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    "license": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/",
    "attribution": "Data © Apna Merit, cite as apnamerit.com",
    "publisher": "https://apnamerit.com/",
    "methodology": "https://apnamerit.com/methodology/",
    "slug": "nust",
    "name": "National University of Sciences and Technology (NUST), Islamabad",
    "short": "NUST",
    "field": "engineering",
    "province": "Islamabad",
    "website": "https://nust.edu.pk/",
    "calculator_path": "/nust-aggregate-calculator/",
    "updated": "2026-10-31",
    "_note": "General Merit Generation Criteria for UG admission on NET basis (official page; read via owner's screenshot 2026-10-31 because nust.edu.pk returns 403 to the container). NUST publishes closing merit as merit positions (ranks), not aggregates; none stored yet.",
    "defaults": {
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        "category": "Open merit"
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            "label": "BE / BS programmes (NET basis)",
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            "source_note": "NUST Entry Test 75%, SSC / O level / equivalent 10%, HSSC (Part-1) / HSSC / A level / equivalent / DAE 15%. O/A level candidates in final-year A level: 25% weight on O level IBCC equivalence.",
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                {
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                    "total": 100,
                    "weight": 75
                },
                {
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                    "label": "FSc Part-1 (HSSC 1st year)",
                    "total": 550,
                    "weight": 15
                },
                {
                    "key": "matric",
                    "label": "Matric / SSC",
                    "total": 1100,
                    "weight": 10
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "id": "olevel",
            "label": "A level students (O level equivalence)",
            "source_url": "https://nust.edu.pk/admissions/undergraduates/merit-criteria-for-admission-on-net-basis/",
            "source_note": "O/A level candidates in final-year A level: 25% weight to O level equivalence marks (IBCC), NET 75%.",
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                {
                    "key": "test",
                    "label": "NET score in %",
                    "total": 100,
                    "weight": 75
                },
                {
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                    "total": 100,
                    "weight": 25
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