Government of Pakistan Cultural Exchange Program IPC
 

Tomorrow is the test for CULTURAL EXCHANGE Program (IPC DIVISION). If anyone has applied for the test, please respond. I've few queries
1. Test pattern (especially for Engineering)
2. How many scholarships are available for all programs.

There are ~8520 candidates, who are taking this particular test.

[QUOTE=XiaN;1056705]Tomorrow is the test for CULTURAL EXCHANGE Program (IPC DIVISION). If anyone has applied for the test, please respond. I've few queries
1. Test pattern (especially for Engineering)
2. How many scholarships are available for all programs.

There are ~8520 candidates, who are taking this particular test.[/QUOTE]
I am appearing but my field is management sciences/ commerce. I do have syllabus of engineering. Here you go:
ENGINEERING
Sr. Core Areas of Engineering % age
1. Verbal (English) 20%
2. Electrical principles, circuits, and devices 10%
3. Elementary computer applications
(no programming languages) 5%
4. Engineering economy 2%
5. Engineering judgment 3%
6. Fluid mechanics and hydraulics 5%
7. General chemistry 5%
8. Materials science 5%
9. Mechanics: Statics, dynamics, and mechanics of materials 5%
10. Systems engineering 10%
11. Thermodynamics 2%
12. Heat Transfer and rate mechanisms 3%
13. Basic modern physics 5%
14. Probability 3%
15. Statistics 2%
16. Wave phenomena 5%
17. Mathematical methods questions 2%
18. Intuitive calculus questions 3%
19. Discrete Mathematics 5%
Total 100

Do not know about total seats. They will announce later.

what is the test pattern of management sciences/commerce group?

[QUOTE=sana irum;1056776]what is the test pattern of management sciences/commerce group?[/QUOTE]
MANAGEMENT SCIENCES
Sr. Core Areas of Management Sciences % age
1. Verbal (English) 20%
2. Finance 25%
3. Marketing 20%
4. Management (HRM, MIS etc) 25%
5. Quantitative Analysis/Economics 10%
Total 100

Thank you. The test pattern is same as like GAT subject test.
you have applied for? MS/PHD

[QUOTE=sana irum;1056783]Thank you. The test pattern is same as like GAT subject test.
you have applied for? MS/PHD[/QUOTE]
Yeah same as GAT.
MS Commerce.

Number of seats for China government Scholarship
 

Last year 117 students were awarded this scholarship across all disciplines and level. Roughly 50 percent were for the field of science and engineering and the rest for other disciplines.
The year before that 107 students were awarded this scholarship, roughly 50 percent were in physical sciences and engineering and the rest in all other fields.
To check for yourself visit the website of inter provincial coordination(IPC).

[QUOTE=Anum Zara;1056768]I am appearing but my field is management sciences/ commerce. I do have syllabus of engineering. Here you go:
ENGINEERING
Sr. Core Areas of Engineering % age
1. Verbal (English) 20%
2. Electrical principles, circuits, and devices 10%
3. Elementary computer applications
(no programming languages) 5%
4. Engineering economy 2%
5. Engineering judgment 3%
6. Fluid mechanics and hydraulics 5%
7. General chemistry 5%
8. Materials science 5%
9. Mechanics: Statics, dynamics, and mechanics of materials 5%
10. Systems engineering 10%
11. Thermodynamics 2%
12. Heat Transfer and rate mechanisms 3%
13. Basic modern physics 5%
14. Probability 3%
15. Statistics 2%
16. Wave phenomena 5%
17. Mathematical methods questions 2%
18. Intuitive calculus questions 3%
19. Discrete Mathematics 5%
Total 100

Do not know about total seats. They will announce later.[/QUOTE]

Thanks.
Where did you get the information about the syllabus?

This scholarship is only for those who want to study in China?

[QUOTE=Cotton candy;1056796]This scholarship is only for those who want to study in China?[/QUOTE]
Also for those who want to study in planet mars. :D

[QUOTE=Cotton candy;1056796]This scholarship is only for those who want to study in China?[/QUOTE]
90-95% from China. Rest from Turkey, Italy and some other countries. Only toppers of test will be offered this opportunity and discipline does not matter here just test marks. 70 and above have vital chance. 75 above almost confirmed.

