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TABLE OF CONTENTS Introduction 1 Administration 3 University Bodies 6 Academic Programs 10 Faculty of Crop & Food Sciences (FC&FS) 10 Faculty of Veterinary & Animal Sciences (FV&AS) 12 Faculty of Sciences (FS) 13 Faculty of Forestry, Range Management & Wildlife (FRW) 15 Division of Continuing Education, Home Economics and Women Development 15 University Institute of Management Sciences (UIMS) 16 University Institute of Information Technology (UIIT) 17 Sub-Campus Khushab 17 Arid Agriculture University Research Farm Chakwal Road 18 Hydroponics Project (Farmers Market Pvt. Limited) 18 Barani Institute of Information Technology (BIIT) 19 Degrees Offered 20 Diploma and Certificate Courses 23 Schedule of Teaching 24 Submission of Application 24 Procedure of Admission 25 Selection Criteria 26 Admission of Foreign Students 26 Migration 26 Regulations Relating to the Degrees awarded by PMAS-AAUR 27 Residency Period for Regular/Part-Time Students 33 Regulations Relating to the Award of Degree of: B.Sc. (Hons.) Agriculture 34 DVM 37 BBA (Hons.) 39 BS(CS), BS(IT) 41 B.Ed. 42 BS (Biochemistry) 44 BS (Economics) 45 M.Sc. and M.Sc. (Hons.) Agriculture/Poultry Science 47 MBA 53 MBA (Agribusiness) 55

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MBA (1-1/2 Years) 58 MS (Management Sciences) 61 MDM 66 MCS/MIT 67 MS (CS) 71 M.Ed. 76 M.Sc (Education) 79 M.Phil (Education) 83 M.Phil 88 Ph.D 93 PGD-CS/IT 101 AIRHD 103 LAD 104 DAS 106 University Fees 111 Regulations Relating to the Disciplines and Conduct of Students 116 Regulations Relating to the Conduct of Examination 123 Quality Points Table for GPA/ CGPA 125 Award of Medals 132 Scholarships/Financial Aid/Teaching Assistantship 134 Experimental Farms 137 Co-Curricular Activities 137 Tutorial Group System 137 Library 138 Employee Opportunities 139 Students Affairs 139 Hostel Discipline and General Rules 140 Student Services 143 Conduct Expectations 144

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INTRODUCTION

Pakistan is predominantly an agricultural country. However, since its

independence in 1947, emphasis has been on irrigated agriculture, while the dryland / arid

agriculture remained neglected. With increase in population of the country food

requirements increased and it became imperative to manage and make use of the huge part

of cultureable land in the rainfed region. In the 1970s, the Government of Pakistan

constituted a Barani Commission to review and recommend measures for the development

of rainfed agriculture and uplift of the poor masses through education, research and

development of technology and manpower for arid areas of Pakistan. Pursuant to the

recommendations of the Barani Commission, the Government of Punjab established Barani

Agricultural College, Rawalpindi which was later elevated to the level of the University in

1994. The mandate of the University is to produce high-quality agricultural scientists and to

form an organized scientific infrastructure for teaching and research for the development of

arid areas of the country, thus minimizing the income gap between the rich and poor and

irrigated & arid areas.

The University consists of Faculty of Crop and Food Sciences, Faculty of

Forestry, Range Management & Wildlife, Faculty of Veterinary & Animal Sciences and

Faculty of Sciences, Directorate of Advanced Studies, Directorate of Planning & Research,

Student Resource Centre, Quality Enhancement Cell, University Institute of Management

Sciences (UIMS), University Institute of Information Technology (UIIT) and Division of

Continuing Education, Home Economics and Women Development. The University has

also a sub-campus established at Khushab. In addition, the University has a research farm at

Mandra, Chakwal Road, as well as Hydroponic green houses and a veterinary hospital near

Rawat. The University offers undergraduate and postgraduate programmes in the

disciplines of Agriculture, Veterinary Science, Biological & Social Sciences, Forestry

Range Management and Wildlife, Management Sciences, Information Technology and

Education.

Pursuit of excellence on the University campus is a function of competent and

dedicated university faculty. The PMAS – Arid Agriculture University has, therefore, made

constant efforts at staff development with the result that nearly 48% of the faculty possesses

Ph.D. degrees, while the others have M. Sc. (Hons.) and M. Phil degrees.

The University is open to all persons regardless of religion, race, creed, class or

colour and no one is deprived of the benefits accruing from the University on any such

grounds.

The University is located in Rawalpindi almost in the center of the twin

cosmopolitan cities of Rawalpindi and Islamabad, the capital of the country. They are

situated in the northern part of Pakistan on the Pothowar plateau in the Province of Punjab.

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These cities are beautiful towns located in the foothills with a blend of old and

new cultures and constructions. The towns provide pollution free environment, scenic

Pothowar vegetation and topography of plateau land.

The University building with its most beautiful Architectural design in the twin-

cities is situated on Murree Road, close to the Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium, where transport

is frequently available, which provides the university an easy approach from all parts of the

twin-cities at all hours of the day. This facility and busy nature of the area allows the

University to continue its curricular and co-curricular activities till late in the evening. The

University building contains an auditorium, multi-storied administrative block, a library,

and four multi-storied academic blocks.

The central location of the university places it in proximity to major institutions of

higher learning and research like Pakistan Agricultural Research Council (PARC), National

Agricultural Research Center (NARC), National Institute of Health (NIH), Pakistan

Museum of Natural History (PMNH), Rawalpindi Medical College, Poultry Research

Institute, Fisheries Research & Training Institute, International Institute for Biological

Control of the Common Wealth and Agency for Barani Areas Development (ABAD). The

location of University also allows the utilization of expertise scattered in the twin cities for

providing quality education by teachers/executives in fields of their specialization.

Collaborative research and teaching programmes are being developed with these

institutions for better teaching and research facilities for the students. The university has

signed MoUs with Pakistan Agricultural Research Council, Islamabad, National Veterinary

Laboratory, Agricultural University of Hebei, China; International Centre for Agricultural

Research in Dryland Areas (ICARDA), Syria, IBAF, Italy and Federal Seed Certification

and Registration Department to assist each other in teaching, research and extension

activities.

University Organization:

The Syndicate is the highest executive body of the University while the Academic

Council, the University Selection Board, the Finance and Planning Committee and

Advanced Studies and Research Board are advisory bodies to the Syndicate pertaining to

their respective functions and responsibilities.

Governor of the Punjab is the Chancellor of the University. The Vice Chancellor is

the Chief Executive of the University. In the performance of his duties the Vice Chancellor

is assisted by the Deans of the Faculties, Directors of the Institutes, Chairmen of the

Departments and Principal Officers of the University - the Registrar, the Treasurer, the

Controller of Examinations and the Director Works.

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ADMINISTRATION

OFFICE OF THE VICE CHANCELLOR Vice Chancellor Prof. Dr. Khalid Mahmood Khan, S.I. P.S. to the Vice Chancellor Mr. Muhammad Rafique Deputy Registrar Mr. Mustafa

OFFICE OF THE REGISTRAR

Registrar Malik Maqbool Hussain Awan Deputy Registrar Mr. Muhammad Aqeel Sultan Assistant Registrars Dr. Muhammad Azam Khan Ms. Asma Safdar Public Relations Officer Mr. Muhammad Musa Kalim Administrative Officer Mr. Javed Masih Estate Care Officer/ Security Officer Mr. Saeed Gulzar Transport Incharge Dr. Ghulam Qadir P.A to Registrar Mr. Muhammad Irfan

OFFICE OF THE CONTROLLER OF EXAMINATIONS

Controller of Examinations Mr. Muhammad Nisar Deputy Registrars (Exams) Mr. Ayaz Elahi Mr. Sheikh Naveed Akram Assistant Registrars (Exams) Mr. Manzoom Akhtar Ms. Huda Javed Mr. Waris Ali Mr. Mohsin Iqbal

OFFICE OF THE TREASURER

Director (Finance) Ms. Syeda Irum Umer Deputy Registrar (TR) Mr. Raja Afzaal Mehdi Assistant Registrars (TR) Mr. Zeeshan Ahmad Khan

Mr. Muhammad Asad Malik Muhammad Khan Ms. Ainee Zafar Mr. Abdul Wahid

Resident Auditor Mr. Abdul Rauf Sarohi Assistant Registrar (Purchase) Mr. Muhammad Latif Rajput Assistant Registrar (Store) Mr. Irfan Ullah Munir Assistant Registrar (Internal Audit) Mr. Ali Nasir Assistant Accounts Officer Mr. Aqeel Ahmad Assistant Store Officer Mr. Shafqat Ahmad Assistant Purchase Officer Mr. Saif Ullah

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STUDENTS RESOURCE CENTRE

Director Dr. Ikram Ali Malik Assistant Registrars (SRC) Ms. Shahida Yousuf Mr. Waqas Farooq

DIRECTORATE OF RESEARCH INNOVATION & COMMERCIALIZATION

Director Research Prof. Dr. Muhammad Iqbal Lone Deputy Registrar (Planning) Mr. Shahid Ali Khan Assistant Director (Research) Dr. Asim Gulzar

DIRECTORATE OF ADVANCED STUDIES

Director Dr. M. Inam-ul-Haq Assistant Directors Dr. Muhammad Farooq Nasir Ms. Kanza Gulzar

QUALITY ENHANCEMENT CELL

Director Prof. Dr. Riaz Ahmad Deputy Registrar (QEC) Dr. Ghulam Rasul Assistant Registrar (QEC) Mr. Shahbaz Ahmad Khan

SPORTS SECTION

Chairman Sports Board Prof. Dr. Muhammad Azim Malik Deputy Director Sports Agha Saleem Uddin Khilji Assistant Director Sports Mr. Zahid Qamar Khan Sports Instructor Mr. Akhtar Jan

WORKS DEPARTMENT Project Director Mr. Muhammad Sohail XEN Mr. Abdul Wahid Asst. Executive Engineer Mr. Ahmad Saeed Awan Sub-Divisional Engineer Mr. Naeem Mahmood

FACULTY OF CROP AND FOOD SCIENCES

Dean Prof. Dr. Muhammad Munir

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FACULTY OF SCIENCES Dean Prof. Dr. S. M. Saqlan Naqvi

FACULTY OF FORESTRY, RANGE MANAGMENT & WILDLIFE

Dean Prof. Dr. Sarwat N. Mirza

FACULTY OF VETERINARY & ANIMAL SCIENCES

Dean Prof. Dr. Nemat Ullah

UNIVERSITY INSTITUTE OF MANAGEMENT SCIENCES (UIMS)

Director Dr. Rauf-i-Azam

UNIVERSITY INSTITUTE OF INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY (UIIT)

Director Dr. Zia–Ul–Qayyum

DIVISION OF CONTINUING EDUCATION, HOME ECONOMICS AND WOMEN DEVELOPMENT

Director Prof. Dr. Azra Khanum

STUDENTS AFFAIRS

Senior Tutor Prof. Dr. Irfan Ul Haque Director Students Affairs Prof. Dr. Muhammad Azhar Naeem Hall Warden Prof. Dr. Abdul Rauf

HOSTEL SUPERINTENDENTS

Iqbal Hall Dr. Ghulam Shabbir Mr. Muhammad Ali

Jinnah Hall Mr. Safdar Ali Mr. Nasir Ali Fatima Jinnah Hall (Girl’s Hostel) Ms. Bushra Zulfiqar

ARID AGRICULTURE UNIVERSITY RESEARCH FARM CHAKWAL ROAD Project Director Dr. Mushtaq Ahmad Khan Director Farms Prof. Dr. Fayyaz Ul Hassan Farm Manager Mr. Akhtar Hussain Assistant Account Officer Mr. Kashif Nazir

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LIBRARY

Librarian Mr. Shahid Masood Assistant Librarian Mr. Bashir Ahmad

UNIVERSITY BODIES

1. SYNDICATE The Syndicate is the executive body of the University. Subject to the provisions of the act and the statutes, it takes effective measures to raise the standard of teaching, research and publication and other academic pursuits and exercises general supervision over the affairs and management of the property of the University.

The University Syndicate consists of:

a. The Vice Chancellor Prof. Dr. Khalid Mahmood Khan, S.I

Chairman

b. Member of Provincial Assembly of the Punjab Nominated by Speaker of the Assembly: Raja Hanif Abbasi (Advocate)

Member

c. Chief Justice of the Lahore High Court, or his nominee Mr. Justice Rauf Ahmad Sheikh

Member

d. Secretary, Department of Agriculture, Government of the Punjab, Lahore

Ex-officio Member

e. Secretary Department of Livestock and Dairy Development, Government of the Punjab, Lahore

Ex-officio Member

f. Secretary Department of Finance, Government of the Punjab, Lahore

Ex-officio Member

g. One nominee of the Higher Education Commission Member

h. One Dean to be nominated by the Chancellor on the recommendations of the Vice Chancellor Prof. Dr. Sarwat N. Mirza, Dean, FRW

Member

i. Elected members from the faculty of the University

i. Professor Prof. Dr. Abdul Rauf

ii. Associate Professor Dr. Ikram Ali Malik

iii. Assistant Professor Dr. Audil Rashid

iv. Lecturer Mr. Safdar Ali

Member Member Member

Member

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j. Three persons of eminence to be nominated by the Chancellor

i. Prof. Dr. Mufti Munib-ur-Rehman ii. Dr. Anwar Nasim

iii. Dr. Zeba Ayesha Sathar

Member Member

Member

k. Registrar Secretary

2. ACADEMIC COUNCIL The Academic Council is the academic body of the University. It is responsible to lay down proper standards of teaching/instructions, research, publications and examinations and to regulate and promote the academic life of the University. The Academic Council consists of:

a. The Vice Chancellor Chairman

b. The Deans of the Faculties Members

c. The Directors of the Divisions/Institutes Members

d. All University Professors including Professors Emeritus Members

e. The Chairmen/Chairpersons of the Teaching Departments Members

f. All Associate Professors Members

g. Two Assistant Professors and two Lecturers to be elected by and from amongst themselves

Members

h. The Librarian Member

i. The Controller of Examinations Member

j. Two Agricultural Scientists to be nominated by the Chancellor

i. Dr. Abid Mahmood ii. Dr. Rakhshanda Bilal

Members

k. Four representatives of NARC to be nominated by the Director General, NARC, Islamabad

Members

l. The Registrar Member/Secretary

(1) Members appointed by nomination or election shall hold office for three years. (2) The quorum for a meeting of Academic Council shall be one-third of the total number of members, the fraction being counted as one.

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3. SELECTION BOARD

The Selection Board considers the applications received in response to advertisement and recommends to the Syndicate the name of suitable candidates for various appointments.

The Selection Board consists of:

i. The Vice Chancellor Prof. Dr. Khalid Mahmood Khan, S.I

Chairman

ii. The Chairperson or a member of the Punjab Public Service Commission to be nominated by the Chairman

Mr. Shaukat Javed

Member

iii. Chief Justice of Lahore High Court or a Judge of that Court nominated by the Chief Justice Mr. Justice Rauf Ahmad Sheikh

Member

iv. The Dean of the faculty concerned Member

v. The Chairman/Chairperson of the Teaching Department concerned

Member

vi. One member of the Syndicate and two other persons of eminence to be appointed by the Syndicate provided that none of these three are employees of the University.

Dr. Anwar Nasim

Prof. Dr. Riaz Hussain Qureshi, Advisor, HEC, Islamabad.

Mr. Muhammad Saeed Iqbal Khan, Retd. CSO, NIAB, Faisalabad.

Members

vii. Registrar Secretary

4. FINANCE AND PLANNING COMMITTEE

The Finance and Planning Committee advises the Syndicate on all matters relating to planning, development, finance, investments, and accounts of the University. The Finance and Planning Committee consists of:


b. One member of the Syndicate to be appointed by the Syndicate

Member

c. Two members of the Academic Council to be appointed by the Academic Council

Members

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1. Dr. Fayyaz Ul Hassan, Professor of Agronomy

2. Dr. Abdul Saboor, Associate Professor of Economics

d. Two nominees of the Chancellor, one each from Agriculture Department and Finance Department, Punjab.

a. Deputy Secretary (Planning) Agriculture Department, Lahore

b. Deputy Secretary (Higher Education) Finance Department, Lahore

Members

e. The Registrar Member

f. The Treasurer Member/Secretary

5. ADVANCED STUDIES AND RESEARCH BOARD

The Advanced Studies and Research Board advises the authorities on all matters concerning promotion of advanced studies, publications and research in the University. The board considers and reports to the authorities on the institution of research degrees in the University.

Advanced Studies and Research Board consists of:


b. The Deans Members

c. Directors of the Divisions and the Institutes of the University Members

d. Principals of Affiliated Colleges / Directors of affiliated institutes

Members

e. Three University Professors, other than Deans, to be appointed by the Syndicate

Members

f. Three University teachers to be appointed by the Academic Council

Members

g. Five experts from other sister Institutions to be nominated by the Syndicate

Members

h. Director Advanced Studies Secretary

(1) The term of office of members of the Advanced Studies and the Research Board,

other than ex-officio members shall be three years. (2) The quorum of Advanced Studies and the Research Board shall be one-half of

the total number of the members, a fraction being counted as one. (3) The function of Advanced Studied and the Research Board shall be to:-

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(a) advise the authorities on all matters connected with the promotion of advanced studies, publication and research in the university;

(b) consider and report to the Authorities on the institution of the research degree in the university;

(c) propose regulations regarding the award of research degrees; (d) appoint supervisors for research students and determine the subjects of their

thesis; (e) recommend panels of names of paper setters and examiners for research

thesis and (f) perform such other functions as may be prescribed by the Statues;

ACADEMIC PROGRAMMES

The University consists of the following Faculties, Divisions, Institutes, and Teaching Departments. 1. FACULTY OF CROP AND FOOD SCIENCES

The faculty is responsible for teaching various courses in different disciplines of Agriculture and conducting research on all aspects of crop production at both undergraduate and postgraduate levels. It offers full time course of four years duration leading to the degree of B.Sc. (Hons.) Agriculture and two years duration leading to M.Sc. (Hons.) Agriculture. Ph.D. program in almost all disciplines of agriculture is also being offered.

Dean of the Faculty Prof. Dr. Muhammad Munir P.A to Dean Mr. Muhammad Aurangzeb This faculty has the following departments. i. Department of Agronomy:

Chairman Prof. Dr. Muhammad Ashraf Professors Dr. Muhammad Azim Malik

Dr. Fayyaz-ul-Hassan Associate Professors Dr. M. Zammurad Iqbal Ahmad Dr. Abdul Razzaq

Dr. Muhammad Ansar Dr. Ghulam Qadir

Assistant Professors Dr. Irfan Aziz Dr. Muhammad Rasheed Dr. Abdul Manaf

Lecturers Mr. Naveed Tahir Mr. Mukhtar Ahmad

Mr. Safdar Ali Mr. Allah Wasaya ii. Department of Plant Breeding and Genetics:

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Chairman Dr. M. Kausar Nawaz Shah Professor Dr. Muhammad Munir Associate Professor Dr. Zahid Akram Assistant Professors Mr. Nasir Mehmood Minhas

Dr. Ghulam Shabbir Dr. Talat Mehmood Lecturers Mr. Mehmood-ul-Hassan Dr. Saad Imran Malik Subject Specialist Dr. Khizar Hayat iii. Department of Plant Pathology:

Chairman Prof. Dr. Irfan-Ul-Haque Professor Dr. Abdul Rauf Associate Professors Dr. Tariq Mukhtar Dr. M. Inam-ul-Haq Assistant Professors Dr. Abid Riaz

Mr. Muhammad Usman Raja Dr. Muhammad Ashfaq Dr. Farah Naz

Lecturer Ms. Gulshan Irshad Subject Specialist Dr. S. M. Mughal

iv. Department of Soil Science and Soil & Water Conservation: Chairman Prof. Dr. Safdar Ali

Professors Dr. M. Saleem Akhtar Dr. Riaz Ahmad

Associate Professors Dr. Ghulam Jilani Dr. Khalid Saifullah Khan Dr. Muhammad Tariq Siddique

Assistant Professors Dr. Muhammad Akmal Dr. Shahzada Sohail Ijaz Dr. Rifat Hayat

Lecturers Mr. Arshad Nawaz Ch. Mr. Tanveer Iqbal

Subject Specialist Dr. Muhammad Azhar Naeem

v. Department of Entomology: Chairman Prof. Dr. Muhammad Naeem Associate Professor Dr. Atta ul Mohsin

Assistant Professor Mr. Humayun Javed Lecturers Mr. Muhammad Tariq

Dr. Muhammad Asif Aziz Dr. Munir Ahmad Dr. M. Imran Bodlah Dr. Asim Gulzar

vi. Department of Food Technology:

Chairman Prof. Dr. Tariq Masud Associate Professor Dr. Asif Ahmad

Assistant Professors Mr. Muhammad Ali

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Dr. Anwaar Ahmad Lecturers Ms. Asma Sohail

Ms. Asia Latif Dr. Farzana Siddique vii. Department of Horticulture:

Chairman Prof. Dr. Nadeem Akhtar Abbasi Associate Professors Dr. Ishfaq Ahmed Hafiz

Dr. Khalid Mahmood Qureshi Assistant Professors Ms. Najma Yousuf Zahid

Dr. Shahid Javed Butt Dr. Imran Hassan

Lecturers Mr. Touqeer Ahmed Ms. Ambreen Bhatti Mr. Umer Habib Mr. Mehdi Maqbool Mr. Hammad Aziz Khan Ms. Mehwish Yaseen Ms. Qurat-ul-Ain Farooq

viii. Department of Agricultural Extension and Communication/Agricultural Engineering:

Chairman Prof. Dr. Muhammad Munir Assistant Professor Vacant Lecturers Mr. Arshad Ali

Mr. Muhammad Ali Assistant Professor (Agri. Eng.) Vacant

2. FACULTY OF VETERINARY & ANIMAL SCIENCES

The faculty is responsible for teaching various courses in different disciplines of Veterinary & Animal Sciences both at undergraduate and postgraduate levels. It offers full time course of five years duration leading to the degree of DVM, two years duration leading to M.Sc. (Hons.) Poultry Sciences program, Ph.D Poultry Science and Livestock Assistant Diploma (Sub Campus Khushab).

Dean of the Faculty Prof. Dr. Nemat Ullah Project Director Dr. Mushtaq Ahmad Ch.

i. Department of Veterinary Basic Sciences: Chairman Prof. Dr. Nemat Ullah Assistant Professor Dr. Mansoor Abdullah Lecturers Dr. Mujeeb-ur-Rehman Sohoo

Ms. Sumaira Hassan

Dr. Asif Riaz ii. Department of Pathobiology Chairman Dr. Manzoor Hussain

Assistant Professor Dr. Murtaz ul Hasan

Dr. Imtiaz Ahmad Khan Mr. Muhammad Asif

iii. Department of Clinical Studies

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Chairman Prof. Dr. Nemat Ullah Lecturers Dr. Muhammad Arif Zafar

Dr. Fahad Raza Dr. Zahid Naseer

iv. Department of Poultry Science

Chairman Prof. Dr. Nemat Ullah Assistant Professor Dr. Nasir Mukhtar

v. Department of Livestock Production and Management

Chairman Prof. Dr. Nemat Ullah Assistant Professors Dr. Tanveer Ahmad Dr. Muhammad Farooq Iqbal Lecturers Dr. Kashif Ishaq

Hafiz Muhammad Waheed 3. FACULTY OF SCIENCES

The faculty consists of different departments dealing with Mathematical, Biological and Social Sciences. The faculty offers postgraduate courses leading to the degrees of M.Sc. (Hons.) in Agricultural Economics, M.Sc. in Biological and Social Sciences. M.Phil and Ph.D in Biological Sciences, Economics & Agri. Economics.

Dean of the Faculty Prof. Dr. S. M. Saqlan Naqvi P.A to Dean Mr. Asad Mehmood

This faculty has the following departments.

i. Department of Biochemistry

Chairman Dr. Muhammad Gulfaraz Professor Dr. S. M. Saqlan Naqvi

Associate Professor Dr. Ghazala Kaukab Assistant Professors Dr. M. Javaid Asad

Dr. M. Sheeraz Ahmad Dr. Feroza Hamid Wattoo

Lecturer Ms. Pakeeza Arzo Shaiq Research Consultant Dr. Azra Khanum

ii. Department of Zoology and Biology

Chairman Prof. Dr. Mazhar Qayyum Professor Dr. Mirza Azhar Beg Associate Professor Dr. Shamim Akhtar Assistant Professors Dr. Muhammad Sajid Nadeem Dr. Farhana Riaz Ch. Dr. Muhammad Mustaq Dr. Amjad Rashid Kayani Dr. M. Zubair Anjum Lecturer Mr. Muhammad Irfan

iii. Department of Botany

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Chairman Prof. Dr. Muhammad Arshad Professor Dr. Abdul Waheed Associate Professors Dr. Rahmat Ullah Qureshi

Dr. Abida Akram Assistant Professors Dr. Noshin Ilyas

Dr. M. Naveed Iqbal Raja Lecturers Ms. Mubashrah Munir

Ms. Saira Asif Mr. Zia ur Rehman Mashwani

iv. Department of Mathematics and Statistics:

Chairman Prof. Dr. S. M. Saqlan Naqvi Assistant Professors Mr. Abdush Shakoor

Mr. Muhammad Azam Ch. Dr. Muhammad Hanif Mr. Nasir Jamal Dr. Saima Altaf

Lecturers Dr. Saima Mustafa Ms. Shahrukh Hussain Mr. Nasir Ali v. Department of Economics and Agricultural Economics:

Chairman Dr. Abdul Saboor Associate Professor Dr. Ikram Ali Malik Assistant Professors Dr. Abdul Qayyum Mohsin Mr. Arshad Mahmood Malik

Lecturers Ms. Saima Asad Ms. Gulnaz Hameed

Mr. Bashir Ahmad Khan

vi. Department of Sociology and Anthropology:

Chairperson Prof. Dr. Azra Khanum, T.I. Consultant Sociology Mr. Ashfaq Hussain Mirza Assistant Professors Dr. Aneela Afzal Mr. Ali Kamran Lecturers Mr. Abid Ghafoor Ch. Ms. Faria Ibad Mirza Mr. Zaheer Adnan Ms. Asma Zafar Ms. Mahwish Zeeshan

vii. Department of Humanities:

Lecturer (Pak Studies) Ms. Salma Shujeb Akhtar Lecturers (English) Mr. Yasir Iqbal Lecturer (Islamiyat) Dr. Ghulam Hussain Babar

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4. FACULTY OF FORESTRY, RANGE MANAGEMENT & WILDLIFE

The Faculty of Forestry, Range Management & Wildlife has recently been established at the University. The new faculty is comprised of three departments namely. Forestry & Range Management, Environmental Sciences and Wildlife Management.

Dean of the Faculty Prof. Dr. Sarwat N. Mirza P.A to Dean Mr. Aamir Rasheed i. Department of Forestry & Range Management

Chairman Dr. Irshad A. Khan Professor Dr. Sarwat N. Mirza Associate Professor Dr. Syed Moazzam Nizami Assistant Professors Dr. Abdul Khaliq Ch. Mr. Saeed Gulzar Lecturers Mr. M. Irfan Ashraf Ms. Lubna Ansari Dr. Amir Saleem

ii. Department of Environmental Sciences Chairman Prof. Dr. Tariq Mahmood Associate Professor Dr. Azeem Khalid Assistant Professor Dr. Audil Rashid Lecturers Ms. Aniqa Batool Ms. Beenish Saba Adjunct Faculty Mr. Mauro Centritto

iii. Department of Wildlife Management Chairman Prof. Dr. Iftikhar Hussain Associate Professor Dr. Maqsood Anwar Assistant Professor Dr. Tariq Mahmood Lecturers Ms. Bushra Allah Rakha Mr. Muhammad Rais

5. DIVISION OF CONTINUING EDUCATION, HOME ECONOMICS AND WOMEN DEVELOPMENT

Throughout the academic year, the Division of Continuing Education runs a variety of programmes of part time, open studies courses in which any person may enroll. It has already conducted courses of different durations on propagation and maintenance of indoor plants, preservation and processing of food products, drafting, cutting and sewing, flower making and arrangement, stain glass painting, spoken English, and basic computer applications, programmes especially focusing the ladies of the area. The division is also working for the uplift and empowerment of the women folk, in particular.

The division also offers degree programs in teacher’s education, leading to B.Ed (Morning & Evening), M.Sc Education (Morning), M.Ed (Morning & Evening) and M.Phil (Morning) Education degree.

Director Prof. Dr. Azra Khanum, T.I Educational Consultant Mr. Muhammad Hashim Abbasi

Associate Professor Dr. Muhammad Imran Yousuf Assistant Professor Ms. Almas Kiani Dr. Qaisara Parveen Dr. Malik Ghulam Behlol

Lecturer Ms. Sumaira Kayani

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6. UNIVERSITY INSTITUTE OF MANAGEMENT SCIENCES The institute offers undergraduate and postgraduate degree courses leading to BBA (Hons.), MBA (1-1/2 Years), MBA (Agri-Business), MDM (Masters in Development Management), MBA 3-1/2 years with specialization in Marketing, Human Resource Management, Finance, Management, and MS (Management Sciences) Program.

Board of Management

The Board of Management consists of:-

a. Vice Chancellor Chairman

b. One member of the Syndicate to be nominated Member by the Syndicate

c. Three persons to be appointed by the Syndicate, Members on the recommendations of the Vice Chancellor,

d. Two senior executives from the private sector Members enterprises to be appointed by the Vice Chancellor on the recommendations of the Director

e. The University Registrar Member

f. Two subject specialists to be appointed Members by the Vice Chancellor

g. One nominee of the Academic Council Member

h. The Director of the Institute Member/Secretary

Administration and Faculty

Director Dr. Rauf-i-Azam P.A to the Director Mr. Muhammad Sajjad

Assistant Directors Ms. Afsheen Fatima Malik Muhammad Faisal

Assistant Professors Mr. Abdul Rehman Ms. Bushra Zulfiqar Syed Kashif Saeed Dr. Rabia Imran

Lecturers Mr. Shuja Ilyas Ms. Sidra Shahzadi

Mr. Ahmad Raza Mr. Zia-ur-Rehman Mr. Ammar Asghar Mr. Adnan Akhter Mr. Omair Gull Pervaiz Mr. Ali Haider

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7. UNIVERSITY INSTITUTE OF INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY (UIIT)

Keeping in view the importance of Computer Science & Information Technology the University has established University Institute of Information Technology (UIIT). UIIT is offering BS (CS), BS (IT), MCS, MIT, PGD (CS) and PGD (IT). Furthermore, an honors program at MS level is also offered subject to eligibility.

