UG handbook 2013

NUST

NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCES & TECHNOLOGY

UG Undergraduate

HANDBOOK

2013

http://www.nust.edu.pk/

We

AIM

HIGHER

National University of Sciences and Technology (NUST) is the dynamic face of higher education in Pakistan. Although, barely two decades old, this premier national university justifiably feels proud of its unprecedented credentials as a centre of excellence. NUST is currently ranked 417th in the world by the Quacquarelli Symonds (THE-QS), UK ranking of 2012. In subject-wise international ranking, NUST has accomplished the feat of being rated 324th in Engineering and IT. NUST is serving the nation by providing quality education to a student populace figuring over 12000.

I t s m u l t i - d i s c i p l i n a r y c a m p u s e s o f fe r undergraduate & postgraduate programmes in a wide range of fields including Engineering, IT, Medicine, Biosciences, Business Management, Economics, Environment and Applied Sciences. In the years ahead, we cherish to pursue with renewed vigour and zeal our vision of expanding not only our academic programmes but also the student intake across various NUST Schools without diluting our traditional standards of excellence. We have launched new UG programmes in Accounting & Finance and Industrial Design and PG programmes in Science of Clinical Psychology, Energy Systems Engineering,

Career Counselling, Chemical Engineering, Bio Medical Engineering, Bio Medical Sciences, Urban and Regional Planning, Nano Sciences & Engineering and, Innovation in Educational Technologies to further diversify our already impressive portfolio. Technological supremacy is the key to shape the destiny of a nation.

NUST fuels the spirit of inquiry, enterprise and dynamism in all facets of research and professional education. The dividends of our focused and sustained efforts are distinctly visible in the vibrant involvement of our students and faculty in a wide range of research projects, publications, patent filing and joint research ventures. NUST Technology Incubation Centre (TIC), and Science and Technology Ventures (STV) are some of the potent NUST initiatives to expand the base of research and development towards building the national economy.

NUST is a place worth any aspiring student’s time, labour and money to claim a place in the comity of those educated in the spirit of challenging times today and tomorrow. It is a great transforming experience to live, imbibe and treasure.

Disclaimer This handbook is being issued for general information and guidance of the students joining the University in 2013 and does not form part of any contract. The University reserves the right to withdraw or make amendments in Academic Regulations and other rules/instructions as and when deemed necessary.

Contents Chapter 1

Subject The University a. b. c. d. e. f. g. h.

NUST at a Glance Constituent Institutions Mission Vision Strategic Thrusts Why NUST NUST Ranking Important Telephone Numbers

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Scheme / Duration of Undergraduate Studies

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Tests, Examinations and Grading Policy for Engineering / Information Technology / Management Sciences

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a.

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b. c.

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Minor Tests (Quizzes), Major Tests, Class Assignments, Practical / Lab Tests, Projects, Question Papers, Use of Reference Material During Tests / Examinations Examination Schedule, Academic Calendar, Conduct of End Semester Examinations Students’ Responsibility, Unfair Means

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Academic Standards for Award of Degrees

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a. b. c. d. e. f.

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Grading Scheme Award of “F”, “I” and “W” Grades Adding / Dropping of Course (s) Final Grade Reassessment / Rechecking of Papers Issue of Academic Transcript / Detailed Marks Sheet

Award of Bachelors Degree and Academic Deficiencies For Bachelor Students (Applicable to all programs except those specified separately)

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a. b. c. d. e. f. g. h. i.

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Award of Bachelors Degree Academic Deficiencies Disposal of Academically Deficient Students Warning Probation Suspension Withdrawal Repetition of Courses Suspension of Registration, Deferment of Semester(s)

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Award of Bachelors' Degree and Academic Deficiencies for Bachelor Students (Military)

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a. b. c. d. e. f. g. h. i.

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Award of Bachelors Degree Academic Deficiencies Disposal of Academically Deficient Students Warning Probation Relegation Withdrawal Retest / Repetition of Courses Freezing of Semester

Award of Bachelor of Architecture Degree and Academic Deficiencies

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a. b. c. d. e. f. g.

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Academic Deficiencies Disposal of Academically Deficient Students Warning Probation Suspension Withdrawal Retest / Repetition of Courses

Academic Standards for Award of Management / Social Sciences Degree and Academic Deficiencies

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a. b. c. d. e. f.

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Offering and Registration of Courses Award of “F”, “I” and “W” Grades Add / Drop of Course(s) and Award of Grade ‘‘W’’ Academic Deficiencies Repetition of Course(s) Deferment of Semester(s)

Award of MBBS / BDS Degree and Academic Deficiencie s for MBBS / BDS Students

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a. Tests / Quizzes, Minor Tests, Major Tests, i.e., Term Tests, Send up Tests and Professional Examinations b. Registration, General Eligibility for a Professional Examination and Examination Schedule c. Professional Examinations d. Question Papers of Professional Examinations e. Practical / Clinical Examinations, Use of Reference Material During Tests / Examinations f. Students’ Responsibility g. Unfair Means h. Announcement / Display and Record of Results i. Issue of Academic Transcript / Detailed Marks Sheet j. Academic Standards for Award of MBBS / BDS Degrees k. Medals and Certificates of Honour

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Institution of University Medals and Prizes

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a. Number and Value of Medals and Prizes, Award of Medals and Prizes, Types of Medals b. Withdrawal of the Institution of a Medal

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NUST Code of Conduct

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a. b. c. d. e. f. g.

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General Definitions of Terms Conduct Discipline Matters / Committee Acts of Ill-Discipline / Prohibited Conduct Punishments or Penalties for Acts of Ill-Discipline Disciplinary Process

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Financial Matters

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a. Financial Assistance for UG Students b. Deferment of Tuition Fee and Award of Subsistence Allowance c. Procedure for Award of Subsistence Allowance and Deferment of Tuition Fee d. Forfeiture of Concession Guarantee e. Merit-based Scholarships & Financial Assistance f. Fee / Charges g. University Refund Policy h. Fines/ Penalty on late payments

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Hostel Rules

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a. General b. Categories of Hostel Accommodation c. Do’s and Don’ts

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Centre for Counseling & Career Advisory (C A)

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a. b. c.

