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MUET pre-admission test: eligibility, merit (CPN) and the admission steps
How Mehran University of Engineering and Technology uses its pre-admission test, the test format, the eligibility rules, the CPN merit formula, and what happens at the interview.
Last updated: 1 November 2026
The short answer
Mehran University of Engineering and Technology (MUET) in Jamshoro requires every eligible applicant to appear in its pre-admission test. This follows the policies of the federal and Sindh governments. The test is only the first step. After the test, MUET makes a merit list for each district or category and calls candidates for an interview, where the discipline is awarded on the same day. For the 2026 cycle MUET held the pre-admission test from 22 May 2026 at its Jamshoro campus.
Eligibility
- Pre-Engineering group with Physics, Chemistry and Mathematics and at least 60 percent marks, not counting grace marks, for the engineering programmes.
- General Science group with 60 percent marks only for Computer Systems, Software, Electronic and Telecommunication Engineering, Architecture, and City and Regional Planning.
- Pre-Medical group with 60 percent marks only for Biomedical Engineering.
- DAE with 60 percent marks in a relevant discipline.
- Read the full policy for the rules on the year of passing and for changing groups.
The pre-admission test
- Candidates who get less than 40 percent marks in the test are not eligible for admission.
- Passing the test does not mean you are eligible. The admission office decides eligibility after it checks your documents.
- The policy has a note that nominees, local or foreign, may submit a result of the SAT, UET, NUST or another approved test, or appear in the MUET test. Ask the Directorate of Admissions how this applies to you.
The test format
The undergraduate prospectus of MUET gives these instructions for the pre-admission test. The test is computer based and has 100 questions in four parts. The total time is 60 minutes. Each correct answer carries one mark, and there is no negative marking. You cannot ask to change your group on the test day, and the paper follows the group that you declared.
| Group | Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3 | Part 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pre-Engineering | Physics (25) | Chemistry (25) | Mathematics (25) | English (25) |
| Pre-Medical | Physics (25) | Chemistry (25) | Biology (25) | English (25) |
| General Science | Physics (25) | Computer Science (25) | Mathematics (25) | English (25) |
| Commerce, Humanities and other groups | General Science (25) | General Mathematics (30) | Intelligence (20) | English (25) |
What the sample paper covers
The sample paper in the prospectus has English with four kinds of questions: vocabulary, grammar, questions from a text, and sentence correction. For Physics, Mathematics, Biology, Chemistry and Computer Science it says that the questions come from all chapters of the Class 11 and Class 12 books. The instructions page is headed Pre-Admission Test 2024, so read the notice of MUET for your year.
Merit formula
MUET adds the percentage marks in each result, multiplied by its weight, to make the Composite Percentage Number (CPN).
| Result | Weight |
|---|---|
| SSC (Science group) | 0.10 |
| HSC Part I, or equivalent, or DAE | 0.30 |
| Pre-admission test | 0.60 |
Example from the policy
With 70 percent in SSC, 60 percent in HSC Part I and 50 percent in the test, CPN = 70 × 0.1 + 60 × 0.3 + 50 × 0.6 = 55. When two candidates have the same CPN, the one with the higher test marks is placed higher. Then the higher HSC Part I marks, then the higher SSC marks, and then the higher HSC Mathematics or Biology Part I marks decide.
How to prepare
- Find your group in the table and prepare the four parts that it names. All the chapters of Class 11 and Class 12 are in the test.
- The test is short, with 100 questions in 60 minutes. Practise at about one question each 36 seconds, and answer every question, because there is no negative marking.
- Take the MUET mock test on this site. It copies the number of questions and the time, and it draws on the ECAT, NET and NED question sets.
- Use the merit calculator on this site with the MUET preset to see your CPN.
- Keep all your documents ready for the interview day.
Common questions
- How long is the test? 60 minutes for 100 questions, according to the prospectus.
- Is there negative marking? No. Each correct answer carries one mark.
- What happens if I score under 40 percent? You are not eligible for admission.
- Is the test the only step? No. After the test MUET prepares merit lists by district or category and calls candidates for an interview, and the discipline is awarded on the interview day.
Practise on this site
Where this comes from
- MUET Directorate of Admissions, admission policy page and pre-admission test schedule page (admissions.muet.edu.pk): the eligibility rules, the 40 percent minimum, the CPN formula and the tie rules.
- MUET undergraduate prospectus (admissions.muet.edu.pk): the instructions and the sample paper of the pre-admission test.
- Check the notice and the prospectus of MUET for your own year.