Director Dr. Zia Ul Qayyum Assistant Director Mr. Ghulam Mustafa Mr. Saud Altaf Associate Professor Vacant Assistant Professors Mr. Nasir Mehmood Minhas Mr. Yasir Hafeez Dr. Muhammad Ramzan Dr. Nawazish Naveed Mr. Sheeraz Akram Mrs. Rubina Ghazal

Lecturers Ms. Fakhra Mushtaq Ms. Irum Rubab Ms. Aisha Umair Ms. Bushra Hamid Syed Mushhad Mustazhar Gilani Syeda Uzma Gardezi Mr. Muhammad Shabbir Hassan Mr. Shahzad Saqib Malik Mr. Kashif Sattar Mr. Muhammad Jamal Mr. Saqib Majeed Rana Mr. Aakash Ahmad Abbasi Ms. Qurat-ul Ann Farooq Mr. Muhammad Shabbir Hassan

Mr. Muhammad Nazir Database Administrator Mr. Nadeem Ahmad Malik System Administrator Mr. Arshad Manzoor Network Administrator Mr. Shahzada Khurram Network Engineer Mr. Muhammad Safdar Abbas Nasir Software Developer Khawaja Awais Tasneem Web Manager Mr. Muhammad Azeem Abbas IT Services Manager Mr. Waseem Riaz

8. SUB-CAMPUS KHUSHAB The university offers following diploma courses at this Campus. 1. Livestock Assistant Diploma (LAD) 2. Artificial Insemination and Reproductive Health Management of Dairy Animals (AIRHD) 3. Diploma in Agricultural Sciences (DAS) Assistant Professor Dr. Muhammad Kamran (Project Director) Lecturers Mr. Muhammad Abid (Food Technology) Mr. Muhammad Nadeem (Veterinary Microbiology) Mr. Abdul Ahad (Horticulture) Mr. Imran Mehmood (Agronomy) Mr. Shujjat Hussain (Clinical Medicine & Surgery) Mr. Ejaz Ahmed (Animal Reproduction) Mr. Shafaqat Ali (Computer Sciences)

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9. ARID AGRICULTURE UNIVERSITY RESEARCH FARM CHAKWAL ROAD

University Research Farm is situated on Mandra-Chakwal Road, 6 km short

of Dudial. This is a compact piece of fertile land of 236 acres purchased by the

University in February 2007. Ecologically, farm location is representative of most of

rain-fed area of Potowar tract. Since experimental area at main University Campus

was left to only 13 acres, it was on the top of priority list of the Vice Chancellor, Dr.

Khalid Mahmood Khan, S.I. to arrange a large university farm for research purposes,

field demonstration and seed multiplication. However, to manage funds and to find

out large area of land in Rawalpindi region was not an easy task. But, where there is

a will there is a way. The Vice Chancellor was able to arrange sufficient funds for

this purpose and he along with his dedicated team succeeded in acquiring a large

farm for the University.

Soon after taking over the land, the university set aside funds for the farm

staff and machinery and the work on farm lay out, research studies and crop

production got started. During October 2007, the Vice Chancellor was again

successful in getting a Mega Project worth Rs. 343 millions from Higher Education

Commission, Islamabad, for the development of on-farm research facilities for

faculty and students. Seven field labs, three glasshouses, one greenhouse (Chinese

Style), one farming tunnel and an administration block have been established at the

farm through this Project. A veterinary hospital is under construction which on

completion would provide facilities like indoor and outdoor clinics,

obstetrics/gynecology, semen evaluation and cryopreservation laboratories. In

addition to the access of students and teachers, the facilities will also be available to

the local farming community.

10. HYDROPONICS PROJECT

(FARMERS MARKET PVT. LIMITED, MANDRA ROAD, RAWAT)

Farmers Market (Pvt.) Ltd (FMP) is an R&D Project of Arid Agriculture University Rawalpindi (Pakistan), for Hydroponic production of vegetables over an area of 13.51 acres which is located at village Kalyam Mughal on G.T Road, 7 km short of Mandra, District Rawalpindi.

FMP which is ISO 9001:2000 and 22000 certified, is producing Hydroponically grown pesticide free vegetables especially Tomatoes in 3 different varieties and Capsicum in 3 different colours. Besides, R&D, the project is now in position to export Tomatoes abroad to Middle Eastern Countries and thus earning foreign exchange, and adding to the Revenue of Pakistan.

Chief Executive/Director Prof. Dr. Khalid Mahmood Khan, S.I. (Vice Chancellor) Director Prof. Dr. Muhammad Munir (Dean, FC&FS) Secretary Malik Maqbool Hussain Awan (Registrar) Deputy General Manager Arshad Mahmood Malik

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11. BARANI INSTITUTE OF INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY (BIIT) In view of the growing need of Software Development & Information Technology

and on the initiative of the Government of Pakistan, PMAS-AAUR launched “Barani

Institute of Information Technology”, as a partnership venture with ROSE International in

1998. The institute offers undergraduate and post graduate program in different disciplines.

For details separate brochure of BIIT is available from the institute.

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DEGREES OFFERED

The University offers a wide variety of courses leading to both undergraduate and postgraduate degrees as detailed below: (1) First Degree Programmes: i. B.Sc. (Hons.) Agriculture A minimum of eight semester duration programme after F.Sc. (Pre-Medical) or equivalent. ii. DVM Five years duration programme having

minimum ten semester after F.Sc. (Pre-Medical).

iii. BBA (Hons.) A minimum of eight semester duration programme after Intermediate or equivalent. iv. BS (CS) A minimum of eight semester duration programme after Intermediate or equivalent. v. BS (IT) A minimum of eight semester duration

programme after Intermediate or equivalent. vi. B.Ed A minimum of two semester duration programme after Bachelor’s Degree or equivalent. vii. BS (Biochemistry) A minimum of eight semester duration programme after F.Sc. (Pre-Medical) or equivalent. viii. BS (Economics) A minimum of eight semester duration programme after Intermediate or equivalent. (2) Postgraduate Degree Programmes:

i. M.Sc. (Hons.) Agriculture A minimum of four semester duration programme after B.Sc. (Hons.) Agriculture in respective discipline such as Agricultural Extension & Communication, Agronomy, Entomology, Soil Science, Plant Breeding & Genetics, Plant Pathology, Horticulture, Food Technology, Agricultural Economics.

ii. M.Sc. (Hons.) Poultry Science A minimum of four semester duration programme after DVM/ B.Sc. (Hons.)

Animal Science/B.Sc. (Hons.) Poultry Science.

iii. M.Sc. A minimum of four semester duration programme after Bachelor's degree in the relevant subject. The degrees are offered in Biochemistry, Biology, Botany, Zoology, Economics, Education, Sociology, Anthropology, Statistics, Environmental Sciences and Wildlife Management.

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iv. MBA A minimum of seven semester duration programme after Bachelor’s degree.

v. MBA (1-1/2 Year) A minimum of three semester duration programme after BBA (Hons.).

vi. MBA (Agri Business) A minimum of seven semesters duration 3-1/2 years programme after Bachelor’s Degree. vii. MBA (Agri Business) A minimum of three semesters duration 1-1/2 years programme after B.Sc. (Hons.) Agriculture.

viii. MDM A minimum of four semester duration programme after Bachelor’s degree.

ix. MS (Mgt. Sciences) A minimum of 3 semester duration programme after sixteen years of schooling with last degree in Business/Commerce

OR 4 years Business Education degree.

x. MCS/MIT A minimum of four semester duration programme after Bachelor's degree in Engineering / Mathematics / Physics / Electronic / Economics or in any other relevant subject.

xi. MS (CS) A minimum of four semester duration programme after BCS (Hons.) / BS (CS) BS (IT) in 4-years/ MIT or MCS degrees.

xii. M.Ed. A minimum of two semester duration programme after B.Ed. degree.

xiii. M.Phil A minimum of four semester duration programme after Master’s degree/B.Sc.

(Hons) in the relevant subject.

xiv. Ph.D. a. Ph.D Agriculture degree: a degree programme in the disciplines of Agronomy, Entomology, Food Technology, Soil Science, Horticulture, Plant Pathology, Plant Breeding and Genetics after M.Sc. (Hons.) Agriculture in the relevant discipline, a minimum of six semester duration.

b. Ph.D. Biological Sciences: a degree programme in the disciplines of Biochemistry,

Botany and Zoology after M.Phil or equivalent Degree in relevant discipline, a minimum of six semester duration.

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c. Ph. D in Forestry & Range Management, Environmental Sciences & Wildlife Management: a minimum of six semester duration program after M.Sc (Hons)/MS/ M.Phil in the relevant discipline.

d. Ph.D. in Agricultural Economics and

Economics: M.Phil Degree with thesis in relevant discipline, a minimum of six semester duration.

e. Ph.D (Poultry Science): a minimum of six semester duration after M.Sc (Hons.) in the relevant subject.

xv. PGD (IT & CS) A minimum of two semester duration programme after graduation. xvi. DAS A minimum of 3 years duration diploma programme after Secondary School Certificate or equivalent examination with science (Biology).

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DIPLOMA AND CERTIFICATE COURSES The University offers one year Postgraduate Diploma in Computer Sciences through the University Institute of Information Technology (UIIT), two years Livestock Assistant Diploma Course, One year Diploma Course Artificial Insemination and Reproductive Health Management of Dairy Animals (AIRHD) and three years Diploma course for Agricultural Field Assistants, titles Diploma in Agricultural Sciences (DAS) at Sub-campus Khushab and short courses through the Division of Continuing Education, Home Economics & Women Development, in following areas:

Propagation and maintenance of indoor plants Chinese and continental cooking Preservation and processing of food products Textile Designing Computer Applications Drafting, cutting and sewing Flower making and arrangement Stain glass painting, etc.

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SCHEDULE OF TEACHING Fall Semester: October-February

Spring Semester: March-July

SUBMISSION OF APPLICATIONS

Applications on the prescribed forms for admission to the degree courses at the PMAS-Arid Agriculture University Rawalpindi complete in all respects, must be submitted either in person or by registered post in accordance with the dates notified by the University, to the office as specified below:-

S. No. NAME OF COURSE APPLICATION TO BE SUBMITTED IN THE OFFICE OF

1. B.Sc. (Hons.) Agriculture Dean, Faculty of Crop & Food Sciences

2. DVM Dean, Faculty of Veterinary & Animal Sciences

3. BBA (Hons.) Director, University Institute of Management Sciences

4. BS (CS)/ BS(IT) Director, University Institute of Information Technology

5. B.Ed. Director, Division of Continuing Education, Home Economics and Women Development

6. BS (Biochemistry)/BS (Economics) Dean, Faculty of Sciences

7. M.Sc. (Hons.) Agriculture Dean, Faculty of Crop and Food Sciences

8. M.Sc. (Hons.) Poultry Science Dean, Faculty of Veterinary & Animal Sciences

9. M.Sc. (Biochemistry, Biology, Botany, Zoology, Sociology & Anthropology, Economics & Agri. Economics and Statistics)

Dean, Faculty of Sciences

10. M.Sc (Environmental Sciences, Wildlife Management)

Dean, Faculty of Forestry, Range Management & Wildlife

11. M.Phil (Biochemistry, Biology, Botany, Zoology, Economics and Statistics)

Dean, Faculty of Sciences

12. M.Phil (Forestry & Range Management, Environmental Sciences and Wildlife Management)

Dean, Faculty of Forestry, Range Management & Wildlife

13. MCS/ MIT Director, University Institute of Information Technology

14. MS(CS) Director, University Institute of Information Technology

15. MBA, MBA (Agri Business) Stream-I, MDM (Masters in Development Mgt. ), MBA (1-1/2 Years) & MS (Management Sciences), MBA (Agri Business) Stream-II (1/1/2 Years)

Director, University Institute of Management Sciences

16. M.Sc (Education), M.Ed & M.Phil (Education)

Director, Division of Continuing Education, Home Economics and Women Development

17. Ph.D. (Agriculture, Biological Sciences, Forestry & Range Management, Environmental Sciences, Wildlife Mgt. Agricultural Economics, Economics and Poultry Science)

Director, Advanced Studies

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Note: i. No application shall be accepted after the due date, even if dispatched by post.

ii. Incomplete applications will be rejected without any prior notice.

iii. All certificates and testimonials should be duly attested and attached as required. Candidates must write in the application form their name, father’s name, date of birth as given/spelled in their Matriculation certificate.

iv. The candidates who had been a registered student of this University in past must write their previous registration number allotted by the University.

v. The candidates who did their prerequisite degrees from other universities must submit their migration certificates from respective universities (in original), otherwise they will not be considered for admission.

vi. For postgraduate admission the candidates are required to provide NOC from his employer if in service

vii. Number of seats in different programmes will be decided/ approved by the Academic Council for each admission.

viii. Applications for admission to degrees programmes offered through Barani Institute of Information Technology (BIIT) shall be submitted to respective Institution.

Procedure for Admission

1. The name of the category in which a candidate seeks admission must be clearly indicated in the form.

2. Candidates applying against seats reserved for Azad Kashmir and Northern Areas must channelize their applications through the Kashmir Affairs Division, Government of Pakistan, Islamabad.

3. Candidates seeking admission on seats reserved for the Provinces of Khyber Pakhtoonkhwa / FATA, Sindh and Balochistan must apply through their respective Provincial Departments of Agriculture.

4. Every student admitted to the University shall be required to sign an undertaking on judicial stamp paper of the value of Rs. 50/- duly countersigned by parent and Oath Commissioner assuring that he/ she will abide by the Rules and Regulations of the University and such other orders / instructions as may be issued by the administration from time to time.

5. The list of selected candidates will be displayed on the Notice Board according to the schedule notified. No separate individual intimation shall be sent.

6. The selected candidates have to pay the fees and complete all formalities of admission and enrollment within the dates notified. If a selected candidate fails to enroll by the fixed time, his admission shall stand canceled and seat will be offered to the next candidate on the waiting list.

7. Admission to field Assistant/Agriculture Inspector will be given on the Merit (prepared on the basis of marks obtained in Field Assistant diploma).

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Selection criteria

a. Applicants who fulfill all the requirements for admission and demonstrate the strongest academic preparation as measured by comprehensive merit will be selected for admission. They must be domiciled in the Barani areas of Punjab, except for admission on reserved provincial seats and in the programmes under higher fee structure. Disciplinary suspension or dismissal from a previous educational institute will lead to rejection of admission. The students are not allowed to enroll different programmes simultaneously.

b. The Candidates who have been imposed a Major Penalty are not allowed to get admission for further studies.

Admission of Foreign Students The credentials of an applicant who holds a foreign nationality and who wishes to

attend the University are evaluated in accordance with the general regulations governing admission of foreign nationals as approved by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Ministry of Education, Government of Pakistan. Candidates from foreign countries should send their applications through the Embassies of their countries in Islamabad, and routed through the Ministries of Foreign Affairs and Education, Government of Pakistan. No foreign student will be admitted in the University unless his / her admission, after due scrutiny of his / her application, is confirmed by the University.

Reserved Seats for Indian Kashmiris Allocation of 5 seats in Information Technology for Indian held Kashmiri students

Migration The students who intend to migrate from other institutions to the PMAS-Arid Agriculture University Rawalpindi in various programmes will be treated according to the following regulations/procedure:-

a. Migration is not allowed from the institutions of Rawalpindi and Islamabad. b. Migration is not allowed in the first semester. c. Migration is allowed only against the vacant seats. d. Migration to UIIT is allowed in self-supporting programmes only. e. Reasons of migration must be genuine and plausible. f. The student shall have to study the deficiency course, if any, pointed out by the migration committee.

Migration Committee Each Faculty/Institution/Division will constitute its own migration committee to scrutinize and recommend the cases consisting of the following:-

a. Dean/Director (Convener), b. One Senior Faculty Member, c. Registrar or his nominee, d. Controller of Examinations or his nominee, e. Director Advanced Studies or his nominee (for post graduate programme).

Procedure

i. The applications shall be submitted to the Dean/Director of the respective Faculty/Institute/Division, which will be forwarded to the migration committee.

ii. The application must accompany the followings: a. Objection Certificate (NOC) about migration from the parent institution.

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b. Certificate of good conduct and behavior from the parent institutions. c. Detailed Marks Certificate and the courses studied by the applicant in his/her

parent institution and course contents of the courses for equivalence of his/her studies.

iii. The migration committee shall evaluate the students by interview/test, if needed, identify the deficiency courses and equivalence of already studied courses and forward to Registrar Office with its recommendations.

iv. Registrar Office will notify the migration after obtaining approval of the Vice Chancellor.

v. Credits earned by the migrated students can be transferred subject to acceptance by the Migration/ Equivalence Committee and the minimum acceptable CGPA.

THE GENERAL REGULATIONS RELATING

TO THE DEGREES AWARDED BY THE PMAS – ARID AGRICULTURE UNIVERSITY RAWALPINDI

IMPORTANT NOTE: All the rules and regulations relating to the award of the degrees by PMAS-AAUR are subject to change at any time by the competent authority and shall be applicable with immediate effect and equally to all the students of the University. Following Regulations shall apply to the award of all the Degrees offered by the PMAS – Arid Agriculture University Rawalpindi unless otherwise specified. 1. Definitions: - In these regulations unless there is anything repugnant in the subject

or context:-

(a) "Barani Areas" means the Barani areas of Punjab Province and shall be determined on the basis of notification by the Government of the Punjab.

(b) Semester means a regular semester of 20 weeks (Explanation: Out of 20 weeks, 15 weeks shall be the actual teaching time; the rest may be utilized for admission/Enrollment, conduct of examinations, etc.)

(c) Credit course means a course of study to be completed as a requirement for a degree.

(d) Deficiency course means a course in which a student has been adjudged deficient by a competent body of the University.

(e) Audit course / non credit course means a course attended without any liability of taking its examinations.

(f) "General course" means a course taken by the general class or the students of more than one major.

(g) Credit Hour means the successful completion of a course of one semester hour in theory or two semester hours in practical per week.

2. Courses of study:-

(i) The courses of study and syllabi for various degrees of the University shall be submitted by the respective Boards of Studies and Board of Faculties to the Academic Council for approval. Such courses and syllabi shall become effective from the date of approval by the Academic Council or such date as the Academic Council may determine.

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(ii) No course except software project, in computer science related program will carry more than 5 credits.

3. Organization of Teaching:-

(i) Teaching in various courses shall be conducted in University Departments/ Divisions/Institutes or constituent/affiliated Institutions through lectures, tutorials, discussions, seminars, demonstrations, practical work in laboratories, field and other methods of instructions approved by Academic Council.

(ii) Teaching in each Department/Institution shall be conducted by the University teachers or such other person as may be declared to be teacher by regulations.

(iii) Teaching in each Department shall be organized through courses specified for each subject and approved by the relevant authorities.

(iv) No course shall be conducted unless there are at-least 10 students enrolled for general course and 6 students enrolled for specialized (Major) and postgraduate courses. In special case however, if the students are less than the required number, permission of the Vice Chancellor shall have to be obtained to conduct the course. However, the condition will not be applicable for the students when they have already completed the minimum required time for their respective degree programme.

4. Medium of Instruction:- English shall be the medium of instruction and examination except in case of Islamic studies, which shall be in Urdu. However, foreign students and those exempted by the Board of Intermediate and Secondary Education will be allowed to take this examination in English.

5. Courses Number:- The courses will be numbered in a sequence from 101 to 699

for Bachelor's degree and from 700 onward for postgraduate degrees. This number will be preceded by two to five letters indicating the field of study e.g. AGR-301 for Agronomy-301, where AGR stands for Agronomy.

6. Deficiency: - If the course qualified by a candidate does not provide adequate

background for the degree course which he intends to take up, he may be required to make up the deficiency by taking one or more additional course(s) as may be prescribed/determined by the concerned authority.

Deficiency courses will be mandatory to pass but these will not be counted in

calculating GPA/CGPA and will not have any effect on the academic position of a student.

7. Admission and Registration:-

(i) Number of students to be admitted:- The Academic Council shall determine the number of students to be admitted in each degree programme under various categories.

(ii) Eight seats are reserved for children of university employees for fee concession. a) 4 seats for BPS-1 to 16 b) 4 seats for BPS-17 and above

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(iii) Two seats each are reserved for faculty and staff for admission to Master’s Degree.

(iv) Ph.D. programme is open for university employees having a minimum of two years of service in the PMAS-AAUR.

(v) 2% seats are reserved for disabled/special persons for admission in each discipline.

(vi) Procedure:-

(a) Candidate interested in admission for any degree shall submit an application for admission, in response to advertisement by the University, on a prescribed form within the time period.

(b) GAT (General) is compulsory with 50% for admission in M.Sc (Hons.) Agri./ Poultry Sciences, M.Phil and MS(CS) degree programmes.

(c) GAT (Subject) is compulsory with 60% for admission in Ph.D degree programmes where applicable.

(d) The admission to the university will be fully on merit to be determined on past academic performance and/or other criteria as approved by the University Authority. Merit will be determined as per the following criteria:-

i. Undergraduate Programme: Last/Highest Degree/Certificate

ii. Postgraduate Programme: Last/Highest relevant Degree Last/Highest relevant Degree + subject marks in case of admission to M.Sc (Botany, Biology, Biochemistry and Zoology)

(vii) Time of Admission: - The admission is controlled by the Academic Council and is made at the start of semester.

(viii) Registration: - The candidate seeking admission for the first time in any of the degree courses must complete all admission/Enrollment formalities within the dates notified by the Authorities, failing which the admission shall stand, cancelled.

(ix) The Authority concerned may refuse admission to a student who in his opinion has background not conducive to learning ethics. Further, a student who has been imposed a Major Penalty by the University will not be allowed admission in any further degree of the University.

(x) Migration certificates (original) for the candidates from other Universities is mandatory as a prerequisite for admission.

(xi) Medical Certificate:- No medical Certificate is required before/during admission (as approved in 38th Academic Council Meeting)

(xii) Following seats reserved on Sports Based Admission: a. FC&FS 4 b. FV&AS 1 c. UIMS 2 d. UIIT 6 (xiii) NOC from employer, for admission in Postgraduate studies if in service.

a. Both NOC and study leave at the time of admission will be considered as full time students.

b. Only NOC at the time of admission will be considered as part time student (in case of university employees).

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c. Part time students are not allowed to take normal course load rather, they will take reduced course load as prescribed in respective degree program.

8. Enrollment/ Exam: (i) At the beginning of each semester a student must enroll in courses of studies on

the prescribed form. (ii) A student, who maintains the minimum CGPA for promotion and meets the

requirement in his respective programme, will be promoted to the next semester. If he/she does not maintain the required CGPA, he/she shall be ceased on the University Rolls and the ceased period shall not be counted towards his academic residency period.

(iii) A student who does not meet the requirements for promotion may have to repeat the whole semester (only once during the degree programme), the course grades, which he earns in the repeated semester, shall replace the previously earned course grades. However, if he/she again does not meet the requirements for promotion in the repeated semester or in any other examination after availing this one chance, he/she shall cease to be on the University rolls.

(iv) The enrollment shall not be complete unless a student makes payment of all the prescribed fees and submit the prescribed form in the respective office. The student shall not be allowed to sit for the semester examination unless all payments are made.

(v) Enrollment and fee payment shall be completed on the days notified for this purpose, provided that the Authority concerned may, in special circumstances and on payment of a late fee applicable at the time, permits a student to enroll within seven days after the commencement of the semester.

(vi) Enrollment forms (UG-1) must be submitted to the office of the Controller of Examinations latest by the fourth week of the commencement of semester. GS-10 to be submitted to the Director Advanced Studies who shall approve the same and send a copy each to the Controller of Examinations and other concerned.

(vii) A student admitted to the course shall, for so long as he has not completed all the requirements for the degree, enroll himself/herself for each semester, failing which his/her admission shall stand cancelled, unless he/she gets permission for discontinuation.

(viii) The student of M.Sc (Hons.)/M.Phil/MS and Ph.D programmes shall have to enroll and pass the comprehensive examination after completion of entire approved course work given on GS-12. Comprehensive Examination will be of qualifying nature only i.e. pass/fail. Passing marks in M.Sc (Hons.)/M.Phil/MS shall be minimum 50% (“C” grade) both in written and oral examinations separately, and minimum 65% (“B” grade) for all Ph.D programmes.

a) Comprehensive examination shall comprise written and oral parts and shall be conducted by the respective committees. The students shall have to pass both the parts separately. If a student fails to pass comprehensive examination, he/she may appear again (only once) as per rule.

b) In M.Sc (Hons.)/M.Phil/MS oral comprehensive examination at least four out of five committee members shall conduct the examinations. If a student fails to qualify either in the written part or in the oral part, he/ she shall be deemed to have failed in the comprehensive examination and he / she may appear again in both the written and the oral parts as per rule.

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c) In Ph.D. the student must pass written part before appearing in oral part. If a Ph.D. student fails to qualify either in the written part or in the oral part he/she may appear again in the part in which he/she failed but only once as per rule.

(ix) A candidate who fails in the comprehensive examination and/or enroll for thesis shall continue to enroll in the subsequent semesters till the completion of degree requirements within the prescribed time frame given for the relevant degree on payment of the prescribed fee by the University.

(x) The name of the student who remains absent from the classes continuously for a week without prior permission shall be struck off in the roll. A teacher shall report the absence to the chairman concerned for onward transmission to the authorities.

9. Course of Study: (i) The students will follow the scheme of study as approved by the Academic

Council from time to time. (ii) No student will take any course unless he/she has cleared the prerequisite courses

as determined by the Department. (iii) All postgraduate students are required to submit their course work program

(Proforma GS-12) to the Controller of Examinations through the Director, Advanced Studies by 8th week of the final semester and Synopsis (GS-5) before the start of the 3rd semester, where applicable.

10. Withdrawal/Change of the Course(s):- (i) When a course for which a student is enrolled, can not be offered according to the

programme announced, he may take up an alternative course, but this must be done not later than 15 days after the date of Enrollment.

(ii) A student may be allowed to change the course(s) within seven days of the commencement of the semester and to drop a course within five weeks of the commencement of the semester with the consent of the Advisory Committee/ Authorized Officers of the University.

(iii) The exemption of course work to the students of Ph.D and other programmes has been withdrawn w.e.f. Fall Semester 2006-2007.

a. Discontinuation:- (i) A student enrolled in a semester may discontinue his/her studies with the

permission of a admission office due to illness duly certified by a Registered Medical Practitioner, countersigned by the University Medical Officer or under the circumstances beyond his/her control, to be determined in each case on a written application by the student. The respective Dean/Director of the Faculty/Institution/Division/Directorate concerned would duly notify this.

(ii) If a student has passed the final examination of the previous semester with minimum GPA/CGPA required for the academic standard of the University to remain on roll, does not get enroll in the next semester, it will be assumed that he/she has availed discontinuation.

(iii) The minimum period of discontinuation of studies by a student would be for one semester instead of one year but not exceeding two years for entire degree Programme.

(iv) Discontinued period will not be counted towards academic residence. (v) If discontinuation is prior to Enrollment in a semester, he does not have to pay the

fees. (vi) HEC scholarship holder does not allow discontinuing more than sixth months.

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b. Improvement of Grade:- (i) During the specified minimum duration for completing the degree, a student may

repeat those courses of the previous semester(s) in which he/she had secured the grade ‘F’, provided the course load does not exceed the maximum limit of credit hours in a semester. Repetition of lowest grade(s) will be allowed after completing last semester of course work or minimum residency if, the CGPA is less than the degree requirement.

(ii) The grades that a student earns in the repeated courses shall replace the previously earned course grades. However, the previous grade shall stand if the repeated grade is less than the previous one.

(iii) The prerequisite courses in which the student has failed, will have to be cleared immediately at the next available opportunity, provided that his maximum workload, including the courses being repeated by the student, will not exceed the normal workload.

c. Award of the Degree:

A student who passes all the examinations of his/her programme of study with the prescribed CGPA and meets all other requirements shall be awarded the degree/diploma.

d. Issuance of the Degree

(i) The degrees of the successful candidates shall normally be ready for issuance after one year of passing the examination. However, on the candidate’s request, the degree may be made ready on urgent basis (within one month) on payment of the necessary fee for this purpose.

(ii) The degrees will be conferred to the successful candidates at the convocation and issued to the recipient after the ceremony on production of proof for his/her identity and his/her registration for the convocation. For this purpose, the candidate shall have to register/present himself/herself at the convocation as per the schedule given by the University. The candidate who cannot participate in the convocation may be granted the degree in absentia on request and payment of prescribed fee.

(iii) The Degree shall be issued only to the candidate concerned in person on payment of the prescribed fee and proof of the University clearance & his/her Identity.

(iv) If the request of the candidate is received from abroad, the degree may be issued to his/her nominee provided that the student concerned sends his/her request/authority letter attested by the Pakistani Mission abroad alongwith the attested copy of his/her own National Identity Card. The request/authority letter must include the N.I.C. No. of the nominee, who will receive the degree. The nominee must provide a satisfactory proof of his identity.

(v) Award Of More Than One Degree At Equivalent Level From PMAS – Arid Agriculture University Rawalpindi

“The student will not be allowed to enroll in second equivalent degree unless he/she completed three years after the award of first degree”.

ADVANCED STUDIES BOARD 1st Meeting 2nd Half of October 2nd Meeting 2nd Half of December 3rd Meeting 2nd Half of March 4th Meeting 2nd Half of June

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ACADEMIC COUNCIL

1st Meeting 1st Week of January 2nd Meeting 1st Week of July

11. Residency Period for Regular/Part-Time Students:-

Postgraduate:

S. No. Degree Regular Part-Time

Min Max Min Max 1. 2 years degree programme

M.Sc. (Hons.) Agri. M.Sc. (Hons.) Poultry Sci. M.Sc. (All Subjects)

4 6 6 8

MBA 7 10 8 14

MBA (Agribusiness) (Stream-I)

7 10 8 14

1-1/2 year degree programme MBA 1-1/2 year

3 5 4 7

MBA (Agribusiness) (Stream-II)

3 5 4 7

MS (Management Science) 3 6 4 7

MDM 4 6 6 8

M.Phil (All Subjects) 4 6 6 8

MCS MIT

4 6 6 8

MS(CS) 4 6 6 8

2. 1 year degree programme M.Ed

2 4 4 6

3. Ph.D. degree programme

(All subjects) 6 10 8 10

Undergraduate: * Part time study for undergraduate students is not allowed

S. No. Degree Regular

Min Max

1.

4 years degree programme B.Sc. (Hons.) Agri. 8 12

BBA (Hons.) 8 12

BS(CS) BS(IT)

8 12

BS (Biochemistry) BS (Economics)

8 12

2. 1 year degree programme B.Ed

2 4

3. 5 years degree programme DVM

10 14

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THE REGULATIONS RELATING TO THE DEGREE OF B.Sc. (HONS.) AGRICULTURE

In addition to the general regulations the following regulations are also applicable to the B.Sc. (Hons.) Agriculture Degree.

12. Minimum Requirements for Award of Bachelor's Degree:- (i) The minimum duration for completing the course for the degree of Bachelor of

Science (Hons.) Agriculture shall normally be eight semesters and maximum 12 semesters.

(ii) The minimum course requirement is 140 credit hours. (iii) A full time student shall be required to take courses not less than 12 credits hours

in a semester. 13. Admission and Registration:-

(i) Minimum Academic Requirements:- a. A candidate holding Intermediate

Science Certificate (Pre-Medical), or an equivalent certificate from any recognized Institute/College with at least 50% marks excluding Hafiz-e-Quran, or any other marks specified shall be eligible for admission to B.Sc.(Hons.) Agriculture.

b. A person working as field Assistant/ Agriculture Inspector working on regular basis with minimum of three years service in Agriculture Department with 1st division in compulsory subjects and Biology in SSC (i.e. English, Urdu, Pakistan Studies & Islamiyat). Merit list will be prepared on the basis of marks obtained in Field Assistant Diploma Course.

