STATUS OF STUDENT

• A student admitted to any discipline in GC University Lahore shall be a full time student, enrolled for on-campus studies.

• No student shall get admission in another course of study in this University or any other Institution during his/her enrollment as a student of any discipline of GC University Lahore.

• No student shall accept any employment or work in any organization (private or public) during his/her enrollment as a bonafide student of this University. However this condition shall not apply to the students admitted in self-supporting / evening programs. Such students shall have to submit a “No Objection Certificate” from their employer.

GRADING SYSTEM

Final grade in each course shall be awarded to the students on the basis of marks obtained by the students and his/her relative position in the class in the respective course. These grades then translated into Grade Points (GP). For determining a students standing at the end of every semester, the Grade Point Average (GPA) system shall be used.

GRADING FORMULA

GRADE POINT (GP)

Grade Point = Numeric Value of Grade x Credit Hours

GRADE POINT AVERAGE (GPA)

Performance in any semester is reported in Grade Point Average. This is the average of weighted grade points earned in the courses taken during the semester. The Grade Point Average is obtained by dividing the sum of Grade Points attained in each course by the total number of Credit hours for that semester.

          Sum of Grade Points earned

GPA=_____________________________

          Sum of Credit Hours earned

SEMESTER GRADE POINT AVERAGE (SGPA)

Semester Grade Point Average (SGPA) shows the performance of a student during a Semester. It is calculated by dividing the sum of Grade Points attained in each course of a semester by the total number of Credit hours for that semester.

          Sum of Grade Points earned in a Semester

SGPA=_____________________________________

          Sum of Credit Hours earned in a Semester

CUMULATIVE GRADE POINT AVERAGE (CGPA):

Cumulative Grade Point Average is the up-to-date mean of the Grade Points earned by the student in a Programme of study. It is an indication of student’s overall performance at any point in the programme. It is calculated by dividing the total of Grade Points attained by the student in all semesters by the total number of credit hours for all the semesters.

          Sum of Grade Points earned during the program

CGPA=_________________________________________

          Sum of Credit Hours earned during the program

CREDIT HOURS

Credit hours are weights assigned to a course. One credit is equivalent to One hour of class per week for course of theory and two hours of laboratory work per week for the course of practical for an academic semester.

TRANSFER OF CREDIT HOURS

A case of transfer of credit hours will be decided by the Equivalence Committee in consultation with the Academic Committee of the concerned department.

INDISCIPLINE IN EXAMINATIONS

Any candidate who:

i                       submits forged or fake documents in connection with the examination.

ii        commits impersonation in the examination.

iii        copies from any paper, book or notes.

iv                   mutilates the Answer Book.

v                    possesses any kind of material, which may be helpful to him/her in the examination.

vi                   does any thing, which he/she should not do morally or legally in connection with the examination and which may be helpful to him/her in the examination.

vii                 refuses to obey the examination staff or refuses to follow the instructions issued by the University in connection with the examination.

viii                misbehaves or creates any kind of disturbance in or around the examination centre.

ix                   uses abusive or obscene language in an Answer Script.

x                     possesses any kind of weapon in or around examination centre.

His /Her case will be referred to the Discipline Committee for Examination which after due investigation, if found guilty, will expel the student forever from the University.

PLAGIARISM

The act of using some one else’s original ideas or work and then submitting it in his/her own name without acknowledging the source is strictly prohibited. Such case will be classified as Plagiarised. In case any student is found guilty of Plagiarism in any form, his/her case will be referred to the Dean of respective discipline by the Chairperson of the Department. The Dean after due investigation, if found sufficient evidence against the student, shall forfeit the work of the candidate and ask the Registrar for the cancellation of his/her admission under intimation to the Vice Chancellor. No appeal shall be entertained in such cases.

PERMISSION OF WRITER FOR SPECIAL STUDENTS

1. A blind student may be allowed to attempt the Tests/ Examinations of the University on Braille or Computer.

2. In case a student is physically handicapped, he/she may apply to the Controller of Examinations for permission to engage a writer in a Tests/Examinations of the University and if permitted he/she will be allowed 45 minutes (maximum) extra time to solve the Question Paper.

3. The qualification of the person who acts as writer of a handicapped student must be at least one step lower than that of the student. (e.g. for a B.A./B.Sc. student, the writer should be at the most F.A./F.Sc. etc.)

MEDICAL CERTIFICATE

Medical certificate from a registered medical practitioner duly endorsed by the University Medical Officer is acceptable for the Examination purposes in the University.

