Admission Eligibility and Registration for PhD:

Students seeking admission in PhD programme must fulfill the following eligibility criteria:

Applicants for PhD studies must have M Phil with 3.0 CGPA.

Applicants for PhD studies must have cleared local or international GRE.

Applicants for admission will be made on a prescribed form available from the Admissions Office. Those accepted for admission will be notified accordingly within two days of the holding of the test.

The selected stidents will be required to register themselves with the Office of the Register within one week and shall clear the semester/registration fee applicable there of.

Classes will start as may be notified by the Director of the institute.

Regulations for PhD Degree (2002)

Under Section 16 of the University Ordinance No. LXI of 2002.

Submission of Thesis:

1. The topic of the thesis will be proposed by the supervisor and recommended by the Director for obtaining final approval from BASR through Registrar of the University.

2. On completion of thesis, the Director of the Institute will recommend appointment of supervisor, in consultation with the AC.

3. The maximum period allowed for submission of thesis for M Phil if not proceeding to PhD programme will be 3 years and for Ph.D. it will be five years from the date of registration.

4. The candidate who are not graded fit (who secures CGPA of less than 3.0) for continuation to PhD degree will be allowed another 1-2 years for research thesis and will be awarded M Phil degree on satisfactory performance. Only those students of M Phil who obtain a CGPA of 3.0 will be allowed to transfer to PhD programme and will take another 18 credit hours in his major field (those with CGPA 2.5 or more will be eligible for M.Phil degree).

5. A candidate shall be eligible to submit thesis at the end of the 2nd year for M Phil and at the end of 3rd year for PhD degree from the date of admission. Subject to GRE clearance (local or international in 2 attempts)

6. Total credit hours: I. M Phil 24 (coursework) + 20 (research and thesis) = 44
II. M Phil leading to PhD 42 + 30 (research and thesis) = 72
III. PhD 18 (course work) + 30 (research and thesis) = 48