Over 4,500 take SAU entry test in Hyderabad.

HYDERABAD -- Several thousand candidates from across the country appeared in the entry test for admission to the undergraduate degree programme of Sindh Agriculture University (SAU) on Sunday.

Successful candidates would be given admission to SAU-affiliated colleges and the Umerkot sub-campus of the university.

The test was held at Public School Hyderabad where 70 blocks were set up with a separate wing spared for female candidates.

Stringent security arrangements were made for the safety of students and to maintain law and order at and around the venue.

According to the SAU administration, over 4,533 candidates, including 634 female, took the test for the academic year 2022-23.

The university's five constituent colleges included the SAU Information Technology Centre, Institute of Food Sciences and Technologies, Shaheed Zulfikar Ali Bhutto Agricultural College, Dokri, Khairpur College of Agricultural Engineering and Technology, and the SAU Umerkot sub-campus.

A total of 3,266 pre-medical candidates and 1,200 pre-engineering candidates took the test which was based on multiple choice questions (MCQs) style. They were supposed to attempt 100 questions in...