BS Commerce

BS Commerce is a four years undergraduate degree in commerce.

Quick Facts

Degree LevelBS
DisciplineBusiness
Offered By 44 universities in our directory
Typical Duration4 years

BS Commerce is a four years undergraduate degree in commerce.

Entry requirements

Admission is based on HSSC (Intermediate) or an equivalent qualification in a relevant group, combined with the entry test the institution uses. Applicants holding A-Levels or a foreign qualification need an equivalence certificate from the Inter Board Coordination Commission, which is worth applying for as soon as results are published. Merit is usually a weighted aggregate of HSSC marks and entry test score, and the weightings differ between institutions.

Accreditation

This field has no single statutory accreditor in the way engineering, medicine and law do. Institutional recognition by the Higher Education Commission is the baseline; beyond that, judge programmes on faculty qualifications, facilities and graduate outcomes, and ask the institution directly about each.

What it leads to

A four-year bachelor’s is the standard undergraduate qualification in Pakistan and satisfies the 16-year requirement for postgraduate admission. What it leads to depends heavily on what a graduate builds alongside it — internships, projects and demonstrable practical skill — since employers in most fields weight those alongside the degree itself.

Comparing institutions

Fees for the same degree title vary several-fold between Pakistani institutions, and course content varies with them. Ask each university for the full per-semester fee schedule across the whole degree rather than the first instalment, and for the current course outline — UniAssist lists which universities teach this degree, but the detailed curriculum is set institutionally and the university’s own prospectus is the authoritative source for it.

Where You Can Study This

  • 44 universities
  • 27 cities
  • 36 public
  • 8 private

Fees are not shown here: we hold a published figure for 14 of these 44 universities, and comparing one against a blank column would be misleading rather than informative. Each university page carries its own fee where we have it.

University City Sector Duration
Bahauddin Zakariya University Multan Public 2 years
Bahauddin Zakariya University Multan Public 4 years
Benazir Bhutto Shaheed University Lyari Karachi Public —
Benazir Bhutto Shaheed University Lyari Karachi Public —
Federal Urdu University of Arts, Sciences & Technology Islamabad Public 2 Years
Federal Urdu University of Arts, Sciences & Technology Islamabad Public 4 Years
Government College for Women University, Sialkot Sialkot Public 4 years
Government College for Women University, Sialkot Sialkot Public 4 years
Government College University, Faisalabad Faisalabad Public 4 Years
Government College Women University, Faisalabad Faisalabad Public 4 years
Government College Women University, Faisalabad Faisalabad Public 4 years
Kohat University of Science and Technology Kohat Public —
Mirpur University of Science & Technology Mirpur Public 4 Years
National University of Modern Languages Islamabad Public —
Pak-Austria Fachhochschule Institute of Applied Sciences and Technology, Haripur Haripur Public —
Sardar Bahadur Khan Women University Quetta Public 4 Years
Sindh Madresatul Islam University Karachi Public —
Thal University, Bhakkar Bhakkar Public 4 years
The Shaikh Ayaz University, Shikarpur Sindh Shikarpur Public 4 Years
The University of Larkano Larkana Public —
University of Gujrat Gujrat Public —
University of Gwadar Gawadar Public —
University of Kotli Kotli Public 2 Years
University of Kotli Kotli Public 4 Years
University of Loralai Loralai Public 2 years
University of Loralai Loralai Public 4 years
University of Okara Okara Public 4 years
University of Poonch Poonch Public 4 years
University of Sahiwal Sahiwal Public 4 Years
University of Sargodha Sargodha Public —
University of Sindh Mirpur Khas Public 4 years
University of Sufism and Modern Sciences, Bhitshah Sindh Bhit Shah Public 4 years
University of Swabi Swabi Public 4 Years
University of the Punjab Lahore Public —
University of Turbat Turbat Public 2 years
University of Turbat Turbat Public 4 years
Abasyn University Peshawar Private —
Al-Hamd Islamic University Quetta Private 4 Years
Al-Hamd Islamic University Quetta Private 2 Years
Emaan Institute of Management & Sciences, Karachi Karachi Private —
GIFT University Gujranwala Private —
Jinnah University for Women BS Com Karachi Private 4 Years
Lahore Leads University Lahore Private 4 Years (8 semesters)
University of Sialkot, Sialkot Sialkot Private —

Frequently Asked Questions

What are the entry requirements for BS Commerce in Pakistan?

Admission is based on HSSC (Intermediate) or an equivalent qualification in a relevant group, combined with the entry test the institution uses. Applicants holding A-Levels or a foreign qualification need an equivalence certificate from the Inter Board Coordination Commission, which is worth applying for as soon as results are published. Merit is usually a weighted aggregate of HSSC marks and entry test score, and the weightings differ between institutions.

How long is BS Commerce?

Four years. Exact structure varies between institutions, so confirm the semester count and credit-hour total with the university you are applying to.

Is BS Commerce accredited?

This field has no single statutory accreditor in the way engineering, medicine and law do. Institutional recognition by the Higher Education Commission is the baseline; beyond that, judge programmes on faculty qualifications, facilities and graduate outcomes, and ask the institution directly about each.