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General Counseling Services and Students’ Feedback Confidentiality, Making an Appointment and Centre Timings

Annexure A to Paragraph 36 of Chapter II--Reassessment / Rechecking of papersInstructions & Application Form for Rechecking Annexure Bto Paragraph 66(5) of ChapterIX--Regulations Relating to Registration and Examinations of MBBS Students Annexure Cto Paragraph 66(5) of Chapter IX--Regulations Relating to Registration and Examinations of BDS Students Annexure D to Paragraph 122 of Chapter XII--Fee Rates Undertaking by the Students & Parents/Guardians

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THE UNIVERSITY 01.

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NUST at a Glance

You are welcome to National University of Sciences and Technology (NUST) a premier national institution committed to imparting high quality undergraduate and postgraduate education in various engineering disciplines, management sciences, information technology, medicine and basic sciences. You represent a distinguished group of students selected strictly on merit to join this, comprehensive University comprising 17 constituent schools/colleges/centres and 3 organizations. Currently, offers degree education in as many as 34 undergraduate and 64 postgraduate programmes in various NUST Institutions.

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Constituent Institutions

W i t h t h e s h i f t i n g o f N U ST to H - 1 2 , I s l a m a b a d , o u r co n st i t u e nt schools/colleges/centres have been re-organized with a view to consolidating, utilizing and administering resources most efficiently. Listed below are the constituent NUST institutions and organizations. a. Military College of Engineering (MCE), Risalpur b. Military College of Signals (MCS), Rawalpindi c. College of Electrical and Mechanical Engineering (C of E&ME), Rawalpindi d. Army Medical College (AM College), Rawalpindi e. Pakistan Navy Engineering College (PNEC), Karachi f.

College of Aeronautical Engineering (CAE), Risalpur g. School of Electrical Engineering & Computer Science (SEECS), Islamabad h. NUST Business School (NBS), Islamabad I. School of Chemical & Materials Engineering (SCME) , Islamabad j.

School of Civil & Environmental Engineering (SCEE) , Islamabad k. School of Mechanical & Manufacturing Engineering (SMME) , Islamabad l.

Centre for Advanced Mathematics and Physics (CAMP), Islamabad m. Atta Ur Rahman School of Applied Biosciences (ASAB), Islamabad n. Research Centre for Modeling & Simulation (RCMS), Islamabad o. School of Art, Design & Architecture (SADA), Islamabad p. NUST Institute of Peace & Conflict Studies (NIPCONS), Rawalpindi q. Centre for Energy Systems (CES), Islamabad r.

Professional Development Centre (PDC), Islamabad s. Technology Incubation Centre (TIC), Islamabad t.

Science & Technology Ventures Ltd (ST Ventures), Islamabad

Mission 03.

To develop NUST as a comprehensive, research-led university with a focus on technology, innovation and entrepreneurship.

Vision 04.

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The National University of Sciences and Technology (NUST) aims to progress as a comprehensive residential institution responsive to technological change. The University aspires to make its mark as a centre of excellence, NUST UNDERGRADUATE HANDBOOK 2013

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committed to meet educational and research needs of the country with an international benchmark. NUST will continue to jealously guard its tradition of outstanding teaching, research and services by evolving undergraduate, postgraduate and doctoral programmes of study in various disciplines, in collaboration with noted universities within the country and abroad.

05.

Besides imparting education in traditional engineering disciplines, information technology, medicine, management, natural and basic sciences, NUST envisages exploring and initiating higher education programmes in the emerging fields of science and technology.

06.

In recognition of its place in the society, the University will promote wholesome interaction of faculty, staff, and students, to fulfil its obligation towards producing culturally enlightened, technologically knowledgeable, academically competent and research-oriented graduates who are prepared to lead, inspire and preserve our great traditions. The University commits itself and all its resources to fulfillment of this trust and responsibility.

07.

Strategic Thrusts

(1)

Excellence in Teaching and Education. Provide high quality education in science and technology within the reach of all sections of the society.

(2)

Focus on Research.

Undertake high quality relevant research to support the needs of emerging knowledge-based economy and society.

(3)

Spirit of Enterprise. Develop instruments and mechanism to cultivate in NUST graduates the spirit of enterprise and entrepreneurial culture and build strong linkages with industry.

(4)

Internationalization and Global Vision.

Establish strong international linkages to ensure inflow of new knowledge and state-of-the-art technologies, and build, as a corollary, positive international image of our NUST and the country.

(5)

Positive Social Impact. Formulatecurricula and programmes to suit a wider cross section of the population in terms of education and absorption of new technologies.

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Why NUST?

l Member of

International Association of Universities (IAU) Association of Commonwealth Universities (ACU) Talloires Network International Network of Quality Assurance Agencies in Higher Education (INQAAHE) and International Association of Science Park International Association of University Presidents (IAUP) United Nations Academic Impact (UNAI) Association of Management Development Institutions in South Asia NUST UNDERGRADUATE HANDBOOK 2013

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(AMDISA) Council of Social Sciences (CoSS) Asia Pacific Quality Network (APQN) l Research Collaboration with Leading International Universities l ?

Technology-Smart Campus l ?

Hi-tech Laboratories l ?

Highly Qualified Faculty l ?

Research-Oriented Programs l ?

Closed Relationship with Industry/User Organizations l ?

Disciplined Academic Environment l Scholarships based on need, merit and performance

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NUST Ranking

(1)

At global level, NUST is the only Pakistani university which has been included in the top 500 World Universities at the rank of 415 by Quaquarelli Symonds Pvt. Ltd of UK. NUST is also ranked among top 400 universities of the world in the subject of Engineering & Technology at the position of 324th position.

(2)

NUST has been ranked at 120th position amongst the top universities of Asia.

In subject-wise ranking, it has been listed at 75th in Engineering and Technology, 136th in Life Sciences and Medicine, 138th in Natural Sciences, 144th in Social Sciences and Management and, 83rd in Arts and Humanities.

