Ph.D Programme

• Applicants must have completed MS/MPhil or an equivalent degree.
• A minimum CGPA of 3.00/4.00 in the Semester System OR 60% marks in the Annual System is required.
• Applicants with a Master’s degree from a foreign (abroad) University are also eligible. However, they must obtain an Equivalence Certificate from HEC, Islamabad before the application deadline.
• The University will conduct its own PhD admission test, requiring a minimum passing score of 60%.
  Test format:
  Subject-Specific: 70%
  General Portion: 30% (English, Math, Analytical, Quantitative, etc.)
• GRE/ HAT General (HEC-accredited) with a 60% passing score is also accepted as a replacement for the University’s PhD admission test, valid until its expiry date.
• Candidates who qualify the University’s PhD admission test, GRE, or HAT General will be shortlisted for interviews.
• The University reserves the right not to offer admission to any program/ major.

• HEC scholarship holders are strongly encouraged to apply.
• Government employees, semi-government employees, and those working in autonomous bodies must provide an employer’s NOC.
• Admitted scholars must obtain a study leave from their parent department to pursue their PhD studies on full time basis.
• Each application and research proposal will be evaluated by the Departmental Admission Committee (DAC). Shortlisted candidates will be invited for interviews, where their qualifications and research proposals will be thoroughly examined.
• Incomplete applications will not be entertained.

• One seat is reserved for special applicants. Such applicants should attach a "Disability Certificate", obtained from the District Disability Board, with the Admission Form.
• There is no age limit for special/disabled students.

• All the applications for admission to PhD Programme shall be submitted to Deputy Registrar (Admission) . The Registrar shall pass on the applications to the Chairperson of the concerned department who shall get the eligibility of the candidates assessed from the Departmental Academic Committee and this Committee would also consider the feasibility of admission taking into consideration the availability of the supervisors and facilities , etc.
• Each candidate for the PhD Programme shall submit a declaration to the effect.
• The candidate recommended by the Departmental Academic Committee for admission to PhD Programme shall be given provisional admission subject to the fulfilment of following two conditions:

1. Completion of 18 credit hours course work.
2. Approval of the Research Synopsis for PhD thesis by the Departmental Board of Studies and Advanced Studies and Research Board.
3. That the work she/he shall submit for the PhD Degree has not already been submitted elsewhere and shall not in future be submitted by him/her for obtaining similar Degree from any other institution.

• The candidate must fulfil the above two 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.

• A student will be given three years for completion of thesis for PhD starting from the date of his/her provisional admission. An extension of two or 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 an H EC approved journal before the Viva Voce Examination.

For details of the programme, see information in the webpages of respective Deprtment.