GCUH Pre-Admission Test Starts 11 November in Hyderabad: 904 Candidates on Day One

We checked the GCUH website on the evening of 10 November 2026. The candidate list and test schedule PDF is still the one posted on 8 November, and no new notice has replaced it. Nothing on the site says the test has moved. This short page covers what to do before you leave home tomorrow. The full day-by-day schedule, the lab list and the marks split are in our GCUH pre-admission test 2027 schedule guide.

The GCUH test begins on 11 November with four slots

All four slots on Wednesday are the same size. Every candidate sits the test on a computer in one of seven labs on the Kali Mori campus, Hyderabad. The list gives one slot per candidate and does not offer a way to swap.

The counts are our own tally of the 59 page GCUH list, which names 3,699 candidates across all five days. Thursday 12 November has 886 candidates and Friday 13 November has 895. Note that the early afternoon slot on Friday starts at 1:30 pm, not 1:00 pm.

Check your slot tonight in 4 steps

Do not rely on a friend's message or a screenshot from a group. Open the list yourself and read your own row.

1. Go to gcuh.edu.pk and open "Pre-Admission Test: Candidate List and Schedule" under Admissions.
2. Download the PDF and use Find (Ctrl+F on a computer) to search your C.ID, the candidate ID from the admission portal at adm.gcuh.edu.pk.
3. If the C.ID search finds nothing, search your name as you typed it on the form.
4. Note your test date, time and lab, and take a photo of your row.

If your name is missing, call the GCUH admissions office before your slot. The admissions advertisement lists 022-2111856, WhatsApp 0313-1337440 and dir.adm@gcuh.edu.pk.

What the test covers: 40 general marks and 60 subject marks

GCUH's test pattern notice No. GCUH/ADM/112 of 3 November 2026 splits each science and commerce test into a 40 mark general part and a 60 mark subject part. Arts and humanities candidates take an all-general test. HEC Sanad and home economics candidates take 70 general and 30 subject.

Pre-medical students make up the largest group in the list, about 2,000 of the 3,699. Many of them are also waiting on medical college merit lists. Your MDCAT score does not count in this test. For the medical route, see our page on checking your MDCAT 2026 result and aggregate.

What to carry and when to arrive

The GCUH list and pattern notice do not print a reporting time or a list of things to bring. So we cannot tell you an official gate time. What we can say is practical. About 226 people share each slot, and the labs sit in two separate buildings, the Academic Block and the IT Building. Finding the right room takes time.

• Your C.ID and a photo of your row in the candidate list.
• Your original CNIC or B-Form, and a printout of your admission form from the portal if you have one.
• Arrive well before your slot so you can find your building and floor.
• Leave your phone off or at home if you can. Phones are normally banned in computer test halls.

If GCUH posts test day instructions on its website, follow those over this list. We will update this page if a new notice appears.

The merit list date has not been announced

GCUH's admissions advertisement for 2027 gave a merit list date of 2 November 2026. That date was set when the test was planned for 22 to 25 October. The test moved, and the candidate list gives no new merit list date. Expect it only after the last slot on Sunday 15 November.

Students from the Hyderabad board can check their HSC marks first in our BISE Hyderabad HSC Part 2 result guide. GCUH asks for at least 50 per cent in HSC Part II.

Common questions

When does the GCUH pre-admission test start?

On Wednesday 11 November 2026. It runs until Sunday 15 November 2026.

How many students take the GCUH test on 11 November?

Our count of the GCUH list gives 904 candidates on 11 November, about 226 in each of the four slots.

Has the GCUH test been postponed again?

No. When we checked on the evening of 10 November 2026, the schedule PDF of 8 November was still the current notice, and there was no postponement notice on gcuh.edu.pk.

Can I change my GCUH test slot?

The list gives one fixed slot per candidate and does not mention changes. If you have a clash, call the admissions office on 022-2111856 before your slot.

Is the GCUH test on paper?

No. GCUH calls it a computerized pre-admission test, and every venue in the list is a computer lab.

When will the GCUH merit list for 2027 come out?

GCUH has not given a date. Watch gcuh.edu.pk after the last slot on 15 November.

How we verified this

What we checked, where we read it, and what we could not confirm.

Last checked on 10 November 2026, about 9:45 pm PKT. Sources: the GCUH candidate list and test schedule PDF (updated 8 November 2026), the test pattern notice No. GCUH/ADM/112 of 3 November 2026, and the Admissions 2027 advertisement, all on the GC University Hyderabad website. Slot counts are our own tally of the list.