dex cel ▁of ▁the ▁Pear son ▁P LC . ▁The ▁exam in ations ▁themselves ▁are ▁managed ▁by ▁the ▁British ▁Council ▁of ▁Pakistan . ▁Gener ally , ▁ 8 - 1 0 ▁courses ▁are ▁selected ▁by ▁students ▁at ▁G CE ▁O ▁Level s ▁and ▁ 3 - 5 ▁at ▁G CE ▁AS / A ▁Level s . ▁The ▁students ▁may ▁be ▁restricted ▁by ▁their ▁academic ▁institution ▁to ▁take ▁a ▁limited ▁number ▁of ▁specified ▁combinations ▁of ▁courses . ▁Usually , ▁in ▁O ▁Level s , ▁these ▁combinations ▁m im ic ▁the ▁courses ▁of ▁the ▁national ▁SS C ▁' mat ric ulation ' ▁program . ▁However , ▁the ▁students ▁may ▁choose ▁to ▁sit ▁in ▁these ▁exam in ations ▁for ▁some ▁or ▁all ▁courses ▁of ▁their ▁personal ▁choice , ▁independently ▁or ▁' priv ately ', ▁not ▁being ▁represented ▁by ▁any ▁institution . ▁Common ▁G CE ▁O ▁Level ▁/ ▁I GC SE ▁subjects ▁offered ▁by ▁institutions ▁are : ▁ ▁Comp uls ory : ▁English ▁Language , ▁Is l ami y at , ▁Mathemat ics ▁( D ), ▁Pakistan ▁Studies , ▁Ur du ▁as ▁Second ▁Language ▁ ▁Elect ives : ▁Bi ology , ▁Business ▁Studies , ▁Com merce , ▁Computer ▁Studies , ▁Chem istry , ▁Econom ics , ▁Physics , ▁Princi ples ▁of ▁Account ing ▁ ▁Supp lement al : ▁App lied ▁I CT , ▁Art ▁and ▁Design , ▁Environment al ▁Management , ▁Food ▁and ▁N ut r ition , ▁Geography , ▁History : ▁World ▁Affairs , ▁Human ▁Bi ology , ▁Liter ature ▁in ▁English , ▁Mathemat ics ▁-