Updated Information for 2015

The links below can also be found at http://www.aku.edu/admissions/undergraduate/medicine/Pages/MBBS-Programme.aspx

Information and Eligibility Criteria for 2015 can be found here:
http://www.aku.edu/admissions/registraroffice/Documents/programme-information-MBBS.PDF

Sample Paper for 2015 can be found here, this is to give an idea about the pattern of the test to the candidates:
http://www.aku.edu/admissions/registraroffice/Documents/sample-paper-MBBS.pdf

Curriculum of Biology, Chemistry and Physics for 2015 can be found here:
http://www.aku.edu/admissions/undergraduate/medicine/Pages/curriculum.aspx

Let us know if you guys have any further queries,
Best of luck! :)

For the 2014 Applicants

Hey there prospective AKU-ites/AKU-ians (Yeah, we don't have a specific 'name' for the AKU students)

This blog aims to help out all those who wish to apply to AKU's Medical College. If you're confused about how to prepare for the AKU test or the AKU admission procedure then you have come to the right place.

Getting to the point, the dates for this year have been updated.
For now just focus on clearing the aptitude test and the rest comes later.

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First comes your application form, then your aptitude test followed by interview and Form II only if the aptitude test is cleared.

In the aptitude test one has to get a percentage higher then the passing percentage which changes every year. For 2013, the passing percentage for Paper 1 was 55% and for Paper 2 was 66%.

Here is the a brief outline of the AKU aptitude test pattern:

The above is just a brief outline regarding the admission procedure. Do view the links below for detailed information.

1) Important 2014 admission dates for AKU Undergraduate programme 
2) AKU Test prep Tips
3) AKU Test prep guidelines by subject
4) AKU Test format and time management
5) AKU Application form - Tips and words of caution
6) Curriculum for AKU Test

Best of luck!
Feel free to comment with questions and queries.

Sohaib's AKU interview!

Before i start, please keep in mind 3 things:

1) This is not a marking-scheme/answers-bank. Everyone's interview is unique and simply copying what other people said would not be the best idea. Just make sure whatever you say in the interview is true and really makes your personality shine in front of the interviewer.
2) This post became longer than I had initially expected. But i'm sure this recollection will give you a nice feel of the interview.
3) Always remember: be calm, be prepared, and be confident (like a boss!) [leikin ziada over bhi nahin].

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Background:

Preparing yourself before the interview is essential. That is in fact, something i learned just a few days before my interview date. Receiving an AKU test score of 85.21%, which was the highest in St. Pats Alhumdulillah, i became a bit over-confident with regards to the interview, almost thinking it doesn't even matter now. Fortunately, one of my seniors took a mock interview of me a few days before the actual event and that REALLY got me down to earth; making me realize i HAVE to PLAN myself.

The night before the interview, i took 2 pieces of paper and started writing. I mapped all the achievements i wanted to talk about during the interview and wrote/thought-out my own answers to the most common questions (like those mentioned in the AKU Interview - Guidelines post). This also made me ready for some of the rather tough questions like 'what are your weaknesses?'.


Interview day:

Dressed in a black pant with black socks and black dress shoes, i contrasted by wearing a striped white shirt with a black tie (oh and the tie had several thin ECG lines forming hearts on the front. Was a funny one indeed. Borrowed it from a senior in 013). Having been lectured several times by my (awesome) teacher Dr. Afshan Latif, to have a GOOD BODY LANGUAGE, i walked my tall figure with a straight back and confident posture to the Sports center where i was to have my first interview.