APPLICANTS HELP GUIDE

Online College Applications System (OCAS), a project of Government of Punjab to facilitate students in securing admission with convenience

JUNE 2012

OVERVIEW
Online College Applications System (OCAS) provides a web-based facility for applicants to submit admission application(s) online. It allows students to select colleges and programs OCAS supports Intermediate applications (F.Sc, F.A, ICS etc) for academic year 2012-13 for students who want to apply on Open Merit Quota. The list of public colleges in Punjab that are accepting online applications for Intermediate Admissions 2012, are given in Section 2 below.

Benefits of the system

Following are some of the advantages to apply online; Avoid hassle of long queues. Easy access from home, college or any place where internet connectivity is available. Quick and easy to use. Can apply 24 hours a day, seven days a week. Applicants 2012 Matric results viewable to applicant through the system. Pay application fee at any branch of the Bank of Punjab across Pakistan. Monitor status of your application and check its progress.

IMPORTANT NOTE:
APPLICANTS WHO HAVE TAKEN AND PASSED MATRICULATION EXAMINATIONS IN 2011 AND 2012, AND ARE APPLYING FOR INTERMEDIATE ADMISSIONS TO PARTICIPATING COLLEGES (LISTED IN SECTION 2 BELOW) ON OPEN MERIT CAN APPLY ONLINE FOR COLLEGE ADMISSIONS

LIST OF PUBLIC COLLEGES ACCEPTING ONLINE APPLICATIONS FOR INTERMEDIATE ADMISSIONS THROUGH OCAS IN 2012
1. GOVT. DEGREE COLLEGE, NARANG MANDI, SHEIKHUPURA 2. GOVT. DEGREE COLLEGE FOR WOMEN, NARANG MANDI, SHEIKHUPURA 3. GOVT. POST GRADUATE COLLEGE FOR WOMEN, SHEIKHUPURA 4. GOVT. POST GRADUATE COLLEGE, SHEIKHUPURA 5. GOVT. COLLEGE, PATOKI 6. GOVT. POST GRADUATE COLLEGE FOR WOMEN, SAMANABAD, LAHORE 7. GOVT. COLLEGE OF SCIENCE WAHDAT ROAD, LAHORE 8. GOVT. ISLAMIA COLLEGE CIVIL LINES, LAHORE 9. GOVT. M.A.O. COLLEGE, LAHORE 10. GOVT. DYAL SINGH COLLEGE, LAHORE 11. GOVT. JINNAH DEGREE COLLEGE FOR WOMEN MOZANG, LAHORE 12. GOVT. DEGREE COLLEGE, GULBERG, LAHORE 13. GOVT. KULLI-YAT-UL-BANAT DEGREECOLLEGE FOR WOMEN, LAHORE 14. GOVT. COLLEGE FOR WOMEN, E-BLOCK MODEL TOWN, LAHORE 15. GOVT. COLLEGE FOR BOYS, MODEL TOWN, LAHORE 16. GOVT. DEGREE COLLEGE FOR WOMEN, BILAL GANJ, LAHORE 17. GOVT. ISLAMIA COLLEGE, KASUR 18. GOVT. POST GRADUATE COLLEGE, ATTOCK 19. GOVT. POST GRADUATE COLLEGE ASGHAR MALL, RAWALPINDI 20. GOVT.. POST GRADUATE COLLEGE FOR WOMEN SATELLITE TOWN , RAWALPINDI 21. GOVT. COLLEGE FOR WOMEN, CHAKWAL 22. GOVT. POST GRADUATE COLLEGE OF SCIENCE, FAISALABAD 23. GOVT. ISLAMIA POST GRADUATE COLLEGE FOR WOMEN EIDGAH ROAD, FAISALABAD 24. GOVT. COLLEGE FOR WOMEN KARKHANA BAZAR, FAISALABAD 25. GOVT. ISLAMIA COLLEGE FAISALABAD 26. GOVT. MUNICIPAL DEGREE COLLEGE, FAISALABAD 27. GOVT. COLLEGE CIVIL LINES, MULTAN 28. GOVT. COLLEGE POST GRADUATE FOR WOMEN, KHANEWAL 29. GOVT. WILLAYAT HUSSAIN ISLAMIA DEGREE COLLEGE, MULTAN 30. GOVT. COLLEGE FOR WOMEN, CHUNGI #14, MULTAN 31. GOVT. COLLEGE FOR WOMEN, CHUNGI #06, MULTAN 32. GOVT. POST GRADUATE COLLEGE, VEHARI 33. GOVT. COLLEGE OF SCIENCE, MULTAN 34. GOVT. DEGREE COLLEGE FOR WOMEN SHAH RUKAN E ALAM, MULTAN 35. GOVT. DEGREE COLLEGE FOR WOMEN, DUBAI MAHAL ROAD, BAHAWALPUR 36. GOVT. S.E. COLLEGE, BAHAWALPUR 37. GOVT. POST GRADUATE COLLEGE, BAGHDAD RD, BAHAWALPUR 38. GOVT. DEGREE COLLEGE FOR WOMEN SATELLITE TOWN, BAHAWALPUR 39. GOVT. COLLEGE FOR WOMEN, BAHAWALNAGAR 40. GOVT. POST GRADUATE COLLEGE, BAHAWALNAGAR 41. GOVT. COLLEGE KHAWAJA FARID, RAHIMYAR KHAN 42. GOVT. POST GRADUATE COLLEGE FOR WOMEN, RAHIMYAR KHAN 43. GOVT. SADIQ DEGREE COLLEGE, BAHAWALPUR 44. GOVT. POST GRADUATE COLLEGE, SAHIWAL 45. GOVT. POST GRADUATE COLLEGE FOR WOMEN, SAHIWAL 46. GOVT. COLLEGE FOR WOMEN, PAKPATAN 47. GOVT. DEGREE COLLEGE FOR WOMEN, OKARA