(ii) Domicile:- 1. Reserved Seats

(a) The candidates domiciled in the Barani Areas of Punjab shall only be eligible for admission other than the special quota.

(b) Each district of the Barani Area of Punjab has a specified quota to be determined by the Academic Council from time to time.

(c) The admission from each district will be made as follows; Rural 75% and urban 25% to be determined on domicile.

(d) Each district will have its own merit for Rural and Urban area candidates separately.

(e) Nominee from each province, FATA, Gilgit-Baltistan, Azad Jammu & Kashmir, Army, Air Force, Special/disabled persons will have their own merit separately.

Admission Authority

The Dean, Faculty of Crop and Food Sciences shall be responsible for admission to the programme.

AGE: A candidate for clause 13(i-a) must not be more than 23 years of age on 1st October of the year of admission; provided that the Vice-Chancellor may relax age limit in very exceptional cases. A candidate for clause 13(i-b) must not be more than 45 years of age. If two or more candidates possess equal marks then preference will be given to the candidate having minimum age. Surety Bond to the effect that after completion of B.Sc (Hons.) Agri. the candidate shall serve the Department for at least five years.

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14. Distribution of Seats for B.Sc. (Hons.) Agri. Morning Programme

CATEGORY NUMBER OF SEATS

URBAN RURAL TOTAL

1. District wise quota from Punjab

Open Merit (throughout the Punjab only) - - 30

Rawalpindi 6 18 24

Attock 2 6 8

Jhelum 2 6 8

Chakwal 2 6 8

Gujrat 1 3 4

Mandi Bahuddin 1 3 4

Sialkot (Excluding Tehsil Daska) 1 3 4

Narowal 1 3 4

Mianwali 2 6 8

Dera Ghazi Khan 2 6 8

Muzaffargarh (Tehsil Muzaffargarh and Kot Addu only) 1 3 4

Jhang (Tehsil Jhang and Shorkot) 1 3 4

Layyah 1 3 4

Khushab 1 3 4

Bhakar 1 3 4

Rajanpur 1 3 4

Cholistan 1 3 4

2. Provincial Quota

Sindh Province - - 2

Balochistan Province - - 3

Khyber Pakhtoonkhwa - - 2

F.A.T.A. - - 5

Azad Jammun & Kashmir - - 2

Gilgit-Baltistan - - 2

Islamabad 2 6 8

3. Other Reserved Seats

Pakistan Army - - 4

Pakistan Air Force - - 1

Foreign Students - - 10

Children’s of University Employees - - 4

Filed Assistants/Agriculture Inspector - - 5

Special/Disabled Persons - - 3

Sports Based - - 4

4. Evening Programme (Self Finance Basis) - - 100

Total - - 293

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15. Minimum and Maximum Credit Hours:-

(i) Each student shall enroll himself /herself in the first and second semester for all the credit hours prescribed for these semesters.

(ii) Subsequently (except for eighth semester) he/she shall have to enroll for courses carrying not less than 12 and not more than 32 credit hours.

(iii) In his/her sixth and seventh semesters, a student may enroll himself/herself for the courses carrying the remaining credit hours; provided that the maximum does not ordinarily exceed 34 credit hours; provided further that this limit may be extended by the Vice Chancellor upto 38 credit hours in 6th semester if no even semester course is left behind and similarly he/she may be allowed to enroll upto 38 credit hours in 7th semester if no odd semester course is left behind, in special circumstances to be determined carefully in each individual case. The same will be applicable to the 9th, 10th, 11th and 12th semester.

(iv) No course shall be offered during any semester, which does not fall within the “Scheme of Studies” in the respective semester.

16. Academic Standing:-

Grade Point Average (a) Maximum Grade Point Average (GPA) 4.00 (b) Minimum Grade Point Average for obtaining the degree (CGPA) 2.50

To remain on the roll of the University a student shall be required to maintain the following minimum CGPA in each semester.

Semester CGPA 1st 0.75 2nd 1.00 3rd 1.25 4th 1.50 5th 1.75 6th 2.00 7th 2.25 8th 2.50

17. Explanation:

(i) A student who maintains the minimum GPA/CGPA for promotion and meets the requirements will be promoted to the next semester.

(ii) A student who does not meet the above requirements may repeat the whole semester once only.

(iii) If a student fails to achieve CGPA 2.5 in the 8th semester, he shall have to repeat the course/courses of lowest grade(s) to make CGPA of 2.5 within the maximum time allowed for the degree otherwise he/she shall cease on the University rolls.

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THE REGULATIONS RELATING TO THE DEGREE OF

DOCTOR OF VETERINARY MEDICINE (DVM)

In addition to the general regulations the following regulations are also applicable to the DVM Degree. 18. Minimum Requirements for Award of DVM Degree:-

(i) The minimum duration for completing the course for the degree of Doctor of Veterinary Medicine shall normally be ten semesters and maximum 14 semesters after F.Sc (Pre-Medical).

(ii) The minimum course requirement is 223 credit hours. (iii) A full time student shall be required to take courses not less than 15 credits hours

in a semester. (iv) There will be 15 credit hours internship in the 10th semester

19. Admission and Registration:- Minimum Academic Requirements: a person holding Higher Secondary School Certificate (Pre-Medical) or an equivalent certificate from any recognized Institute with at least 50% marks excluding Hafiz-e-Quran, or any other marks specified shall be eligible for admission to the degree of Doctor of Veterinary Medicine (DVM)

(ii) Domicile:-

Reserved Seats

(a) The candidates domiciled in the Barani Areas of the Punjab and Islamabad shall only be eligible for admission.

(b) Each district of the Barani Area of Punjab has a specified quota to be determined by the Academic Council from time to time.

(c) The admission from each barani district, to be determined on domicile, will be made on the basis of 66% Rural and 33% Urban.

(d) Each district will have its own merit for Rural and Urban area candidates separately.

(e) There will be two seats reserved for the children of University employees. (f) Provision of certificate from Cholistan Desert Authority is must for Cholistan reserved seats.

Admission Authority The Dean, Faculty of Veterinary & Animal Sciences shall be responsible for the admission to the programme.

AGE: A candidate must not be more than 23 years of age on 1st October of the year of admission; provided that the Vice-Chancellor may relax age limit in very exceptional cases.

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20. Distribution of Seats for DVM degree. Morning Programme

CATEGORY NUMBER OF SEATS URBAN RURAL TOTAL

Islamabad 1 2 3

District wise quota from Punjab

Rawalpindi 2 2 4

Attock 1 2 3

Jhelum 1 2 3

Chakwal 1 2 3

Gujrat 1 2 3

Sialkot and Narowal (Excluding Tehsil Daska) 1 2 3

Mianwali 1 2 3

Dera Ghazi Khan 1 2 3

Muzaffargarh (Tehsil Muzaffargarh and Kot Addu only)

1 2 3

Jhang (Tehsil Jhang and Shorkot) 1 2 3

Layyah 1 2 3

Khushab 1 2 3

Bhakar 1 2 3

Rajanpur 1 2 3

Cholistan 0 2 2

Children’s of University Employees 0 0 2

Balochistan Nominees 0 0 5

Open Merit 0 0 15

Sports Based 0 0 1

Total 17 32 71


Grade Point Average (a) Maximum Grade Point Average (GPA) 4.00 (b) Minimum Grade Point Average for obtaining the degree (CGPA) 2.50

To remain on the roll of the University a student shall be required to maintain the following minimum CGPA in each semester.

Semester CGPA 1st 0.75 2nd 1.00 3rd 1.25 4th 1.50 5th 1.75 6th 2.00 7th 2.00 8th 2.25 9th 2.25 10th 2.50

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22. Explanation:



(iii) If a student fails to achieve CGPA 2.5 in the 10th semester, he/she shall have to repeat the course(s) with lowest grade(s) to make CGPA of 2.5 within the maximum time allowed for the degree otherwise he/she shall cease on the University rolls.

Internship

During the 10th semester of DVM, there shall be training in a teaching veterinary hospital, livestock and poultry farms (Government and Private), disease diagnostic laboratories, milk plants, feed mills, slaughter houses/ Laboratories, farmers cooperatives etc (Government and Private) where they will undertake skills and management developments trainings. After the completion of the term of internship, the students shall be required to submit a report and present a seminar; the evaluation for internship will be made as determined by the board of study.

REGULATIONS RELATING TO THE DEGREE OF BBA (HONS.)

In addition to general regulations, the following regulations are also applicable to BBA (Hons.) Degree.

a. BBA (Hons.): 100 seats in Morning and 50 seats in Afternoon are available.

23. Minimum Requirements for Award of Degree:-

(i) The minimum duration for completing the course for the degree of Bachelor's of Business Administration (Hons.) [BBA (Hons.)] shall normally be of 8 semesters and maximum of 12 semesters.

(ii) The course requirement will be 136 credit hours.


(i) Minimum Academic Requirements: A person (male/female) holding Intermediate Certificate, A-level or equivalent certificate from any recognized Institute with at least 50% marks shall be eligible for admission to BBA (Hons.) programme.

(ii) Admission will be on open merit basis and merit will be calculated on the basis of marks obtained in the last Highest Degree/Certificate (Intermediate or equivalent).

(iii) Age: A candidate must not be more than 23 years of age on 1st October of the year of the admission, provided that the Vice Chancellor may relax age limit in very exceptional cases.

25. Admission Authority:- The admitting authority will be the Director of the Institute with the recommendations of the Admission Committee, constituted by the Director, UIMS.

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26. Credit Hours:- (i) Each student shall register himself/herself in the first semester for all the credit

hours prescribed for the semester.

(ii) Subsequently he/she shall have to register for courses carrying not less than 9 (nine) and not more than 21 credit hours whose pre requisites are met.

(iii) In the 7th and 8th semesters a student may register himself/ herself for the courses carrying the remaining credit hours; provided that the maximum does not ordinarily exceed 24 credit hours, allowed by the Director, provided further that this limit may be extended by the Vice-Chancellor up to 27 credit hours in the 7th and 8th semester, in special circumstances to be determined carefully in each individual case.

(iv) A student is required to do internship in an organization of repute for a period of 6-8 weeks after the completion of 6th semester and will enroll for internship in the 8th semester. During this semester, the student will have to submit a report along with satisfactory completion certificate. The report will be evaluated by the departmental committee, to be constituted by the Director.

27. Academic Standing:- (i) Grade Point Average:

a. Maximum grade point average (GPA) 4.00 b. Minimum grade point average for obtaining the degree (CGPA) 2.50

To remain on the roll of the University a student shall be required to maintain the following minimum CGPA otherwise he/she shall be ceased on the University roll. However, he/she may repeat the whole semester once only:

Semester CGPA

1st 0.75 2nd 1.00 3rd 1.25 4th 1.50 5th 1.75 6th 2.00 7th 2.25 8th 2.50

(ii) A student who maintains the minimum GPA/CGPA for promotion and meets the

requirements will be promoted to the next semester. (iii) A student who does not meet the above requirements may repeat the whole

semester once only. The course grades that a student earns in the repeated semester shall replace the previously earned course grades.

(iv) In the 8th semester, If a student fails to achieve the 2.50 CGPA, he/ she shall have to repeat the course/ courses with lowest grades, so as to make CGPA of 2.5 within the maximum time period allowed for the degree.

Migration Migration from other Universities and Institutes to UIMS will be entertained as

per University Migration rules, after the recommendations of the migration Committee duly approved by the Vice Chancellor.

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THE REGULATIONS RELATING TO THE AWARD OF BS (CS), BS (IT) and BCE

In addition to the general regulations, the following regulations are also applicable to the BS (CS), BS (IT) and BCE degrees. 28. Minimum Requirements for Award of Bachelor's Degree: -

(i) The minimum duration for completing the course for the degree of BS (CS), BS (IT), and BCE shall be 8 semesters and maximum 12 semesters.

(ii) The course requirement will be 134 credit hours for BS (CS), 133 credit hours for BS (IT), and 135 credit hours for BCE.

(iii) A full time student shall be required to take courses not less than 13 credits hours in a semester, provided that he/she qualifies the pre requisites of offered courses.


(i) Minimum Academic Requirements for BS (CS) and BS (IT): A person holding Intermediate Certificate, A-level or an equivalent certificate from any recognized Institute with at least 50% marks, or any other marks specified shall be eligible to apply for admission.

(ii) Minimum Academic Requirements for BCE: A person holding Intermediate Certificate, A-level or an equivalent certificate from any recognized Institute in Pre-Engineering with at least second division or overall 50% marks, or any other marks specified shall be eligible to apply for admission to BCE.

(iii) Admission will be on open merit basis and merit will be calculated on the basis of marks obtained in the last Highest Certificate (Intermediate or equivalent).

(iv) Students with F.Sc. Pre-Engineering will be eligible to transfer to BCE degree program from BS (CS) degree program.

(v) Age: A candidate must not be more than 23 years of age on 1st October of the admission year, provided that the Vice Chancellor may relax age limit in very exceptional cases.

30. Authority for Admission:-

The admitting authority shall be the Director of the Institute with the recommendations of the Admission Committee, constituted by the Director, UIIT.


(i) Each student shall register himself/herself in the first semester for all the credit hours prescribed for the semester.

(ii) Subsequently he/she have to register himself /herself for courses not less than 4 and not more than 7 courses upto 6th semester, whose pre requisite are met.

(iii) In the last semester a student may register himself/herself for the courses carrying the remaining credit hours; provided that the maximum does not ordinarily exceed 8 courses, allowed by Director, provided further that this limit may be extended by the Vice Chancellor up to 9 courses in 7th semester if no odd semester course is left behind and similarly he/she may be allowed to enroll up to 9 courses in 8th semester if no even semester course is left behind, in special circumstances to be determined carefully in each individual case. The same will be applicable to the 9th, 10th, 11th and 12th semester.

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32. Academic Standing:- (i) Grade Point average

(a) Maximum grade point average (GPA) 4.00 (b) Minimum grade point average for obtaining the Degree (CGPA) 2.50

(ii) To remain on the roll of the university a student shall be required to maintain the following minimum CGPA in each semester:

Semester CGPA

1st 0.75 2nd 1.00 3rd 1.25 4th 1.50 5th 1.75 6th 2.00 7th 2.25 8th 2.50

(iii) A student who does not meet the above requirement for promotion shall

cease to be on the university roll. However, he/she may repeat the whole semester only once.

(iv) The course grades that a student earns in the repeated semester shall replace the previously earned course grades.

(v) In the 8th semester, if a student fails to achieve CGPA of 2.50, he/she shall have to repeat the course/courses with lowest grades, so as to make CGPA of 2.50 within the maximum time period allowed for the degree.

33. Migration from other universities and institutes to UIIT will be entertained as per University migration rules, after recommendations of the migration committee duly approved by the Vice Chancellor.

REGULATIONS RELATING TO THE DEGREE OF

BACHELORS OF EDUCATION (B.Ed.)

In addition to the general regulations, the following regulations are also applicable to the B.Ed. Degree.

a. For B.Ed: 35 seats (Morning) and 50 seats (Evening) are available.

34. Minimum & Maximum Requirement for Award of Degrees: i. The minimum duration for completing the course for the degree of

Bachelor’s of Education (B.Ed.) shall (normally) be 02 semesters and maximum 04 semesters.

ii. The minimum course requirement will be 40 credit hours.

35. Admission & Registration: Minimum Academic Requirement: A person (male/female) holding B.A/B.Sc. or equivalent degree from any recognized institution/University, with at least 50% marks, shall be eligible for admission. Admission will be on open merit basis.

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36. Authority for Admission: The admission shall be made by the Director, Division of Continuing Education,

Home Economics and Women Development on the recommendations of the relevant admission committee, as constituted by the Competent Authority.

37. Minimum & Maximum Credit Hours: i. Courses offered in each semester will be decided by the University. ii. Each student shall register himself/herself for all the credit hours

prescribed for these semesters. iii. The student(s) who fails in any course(s) will register himself/herself when

the same course(s) will be offered by the Division.

38. Improvement of Grade: A student may repeat only those courses of the previous semester in which he/she had secured grade ‘F’. Repetition of ‘D’ grade(s) will be allowed after completing 2nd semester, if the CGPA remains less than 2.50, i.e., the degree requirement. The re-attempt of courses in any other case will not be allowed. When a course is repeated, all the earned grades will be taken into account for computing the CGPA, will also constitute the part of the transcript.

39. Academic Standing:- Grade Point average:-

(a) Maximum grade point average (GPA) 4.00

(b) Minimum grade point average for obtaining B.Ed Degree (GPA) 2.50

To remain on the roll of the University, a student shall be required to maintain the following minimum CGPA, otherwise he/she shall cease to be on the University roll. However, he/she may repeat the whole semester, only once:

Semester CGPA 1st 1.50 2nd 2.50

ii. A student who maintains the minimum GPA/CGPA for promotion and meets the requirements will be promoted to the next semester.

iii. A student who does not meet the above requirements may repeat the whole semester once only.

iv. If a student fails to obtain CGPA 2.50 in 2nd semester, he/she may repeat the course/courses of lowest grades to make CGPA of 2.50 within maximum time for the degree otherwise he/she shall cease on the University rolls.

40. Award of Degree:- A candidate who passes all the examinations with the prescribed CGPA and meets all other requirements shall be awarded the degree of B.Ed.

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REGULATIONS RELATING TO THE DEGREE OF BS (BIOCHEMISTRY)

In addition to general regulation the following regulations are also applicable to

the four year BS Degree in Biochemistry.

For BS (Biochemistry): 50 seats (Morning) are available.

41. Minimum Requirements for the Award of Degree: (i) The duration of the Course for completing the course for the degree of

Bachelor of Sciences (Biochemistry) shall normally be eight semesters and maximum 12 semesters.

(ii) The minimum course requirement is 130 credit hours. (iii) A full time student shall be required to take courses not less than 12 credits

hours in a semester.

42. Admission and Registration:- i. Minimum Academic Requirement:-

a. A person holding Intermediate Sciences Certificate (Pre-Medical) or an equivalent certificate from any recognized Institute/College with at least 50% marks excluding Hafiz-e-Quran, or any other marks specified shall be eligible for admission to BS Biochemistry.

ii. Domicile a. Fifty percent seats will be reserved for Rawalpindi Division, while

remaining seats will be filled from Islamabad and rest of the Punjab. b. There will be two seats reserved for the children of University employees.

43. Admission Authority:-

The Dean, Faculty of Sciences shall be responsible for admission to the programme.

AGE: A candidate must not be more than 23 years of age on 1st October of the year of admission: provided that the Vice Chancellor may relax age limit in very exceptional cases.


(i) Each student shall enroll himself/herself in the first and second semester for all the credit hours prescribed for these semester.

(ii) Subsequently (except for 8th semester (he/she shall have to enroll for courses carrying not less than 12 and not more than 32 credit hours.

(iii) In his/her sixth and seventh semesters, a student may enroll himself/herself for the course carrying the remaining credit hours: provided that maximum does not ordinarily exceed 34 credit hours: provided further that this limit may be extended by the Vice Chancellor up to 38 credit hours in 6th semester if no even semester course is left behind and similarly he/she may be allowed to enroll upto 38 credit hours in 7th semester if no odd semester course is left behind, in special circumstances to be determined carefully in each individual case. The same will be applicable to the 9th, 10th, 11th and 12th semester.

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(iv) No course shall be offered during any semester, which does not fall within the “Scheme of Studies” in the respective semester.

45. Academic Standing:- Grade Point Average

(a) Maximum grade point average (GPA) 4.00 (b) Minimum grade point average for obtaining Degree (CGPA) 2.50

To remain on the roll of the University a student shall required to maintain the

following minimum CGPA in each semester: Semester CGPA 1st 0.75 2nd 1.00 3rd 1.25 4th 1.50 5th 1.75 6th 2.00 7th 2.25 8th 2.50 46. Explanation:



If a student fails to achieve CGPA 2.5 in the 8th semester, he shall have to repeat the course/courses of lowest grade(s) to make CGPA of 2.5 within the maximum time allowed for the degree otherwise he/shall cease on the University roll.

REGULATIONS RELATING TO THE DEGREE OF BS (ECONOMICS)

In addition to general rules and regulations existing in the University, the

following regulations are to be followed for to the 4 year BS Degree in Economics. For BS (Economics): 30 seats (Morning) and 30 seats (Evening) are available.

47. Admission Criteria

(i) Minimum Academic Requirements:

a) A person (male/female) holding Intermediate Certificate, A-level or equivalent certificate from any recognized Institute with at least 50% marks shall be eligible for admission to BS (Economics) programme.

(ii) Domicile

(a) There will be open merit. All Pakistanis including AJK and GB domiciled are eligible for the degree programme provided that the are meeting the above admission criteria.

(b) Three will be two seats reserved for the children of University employees.

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(iii) Number of seats will be 60 (30 each in morning and evening sessions) for the fall semester staring from October, 2011


The Dean, Faculty of Sciences in consultation with Chairman of the concerned department shall be responsible for admission to the programme.

AGE: A candidate must not be more than 23 years of age on 1st October of the year of admission: provided that the Vice Chancellor may relax age limit in very exceptional cases.

49. Minimum and Maximum Credit Hours:- (i) Each student shall enroll himself/herself in each of the semesters for all the

credit hours prescribed for these semesters. (ii) No course shall be offered during any semester, which does not fall within the

“Scheme of Studies” in the respective semester.

50. Academic Requirements

Grade Point Average (a) Maximum grade point average (GPA) 4.00 (b) Minimum grade point average for 2.50

obtaining Degree (CGPA) To remain on the roll of the University a student shall required to maintain the

following minimum CGPA in each semester: Semester CGPA 1st 0.75 2nd 1.00 3rd 1.25 4th 1.50 5th 1.75

6th 2.00 7th 2.25 8th 2.50

51. Explanation:

(i) A student who maintains the minimum GPA/CGPA for promotion and meets the requirements will be promoted to the next semester. (ii) A student who does not meet the above requirements may repeat the whole semester once only. (iii) If a student fails to achieve CGPA 2.5 in the 8th semester, he shall have to repeat the course/courses of lowest grade(s) to make CGPA of 2.5 within the maximum time allowed for the degree otherwise he/shall cease on the University roll.

52. Minimum Requirements for the Award of Degree: (i) The duration of the Course for completing the course for the degree of

Bachelor of Sciences (Economics) shall normally be eight semesters and maximum 12 semesters.

(ii) The minimum course requirement is 130 credit hours while the maximum is 140 credit hours (as per approved criteria of Higher Education Commission).

(iii) A full time student shall be required to take courses not less than 12 credits hours in a semester.

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REGULATIONS RELATING TO THE DEGREE OF M.Sc., M.Sc. (Hons.) AGRICULTURE and

M.Sc (Hons.) POULTRY SCIENCE

a. M.Sc (Hons.) Agriculture: 25 Seats in each disciple. b. M.Sc (Sciences): 35 Seats (Morning) and 35 Seats (Evening) in each discipline except

Biochemistry with 40 seats [5 seats each reserved for Morning & Evening for the candidates who hold Medical Lab Technology (MLT) degree] Statistics and Economics with 40 seats (Morning & Evening) in both disciplines.

c. M.Sc (Wildlife Management and Environmental Sciences): 20 Seats in each discipline. In addition to general regulations the following regulations are also applicable to the

M.Sc. and M.Sc (Hons.) Agriculture/ Poultry Science Degrees.

53. Minimum Requirements for the Award of Master's Degree:-

(i) The duration of the Course for the Degree of M.Sc. (Hons.) Agriculture/Poultry Science and Master of Science shall not be less than 4 semesters for whole-time students and six semesters for part-time students/partial residents and not more than six and eight semesters respectively.

(ii) A candidate admitted to the course, in partial residence is required to be a resident at the University during the first two semesters.

(iii) The requirements to be completed by each student for award of degree shall be:-

(a) The M.Sc (Hons) degree: 45 credits comprising 35 credits of course work and 10 credits of research thesis/dissertation (not to be counted towards CGPA) based on approved program of research.

(b) The M.Sc. degree shall comprise minimum of 60 credits. The student may opt for thesis carrying 10 credits (not counted towards calculation of CGPA).

(c) The requirements in (a) and (b) above are excluding the credits required for rectifying course deficiency, if any.

(iv) Nearly two-third of the credits for the course shall be in the major field of study, and one-third in the minor fields of study: on the basis of the minimum requirements; the minor fields may be one or two but shall not exceed three. The ratio of one-third and two-third shall not apply to credits taken over and above the minimum requirements.

(v) All students in M.Sc. (Hons.) Agriculture/Poultry Science will be required to pass a Comprehensive Examination (for details, see the relevant regulations).

(vi) For admission in M.Sc (Hons.), a candidate must have passed GAT (General) with 50% marks.

(vii)To pass the Comprehensive Exam for M.Sc (Hons.) 50% weightage is required.

54. The following courses shall be compulsory:-

(i) "Statistics" for all the Master's students. (ii) "Bio-chemistry" for all students (except Agricultural Extension) of Faculty of

Crop and Food Sciences and Department of Biochemistry of Faculty of Sciences (iii) Stat-700, Stat-701 and Math-701 should be considered as compulsory courses for

M.Sc. Sociology and Anthropology. (iv) "Computer Application in Statistics and Operations Research" for all students of

the Department of Economics and Agri. Economics.

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(v) “Survey/Research Planning and Report Writing” shall be compulsory for all students (not taking thesis research).

(vi) SOC-717 “NGO’s Management” shall be compulsory for all the students of M.Sc. (Hons.) Agricultural Extension.

These courses may be counted as deficiency, or under major and/or minor fields that may be decided by the Supervisory Committee.

55. Admission to the Course:-

A candidate seeking admission to the Course for the Degree of M.Sc. and M.Sc. (Hons.) Agriculture/Poultry Science in full and partial residence:

(i) For admission in M.Sc, a candidate must have passed the Bachelors Degree Examination in aggregate with 50% marks or its equivalent from a recognized University/Institution, with the subjects related to the subject he/she desires to take up. For M.Sc Biological Sciences (Biochemistry, Biology, Botany & Zoology) a candidate must have studied with the combination of Chemistry, Botany & Zoology in his/her Bachelor Degree Program. For admission in M.Sc (Hons.), a candidate must have passed the Bachelor (Hons.) Degree Examination in aggregate with CGPA of 2.50 or its equivalent from a recognized University/Institution, with the subjects related to the subject he/she desires to take up.

(ii) For admission in Master of Science, a candidate must be resident of the Punjab Barani Areas except the children of the University employees. The graduates of the University from the areas other than the Barani areas, AJK, will be admitted, if there is any seat vacant.

(iii) Depending upon the availability of seats as mentioned in (i) and (ii) the candidates from the areas outside the barani areas of Punjab shall also be eligible for admission.

(iv) For M.Sc. in Environmental Sciences, candidates must have passed the Bachelor Degree Examination (fourteen years education) in aggregate with 50% marks or its equivalent from a recognized institution in related subjects Botany/ Zoology/ Chemistry/ Geography/Physics/ Microbiology/Forestry) or an equivalent qualification in relevant discipline from HEC recognized institution.

(v) For M.Sc. in Wildlife Management, candidates must have passed the Bachelor Degree Examination (fourteen years education) in aggregate with a minimum of 50% marks or its equivalent from a recognized institution in related subjects (Biological Sciences with Zoology as one of the major subject/Forestry & Range Management) or an equivalent qualification in relevant discipline from HEC recognized institution.

(vi) For M.Sc. (Environmental Sciences and Wildlife Management), all admissions will be on open merit.

(vii) The nominees of different departments/organizations with minimum of 2nd

division or its equivalent in Bachelor degree will be eligible. 56. Admission Authority:-

(i) The admission to the course may be made by the Director Advanced Studies on the recommendations of the selection committee to be constituted by the Vice Chancellor.

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(ii) The Selection committee shall consider the applications for admission to different courses and formulate its recommendations, according to the prescribed formula approved by the Academic Council, and submit it to the Director Advanced Studies.

(iii) The Director Advanced Studies may refuse admission to the course without assigning any reason.

(iv) The admission of a candidate to the course shall be provisional in the first instance

and shall be confirmed only when he / she has:-

(a) shown satisfactory progress in course work and thesis research; (b) rectified the course deficiencies, if any.

57. Credits:-

(i) Ordinarily a whole time student shall not be enrolled for more than 18 credit hours for M.Sc and 15 credit hours for M.Sc (Hons.) and less than 10 credits in a semester except during the last semester. However, the students may be allowed to enroll one extra failed course in the third semester. These credits will include the credits earned in respect of deficiency courses.

(ii) A part-time student shall not take more than four courses for M.Sc degree and

three courses for M.Sc (Hons.) degree, respectively, in a semester.

(iii) Out of the total number of credits required for Master's programme one credit shall be earned through Seminar and not more than one credit may be earned through Special Problem.

(iv) The Advanced Studies and Research Board may, on the recommendations of Board of Studies, count towards the requirements of the Course, credits earned by a student at another recognized institution, subject to maximum of 50 percent of the minimum credits requirements laid down in these regulations provided that:

(a) the courses for which credit is claimed, are identical with or similar to the

Course, included in the programme approved for him.

(b) the credits allowed to Seminar and Special Problems shall not exceed the limit laid down in this regulation.

(c) the courses for which credit is claimed have not been used for any other degree.

58. Supervisory Committee:-

(i) Each student doing M.Sc with thesis will have a supervisory committee to advise him in his Programme of studies and research.

(ii) The supervisory committees will be constituted and submitted along with titles to the Director (Advanced Studies) before mid-term examination of 2nd Semester.

(iii) The committee will be approved by the respective Deans/Directors and notified by the Directorate of Advanced Studies.

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(iv) The Supervisory Committee shall consist of at least three members of the faculty, two from major field and one from related field of study, provided that if an outstanding specialist in a major or minor field of study is available outside the University he may be appointed as a member/co-supervisor of the Supervisory Committee.

(v) One of the faculty member from the major field of study will be designated as Chairman of the Supervisory Committee.


(i) Grade Point Average

(a) Maximum grade point average: 4.00 (b) Minimum grade point average for 2.50

obtaining Master's Degree:

(ii) To remain on the roll of the University a student shall be required to maintain the following minimum GPA/CGPA in each semester:

Semester CGPA

1st 1.50 2nd 1.75 3rd 2.00 4th 2.50

(iii) A student, who obtains CGPA of 2.00 or above but less than 2.50, upon the completion of entire approved course work or minimum residency, may be allowed to repeat the courses of the previous semesters in which he had obtained the lowest grades, in order to improve the CGPA so as to obtain the minimum of 2.50 within the maximum time allowed for the award of degree, failing which he shall cease to be on the roll.

(iv) A student will be required to repeat those courses of the previous semesters in which he/she had failed, at the first available opportunity, provided that his/her maximum workload, including the courses being repeated by him/her, will not exceed the normal workload.

60. Thesis – 799:-

(i) A student shall be entitled to submit thesis for examination after he/she has passed all the final examinations in the approved courses and comprehensive examination (for M.Sc (Hons.) Agri./Poultry Science only) provided he/she has also fulfilled the residential requirements.

(ii) The thesis shall be prepared and presented in the manner laid down in the instructions approved by the Advanced Studies and Research Board.

(iii) The unbound thesis shall be referred to the examiners for evaluation duly certified by the supervisory committee that the contents and form of the thesis are satisfactory for submission.