10. Important Telephone Numbers Main Office NUST

NUST UAN Fax No: Email: Web Site:

Registrar Directorate

Registrar & Controller of Exams Email: Deputy Controller (Examinations) Asst Controller (Examinations)

Academics Directorate

Director Academics Deputy Director Academics

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+92-51-111-11- NUST (6878) +92-51-8317363 Info@nust.edu.pk www.nust.edu.pk

+92-51-90851040 registrar@nust.edu.pk +92-51-90851055 +92-51-90851057

+92-51-90851071 +92-51-90851073

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Postgraduate Programs (PGP) Directorate

Director PGP Deputy Director PGP Asst Director PG MS Asst Director (PhD) Asst Director Scholarship (PhD)

Finance Directorate

Director Finance Director Budget and Accounts Manager Finance

Administration Directorate

Director Administration Deputy Director Hostels

+92-51-90851061 +92-51-90851043 +92-51-90851045 +92-51-90851047 +92-51-90851046

+92-51-90851301 +92-51-90851303 +92-51-90851313

+92-51-90851501 +92-51-90851509

Mailing Address:

National University of Sciences and Technology H-12, Islamabad, Pakistan

Constituent Colleges/Schools/Centres MilitaryCollege of Engineering, Risalpur Dean O I/C NUST Affairs:

+92-923-631315 +92-923-631667

MilitaryCollege of Signals, Rawalpindi Dean O I/C NUST Affairs:

+92-51-561-5234155 +92-51-4246415

College of Electrical & Mechanical Engineering, Rawalpindi Dean: +92-51-9278047 O I/C NUST Affairs: +92-51-9278532 Pakistan Navy Engineering College, Karachi Commandant: O I/C NUST Affairs: College of Aeronautical Engineering, Risalpur Dean: O I/C NUST Affairs: NUST UNDERGRADUATE HANDBOOK 2013

+92-21-48503001 +92-21-48503043

+92-923-631499 +92-923-631498 +92-923-631391-7Extn 7613 04

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Administrator:

+92-51-90854004 +92-51-90854007 +92-51-90854007

NUST Institute of Civil Engineering Associate Dean

+92-51-90854501

Institute of Environmental Science & Engineering Associate Dean Website:

+92-51-90854201 www.iese.edu.pk

Institute of Geographic Information Systems Associate Dean: Head of Department:

+92-51-90854401 +92-51-90854473

National Institute of Transportation Principal:

+92-51-90854103

School of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, Islamabad Dean +92-51-90852003 Information Office +92-51-90852400 School of Chemical and Materials Engineering, Islamabad Dean Student Coordinator

+92-51-90855001 +92-51-90855107

Research Centre for Modeling & Simulation, Islamabad Principal: Coordinator:

+92-51-90855701 +92-51-90855720

School of Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineering, Islamabad Dean: +92-51-90856001 Faculty Office: +92-51-90856005 Army Medical College, Rawalpindi Principal: O I/C NUST Affairs:

+92-51-561-32973 +92-51-9270257 +92-51-561-32612

Atta-Ur-Rahman School of Applied Biosciences Islamabad Principal: Deputy Dir Administration:

+92-51-90856101 +92-51-90856601

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NUST Business School, Islamabad Dean Deputy Controller Exams: Programme Coordinator:

+92-51-90853001 +92-51-90853005 +92-51-90853257

Centre for Advanced Mathematics and Physics, Islamabad Principal: Associate Faculty:

+92-51-90855551 +92-51-90855578

School of Art, Design & Architecture, Islamabad Principal: Faculty:

+92-51-90855401 +92-51-90855425

NUST Institute of Peace and Conflict Studies, Rawalpindi Principal: Head of Department:

+92-51-9271778 +92-51-9271596

Centre for Energy Systems, Islamabad Principal: Project Engineer HoD Behavioural Sciences:

+92-51-90855101 +92-51-90855255 +92-51-90855856

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Scheme/ Duration of Studies Undergraduate studies 11.

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The minimum number of credit hours, and as approved by Pakistan Engineering Council (PEC) / Pakistan Medical & Dental Council (PM&DC) / Pakistan Council of Architects and Town Planners (PCATP) / Higher Education Commission (HEC), for each program, and duration for completing the Bachelor's Programs shall be as under : Program

a. Bachelor of Engineering (BE) b. Bachelor of Information Technology (BIT) c. Bachelor of Business Administration (Honours) (BBA Hons) d. Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery (MBBS) e. Bachelor of Dental Surgery (BDS) f. Bachelor of Science (BS) g. Bachelor of Arts (BA) h. Bachelor of Architecture

Credit Hours (Minimum) 130 130

Duration Minimum 4 Years 4 Years

Duration Maximum 7 Years 7 Years

130

4 Years

7 Years

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5 Years

#

130 130 181

4 Years 4 years 4 years 5 Years

# 7 Years 7 Years 8 Years

# For MBBS and BDS, maximum duration shall be according to Chapter 9 of Part II of the Statutes / Regulations

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Internship: with reputed public / private sector organizations for a minimum duration of 6-8 weeks for the students may be arranged by the concerned services / colleges / schools / centres / individuals during 3rd/4th year semester breaks to provide them with practical on-job training and confidence before employment as professionals. Main Office NUST shall assist to the maximum possible extent.

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Tests, Examinations And Grading Policy for Engineering/Information Technology/Management Sciences

The following may be scheduled during a semester of studies for the purpose of grading:(1)

Minor Tests (Quizzes). - A number of quizzes conducted frequently in each course at irregular intervals, (normally 2-3 credit hours) throughout the semester, with/without intimation.

(2)

Major Tests (a)

Mid Semester/One Hour Tests. A 2-3 hours test conducted at mid semester or a number of one hour tests conducted (normally one per credit hour) in each course at regular intervals with due notice of at least two days.

(b)

End Semester Examination. The last comprehensive examination of approximately three hours duration is given in each course on its completion.

(3)

Class Assignments. A task relevant to a course of study assigned by concerned faculty to substantiate the course contents. The assignment may or may not be graded.

(4)

Practical/Lab Tests. These tests include all such examinations/ evaluations to ascertain the level of competency of practical application of knowledge acquired.

(5)

Project. Project is a research work aimed at testing the ability of a student to translate the theoretical knowledge acquired during a course of study into practical use at Bachelor/Master level.

(6)

Thesis/Dissertation. Thesis/dissertation is a report comprising the original research work of a student which is counted towards the partial fulfillment of his Master/PhD degree.

14.

All End Semester Examinations of the University, shall be held at constituent/affiliated colleges/schools/ institutes/centres, on dates and according to the schedule prepared by the college/institute/center, unless otherwise approved by the Rector, and duly forwarded to Main Office NUST as per Regulation 18 of Academic Regulations/Statutes.

15.

Thesis/Dissertations shall be examined and evaluated by a Guidance and Examination Committee (GEC) constituted for this purpose.

16.

Question Papers.

All question papers are set by respective faculty and duly scrutinized, approved, and conducted in accordance with the university policy. As per the spirit of semester system, there shall be no choice in attempting the questions. It shall also be ensured that the Question Papers are balanced with respect to the examination policy and have been prepared to cover the essentials of the whole syllabus completed by the faculty.

