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M. Phil.

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General Rules and Regulations for Admission

Government College Lahore introduced its M. Phil Program in 1999.  This year M. Phil Program is offered in the following subjects to the male and female candidates:-

Botany, Chemistry, Economics, Mathematics, Physics, Statistics, Zoology, Persian, English Literature, Political Science & Urdu.  M. Phil classes are held in the evening.

ELIGIBILITY FOR ADMISSION IN M.PHIL PROGRAM

Ř       A person holding M.A./ M.Sc. Degree with at least 50% marks or 2.5 GPA in  the relevant discipline from a Pakistani University or an equivalent Degree from any other recognized University shall be eligible for admission to M.Phil courses.

Ř       Admission to M.Phil shall not be open for ‘non-subject’ candidates.  However the criterion of related subjects/fields for eligibility shall be determined by the concerned Department.

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

Ř       Maximum age limit for the candidates is 30 years, relaxable in special cases.

ADMISSION CRITERION

Students after admission to the M.Phil courses in the College shall not be allowed to take admission else here in any other diploma or degree course.

The admission criterion is as under:

Marks in M.A./M.Sc.

(Total marks will have weightage of 100 marks)                100

College Test                                                                  60

Interview                                                                        40

Total                                                                             200

Merit will be determined by marks scored out of total i.e. 200 marks

STUDY PATTERN

M. Phil is two years full time program.  Each course is of three credit hours making it 18 credit hours. 12 credit hours are for research/dissertation.  The Whole M.Phil program is of 30 credit hours.

PROGRAM BREAKUP

Maximum number of students                                     20

Number of years                                                        02

Number of semester                                                   04

Number of course                                                       06

Credit hours per course per week (credit hours)            03

Number of credits for courses (Minimum)                     18

Number of credits for thesis (Minimum)                        12

Total number of credits (Minimum)                               30

Thesis

Thesis is a compulsory requirement for M.Phil program.  A student who qualifies comprehensive examination shall be allowed to prepare his/her research synopsis for presentation before the Academic Committee for approval.

A student who fails to get 70% standard score or minimum GPA=3.0 in the comprehensive examination shall be screened out as a failed student.  On the recommendation of the Academic committee he/she may appear in a re-sit examination.

The Academic Committee shall determine the date for the submission of thesis after 4th semester.

A Board of Examiners, proposed by the academic committee and approved by the Board of Studies, will evaluate the thesis in a viva-voce examination. The score for  approval of thesis is 3.0 grade points (B Grade).

The Board may recommend a revision and one-time re-submission of the thesis under the prescribed rules.

Fee Structure

It is a self-funding program of the Deparments offering M.Phil courses.  The fee structure has been designed to place minimum possible burden on students while simultaneously meeting all expenses involved in running such a high level program.  The fee structure is as under:

1st Semester

Admission Fee                                                  Rs. 2000

Tuition Fee                                                        Rs. 7500

Development Fund                                             Rs. 2000

College I.D. Card                                                Rs. 100

Library Security (refundable within

Two years after completion of course)                  Rs. 3000

Total dues for 1st September                               Rs. 14600

Additional Tuition Fee for Physics,

Mathematics, Statistics, Chemistry,

Zoology and Botany                                           Rs. 500 per semester

2nd Semester   

Tuition Fee                                                        Rs. 7500

Development Fund                                             Rs. 2000

Examination Fee                                               Rs.1000

Total dues for 2nd Semester                               Rs. 10,500

3rd Semester

Tuition Fee                                                       Rs. 7500

Development Fund                                            Rs. 2000

Thesis Fee                                                       Rs.1500

Total dues for 3nd Semester                               Rs. 11,000

4th Semester

Tuition Fee                                                       Rs. 7500

Development Fund                                            Rs. 2000

Total dues for 4th   Semester                             Rs. 9,500

ELIGIBILITY FOR ADMISSION TO PH.D. PROGRAM

1.

(a)                A person holding M. Phil Degree may be allowed to be registered for Ph.D.program if he/she possesses at least 3.0 GPA/ ’B’ Grade in his/her M. Phil degree, from an institution/university recognized in Pakistan.

(b)                 Candidates for Ph. D. program.

(c)                 In very exceptional cases an M.A./M.Sc. degree holder of a Pakistani University with exceptional and high quality research publications to his credit may be allowed to register himself/herself for his/her P.D. program. Provided two eminent experts (referees) recommend his/her candidature for Ph.D. Degree.  This recommendation shall have to be approved by the Advanced Studies and Research Board.

(d)                 A person holding an M.Sc. Degree with First Division/3.0 GPA/’B’ Grade shall also be eligible to apply if he/she possesses at least five years whole-time research experience in a R & D organization recognized in Pakistan, with two research papers published in journals of international repute.

2.   Admission to Ph.D. program shall not be open for ‘non-subject’ candidates.

3.   Persons working in the Government /Semi Government or private institutions may 

      apply for Ph.D. program. Such candidates shall have to submit ‘No Objection 

      Certificate” from head of the Institution where they are working.

4.   Maximum age limit for admission shall be 40 years, relaxable in special cases.

5.   A “Notification of Registration” of a candidate approved for admission to Ph.D. 

      program shall be issued by the College Registrar.

6.   The minimum period for completion of Ph.D. program shall be three years 

      extendable to five years.

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