help me how to prepare for very highly competetive sse test..
should i go to some academy like KIPS or should i carry on wid mi A-2 studies? n Do i need to concern FSC books?
SSE test is must pass test for me.
so plz help me..
esp sm SSE student..
plzzz
If your degree is not accredited by PEC, you cannot work in Saudi Arabia as Engineer.
I think you cannot work for a Government Job in Pakistan as well.
Salam to all respectable :
Can any body here give valuable advises for LCAT plzz.
My status
Matric 70 percent
I.COM 73 percent
but weak english.
What to do now ???
IN Just 26 days ????????
@Najam don’t worry you won’t get into LUMS with such a score
@Shiela dance baby …. just dance
Gandhi Patel son I bought your mother from Lucknow before you were born
I have appeared in the aptitude test for online admission in undergraduate electrical engineering, held on 12th February, 2011. I want to querry abount the result?
I am very happy to be a part of LUMS SSE, after all I wasted one year for LUMS SSE……….
May any one who tries for SSE, get admission !!
( SSE gonna be MIT of Pakistan )
i literally did no prep for my lums admission test…n it dint matter actually cuz the questions were neither 4m fsc stream nor were dey 4m Alevel stream… they were ..i hv no idea where dey were 4m..
the test was not v hard 4 phy ,chem n bio
sections bt the math section was 4m outaspace!!!!v hard.u got no idea!!… (for future test takers do prepare 4 bio n attempt bio section 2)
i had lost all hopes bt a few days bak i got a lettr n day r callin me 4 an interview!!!!!amazin or wat!!!!!!:D
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hey cud sm1 tell me dt after 6 -7 yrs since sse started y is d accreditation issue is still goin??
pk mit or not, i want to get an accredited degree!!!!
6-7 Years?? Its just the third year passed for SSE. If u do get selected you ll be the fourth batch… The SSE accredition is perfectly going fine. You can see this on the webiste of PEC. They have given our institute some advices too, and we are going to be hopefully accreditted as soon as our first batch goes out into market next year.
yes!!6-7 yrs!!!!my older brother got admission in sse so many years ago!! altho he dint go dere but dats another story…
Before 3 years there were only epartments of CS, and Math at LUMS. The school of SSE at LUMS, was intiated four years ago, and hence the first batch of Electrical Engineering, for example, is going to pass out the next Spring Semester!
salaam to all,\
i wanted to ask that what chances i have with he follwing scores..
matric 92%fsc ist year(85 %)..at lums sse….
also where would u recommend i prep for the test??any academy,any specific book??i am already doing al evels book from sm red spot publications and a sat 2 book..what more will i need??
and also which one is better ??uet or lums????plz reply quick any one associated with sse…thanx
Hi
i am an sse student of class of 2015. As u all know having passed this process in ur own time how difficult it is to choose a university to go for. Especially when u go for engineering u think of Nust or giki or PIEAS or fast etc but i choose sse. i dont knw whether i made the right decision but all i can say is i m very happy after reading ur comments
hey guyss… i need ur help.. i have 5As in O levels… and ABC in a levels (complete)… decent enough for lums??? m preparing for Lcat… if i do good in Lcat… grades wont matter that much for gettin in??
ok i am now regreting rejecting sse because after that i got 4800 merit number in giki :’( but my father is an engineer he forced me in doing so …. according to him gikis electronics and mechanical is like best in pakistan and comes in top 10 asia ….according to him giki selects the most genious nob of students ,see gikis test he says and i have to accept this fact too…he says sse is not just about engineering infact ELECTRICAL is its weakest part according to him sse is very very promising but just not engineering its something different…he says giki is best option(for engineering) so that forced me into rejecting sse and going for giki in which i failed …and do you know in engro, sclumberger giki graduates are highly preferred :O he works in engro ….nust eme should be you option after giki according to him after eme he says than you can take the risk of sse
1 giki
2 nust (only eme)
3 lums sse
FOR engineering ghulam ishaq khan university is the best the GIK then maybe you can say LUMS
I have excellent academic record I obtained 93% marks in matriculation level now i am in fsc 2nd year.I want to study electrical engineering at lums and i belonged to very poor family so i want to study at lums on fully scholarship please help me about information of financial aid/scholarship i will be very thankful to you.