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Use of Reference Material During Tests/ Examinations.

Prior to class test, mid / end-semester examinations, the concerned faculty / invigilator shall announce such books, notes or other material which can be referred to by the students during the tests / examinations. Examinee shall not be in possession of any other books, notes, papers or material etc.

18.

Examination Schedule.

The Deputy Controllers of Examinations of the respective colleges / school / institutes / centres shall publish the examination schedules at least two weeks prior to the commencement of the End Semester Examination and forward a copy of the schedule to Main Office NUST (Examination Branch) for information and record. Any subsequent changes shall only be made after approval from Main Office NUST.

19.

Academic Calendar.

Director Academics shall prepare academic calendar of the University based on the details to be provided by each college / school / institute / centre and other directorates of Main Office NUST at least two months before the commencement of academic year, i.e., Fall Semester.

20.

Conduct of End-Semester Examination.

Commandant / Principal / Dean shall approve the detailing of officers / faculty as superintendent / deputy superintendent for the conduct of End Semester Examination. These officers / faculty shall ensure the following, namely:-

(1)

examinees are seated in the examination room according to the seating plan prepared by the Examination Branch;

(2)

all answer books used in the examination are initialed by them. No other answer books are to be used;

(3)

answer books are issued to the invigilators five minutes before the commencement of the examination and retrieved at the end of the examination; and

(4)

absentee report, if any, is prepared and forwarded to the Examination Branch at the end of each examination.

21.

Invigilators are detailed by the Deputy Controller of Examinations of the colleges / school / institutes / centres after the approval of Commandant / Principal/Dean. They shall report to the superintendent / deputy superintendent thirty minutes before the commencement of examination and shall ensure,(1)

that the students are seated according to their seating plan;

(2)

that the students are warned against the use of unfair means and have been advised to surrender notes, papers or other unauthorized material before the commencement of the examination;

(3)

that no examinee is allowed to join the examination thirty minutes after its

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commencement; (4)

that no examinee is allowed to leave the examination room within one hour of commencement of examination. The visits to wash rooms shall be carefully controlled;

(5)

that the question papers and answer books of an examinee detected using unfair means or assisting another candidate, is taken away and the matter reported to the superintendent/deputy superintendent of examination. The superintendent records all available evidence to be used as written proof later on; and

(6)

that the examinees write their examination code number on the front cover of each additional answer book used. If more than one answer book is used, they are stapled together. All unused answer books are handed over to the superintendent/deputy superintendent after the examination.

22.

The invigilator shall distribute the question papers to the students according to the schedule published by the Examination Branch of the respective college/school/institute/centre. The invigilator shall collect answer books from the students and hand over to superintendent/ deputy superintendent after the examination. The subject faculty shall remain available near the examination of their subject to clarify query, if any.

23.

Students' Responsibility.

Students shall report half an hour before the time fixed for the examination on the first day and ten minutes on subsequent days. No books, notes or documents are to be taken in the examination room except those authorized by the examiner.

24.

Unfair Means.

Any student found using unfair means or assisting another student during a test/examination shall be liable to disciplinary action. A student found guilty of such an act by the college/school/institute/center/Discipline Committee, shall be dealt with in the light of policy in vogue (For details on discipline matters please refer to Chapter XVII of Statutes). Use of unfair means generally covers the following, namely;-

(1)

an attempt to have access to the question paper before the test/ examination;

(2)

use/possession of unauthorized reference material during test/examination;

(3)

any form of communication by the examinees with any one in or outside the examination room while the test/examination is in progress; and

(4)

unauthorized entry into faculty's office or that of his/her staff with the intention of having an access to or tampering with the official record/Examination papers etc.

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Academic Standards for Award of Degrees 25.

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The basis for determining a student's grade in a course is left at the wellconsidered discretion of the individual faculty/Departmental Board of Studies. Since some courses are purely theoretical, some are purely practical and some have a theoretical as well as a practical portion, the grading scheme in the format given below may be followed by each department for the purpose of uniformity:Grading Scheme Per Semester Engineering / IT / Sciences

Nature of Exam End semester examination One Hour Test(s)* Quizzes

Duration

Frequency

Weighting (%age)

2- 3 hrs

1

40-50

One hour -

1 CH Course – minimum 1 OHT 2-4 CHs Courses – minimum 2 OHTs 1 CH Course – minimum 2 2 CHs and above Courses – minimum 3

30-40 10-15

Assignments

Own time

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5-10

Project(s)

Own time

-

10-20

Lab Work / Projects

3 contact hours

1 per week for each lab CH

70-80

* Mid Semester Examination will be held in lieu of OHTs during Summer Semester.

26.

For purely theoretical and purely practical courses, the grading scheme is evident in the suggested format. However, for subjects which have the two categories (theory and practical) combined, the final grade is computed by multiplying the number of credits assigned to each category with the percentage marks obtained in that category and dividing the sum of the two by the total credits in that subject. For example:Example Subject

Theory Credit

Practical Credit

Physics

3

1

% age Marks Earned Theory Practical 70

90

Overall grade = (70 X 3+90 X 1)/ (3+1)=75 %

27.

The over all subject percentage thus obtained shall be rounded off by the individual faculty up to two decimal points. Fraction of 0.5 or more are rounded to the next higher digit.

28.

The performance of each student in a course of study is graded as follows:-

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Grade Point 4.00

B+

3.5

B C+

3.00 2.5

C

2.00

D+ (for UG only)

1.50

D (for UG only)

1.00

F

0.00

I

Incomplete

W

Dropped

29.

It is the University policy to workout GPA by awarding relative grading on a scale of 4.00 points according to distribution gap method on the performance of a particular class by the faculty teaching the course.

30.

Relative Grading System

(1)

Relative Grading allows for screening students according to their performance relative to their peers. In relative grading a histogram of total marks obtained by all students is taken and ranges for assigning various grades are decided for awarding the grades. These “ranges� for assigning grades are based on upper limit of percentage of students in a course that can have a particular grade.

(2)

It also establishes minimum achievement standards linked to the content mastery and then calculate numbers of As, Bs, and Cs etc. based on the curve tied to the students performance relative to their peers.

31.

To earn course credits, a student must obtain a minimum of 1.0 grade points for undergraduate and 2.0 grade points for postgraduate programs in each course.

32.