[QUOTE=Ammarrashid;1056795]Thanks.
Where did you get the information about the syllabus?[/QUOTE]
From someone who appeared in test last year.

[QUOTE=Anum Zara;1056798]90-95% from China. Rest from Turkey, Italy and some other countries. Only toppers of test will be offered this opportunity and discipline does not matter here just test marks. 70 and above have vital chance. 75 above almost confirmed.[/QUOTE]
Thanks, Didn't know that.

[QUOTE=Ammarrashid;1056797]Also for those who want to study in planet mars. :D[/QUOTE]

OOps!

[QUOTE=Anum Zara;1056798]90-95% from China. Rest from Turkey, Italy and some other countries. Only toppers of test will be offered this opportunity and discipline does not matter here just test marks. 70 and above have vital chance. 75 above almost confirmed.[/QUOTE]Okay thanks. The test must be really difficult then.

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What about chemistry?

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Answer key
 

Why NTS is taking so long... Answer KEY?

Answer keys have been uploaded.

[url]http://nts.org.pk/Test&Products/Keys/CultExchChinGovt_04022018_Keys/Posts.php[/url]

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I have got 63 in Social Sciences from Punjab. Is there any chance?

What was last year's cutt off? I scored 69

How much score is required for engineering with punjab domicile? I scored 75, I think it should get me in the merit list.

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Last year Punjabs closing merit was 71 for principal candidates, 69 for alternate candidates.
It is a combined merit list for all the disciplines so engineering doesn't have a separate merit

[B]For Last Year[/B]
Merit:
Highest 88
Closing 78

Punjab
Highest 78
Closing 71
Alternative Candidate Closing: 69

Sindh (R)
Highest 77
Closing 69
Alternative closing 67

Sindh (U)
Highest 78
Closing 71
Alternative closing 68

KPK
Highest 76
Closing 73
Alternative closing 70

Balochistan
Highest 74
Closing 67
Alternative closing 66

FATA/GB
Highest 78
Closing 69
Alternative closing 66


AJK
Highest 72
Closing 71
Alternative closing 71

Salam,
Can you please cite the source from where you gathered this data? and if you can, please answer the following questions:
1. Would it count against me if I applied for the social sciences category despite having an engineering degree? When universities are short listing candidates that is.
2. If not, what is the expected cut off for Sindh Urban for social sciences or in general because the paper this year was, we think, not that difficult.

No chance for me
 

I got 67 engineering, from punjab. Seems :(
Best of luck everyone

[QUOTE=areeb ahmed;1057143]Salam,
Can you please cite the source from where you gathered this data? and if you can, please answer the following questions:
1. Would it count against me if I applied for the social sciences category despite having an engineering degree? When universities are short listing candidates that is.
2. If not, what is the expected cut off for Sindh Urban for social sciences or in general because the paper this year was, we think, not that difficult.[/QUOTE]
I got it off M/o IPC website.
Also you can ask those questions directly from IPC.
0519204225

But they wont have the info about the merit yet. NTS is going to declare the result next week and then they will give a date for applications of rechecking. After compiling the final result they will send them to IPC. Only yhen they will be able to tell you about the merit of Sindh.

[QUOTE=sarmadsaleem;1057137][B]For Last Year[/B]
Merit:
Highest 88
Closing 78

Punjab
Highest 78
Closing 71
Alternative Candidate Closing: 69

Sindh (R)
Highest 77
Closing 69
Alternative closing 67

Sindh (U)
Highest 78
Closing 71
Alternative closing 68

KPK
Highest 76
Closing 73
Alternative closing 70

Balochistan
Highest 74
Closing 67
Alternative closing 66

FATA/GB
Highest 78
Closing 69
Alternative closing 66


AJK
Highest 72
Closing 71
Alternative closing 71[/QUOTE]

if these stats are true than I have perform really well in the test. With 90 marks I stand a fair chance of being among the toppers

You have the highest marks.