(iv) The hard bound copies of corrected/modified version of the thesis shall have to be submitted within 2 months of viva voce examinations, failing which the candidature for the degree shall stand cancelled. However, in a hardship case, these students shall submit the hard bound thesis within extended period of

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one-month, but only after Vice Chancellor’s permission obtained through proper channel on his/her request, containing special reasons of delay, duly certified by the Supervisor.

61. Evaluation:-

a. There shall be 10 credit hours allocated for the thesis which shall not be counted towards calculation of CGPA.

b. A Board of Examiners comprising members of the Supervisory Committee and one external examiner shall evaluate the thesis.

c. The external examiner shall be appointed by the Vice Chancellor from the persons proposed by the Advanced Studies and Research Board, out of the panel of names recommended by the Board of Studies or any other expert in the major field of research.

d. At least three members of the Board of Examiners of whom one must be an external examiner, shall for the purpose of evaluating the thesis, hold a viva-voce examination.

e. The date, time and venue of thesis examination must be notified at least one week before the commencement. The faculty and students interested to participate in the oral presentation may be allowed. The notification to this effect may be made by the chairperson of the Department concerned with intimation to the Director Advanced Studies, Controller of Examinations and Director, Quality Enhancement Cell.

f. The Controller of Examination shall get the thesis evaluated within three months after the date of its submission/resubmission in his office. Any delay beyond three months must be brought to the notice of the Vice Chancellor.

g. All the members of Supervisory Committee present shall sign the thesis after the viva-voce examination after making necessary corrections and incorporating therein any suggestions by the Board of Examiners. The Board of Examiners in the letter grades as Pass/Fail shall evaluate the thesis.

h. All the members of the Board of Examiners present shall sign the result sheet prescribed for this purpose at the end of the examination. The major supervisor will submit the results to the Controller of Examinations within 24 hours.

i. In case of disagreement among the examiners regarding the acceptance of the thesis, it shall be referred to another external examiner appointed by the Vice Chancellor whose decision shall be final.

j. If a candidate fails in the thesis examination, he/she may enroll again and submit a revised thesis on payment of the prescribed examination fee but he/she shall not be entitled to resubmit his/her thesis before the expiry of six months after the date of the declaration of the result of the last thesis examination. He/she can avail this chance only once.

62. Thesis Research:-

(i) The subject approved for thesis research shall remain valid only for 8 semesters from the date of admission of the candidate to the course.

(ii) A student admitted to the Course in partial residence shall undertake research work in a laboratory or institute approved by the Syndicate on the recommendations of the Academic Council and Advanced Studies & Research Board.

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63. Comprehensive Examination:-

The Comprehensive examination will be applicable only to M.Sc (Hons) programmes.

(i) Comprehensive examination will consist of a written part followed by an oral part and cover both the major and minor field of studies after the completion of course work.

(ii) The examination will be taken by the student on the dates to be decided by the Department and notified by the Controller of Examinations.

(iii) Each department shall have its own committee of three members including Chairman of the Department who will also be the Chairman of the Examination Committee. In addition, the Director Advanced Studies or his nominee shall be the ex-officio member of the committee. One member will be nominated by the Vice Chancellor at the time of examination. The committee will be constituted by the Vice Chancellor on the recommendation of the respective department and Director Advanced Studies & Research. The committee shall be constituted for one year at the start of each academic year.

(iv) If one member of the committee is not present due to some Emergency, Examination may be taken in the presence of four members out of five. The result announced will be valid.

(v) Comprehensive examination will be qualifying and the examination committee

will separately evaluate the student on his/her performance in written and oral parts of the examination.

(vi) If a student fails to qualify in the comprehensive examination, he/she will be

eligible to reappear, once only in the comprehensive examination within the time given for the degree.

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REGULATIONS RELATING TO THE DEGREE OF MASTER OF BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION

In addition to general regulations the following regulation are also applicable to

this programme. a. MBA: 50 Seats in Morning, 50 seats in Afternoon and 50 seats in Evening.

64. Duration:-

The duration of the course for the Degree of Master of Business Administration:

(i) in full residence shall not be:-

(a) Less than seven semesters and more than ten semesters for a whole-time student.

(b) Less than eight semesters and more than fourteen semesters for the part time students.

65. Requirements:- The requirements to be completed by each student for award of degree shall be;

(i) MBA program shall consist of minimum of 93 credit hours.

(ii) A candidate admitted to the course is required to be in residence at the University.

(iii) The University employees will be admitted only in evening classes as part time students.

66. Admission Eligibility: A candidate seeking admission to the course for the degree of Master of Business Administration in full or partial residence, must meet all the requirements for admission as per rules.

(i) MBA: Must hold a Bachelors degree with at least 50% marks or equivalent in BBA, B.Com, B.A / B.Sc.

(ii) Admission will be on open merit basis and merit will be calculated on the basis of marks obtained in the last Highest Relevant Degree.


(i) The admission to the course shall be made by the Advanced Studies and Research Board on the recommendations of Selection Committee to be constituted by the Vice Chancellor.

(ii) The Selection Committee shall consider the applications for admission to different programme after the evaluation of academic record, aptitude test and interview of the candidates and formulate its recommendations for admission.

(iii) The admission authority may refuse admission to any candidate without assigning any reason.

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68. Course of Study:-

(i) The students will pursue the scheme of study as approved by the Academic Council from time to time;

(ii) When a student has been enrolled for his/her first semester, the Director/Graduate Advisor of the Institute will discuss with the student and suggest courses for each semester depending upon the availability of teachers and students interest.

Graduate Adviser will decide the course requirement of a student. 69. Credit Hours:-

(i) Each student shall register himself/herself in the first semester for all the credit hours prescribed for the semester.

(ii) Subsequently he/she shall have to register for courses carrying not less than 9 (nine) and not more than 21 credit hours whose pre requisites are met.

(iii) In the 6th and 7th semesters a student may register himself/ herself for the courses carrying the remaining credit hours; provided that the maximum does not ordinarily exceed 24 credit hours, allowed by the Director, provided further that this limit may be extended by the Vice-Chancellor up to 27 credit hours in the 6th and 7th semester, in special circumstances to be determined carefully in each individual case.

(iv) A part time student shall not take more than four courses in a semester.

(v) The Advanced Studies and Research Board may, on the recommendations of the Board of Studies of the Institute, count towards the requirements of the course, credits earned by a student at another recognized Institution, subject to maximum of 50% of the minimum credits requirements laid down in these regulations provided that:

(a) The courses for which credit is claimed were identical with or similar to the course being taught in the Institute.

(b) The courses for which credit is claimed have not been used for any other degree.

(vi). The Board of Studies of the Institute may waive courses studied by a student at another recognized Institution and claimed for another degree/certificate. But then he/she has to enroll other courses to complete the credits requirements for the respective degree programme.

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The approved academic standings are as follows:

THE REGULATIONS RELATING TO THE AWARD OF

DEGREE OF MASTER OF BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION IN AGRIBUSINESS (STREAM-I)

In addition to general regulations the following regulations are also applicable to

this programme. b. MBA (Agri-Business): 50 Seats

71. Duration:

The duration of the course for the Degree of MBA in Agri-business in full residence shall not be: -

a. Less than seven semesters and more than ten semesters for a whole

time student.

b. Less than eight semesters and more than fourteen semesters for the University employees admitted as part time students.

72. Requirements: -

The requirements to be completed by each student for award of MBA (Agri-business) degree shall be; i. Program shall consist of a minimum of 97 credit hours for stream I and 45

credit hours for stream II. ii. A candidate admitted to the course is required to be in residence at the

University. iii. The University employees will be admitted only in evening classes as part

time students.

Entry Requirement:

The following requirements need to be met to acquire admission in MBA –

Agribusiness Degree Program.

Stream I: To be placed in the 1st semester

BA/B.Sc./B.Com. or equivalent qualification with at least 50%

marks.

Semester CGPA(MBA-3-1/2)

1st 1.5 2nd 1.75 3rd 2.00 4th 2.2 5th 2.3 6th 2.4 7th 2.5

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Stream II: To be placed in 5th semester (Minimum duration of degree is 1½

years)

B.Sc. (Agriculture) 4-years degree with at least 2.50 CGPA.

Total Credit Hours (in order to complete the degree)

Stream I: 97 Stream II: 45

73. Admission eligibility: -

(i) A candidate seeking admission to the course for the degree of MBA (Agri-business) must meet all the requirements for admission to MBA as per rules.

(ii) Admission will be on open merit basis and merit will be calculated on the

basis of marks obtained in the last Highest Relevant Degree.

74. Admission Authority: -

i. The admission to the course shall be made by the Advanced Studies & Research Board on the recommendation of Selection Committee to be constituted by the Vice Chancellor.

ii. The Selection Committee shall consider the applications for admission to the program after the evaluation of academic record, aptitude test and interview of the candidates and formulate its recommendation.

iii. The admission authority may refuse admission to any candidate without assigning any reason.


i. The students will pursue the scheme of studies as approved by the Academic Council from time to time.

ii. No student will take any course unless he has cleared the pre-requisite for it as determined by the Institute.

iii. When a student has been enrolled for his/her first semester, the Director/Graduate Advisor of the Institute will discuss with the students and suggest courses for him/her in each semester depending upon the availability of teachers and students interest.

iv. Graduate Advisor will decide the course requirement of a student. 76. Credit hours:-

i. Each student shall register himself/herself in the first semester for all the credit hours prescribed for the semester.

ii. Subsequently he/she shall have to register for courses carrying not less than 9 (nine) and not more than 21 credit hours whose pre requisites are met.

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iii. In the 6th and 7th semesters a student may register himself/ herself for the courses carrying the remaining credit hours; provided that the maximum does not ordinarily exceed 24 credit hours, allowed by the Director, provided further that this limit may be extended by the Vice-Chancellor up to 27 credit hours in the 6th and 7th semester, in special circumstances to be determined carefully in each individual case.

iv. The Advanced Studies and Research Board may on the recommendations of the Board of Studies of the Institute, count towards the requirements of the course credits earned by a student at another recognized Institution, subject to maximum of 50% of the minimum credit requirement laid down in these regulations provided that:

a. The courses, for which credit transfer is claimed, were identical with or similar to the courses being taught in the Institute. The claim of the Student will be examined by the Board of Studies of the Institute whose decision shall he final.

b. The courses for which credit transfer is claimed have not been used for any

other degree.

v. The Board of Studies of the Institute may waive course studied by a Student at another recognized Institution and claimed for another degree/certificate. In such cases he/she has to enroll other courses to complete the credit requirements for the respective degree programme.


The approved academic standings will be communicated by the Director, University Institute of Management Sciences after due approval of the Academic Council.

Semester CGPA

(MBA-Agribusiness 3-1/2) 1st 1.50 2nd 1.75 3rd 2.00 4th 2.20 5th 2.30 6th 2.40 7th 2.50

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THE REGULATIONS RELAT1NG TO THE AWARD OF DEGREE OF MASTER OF BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION

(1-1/2 YEARS PROGRAM) In addition to general regulations, the following regulations are also applicable

to this program. a. For MBA (1-1/2 years): 35 Seats are available.

78. Duration: -

The duration of the course for the Master of Business Administration (1-1/2 years program)

i. In full residence shall not be: -

(a) Less than 3 semesters and more than 5 semesters for a whole time students.

(b) Less than 5 semesters and more than 7 semesters for a part time student

79. Requirements:-

The requirements to be completed each student for award of degree shall be;

i. Student admitted in MBA 1-1/2 year program have following two options. a. Student can complete 33 credit hours of course work to get MBA Degree. These include two additional elective courses in lieu of Project in the third semester to complete their MBA degree requirements.

OR b. The students can complete 27 credit hours of course work and

6(0-12) credit hours Project to get MBA Degree. Structure:

(i) A student will be required to take 4 core (mandatory) courses and 5 elective courses towards the chosen major selected from the list of approved courses in the respective major and a project. In all, the degree will be of a minimum of 33 Credits Hours.

(ii) Alternately a student may take two additional courses from the list of approved courses in his/her respective major. In all, the degree will be of a minimum of 33 credit hours.

ii. MBA shall only be non-thesis program-

iii. A candidate admitted to the course is required to be in residence at the university.

80. Admission Eligibility:

A candidate seeking admission to the course for the degree of Master of Business Administration full residence must meet following admission requirement.

i. A candidate must hold Bachelors in Business Administration degree BBA (Hons.) four years program or equivalent from any recognized institute with minimum CGPA of 2.50 out of 4.00 or have an equivalent qualification.

ii. Admission will be on open merit.

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i. The admission to the course shall be made by the Advanced Studies and Research Board on the recommendation of Selection Committee to be constituted by the Vice Chancellor.

ii. The Selection Committee shall consider the applications for admission to this

program after the evaluation of academic record, GAT (General) and interview of the candidates and formulate its recommendations for admission.

iii. The Admission Authority may refuse admission to the course without assigning

any reason. 82. Course of Study:-

i. The students will pursue the scheme of study as approved by the Academic Council from time to time.

ii. No student will take any course unless he/she has cleared the pre-requisite for

it as determined by the Department. iii. When a student has been enrolled for his/her first semester, the Director/

graduate Advisor of the Institute will discuss with the student and suggest courses for him/her each semester depending upon the availability of teachers and students interest.

iv. Graduate Advisor will decide the course requirement of a student. 83. Credits:-

i. Each student shall register himself/herself in the first and subsequent semesters for the courses prescribed for these semesters.

ii. He/she shall have to register for course carrying not less than 6 and more than 12 credits hours in the first and 2nd semester.

iii. In his/her last semester, a student may register himself/herself for the courses carrying the remaining credit hours provided that the maximum does not ordinarily exceed 15 credit hours provided further that this limit may be extended by the Vice Chancellor up to 18 credit hours in the final semester, in special circumstances to be considered in each individual case.

iv. The Advanced Studies & Research Board may on the recommendations of the

Board of Studies of the Institute count towards the requirements of the course, credits earned by a student at another recognized Institution. subject to maximum of 50% of the minimum credits requirements laid down in these regulations provided that:

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(a) The courses of which credit is claimed, were identical with or similar to the course being taught in the Institute.

(b) The courses for which credit is claimed have not been used for any other degree.

v. The Board of Studies of the Institute may waive courses studied by a student at another recognized Institution and claimed for another degree / certificate. But then he/she has to enroll other courses to complete the credits/ requirements for the respective degree program.

vi. Credits earned for a course shall lapse on the expiry of five years for regular students and seven years for part-time students from the end of the semester in which the course was qualified. The Advanced Studies and Research Board may, however revalidate the lapsed courses for special reasons to be recorded.


i. Grade point Average

(a) Maximum grade point average: 4.00 (b) Minimum grade point average for obtaining Master's Degree: 2.50

ii. To remain on the roll of the University, a student shall be required to maintain the following the minimum CGPA.

Semester GPA/CGPA 1st 1.50

2nd 2.00 3rd 2.50

A student who obtains CGPA of 2.00 or above but less than 2.50 in the last semester i.e. 2nd in MBA (One year) program upon the completion of entire approved course work or minimum residency may be allowed to repeat the course of the previous semester in which he/she had obtained the lowest grades, in order to improve the CGPA so as to obtain the minimum of 2.50 within the maximum time allowed for the award of degree failing which he/she shall cease to be on roll.

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REGULATIONS RELATING TO THE DEGREE OF MASTER OF SCIENCE IN MANAGEMENT SCIENCES

MS (Management Sciences)

In addition to the general regulations of the university regarding M.Phil/MS the

following regulations are also applicable to the MS (Management Sciences) Degree. a. For MS (Management Sciences): 15 Seats are available.

85. Admission to the Course:- MS (Management Sciences) program is offered only to the students who fulfill the following minimum eligibility criteria Minimum requirements for MS in Management Sciences Programs are as follows:

(i) Sixteen years of schooling with the last degree in Business/Commerce or 4 year business education (minimum 130 credit hours) after HSSC/F.A./F.Sc/or equivalent degree in the relevant field will be required for admission in the MS (Management Science) Program.

(ii) The GAT-General conducted by the National Testing Service with a minimum 50% cumulative score will be required at the time of admission to MS (Management Sciences). The GAT-General test is valid for a period of two years.

(iii) The minimum CGPA should be 3.0 (out of 4.0 in the Semester System) or First

Division (in the Annual System) in the last degree for admission in MS (Management Sciences).


(i) The admission to the course may be made by the Advanced Studies on the recommendations of the Admission Committee constituted by the Competent Authority.

(ii) The Admission Committee shall consider the applications for admission and

formulate its recommendations according to the prescribed formula approved by the Academic Council and submit to the Director Advanced Studies.

87. Provisional Admission

The admission of a candidate to the course shall be provisional in the first instance and shall be confirmed only if:

(i) The previous credentials of the candidate have been verified as authentic by the issuing authority.

(ii) Rectified the course deficiencies, if any. (iii) Shown satisfactory progress in course work.

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88. Minimum Requirements for the Award of MS Degree in Management Sciences:-

(i) The minimum duration (residency) of MS (Management Sciences) shall be 3 semesters and maximum duration shall be 6 semesters.

(ii) The requirements to be completed by each student for award of MS (Management

Sciences) degree shall be:-

a) A minimum of 34 credits, and consisting of 24 credits of course work, and 10 credits of research thesis/dissertation based on approved research topic/project.

b) The requirements above are excluding the credits required for rectifying course deficiency if any.

c) A minimum cumulative grade point average (CGPA) of 2.5 will be required in the course work which also includes the deficiency courses if any.

(iii) All students in MS (Management Sciences) will be required to pass a Comprehensive Examination. 89. Course of Study:-

i) The students will pursue the scheme of study as approved/amended by the Academic Council from time to time.

ii) No student will take any course unless he/she has cleared the prerequisite for it as determined by the Department.

iii) All students are required to submit their Synopsis (GS-5) before the start of the 3rd semester and course work program (Proforma GS 12) by the 4th week of the final semester.

90. Credits:-

i) Ordinarily a student shall not be enrolled for more than 15 and less than 9 credits in a semester except the thesis semesters. These credits will include the credits earned in respect of deficiency courses.

ii) The Advanced Studies and Research Board may, on the recommendations of

Board of Faculty for UIMS count towards the requirements of the Course, credits earned by a student at another recognized institution, subject to maximum of 33 per cent of the minimum credits requirement laid down in these regulations provided that:

a. The courses, for which credit is claimed, were identical with or

similar to the Course included in the program approved for him. b. The credits allowed to Seminar and Special Problems shall not

exceed the limit laid down in this regulation. c. The courses for which credit is claimed have not been used for any

degree.

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iii) Provided that the above conditions may be relaxed by the Vice Chancellor on the recommendations of the Director Advanced Studies and the concerned Board of Faculty.

91. Supervisory Committee: -

i) Each student enrolled will have a supervisory committee to advise him/her in his/her program of studies and research.

ii) The supervisory committee will be constituted during the 1st semester and will

consist of at least 3 members.

iii) The committee and the research title will be approved by the Director of the institute whereas the synopsis will be approved by the Director Advance Studies and Research Board.

iv) The Supervisory Committee shall consist of three faculty members (the

Supervisor, one faculty member from the major field of study and another member from any other allied subject/department). In addition a co-supervisor can be appointed if necessitated by any lack of expertise at the institute.

v) The supervisor will be designated as Chairperson of the Supervisory

Committee. 92. A student, who has taken the final Examination of an approved course at the end

of a semester, shall not be permitted to delete the course.


i) Cumulative Grade Point Average (a) Maximum cumulative grade point average: 4.00 (b) Minimum cumulative grade point average

for obtaining MS (Management Sciences) Degree: 2.50

ii) To remain on the roll of the university a student shall be required to attain the following minimum CGPA in each semester. Semester CGPA

1st Semester 1.50 2nd Semester 2.00

3rd Semester 2.50 Note: An academic year includes Fall and Spring Semesters only.

iii) A student who does not meet the above requirements for promotion shall have to repeat the whole semester (allowed only once in the degree) the course grades earned in the repeated semester shall replace the previously earned course grades.

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iv) A student will be required to repeat courses failed in a previous semester at the first available opportunity provided that the maximum work load including the courses being repeated does not exceed the normal work load.

v) A student, who obtains CGPA of 2.00 or above but less than 2.50, upon the

completion of entire approved course work, may be allowed to repeat the courses of the previous semesters in which he/she had obtained the lowest grades, in order to improve the CGPA so as to obtain the minimum of 2.50.

94. Dissertation/Thesis: -

i) A student shall be entitled to submit thesis for examination after he has passed all the final examinations in the approved courses provided he has also fulfilled the minimum residency requirements.

ii) The thesis shall be prepared and presented in the manner laid down in the

instructions approved by the Advanced Studies and Research Board.

iii) The unbound thesis shall be referred to the examiners for evaluation duly certified by the Supervisor that the contents and form of the thesis are satisfactory for submission.

iv) The hard bound copies of corrected/modified final version of the thesis shall

have to be submitted as defined in the university rules/regulation. 95. Evaluation:-

i) The thesis shall be evaluated by a Board of examiners comprising of the

members of the supervisory committee and an external member appointed in accordance with the university rules and regulations.

ii) At least three members of the Board of Examiners, of whom one must be the external examiner, for the purpose of evaluating the thesis, must hold a viva-voce examination.

iii) The date, time, and venue of examination must be notified at least one week before the examination and the faculty and students interested to participate in the oral presentation may be allowed. The notification to this effect may be made by the Director with intimation to the Director Advanced Studies, Controller of Examinations and any other relevant office/department.

iv) The Supervisory Committee shall get the thesis evaluated within two months of the date of submission/resubmission. Any delay beyond two months must be brought to the notice of the Vice Chancellor.

v) The thesis shall be evaluated by the Board of Examiners on Pass and Fail basis, which shall not be counted towards the calculation of CGPA.

vi) All the members of Supervisory Committee present shall sign the thesis after the viva-voce examination after making necessary corrections and incorporating therein any suggestions by the Board of Examiners.

vii) All the members of the Board of Examiners present shall sign the result sheet prescribed for this purpose at the end of the examination. The

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supervisor will submit the results to the Director of Advanced Studies and Controller of Examination within 24 hours.

viii) In case of disagreement among the examiners regarding the acceptance of the thesis, it shall be referred to another external examiner appointed by the Vice Chancellor whose decision shall be final.

96. Failure in Thesis Examination:-

If a candidate fails in the thesis examination, he may enroll again and submit a revised thesis on payment of the prescribed examination fee but he shall not be entitled to resubmit his thesis before the expiry of six months after the date of the declaration of the result of the last thesis examination. He can avail this chance only once.


i) A student shall have to pass the comprehensive examination after the successful completion of entire course work and before the submission of the thesis.

ii) A Comprehensive examination will consist of a written paper comprising of one section based on the general courses and the other section on the courses in the field of specialization. The written examination, if passed, will be followed by an oral examination covering all the major fields of study.

iii) The Director of the institute shall chair an Examination Committee of three members. In addition, the Director Advanced Studies or his nominee shall be the ex-officio member of the committee. One member will be nominated by the Vice Chancellor.

iv) The committee will be constituted by the Vice Chancellor on the recommendation of the Director of the institute and Director Advanced Studies & Research. The committee shall be constituted for one year.

v) Comprehensive examination will be qualifying and the examination committee will separately evaluate the student on his/her performance in written and oral parts of the examination.

vi) Chairperson of the comprehensive examination committee will be responsible to decide the dates of written and oral examination, conduct the examinations, and submit the results to the Controller of Examinations. The written part of the examination will be common for all the students in the department and will be held on one date or dates (depending on the number of papers set in the comprehensive exam).

vii) Chairperson of the Examination Committee will decide the date, time, and venue of the examination at least two weeks before the commencement of the examination and send the same to the Controller of Examinations for notification of the schedule.

viii) If a student fails to qualify in the comprehensive examination, he/she will be eligible to appear in the examination once more, which will not be earlier than two months and not later than four months after the date of the declaration of the results of the examination.

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ix) If a student fails to qualify the comprehensive examination in the second attempt, he may given an option to earn an MBA 1-1/2 years degree by fulfilling any remaining requirements in accordance with the rules/regulations, otherwise the student will cease to be on the roll of the University.

REGULATIONS RELATING TO THE DEGREE OF MASTER IN DEVELOPMENT MANAGEMENT: MDM

In addition to the general regulations of the university the following regulations

are also applicable to the MDM (Master in Development Management) Degree:

98. Duration: The duration of the course for the degree of Masters in Development Management in full residence shall not be:

a. Less than 4 semesters and more than 6 semesters for a whole-time student. b. Less than 6 semesters and more than 8 semesters for a part-time student.

99. Requirements: The requirements to be completed by each student for award of degree shall be;

a. Masters in Development Management consists of minimum 75 credit hours. b. A candidate admitted to the course is required to be in residence at the university.

100. Admission Eligibility: A candidate seeking admission to the course for the degree of Masters in Development Management, in full or partial residence, must meet all the requirements for admission as below:

a. Must hold a bachelors degree (BA/B.Sc./B.Com. or equivalent) from a recognized institution with at least 50% marks.

b. Success for admission will be determined on the basis of open merit based on marks obtained in the Bachelors Degree.

101. Credits:

a. Ordinarily a whole time student shall not be enrolled for more than 18 or less than 9 credit hours in a full semester except for the last semester. In the last semester a student may enroll 3 extra credits from a failed course with permission from the Director of UIMS and another 3 credits if allowed by the Vice Chancellor on recommendations of the Director.

b. A part-time student shall not take more than 9 credits in a course. 102. Academic Standing:

To remain on the role of the university a student shall be required to maintain the following minimum GPA/CGPA in each semester

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Semester CGPA 1st 1.50 2nd 1.75 3rd 2.00 4th 2.50

103. Other Rules: Rest of the rules and regulations, including tuitions & fees, will be same as those for the degree of Masters in Business Administration (MBA).

THE REGULATIONS RELATING TO THE AWARD OF DEGREE OF MCS / MIT

In addition to the general regulations the following regulations are also applicable to the Master of Computer Science (MCS) as well as to Master of Information Technology (MIT).

104. Minimum Requirements for the Award of Master's Degree:- (i) For full-time students the minimum duration of Master’s degrees shall be 4

semesters and maximum duration shall be 6 semesters. When admitted as part-time students the minimum duration shall be 6 semesters and maximum duration shall be 8 semesters.

(ii) The requirements to be completed by each student for award of MCS/MIT degrees shall be:-

(a) 72 credits for MCS/MIT will comprise as follow:

For MCS/MIT with coursework option: 72 credits of course work. For MCS/MIT with project option: 66 credits of course work, and 6 credits of

programming project based on approved project.

(b) The requirements above are excluding the credits required for rectifying course deficiency if any.


(i) Must have passed the Bachelor Degree Examination with at least 50% Marks from a University recognized by the higher Education Commission (HEC), in Mathematics, Physics, Chemistry, Engineering, Computer Science, Commerce, Statistics, Economics, and Business Administration.

(ii) Admission will be on open merit basis and merit will be calculated on the basis of

marks obtained in the last Highest Relevant Degree.


(i) The admission to the course may be made by the Advanced Studies on the recommendations of the Admission Committee to be constituted by the Vice-Chancellor.

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(ii) The Admission Committee shall consider the applications for admission and formulate its recommendations according to the prescribed formula approved by the Academic Council and submit to the Director Advanced Studies.

107. Provisional Admission:-

The admission of a candidate to the course shall be provisional in the first instance and shall be confirmed only when he / she has: - (i) Shown satisfactory progress in course work. (ii) Rectified the course deficiencies, if any.


(i) The students will pursue the scheme of study as approved by the Academic Council from time to time;

(ii) No student will take any course unless he/she has cleared the prerequisite for it as determined by the Institute.

(iii) All students are required to submit their course work program (Proforma GS 12) during 4th week of fourth semester and Project Proposal before the start of fourth semester where applicable.

109. Credits:-

(i) Ordinarily a whole time student shall not be enrolled for more than 21 and less than 12 credits in a semester except the last semester. These credits will include the credits earned in respect of deficiency courses.

(ii) A part-time student shall not take more than three courses in a semester. (iii) Migration from other Universities/Institutes to UIIT will be processed as per

University rules. 110. Supervisory Committee: -

(i) Each student enrolled for MCS/MIT will have final Project Scrutinized by a designed Project evaluation committee proposed by the Director, UIIT.

(ii) The supervisory committee will be constituted during the third semester and will consist of at least 3 members.

(iii) The supervisory committee shall consist of at least three teachers from the major

field of study.

111. Improvement of Grade:-

(i) During the specified minimum duration for completing the degree, a student may repeat those courses of the previous semester(s) in which he had secured “F”. Repetition of lowest grade(s) will be allowed after completing 4th semester if, the CGPA is less than 2.50 i.e., degree requirement.

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(ii) When a course is repeated, all the earned grades will be taken into account for computing the CGPA and will also form the part of the transcript.

(iii) The course grades that a student earns in the repeated courses shall replace the

previously earned course grades.

(iv) The prerequisite courses in which the student has failed, will have to be cleared immediately at the next available opportunity, provided that his maximum workload, including the courses being repeated by the student, will not exceed the normal workload.



(a) Maximum grade point average: 4.00

(b) Minimum grade point average for obtaining Master's Degree: 2.50

(ii) To remain on the roll of the university a student shall be required to maintain the following minimum CGPA in each semester:


(iii) A student, who does not meet the above requirements for promotion, shall cease to be on the university roll. However, he/she may repeat the whole semester only once.

(iv) A student, who obtains CGPA of 2.00 or above but less than 2.50, upon the completion of entire approved course work or minimum residency, may be allowed to repeat the courses of the previous semesters in which he/she had obtained the lowest grades, in order to improve the CGPA so as to obtain the minimum of 2.50.

(v) In case of MCS and MIT students, if they fail to achieve the required minimum CGPA of 2.50 at the end of their program (6 semesters full-time and 8 semesters part-time); however, if their CGPA is 2.00 or above, they shall be awarded a PGD in Computer Science and PGD in Information Technology Respectively, and shall cease to be on the rolls of the University.

113. Thesis:-

(i) A student, enrolled for MCS/MIT with thesis option, shall be entitled to submit software project for examination after he/she has passed all the final examinations in the approved courses provided he/she has also fulfilled the residential requirements.

(ii) The software project shall be prepared and presented in the manner laid down in

the manual approved by the Advanced Studies and Research Board.

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(iii) The unbound thesis shall be referred to the examiners for evaluation duly certified by major supervisor that the contents and form of the thesis are satisfactory for submission.

(iv) The hand bound copies of corrected/modified version of the thesis shall have to be submitted within 2 months of viva voce examinations, failing which the candidature for the degree shall stand cancelled. However, in a hardship case, these students shall submit the hard bound thesis with in extended period of one-month, but only after Vice Chancellor’s permission obtained through proper channel on his/her request, containing special reasons of delay, duly certified by the Supervisor.

(v) Evaluation:-

(a) The thesis shall be evaluated by a Board of Examiners comprising members of the supervisory committee.

(b) At least three members of the Board of Examiners, for the purpose of evaluating the thesis, hold a viva-voce examination.

(c) The date, time, and venue of examination must be notified at least one week before the commencement and the faculty and students interested to participate in the oral presentation may be allowed.

(d) The Controller of Examinations shall get the thesis evaluated within two months after the date of submission / resubmission of thesis in his office. Any delay beyond two months must be brought to the notice of the Vice Chancellor.