To successfully complete the degree requirement, a student must obtain a minimum Cum GPA of 2.00 (2.50 for BBA (Hons), BS Economics, BS Public Administration, BS Mass Communication, BS Accounting & Finance and BS Applied Biosciences), MF GPA 2.0 (for CAE) and 2.00 for theory courses and 2.50 for studios for Bachelors of Architecture.

33.

Award of 'F', 'I' & 'W'Grades

(1)

Award of Grade 'F'. In addition to 'F' grade awarded on the basis of academic failure, a student shall not be allowed to appear in final examination of a subject in which his attendance is less than 75%, and he shall be awarded 'F' grade in that subject. The 'F' grade so obtained shall only be cleared by

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repetition of the course whenever offered.

(2)

(3) 34.

Award of Grade 'I'. A student, who, because of illness or other acceptable reasons approved by the Departmental/Faculty Board of Studies, fails to complete the required work in any course or misses any examination/test defined as under, provided his overall attendance is not less than 75%, is given 'I' as a grade. The student receiving such a grade makes up the unfinished portion of his course and is given a grade as per regulation 28 at the discretion of the faculty without prejudice to the previous grade 'I'. In case the student fails to make up the coursework, he receives a grade 'F' unless further extension is given by the Faculty Board of Studies. (a)

Mid Semester Examination / One Hour Tests.- Whenever a student misses Mid Semester Examination/One Hour Test due to reasons acceptable to the Departmental Board of Studies, make up test should be arranged within the period to be decided by the Departmental Board of Studies but not later than four weeks from original date of missed Mid Semester Exam/One Hour Test.

(b)

End Semester Exam. Whenever a student misses End Semester Examination due to reasons acceptable to the Faculty Board of Studies, make up examination should be arranged within first six weeks after the beginning of the subsequent semester.

Award of Grade 'W'. Grade W will be awarded on dropping of a course as per details given in succeeding paras.

Adding / Dropping of Course(s):

(1)

Adding / Dropping of course(s) will be allowed within the first two weeks of start of a semester. It will be ensured that minimum number of credit hours is not less than 12 and maximum number of credit hours does not exceed 21.

(2)

A student taking less than regular semester load will not be considered for any academic honour / award.

(3)

A student will be allowed to drop a registered course latest by 8th week of a regular semester and 5th week of a summer semester with recommendation of the HoD and approval of the Dean / Associate Dean. Letter grade 'W' will appear in the transcript against the specific course and will not be considered for computation of GPA.

(4)

Student having 'W' on the transcript will not be considered for any academic honour / award.

(5)

A student will be allowed to have a maximum of 2 W's in a semester. He will not be allowed to accumulate more than 4 W's at any one particular time during course of studies.

(6)

Offering and Registration of Courses.- Each institution will finalize additional courses to be offered in a particular semester well before its start but not later than the last week of the previous semester, keeping in view the resources available.

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Final Grade.

The grade earned by a student in home assignments, quizzes, laboratory work, mid semester/one hour tests, end semester examination etc, are formalized into final result by the concerned faculty. It must be ensured by the faculty that all examination answer sheets including end semester examination are shown to the respective students prior to finalization of the results. The faculty prepares the final results of the students on the standard grade sheet in duplicate and submits it to the Departmental Board of Studies (DBS). The grade sheets of each course duly approved by the DBS are sent to the Deputy Controller of Examination.

36.

Reassessment / Rechecking of Papers.

Reassessment means re-evaluation of answer(s) already checked/evaluated by the examiners. Answer books of a student in any examination shall not be reassessed under any circumstances. Rechecking will be carried out as per the instructions mentioned in Annexure A .

37.

Issue of Academic Transcript / Detailed Mark Sheet.

A student desirous of obtaining Academic Transcript/Detailed Mark Sheet may apply to Controller of Examinations NUST through his/her college/school/institute/centre along with the prescribed fee, as per the policy issued on the subject.

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Award of Bachelors Degree and Academic Deficiencies For Bachelor Students

(Applicable to all programs except those specified separately) 38.

(1)

(2) 39.

Award of Bachelors degree.On recommendations of the Faculty Boards of Studies of the constituent institutions, the University awards undergraduate degree to the students who satisfy the following conditions, namely:(a)

have completed prescribed credit hours, as per approval of Pakistan Engineering Council (PEC) / Higher Education Commission (HEC) for each program for Bachelors degree; and

(b)

have achieved a minimum CGPA/Major Field CGPA (for CAE only), of 2.00 with a minimum of 'C' grade in project work for BE/BIT.

The degrees will reflect CGPA earned by the student during the degree program.

Academic Deficiencies.A student who obtains one or more of the following grades in the semester result shall be considered academically deficient, namely:-

(1)

an 'F' grade in any course;

(2)

Sem GPA less than 2.00

(3)

CGPA less than 2.00

(4)

'I' (Incomplete) grade in any course; and

(5)

Major Field CGPA less than 2.00 for CAE only.

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(1)

Disposal of Academically Deficient Students.The cases of academically deficient students shall be disposed off initially by the Departmental Board of Studies (DBS) and subsequently by the Faculty Board of Studies (FBS) of the respective institution in the following manner, namely:(a)

The DBS shall review the end semester results of deficient students and recommend any one of the following actions to the FBS, namely:(i)

warning;

(ii) probation; (iii) suspension; or (iv) withdrawal;

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(ii) place the student on probation; (iii) recommend suspension; or (iv) recommend withdrawal from the University.

(2)

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The warning and probation orders shall be issued by the Deputy Controller of Examination of the respective institution. One copy of the order shall be placed in the student's file for record and one copy each shall be sent to the parent/guardian and student's tutor.

Warning

(a)

Definition.- “warning� means a written cautionary statement issued to a student who qualifies to continue his studies despite minor deficiencies in some courses so as to make him conscious of the weakness and advise him to work hard during the semester under progress.

(b)

Policy.- A student shall be placed on warning under the following condition as per the latest policies of the University :(i)

(c)

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Semester GPA of the student is less than 2.00 or he earns F grade (s) in a course (s) but does not qualify for probation / withdrawal.

Compulsions.- While on warning, a student is to,(i)

contact concerned faculty for guidance; and

(ii)

keep a complete record of the semester work comprising home assignments, laboratory reports, quizzes, mid semester/one hour tests and the marks obtained.

Probation

(a)

Definition.- A student is said to be on probation if he is deficient in academic standards but is allowed to continue studies.

(b)

Policy.- A student shall be placed on academic probation under the following conditions:

(c)

(i)

His CGPA is less than 2.00, and he does not qualify for withdrawal.