@sadaf
Stop following your father and start thinking for yourself.
@M Hussnain Riaz
http://tribune.com.pk/story/247117/wondrous-feats-one-students-journey-from-small-town-balochistan-to-harvard-university/
@M Hussnain Riaz
visit nop.lums.edu.pk
@sadaf @naeem
I’ve rejected 5 top universities UET(EE), PIEAS(ME), NUST(SoftE scholarship), FAST(EE NICT Scholarship)and COMSATS(EE CIITEF Scholarship-DDP). I’ve rejected all these unis just for LUMS. Our target here is not to compete with GIKI, NUST blah blah blah but with MIT, Oxford, Havard etc.
Here you feel excellence. You feel science with your own senses!!
We have top faculty in Pakistan. Including
Dr. Sabieh Anwar(The most genius man of Islamic World)
Dr.Arif Zaman(Inventor of pseudo random numbers)
Dr. Pervez Hoodbhoy (Master of Physics in Pakistan and a bright student of Dr Abdus Salam)
You can google these names and also check some great names at http://sse.lums.edu.pk/faculty.htm
Stupid people are criticizing LUMS for its curriculum or absence of accreditation. Just check the names in the advisory board and also the list of companies and agencies supporting SSE. Let some years pass and you will come to know clearly what SSE is!!!
0332-6200636
Yaar Annie Nadeem u said that in lums one would only find students aving 7As or more than that..
So can u plz tell me can i get admission??
I have 3 A*s 4 As 1B
@maleeha… its not true that only students haveing 7A’s or above, will get admission, i ve seen ppl with 4 or 5 A’s gettin admission, it all depends on ur academic background, and mainly on ur LCAT score.. if u do good in LCAT, with a good personal statement and a decent application.. they ll definitely consider u…
Although u have a very good result in ur O levels, so u have ur chances bright! =)
I have applied for LUMS SSE. Can someone tell me where can I find full length exam papers and guidance for the test online?
Hey maleeha
This post of mine is 3 years old. At that time, it was hard to get into LUMS school of science and engineering with 7As or less. (A*s system wasn’t there then). If you want to get into business school, i think your grades are good enough
Just do well on LCAT. For LUMS SSE, you dont give LCAT, but SSE Admission Test. Its a bit harder to get into SSE as compered to business school of LUMS but if you do well on the test, i am sure you can make it to SSE as well. Best of luck 
Hey Annie
I just got into LUMS SSE. I wanna know how many students will be allowed to take Electrical engg. after freshman year and how are they chosen.
I just got into Lums SSE. I have couple of questions
Why hasn’t the engineering program of SSE been accredited by PEC yet?
How did the First batch of SSE fair? Were they successful?
How is the faculty at lums?
Hashaam, LUMS SSE is top degree and you will not regret it. Best of Luck.
AOA.
I have got admission in SSE this year. First badge of EE is out this year. I want to know what is the out of this badge and the response from the market? I am still in a whirl that should I go for NUST or GIKI or not because the engineering faculty there is must established as compared to SSE. A senior from SSE told me that if I want to go in CS then it good but EE is facing shortage of funds.
Hey,
I have got, unfortunately, 3A’s and 5 B’s in O Levels. And I have given my AS Levels, hope so, with 3 or 4 As and 1 B or C.Is there a chance for me to get to SSE?
well cant say much about sse electrical but lums is nice university .. but not as renowed as gik (in engineering) i remember aq khan was dean of gik’s some department sometime back , and when i last visited gik(open house) year back i saw lot of foreign proffesors and when i asked a faculty member about them they said gik as a about 20 foreign faculty members and most of them are russians so my opinion is go for reputation of gik, lums should be your second option in engineering lums can beat iba but certainly not gik it has been notured by likes of aq khan
good luck everyone
Salam All. I’ll be applying to LUMS SSE. Can anyone please guide me how to prepare for the sse exam? Ive heard going to academies is a total rip off since there is no particular outline that one has to follow. Can anyone please be kind enough to help me out on this?
so the above cmnts tell me I should go for Lums instead of NED ? i have got the the admission plus m from A levels not inter