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NUST aggregate calculator

Your qualification

Marks scored on the entry test itself. Worth 75% of your aggregate.

Part-1 alone if that is all you have, or both parts added together. Worth 15%.

Matriculation total. Worth 10%.

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Your aggregate

Fill in all three scores and the aggregate appears here, with every step of the arithmetic shown so you can check it against your own working.

In A-Level final year? Your O-Level equivalence carries 25%, not 10%.

Below 60% in Matric or FSc means you cannot apply at all, whatever your NET score.

How is the NUST aggregate calculated?

Each component is scored as a share of its own total, then multiplied by its weight. Written out in full:

aggregate = (NET / 200 × 75)
          + (HSSC / HSSC total × 15)
          + (SSC / SSC total × 10)

The three weights add to 100, so the aggregate is itself a percentage.

The denominators are yours to state. Most candidates apply before their Part-2 result exists, so they enter Part-1 alone against 550; a completed FSc is usually out of 1100. Boards disagree on both, and on the SSC total, so the calculator asks for the total beside the marks instead of assuming one. The weight is 15% whatever the total.

How is it calculated for A-Level students?

A candidate in A-Level final year has no HSSC result to submit, so NUST puts the whole non-NET share onto the O-Level equivalence issued by IBCC. That is 25%, not 10%. It is a different formula, not an adjustment to the first one:

aggregate = (NET / 200 × 75)
          + (O-Level equivalence / 1100 × 25)

Use the equivalence marks printed on the IBCC certificate, not the raw O-Level grades. Switch the calculator above to A-Level final year and the second field changes to match.

What is the 60% eligibility floor?

NUST requires a minimum of 60% in both SSC and HSSC just to apply. This is a gate, not a weighting. A candidate at 58% in Matric is not eligible however well they do on NET, and no aggregate calculation rescues that. The calculator states the verdict rather than burying it.

Which NET score counts?

Your best score across the series you sit. NUST runs 4 series a year, each with a separate application form and a separate fee, and only the highest NET score enters the aggregate. That is what makes a first attempt cheap in every sense except the fee. The full schedule is on the dates page.

This calculator reproduces the merit criteria NUST publishes. It estimates your aggregate, not a closing merit: where a programme actually closes depends on the whole applicant pool that series. Always confirm the criteria against the official prospectus before acting on them.