Shaikh Ayaz University Shikarpur GPA and CGPA Calculator (SAUS)

Shaikh Ayaz (1923–1997) — full name Shaikh Ayaz Siddiqui — was born in Shikarpur, Sindh, and is widely regarded as the greatest Sindhi-language poet of the 20th century, often called the Poet Laureate of Sindhi Literature. Writing primarily in Sindhi with works also in Urdu and English, Shaikh Ayaz produced an immense body of poetry, drama, and prose that engaged with themes of humanism, freedom, love of Sindh, anti-colonialism, and the dignity of ordinary people — drawing on both classical Sufi literary traditions and modern progressive thought. His epic Sindhi poems, including "Sat Samundar" (Seven Seas) and "Jo Manhan Boli" (What My Heart Says), are among the most celebrated literary works in the Sindhi language. He served as Chairman of the Pakistan Academy of Letters and received the Pride of Performance Award from the Government of Pakistan. Naming Shikarpur's public university after Shaikh Ayaz is a recognition both of his profound connection to this city — he studied here and carried its spirit into his work — and of the university's aspiration to be an institution of intellectual and cultural stature worthy of his legacy. For SAUS students, this heritage is not incidental: the Department of English Language & Literature and the university's arts & humanities programmes carry a special weight given Shikarpur's place in Pakistan's literary geography.

Shikarpur's historical reputation far exceeds its current status as a mid-size Sindh city. From roughly the 17th through 19th centuries, Shikarpur was one of the most commercially significant cities in South Asia's overland trade network. The city's merchant banking families — the "Shikarpuri shroffs" — operated credit and trading networks extending from Mumbai and Karachi northward through Sindh, Balochistan, and Afghanistan all the way to Kabul, Bukhara, Tashkent, Mashhad, and Samarkand in Central Asia. The Shikarpuri shroffs invented a sophisticated credit instrument called the "hundi" (a bill of exchange) that pre-dated modern banking and allowed merchants to transfer value across thousands of kilometres without physically transporting gold or silver — a financial innovation that made Shikarpur the financial hub of overland trade in this region for two centuries. At its peak, Shikarpur was informally called the "Tashkent of Sindh" and "Mini-Mumbai" for its wealth and commercial activity. The city's decline came gradually with the rise of sea trade, British-era railways, and partition-era migrations, leaving it as a historically significant but economically quieter city in interior Sindh. SAUS's mission — "Revival of Educational Glory of Shikarpur" — is a direct reference to this history: the university aims to restore Shikarpur to its status as a centre of knowledge, scholarship, and economic activity, this time through education rather than merchant banking. SAUS's BBA and Commerce programmes carry a particular resonance in this context, training a new generation of Shikarpur's business and financial professionals in the city that once produced some of the subcontinent's most sophisticated traders.

SAUS graduates enter a job market shaped by both Shikarpur's local economy and the broader Sukkur-Larkana belt of northern Sindh. BBA / B.Com graduates can pursue careers in: local and regional banking (Habib Bank, UBL, National Bank, MCB all have branches across northern Sindh); microfinance institutions active in rural Sindh (NRSP, AKAM, Kashf Foundation); government revenue, taxation, and customs services through SPSC competitive examinations (Assistant Commissioner, Revenue Officer, District Officer Finance posts); trade and commodity businesses serving Sindh's agricultural surplus markets (cotton, wheat, dates, onions — northern Sindh's agricultural exports); NGO sector financial management (international development organisations like UNDP, UN-Habitat, and Oxfam have programmes in Sindh's interior); and entrepreneurship in a city historically shaped by commercial enterprise. BS Computer Science graduates from SAUS can work in Sukkur's growing IT sector, take up software development and data roles remotely for Karachi and Islamabad-based companies (Pakistan's digital economy increasingly supports remote hiring), pursue government IT posts through SPSC/FPSC, or continue to MS/MPhil studies. SAUS's strong scholarship programme means many CS graduates emerge with lower student debt, improving their ability to take entrepreneurship risks. Both BBA and CS graduates benefit from SAUS's position as the primary public university in Shikarpur district — government and private sector employers in the region give weight to local graduates with demonstrated academic achievement.

SAUS operates one of the most generous scholarship programmes among Sindh's public universities relative to its size, awarding over Rs. 100 million in scholarships annually to more than 100 undergraduate students per semester — reflecting the university's commitment to making affordable education accessible in one of Sindh's economically disadvantaged districts. Scholarship categories typically available to SAUS students include: Merit Scholarships — awarded to students who achieve high academic standing (typically 3.5+ CGPA or top performance in their batch); Need-Based Scholarships — for students from low-income families, disbursed through HEC's need-based scholarship programme and SAUS's own fund; HEC Undergraduate Scholarship Programme (UGSAP) — federal scholarships available through HEC to qualifying students at HEC-recognised universities; Chief Minister Sindh Scholarship / Sindh Education Endowment Fund (SEEF) — provincial scholarships for Sindh domicile holders; and Sports and Talent Scholarships for students who excel in athletics or cultural activities. Students are advised to apply for scholarships from the first semester, as early high CGPA performance establishes merit eligibility. Contact the SAUS Scholarships Office at the Main Road campus or through saus.edu.pk for current application deadlines and disbursement schedules.

Use the HEC standard formula: Percentage = (CGPA ÷ 4.0) × 100. Examples: CGPA 3.5 = 87.5%; CGPA 3.0 = 75%; CGPA 2.5 = 62.5%; CGPA 2.0 = 50%. Use our CGPA to Percentage converter for instant results. For SPSC (Sindh Public Service Commission) competitive examinations — management trainee officer (MTO) posts, revenue officer posts, education officer posts — list your SAUS degree, your CGPA, and the calculated percentage equivalent in the "Academic Qualification" section of your SPSC application. Submit an HEC-attested transcript from the SAUS Registrar as supporting documentation. For FPSC (Federal Public Service Commission) federal posts and CSS (Central Superior Services) — the same HEC-attested transcript applies. CSS candidates with BBA or B.Com backgrounds may take Management, Accountancy & Auditing, or Economics optional papers where business education is directly relevant. For postgraduate admissions at larger Sindh universities (University of Sindh Jamshoro, Sukkur IBA, Shah Abdul Latif University Khairpur) — your SAUS CGPA is the primary academic entry criterion (minimum 2.0–2.5 depending on the institution and programme). Always request an official percentage equivalence certificate from SAUS Registrar if a specific institution requires it rather than a CGPA figure.