Sindh Madressatul Islam University (SMIU) conducted an entry test for admissions in undergraduate, graduate and PhD programs for Fall 2018 in two shifts in a local hotel on Saturday. About eighteen hundred students had applied for admission on available three hundred seats in different departments including Department of Business Administration, Commerce and Management Science, Computer Science, Media and Communication Studies, Environment Science and Education. The candidates had come from all parts of Sindh, because SMIU offers admissions on open merit basis. Dr Muhammad Ali Shaikh, Vice Chancellor of SMIU visited the venue and observed the process of the test. While talking to deans, chairpersons, senior management and faculty of various departments, Dr Muhammad Ali Shaikh said that the number of applications this year was six times more than the admission applications last year. “SMIU received university status back in 2012 and since then SMIU charges only fifteen hundred rupees for admission form and prospectus and in return, it provides a conducive environment to candidates sitting for their admission test,” said SMIU VC on the occasion. Published in Daily Times, July 22nd 2018.