This clause will not be applicable to the first semester; and

(ii)

On disciplinary grounds when recommended by the respective discipline committee of the institution and the discipline committee of NUST.

Compulsions.- While on probation, a student shall:(i)

contact concerned faculty for guidance; and

(ii)

keep a complete record of the semester work comprising home assignments, laboratory reports, quizzes, mid semester/one hour tests, and the marks obtained.

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Suspension

(a)

Definition.- “suspension” means that a student is not allowed to continue regular academic activities for a specified time.

(b)

Policy.- Faculty Board of Studies shall recommend and qualify a suspension as under (as per latest policies of the University), namely :-

(c)

(i)

suspension on disciplinary grounds; or

(ii)

suspension on medical grounds;

(iii)

suspension on prolonged absence.

(iv)

suspension on reasons beyond student’s control or on authorized grounds/ sanctioned leave from competent authority.

A student may be recommended for suspension by the Faculty Board of Studies for approval by Main Office NUST in case of NUST students / paying cadets, subject to any of the conditions listed below, namely:(i)

on disciplinary grounds when recommended by the Discipline Committee of the respective institution and the Discipline Committee of the University.

(ii)

if overall attendance of the student is below 75% in a semester on medical grounds or reasons beyond his control; or

(iii)

if the student remains absent for more than thirty but less than forty-five consecutive days without valid reasons;

Note:

During this period of suspension the student will be required to pay 25% tuition fee (non-refundable);

(d)

Suspension of Registration.

(1)

If a student remains absent for 45 or more consecutive days without intimation or any valid reason, his / her admission / registration will be suspended. However, such student may resume the same program subject to meeting the following conditions: (a)

has completed minimum one year of studies and attained mandatory GPAs;

(b)

has been recommended by the respective institution.

(2)

On re-admission, the student will pay the prescribed admission fee and 50% tuition fee for the period of absence. The rate of fee will be as applicable to students of the semester which he / she joins.

(3)

While considering the case for re-admission, it will be ascertained by the respective institution that the student has sufficient time to complete his / her degree within the prescribed time limit, which will start from date of original / first admission.

(4)

No special classes / courses will be planned / arranged for such cases, other than planned classes for repeat courses.

(5)

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regulations applicable to the entry he joins.

(6) 44.

Suspension of registration, on grounds of prolonged absence, will be granted only once in the program in which he / she was originally granted admission.

Withdrawal

(a)

Definition. “withdrawal” means that a student is considered unsuitable for further studies at NUST and is withdrawn from the program.

(b)

Policy. A student is recommended for withdrawal as per latest policies of the University by the Faculty Board of Studies for approval by Main Office NUST in case of NUST students / Paying Cadets, subject to any of the conditions listed below, namely:(a)

the student accumulates seven or more F grades;

(b)

earns four consecutive probations;

(c)

on disciplinary grounds when recommended by the respective Discipline Committee of the institution and the Discipline Committee of NUST;

(d)

cannot complete his degree requirements within the maximum stipulated time of seven years, even if he utilizes the summer semester. Such like cases will be recommended by the respective FBS and referred to the Registrar Dte for approval.

(e)

A student who remains absents for more 45 consecutive days without valid reasons, but does not qualify for “Suspension of Registration”

Note: If a student is likely to be withdrawn on academic deficiencies, he will be duly warned and counseled, and his parents will be forewarned for intervention.

Such communications will be duly recorded.

45.

Repetition of Course(s).-

(1) A student may repeat a course for the following reasons, subject to payment of prescribed tuition fee for the repeated course(s): (a)

Clearance of W / F Grades. (i)

A student shall repeat a course to clear an F / W grade;

(ii)

It shall be the student's responsibility to clear the failed / dropped courses, subject to availability of resources at the respective institution and approval of Dean / Associate Dean / HoD;

(iii)

The student's transcript shall show both the old grade and the new earned grade but the CGPA will be based on the new earned grade;

(iv)

The student who repeats a course to clear a W/F grade shall not b e eligible for academic honours / awards.

(b) Improvement of CGPA.- A student may repeat a course to improve his CGPA subject to the following provisions:

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The student shall register for the course(s) to be repeated after formal permission from the respective HoD;

(ii)

The terms and conditions of repeat courses shall be the same as per regular courses. The student transcript will show both the old grade and the new earned grade but his CGPA shall be based on the new earned grade;

(iii)

The student shall not be eligible for top academic honours /award based on a new earned grade(s);

(iv)

The student shall not be allowed to improve his CGPA after completion of the degree.

Retest of End Semester Examination.- In case a failed subject is a prerequisite for a course in the following semester, the student shall have to clear it through retest within first six academic weeks of the next semester. Such retest shall have the same weightage as that of actual End Semester Examination in that subject. Maximum achievable grade in this case shall be 'D'. There shall be no extra coaching classes prior to such retest.

Note: The degree program shall be considered complete on fulfillment of prescribed requirements of the degree, request of the student for final transcript / award of degree and formal notification by the Controller of Examinations.

46.

Deferment of Semester(s).A student may seek deferment from regular studies subject to the following conditions:

(a)

Deferment will be requested before the start of a semester. It will be endorsed by the FBS and processed for formal approval by the Registrar;

(b)

During the period of deferment , he / she will be allowed to repeat courses already studied on payment of prescribed fee for repetition of courses but not permitted to study new courses;

(c)

He / She shall pay 25% tuition fee to maintain his / her registration;

(d)

the student has the requisite time available to complete his / her degree within the stipulated time; or

(e)

In case, a student opts to defer the first semester he/she shall have to pay full tuition fee (non-adjustable / non-refundable).

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Award of Bachelors' Degree.The (NUST), on recommendations of the Faculty Boards of Studies of the constituent colleges/institutes/centres, awards undergraduate degree to the students who satisfy the following conditions, namely:(a)

have completed prescribed credit hours, and as per approval of Pakistan Engineering Council (PEC)/Higher Education Commission (HEC) for each program for bachelors' degree; and

(b)

have achieved a minimum CGPA/Major Field CGPA (for CAE only), of 2.00 with a minimum of 'C' grade in project work for BE/BIT.

The degrees will reflect CGPA earned by the student during the degree program.

Academic Deficiencies.A student who obtains one or more of the following grades in semester final result is considered academically deficient, namely:-

(a)

an 'F' grade in any course;

(b)

Semester GPA less than 2.00; (c)

CGPA less than 2.00;

(d)

'I' (Incomplete) grade in any course; and

(e)

major Field CGPA less than 2.00 for CAE only.