RECHECKING OF SCRIPTS

• A candidate can apply for rechecking of the answer script of Final Examination within 15 days of the date of declaration of result.

• During Re-checking, Total marks of the answer script, unmarked questions, award lists and result sheet will be checked by the Re-checking committee. The Answer Scripts once marked shall not be re-evaluated.

SEMESTER FREEZE

• A student may take a Semester off due to unavoidable circumstances by applying for a Semester Freeze. Such student must submit an application, verified by the parents, to the Registrar Office duly recommended by the Academic Committee of the concerned department.

• The application for Semester Freeze should be submitted by the student within TWO weeks of the start of the Semester. No application for Semester Freeze will be entertained after this period. (i.e. Two weeks from the start of semester)

• A Student may apply for freeze in at the most Two semesters, subject to the maximum length of the program.

• Such a student should rejoin the same Semester in the following academic year and he/she should complete the program within six years.

PROGRAM BREAK UP FOR FOUR YEAR (HONS.) GRADUATION PREGRAM:

• Four year (Hons.) Graduation program is divided into four academic years (named as Year-I, Year-II, Year-III and Year-IV).

• Each academic year is divided into Two Semesters.

• Each semester will be of 18 weeks duration, including 16 weeks for teaching and 02 weeks of Tests and Examinations.

• There will be Semester Break of One week between two Semesters.

• The maximum duration allowed to a student for the completion of Hons. Degree is Six years.

• A student has to complete at least 124-136 credit hours study, out of which 06 Credit Hours are of Dissertation, for the completion of Degree, subject to passing all the courses offered.

• He/she has to score 2.30 CGPA at the end of program for the award of Degree.

INTERNAL ASSESSMENT – FORMAT:

• Quizzes/ Assignments/ Projects given by the respective teacher to the students in a Semester will be called Semester Work.

• The weightage of marks for each course in a Semester shall be as under:

• The detail of Semester Work for each course will be prepared by the Course Instructor and the students will be informed in writing about the detail under intimation to the Controller of Examination.

MID SEMESTER TEST:

• A Mid Semester Test will be conducted in the Ninth week.

• The mode of Test shall be essentially written. Every candidate must take every Examination except in case of serious illness or exceptional circumstances.

• Mid Semester Test will be conducted by the Chairperson of the concerned department in coordination with the Controller of Examinations.

• The question paper shall be designed by the teacher of the concerned department.

• The Attendance Sheet of Mid Semester Test will be sent to the Office of the Controller of Examinations after half an hour of the start of paper on the day of Test.

• The result of Mid Semester Test shall be sent by the Chairperson of the Department to the Controller of Examinations within 05 days positively after the last day of Mid Semester Test.

• The result of Mid Semester Test and Semester Work once submitted by the Chairperson of the department to the Controller of Examinations will not be revised.

• A student who remains absent in the Mid Semester Tests partially or wholly due to illness/unavoidable circumstances /death in the immediate family /natural calamity/ participation in Sports/Co-curricular activities on behalf of the University shall be allowed to appear in the Make-up Test in courses in which he/she remains absent in the Mid Semester Tests. The absentees shall have to file an application with documentary proof for permission to appear in the Make-up Test to the Controller of Examinations within 07 days after the Mid Semester Tests. In case of illness the student should get the Medical Certificate countersigned by the University Medical Officer within Three days of his/her absence. His/her eligibility to appear in the Make-up Test shall be decided by the Controller of Examinations. No further chance will be given to a student who fails/remains absent in the Make up Test of Mid Semester Tests.

ATTENDANCE CRITERIA:

• A student must attend 85 percent of the lectures delivered in each course in a semester to be eligible to appear in the Final Examination of that course.

• In case a student does not attend 85% of the lectures delivered in any course/s in a Semester, he/she will not be allowed to appear in the Final Examination of that course/s. He/she will be awarded “In” (Incomplete) grade in such course/s. Such students will have to repeat the concerned course/s in a forthcoming Semester which offers the course/s.

• The list of Eligible candidates for the Final Examination shall be notified by the Controller of Examinations before the start of Final Examination of each Semester.

FINAL EXAMINATION OF SEMESTER:

• There will be a Final Examination at the end of each Semester covering the whole prescribed syllabus for each course.

• The Final Examination shall be conducted by the Chairperson of the Department in coordination with the Controller of Examinations.