(vi) All the members of Software Project Evaluation Committee supervisory committee present shall sign the thesis after the viva-voce examination after making necessary corrections and incorporating therein any suggestions by the Board of Examiners.

(vii) In case of difference among the examiners regarding the acceptance of the thesis, it shall be referred to an external examiner appointed by the Vice Chancellor whose decision shall be final.


If a candidate fails in the thesis examination, he/she may enroll again and submit a revised thesis on payment of the prescribed examination fee but he/she shall not be entitled to resubmit his/her thesis before the expiry of six months after the date of the declaration of the result of the last thesis examination. He can avail this chance only once.

115. Research and Research Work:-


(ii) A student admitted to the Course in partial residence shall undertake research work in a laboratory or institute approved by the Syndicate on the recommendations of the Academic Council and Advanced Studies and Research Board.

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THE REGULATIONS RELATING TO THE AWARD OF DEGREE OF MASTER OF SCIENCE IN COMPUTER SCIENCE: MS (CS)

In addition to the general regulations the following regulations are also applicable to the MS (CS) Degree.

116. Minimum Requirements for the Award of Master's Degree:-

(i) For full-time students the minimum duration of MS (CS) shall be 4 semesters and maximum duration shall be 6 semesters. When admitted as part-time students the minimum duration shall be 6 semesters and maximum duration shall be 8 semesters.

(ii) The requirements to be completed by each student for award of MS (CS) degree shall be:-

d) 24 credits of course work and 10 credits of research thesis/dissertation based on approved research project (for thesis option), and 34 credits of course work only (for non-thesis program).

e) The requirements above are excluding the credits required for rectifying course deficiency if any.

f) MS(CS) has a prerequisite of MCS, MIT (72 credit hours program) or BCS (Hons), BS(CS), BS(IT) (132 credit hours program).

(iii) All students in MS(CS) will be required to pass a Comprehensive Examination.


i. Must have passed one of the following degrees: MCS, MIT, BCS(Hons.), BS(CS) or BS(IT) with 2.50 CGPA or its equivalent.

ii. Admission will be on open merit basis and merit will be calculated on the basis of marks obtained in the last Highest Relevant Degree.

iii. For admission to MS Program, NTS (GAT) is compulsory.


(i) The admission to the course may be made by the Advanced Studies on the recommendations of the Admission Committee.

(ii) The Admission Committee shall consider the applications for admission and formulate its recommendations according to the prescribed formula approved by the Academic Council and submit to the Director Advanced Studies.

119. Provisional Admission:-

The admission of a candidate to the course shall be provisional in the first instance and shall be confirmed only when he has: - (i) Shown satisfactory progress in course work. (ii) Rectified the course deficiencies, if any.


(i) The students will pursue the scheme of study as approved by the Academic Council from time to time.

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(ii) No student will take any course unless he / she has cleared the prerequisite for it as determined by the Department.

(iii) All students are required to submit their course work program (Proforma GS 12) during 4th week of fourth semester and synopsis (GS-5) before commencement of 3rd semester.

121. Credits:-

(i) Ordinarily a whole time student shall not be enrolled for more than 12 and less than 6 credits in a semester except the thesis semesters. These credits will include the credits earned in respect of deficiency courses.

(ii) A part-time student shall not take more than two courses in a semester.

(iii) The Advanced Studies and Research Board may, on the recommendations of Board of Studies, count towards the requirements of the Course, credits earned by a student at another recognized institution, subject to maximum of 33 per cent of the minimum credits requirement laid down in these regulations provided that:

a) The courses, for which credit is claimed, were identical with or similar to the Course included in the program approved for him.

b) The credits allowed to Seminar and Special Problems shall not exceed the limit laid down in this regulation.

c) The courses for which credit is claimed have not been used for any degree.

(iv) Provided that the above conditions may be relaxed by the Vice Chancellor on the recommendations of the Director Advanced Studies and the concerned Board of Study.


i. Each student will have a Supervisory Committee to advise him/her in his/ her

Programme of studies and research.

ii. The supervisory committee will be constituted during the 2nd semester and will

consist of at least 3 members.

iii. The committee and thesis titles will be approved by the Director of Institute,

while synopsis will be approved by the Director Advanced Studies.

iv. The Supervisory Committee shall consist of three teachers from the major field

of study

v. One of the teacher member from the major field of study will be designated as

Chairmen of the Supervisory Committee.

vi. A student, who has taken the final Examination of an approved course at the end of a semester, shall not be permitted to delete the course.

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(i) Grade Point Average: (a) Maximum grade point average 4.00 (b) Minimum grade point average for obtaining MS(CS) degree 2.50 (ii) To remain on the rolls of the University a student shall be required to maintain

the following GPA/CGPA in each semester.


(iii) A student who does not meet the above requirements for promotion shall have to repeat the whole semester (only once, the course grades that he earns in the repeated semester shall replace the previously earned course grades).

(iv) A student will be required to repeat those courses of the previous semesters in which he had failed, at the first available opportunity, (additionally the prerequisite requirement has to be followed), provided that his maximum work load, including the courses being repeated by him, will not exceed the normal work load.

(v) A student, who obtains CGPA of 2.00 or above but less than 2.50, upon the completion of entire approved course work or minimum residency, may be allowed to repeat the courses of the previous semesters in which he/ she had obtained the lowest grades in order to improve the CGPA so as to obtain the minimum of 2.50 within the maximum time allowed for the award of degree, failing which he/ she shall cease to be on the roll.

124. Thesis: -

i. A student shall be entitled to submit thesis for examination after he has passed all the final examinations in the approved courses provided he has also fulfilled the residential requirements.

ii. The thesis shall be prepared and presented in the manner laid down in the

instructions approved by the Advanced Studies and Research Board.

iii. The unbound thesis shall be referred to the examiners for evaluation duly certified by major Supervisor that the contents and form of the thesis are satisfactory for submission.

iv. The hand bound copies of corrected/modified version of the thesis shall

have to be submitted within 2 months of viva voce examinations, failing which the candidature for the degree shall stand cancelled. However, in a hardship case, these students shall submit the hard bound thesis with in

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extended period of one-month, but only after Vice Chancellor’s permission obtained through proper channel on his/her request, containing special reasons of delay, duly certified by the Supervisor.

125. Evaluation:-

i. (a) A board of examiners comprising members of the Supervisory Committee

and one external shall evaluate the thesis. (b) The external examiner shall be appointed by the Vice-Chancellor from the

persons proposed by the Advanced Studies and Research Board out of the panel of names recommended by the Board of studies or any other expert in the major field of research.

ii. At least three members of the Board of Examiners of whom one must be an external

examiner, shall for the purpose of evaluating the thesis, hold a viva-voce examination.

iii. The date, time, and venue of examination must be notified at least one week before the commencement and the faculty and students interested to participate in the oral presentation may be allowed. The notification to this effect may be made by the Director with intimation to the Director Advanced Studies and Controller of Examinations.

iv. The Controller of Examination shall get the thesis evaluated within three months after the date of its submission/resubmission in his office. Any delay beyond three months must be brought to the notice of the Vice-Chancellor.

v. The thesis shall be evaluated by the Board of Examiners on Pass and Fail basis.

vi. All the members of Board of examiners present shall sign the result sheet prescribed for this purpose at the end of the examination. The major supervisor will submit the results to the controller of Examination within 24 hours.

vii. In case of disagreement among the examiners regarding the acceptance of the thesis, it shall be referred to an external examiner appointed by the Vice Chancellor whose decision shall be final.


If a candidate fails in the thesis examination, he may enroll again and submit a revised thesis on payment of the prescribed examination fee but he shall not be entitled to resubmit his thesis before the expiry of six months after the date of the declaration of the result of the last thesis examination. He can avail this chance only once. 127. Thesis and Research Work:-

(i.) The subject approved for thesis research shall remain valid only for 6 semesters from the date of admission of the candidate to the course.

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(ii.) A student admitted to the Course in partial residence shall undertake research work in a laboratory or institute approved by the Syndicate on the recommendations of the Academic Council and Advanced Studies and Research Board.


(i) The students shall have to pass at least one comprehensive examination after the successful completion of course work. Graduate Advisor and Director of the institute will decide for the comprehensive Examination and will accordingly notify to Controller of Examination and Director Advanced Studies and Research Board. The Comprehensive examination will consist of a written part to cover core and specialization (minimum of two papers) followed by an oral part to cover all major fields of study.

(ii) The examination will be taken by the student upon completion of approved course work within the residency period prescribed for the degree.

(iii) Each Institute shall have its own committee of three members including

Director of the Institute who will also be the Chairman of the Examination Committee. In addition, the Director Advanced Studies or his nominee shall be the ex-officio member of the committee. One member will be nominated by the Vice Chancellor on the recommendations of the respective department and Director Advanced Studies. The committee shall be constituted for one year at the start of each academic year.

(iv) Chairman of the comprehensive examination committee will be responsible to

decide the dates of written and oral examination, conduct the examinations, and submit the results to the Controller of Examinations.

(v) Comprehensive examination will be qualifying and the examination

committee will separately evaluate the student on his/her performance in written and oral parts of the examination.

(vi) Chairman of the Examination Committee will decide the date, time, and venue

of the examination at least two weeks before the commencement of the examination and send the same to the Controller of Examinations for notification of the schedule.

(vii) If a student fails to qualify in the comprehensive examination, he/she will be


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REGULATIONS RELATING TO THE DEGREE OF MASTER OF EDUCATION (M.Ed.)

In addition to the general regulations the following regulations are also applicable to the programme: a. For M.Ed: 35 seats (Morning) and 50 seats (Evening) are available. 129. Minimum & Maximum Requirement for Award of Degrees:

i. The minimum duration for completing the course for the degree of Master of Education (M.Ed.) shall be of 02 semesters and maximum of 04 semesters for full time students and 04 & 06 semesters for part time students.

ii. The course requirement will be 36 credit hours for coursework degree programme and 30 credit hours with thesis programme. Thesis will be of 6 credits.

iii. Ordinarily a whole time student shall not be enrolled for more than 20 credits and less than 12 credits in a semester. However, a part time student shall not take more than three courses in a semester.

130. Admission & Registration:

i. Minimum qualification:- A person (male/female) with B.Ed or equivalent degree from a recognized university with at least 50% marks shall be eligible for admission.

ii. Admission will be on open merit basis. 131. Academic Standing:-

(i) Grade Point average


(b) Minimum grade point average for obtaining M.Ed Degree:

2.50

(ii) To remain on the rolls of the University a student shall be required to maintain the following minimum CGPA:

Semester CGPA

1st 1.50 2nd 2.50

(iii) A student, who obtains CGPA of 1.50 or above but less than 2.50, upon the completion of entire approved course work or minimum residency, may be allowed to repeat the course of the previous semesters in which he/she had obtained the lowest grades, in order to improve the CGPA so as to obtain the minimum of 2.50, within the maximum time allowed for the award of degree, failing which, he/she shall seize to be on the roll.

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132. Supervisory Committee:

i. Each Student doing Master of Education (M.Ed) with thesis will have a supervisory committee to advise him/her in his/her programme of studies and research thesis.

ii. The supervisory committee will be constituted during the first semester and will

consist of minimum of three members. iii. The committee will be approved by the ASRB on the recommendations of the

Director and/or Board of Studies. iv. The Supervisory Committee shall consist of at least three members, with two

members (full time and/or part-time) from the Division of Continuing Education, Home Economics and Women Development, PMAS-AAUR in the related fields; & one external member having the degree of M.Ed or M.A./M.Sc. (Education) preferably out-side the major field of study. The Chairman of the Supervisory Committee shall normally be a teacher of a Division of Continuing Education, Home Economics and Women Development, PMAS-AAUR. In case of partial resident students, the supervisory committee shall consist one of the specialists in the major field of study who shall be a teacher of the division and shall act as the Chairman of the Supervisory Committee and the other specialists in the major field of study shall belong to the institution where the candidate is permitted to undertake research and shall act as member for the purpose of research under the general guidance of Supervisory Committee.

133. Thesis:

(i) A student shall be entitled to submit thesis for examination after he/she has passed all the final examinations in the approved courses and comprehensive examination provided he/she has also fulfilled the residential requirements.

(ii) The thesis shall be prepared and presented in the manner laid down in the instructions approved by the Advanced Studies and Research Board.

(iii) The unbound thesis shall be referred to the examiners for evaluation duly certified by the supervisory committee that the contents and form of the thesis are satisfactory for submission.

(iv) The hand bound copies of corrected/modified version of the thesis shall have to be submitted within 2 months of viva voce examinations, failing which the candidature for the degree shall stand cancelled. However, in a hardship case, these students shall submit the hard bound thesis with in extended period of one-month, but only after Vice Chancellor’s permission obtained through proper channel on his/her request, containing special reasons of delay, duly certified by the Supervisor.

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134. Evaluation:

(i) There shall be 6 credit hours allocated for the thesis and those credits shall not be counted towards calculation of CGPA.

(ii) A Board of examiners comprising members of the Supervisory Committee

and one external examiner shall evaluate the thesis.

(iii) The external examiner shall be appointed by the Vice Chancellor from the persons proposed by the Director, Advanced Studies and Research, out of the panel of names recommended by the Board of Studies or Director of the Division or any other expert in the major field of research.

(iv) At least three members of the Board of Examiners of whom one must be an external examiner shall, for the purpose of evaluating the thesis, hold a viva voice examination.

(v) The date, time, and venue of thesis examination must be notified at least one week before the commencement. The faculty and students interested to participate in the oral presentation may be allowed. The notification to this effect may be made by the Director concerned with intimation to the Director Advanced Studies and Controller of Examinations.

(vi) The Controller of Examinations shall get the thesis evaluated within three months after the date of submission/resubmission of thesis in this office. Any delay beyond three months must be brought to the notice of the Vice Chancellor.

(vii) All the members of Supervisory Committee present shall sign the thesis after the viva voce examination after making necessary correction and incorporating therein any suggestions by the Board of Examiners. The Board of examiners in the letter grades as Pass/Fail shall evaluate the thesis.

(viii) All the members of the Board of Examiners present shall sign the result sheet prescribed for this purpose at the end of the examination. The major supervisor/ Director will submit the results to the Controller of examinations within 24 hours.

(ix) In case of disagreement among the examiners regarding the acceptance of the thesis, it shall be referred to another external examiner appointed by the Vice Chancellor whose decision shall be final.

(x) If a candidate fails in the thesis examination, he/she may enroll again and submit a revised thesis on payment of the prescribed examination fee but he/she shall not be entitled to resubmit his/her thesis before the expiry of six months after the date of the declaration of the result of the last thesis examination. He/she can avail this chance only once.

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135. Thesis Research:


(ii) A student admitted to the Course in partial residence shall undertake research work in a laboratory or institute approved by the Syndicate on the recommendations of the Academic Council and Advanced Studies & Research Board.

136. Award of Degree

A candidate who passes all the examinations with the prescribed CGPA and meets all other requirements shall be awarded the degree of Master of Education.

REGULATIONS RELATING TO THE DEGREE OF M.Sc. EDUCATION

In addition to general regulations the following regulations are applicable to the

M.Sc. Education. a. For M.Sc (Education): 35 seats (Morning) are available. 137. Minimum Requirements for the Award of Master's Degree:-

(i) The duration of the course for the degree of M.Sc. Education shall not be less than 4 semesters for whole-time students and six semesters for part-time students/partial residents and not more than six and eight semesters respectively.

(ii) A candidate admitted to the course, in partial residence, is required to be a

resident at the University during the first two semesters. (iii) The requirements to be completed by each student for award of degree of

M.Sc (Education) shall be 62 credits for non-thesis students and will comprise 35 credits of core courses, 6 credits of professional courses, 6 for methods of teaching specialization, 6 credits of practical teaching courses and 9 for other courses. The thesis students will have total credits 63 with all courses same as non-thesis group accept 9 credits for other courses which will replace 10 credits for thesis and will not be counted towards calculation of CGPA.

138. Compulsory:-

Statistics for all the Master's students will be compulsory as reflected in the Scheme of Studies. 139. Admission to the Course:-

A candidate seeking admission to the course for the degree of M. Sc Education in full and partial residence:

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(i) Must have passed the Bachelor Degree Examination with at least 50%

marks or CGPA of 2.50 from a recognized institution.

(ii) Admission to M.Sc. Education will be on open merit basis.

140. Admission Authority:- (i) The admission to the course may be made by the Director, Advanced

Studies on the recommendations of the Selection Committee to be constituted by the Vice Chancellor.

(ii) The Selection Committee shall consider the applications for admission to

different courses and formulate its recommendations, according to the prescribed formula approved by the Academic Council, and submit it to the Director, Advanced Studies.

(iii) The Director, Advanced Studies may refuse admission to the course

without assigning any reason. (iv) The admission of a candidate to the course shall be provisional in the first

instance and shall be confirmed only when he / she has:-

(a) shown satisfactory progress in course work and thesis, (b) rectified the course deficiencies, if any.

141. Credits:-

(i) Ordinarily a whole time student shall not be enrolled for more than 15 and less than 10 credits in a semester except during the last semester however the students may be allowed to enroll one extra failed course in the third semester. These credits will include the credits earned in respect of deficiency courses.

(ii) A part-time student shall not take more than 9 credit hours in a semester.

(iii) Out of the total number of credits required for Master's programme one

credit shall be earned through Seminar and not more than one credit may be earned through Special Problem.

(iv) The Advanced Studies and Research Board may, on the

recommendations of Board of Studies, count towards the requirements of the course, credits earned by a student at another recognized institution, subject to maximum of 50 percent of the minimum credits requirements laid down in these regulations provided that:

(a) the courses for which credit is claimed, are identical with or

similar to the course, included in the programme approved for him.

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(b) the courses for which credit is claimed have not been used for

any other degree. 142. Supervisory Committee:-

(i) Each student doing thesis will have a Supervisory Committee to advise him in his/her Programme of studies and research.

(ii) The Supervisory Committee will be constituted by the end of first

semester and submission synopsis before the start of 3rd semester. (iii) The committee will be approved by the Advanced Studies and Research

Board on the recommendations of the Chairperson and/or Board of Studies.

(iv) The Supervisory Committee shall consist of at least three members of the

faculty, two from major field and one from related field of study, provided that if an outstanding specialist in a major or minor field of study is available outside the University he may be appointed as a member/co-supervisor of the Supervisory Committee.

(v) One of the teacher members from the major field of study will be

designated as Chairperson of the Supervisory Committee. 143. Academic Standing:-



(b) Minimum grade point average for 2.50

obtaining Master's Degree:

(ii) To remain on the roll of the University a student shall be required to maintain the following minimum GPA/CGPA in each semester:

Semester CGPA

1st 1.50 2nd 1.75 3rd 2.00 4th 2.50

(iii) A student, who obtains CGPA of 2.00 or above but less than 2.50, upon the

completion of entire approved course work, may be allowed to repeat the courses of the previous semesters in which he/she had obtained the lowest grades, in order to improve the CGPA so as to obtain the minimum of 2.50 within the maximum time allowed for the award of degree, failing which he/she shall cease to be on the roll.

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(iv) A student will be required to repeat those courses of the previous semesters

in which he/she had failed, at the first available opportunity, provided that his/her maximum workload, including the courses being repeated by him/her, will not exceed the normal workload.

144. Thesis:-

(i) The thesis shall be prepared and presented in the manner laid down in the

instructions approved by the Advanced Studies and Research Board. (ii) The unbound thesis shall be referred to the examiners for evaluation duly

certified by the Supervisory Committee that the contents and form of the thesis are satisfactory for submission.

(iii) The hard bound copies (7) of corrected/modified version of the thesis shall

have to be submitted within 2 months of viva voce examinations, failing which the candidature for the degree shall stand cancelled.

145. Evaluation:-

(i) There shall be 10 credit hours allocated for the thesis which shall not be counted towards calculation of CGPA.

(ii) A Board of Examiners comprising members of the Supervisory Committee and one External Examiner shall evaluate the thesis.

(iii) The External Examiner shall be appointed by the Vice Chancellor from the persons proposed by the Advanced Studies and Research Board, out of the panel of names recommended by the Board of Studies or any other expert in the major field of research.

(iv) At least three members of the Board of Examiners of whom one must be an External Examiner, shall for the purpose of evaluating the thesis, hold a viva-voce examination.

(v) The date, time and venue of thesis examination must be notified at least one week before the commencement. The faculty and students interested to participate in the oral presentation may be allowed. The notification to this effect may be made by the Chairperson of the Department concerned with intimation to the Director Advanced Studies and Controller of Examinations.

(vi) The Controller of Examination shall get the thesis evaluated within three months after the date of its submission/resubmission in his office. Any delay beyond three months must be brought to the notice of the Vice Chancellor.

(vii) All the members of Supervisory Committee present shall sign the thesis after the viva-voce examination after making necessary corrections and

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incorporating therein any suggestions by the Board of Examiners. The Board of Examiners in the letter grades as Pass/Fail shall evaluate the thesis.

(viii) All the members of the Board of Examiners present shall sign the result sheet prescribed for this purpose at the end of the examination. The major supervisor will submit the results to the Controller of Examinations within 24 hours.

(ix) In case of disagreement among the examiners regarding the acceptance of the thesis, it shall be referred to another External Examiner appointed by the Vice Chancellor whose decision shall be final.

(x) If a candidate fails in the thesis examination, he/she may enroll again and submit a revised thesis on payment of the prescribed examination fee but he/she shall not be entitled to resubmit his/her thesis before the expiry of six months after the date of the declaration of the result of the last thesis examination. He/she can avail this chance only once.

146. Thesis

(i) The subject approved for thesis research shall remain valid only for 6 for whole time or 8 semesters for part-time student from the date of admission of the candidate to the course.

(ii) A student admitted to the course in partial residence shall undertake research work in a laboratory or institute approved by the Syndicate on the recommendations of the Academic Council and Advanced Studies and Research Board.

REGULATIONS RELATING TO THE AWARD OF DEGREE

MASTER OF PHILOSOPHY (EDUCATION) In addition to the general rules and regulations the following regulations will also be applicable to this programme.

a. For M.Phil (Education): 15 seats (Morning) are available.

147. Maximum Requirement for the Award of Degree:

i. The duration of the course of degree of M. Phil in Education shall not be less than 4 semesters for whole time student and six semesters for part time students/partial residents, and not more than six semesters and eight semesters respectively.

ii. A student admitted to the course, in partial residence, is required to be in residence at the University during first two semesters.

iii. The requirement to be completed by each student for the award of degree shall be 42 credits. These credits will include 32 credits of course work and 10 credits of research/thesis dissertation (not to be counted

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towards CGPA) based on the approved programme of research. This requirement is excluding the credits required for rectifying course deficiency, if any.

iv. Nearly two third of the credits for the course shall be in the major field

of study, and one third from the allied courses of the study. The minor courses shall not exceed three.

v. All the students in M.Phil degree will be required to pass the

Comprehensive Examination after qualifying the course work. 148. The Following Courses shall be Compulsory:

i. Statistics shall be compulsory for M.Phil students in all disciplines.

ii. All the approved specialized course bearing course code of 7XX series can be offered by the students, keeping in view the course work previously taken at M.Sc (Edu) / M.Ed level of studies and their requirement of the specialization/thesis.

149. Admission to the Course:

A candidate seeking admission to the course for the degree of M. Phil in Education must have passed the M.Sc/ M.A (Edu) / M.Ed Examination in aggregate with CGPA of not less than 2.50 or with 50 % marks secured under annual examination system or its equivalent in the field of study or related disciplines from Higher Education Commission, Islamabad recognized institutions.

150. Admission Authority:

i. The admission to the course will be made by the Director Advanced

Studies and the recommendations of the selection committee to be constituted by the Vice Chancellor.

ii. The selection committee shall consider the applications for admission and formulate its recommendations, according to the prescribed formula approved by the Academic Council, and submit it to the Director Advanced Studies.

iii. The Director Advanced Studies may refuse admission to the course

without assigning any reason. iv. The admission of a candidate to the course shall be provisional in the

first instance and shall be confirmed only when he/she has:- a) Shown satisfactory progress in course work and thesis

research; b) Rectifying the course deficiencies, if any;

151. Credits:

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i. Ordinarily a whole time student shall not be enrolled for more than 18 and less than 10 credits in a semester except the last semester. These credits will include the credits earned in respect of deficiency courses.

ii. Out of the total number of credits required for M.Phil in Education program, two credits be earned through Seminars and not more than one credit through Special Problem.

iii. The Director Advanced Studies and Research Board (ASRB) may, on

the recommendation of the Board of Studies, count towards the requirement of the course the credit earned by a student at an other recognized institution subject to maximum of 50 percent of the minimum credits requirements laid down in these regulations provided that:

a) The courses for which credit is claimed are identical with or

similar to the course, included in the programme approved for him. b) The credits allowed for which Seminars and Special Problems

shall not exceed the limit laid down in this regulation. c) The course for which credits are claimed have not been used for

any other degree. iv. Provided that the above conditions may be relaxed by the Vice

Chancellor on the recommendation of the Director Advanced Studies and the concerned Board of Study.

152. Supervisory Committee:

i. Each student doing M. Phil will have a Supervisory Committee to advise

him/ her the programme

ii. The Supervisory Committee shall consist of at least three members of the Faculty, two from the major field and one from related field of study, provided that if an outstanding specialist in a major or minor field of study is available outside the University he/she may be appointed as member/co-supervisor in the supervisory committee.

iii. One of the members from the major field of study will be designated as

Chairman of the Supervisory Committee.

iv. The committee will be approved by ASRB on the commendations of the Director and/Board of Studies.

153. Academic Standing:

i. Grade Point Average: Grade point will be as follows: A for 4, B for 3, C for 2 and F for failure (that is zero). a) Maximum grade point average 4.00 b) Minimum grade point average for obtaining M.Phil degree 2.50

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ii. To remain on the rolls of the University a student shall be required to maintain the following GPA/CGPA in each semester.


iii. A student, who obtains CGPA of 2.00 or above but less than 2.50 upon

the completion of entire approved course work, may be allowed to repeat once the course of the previous semester in which he/ she had obtained the lowest grades, in order to improve the CGPA so as to obtain the minimum of 2.50 within the maximum time allowed for the award of degree, failing which he/ she shall cease to be on the roll.

iv. A student will be required to repeat the courses of the previous

semesters in which he/ she had failed at the first available opportunity, provided that his/her maximum workload, including the courses being repeated by him/her will not exceed the normal workload. (Other rules & regulations are same as those for MSc.)

v. A student shall be entitled to submit thesis of examination after he/she

has passed all the final examinations in the approved courses and comprehensive examination provided he/she has also fulfilled the residential requirements.

vi. The thesis shall be prepared and presented in the manner laid in the

instructions approved by Advanced Studies and Research Board.

154. Evaluation:

(i) There shall be 10 credits hours allocated for thesis which shall not be counted towards calculation of CGPA.

(ii) A board of examiners comprising members of the Supervisory

Committee and one external shall evaluate the thesis.

(iii) The external examiner shall be appointed by the Vice Chancellor from the persons proposed by the Advanced Studies and Research Board out of the panel of names recommended by the Board of Studies or any other expert in the major filed of research.

(iv) At least three members of the Board of Examiners of whom one must

be an external examiner, shall for the purpose of evaluating the thesis, hold a viva-voce examination.

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(v) The date, time and venue of thesis examination must be notified at least one week before the commencement.

(vi) The Controller of Examinations shall get the thesis evaluated within

three months after the date of its submission/resubmission in his office. Any delay beyond three months must be brought to the notice of the Vice Chancellor.

(vii) All the members of the Supervisory Committee present shall sign the

thesis after the viva-voce examination after making necessary corrections and incorporating therein any suggestions by the Board of Examiners. The Board of Examiners in the letter grades as Pass/Fail shall evaluate the thesis.

(viii) All the members of the Board of Examiners present shall sign the

result sheet prescribed for the purpose at the end of the examination. The major supervisor will submit the results to the Controller of Examinations within 24 hours.

a. In case of disagreement among the examiners regarding the

acceptance of the thesis, it shall be referred to another external examiner appointed by the Vice Chancellor whose decision shall be final.

b. If a candidate fails in the thesis examination, he/she may enroll

again and submit a revised thesis on payment of the prescribed examination fee but he/she shall not be entitled to resubmit his/her thesis before the expiry of six months after the date of the declaration of the result of the last thesis examination. He/she can avail this chance only once.

155. Thesis Research:

i. The subject approved for thesis research shall remain valid only for 6

semesters from the date of admission of the candidate to the course.

ii. A student admitted to the degree in partial residence shall undertake research work in a laboratory or institute approved by the Syndicate on the recommendations of the Academic Council and Advanced Studies & Research Board.

156. Comprehensive Examination:

i. Comprehensive examination will consist of a written part followed by

an oral part and cover both the major and minor filed of studies after the completion of course work.

ii. The examination will be taken by the student on the dates to be

decided by the Department and notified by the Controller of Examinations.

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iii. Each Department shall have a committee of at least three members including Director of the Division who will also be the Chairman of the Examination Committee. In addition, the Director Advanced Studies or his nominee shall be the ex-officio member of the committee. One member will be nominated by the Vice Chancellor on the recommendations of the respective department and Director Advanced Studies. The committee shall be constituted for one year at the start of each academic year.

iv. Comprehensive examination will be qualified and the examination committee will separately evaluate the student on his/her performance in written and oral parts of the examination.

v. If a student fails to qualify in the comprehensive examination, he/she will be eligible to reappear, once only in the comprehensive examination within the time given for the degree.

REGULATIONS RELATING TO THE AWARD OF THE DEGREE OF MASTER OF PHILOSOPHY

In addition to the general regulations the following regulations are also

applicable to this programme.

157. Minimum Requirements for the Award of Degree:

(i) The duration of the Course for the M.Phil Degree shall not be less than 4 semesters for whole-time students and six semester for part-time students/partial residents, and not more than six and eight semesters, respectively

(ii) A candidate admitted to the course, in partial residence, is required to be a resident at the University during the first two semesters.

(iii) The requirement to be completed by each student for the award of degree shall be 40 credits. These credits will include 30 credits of course work and 10 credits of research thesis/dissertation (not to be counted towards CGPA) based on the approved programme of research. This requirement is excluding the credits required for rectifying course deficiency, if any.

(iv) Nearly two third of the credits for the course work shall be in the major field of study, and one-third in the minor field of study. The minor fields shall not exceed three.

(v) All students in M.Phil degree will be required to pass the Comprehensive Examination after qualifying the course work.

(vi) The recommendation of HEC regarding compulsory requirement of minimum 124 credit Hours for admission in M.Phil/MS is adopted.

158. The Following courses shall be compulsory:-

Statistics shall be compulsory for M.Phil students in all disciplines.

All the approved specialized course bearing course code of 7XX series can be offered to the students, keeping in view the course work previously taken at Postgraduate level of studies and there requirement of the specialization/thesis.