49.

Disposal of Academically Deficient Students.-

(1)

The cases of academically deficient students are disposed of initially by the Departmental Board of Studies (DBS) and subsequently by the Faculty Board of Studies (FBS) of the respective college/institute/centre in the following manner, namely:(a)

the DBS shall reviews the end semester results of deficient students and recommend any one of the following actions to the FBS, namely:(i) warning; (ii) probation; (iii) relegation; or (iv) withdrawal;

(b)

the FBS of the college/institute/centre upon receipt of recommendations from the concerned DBS shall be convened as soon as possible but not later than the first two weeks of next semester; and

(c)

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following actions as per latest policies of the University, namely:(i) issues warning to the student; (ii) place student on probation; (iii) recommend relegation of student to next junior class; or (iv) recommend withdrawal of the student from the University.

(2)

The warning and probation orders are issued by the Deputy Controller of Examination of respective college/institute/centre. One copy of the order is placed in the student's file for record and one copy each is sent to the parent/guardian and student's tutor.

50.

Warning

(a)

Definition.- “Warning� means a written cautionary statement issued to a student who qualifies to continue his studies despite minor deficiencies in some course so as to make him conscious of the weakness and advise him to work hard during the semester under progress.

(b)

Policy.- A student is placed on warning under any of the following conditions as per latest policies of the University :(i)

first Semester GPA is equal to or more than 1.90 but less than 2.00 and the student has not obtained 'F' grade in any subject ; or

(ii)

second semester onwards, Semester GPA is equal to or more than 1.90 but less than 2.0 without any 'F' grade, provided the CGPA is more than or equal to 2.00 and the student does not qualify for probation, relegation, withdrawal; or

(iii) third semester onwards, major field CGPA is between 1.90 and 2.00 (for CAE only). (c)

Compulsions.- While on warning, a student is to,(i)

contact concerned faculty for guidance; and

(ii)

keep a complete record of the semester work comprising home assignments, laboratory reports, quizzes, mid semester/one hour tests and the marks obtained.

51.

Probation

(a)

Definition .- A student is said to be on Probation if he is deficient in academic standards to the extent that he is likely to be relegated/withdrawn and is allowed to continue studies for one semester.

(b)

Policy. - A student is placed on academic probation as per latest policies of the university under any of the following conditions if,(i)

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CGPA at the end of second semester is more than 1.50 but less than 2.00 and he does not qualify for relegation/withdrawal; or

(iii) third semester onwards, CGPA is less than 2.00; or (iv) he receives 'F' grade(s) and does not qualify for relegation/ withdrawal; or (v)

third semester onwards, major field CGPA is below 1.90 (for CAE only); and

(vi) for CAE only

(c)

52.

(a)

a student may be allowed to avail a maximum of two probations and one relegation during his entire stay at CAE, provided a probation is not consecutively following the relegation;

(b)

a student who has not been relegated may be allowed to avail a maximum of three probations during his entire stay at CAE;

(c)

a student who fails to get a minimum Cum/MF GPA 2.00 after relegation shall not be allowed to continue further studies at CAE;

(d)

a student with MF GPA less than 2.00 after the 7th Semester shall not be allotted the project till the time he clears his deficiency, if permissible under the rules, otherwise he shall be withdrawn from further training at CAE.

Compulsions.- While on probation, a student shall:(i)

contact concerned faculty for guidance; and

(ii)

keep a complete record of the semester work comprising home assignments, laboratory reports, quizzes, mid semester/one hour tests, and the marks obtained.

Relegation

(a)

Definition.- “Relegation� means that the student is asked to join the next junior class.

(b)

Policy.- Faculty Board of Studies shall recommend and qualify a relegation as under (as per latest policies of the University), namely :-

(c)

(i)

relegation on academic grounds;

(ii)

relegation on medical grounds;

(iii)

relegation on disciplinary grounds;

(iv)

relegation on prolonged absence; or

(v)

relegation on military training grounds.

A student is recommended for relegation by the Faculty Board of Studies for approval by Main Office NUST in case of NUST students and by respective HQs/Directorates in case of military/paying cadets, subject to any of the conditions listed below, namely:(i)

if the first Semester GPA is between 1.00 and 1.50;

(ii)

if the student's CGPA consistently remains below 2.00 for two

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consecutive semesters; (iii)

if the student has a total of 4 un-cleared 'F' grades at any particular time during the course of studies provided he does not earn the same in a single semester;

(iv)

if the student fails in 3 courses in any one semester;

(v)

if the student fails in repeat/retest of a failed course;

(vi)

if the student fails to appear and clear the 'F' grades as decided by the Faculty Board of Studies without valid reasons;

(vii)

on disciplinary grounds when recommended by respective Discipline Committee of college/institute/centre and Discipline Committee of NUST;

(viii)

if overall attendance of the student in the college/institute/centre is below 75% in a semester on medical grounds or reasons beyond his control; or

(ix)

if the student remains absent for more than thirty but less than forty five consecutive days without valid reasons.

(d)

If relegation is due to paragraph (ii) of clause (c) the student may be required to repeat both the semesters as decided by the college/institute/center FBS, otherwise he shall repeat the previous semester only.

(e)

In case of relegation on medical grounds or reasons beyond students' control as mentioned in paragraph (viii) of clause (c), on authorized grounds/sanctioned leave from competent authority, it shall be termed as a technical relegation and shall not involve penalties associated with normal relegation.

(f)

Suspension Cum Relegation Due to Prolonged Absence.- A student shall be suspended and relegated if he remains absent for more than 30 but less than forty five consecutive days without valid reasons under paragraph (ix) of clause (c). The student shall be required to pay 10% of tuition fee during the period of suspension. Suspension of a student means that he shall not be allowed to attend the classes i.e. remaining portion of the semester after he reports back from prolonged absence.

(g)

the relegation of a military student on military training grounds would be considered as a “Technical Relegation” and shall not involve penalties associated with normal relegation.

53.

Withdrawal

(a)

Definition. “Withdrawal” means that a student is considered unsuitable for further studies at NUST and is withdrawn from the program.