Something fishy in the answer key of Pink booklet for engineers
 

Hi,
The English part was pretty easy, and I was expecting max 2 or 3 mistakes in the english questions, out of 20. However, I got all correct from 1 to 14, and then 14 to 20 were all incorrect according to the answer key. I think its probable that the answer key was not precisely correct, as it is highly unlikely that I got 6 english mcqs wrong in a row.
Is there someone else with pink booklet in engineering who either got mcqs 15 to 20 correct or wrong? I want to know whether I actually answered them wrong or the key was wrong.

P.S I scored well, 75/100 and got 12 merit number, its just that I want to know whether I actually attempted 6 easy peasy mcqs wrong in a row, or not.

So if, as always, they are going to make a combined merit list, most of the seats will again go to the social sciences. Which is very unfair given that all the tests were different. Social sciences was obviously an easy test that's why the overall scores are high. I have fourth position in Management Science with 72 marks and the highest is 76. So clearly its not a matter if incompetence but this system of a combined merit list is wrong.

[QUOTE=sarmadsaleem;1057597]So if, as always, they are going to make a combined merit list, most of the seats will again go to the social sciences. Which is very unfair given that all the tests were different. Social sciences was obviously an easy test that's why the overall scores are high. I have fourth position in Management Science with 72 marks and the highest is 76. So clearly its not a matter if incompetence but this system of a combined merit list is wrong.[/QUOTE]

Did they give a segregated merit list last year(Like its this year) or was it combined?

[QUOTE=Ammarrashid;1057600]Did they give a segregated merit list last year(Like its this year) or was it combined?[/QUOTE]
No merit list was uploaded last year, only the final shortlisted list was uploaded.
Also, it doesn't matter if NTS posts a segregated or combined merit list because NTS is not the one giving the scholarship, they are only taking the test. they are going to send the result to IPC and then IPC is going to make the merit list according to them, which is usually combined.

[QUOTE=sarmadsaleem;1057611]No merit list was uploaded last year, only the final shortlisted list was uploaded.
Also, it doesn't matter if NTS posts a segregated or combined merit list because NTS is not the one giving the scholarship, they are only taking the test. they are going to send the result to IPC and then IPC is going to make the merit list according to them, which is usually combined.[/QUOTE]I think this time the merit list wouldn't be combined as the marks are quite skewed across the different disciplines. If they follow a combined merit list 85 percent scholarships would go to social sciences, that would be very absurd.

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[QUOTE=Ammarrashid;1057612]I think this time the merit list wouldn't be combined as the marks are quite skewed across the different disciplines. If they follow a combined merit list 85 percent scholarships would go to social sciences, that would be very absurd.

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I scored 80 in social science and in no way ready to accept that a topper of management sciences is preferred over me. That would be unfair to my efforts. There is no objective way to say that MS topper of 76 is more competitive than 80 of SS who is 12th in his province. Last time, 75 seats were taken by computer subject students, and some provinces had only students from computer background.

And how will IPC accommodate 8 subjects in provinces that have 5 seats? Also, suppose, if one province has 9 seats, this means 1 seat each for 7 subject and 2 seats for the 8th subject. Now which subject will get to have 2 seats and on what basis? You can either have quota on the basis of province or on the basis of subject. It cant be both. And provincial quota is mostly applied as the ministry deals with inter provincial coordination.

Any updates on the china government scholarship?

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[QUOTE=Subhan Ahmad;1057643]I scored 80 in social science and in no way ready to accept that a topper of management sciences is preferred over me. That would be unfair to my efforts. There is no objective way to say that MS topper of 76 is more competitive than 80 of SS who is 12th in his province. Last time, 75 seats were taken by computer subject students, and some provinces had only students from computer background.

And how will IPC accommodate 8 subjects in provinces that have 5 seats? Also, suppose, if one province has 9 seats, this means 1 seat each for 7 subject and 2 seats for the 8th subject. Now which subject will get to have 2 seats and on what basis? You can either have quota on the basis of province or on the basis of subject. It cant be both. And provincial quota is mostly applied as the ministry deals with inter provincial coordination.[/QUOTE]
Hahahaha.
Calm down. They will apply provincial quota. No one is going to snatch your seat as they know you will murder them in their sleep. :D
Goodluck for your selection. :)

I just checked, there were almost 117 people who qualified for the field of computers last year, containing both alternate and principle candidates. So they might not segregate by field after all.

I got an email from ipc, anyone else recieved it?

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