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159. Admission to Course

i. A candidate seeking admission to the Course for the Degree of Master of Philosophy in Biochemistry, Botany, Zoology, Biology, Economics, Statistics and Sociology must have passed the M.Sc. Examination in aggregate with CGPA of not less than 2.50 or with 50% of the marks secured under annual examination system or its equivalent in the field of study or related disciplines from Higher Education Commission, Islamabad recognized institutions.

ii. For M.Phil in Forestry & Range Management, candidates must have passed the B.Sc. (Hons.)/Master Degree Examination (sixteen years education) in aggregate with 50% marks or its equivalent from a recognized institution in related subjects (Forestry/Range Management/Plant Sciences) or an equivalent qualification in relevant discipline from HEC recognized institution.

iii. For M.Phil in Environmental Sciences, candidates must have passed the Master Degree Examination (sixteen years education) in aggregate with at least 50% marks or its equivalent from a recognized institution in related subjects (Biological Sciences/Physical/Sciences/Agriculture/Sciences/ Forestry/ MBBS/BDS/ DVM/Pharmacy /B.Sc or B.E. Engineering) or an equivalent qualification in relevant discipline from HEC recognized institution.

iv. For M.Phil in Wildlife Management, candidates must have passed the B.Sc.(Hons.)/B.S. or Master Degree Examination (sixteen years education) in aggregate with a minimum of 50% marks or its equivalent from a recognized institution in related subjects (Wildlife/Zoology/Biology/ Forestry & Range Management) or an equivalent qualification in relevant discipline from HEC recognized institution.

v. For admission in M.Phil/MS, GAT (General) with 50% marks is compulsory. vi. Candidates must possess a valid, GAT result before admission. vii. Admission will be on open merit basis and merit will be calculated on the

basis of marks obtained in the last Highest Relevant Degree.


(i) The admission to the course will be made by the Director Advanced Studies on the recommendations of the selections committee to be constituted by the Vice Chancellor.

(ii) The selection committee shall consider the applications for admission and formulate its recommendations, according to the prescribed formula approved by the Academic Council, and submit it to the Director Advanced Studies.

(iii) The Director Advanced Studies may refuse admission to the course without

assigning any reason. (iv) The admission of a candidate to the course shall be provisional in the first

instance and shall be confirmed only when he/she has:-

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a) shown satisfactory progress in course work and thesis research; b) rectified the course deficiencies, if any.

161. Credits:

(i) Ordinarily a whole time student shall not be enrolled for more than 18 and less than 10 credits in a semester except during the last semester. These credits will include the credits earned in respect of deficiency courses.

(ii) A part time student shall not take more than three courses in a semester. (iii) Out of the total number of credits required for M.Phil program two credits shall

be earned through seminars and not more than one credit through Special Problem.

(iv) The Director Advanced Studies and Research Board (ASRB) may, on the

recommendations of Board of Studies, count towards the requirements of the course the credits earned by a student at an other recognized institution subject to maximum of 65 percent of the minimum credits requirements laid down in these regulations provided that:

a. The courses for which credit is claimed are identical with ore similar to the

course, included in the programme approved for him. b. The credits allowed for which Seminars and Special Problem shall not

exceed the limit laid down in this regulation. c. The courses for which credits are claimed have not been used for any other

degree. (v) Provided that the above conditions may be relaxed by the Vice Chancellor on

the recommendation of the Director Advanced Studies and the concerned Board of Study.


(i) Each student will have a Supervisory Committee to advise him/her in his/her Programme of studies and research.

(ii) The Supervisory Committee shall consist of at least three members of the Faculty, two from major field and one from related field of study. If necessary an outstanding specialist in a major or minor field of study is available outside the University he/she may be appointed as member/co-supervisor in the supervisory committee.

(iii) One of the teacher/ members from the major field shall act as supervisor on the

recommendations of the Chairperson or Board of Studies.

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(iv) The committees and titles will be approved by the respective Deans and notified by the Director (Advanced Studies). However, the synopsis will be approved by the Director (Advanced Studies).


(i) Grade Point Average: (a) Maximum grade point average 4.00 (b) Minimum grade point average for obtaining M.Phil degree 2.50

(ii) To remain on the rolls of the University a student shall be required to maintain the following GPA/CGPA in each semester.


(iii) A student, who obtains CGPA of 2.00 or above but less than 2.50, upon the completion of entire approved course work or minimum residency, may be allowed to repeat the courses of the previous semesters in which he/ she had obtained the lowest grades in order to improve the CGPA so as to obtain the minimum of 2.50 within the maximum time allowed for the award of degree, failing which he/ she shall cease to be on the roll.

(iv) A student will be required to repeat those courses of the previous semesters

in which he/ she had failed at the first available opportunity, provided that his/her maximum workload, including the courses being repeated by him/her will not exceed the normal workload.

(v) A student shall be entitled be submit thesis of examination after he/she has

passed all the final examination in the approved courses and comprehensive examinations provided he/she has also fulfilled the residential requirements.

(vi) The thesis shall be prepared and presented in the manner laid in the

instructions approved by Advanced Studies and Research Board. 164. Evaluation:

a. There shall be 10 credit hours allocated for the thesis which shall not be counted towards calculation of CGPA

b. A board of examiners comprising members of the Supervisory Committee and one external shall evaluate the thesis.

c. The external examiner shall be appointed by the Vice-Chancellor from the persons proposed by the Advanced Studies and Research Board out of the panel of names recommended by the Board of studies or any other expert in the major field of research.

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d. At least three members of the Board of Examiners of whom one must be an external examiner, shall for the purpose of evaluating the thesis, hold a viva-voce examination.

e. The date, time and venue of thesis examination must be notified at least one week before the commencement.

f. The Controller of Examination shall get the thesis evaluated within three months after the date of its submission/resubmission in his office. Any delay beyond three months must be brought to the notice of the Vice-Chancellor.

g. All the members of Supervisory Committee present shall sign the thesis after the viva-voce examination after making necessary corrections and incorporating therein any suggestions by the Board of Examiners. The Board of Examiners in the letter grades as Pass/Fail shall evaluate the thesis.

h. All the members of the Board of Examiners present shall sign the result sheet prescribed for this purpose at the end of the examination. The major supervisor will submit the results to the Controller of Examinations within 24 hours.

i) In case of disagreement among the examiners regarding the

acceptance of the thesis, it shall be referred to another external examiner appointed by the Vice Chancellor whose decision shall be final.

ii) If a candidate fails in the thesis examination, he/she may enroll again and submit a revised thesis on payment of the prescribed examination fee but he/she shall not be entitled to resubmit his/her thesis before the expiry of six months after the date of the declaration of the result of the last thesis examination. He/she can avail this chance only once.

165. Thesis Research – 799:-

(i) The subject approved for thesis research shall remain valid only for

6 semesters from the date of admission of the candidate to the course. (ii) A student admitted to the degree in partial residence shall undertake research

work in a laboratory or institute approved by the Syndicate on the recommendations of the Academic Council and Advanced Studies & Research Board.


(i) Comprehensive examination will consist of a written part followed by an oral

part and cover both the major and minor field of studies after the completion of course work.

(ii) The examination will be taken by the student on the dates to be decided by the Department and notified by the Controller of Examinations.

(iii) Each department shall have its own committee of three members including

Chairman of the Department who will also be the Chairman of the

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Examination Committee. In addition, the Director Advanced Studies or his nominee shall be the ex-officio member of the committee. One member will be nominated by the Vice Chancellor on the recommendations of the respective department and Director Advanced Studies. The committee shall be constituted for one year at the start of each academic year.

(iv) Comprehensive examination will be qualifying and the examination

committee will separately evaluate the student on his/her performance in written and oral parts of the examination.

(v) If a student fails to qualify in the comprehensive examination, he/she will be


REGULATIONS RELATING TO THE AWARD OF THE DEGREE OF DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY

In addition to general regulations the following regulations are also applicable to this programme.

167. Duration and Requirements:-

i. The duration of the Course for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy in full residence shall be not less than six semesters for whole time students and eight semesters for part time students. The maximum limit shall be 10 semesters.

ii. A student admitted to the course shall be required to be in residence at the University during the first two semesters.

iii. A student admitted to the course shall have to undertake the following course work:

a. He/She shall take at least 60-70 credits excluding the credits required for rectifying course deficiency. These credits will include 50 credits of thesis research.

b. Minimum 18 credits of course work shall be compulsory out of which 9 credits shall be of core courses/compulsory.

168. Compulsory Courses:

i. “Statistics” for all the students.

ii. “Bio-chemistry/Bio-technology” for the students of the Faculty of Crop & Food Sciences, Faculty of Sciences and Faculty of Veterinary & Animal Sciences except those of Department of Agri. Economics and Rural Sociology, Statistics, Mathematics and Education.

iii. “Integrated Agriculture” for the students of Agriculture

iv. Integrated Biological Agro Resource Management and Project Planning Monitoring and evaluation for all students of Biological sciences.

v. Mathematical Statistics for the students of Ph.D in Agricultural Economics.

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169. Admission to Course:-

i. A candidate seeking admission to the Course for the Degree of Doctor of Philosophy in full and partial residence must:

a) have passed the M.Sc. (Hons)/MS/M.Phil degree in first division or with 3.00/4.00 CGPA or an equivalent examination from a recognized institution in a field of study related to the subject, he/she desires to take up as decided by the admission committee.

b) Meet all the requirements mentioned in these regulations.

c) the application of the candidate must be accompanied with a comprehensive research proposal, that he intends to undertake. He will also be required to defend the proposal in an open seminar after admission before undertaking the research study.

d) for admission in Ph.D program the candidate must have passed GRE with 50% marks or NTS GAT Subject test with 60% marks in subjects where applicable. In subjects where GAT subject Test is not available, university based GRE type subject test is required with 70% marks for admission.

170. Anti-Plagiarism Policy:-

a. The supervisor will check each of his post-graduate students’ theses for plagiarism using the anti-plagiarism software. The concerned Chairperson will send the theses to the Director Advanced Studies through proper channel along with the Plagiarism/Similarity Index report and also a certificate stating that the thesis has been checked against the plagiarism and approved/cleared for submission if the similarity Index (excluding bibliography) is below 10% as already implemented.

b. Before sending a Ph.D thesis for foreign evaluation, hard copy of the semi-final thesis, a CD containing the semi-final version of the thesis, a copy of the Plagiarism/Similarity Index report and the certificate issued/signed by the respective Chairperson will be provided to the Director Quality Control through the Controller of Examinations for checking/clearance.

c. After foreign evaluation of the Ph.D thesis and prior to sending hard-bound copies of the final thesis to the Controller of Examinations for result notification, Chairperson of the concerned department would forward one ring-bound copy of the final thesis, after incorporation of the suggestions/comments of the foreign examiners along with an “Annotated Compliance Report”, a certificate signed by the Supervisory Committee and Chairperson, and a CD of final thesis directly to the Director Quality Control. After due checking/clearance by the QEC, the Chairperson would send six hard-bound copies of the final thesis to the Controller of Examinations through respective Dean for final notification of result, after obtaining approval from the Competent Authority.

d. If plagiarism in the thesis is found at any stage in future, the supervisor and the concerned Chairperson issuing the certificate would be responsible.

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i. The admission to the course shall be made by the Advanced Studies and Research Board (ASRB) on the recommendations of the selection committees to be constituted as under.

a. Dean/Director/Principal of the Faculty/Division/College b. Director, Advanced Studies c. Chairman of the Department/Senior most teacher of the Department.

ii. The selection committee shall consider the applications for admission to different courses and interview the candidates and formulate its recommendations for placing before the ASRB.

iii. The ASRB may refuse admission to a student without assigning any reason.

iv. The grading of candidates will be done by the respective Selection Committees. v. Candidate admitted to the course shall, for so long as he has not submitted his

thesis, enroll himself for each semester provided that he may discontinue his studies on account of sickness duly certified by the University Medical Officer or due to circumstances beyond his control, before appearing in the Final Examination, with the permission of the Vice Chancellor obtained through the Director, Advanced Studies and Research on the recommendation of the Dean/Director/Principal.

172. Explanation.

Candidates so permitted to discontinue will be allowed to resume their studies by

the Dean/Director/Principal and will be notified by the Director, Advanced Studies.

i. The admission of a candidate to the course shall be provisional in the first instance and shall be confirmed only when he / she has:

a. demonstrated potential ability to handle course work and thesis research to the satisfaction of his Supervisory Committee.

b. rectified the course deficiencies, if any.


i. Each student doing Ph.D. will have a supervisory committee to advise him in his programme of studies and research.

ii. The supervisory committees will be constituted and submitted along with titles to the Director (Advanced Studies) before mid-term examination of 2nd Semester. The supervisory committee will consist of minimum of 3 members.

iii. The committees and titles will be approved by the respective Deans and notified by the Director (Advanced Studies).

iv. The Supervisory Committee shall consist of two members from the major field of study and one from the related field of study, provided that if an outstanding

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specialist in a major or related field of study, is available outside the University, he may be appointed as a member of the Supervisory Committee/Co-Supervisor.

v. One of the members from the major field of study will be designated as Chairman of the Supervisory Committee. The student may choose his major supervisor from a panel of three staff members recommended by the Chairman. Any change in the Supervisory Committee will be recommended by the Chairman of the department and the Dean of the faculty.

vi. A faculty member who possesses three years of experience in addition to Ph.D. degree may be appointed as supervisor.


i. All post-graduate courses will be designated by number 700 and above, as the case may be, preceded by two to five alphabets of the name of the department. Laboratory courses, if any, will carry separate numbers.

ii. No student will take any advanced course unless he has cleared the pre-requisite for it as determined by the Supervisory Committee.

175. Credits:-

i. Ordinarily a whole-time student shall not be enrolled for more than 15 and less than 8 credits in a semester except the last semester. These credits will include the credits earned in respect of deficiency courses.

ii. A part time student may take 2 courses or one seminar or both in each semester.

iii. Out of the total number of credits required for Ph.D. programme two credits shall be earned through Seminars. Out of these two seminars, one should relate to the subject of his research and should be delivered at the time of preparation of Synopsis, at University level.

iv. The Advanced Studies and Research Board may count towards the requirements of the Course, credits earned by a student at another recognized institution, subject to a maximum of 50 per cent of the minimum credits requirements laid down in these regulations, provided that:

v. The courses for which credit is claimed, were identical with or similar to the courses included in the programme approved for him.

vi. The credits allowed to Seminars shall not exceed the limit laid down in this regulation;

vii. The courses for which credit is claimed have not been used for any degree. The courses where the candidate has earned “A” grades may be counted towards degree/course requirements in consultation with the supervisory committee.

176. Examinations:-

i. The student’s evaluation shall be done by mid-term examination, quizzes/ assignments/term papers, and final examination according to the regulations.

ii. A student who fails to make up the deficiency in his grade point average, in the number of chances permitted, shall cease to be on the rolls.

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177. ACADEMIC STANDING:-

i. Grade Point Average: Grade point will be as follows: A for 4, B for 3, C for 2 and F for failure (that is zero).

a. Maximum grade point average 4.00 b. Minimum grade point average 3.00

for obtaining the degree

ii. To remain on the rolls of the University a student shall be required to maintain the minimum CGPA of 2.50.

iii. A student, who obtains C.G.P.A. of 2.50 but less than 3.00 upon the completion of

entire approved course work or minimum residency, may be allowed to repeat once the course of the previous semesters in which he had obtained the lowest grades, in order to improve the CGPA so as to obtain the minimum of 3.00, within the degree time failing which he shall cease to be on the rolls.

iv. A student will be required to repeat the courses of the previous semesters in which

he had failed, when such courses are offered, provided that his maximum work load, including the courses being repeated by him, not exceed the normal work load.

178. Comprehensive Examination

i. After the semester in which Ph.D student successfully (minimum CGPA 3.00) completes the approved course work, he/she shall have to appear in the written comprehensive examination, scheduled to be held as per rule in the following semester. However, if the student is unable to appear in the above mentioned exam, the Advanced Studies & Research Board, may on written request of the student containing special reasons, grant permission to appear in the examination to be held as per rules in the next consecutive semester.

ii. The comprehensive examination will cover both the major and minor fields of study and will consist of a written part followed by an oral part. It will be designed to ascertain whether the student has attained the breadth of knowledge and the intellectual maturity necessary to become a successful scholar in his chosen discipline. It will not be a mere re-examination of previous courses but will test the student’s ability to integrate and assimilate the knowledge obtained from the courses, seminars and independent studies.

iii. Examiners for the comprehensive examination shall be appointed by the Vice Chancellor from the persons proposed by the Advanced Studies and Research Board out of the panels of names recommended by the Boards of Studies.

iv. To pass the comprehensive examination, a student must obtain not less than grade B in the written and the oral parts, separately. A fraction in the total marks in either case shall be counted as one mark.

v. A student shall not be eligible to sit in the oral part, unless he has qualified in the written part of the Examination.

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vi. If a student fails to qualify either in the written or oral part, he/she shall have to appear again in the part in which he/she failed, but only once in the exam to be held as per rule in the next consecutive semester.

vii. A student who has passed the comprehensive examination shall be deemed to have become a candidate for admission to Ph.D. degree.

179. Procedure for Comprehensive Examination:-

i. Written Part will be held as follows:- a. The Controller of Examinations shall, with the approval of the Vice

Chancellor, notify the date, time and venue of the Examination, on the recommendation of the Chairman, Comprehensive Examination Committee, at least two weeks before the commencement of the examination.

b. The written comprehensive examinations of Ph.D students would be held

during fifth/sixth week of each semester (Fall & Spring) and the duration of each paper (A, B &C) would be four hours. The Controller of Examinations shall notify the exact schedule after its approval from the Vice-Chancellor.

c. The Vice Chancellor shall appoint for each student a Board of Examiners comprising teachers drawn as far as practicable from the fields of study taken up by the student.

d. The Vice Chancellor shall designate one of the members to act as Chairman of the Board. The Board shall be notified by the DAS&R.

e. The Vice Chancellor shall, on the recommendations of the Advanced Studies and Research Board allocate to each member of the Board (here-in-after called member) a particular field or fields in which he has to set questions. The number of papers shall not exceed three (two in major and one in minor fields).

f. A student shall answer questions set by each member on a separate answer book, and will be evaluated by each member. To pass, a student must get not less than B grade separately in the questions set by each member.

g. Each member shall, within seven days after the examination return the marked Answer Books to the Chairman who will compile the result and send the same and the award lists of the examiners alongwith the Answer Books to the Controller of Examinations for result notification.

ii. Oral Part:

a. The Controller of examinations shall on the recommendation of the Chairman, Board of Examiners, notify the date, time and venue for the oral comprehensive examination within time limit of six months of the date of declaration of the result of the written Comprehensive Examination. If a candidate fails to appear in oral comprehensive examination within the prescribed time limit, the result of the written Comprehensive Examination shall stand canceled and he shall have to appear again in the written Comprehensive Examination.

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b. The Board for oral examination shall consist of the same examiners who took written examination and in addition the Dean of the Faculty, and two senior teachers to be nominated by the Vice Chancellor. This will be notified by the DAS.

c. The Chairman of the Board of Examiners shall be responsible for the conduct of the oral examination and shall determine the order in which each member of the Board shall put questions to the students; the members shall be free to ask any number of questions.

d. At the conclusion of the oral examination, each member shall separately grade the student and the Chairperson of the Board of Examiners shall compile the result and send the same alongwith the award lists of the examiners to the Controller of Examinations for result notification.

e. To pass the oral Examination, a student must secure not less than B grade in the questions asked by each member, separately.

f. Dean is a regular member of the committee. The presence of the Chairman of the Supervisory Committee is must. However, in exceptional cases exemption of one member from committee is allowed.

180. Thesis – 799:- A candidate who has passed the comprehensive examination shall be allowed to submit his thesis. But, before submission, he will have to defend his thesis, at University level. This presentation shall be evaluated by the Supervisory Committee and if found acceptable, the final submission may be allowed.

i. The thesis must be an original and scholarly contribution to the knowledge of the candidate’s chosen field of study.

ii. In the case of students admitted to the Course in partial residence, the research work shall be undertaken in a laboratory or institute approved by the Syndicate on the recommendations of the Academic Council and the Advanced Studies and Research Board.

iii. The thesis shall be prepared and presented in the manner laid down in the instructions issued by the Advanced Studies and Research Board.

iv. The unbound thesis shall be referred to the Controller of Examinations duly certified by the supervisory Committee that the contents and form of the thesis are satisfactory for submission alongwith a declaration signed by the student regarding plagiarism etc and also a clearance report for the Quality Enhancement Cell in this regard.

v. The Controller of Examinations shall get the thesis evaluated within three months after the date of submission/resubmission of thesis to his office. Any delay beyond three months must be brought to the notice of the Vice Chancellor.

vi. Examiners for the evaluation of thesis shall be appointed by the Vice Chancellor from the persons proposed by the Advanced Studies and Research Board and Controller of Examinations out of the panel of names recommended by the Board of studies, from not less than two foreign countries. The number of external examiners shall be two.

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vii. Each External Examiner shall explicitly state in his report:

a. Whether or not the thesis is of sufficient merit to justify the award of Ph.D. Degree to the candidate.

b. Whether the candidate should be allowed to revise and re-submit his thesis.

viii. In the later case the broad lines on which the thesis should be revised must be clearly stated.

ix. If both the examiners approve the thesis, the candidate shall be recommended for the award of the degree.

x. If both the examiners reject thesis, the candidate shall be declared to have failed. However, the Advanced Studies and Research Board may allow a student to re-conduct his research and resubmit his thesis on a new topic as recommended by his Supervisory Committee. This facility would be available only once. However, if one of the examiners approves the thesis and the other rejects it, it shall be sent to a third examiner, for evaluation. If the third examiner approves the thesis, the candidate shall be recommended for the award of the degree, otherwise he shall be declared to have failed.

xi. If one of the examiners approves the thesis and the other is of the view that it is

not acceptable in the form in which it has been presented but requires revision, the following procedure shall be followed:

The Supervisory Committee of the candidate may either:

a. Write to the examiners concerned explaining why it is not possible to revise the thesis and taking that it should be examined in its original form, or

b. If the views of the examiner were acceptable to the Committee, the

candidate will be required to revise and re-submit the thesis within a period not exceeding two semesters, for re-evaluation.

c. If the examiner approves the original thesis or the revised thesis, as the case may be, the candidate shall be recommended for the award of the degree.

d. In case of dis-agreement between the Supervisory Committee and the examiner, the matter shall be referred to the Advanced Studies and Research Board which may suggest such action as it may consider expedient.

xii. If both the examiners express the opinion that thesis as presented, is not acceptable, but required revision the following procedure shall be adopted:

a. In case the lines, on which the examiners have suggested revision of the thesis, are substantially the same and are acceptable to the

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Supervisory Committee, they shall call upon the candidate to revise the thesis on these lines and re-submit it within a period not exceeding two Semesters, for re-evaluation.

b. In case the lines on which the examiners have suggested revision are not acceptable to the Supervisory Committee, the matter shall be referred to the Advanced Studies and Research Board which may suggest such action as it may consider expedient.

c. In case a candidate, who is required to revise and re-submit his thesis, does not do so within the period allowed, he shall be declared to have failed.

181. Award of Degree: A candidate who has fulfilled all the requirements, prescribed for the course

including proof of publication or acceptance for publication of one paper in the Higher Education Commission, Islamabad approved journal shall be awarded the Degree of Doctor of Philosophy.

REGULATIONS RELATING TO THE AWARD OF POST GRADUATE

DIPLOMA IN COMPUTER SCIENCES (PGD-CS/IT) In addition to the general regulations, the following regulations are also applicable to the Post-Graduate Diploma in Computer Science (PGD-CS/IT) 182. Minimum Requirements for the Award of PGD-CS/IT:

i. The duration of the Course for the PGD (CS/IT) for full time students shall be not less than two semesters. (i.e. Fall semester + Spring semester), and not more then four semesters. For the university employees and for part time students, minimum duration will be four semesters and maximum will be 6 semesters.

ii. The requirements to be completed by each student for award of PGD shall be:

a) For PGD-CS/IT, it will be 33 credits, and will comprise as follows: 30 credits

of course work, & 3 credits of Programming project based on approved project.


i. Must have passed the Bachelor Degree Examination with at least 50% Marks from a recognized institution, in a field of study with some inclination towards analytical or scientific background, to be determined with the help of entrance test.

ii. Admission will be on open merit basis. iii. Students with Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or Electrical

Engineering background will be given preference.

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i. The admission to the course may be made by the Advanced Studies on the recommendations of the Admission Committee of BIIT/UIIT.

ii. The Admission Committee shall consider the applications for admission &

formulate its recommendations according to the prescribed formula approved by the Academic Council & submit to the Director Advanced Studies & Research.

185. Provisional Admission:

The admission of a candidate to the course shall be provisional in the first instance & shall be confirmed only when he has:

i. Shown satisfactory progress in course work. ii. Rectified the course deficiencies, if any.

186. Course of Study:

i. The students will pursue the scheme of study as approved by the Academic Council from time to time.

ii. No student will take any course unless he has cleared the prerequisite for it as

determined by the Department. 187. Credits:

i. Ordinarily a full time student shall not be enrolled for more than 22 & less than 12 credits in a semester except the last semester. These credits will include the credits earned in respect of deficiency courses.

ii. A part-time student shall not take more than two courses in a semester. iii. Migration from other Universities and Institutions to UIIT is not allowed

188. Examinations:

i. A student who fails to make up the deficiency in his grade point average, in the number of chances permitted, shall cease to be on the rolls.

ii. It will also be essential to pass separately in the practical examination.


i. Grade Point Average

a. Maximum grade point average: 4.00 b. Minimum grade point average for obtaining the PGD 2.00

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ii. To be on roll of the University a student shall have to maintain the CGPA given in the following table:

Semester CGPA 1st 1.75 2nd 2.00

Explanation: A student will be required to repeat those courses of the previous

semesters in which he had failed, at the first available opportunity, provided that his maximum work load, including the courses being repeated by him, will not exceed the normal work load.

iii. A student, who obtains CGPA of 1.75 or above but less than 2.00, upon the completion of entire approved course work or minimum residency, may be allowed to repeat once the courses of the previous semesters in which he had obtained the lowest grades, in order to improve the CGPA so as to obtain the minimum of 2.00, failing which he shall cease to be on the rolls.

190. Award of Diploma:

A candidate who passes all the respective examinations with the prescribed CGPA shall be awarded the Post-Graduate Diploma in Computer Sciences (PGD-CS/IT)

REGULATIONS RELATING TO THE AWARD OF "ARTIFICIAL INSEMINATION & REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH

MANAGEMENT OF DAIRY ANIMALS DIPLOMA”

In addition to the general regulations, the following regulations are also applicable to the "Artificial Insemination & Reproductive Health Management of Dairy Animals Diploma" (AIRHD).

191. Minimum Requirement for the Award of AIRHD

i. The minimum duration for the diploma shall be of two semesters (1 year) and

maximum will be 4 semesters (2years). ii. The requirements to be completed by each student for award of the diploma

shall be:

30 credits which will comprise as follows: Course work (Theory& practical): 20 credits Animal Reproduction Clinics: 10 credits A student will not be allowed to enroll more than 28 and less than 6 credits in

a semester.


The students seeking admission in the diploma "AIRHD" must have passed the secondary school certificate with science (Biology and Chemistry) at least in second division. Medium of instruction will be Urdu.

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The admission for the diploma will be made by the admission committee comprising the Dean, Faculty of Veterinary and Animal Sciences and a senior teacher/Project Director of Sub-Campus. The registration of the students will be made by the Registrar Office of the University.

194. Courses of Study:

The students will pursue the scheme of study as approved by the University.


i. Minimum Passing Marks for obtaining the Diploma = 40% (In theory and Practical separately)

ii. Grading will be on the basis of percentage of marks obtained by students (80% and above = A, 65-79 % = B, '50-64 % = C, 40-49%=D, less than 40 % = Fail)

iii. To be on rolls of the University for promotion, a student shall have to pass at least one course in first semester.

iv. A student will be required to repeat those courses of the previous semesters in which he had failed, at the first available opportunity, provided that his maximum course work load, including the courses being repeated by him, will not exceed the maximum permissible credits in that semesters.

196. Animal Reproduction Clinics:

In the second semester, there shall be Enrollment of Animal Reproduction Clinics. For the extensive clinical practices, the students will be sent in Veterinary Hospitals, Animal Reproduction Farms and Artificial Insemination Centers (Public and Private) after the final examinations in eight weeks duration clinical work experience and evaluation.


A candidate who passes all the respective examinations with the prescribed requirements shall be awarded the "Artificial Insemination & Reproductive Health Management of Dairy Animals Diploma".

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REGULATIONS RELATING TO THE AWARD OF "LIVESTOCK ASSISTANT DIPLOMA” COURSE

In addition to the general regulations, the following regulations are also applicable to the Livestock Assistant Diploma".

198. Minimum Requirement for the Award of Livestock Assistant Diploma

The minimum duration for the "Livestock Assistant Diploma" shall be four Semester (2 years) and maximum will be six semester (3 years).

The requirements to be completed by each student for award of "Livestock Assistant Diploma" shall be: 70 credits which will comprise as follows: Course work (Theory& practical): 50 credits Internship: 20 credits

A student will have to enroll for all the courses as per approved scheme of study, however, a student may enroll maximum of three failed courses (if offered) in a semester.

199. Admission to the Course

The students must have passed the secondary school certificate/equivalent with Science (Biology) at least in second division.

200. Admission Authority

The admission, for the "course will be made by the admission committee comprising Dean, Faculty of Veterinary and Animal Sciences, PMAS-Arid Agriculture University, Rawalpindi and the Project Director/in charge Sub-Campus, Khushab.

201. Academic Standings:

i. Minimum Passing Marks in each course for obtaining the Diploma will be 40% (In Theory and Practical, separately).

ii. To be on the rolls of the University for promotion, a student shall have to pass at least three teaching courses in each semester, failing which the student will stand ceased and he will have to repeat the whole semester in which he failed, in the previous class.

iii. A student will be required to repeat those courses of the previous semesters in which he had failed, at the first available opportunity, provided that his maximum course work load, including the courses being repeated by him, will not exceed the maximum permissible number of courses in that semester.

iv. On successful completion of the Diploma requirement, student's achievement letter grade will be given on the basis of percentage of total marks obtained. (80% and above = A, 65-79 % = B, 50-64 % = C, 40-49% = D, less than 40 % = Fail)

202. Internship:

Internship will be completed in two summers following spring semesters. The internship shall be carried out in veterinary hospitals, livestock and poultry farms (Public and Private), fisheries centers, artificial insemination centers,

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semen production units and feed mills etc. The students in small groups will be rotated at these centers for training in various skill development areas. They will be supervised by the center head/incharge. After completion of the term of internship, the students will be examined for different practical trainings they got.


A candidate who passes all the respective examinations with the prescribed requirements shall be awarded the "Livestock Assistant Diploma".

REGULATIONS RELATING TO THE AWARD OF "DIPLOMA IN AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES” COURSE

In addition to the general regulations, the following regulations are also applicable to the “Diploma in Agricultural Sciences” (DAS).

204. Minimum Requirement for the Award of Diploma:

i. Duration of the diploma will be minimum of 3 years and maximum of 5 years.

ii. Minimum Credit hours for DAS shall be 75 as per approved scheme of study.

iii. Minimum teaching time will be 32 weeks for each academic year.

205. Admission to the Diploma course:

i. The Candidates must have passed the Secondary School Certificate or equivalent examination with science (Biology).

ii. Applications for admission to DAS will be received as per University schedule.

iii. A candidate of admission to DAS must not be more than 23 years of age on 1st October of the year of admission, provided that the competent authority may relax age limit in exceptional cases.

iv. Academic year will normally start in September/October each year, and the

schedule of events shall be prepared and sent to the concerned offices before the start of each academic year.

v. Admission will be made on merit to be determined on the basis of the result/marks

of Matric Examination. The number of seats for admission to DAS will be as per university policy.