• The Internal Examiner will set Question Paper for Final Examination and send the question paper in a sealed envelope to the Controller of Examinations One month before the date of Final Examination set by the Office of Controller of Examinations.

• Each theory paper shall be of 50 marks.

• The weightage of Syllabus for the Question Paper of Final Examination should be as follows:

o                    Up till Mid Semester Test                                  25%

o                    From Mid Semester Test to Final Examination        75%

• There will be One Compulsory Question of 10 marks containing MCQs (each MCQ should have 05 five alternate choices) and 05 Descriptive Questions of 10 marks each. A student has to attempt 04 Descriptive Questions out of 05.

• The Questions either MCQs or Descriptive should be applied in nature.

• The Attendance Sheet of Final Examination will be sent to the Office of the Controller of Examinations after half an hour of the start of Examination.

• The Internal Examiner will mark the Answer Scripts and return the same alongwith the Award List to the Controller of Examination within 05 Days.

GENERAL CRITERIA FOR QUALIFYING A SEMESTER:

• A student shall qualify the course if he/she scores at least 40% marks in the Semester Work, Mid Semester Test and Final Examination combined.

• A student shall qualify the semester if CGPA is at least 2.30.

• No grace marks will be awarded to the students.

• A student who scores CGPA between 1.50 and 2.30 in a Semester; may be conditionally promoted to the next semester and he/she will be placed on probation. In case he/she fails to score 2.30 CGPA in the Semester of Probation, his/her name will be dropped from the University Rolls.

• A student, who fails to score a minimum of 1.50 CGPA at the end of any Semester, will be dropped from the program.

• A student will be given Only one chance to improve the “F” or ”In” Grade.

• A student can be given only one chance to improve a course with grade less than B- in a Semester after which his/her CGPA is below 2.30. The improvement is only possible by repeating the course/s alongwith the forthcoming semester which offers the course/s, subject to the maximum length of the program.

• In case a student does not have 2.30 CGPA at the end of Semester-VIII, he/she may be allowed to get re-admission in One or more courses, in which his/her Grade is below “B-”, alongwith the forthcoming semester, subject to the maximum length of the program.

• A student who has been dropped from the University Rolls for the first time may get Re-admission in the program once subject to the maximum length of the program. In case a student is dropped from the University Rolls for the second time no further chance will be given to him/her for studies in GCUL.

• A student who gets re-admission in the program will get exemption for the courses which he/she has qualified with grade higher than C+, (i.e. B- and above). Such student will have to complete the Degree within maximum length allowed for the program.

DISSERTATION:

• Dissertation is a compulsory requirement for the degree of Graduation.

• The Dissertation will be of 06 Credit Hours.

• 40% marks are required to qualify the Dissertation.

• The Dissertation, which is accepted after evaluation, shall become the property of GC University, Lahore. One copy will be kept in the Departmental Library, one in the Main Library and one by the Convener.

QUALIFYING EXAMINATION:

• At the end of Four Year (Hons.) Graduation program the Controller of Examinations will conduct an Externally Evaluated qualifying Examination that shall cover the major courses studied during the program.

• A student will be eligible to appear in the Qualifying Examination who has qualified all the Semesters.

• A student shall qualify the Examination if he/she scores 50% marks in each paper.

• A student will be given only One chance (Re-sit) to qualify the Examination after the first Examination.

• A student will be awarded Degree only if he/she qualifies this Qualifying Examination.

POSITION AND GOLD MEDAL IN FOUR YEAR (HONS.) GRADUATION PROGRAMS:

Gold Medal shall be awarded to a student in each major/ subject who has topped the list of the successful candidates; provided that he /she has passed the Final Examinations of all Semesters and Qualifying Examination in first chance offered by the University. The Re-admission cases in the same or revised courses or new courses leading to the change of nomenclature of the Degree or cases of Semester Break/ Probation/ Marks Improvement will not be considered for the award of Gold Medal/Position. The first position shall be determined on the basis of Total Marks obtained in all Semesters.

A student who gets 1st, 2nd and 3rd position in order of merit in each major / subject will be awarded Academic Roll of Honour, Academic Certificate of Distinction and Academic Certificate of Merit respectively. The positions will be determined on the basis of Total Marks obtained in all Semesters, provided that he /she has passed Final Examinations of all Semesters and Qualifying Examination in first chance offered by the University. The Re-admission cases in the same or revised courses or new courses leading to the change of nomenclature of the Degree or cases of Semester Break/ Probation/ Marks Improvement will not be considered for the award of Position.