48. GOVT. COLLEGE AMBALA MUSLIM COLLEGE, SARGODHA 49. GOVT. DEGREE COLLEGE, DARYA KHAN, BHAKKAR 50. GOVT. COLLEGE FOR WOMEN, BHAKKAR 51. GOVT. COLLEGE FOR WOMEN, FAROOQ COLONY, SARGODHA 52. GOVT. COLLEGE FOR WOMEN, LIAQUATABAD 53. GOVT. POST GRADUATE COLLEGE, JAUHARABAD 54. GOVT. COLLEGE FOR WOMEN, SAHIWAL, SARGODHA 55. GOVT. COLLEGE FOR WOMEN, SARGODHA 56. GOVT. COLLEGE FOR WOMEN, BHALWAL, SARGODHA 57. GOVT. COLLEGE FOR WOMEN, D G KHAN 58. GOVT. POST GRADUATE COLLEGE, D G KHAN 59. GOVT. COLLEGE FOR WOMEN, LAYYAH 60. GOVT. DEGREE COLLEGE FOR WOMEN, ALI PUR CHATHA 61. GOVT. DEGREE COLLEGE FOR WOMEN PHALIA, MANDI BAHAUDIN 62. GOVT. DEGREE COLLEGE, ALI PUR CHATHA 63. GOVT. DEGREE COLLEGE SARAI ALAMGIR, GUJRAT 64. GOVT. DEGREE COLLEGE FOR WOMEN SARAI ALAMGIR, GUJRAT 65. GOVT. POST GRADUATE COLLEGE FOR WOMEN SATELITE TOWN, GUJRANWALA 66. GOVT. DEGREE COLLEGE FOR WOMEN, KHARIAN 67. GOVT. DEGREE COLLEGE, LALA MUSA 68. GOVT. DEGREE COLLEGE FOR BOYS, KHARIAN 69. GOVT. DEGREE COLLEGE FOR WOMEN, KOTLA ARAB 70. GOVT. A.H. ISLAMIA DEGREE COLLEGE, JALALPUR JATTAN 71. GOVT. ZAMINDAR POST GRADUATE COLLEGE, GUJRAT 72. GOVT. DEGREE COLLEGE PEOPLES COLONY, GUJRANWALA 73. GOVT. DEGREE COLLEGE PYS PHALIA, MANDI BAHAUDIN 74. GOVT. COLLEGE FOR WOMEN I D JANJUA, LALAMUSA

HOW TO LOGIN
Applicants can access the Online College Applications System by going to www.ocas.punjab.gov.pk and clicking on Apply Online, from any computer that is reliably connected to the Internet, or can go directly to www.ocasportal.punjab.gov.pk. The student must click on the Proceed button on Apply Online tab on www.ocas.punjab.gov.pk as shown below.

On pressing Proceed button, student is directed to www.ocasportal.punjab.gov.pk. In order to log into the system, applicants must provide following information; 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. Matric Roll Number Board Year (2011 & 2012) Session (Default set as Annual) Select Certificate (Default set as Matric)

6. Enter verification number

Click the Login button, to view Applicant Home Page.

APPLICANT INFORMATION PAGE

When a student logs into the system, Applicant Information Page is displayed.

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VIEW PERSONAL INFORMATION

Student can view his/her Personal Information related to his/her enrollment with the relevant Board of Intermediate and Secondary Education of Punjab. The information publicly displayed is as follows: Student Name Fathers Name Roll Number Marks Obtained (once BISEs publish results) Subject Group Status

IMPORTANT NOTES:
STUDENT SHOULD CONTACT HIS/HER RELEVANT BOARD DIRECTLY FOR ANY QUERIES RELATED TO HIS/HER PERSONAL INFORMATION

4.2 CHECK STATUS OF APPLICATIONS

Student can view all the applications he/she has created. Information available is as follows: Application ID College Program & Shift Status Status Update (Date & Time) Fee Slip (Download Option)

4.3

PRINT FEE SLIP

Student can click on the Download link to open the fee slip. He/she may either save, or print fee slip directly from the system. Printed fee slip must be presented at any branch of Bank of Punjab for depositing application fee. Application fee is Rs. 25 per application.