The admission for the course will be made by the admission committee constituted by the Coordinator/Project Director Sub-Campus Khushab and admission will be notified by the Project Director. The list of admitted students will be sent by the Project Director through Coordinator to the Registrar office for registration within one month of the admission to the DAS. The student’s name/father’s name, spelling and date of birth will be strictly according to the Matric certificate. The Project Director will send to the Controller one attested copy of Matric certificate

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of the student alongwith the enrollment form of each admitted and registered student in the Part-I.

207. Courses of Study:

i. A student will have to enroll for all the courses in each Part/Year, as per scheme of study approved by the Academic Council.

ii. Medium of Instruction will be Urdu. However, English maybe used where

necessary.

iii. One credit hour will be counted equal to 40 marks.

iv. The courses will be numbered from 101 to 399.

v. The Coordinator may constitute the board of study for academic/teaching matters, after the approval of the competent authority.

208. Migration

Migration from other institutions will be allowed only in Part-II (2nd year of DAS) in the beginning of the academic year as per university policy. The migration committee will consist of Coordinator/Project Director and two teachers of the sub campus. The Coordinator/Project Director will send the recommendations of the migration committee to the Registrar for necessary action and notification.

209. Discontinuation

A student may discontinue his/her current studies for maximum period of one academic year as per university procedure before the start of annual examination. But the fee will not be refunded, however, if discontinuation is done for Part/year before it commences fee will not be charged for the discontinued part/year. It will be notified by the Coordinator/Project Director with intimation to all the concerned offices of the University.

210. Examination

i. The DAS examination shall be held at the end of the academic year under part

(year) wise system i.e. Part-I, Part-II and Part-III on such dates and at such places as may be fixed by the University. The examinations for first 1st, 2nd and 3rd years of DAS class shall be called the DAS examination of Part-I, Part-II and Part-III respectively.

ii. The examination of theory papers shall be of three hours duration, irrespective of

the number of credits of a course.

iii. The minimum duration of practical examination shall be two & half hours.

iv. Theory examination of each paper will be held in the morning and its practical examination (if applicable) will follow in the afternoon of the same day.

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v. Each Part/Year shall carry 1000 marks i.e. total marks of DAS will be 3000.

Maximum marks in a question paper (theory & practical) will be labeled on the top of question paper according to the approved credits.

vi. The external examiner(s) of theory and practical of a course will be the same for

annual and supplementary exams of a year; however in unavoidable circumstances the alternate examiner as approved by the Vice Chancellor will conduct the examinations.

vii. The external examiners will be taken, preferably from the main campus faculty of

the university. However, if examiner of a course is not available in the main campus, he/she maybe taken from outside the University but not from the sub campus.

viii. The external examiner will be responsible to prepare and keep the question paper

with full confidentiality, conduct the theory & practical examination at sub campus in his/her presence, collect the attendance sheets and answer books, mark them and submit the result to the Controller of Examinations within 7 days of the examination if the examiner is from the main campus/faculty, however the external examiner from outside the University shall submit the result not later than two weeks of the date of examinations. The blank answer books and attendance sheets will be available from sub campus.

ix. The Project Director will be Incharge for the conduct, supervision and

arrangements of examination at sub campus.

x. The Coordinator/Project Director will sent the proposed date sheet and the panel of examiners alongwith the sample papers (theory & practical) set by the class teachers and attested course contents in separate/sealed envelopes, two months before the start of annual exams of each year.

xi. A student will be eligible to appear in the examination provided that he/she:

a. Has been on the roll of the university during that year. b. Has enrolled himself/herself for the courses of studies. c. Has attended not less than 75% of the classes separately in theory and

practical of each course. If he/she fails to meet the attendance requirements either in theory or in practical, he/she will not be eligible to sit in the examination of that course. Leave/medical leave will be considered as absence for the purpose of 75% requirement.

d. A committee constituted by the competent authority, may on the recommendations of the teacher of the course concerned, condone the deficiency in attendance upto not more than 15% of the total lectures and practicals.

xii. There will be only one supplementary examination each year which will be held

before the start of next academic year for the students who failed in any course, as

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per date-sheet proposed by the Coordinator/Project Director and notified by the Controller of Examinations.

xiii. Cases of cheating in examinations and discipline in the exams and classes/sub-campus will be dealt in accordance with the university rules/policy.


i. It will be compulsory to pass in theory & practical separately, by securing minimum 40% marks. If a student fails, either in theory or in practical, he/ she shall stand failed in that course.

ii. To qualify for the grant of the diploma (DAS), student shall have to pass a course in annual/supplementary exams during the maximum residency as per regulations.

iii. For promotion to the 2nd or 3rd year, (i.e, Part-II or Part-III) a student shall have to pass at least three fresh courses (of an academic year/part as per scheme of study) in the annual and/or supplementary exams held in an academic year, otherwise he/she will have to repeat all the courses (of that academic year/part as per scheme of study) in the next year.

iv. On successful completion of the Diploma requirements, achievement of the student will be given in terms of Letter Grades, which will be determined on the basis of percentage of overall total marks obtained in all the courses/parts or years of the diploma course as given below:.

S.# Marks Percentage

Grade 1 80% and above

A+

2 70% and above but below 80%

A 3 60% and above but below 70%

B 4 50% and above but below 60%

C 5 40% and above but below 50%

D 6 Below 40%

Fail

212. Internship:

Internship will be of six weeks, and it will be carried out in Agricultural Research Farms (Public and Private), Agriculture Extension Department, Educational & Research Institutes, etc. Internees/ students will be supervised by the Incharge, where they will be sent for internship. After completion of internship, the students will be examined as detailed below:

S. # Evaluation Description Marks

1. External Evaluation

The Incharge, under whom the student did internship, will send the evaluation/result confidentially to the Project Director as per instructions/format.

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2.

Internal Evaluation (Report writing, presentation etc)

To be evaluated by the assigned teacher(s) on the date(s) fixed by the Project Director, who will also compile the result of internship on the award list under his signatures and send it to the controller of examinations within one week of the internal evaluation.

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Total Marks

320

For passing the internship students will have to get minimum 40% marks out of the total marks of the Internship course (i.e 320 marks), however it is mandatory for the students to appear in all the parts of internship, and if a student fails to attend/appear in any of the above parts, he will stand fail in the whole Internship course.


A candidate who passes all the respective examinations with the prescribed requirements shall be awarded the Diploma in Agricultural Sciences.

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UNIVERSITY FEES

The University Fee is a mandatory charge received from the student at the time of first admission and then later on at the start of each semester. It entitles a student to such services as library, health and overall campus life except the University housing. It is responsibility of the student to pay the University Fees and Hostel dues at the start of each semester according to the time schedule by the Treasurer office.

A student shall have to pay enrollment fee if he/she has completed the minimum duration of the degree requirement and completed the course work/ Research work and only thing left is submission of thesis. 1. Fees for Foreign Students:

B.Sc.(Hons) Agriculture/DVM US$ 550

BBA (Hons) US$ 1100

BS (CS), BS(IT) US$ 1050

M.Sc./M.Sc. (Hons.) Agriculture/M.Phil US$ 1100

MBA (All programmes) US$ 1000

M.Ed US$ 500

MCS US$ 1050

MS (CS) US$ 1000

MIT US$ 1000

Ph.D. (Agriculture / Sciences) US$ 1100

2. BIIT Fee Structure Since BIIT operates on self-financed scheme, the fee structure is different from the other degree programs offered by the PMAS–Arid Agriculture University Rawalpindi. The fees charged for BS (CS), BCE, BS (IT), MCS, MS (CS), MIT and PGD-CS in 2010-2011 sessions are as follows: BIIT One time Fees and Securities

Fee Description BS(CS), BS(IT), BCE, MCS, MIT, MS(CS)

University Registration Fee 300/- Development Fee 2,600/- Processing Fee 4,000/-

Total Rs. 6,900/-

BIIT One time Fees and Securities


Tuition Fee 16,100/- Conservancy Fee 1,200/- Laboratory/Research Fee 7,600/- Library Fee 2,000/- Utilities Fee 2,000/-

Total Rs. 28,900/-

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BIIT Per Course Fees

Failed courses being repeated during a regular semester and/or additional courses taken during a regular semester would incur per course fee mentioned below. Similarly courses taken up during any semester, while the student is not registered for the full semester load would also incur per course fee as follows:-


Tuition Fee per course 2,500/- Miscellaneous Fee per course 2,500/-

Total Rs. 5,000/- Other Charges/ Fee

(Applicable in all the programmes and for all students)

FEE ITEM AMOUNT (RS) Re-admission Fee 2000 Late enrollment Fee

(i) Upto 3 days 800 (ii) 4 to 7 days 1500

Enrollment fee after minimum residency period M.Sc/M.Phil/MS 2500 Ph.D 5000 Provisional Certificate Fee 200 Degree Fee 1500 Duplicate Degree Fee 3000 Urgent Degree Fee 6000 Diploma Fee 1000 Diploma Fee 1500 Transcript (DMC) fee per Semester

(i) Within One Week 100 (ii) Within 24 hours 300

Duplicate registration card Fee 200 Duplicate ID card Fee 300 Migration certificate Fee 1000 Recounting of answer book per course 1500 Employees/Employees Kids Fee 2000 Verification fee for each of; Degree, Diploma, Certificate and Transcript (DMC) etc.

(i) From Pakistan 200 (ii) From Abroad (US $) 6.0

Except Government Departments and Armed Forces of Pakistan

5. Per Course Enrollment Fee

If a student completes his / her semesters (time period required) and after that enrolls failed/extra courses, would be charged as per the following rates for each course enrolled: -

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(a) Regular Students Postgraduate 1100 Undergraduate 1000 Ph.D 1650

(b) Self Supporting Students Postgraduate 4500 Undergraduate 2500

(c) If credit hours load of the extra-enrolled subjects increases to 70% of a semester, full semester fee will be charged.

6. Additional Expenses Additional expenses for students may vary considerably depending on individual needs and on prevailing conditions. An average budget for a student might include books and supplies, living expenses including food, entertainment and other miscellaneous expenses. It is estimated that these expenses may vary from Rs. 2500/- to Rs. 3500/- per month for an average living in the twin cities of Islamabad & Rawalpindi. 7. Fee Concession

i. When two or more brothers/sisters are studying, the younger can be granted half tuition fee concession by the Dean concerned.

ii. The concession is subject to good conduct, regular attendance and satisfactory performance in studies, and may be withdrawn if the recipient fails to fulfill these requirements.

iii. University employees and their wards studying in the university can be granted fee concession as per University rules/policy. The fee will be charged @ Rs. 2000/- per semester.

8. Refund of Fee i. Refund of fee and other dues can be made to a continuing student only if all the courses

for which he/she was enrolled are not offered by the Department concerned or the University considers the student to be ineligible for Enrollment in a semester.

ii. If a freshly admitted student leaves the University and requests in writing to withdraw his/her fee. The Security will be refunded in full and only the tuition fee will be refunded as per following policy.

a. Full refund of tuition fee before the start of the classes as announced by the

University. b. 75% refund of tuition fee within one week (7 days) of start of semester.

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c. 50% refund of tuition fee within two weeks (14 days) of start of semester. d. No refund of any dues after two weeks (14 days) except security and that within the

period of six months from start of the semester. iii. Refund of hostel dues can be made on the written request of the student as per the

following policy. a. 75% refund if a student applies within seven days of the allotment of

hostel as announced by the university. b. 50% refund within two weeks (14 days) of allotment of hostel.

c. No refund after two weeks (14 days).

iv. Refund of fee will be made after two weeks of the completion of admissions. v. If a student fails to deposit fee till the expiry of late-fee date (with fine) as notified by

the Treasurer of the University, his admission will stand Cancelled. The re-admission to the degree programme shall be on the special permission from the Vice-Chancellor within 7 (seven) days of the expiry date. The student shall have to deposit re-admission fee along with fine of late fee, otherwise the enrollment shall stand cancelled.

vi. The students are bound/ required to provide/produced original Bank Challan (student

copy) of their fee deposit for all the semesters along with the hostel/boarding charges (if boarder), in the Treasurer office at the time of clearance.

vii. Refund of security will be made by the Treasurer office to the eligible students

(notified as successful by the Controller of Examinations) on the written request along with the clearance issued by head of respective departments. The claim to refund will be valid for a period of six months after passing the Programme/course.

viii. Semester late fee after due dates as notified by the Treasurer office, will be made on

written application by the student after recommendation of their respective Dean/Directors.

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REGULATIONS RELATING TO DISCIPLINE AND CONDUCT OF STUDENTS

These regulations shall apply to all students on the roll of the University, including those of the constituent / affiliated institutes. A student who violates these regulations shall be guilty of indiscipline and misconduct and liable to disciplinary action being taken against him /her under these Regulations. 1. Definitions: Unless there is anything repugnant in the subject or context, the expressions used in these regulations and defined or used in the PMAS-Arid Agriculture University Rawalpindi Act, 1995, shall have the meanings assigned to them respectively hereunder or in the Act.

(a) "University" means the PMAS-Arid Agriculture University Rawalpindi as constituted under PMAS-Arid Agriculture University Rawalpindi, Act, 1995;

(b) "Authority" means any of the Authorities of the University specified in section 21 of the PMAS-Arid Agriculture University Rawalpindi Act, 1995;

(c) "Chancellor" means the Chancellor of the University;

(d) "Pro-Chancellor" means the Pro-Chancellor of the University;

(e) "Vice-Chancellor" means the Vice-Chancellor of the University;

(f) "Dean" means the Chairman of the Board of Faculty;

(g) "Competent Authority" means an Officer or authority of the University competent to take disciplinary action against a university student guilty of misconduct and indiscipline;

(h) "Director" means the head of a teaching division or a Directorate of the University;

(j) "Chairman of Department" means head of a teaching Department;

(k) "Discipline Committee" means the Discipline Committee, as constituted under the First Statutes appended to the PMAS-Arid Agriculture University Rawalpindi Act, 1995;

(l) "Faculty" means a faculty of the University;

(m) "Penalty" means a penalty which may be imposed under these regulations;

(n) "Principal" means the head or Principal of College;

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(n) "Statutes" "Regulations" and "Rules made or deemed to have been made under the PMAS-Arid Agriculture University Rawalpindi Act, 1995;

(o) "Syndicate" means the Syndicate of the University;

(p) "Teachers" mean Professors, Associate Professors, Assistant Professors and Lecturers engaged whole time by the University.

2. Acts of Indiscipline and Misconduct The following, among others, shall constitute acts of indiscipline and misconduct for which action may be taken against the student or students: (a) Breach of any rule of public morals, such as

(i) Use of indecent or filthy language (in any form) in class rooms, residential halls, play grounds and on the Campus.

(ii) Use of immodest, improper and provocative dress;

(iii) Use of undesirable remarks or gestures;

(iv) Disorderly behavior, such as, shouting, abusing quarrelling, fighting and insolence.

(v) Use or attempt or threat to use force.

(b) Defiance of authority

(c) Impersonation perjury, giving false information, willful suppression of information, cheating, deceiving and stealing.

(d) Visiting places without a pass, which are not to be visited without a pass.

(e) Visiting places out of bounds for students.

(f) Inciting or staging a walk-out, a strike or an un-authorized procession.

(g) Shouting of slogans derogatory to the prestige of the University and reputation of its teachers and officers.

(h) Use of intoxicants.

(j) Keeping of licensed or unlicensed arms.

3. Obstructing teaching or any other activity of the University:

(a) Immorality: Failure to comply with any penalty imposed by a University disciplinary authority.

(b) Loss or damage to University property movable or immovable.

(c) Actions defamatory of and derogatory to Islam and Pakistan. Spreading false news, rumors or panic. Copying in the University Examination. Conviction for any criminal offence by a Court of law.

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(d) Any act, conduct, disorder or neglect which is considered prejudicial to good order or discipline or unbecoming of a student and a gentleman by the competent authority, and including any act on the part of a University student to bring or attempt to bring political or other outside influence directly or indirectly on the Chancellor, the Vice-Chancellor or any officer, or any authority or teacher of the University.

4. Competent Authorities and Penalties:

The Deans of the Faculties/Chairpersons of the Departments, Director(s) of Institutes/ Division(s), and Hall Warden/ Hostel Superintendents shall be competent to take disciplinary action against students of their respective faculties/Institutes/department/ division or hostels, found guilty of misconduct and indiscipline. The disciplinary action may take one and/or more of the following forms, depending on the nature of indiscipline or misconduct:

Sr. No.

Penalties Authority Competent to

Impose the Penalty a. Exclusion from all classes or a class (class of a

course) in any faculty for a period not exceeding one week

Dean/Director of Faculty/Institute/Division

b. Exclusion from class room/laboratory for the periods concerned and be marked absent

Class Incharge

c. Exclusion from study tours/tours Chairperson/Teacher Tour Incharge

d. Fine less than Rs. 500/- Chairperson/Hall Warden/ Superintendent

e. Recovery of loss or breakage of movable and immovable University property

Chairperson/Hall Warden/ Superintendent

f. Exclusion from the Library for not more than two weeks

Librarian/Professor Incharge Library

g. Strict warning to be careful in future Dean/Director/Chairperson/ Hall Warden/Superintendent

h. Cancellation of Hostel allotment Hall Warden/Superintendent

5. Discipline Committee of the University for Investigation of cases of Indiscipline and Misconduct:

In accordance with the PMAS-Arid Agriculture University Rawalpindi Act, 1995, the cases of Indiscipline and Misconduct shall be investigated by the Discipline Committee consisting of:

(a) Chairperson, to be nominated by the Vice-Chancellor; (b) Two professors, to be nominated by the Academic Council; (c) One member, to be nominated by the Syndicate; (d) Director, Students Affairs and (e) The Senior Tutor.

The term of office of the members of the committee other than ex-officio members shall be two years.

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6. Major and Minor Penalties to be imposed by the Discipline Committee of the

University:

For the purposes of these regulations:

(i) The following penalties shall be deemed to be MINOR PENALTIES: (a) Imposition of fine less than Rs. 1000/-

(b) Placing a student on probation; (c) Strict warning to be careful in future;

(d) Suspension from the roll; (e) With holding of result/s, certificate of good moral character; (one semester)

(ii) The following shall be deemed to be MAJOR PENALTIES:

(a) Imposition of fine without any limit but not less than Rs. 1000/-; (b) Rustication; (c) Expulsion from the University

7. Payment of Fine: A fine when imposed shall be paid within ten days of its notification, failing which the name of the defaulter shall be struck off the University roll.

8. Recovery of Loss or breakage of Property

A student shall be liable to make good the loss caused by him / her to the University property within 15 days of the notification of the order by the Competent Authority. Failure to make good the loss shall be considered an act of indiscipline and misconduct, within the meaning of Regulation 3 (b). The name of such a student shall be struck off the roll for failure to make good the loss, and besides, the competent authority, with the prior approval of the Vice-Chancellor, may initiate legal proceedings against him / her in a court of law.

9. Placing on Probation

A student may be placed on probation by the competent authority for a specified period and such period of probation may be extended if the student fails to improve his / her conduct. Continued failure to improve his / her conduct may lead to further disciplinary action.

10. Suspension from Roll (a) A student may be suspended from the University roll for a period not exceeding

two weeks at a time. Such a student shall pay the normal fine of absence for the period of suspension. A student suspended from the roll may be reinstated or his/ her period of suspension may be extended, as the case may be, by the competent authority.

(b) A student committing an act of major indiscipline and misconduct may be rusticated for one academic year or two semesters which shall mean the loss of one academic year to the rusticated student insofar as his / her appearance in the University examinations during the academic year is concerned.

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(c) A student committing an act of major indiscipline and misconduct may be expelled from the University for at least two academic years or four semesters from the date of expulsion.

11. Notification of Rustication or Expulsion

(a) The name(s) of the rusticated or expelled student(s) communicated by the competent authority shall be notified by the Registrar, with the approval of the Vice-Chancellor, and name(s) of such student(s) shall be struck off the roll of the University. The University shall not issue a migration certificate to rusticated or expelled students.

(b) Acts of indiscipline and misconduct committed by University student(s) and penalties imposed under these Regulations shall invariably be intimated to the parent/guardian of the student concerned.

12. Readmission of Rusticated Student

(a) It shall be obligatory on the part of the Faculty/Division/College concerned to readmit the rusticated student, if he / she wishes to rejoin the University in the beginning of the next academic year or on the lapse of two semesters.

(b) An expelled student shall not be readmitted except with the special permission of

the University Syndicate after the explicit undertaking given by the student, countersigned by his / her parent/guardian.

13. Advisory Committee for Residential Halls: Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in these regulations, the Hall Warden, may in consultation with the Advisory Committee of Halls impose the following penalties to residential students for acts of indiscipline and misconduct committed in the hostels: (a) Imposition of fine upto Rupees five hundred. (b) Recovery of loss to University property. (c) Placing a student on probation. (d) Expulsion from the hostels. The Advisory Committee for Residential halls shall comprise the Hall Warden as Chairman and two or more Hall Superintendents as members. 14. Procedure for Investigations The Disciplinary Committee/Advisory Committee shall:

(a) Frame charges and communicate it to the student together with a statement of allegations, explaining the charges and of any other relevant circumstances which are proposed to be taken into consideration.

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(b) Require the student, within a reasonable time, which shall not be less than 4 days or more than 7 days, from the day the charges have been communicated to him / her, to put in a written defense and to state, at the same time, whether he desires to be heard in person.

(c) Inquire into the charges and examine such oral or documentary evidence in

support of the charges, or in defense of the student, as may be considered necessary and the student shall be allowed to cross examine the witness(es) against him / her.

(d) Determine on the basis of evidence and proceedings of inquiry whether the act of

indiscipline or misconduct warrants a major or a minor penalty and communicate its recommendations to the competent authority for final order.

(e) In case the student fails to respond to the notice issued to him / her ex-parte

decision will be taken against him provided that the student under legal detention or hospitalized may respond to the said notice within seven days after the release.

15. Proceedings for serious Acts of Indiscipline:

(i) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in above paras, a student accused of a serious act of indiscipline, such as:

a) Indulging in any criminal act(s) or b) Provoking the students to demonstration or boycott of classes; inside or

outside the University.

c) Bringing fire arms on the campus: or

d) Indulging in any immoral act shall be proceeded against immediately by the Disciplinary Committee/Advisory Committee concerned and the proceedings shall be concluded within 48 hours of the commission of the offence and act of indiscipline. The accused shall be given an opportunity of being personally heard and in case of absence or non-appearance the notice of the proceedings shall be given to the parents/guardian, if available, for ensuring the attendance. The ex-parte action shall be taken against those who would not be available. Before taking ex-parte action, a notice shall be passed on Notice Board or at a prominent part of the buildings at campus. In case allegations leveled against the accused are proved the penalty of expulsion shall be imposed upon him / her.

(ii) The matter shall also be reported to the police about the commission of

offence having been committed as and when required. 16. Appeal or Review against Penalty:

(i) A student on whom a major penalty has been imposed under these regulations, may, within 30 days from the date of the communication of the order, appeal against that order or apply for review of the order to the Vice-Chancellor.

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(ii) The Vice-Chancellor, may, after obtaining advice of the Discipline Committee as

constituted under statutes II of the First Statutes appended to the PMAS-Arid Agriculture University Rawalpindi Act, 1995, dismiss the appeal or acquit the appellant, or order a fresh inquiry, or reduce, or enhance the penalty.

(iii) The appeal against the orders passed in a case of minor penalty may be made to

the competent authority within fifteen days from the communication of the order for consideration

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REGULATIONS RELATING TO THE CONDUCT OF EXAMINATIONS

1. Dates for the Examinations: The Deans / Directors shall prepare & submit the date sheet, after proper scrutiny of clashes, to the Controller of Examinations for final notification. It will be the duty of concerned Dean/ Director to hold examination in case of clash if any. 2. Center of Examination:

(i) All examinations of the University shall be held according to the venue and date-sheet proposed by the Dean/Director concerned and notified by the Controller of Examinations.

(ii) The examinations will be conducted by respective teachers. The Chairman of Department will, however, make necessary arrangements for invigilation in case of general course.

(iii) If a candidate's paper is lost after having been received by the teacher/examiner and if he passes in all other courses of the examination, he may be required to appear in the lost paper on a date fixed by the Controller of Examinations, and if he obtains pass marks, he shall be deemed to have passed the examination.

(iv) In case of dispute as to whether a candidate's paper was duly received or not, the finding of the Controller of Examinations, subject to the approval of the Vice-Chancellor, shall be final.

3. Paper Setting and Marking:

(i) The final examination of the course (Theory & Practical) of a semester shall be held collectively by setting a single examination paper for all the sections of a class on a date and at a time and place to be notified by the Controller of Examinations.

(ii) All teachers teaching various sections of a class will set their individual examination papers and submit them to the Department Chairman/Section In-charge who shall set the final single paper from the examination papers so submitted by the sectional teachers.

(iii) The answer books will be marked by the respective teachers individually or collectively as may be determined by Department Chairman/Section In-charge/Deans/Director.

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(iv) The Chairman of the Department/Section In-charge will arrange the Invigilation/ supervision of the examination of the course, marking of the answer books and preparations of award lists; and send to the Controller of Examinations.

4. Evaluation:-

(i) The minimum pass marks for each course shall be 40% for undergraduate, postgraduate programmes and 50% for Ph.D. separately in theory & practical (if applicable).

(ii) Grade points will be as follows:

Marks Obtained Grade Grade Point Remarks

80-100% A 4 Excellent

65-79% B 3 Good

50-64% C 2 Satisfactory

40-49% D 1 Pass

Below F 0 Fail

(iii) The grade point will be worked on the basis of percentage of marks obtained by a

student in each course separately according to conversion table (Quality Points

Table for GPA/CGPA) and not on the percentage of total marks obtained by a

student. One credit hour shall carry twenty marks.

5. Calculation of GPA/CGPA:-

(i) GPA/CGPA will be calculated at the end of each semester in accordance to the following formula:

GPA/ CGPA = SUM OF QUALITY POINTS / SUM OF THE CREDIT HOURS

(ii) The quality points table as given below will be used for calculating the GPA/CGPA:

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6. Marks/ Grade of Deficiency Course: - The marks / grade required to pass a deficiency course shall be the same as in the regulations relating to the examination/course concerned. 7. Examination & Weightage:-

a) Theory:

In theory paper, student’s evaluation shall be done by mid-term examination, assignment / quizzes / term paper & final examination. Both the mid-term & final examinations shall be compulsory; a student who misses the mid term examination, he shall not be allowed a make-up examination & shall be awarded zero marks in that examination, however, he may appear in the final examination. In case a student does not appear in the final examination of a course, he shall be deemed to have failed in that course. In theory, weight-age to each component of examination shall be as prescribed here under:

(i) B. Sc (Hons.) Agriculture/DVM / B. Ed / M. Sc (Hons.) Agriculture/M.Sc

(Hons.) Poultry Science/M. Sc/M.Phil/M. Ed/ Ph. D Agriculture & Biological Sciences, Economics, Forestry & Range Management, Wildlife Management and Environmental Sciences.

Mid Examination 30 % Assignments 10 % Final Examination 60 %

(ii) Programmes of Study in UIMS, UIIT & BIIT.

Mid Examination 30 % Assignments 20 % Final Examination 50 %

b) Practical: For practical examination (if applicable) 100% weightage will be towards

final examination.

c) A mid-term examination for minimum of one-hour duration will be held during 8-10th weeks of the semester. The results of the examination shall be submitted to the Controller of Examinations by the 12th week. However, Chairman/Incharge of the concerned department will be responsible for timely submission of Mid and Final Examination results.

d) Quizzes, special home assignments &/or term papers shall be given from time

to time which shall be uniformly split over the whole semester.

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e) Final Examination: A single written theory examination for a minimum of

two hours duration for each course will be held at the end of the semester on the dates notified by the Controller of Examinations in advance. The practical /each laboratory experiment, exercise, operation etc. (where applicable), shall be considered an examination as prescribed by the respective department.

8. Eligibility for Examination:

(i) A student shall be eligible to sit for the examination provided that he/she:

a. has been on the roll of the University during that semester. b. has registered himself / herself for the courses of studies. c. has attended not less than 75% of the classes in theory and practical/

laboratory of each course separately. Provided that the period of absence in the case of participation in co-curricular / sports activities with the permission of the competent Authority concerned may not be counted.

(ii) A committee constituted by the Vice Chancellor may, on the

recommendations of the teacher, of the course concerned, condone the deficiency in attendance upto not more than 15% of the total lectures, seminars, practical and laboratory demonstrations.

9. Submission of Final Results:-

(i) The final results (award lists) of all the examinations shall be completed and submitted to the Controller of Examinations under sealed cover along with the attendance sheet, question papers and answer books of the students as per the following schedule:

(a) For a class having students up to 20 in number, 4 days after the date of examinations.

(b) For a class having students up to 50 in number, one week (7 days) after the date of examination.

(c) For a class having students more than 50 in number, 10 days after the date of examination.

(d) For a class having students more than 100 and above in number, 2 weeks (14 days) after the date of examination.

(ii) The students will be permitted to go through their answer books in the presence of teachers concerned before the award list is sent to the Controller of Examinations.

(iii) In each department the respective Boards of Studies will examine all problems regarding uniformity/standards in tests, examinations, assignments etc. before the declaration of results for the Semester, or any appeal from the student or teacher of any other related matter. The decision of the Board shall be final.

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(iv) After receiving the answer books, if a discrepancy of numerical nature in the marking of the scripts comes to the notice of the Controller of Examinations, he shall take action to get it rectified.

10. Examination Fees:- Each student is required to pay the university examination fees each semester at the rate notified from time to time by the University Authorities failing which his admission shall stand cancelled. 11. Tabulation/Publication of Results:-

(i) All answer-books received from the Examiners after marking, shall be checked and tabulated in the office of the Controller of Examinations. The result of a particular examination will be notified by the Controller of Examinations.

(ii) In case the result of a particular candidate or candidates be wrongly declared, and mistake is of serious nature the Vice-Chancellor shall issue orders that the mistake be rectified in a manner which appears to him to be just and proper.

(iii) The Vice-Chancellor may order with-holding the result of a particular candidate or candidates, if it is considered necessary in the interest of the University to do so.

(iv) Each successful candidate at a degree examination shall be conferred the degree free of cost at the subsequent Convocation held for the purpose. These degrees shall be signed by the Controller of Examinations, Vice-Chancellor and the Chancellor.

(v) The candidates who are not able to present/register themselves at the Convocation shall be granted the degree in absentia on request and payment of the prescribed fees.

(vi) After the notification of the result, each successful candidate at a non degree examination shall receive a certificate of passing the examination in the prescribed form signed by the Controller of Examinations and the Vice Chancellor on payment of prescribed fee.

(vii) The Controller of Examinations shall issue degree/diploma/provisional certificate and final transcripts (detailed marks certificates) on prescribed forms to the successful candidates, on request and payment of prescribed fee and on production of proof of his University clearance and identity.

12. Re-checking (i) Re-checking of the answer-books shall be allowed if a student is not satisfied and

asks in writing only on payment of prescribed fee per course not later than one month of the result notification.

(ii) Re-checking of the answer-books will be done to ensure that: (a) totals have been rightly brought forward.

