In all programmes /Courses offered by the University, 75% of seat shall be filled up on the basis of open merits and 25% are reserved for the refugees settled in Pakistan after 1991.
The break up of seats amongst the various categories and the nominating authorities is mentioned as in the table below:
| S.No | Reserved Category | Seats in each Department /Institute |
Issuing Authority |
| 1 | Open Merit (for AJK Nationals) | 27 | (in each Discipline) |
| 2 | Self Support Seats | 6 | (in each Discipline) |
| 3 | Children of Armed Forces | 2 | Nomination by GHQ |
| 4 | Children of School Teacher | 1 | Secretariat of Colleges (AJ&K) |
| 5 | Children of College Teacher | 1 | Secretariat of Colleges (AJ&K) |
| 6 | Children of University Employees | 1 | Nomination by V.C Office |
| 7 | Children of University Teachers | 1 | Nomination by V.C Office |
| 8 | Physical disable | 1 | Medical Board established by the University |
| 9 | Sports Seat | 1 | University Sports Committee |
| 10 | Northern Areas/Gilgilt Baltistan | 4 | Concerned Nomination Board |
| 11 | FATA | 2 | Ministry of state & Frontier regions Islamabad |
| 12 | Jammu & Kashmir Refugees | 2 | Settled in Pakistan |
| 13 | Jammu & Kashmir 89-92 Refugees | 2 | (Occupied Kashmir) |
| 14 | Punjab | 1 | Concerned Nomination Board |
| 15 | KPK | 1 | Concerned Nomination Board |
| 16 | Sind | 1 | Concerned Nomination Board |
| 17 | Baluchistan | 1 | Concerned Nomination Board |
| 18 | AJK Nationals Settled Abroad / Overseas | 1 | With valid Overseas Pakistani Foundation (OPF) membership |
It must be noted that the nomination (3-18) must be sent/ submitted to the office of the Directorate Students’ Affairs well in time as mentioned in the advertisement.
Late nomination will not be accepted. Self Support: The candidates who are interested for admission on self-Support basis shall apply on appropriate forms specified for the purpose. However Azad Jammu & Kashmir nationals/ refugees settled in Pakistan shall be given preference. The selection of the candidate shall be on merit, which shall be same as prescribed for the selection of the candidate against open seats.
- The number of seats allotted for the purpose shall be such as may be notified for the course /programme, provided infrastructure facilities are available in the concerned departments) for the purpose.
- The candidates selected against payment seats shall be required to pay normal fee chargeable from other candidates in addition to the fee enumerated hereinafter which shall be non-refundable;
- The payment in full shall have to be made in one installment for the whole course, in the form of a demand draft drawn in favour of the Director Finance University of Azad Jammu & Kashmir, Muzaffarabad.
Migration/Transfer of Credits: Migration from another accredited institution and transfer of credits in genuine cases may be allowed subject to the regulations of the UAJ&K.