PROGRAM BREAKUP FOR TWO YEAR MASTERS PROGRAM:

• The Masters Program is of two-year duration, divided into Four semesters.

• Each academic year is divided into Two Semesters.

• Each semester will be of 18 weeks duration, including 16 weeks for teaching and 02 weeks of Tests and Examinations.

• There will be Semester Break of One week between two Semesters.

• The maximum duration allowed to a student for the completion of Masters Degree is Three years.

• A student has to complete at least 70 credit hours study, out of which 06 Credit Hours are of Thesis/Project, for the completion of Degree, subject to passing all the courses offered.

• He/she has to score 2.50 CGPA at the end of program for the award of Degree.

PROGRAM BREAK-UP FOR MS/ M. PHIL. PROGRAM:

• MS./M.Phil. Program is of two-year duration, divided into Four semesters.

• Each academic year is divided into Two Semesters.

• Each semester will be of 18 weeks duration, including 16 weeks for teaching and 02 weeks of Tests and Examinations.

• There will be Semester Break of One week between two Semesters.

• There will be Course Work of at least 24 Credit Hours in the first Academic Year, (i.e. Semester-I and Semester-II).

• There will be Thesis of 12 Credit Hours during second Academic Year (i.e. Semester-III and Semester-IV).

• The maximum duration allowed to a student for the completion of Course Work of MS./M.Phil. is Two years from the date of first admission.

• A student of M.S./M.Phil. will be given One year for the completion of Thesis. An extension of one more year may be given in case of non submission, or rejection of Thesis.

• A student has to complete at least 36 credit hours study, out of which 12 Credit Hours are of Thesis, for the completion of Degree, subject to passing all the courses offered.

• He/she has to score 2.50 CGPA at the end of program for the award of Degree.

INTERNAL ASSESSMENT – FORMAT:

• Quizzes/ Assignments/ Projects given by the respective teacher to the students in a Semester will be called Semester Work.

• The weightage of marks for each course in a Semester shall be as under:

• The detail of Semester Work for each course will be prepared by the Course Instructor and the students will be informed in writing about the detail under intimation to the Controller of Examination.

MID SEMESTER TEST:

• A Mid Semester Test will be conducted in the Ninth week.

• The mode of Test shall be essentially written. Every candidate must take every Examination except in case of serious illness or exceptional circumstances.

• Mid Semester Test will be conducted by the Chairperson of the concerned department in coordination with the Controller of Examinations.

• The question paper shall be designed by the teacher of the concerned department.

• The Attendance Sheet of Mid Semester Test will be sent to the Office of the Controller of Examinations after half an hour of the start of paper on the day of Test.

• The result of Mid Semester Test shall be sent by the Chairperson of the Department to the Controller of Examinations within 05 days positively after the last day of Mid Semester Test.

• The result of Mid Semester Test and Semester Work once submitted by the Chairperson of the department to the Controller of Examinations will not be revised.

• A student who remains absent in the Mid Semester Tests partially or wholly due to illness/unavoidable circumstances /death in the immediate family /natural calamity/ participation in Sports/Co-curricular activities on behalf of the University shall be allowed to appear in the Make-up Test in courses in which he/she remains absent in the Mid Semester Tests. The absentees shall have to file an application with documentary proof for permission to appear in the Make-up Test to the Controller of Examinations within 07 days after the Mid Semester Tests. In case of illness the student should get the Medical Certificate countersigned by the University Medical Officer within Three days of his/her absence. His/her eligibility to appear in the Make-up Test shall be decided by the Controller of Examinations. No further chance will be given to a student who fails/remains absent in the Make up Test of Mid Semester Tests.

ATTENDANCE CRITERIA:

• A student must attend 85 percent of the lectures delivered in each course in a semester to be eligible to appear in the Final Examination of that course.

• In case a student does not attend 85% of the lectures delivered in any course/s in a Semester, he/she will not be allowed to appear in the Final Examination of that course/s. He/she will be awarded “In” (Incomplete) grade in such course/s. Such students will have to repeat the concerned course/s in a forthcoming Semester which offers the course/s.

• The list of Eligible candidates for the Final Examination shall be notified by the Controller of Examinations before the start of Final Examination of each Semester.

FINAL EXAMINATION OF SEMESTER:

• There will be a Final Examination at the end of each Semester covering the whole prescribed syllabus for each course.

• The Final Examination shall be conducted by the Chairperson of the Department in coordination with the Controller of Examinations.

