Applications for IBA-NTHP Orientation Program 2026 are currently open. Interested candidates can apply through the online application portal. The last date to apply is November 30, 2025.

Only Online Application Form is acceptable for Orientation Program 2026.

The following documents are required to be submitted with the application form:

1. Matric Marksheet
2. Marksheet HSSC Level I (Mandatory) or Marksheet Level-II (if applicable)
3. Applicant's CNIC or Form B
4. Parent or Guardian's CNIC
5. Salary slip and FBR Income Tax Return (Mandatory)
6. Applicant's Birth Certificate and Domicile certificate OR Father's Domicile Certificate

No. The NTHP is a fully funded Orientation Training Program to prepare candidates for IBA’s aptitude test for undergraduate degree programs. Admission to IBA Karachi through the NTHP Orientation Program does not guarantee the award of an NTHP Scholarship or any form of financial assistance for the undergraduate degree programs.

A limited number of NTHP Scholarships are available for candidates who pass IBA’s Aptitude Test (Round 2 Fall 2026) after participating in the NTHP Orientation Program. Recipients of these scholarships are selected by the Scholarship Committee. Summer semester is not covered in the scholarship.

Candidates who meet the eligibility and need criteria are encouraged to apply. Preference is given to students belonging from the rural areas of Sindh, Punjab, Balochistan, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, FATA, Gilgit Baltistan, and Azad Kashmir who are unable to apply at IBA due to financial constraints.

• Submission of applications for the Orientation Program
• Selected students will be notified via email
• 3-weeks online program for preparation of IBA’s aptitude test Students will simultaneously apply for the NTHP Scholarship through an online portal
• Students will appear for IBA’s Aptitude Test (Round 2) Fall 2026 only for any undergraduate program

Yes, students from all disciplines can apply for the NTHP Orientation Program. However, when applying for the IBA’s entrance test, candidates may consider the degree programs offered.

IBA currently offers eight undergraduate degree programs:

• Bachelors in Business Administration
• BS Accounting & Finance
• BS Business Analytics
• BS Economics & Mathematics
• BS Computer Science
• BS Mathematics
• BS Economics
• BS Social Sciences & Liberal Arts

For BBA, BS Accounting & Finance, BS Business Analytics, BS Social Sciences & Liberal Arts, and BS Economics, students belonging to any group (Science/Commerce/General/Pre-engineering) are eligible to apply.

For BS Computer Science, BS Economics & Mathematics, and BS Mathematics, only students from Pre-Engineering or General Science (Mathematics) group are eligible to apply.

View detailed criteria here https://admissions.iba.edu.pk/ugrd_criteria.php?id=MQ==

You can study SAT-I (for BBA) or SAT-II (for BS Program Test). Please refer to the links provided for details.

No. Students of NTHP Orientation Program will appear for the same test with other applicants from across Pakistan. NTHP is purely a merit-cum-need based program.

All applicants of the NTHP Orientation Program are shortlisted on a merit-cum-need basis.

Selected students are taught Mathematics and English Grammar & Composition during the NTHP Orientation Program.

Classes for the Orientation Program 2026 will be held online.

Please combine/merge salary or income document with the FBR document into one PDF file and attach it in the Income Document section of the application form.

Interested candidates can apply by submitting their Matric marksheet and HSSC I admit card / examination document only.