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(b) there is no mistake in the grand total on the cover/ title page of the answer book.

(c) no portion of the answer-book has been left un-marked and/or (d) the answer-book has not been changed.

13. Storing Answer Books/Award Lists:

(i) Answer Books of different examinations shall be stored for one year only from the date of commencement of the examination and then these shall be auctioned after removing and destroying the cover/title page.

(ii) Award Lists will be stored for six years and after that period these shall be destroyed.

14. Breach of Examination Rules (Unfair Means)

(i) Any candidate, found to have in his possession or accessible to him, papers, books or notes, or any type of electronic devices like mobile phones, programmable calculators, electronic diaries, etc., relating to the subject of examination of that paper or detected in giving or receiving assistance, or using or attempting to use any other unfair means in connection with the examination, shall be expelled from the examination room.

(ii) If it is found that a candidate has access to, or is in possession of papers, books or notes, or any type of electronic devices like mobile phones, programmable calculators, electronic diaries, etc., which might possibly be of assistance to him/her:

(a) but that his access to, or possession of such books, notes or papers or any type of electronic devices like mobile phones, programmable calculators, electronic diaries, etc., was inadvertent, and was not malafide, his answer book shall be canceled, as a disciplinary measure without any implication of moral turpitude; and

(b) in other cases of possession be disqualified from passing any examination that semester and the following semester.

(iii) Any candidate detected in giving or receiving assistance, or found guilty of copying from any paper, book or notes, or any type of electronic devices like mobile phones, programmable calculators, electronic diaries, etc., or allowing any other candidate to copy his answer-book, or using or attempting to use these or any other un-fair means, shall be disqualified from passing any examination for a period not exceeding two years.

(iv) Notwithstanding any other law for the time being in force and without prejudice to any remedy open to the University under such law:

(a) any candidate found guilty of deliberate previous arrangements to cheat in the examination such as smuggling in another answer-book, impersonation or misconduct of a serious nature and the person who impersonates such candidate, if he is on the roll of the University, shall be disqualified for a period of not less than two years and not more than three years or declared as not a fit and proper person to be admitted to any future examination of the University, according to the seriousness of the offence and the other circumstances of the case.

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(b) if the impersonator is not on the roll of the University the Controller of Examinations shall report the matter to the police with the permission of the Vice-Chancellor.

Provided that in a case covered by clause (a) above a candidate or the impersonator, on the expiry of three years including the examination in connection with which he was declared to be not fit and proper person to be admitted to any future examination, as a special case, be exempted by the Syndicate from further operation of this Regulation with the sanction of the Vice-Chancellor.

(v) Any candidate using abusive or obscene language in the answer-book shall be disqualified from passing any examination that semester.

(vi) Any candidate forging another person's signatures on the attendance sheet shall be disqualified as per Regulation 14(ix).

(vii) Any candidate found guilty of disclosing his identity or making peculiar marks in his answer-book for that purpose shall:

a. If he is successful in the examination, be disqualified from passing the examination that semester; and

b. If unsuccessful in the examination, be disqualified for that semester and the following semester.

(viii) Candidates guilty of communicating, or attempting to communicate, with Examiners with the objective of influencing them in the award of their marks, shall be deemed to have used, or attempted to use, unfair means within the meaning of Regulation 14(ix) and shall be punished accordingly. Communications of this nature addressed to the Controller of Examinations or other officers of the University shall be treated as falling in the same category and the candidate concerned shall be punished as in Regulation 14(ix).

An approach made by a relative, guardian or a friend of a candidate will, as a rule, be considered to be on behalf of the candidate, who shall be punished as laid down in the Regulation. The making of an appeal to the Examiner through an answer-book by a candidate is prohibited. The answer-paper in which such an appeal is made shall be liable to be canceled.

(ix) Any candidate who refuses to obey the teacher/examiner conducting the examination in the Examination Hall, or changes his seat with another candidate, creates disturbance of any kind during the examination, or otherwise misbehaves in or around any Examination Hall, shall be liable to expulsion by the teacher/examiner as well as to any of the following punishments according to the seriousness of the offence:

(a) Cancellation of the particular answer-book concerned. (b) Disqualification upto maximum period of three years.

(x) The Examiner concerned shall report, without delay, each case in detail with evidence and explanation of the candidate concerned to the Controller of Examinations for final orders of the University Authorities.

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(xi) Any candidate found in possession of fire-arms or anything capable of being used as a weapon of offence in or around any Examination Hall, shall be liable to expulsion by the examiner as mentioned in Regulation 14(ix) above and to disqualification ranging between two and three years.

15. Injured Examinee:

A writer will be provided to an injured examinee. However in future, such permission may be granted on case to case basis by the competent authority. It was further decided that the education of the writer should be below the level of the examinee and not of the subject of the student concerned.

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AWARD OF MEDALS GENERAL CONDITIONS

1. In case more candidates than one become eligible for the award of medal, the medal shall be awarded to only one candidate, who got more number of “A” grades during the degree programme. If the number of “A” grades of such candidates are also equal then the number of “B” grades will be compared.

2. For the purpose of these regulations, the candidates qualifying for the award

of a degree in a passing year/calendar year (irrespective of their semester/session of admission in the degree programme) will be considered. However, the candidate of a degree who, as per rules, discontinued the studies/remained ceased on the university roll/migrated from other institution will not be included in the competition for the award of medal.

3. The award of the medal shall be subject to good conduct and behavior of the

student during his / her stay in the university to be certified by the concerned Dean / Director / Principal.

4. The candidate must simultaneously fulfill all the conditions prescribed for the

award of medal. If a student fails to fulfill any of the conditions laid down in this behalf, he/she will not be eligible for the medal nor that medal will be transferred to the next student (i.e. lower achiever of marks, %age) on the merit list of the passing students.

(A) AWARD OF MEDALS IN UNDERGRADUATE PROGRAMME The following medals, Gold, Silver and Bronze are awarded in each undergraduate degree of minimum 08 semesters programme of study for the students who fulfill the following conditions as well as the general conditions simultaneously However, for the undergraduate degree having less than 08 semesters minimum residency, only Gold Medal is awarded on the same conditions. 1. GOLD MEDAL

A gold medal may be awarded to a student who has: Secured the highest number of marks in aggregate of examinations (%age) in all the courses of study prescribed for the degree along with, qualifying following three conditions.

(i) Passed examination in each course of study in first attempt.

(ii) Obtained 70% or more marks in each semester in aggregate of all the courses.

(iii) Completed all requirements for the degree programme during the minimum prescribed period.

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2. SILVER MEDAL

A silver medal may be awarded to a student who has:

Secured the second highest number of marks in aggregate of examinations (%age) in all the courses of study prescribed for the degree along with, qualifying following three conditions.


(ii) Obtained 70 % or more marks in each semester in aggregate of all the courses.

(iii)Completed all requirements for the degree programme during the minimum prescribed period.

3. BRONZE MEDAL A bronze medal may be awarded to a student who has:

Secured the third highest number of marks in aggregate of examinations (%age) in all the courses of study prescribed for the degree along with, qualifying following three conditions.


(ii) Obtained 70 % or more marks in each semester in aggregate of all the courses.

(iii)Completed all requirements for the degree programme during the

minimum prescribed period. (B) AWARD OF MEDAL IN MASTERS PROGRAMME.

Only a Gold Medal is awarded in each Master degree programme to the student who fulfills the following conditions as well as the general conditions simultaneously.

GOLD MEDAL

A gold medal may be awarded to a student who has:

Secured the highest number of marks in aggregate of examinations (%age) in all the courses of study prescribed for the degree along with, qualifying following four conditions. (i) Passed examination in each course of study in first attempt. (ii) Obtained 70 % or more marks in each course.

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(iii) Completed all requirements for the degree programme during the minimum prescribed period.

(iv) The thesis has been submitted to the Director, Advanced Studies within the prescribed period and is accepted by the examiner in the first attempt and/or the comprehensive examination has been passed in first attempt.

C. SPONSORED MEDAL Any sponsored medal will be awarded to the student who completes the degree with highest percentage of marks obtained, in the minimum prescribed duration of the degree programme, without any repetition, subject to good conduct and behavior, certified by the Dean/ Director concerned,

Scholarships/Financial Aid/Teaching Assistantship

1. Vice Chancellor Talent Scholarship

i. Minimum GPA required for the award of this scholarship is 3.00/4.00. ii. The following fixed Amount will be effective:- 1st position 12000/- per semester 2nd position 10000/- per semester 3rd position 8000/- per semester

iii. Scholarship shall be offered at subject/discipline level in every semester. iv. Minimum of 6 (six) enrolled credit hours of the course work in a semester

shall be required to qualify for Vice Chancellor Talent scholarship

2. University Financial Assistance Program (UFAP)

i. All the deserving students admitted either on regular or self supporting categories of admission shall be entitled for UFAP; however, minimum eligibility criteria are as under: a. For first semester – 60% marks obtained in last examination, if from

annual system; and/or 3.00/4.00 CGPA or 65% marks in last examination, if from semester system;

b. Student selected in 1st semester shall be allowed to avail this facility in subsequent semester automatically, if he/she maintains a minimum level of 3.00/4.00 GPA in each semester; and

c. Enrolled applicant beyond 1st semester shall be considered eligible to apply if he/she posses GPA 3.00/4.00 depending upon the availability of unfilled slots.

ii. The number of total slots is the sum total of 50 slots plus 5% of the total enrolled students of the university. Discretionary powers to increase/decrease the number of slots are rest with Competent Authority (viz. Vice Chancellor).

iii. The amount of Financial Assistance is fixed as 50% tuition fee of each discipline independently. Financial Assistance shall be based on self finance fee structure of each program. Amount of financial assistance shall be same for all deserving students in a degree program, irrespective of their admission category

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(Regular/Self supporting). Discretionary/powers to increase/decrease the amount of scholarship rest with Competent Authority (viz. Vice Chancellor).

iv. Prescribed forms for UFAP would be received from the Office of the Students Resource Centre at the beginning of each semester.

v. Applications collected by the Students Resource Centre directly from enrolled students or indirectly from various admission offices shall be forwarded to the respective Deans/Directors for preparation of comparative statement covering identified socio economic indicators of each applicant.

vi. The Committee consisting of respective Deans/Directors and Director, SRC shall finally recommends the applicants for UFAP.

viii. Grant of UFAP shall not be admissible to the student who has been involved and convicted (major penalty) in an act of University indiscipline.

3. Teaching Assistantship for Ph.D Scholars

This scheme permits an assistantship amounting of Rs. 5000/- to the Ph.D scholar subject to fulfillment of following conditions.

i. Applicant shall be a full time scholar and must have:- a. Passed the course work; b. Has got approved the synopsis; c. Qualified comprehensive examination (written & oral); and d. Have at least 3.50/4.00 CGPA.

GENERAL REGULATION FOR SCHOLARSHIPS:

Applicants must fulfill the conditions unless otherwise set forth in each category of scholarship/financial assistance/teaching assistantship for consideration against specific category: i. All enrolled students shall be considered eligible for any scholarship/

financial assistance irrespective of their category of admission (regular or self-supporting program).

ii. Students enrolled in any semester beyond minimum residency period shall not be eligible for any merit scholarship/financial assistance.

iii. Students admitted in any degree program during an academic year shall be considered as single class for all types of merit scholarships.

iv. Scholarships and financial assistance shall be available for every semester. However, the merit scholarship shall not be paid for the semester which is spent on internship.

v. Students shall be eligible to get only one scholarship/financial assistance from the university’s own resources. If a university student has obtained the financial assistance in a semester and also qualify a merit scholarship than he/she has to surrender one of them.

vi. An awardee of University scholarship/financial assistance is also eligible to obtain scholarship from any other external source in lieu of services rendered by his/her family.

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vii. If an awardee of University scholarship/financial assistance is also selected for a scholarship of an external source from the quota allocated to the University, he/she shall have to surrender the University scholarship/ financial Assistance. However, if the amount of scholarship received from external source against the University quota is smaller than the University one, he/she shall be entitled to retain the differential amount of the University scholarship/financial Assistance.

viii. Slots of Financial Assistance shall be allocated to different Faculties, Institutes and Divisions in proportion to the share of their enrolled students.

ix. Merit Scholarships shall be decided on the basis of GPA of each semester. If the GPA of two or more students within a degree program coincide than merit shall be decided on percentage of the marks obtained in that semester. If GPA and Percentage of the marks obtained in a semester coincide than the merit shall be decided on CGPA of previous semester. In case of 1st semester, marks obtained in the last certificate/degree shall be used as basis of the decision.

x. In case of any ambiguity/discrepancy, discretionary powers of final decision shall rest with the Vice Chancellor.

xi. Scholarship/Financial Assistance shall not be awarded to the Part Time students.

xii. Grant of UFAP shall not be admissible to the student who has been involved and convicted (major penalty) in an act of University indiscipline.

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EXPERIMENTAL FARMS In order to provide a realistic and practical base for professional studies at the University, experimental farms and demonstration units have been provided in the relevant departments in addition to the normal laboratory facilities. The University plans to maintain an extensive crop area, orchard and an apiary.

CO-CURRICULAR ACTIVITIES The University provides initiative for talented students to develop their debating, dramatic and other similar faculties at various levels.

TUTORIAL GROUP SYSTEM Tutorial Group system has been established to facilitate better contact with the faculty for counseling, help and guidance in all sorts of matters whenever needed by the students. There are 14 tutorial groups functioning at present. In each group there are almost 30 students across the semesters. One of the faculty member is appointed as the tutor of the group.

Every group meets once a week for consecutive two class periods. Elections are held to elect the office bearers to function for a period of one academic year. Office bearers lead the group and organize different co-curricular activities under the supervision of the tutor. The activities are organized on self help basis aimed at the social grooming of the students. Best tutorial group shield is awarded every year to group showing best performance. At the end of the academic session, the certificates are awarded to the office bearers. Senior tutor appointed by the Vice Chancellor provides leadership to the whole system.

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LIBRARY

In any educational and research institution, the Library department holds the key position as being the major source of the inflow of knowledge. For this purpose, the library department has incorporated 29198 books, textbooks, reference books, 1893 thesis, 2855 periodicals and research journals, etc. As part of the Library facilities, journals related to various disciplines in agriculture, covering the period from 1984-93 on microfilms and microfiche are available. Our library is equipped with modern Library software, INMAGIC for automation. The services offered by the Library include but not limited to searching of National and International Data Base of the following sources available on Compact Discs (CDs):

CAB Commonwealth Agricultural Bureau Abstracts AGRICOLA Agricultural Information from USDA

AGRIS FAO International Information Systems for Agricultural Sciences and Technology

CATDAIC Pakistan Agriculture CATALOG National Agriculture Research Center, Islamabad,

(holdings). UNION Scientific Journals available in various libraries of Pakistan including the AAUR Library

The Library also extends facilities of photocopying service on the 1st floor of the Library. The faculty and students of the university concerned are entitled to benefit from the library facilities. It is pertinent to add that most of the facilities regarding online databases of abstracting and full text journals, which are being determined as standards, subscribed for a modern library by the Higher Education Commission (HEC) are available here. For this purpose, the following rules shall strictly be followed:-

LIBRARY RULES 1. The users of the library are required to obtain two non-transferable borrower's

"Library cards" from the Librarian/Assistant Librarian at the beginning of each semester.

2. Loss or damage of library card should be reported to the Librarian as soon as possible (preferably within a week). The Librarian shall have the authority to allow the issuance of a duplicate card only after payment of Rs. 20/- to the Treasurer. The receipt of the payment shall be entered in the library record.

3. The borrowers shall be responsible for the safe return of all books issued in their name.

4. The borrowers shall be required to arrange replacement of damaged or lost book (s) by a new one or pay full cost of such book (s), in addition to a fine as may be determined by the Librarian.

5. Students shall be allowed to get issued maximum two books at a time for not more than 15 days. A fine of Rs. 2/- per day per book shall be charged if the book (s) is not returned on the due date.

6. Any one found guilty of stealing or mutilating library material shall be dealt with, according to the disciplinary rules of the University as well as Library, which may even lead to the withdrawal of Library facilities.

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7. The last library clearance certificate is required at the time of Enrollment of each semester. Such certificate shall be issued only when all the books should have been returned at the end of each semester.

8. Books kept in the Reference shall not be taken away from the Library Premises.

EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES Graduation from the University opens up vast avenues of employment for the students. Some of the employing agencies in the country offer attractive jobs to graduates in agriculture of the Barani tract. Graduates in agricultural sciences are needed by the Departments of Agriculture, Forestry, Land Reclamation, Education, Soil Conservation, Plant Protection, Fertilizer Marketing Agencies, Cooperation and marketing, and by organizations such as the Pakistan Agricultural Storage and Services Corporation, Water and Power Development Authority, Pakistan Agricultural Research Council, Council of Scientific and Industrial Research, Pakistan Central Cotton Committee, Military Food Laboratories, Agricultural Development Bank, Capital Development Authority, Salinity Control and Reclamation Projects, Agricultural Development Co-operative Board, Locust Warning and Plant Quarantine, Malaria Eradication Organization, Institute of Chemical Technology and Integrated Rural Developments, Social Welfare Departments, Seed Supply Corporation, Rural Development Wing of the Federal Agricultural Ministry, Population Planning, International Institute of Biological Control, Universities, Colleges, Banks, Industries dealing with agriculture and agricultural products. In addition to their training in agricultural sciences, graduates in agriculture are trained in agricultural extension philosophy, motivational techniques and methodology during the course of study. This training makes them conversant with the communication problems to be faced by them while carrying the programmes of these departments and agencies to the people, and prepares them to meet this challenge. Agricultural graduates also utilize their knowledge for doing their own farming in a much more productive way. Recently, the University has established a Career Planning Bureau for assisting the students in seeking internships during the studies. However, the prime purpose of the Bureau is to assist the students in finding suitable jobs in the market matching their qualifications.

STUDENTS AFFAIRS

Housing The PMAS-AAUR has residential facilities for boys and girls on the campus. Housing and food services are available to about 40% of students' population. Residential facilities and related food services are normally organized and administered by students with proper guidance from the University administration.

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Application for Housing Students intending to live on campus have to apply on the application form attached with this document. However, allocation of rooms in dormitories is made on the basis of space available and on merit basis. Sanction of Leave Leave to undergraduate students is sanctioned by the Tutor/Senior Tutor upto 7 days and for period exceeding 7 days by the Dean/Director of the concerned Faculty, Division, on the recommendation of the Tutor/Senior Tutor. For postgraduate students the authority for sanction of leave is vested in the Chairman on the recommendation of the Supervisor concerned, for a period not exceeding 7 days and the Dean/Director on the recommendation of the Chairman exceeding this period. Sanction of leave, however, is at the discretion of the competent authority. The University normally conforms to the schedule of holidays observed by the Government of the Punjab. The Vice Chancellor can grant holiday’s upto a maximum of six days in an academic year on special occasions.

HOSTEL DISCIPLINE AND GENERAL RULES

1. Hostel Superintendent is responsible for the maintenance of discipline in the

hostel. All serious cases of breach of discipline shall be immediately reported to the Hall Warden/ University Authority.

2. Every part of the hostel premises shall be kept open to inspection by the residents

when the inspection is carried out.

3. Any boarder who, in any way, interferes or obstructs the Superintendent in the discharge of his normal duties shall be liable to immediate removal from the hostel.

4. Meetings of the resident students shall not be allowed to be held in the hostel.

Participants of unauthorized meetings shall be liable to immediate removal from the hostel.

5. Guests shall not be allowed after Azan-e-Magrib. Under very special

circumstances the Hostel Superintendent may permit a resident to keep a guest (Parents, Brother). Unauthorized guests shall be expelled from the hostel and appropriate disciplinary action will be taken against the resident student.

6. Students found gambling, taking liquor and indulging in other endorsable

activities in the hostel premises shall render themselves liable to severe disciplinary action.

7. Rooms and front corridors must be kept clean and tidy. All glass-panes of the

rooms should remain uncovered.

8. No lady shall be allowed to visit the student inside the hostel.

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9. Advocating provincialism/parochialism is strictly prohibited. Defaulters shall be expelled forthwith.

10. Returning to hostel late at night without prior permission from the Superintendent shall be considered a serious breach of hostel discipline. A boarder persistently violating the rule shall be liable to be expelled from the hostel.

11. Residents must look after their belongings. Any loss or damage occurring by way of theft or otherwise shall not be the responsibility of the Hostel authorities.

12. Maltreatment of servants, interference with their normal work or assigning work to them which is outside their sphere of duty shall be considered irregular and liable to disciplinary action.

13. During vacations, students should carry their valuable belongings with them. Otherwise, Hostel Administration will not be responsible for any loss.

14. Students staying in the hostel during summer vacations should obtain permission from the Superintendent in writing, and would pay the fee and other dues as laid down under heading "Residential Charges".

15. If any resident leaves the hostel without clearing his dues, the amount outstanding against him shall be recovered from his hostel and other securities.

16. No firearms or weapons shall be kept in the hostel.

17. A student who remains absent from the hostel without permission continuously for a period of three weeks will automatically lose his allotment. The Hostel Superintendent, along with any member of the Resident Council, is authorized to break open his room and after making an inventory of the belongings, may remove the articles to the Hostel stores.

18. Any student who does not occupy the seat allotted to him during allotment by the notified date, for reasons other than illness (for which he will submit necessary medical certificate) shall forfeit his seat and seek re-allotment.

19. Disregard of ordinary civic sense, viz. spitting in public or private rooms, verandas, staircases, throwing refuse and wastepaper anywhere other than in the proper receptacles, misuse of sanitary fittings, furniture and other fixtures, and squatting on tables, or entering the common room, T.V. lounge, dispensary, dining halls, reading rooms, etc., in loose dress, shall be considered a breach of discipline.

20. Outsiders shall not be permitted to enter the hostel without prior permission of the Hostel Superintendent.

21. Smoking is strictly prohibited in the hostel premises.

22. Writing on walls, windows or doors is forbidden. Occupants of the room, where such writing is found, shall be held responsible for it.

23. All applications for waiving fines shall be routed through the Hostel Superintendent and Hall Warden to the Vice-Chancellor.

24. Working students are not eligible for hostel accommodation if their working hours coincide with the class timings.

25. The students who are fully sponsored by any funding agency for residence will also not be considered for hostel accommodation.

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26. Students who have been ceased on university roll, dropped (extra semester), expelled from university or hostel on disciplinary grounds are not eligible for hostel accommodations.

Visitation Policy (Boys Hostel) Visitors are allowed only from noon to 9.00 p.m. No visitor is allowed after 9.00 p.m. except under exceptional circumstances, and that too with the permission of the Hostel Incharge. Guests are not allowed except with the prior permission of the Hall Warden.

Fatima Jinnah Girls Hostel In addition to the general hostel rules, following shall also be applicable to the girl’s hostel: 27. Timings of hostel shall be: 15 April – 15 October 16 October – 14 April Morning (outgoing) 6:30 a.m. Morning (outgoing) 7.00 a.m. Evening (incoming) Azan-e-Magrib Evening (incoming) Azan-e-Magrib 28. Parents should submit a list of those blood relatives (father, brother, uncle) with

photocopies of their I.D. cards, whom the girls can visit. The visiting time shall be from 1:00 p.m. to Azan-e-Magrib.

29. Outsiders shall not be permitted to enter the hostel without prior permission of the Hostel Superintendent.

30. Male university students shall not be allowed to visit the Girls Hostel.

31. Male visitors (father, uncle and brother) can sit and wait in the visitor’s room.

32. Female visitors are neither allowed to visit the student’s room nor can stay during the night.

33. Students of evening session shall submit their time table (signed by the Director / Dean concerned) to the Hostel Superintendent to assess their time of entry.

34. Students should enter their names, room number, outgoing time, incoming time and place of visit in the gate register. In case of late coming, student shall be warned once.

35. Students should daily sign the attendance register during 7:30 to 8:30 p.m.

36. While leaving for home, students should properly fill the daily leave register. If they are leaving hostel for more than three weeks then they should intimate the Hostel Superintendent through an application.

37. A maximum of two incoming telephone calls shall be allowed during the notified time by the Superintendent.

The rules for the Hostel Mess shall be laid down by the Hostel Superintendent.

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STUDENT SERVICES

Director Students Affairs

The purpose of Director Students Affairs is to act as advocate for students, to consult and work with individual students and student groups. The Director also coordinates with other University offices to create a sense of community at the PMAS-AAUR. Assistance is available all the time during office hours and beyond that for some very urgent affairs. A few of the services available with the Directorate are:

- Processing of applications for withdrawal from the University; - Consulting or problem solving for students; - Coordinating Conduct - Discipline action; - Hearing students grievances and appeals; and - Providing general information or assistance. New Student Orientation

All new students are given an orientation session in the form of a welcome and introduction to general university life. Orientation usually covers assistance in course selection, location/use of campus facilities and services. It helps in transition of new students into community life. To make it lively, this programme is coupled with a variety of other cultural events. Counseling

The counseling service exists to help students acquire personal skills, self-knowledge and psychological resources which will enhance their University learning in terms of developing their full potential as students and emotionally healthy members of the community. This is achieved through counseling students individually or in groups; by contributing to the University environment through consultation and training; by studying the environment and recommending changes based on research data and judgment. Counseling service also helps in career planning and career opportunities.

University Health Service

The PMAS-AAUR maintains a small health unit with a qualified Doctor-in-Charge and supporting para-medical staff. The services provide first aid and preliminary diagnostic facilities with appropriate medication. Plans are underway to expand this service in such a way that a test laboratory and X-ray facilities are provided. University Medical Centre also provide the Dental Facility. Athletics Athletics play an important role in the extra-curricular activities of the University, which maintains facilities for all major sports such as cricket, football, volleyball, basketball and track & field. The University teams participate in various national and inter-varsity games.

Day Care Centre For University employees as well as to students of M.Phil and Ph.D.

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CONDUCT EXPECTATIONS

The PMAS-AAUR expects all students to conduct themselves as honest, responsible and law-abiding members of the academic community and respect rights of other students, members of the faculty, staff and public to use, enjoy and participate in University programmes and facilities. Student’s conduct that disrupts or violates the personal and property-rights of others is prohibited and may invite disciplinary action.

Prescribed conduct

Any student found to have committed a violation of Students Conduct Code is subject to disciplinary action. The following offenses constitute violation of the Student Conduct Code and could lead to serious disciplinary action, including suspension or expulsion from the University permanently or for a specified period of time.

A. Acts of Dishonesty

Acts of dishonesty include but are not limited to:

1. Cheating, plagiarism or other breaches of academic integrity such as fabrication, facilitating or aiding any academic dishonesty, theft of teaching material or tests, unauthorized access to or manipulation of laboratory equipment or experiments, alteration of grades or files, misuse of research data in reporting results, use of personal relationship or pressure to gain grades or academic favour or otherwise attempt to gain grade or academic favour through fraudulent means.

2. Knowingly furnishing false information to any University official, faculty member or

office.

3. Forgery, alteration or misuse of University documents record, instruments of identification, computer programmes or accounts.

B. Harassment

Harassment includes but is not limited to verbal, graphic and/or written abuse directed at another beyond a reasonable expression of opinion,

1. threatening or intention to do any bodily harassment or

2. substantial interference with a person's exercise of his/her responsibilities as a student, faculty or staff member.

3. these also include any conduct or method of initiation of admission, or conditions of continued membership in any student’s organization which endangers the physical or mental health or safety of any student or other persons including extended deprivation of sleep or rest, forced consumption of food, drugs or liquor or beating, involuntary confinement, etc.

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C. Assault and related affairs

Physical assault includes, but is not limited to, physical conduct of an insulting or provocating nature or physical interference with a person which prevents the person from conducting his/her usual affairs, puts the person in fear of his/her physical safety or causes the person to suffer actual physical injury.

D. Drug use

1. Use, possession, distribution or sale of any narcotics or dangerous drugs. 2. Use, distribution or sale of alcohol in the building or on the premises of the

University.

E. Firearms, explosives and weapons

1. Unauthorized possession or use of firearms, explosives, weapons or dangerous chemicals on the University premises including: i) Discharge of firearms on campus; ii) possession of fire-arms or ammunition on campus; iii) possession of dangerous chemical on campus.

F. Illegal and Disruptive conduct

1. Violation of Federal, Provincial or local law on University premises or at the university sponsored activity, violations of published university policy, rules or regulations.

2. Acting to impair, interfere with or obstruct the orderly conduct, processes and/or functions of the university including:

a. Violation, or threat of violation, against self or any member or guest of the University community;

b. interference with the freedom of movement of the members or guest of the University community;

c. Interference with the rights of others to enter, use or leave any University facility, service or activity;

d. Obstruction or disruption of teaching, research, administration, disciplinary procedures or other University activities or authorized activities on the university premises;

e. Use of public address systems on campus, outside the University building except with written permission of the office of the Students Affairs;

f. Failure to comply with the directions of law- enforcement officials and the University officials acting in the performance of their duties and/or failure to identify oneself to those persons when requested;

g. Failure to comply with any authorized Students Conduct Code sanction/conditions;

h. Trespassing or unauthorized entry into University building or property.

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G. Theft/misuse of property:

1. Theft, attempted theft, unauthorized possession, use of University property or the property of any members of the university community.

2. Defacing, tampering, damaging or destroying such property.

3. Unauthorized presence in or use of University grounds, facilities or property.

4. Theft or other abuse of computer facilities, capabilities and/or computer time including but not limited to:

a. Unauthorized entry into file, use, read or change the contents or for any other purpose;

b. Unauthorized transfer of file;

c. Unauthorized use of another individual's identification or password;

d. Use of computer facility to interfere with the work of another student, faculty members of university official;

e. Use of computer facility to send harassing or abusing messages;

f. Use of computer facility to interfere with the normal operation of computer system;

5. Theft of telephonic services or other auxiliary services of the University.

Punishment

All of the above activities leading to misconduct and/or discipline are liable to punishment with major or minor penalty, as the case may warrant, leading to expulsion, suspension from the University or other punishment as the disciplinary committee may decide.

Rights of appeals and grievances Appeals

In case of disagreement with the decision of a staff member, an appeal should be made by the concerned student to the next higher officer of the department or university authority. If the student is in doubt concerning the person, the appeal could be filed to the respective Dean.

Student’s grievances

Student’s grievances are handled by the approved procedures within the university. The student's grievance may be of four types.

a. Academic,

b. Student conduct,

c. Discrimination or harassment,

d. Any other academic grievances

a. Academic grievances

Academic grievances are the grievances involving course work, grades, etc. All such grievances are to be handled in accordance with the approved University guidelines.

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b. Students conduct grievances

Students Conduct Grievances are the grievances which do not involve academic or alleged discrimination or harassment.

c. Discrimination or harassment

The PMAS-AAUR guarantees the rights to file grievances on grounds of discrimination to all students, employees or applicants for admission. Any student who believes he/she has experienced unlawful discrimination on account of race, religious affiliations, sectarian and regional bases, physical or mental handicap should consult the Director Student Affairs, to discuss his/her concerns and to initiate any formal grievance procedure. In addition, the University prohibits all forms of harassment of employees by co-workers or superiors or of students by peers, staff, faculty or administrators.

Designed by:

Muhammad Adnan Riaz P.A to the Registrar

Edited & Corrected by:

University Catalogue Committee (All Deans/Directors of the University)

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