Admission Forms/Prospectus (M.Phil/MS degree Programme 2008) will be available from UBL GCU Branch from 20-08-2008 to 27-08-2008. The schedule of written test and interview will be advertised shortly. Only those candidates will be called for interview who qualify GCU entry test.

GRADUATE ASSESSMENT TEST (GAT) For Admission to M.Phil/MS Degree Programme Academic Session 2008-2010   All candidates interested in admission to MPhil/MS Degree Programme in GC University Lahore for the academic session 2008-2010 are required to fulfill the following conditions:   Eligibility  They should have passed MA /MSc or equivalent degree with at least 50% marks or 2.00 CPA / MA English with at least 45% marks from Higher Education Commission (HEC) recognized institution. The Graduate Assessment Test (General) by National Testing Service is mandatory for admission to MS/MPhil Programme in GC University Lahore. For more information please click on the NTS website For further details, please contact on: (042) 111-000-010, (Ext) 210,412.   REGISTRAR

 

M.Phil

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GC University Lahore launched its MPhil Programme in 1999. This year MS and MPhil Programmes are being offered in the following subjects to both male and female candidates:

 

(1) BIO­TECHNOLOGY (2) BOTANY (3) CHEMISTRY (4) ECONOMICS (5) ENGLISH LITERATURE (6) ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE (7) HISTORY (8) PERSIAN

(9) PHYSICS (10) POLITICAL SCIENCE (11) PSYCHOLOGY (12) STATISTICS (13) URDU  (14) ZOOLOGY (15) MS Banking & Financial Economics (16) MS Entrepreneurship & SME Management

 

Eligibility Criteria

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• A person having 16 years of education with at least 50% marks or 2.00 GPA in the relevant discipline from a Pakistani University or any other recognised University is eligible to apply for admission to MS/MPhil Programme

• Persons working in Government/Semi Government or private institutions may apply. Such candidates shall have to submit “No Objection Certificate” from the Head of the Institution where they are working

• Maximum age limit for admission shall be 40 years, relaxable in special cases. Permission in such a case may be granted by the Vice Chancellor on the recommendation of the Chairperson of the Department and the Dean of the Faculty

• A “Notification of Registration” of the candidates approved for admission to MS/MPhil Programme  shall be issued by the Registrar

• To ensure better student-teacher liaison, admission in course work of MS/MPhil Programme  shall only be granted to a maximum of 20 students in a discipline on merit

• The candidate must pass the NTS General Assessment Test (GAT) before admission or within a year after admission.

Admission Criterion

 

The admission criterion is as under:

 

The weightage of Marks obtained in:

 

BA/BSc (Hons.) or MA/MSc                      70%

The Weightage of GAT General Test          30%______

                                                          100

The Weightage of GCU Entry Test             60%

The Weightage of Interview                     40%______

                                                          _        100

                                                          Total   200

 

Merit shall be determined on the basis of marks actually scored out of 200

 

• The candidate recommended by the Departmental Academic Committee for admission to PhD Programme shall be given provisional admission subject to the fulfilment of following three conditions:

i.  Qualifying International GRE (subject)/Local (GAT/GCU) Test (whichever is applicable)

ii. Completion of 18 credit hours course work.

iii. Approval of the Research

Synopsis for PhD thesis by the Departmental Board of Studies and Advanced Studies and Research Board.

• The candidate must fulfil the above three conditions within one year from the date of his/her provisional admission to the PhD Programme. This period may be extended to further one year on the recommendation of the respective chairperson.

Thesis for PhD Degree

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A student will be given three years for completion of his/her thesis for PhD starting from the date of his/her provisional admission. An extension of two more years will be given in case of non-completion or rejection of PhD thesis.

A research paper on the topic of PhD thesis must be accepted /published in a HEC approved journal before the Viva Voce Examination.

 

Fee & Dues

 

Payment of Fees, Funds and Other Dues

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Semester	Admi-ssion Fee	Regis-tration Fee	Tuition Fee		Libr- ary Secu-rity (Refun-dable	Unive-rsity ID Card	Examin-ation Fee	Develop-ment Fund	Thesis Fee	Total Dues
			Arts	Science						Arts	Science
1st semester	2,250	1,680	8,400	8,960	3,000	200	-	2,400	-	17,930	18,490
2nd semester	-	-	8,400	8,960	-	-	1,120	2,400	-	11,920	12,480
3rd semester	-	-	8,400	8,960	-	-	-	2,400	1,680	12,480	13,040
4th semester	-	-	8,400	8,960	-	-	-	2,400	-	10,800	11,360
Total	2,250	1,680	33,600	35,840	3,000	200	1,120	9,600	1,680	53,130	55,370

 

Fee Schedule Ph.D Programme.

 

 

NOTE:           

Those who are not in-service shall be given a stipend of Rs. 1,000/- per month,

subject to a 6-monthly report of the supervisor on satisfactory work.

 

Other Dues

(I)  Bonafide Certificate Fee (for each Certificate)      = Rs. 150

(II) Transcript Certificate Fee (for each Certificate)    = Rs. 400

 

University Examination Rules

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MPhil/MS Degree Programme

 

• MS/MPhil Degree Programme is of 2 years' duration, divided into 4 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 the 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/MPhil is 2 years from the date of first admission.

• A student of MS/MPhil will be given 1 year for the completion of Thesis. An extension of 1 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 the Degree.

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

PhD Degree Programme

• There shall be Course Work of 18 credit hours followed by a Comprehensive Examination. 

• A student will be given 3 years for the completion of his/her Thesis for PhD, starting from the date of his/her provisional admission. An extension of 2 more years will be given in case of non-completion or rejection of PhD Thesis.

• A research paper on the topic of the PhD Thesis must be accepted/published by a HEC approved journal before the Viva Voce Examination.

• In order to earn the PhD Degree, the Thesis must contain:

  • Original work evidenced by discovery of new facts or by the exercise of independent critical judgment.

  • Addition to existing knowledge of the relevant field.