• The Internal Examiner will set Question Paper for Final Examination and send the question paper in a sealed envelope to the Controller of Examinations One month before the date of Final Examination set by the Office of Controller of Examinations.

• Each theory paper shall be of 50 marks.

• The weightage of Syllabus for the Question Paper of Final Examination should be as follows:

• Up till Mid Semester Test                                  25%

• From Mid Semester Test to Final Examination        75%

• There will be One Compulsory Question of 10 marks containing MCQs (each MCQ should have 05 five alternate choices) and 05 Descriptive Questions of 10 marks each. A student has to attempt 04 Descriptive Questions out of 05.

• The Questions either MCQs or Descriptive should be applied in nature.

• The Attendance Sheet of Final Examination will be sent to the Office of the Controller of Examinations after half an hour of the start of Examination.

• The Internal Examiner will mark the Answer Scripts and return the same alongwith the Award List to the Controller of Examination within 05 Days.

GENERAL CRITERIA FOR QUALIFYING A SEMESTER:

• A student shall qualify the course if he/she scores at least 50% marks in the Semester Work, Mid Semester Test and Final Examination combined.

• A student shall qualify the semester if CGPA is at least 2.50.

• No grace marks will be awarded to the students.

• A student who scores CGPA between 1.50 to 2.50 in a Semester; may be conditionally promoted to the next semester and he/she will be placed on probation. In case he/she fails to score 2.50 CGPA in the Semester of Probation, his/her name will be dropped from the University Rolls.

• A student, who fails to score a minimum of 1.50 CGPA at the end of any Semester, will be dropped from the program.

• A student will be given Only one chance to improve the “F” or ”In” Grade.

• A student can be given only one chance to improve a course with grade less than B- in a Semester after which his/her CGPA is below 2.50. The improvement is only possible by repeating the course/s alongwith the forthcoming semester which offers the course/s, subject to the maximum length of the program.

• In case a student does not have 2.50 CGPA at the end of Semester-IV, in case of Masters Program, and Semester-II, in case of MS./M.Phil. Program he/she may be allowed to get re-admission in One or more courses, in which his/her Grade is below “B-”, alongwith the forthcoming semester, subject to the maximum length of the program.

• A student who has been dropped from the University Rolls for the first time may get Re-admission in the program once subject to the maximum length of the program. In case a student is dropped from the University Rolls for the second time no further chance will be given to him/her for studies in GCUL.

• A student who gets re-admission in the program will get exemption for the courses which he/she has qualified with grade higher than C+, (i.e. B- and above). Such student will have to complete the Degree within maximum length allowed for the program.

THESIS/ PROJECT:

• Thesis /Project is a compulsory requirement for the degree of Masters/ MS/ M.Phil..

• The Thesis / Project for Masters Program will be of 06 Credit Hours.

• The Thesis for MS/ M.Phil Program will be of 12 Credit Hours.

• 50% marks are required to qualify the Thesis /Dissertation /Project.

• The Thesis /Dissertation /Project, which is accepted after evaluation, shall become the property of GC University, Lahore. One copy will be kept in the Departmental Library, one in the Main Library and one by the Convener

POSITION AND GOLD MEDAL IN MASTERS PROGRAMS:

• Gold Medal shall be awarded to a student in each subject who has topped the list of the successful candidates; provided that he /she has passed the Final Examinations of all Semesters and Qualifying Examination in first chance offered by the University. The Re-admission cases in the same or revised courses or new courses leading to the change of nomenclature of the Degree or cases of Semester Break/ Probation/ Marks Improvement will not be considered for the award of Gold Medal/Position. The first position shall be determined on the basis of Total Marks obtained in all Semesters.

• A student who gets 1st, 2nd and 3rd position in order of merit in each subject will be awarded Academic Roll of Honour, Academic Certificate of Distinction and Academic Certificate of Merit respectively. The positions will be determined on the basis of Total Marks obtained in all Semesters, provided that he /she has passed Final Examinations of all Semesters and Qualifying Examination in first chance offered by the University. The Re-admission cases in the same or revised courses or new courses leading to the change of nomenclature of the Degree or cases of Semester Break/ Probation/ Marks Improvement will not be considered for the award of Position.

Controller of Examinations

GC University Lahore

Ph #:+92 42 9213345

UAN: +92 42 111-000-010 Ext. 221

E-Mail: examination_gcu@yahoo.com

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For General Enquiries 111-000-010 Ext: 224