IMPORTANT NOTES:
PLEASE NOTE THAT YOUR APPLICATION WILL NOT BE FORWARDED TO COLLEGE UNLESS APPLICATION FEE HAS BEEN PAID. APPLICANTS CAN CHECK STATUS OF PAYMENT VIA THE BANK OF PUNJAB WEBSTITE WWW.BOP.COM.PK , BY ENTERING THEIR FEE SLIP NUMBER. STATUS OF APPLICATION IN OCAS SHOULD CHANGE FROM SAVED TO SUBMITTED ONCE FEE FOR AN APPLICATION HAS BEEN PAID AT THE BANK, AND BANK INITIMATION HAS BEEN RECEIVED IN THE SYSTEM. THIS CAN TAKE UP TO 24 HOURS FROM THE TIME FEE WAS DEPOSITED IN BANK

CREATING A NEW APPLICATION

On Applicant Information page, there is a button with label Create Application. A student can apply online to any participating college or any program offered by the college by pressing this button as shown below.

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When Create Application button is pressed, following screen appears.

Student must to press the Save button to save his/her application in the system. Student may apply to any college by performing the following steps: 1. Select District from the drop down. Following districts will be shown in the drop down: Bahawalpur Dera Ghazi Khan Faisalabad Gujranwala Lahore Multan Rawalpindi Sargodha

2. Select College from the drop down. College located in the district selected in the previous step will be shown in the drop down. 3. Select Program. Programs offered by the college selected in the previous step will be shown in the drop down.

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4. Click Hafiz-e-Quran. Student may check this option if he/she is a Hafiz-e-Quran. 5. Press Save button to save the application in the system. When a student presses Save button, following screen is displayed:

Student may download fee slip by pressing Download Fee Slip button.

IMORTANT NOTE:
IF YOU CLICK BACK BUTTON ON BROWSER WINDOW, YOUR DATA WILL BE LOST AND YOU WOULD HAVE TO KEY IN REQUIRED APPLICATION INFORMATION AGAIN THE OPTION OF CHECKING HAFIZ-E-QURAN IS AVAILABLE FOR APPLICANTS WHO ARE HAFIZ-E-QURAN AND POSSESS NECESSARY DOCUMENTS IN THIS REGARD. THIS OPTION HAS TO BE CHECKED VERY CAREFULLY,

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6. OCAS HELPLINE
For general queries on the online college application system, or to log your complaints, you can call the OCAS helpline - 7-days a week, 9am to 6pm. The complainant will be assigned a complaint number. The complaint or query will be forwarded to focal person of concerned department. Upon resolution, complainant shall receive an SMS. Complainant may call back in case problem has not been resolved.

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7. MERIT LIST PUBLICATION

Once the college has prepared the Merit lists for Intermediate admissions, Colleges may post the Merit lists online at their respective College websites. Please visit the websites of the colleges you have applied to in order to view Merit lists posted on the college website.

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8. ALTERNATE APPLICATION PROCESS:

Manual application submission process remains in place. Following types of applicants may apply on manual process.

1. Students who have taken Matric Examination in 2010 or before. 2. Students who want to apply on Sports or Disabled Quota.

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9. CONTACT INFORMATION OF FOCAL PERSONS OF BISEs

Board of Intermediate and Secondary Education, Bahawalpur Telephone Number(s) Email Address(es) 062-9255089 info@bisebwp.edu.pk 062-2883780 chaudhryakmal@gmail.com Board of Intermediate and Secondary Education, Dera Ghazi Khan Telephone Number(s) Email Address(es) 064-9239025 abdulwaheedqaisrani@yahoo.com bilalbhutta22@yahoo.com Board of Intermediate and Secondary Education, Faisalabad Telephone Number(s) Email Address(es) 041-2517710 bisefsd@gmail.com 041-2517711 shahid.bise@gmail.com Board of Intermediate and Secondary Education, Gujranwala Telephone Number(s) Email Address(es) 055-3894611 mrafiq319@yahoo.com 055-3894605 secy.bisegrw@yahoo.com 055-9270044-5 Board of Intermediate and Secondary Education, Lahore Telephone Number(s) Email Address(es) 042-99200033 waqasbise@gmail.com 042-99200034 rehman513@gmail.com Board of Intermediate and Secondary Education, Multan Telephone Number(s) Email Address(es) 061-9210014 qmujeeb@yahoo.com nazirkhalidparacha@gmail.com Board of Intermediate and Secondary Education, Rawalpindi Telephone Number(s) Email Address(es) 051-9290530 mehboob571@gmail.com 051-4412669 nazeerkhalidparacha@gmail.com Board of Intermediate and Secondary Education, Sargodha Telephone Number(s) Email Address(es) 048-3226241 sabisesgd@yahoo.com