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3.
PROCEDURE FOR APPLICATION, ADMISSION AND REGISTRATION:

  i.

An applicant seeking admission to MS/M.Phil., MS/M.Phil. leading to Ph.D. or Ph.D. programmes shall apply on a prescribed form within the due date given in the advertisement for admission.

ii.
The application shall be submitted to the administrative office of the respective Department/Institute/Centre/College/School in which the student wishes to pursue his/her studies.

iii.
The Departmental Doctoral Programme Committee (DPC - Chairman, all Professors & Associate Professors, one senior most Assistant Professor/Lecturer, holding Ph.D. degree) shall scrutinize the applications received for eligibility. In departments where there is no Professor/Associate Professor, Doctoral Programme Committee (DPC) will be constituted by the Vice-Chancellor on the recommendations of the Dean of the Faculty/Chairperson DPCC. In such cases for the evaluation of synopsis, 2-3 experts will be co-opted.

iv. An applicant shall be judged on the basis of the following criteria for admission: -

  a) Academic qualifications*- 40 Marks
  b) Publications in HEC approved journals - (1 Mark per publication)-05 Marks
  c) Professional experience in relevant field – 05 Marks (One Mark for each year for job in the relevant field/as per Departmental preference)
d) Written/Entry test (Comprehension of the subject, General aptitude for research) - 40 Marks
e) Interview –10 Marks

Minimum marks for qualifying the written test & interview separately – 50%. Only those candidates who qualify the written test [designed by the respective department] will be called for an interview .

The Doctoral Programme Committee shall recommend to the Dean of Faculty concerned/Chairperson DPCC for approval of the names of applicants, who are found eligible for studies leading to MS/M.Phil. and Ph.D. degrees alongwith the name of supervisor/s for research. The selected candidates shall pay their dues (Annex-II) within stipulated time, failing which their admission shall be liable to be cancelled. The DPC/Faculty Council (as the case may be) will approve the title/synopsis (Guidelines for the preparation of synopsis are given in Annex-III). Final approval will be by Advanced Studies and Research Board (ASRB).


*Break up of 40 marks for academic qualifications:



MS /MS leading to Ph.D.

Course/ Degree

%age marks
45%
50%
55%
60%
70%
80%
Matric
Marks
2
4
5
7.5
8.5
10
F.A / F.Sc.
Marks
2
4
5
7.5
8.5
10
 
B.A. / B.Sc / BS (Hons.) 4 Years
CGPA
2.5
3
3.40
3.80
Marks
10
15
17
20

M.Phil / M.Phil Leading to Ph.D

Course/ Degree

%age marks
45%
50%
55%
60%
70%
80%
Matric
Marks
2
4
5
7.5
8.5
10
F.A / F.Sc.
Marks
2
4
5
7.5
8.5
10
B.A./ B.Sc
Marks
2
4
5
7.5
8.5
10
M.A / MSc
(Pass Course)
     
7.5
8.5
10
 
B.A./B.Sc. (Hons.)
or
M.A / M.Sc.
or
M.Sc. (Semester)
CGPA
2.5
3
3.40
3.8
Marks
5.0
7.5
8.5
10

Ph.D

Course/ Degree

%age marks
45%
50%
60%
70%
80%
Matric
Marks
2
4
6
7
8
F.A / F.Sc.
Marks
2
4
6
7
8
B.A./ B.Sc
Marks
2
4
6
7
8
M.A / MSc
(Pass Course)
   
6
7
8
 
 
CGPA
B.A. / B.Sc (Hons.)
4 Years (16 years)


3.0
3.40
3.80
Marks
12
14
16
M.A./ M.Sc
(Semester)
Marks
6
7
8
M.S / M.Phil
(18 Years)
Marks
6
7
8

 

Note: Qualification from Institutions other than the University of the Punjab will be equalized by the Equivalence Committee of the University of the Punjab.

v.         Ph.D. programme emphasizes full time coursework/research. Part-time coursework or research is not             permissible. Study leave is mandatory for in service students. For facilitating University’s own staff,             workload of a teacher/officer admitted in Ph.D. will be reduced to half.

 
 
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