NUST and FAST Closing Merit: Positions, Not Percentages
✓ Official sourcesUpdated AA Checked by Ali Ahmad
NUST does not publish a closing merit percentage. It publishes closing merit positions: the rank of the last candidate admitted to each programme, which it calls a reference only. FAST-NUCES publishes no program-wise closing merit; its cut-offs are set by the university each year. Percentages for either on other websites are estimates. Official source
Who publishes what
Many students search for a "closing merit" percentage for NUST or FAST. Neither university publishes one. This table sums up what each university without a closing percentage on this site does publish, from its own pages.
| University | What it publishes | Our page |
|---|---|---|
| NUST | Closing merit positions (ranks) per programme, as a reference only | NUST calculator |
| FAST-NUCES | No program-wise closing merit; the university sets merit cut-off marks each year | FAST calculator |
| NED | Provisional call lists in order of merit, no closing percentage | NED calculator |
| GIKI | No official program-wise closing aggregate found | GIKI calculator |
| UET Peshawar | Revised merit lists on the main campus notice board | UET Peshawar calculator |
| IIUI, UAF, Bahria | Merit lists per program or campus, no closing-merit summary | All calculators |
NUST: closing merit positions, not percentages
NUST ranks every applicant by one aggregate: 75% NUST Entry Test (NET) + 15% HSSC Part-1 + 10% SSC, under its General Merit Generation Criteria. Your place in that ranking is your merit position. For each programme NUST then publishes the closing merit position: the position of the last candidate admitted. Its Closing Merit Positions page says the positions are only a reference for choosing preferences, do not guarantee admission and change every year.
How to read it: a closing position of 1,500 means the last student admitted to that programme stood 1,500th in the NUST merit. If your own position is lower (a smaller number), you were ahead of that student. Because a position depends on how many students scored above you, the same aggregate can give a different position next year. A percentage you see elsewhere for "NUST closing merit" is not a figure NUST publishes.
What you can do: work out your aggregate with the NUST aggregate calculator (NET counts three-quarters, so each NET point adds 0.75), then compare your merit position with NUST's closing positions when your result is out. We will add NUST's official positions here once we can read the full list.
FAST: no closing merit at all
FAST-NUCES ranks applicants by 50% admission test + 40% HSSC + 10% SSC for computing programmes and 33% test + 50% HSSC + 17% SSC for engineering, according to its eligibility criteria. The same page says merit cut-off marks are determined by the university; FAST does not publish program-wise closing merits. Use the FAST aggregate calculator for your aggregate, and treat any "FAST closing merit" figure on another site as an estimate.
How to judge your chances without a closing percentage
- Calculate your aggregate with the official formula on the university's calculator page.
- For NUST, compare your merit position (not your percentage) with the closing positions NUST publishes.
- Apply to back-up options that do publish closing merits and check them in the merit predictor: UET Lahore, UET Taxila, COMSATS, PU, ITU and the medical lists.
- Read what closing merit means and how merit changes between lists.
Frequently asked questions
What is NUST closing merit?
The merit position (rank) of the last candidate admitted to a programme, published on NUST's Closing Merit Positions page. NUST says it is a reference for choosing preferences, does not guarantee admission and changes every year.
Does NUST publish closing merit in percentage?
No. NUST ranks applicants by 75% NET + 15% HSSC Part-1 + 10% SSC and publishes closing positions, not aggregates.
What is the FAST closing merit?
FAST-NUCES does not publish program-wise closing merits. Its eligibility page says merit cut-off marks are determined by the university each year.
How can I check my chances at NUST without a closing percentage?
Calculate your aggregate with the NUST formula, then compare your merit position with the closing positions NUST publishes for each programme when results are out.
Which universities publish closing merit in percent?
On this site: UHS (Punjab MBBS/BDS), NUMS, UET Lahore, UET Taxila, COMSATS (Lahore, Islamabad), PU, KU and ITU (derived from its lists). They feed the merit predictor.
NUST ki closing merit position kya hoti hai?
Kisi program mein aakhri admit hone wale student ka NUST merit mein number (rank). Agar aap ki position us se chhoti (pehle) hai to aap us student se aage the. NUST kehta hai yeh sirf reference hai.
FAST ka closing merit kahan milta hai?
Kahin nahi: FAST program-wise closing merit publish nahi karta. Doosri websites par jo figures hain woh andaze hain.
NUST aur FAST ka closing merit kahan milta hai?
NUST closing merit percent mein nahi deta, balke merit position (rank) deta hai: kisi program mein aakhri admit hone wale student ka number. FAST koi closing merit publish nahi karta.
Is liye apna aggregate NUST calculator ya FAST calculator se nikalein, aur NUST mein apni position ko NUST ki closing positions se milayein.
Sources
- NUST UG admissions: Closing Merit Positions (checked 2026-10-31)
- NUST: General Merit Generation Criteria for UG admission on NET basis (checked 2026-10-31)
- FAST-NUCES: Eligibility Criteria, undergraduate selection criteria (checked 2026-10-31)