(b)

Policy. A student is recommended for withdrawal as per latest policies of the University by the Faculty Board of Studies for approval by Main Office NUST in case of NUST students and by respective Services HQ/ Directorates in case of military students, subject to any of the conditions listed below, namely:-

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if the student has been previously relegated (not technical relegation) and earns another relegation;

(ii)

if the student fails in 4 courses in any one semester;

(iii)

if the student secures a minimum Semester GPA of 1.00 or less in the first semester;

(iv)

if the student secures a CGPA of 1.5 or less at end of first two semesters;

(v)

on disciplinary grounds when recommended by respective Discipline Committee of college/institute/centre and Discipline Committee of NUST; or

(vi)

if the student remains absent for 45 or more consecutive days without valid reasons.

Retest /Repetition of Courses.In order to ensure that a student clears all prescribed courses and obtains a minimum CGPA of 2.0 which is a mandatory requirement to earn a NUST degree, retest/ repetition of courses is permitted as per the following rules, namely:-

(a)

Retest of End Semester Examination.- In case a failed subject is a prerequisite for a course in the following semester, the student may have the option to clear it through retest within first six academic weeks of the next semester. Such retest shall have the same weightage as that of actual End Semester Examination in that subject. Maximum achievable grade in this case is 'D'. There shall be no extra coaching classes prior to such retest.

(b)

Repetition of Course (s).- A student may repeat a course under two circumstances i.e to clear an 'F' Grade or to improve his CGPA. The student shall be required to complete all formalities applicable to repetition of courses i.e mid semester examination/one hour tests, projects, assignments, quizzes etc, and End Semester Examination. The student transcript shall show both old grade and new earned grade but the CGPA shall be based on new earned grade. The student shall also have to pay the prescribed tuition fee for the repeated course. Maximum achievable grade in this case is 'B'. Student who repeats a subject shall not be eligible for top student honours/awards even if he improves it and comes in that bracket after repeating it. It is the student's responsibility to clear the failed subjects within the prescribed time limits to avoid relegation due to accumulation of 'F' grades. The details of the circumstances under which a student may repeat a course are:(i)

Clearance of 'F' Grade. For a failed course which is not a prerequisite for a subsequent course in the following semester, Faculty Board of Studies may decide for a retest or repetition of the course whenever offered subject to the availability of necessary resources/faculty. Retest shall be governed by clause (a). In case 'F' grade is awarded due to shortfall in attendance (less than 75% attendance) in a specific subject which is also a pre-requisite for a

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course in subsequent semester, the student shall have to clear it by repetition within first eight academic weeks of the next semester subject to availability of necessary resources/faculty. The minimum duration of a specially arranged repeat course shall not be less than eight weeks; or (ii)

Improvement of CGPA.- A student may repeat the course in which he received the grade 'D' in order to improve his CGPA. Procedure for repeating a course shall be as under, namely:(a)

the candidate shall apply to the HoD for permission to repeat a course. The case shall be presented before the FBS which may permit a student to repeat a course whenever offered subject to the availability of necessary resources/faculty;

(b)

the student while repeating the course shall have to undergo all tests, quizzes, sessionals and final examination; and

(c)

a student shall be allowed to repeat maximum of five courses during his entire program apart from clearance of 'F' grade through repetition, if any.

Explanation:- Repetition of a failed course is granted by FBS subject to availability of necessary resources/faculty and shall not be used as a tool for avoiding relegation.

Note:

The degree program shall be considered complete on fulfillment of prescribed requirements of the degree, request of the student for final transcript / award of degree and formal notification by the Controller of Examinations.

55.

Freezing of Semester(s).Temporary Freezing up to one year from coursework may be allowed to students facing acute domestic problems/valid reasons subject to approval of Main Office NUST on the positive recommendations of the respective Faculty Board of Studies. The rules pertaining to technical suspension shall be applied. During the period, the student shall be required to pay 50% of tuition fee for each semester to continue his registration with NUST. Out of this half of the fee (25% of fee per month) will be credited back to the student upon rejoining the program after suspension.

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Bachelor of Architecture Degree (1)

Title of the Degree. These regulations pertain to 10 semesters of Bachelor of Architecture professional degree program being offered at School of Art Design and Architecture.

(2)

Eligibility for Admission. As defined in Part II, Chapter II, Clause 3 of NUST Statutes.

(3)

Selection for Admission. Candidates will be selected on the basis of NUST Entrance Test, which will include cognitive and skill based evaluation.

(4)

Duration of Studies (a)

Minimum number of credit hours and duration for completing the Bachelor's Program shall be as under :-

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(b)

(5)

(6)

Duration Minimum Maximum 5 years 8 years

Internship with reputed public/private sector organizations for a minimum duration of 14 weeks will be compulsory. Students must arrange the internship during 3rd and 4th year semester breaks to provide them practical on the job training and confidence before employment as professionals.

Academics Requirements (a)

The program is a combination of theory subjects, design studios and internship in the various aspects of architecture. It will be spread over 5 years and consists of 10 semesters leading to the thesis design in the 10th semester.

(b)

The degree as a qualified “Architect” will be conferred in accordance with PCATP regulations as applicable from time to time.

Credit and Contact Hour Correlation (a)

“Credit Hour” means a lecture of one-hour duration (including ten minutes break) per week per semester for a subject countable towards a student's Cumulative Grade Point Average shall be considered as one credit hour. However, in case of studio, one credit hour requires two contact hours.

(b)

“Contact Hour” means one hour including ten minutes break spent on academic and research related activities including instructional work/tutorials, Studio work, research work, projects, seminars, workshops, internships, etc during the course of studies at the University. Generally speaking one credit hour of course work is equal to one contact hour whereas one credit hour of studio work is equal to two contact hours.

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Tests Examinations and Grading Policy for B Architecture (a)

Minor Tests (Quizzes) - Quizzes will be conducted in each course at irregular intervals throughout the semester, with or without intimation. Quizzes for architectural design studio course will not be mandatory as the studio itself is an extension of the test of theoretical knowledge. The faculty will exercise its discretion to conduct theoretical minor test if needed.

(b)

Major Tests (i)

Mid Semester. A 1-2 hours test will be conducted at mid semester in each course with due notice of at least two days.

(ii) End Semester Examination. The last comprehensive examination of approximately 2-3 hours duration will be given in each course on its completion. (iii) Class Assignment. A task relevant to a course of study assigned by the concerned faculty to substantiate the course contents. The assignment may or may not be graded. (iv) Studios. These include all such evaluations so to ascertain the level of competency of practical application of knowledge acquired within architectural domain. Studio work comprises projects which can vary from theoretical to practical nature: (a)

The studio courses especially the design studio will be broken down into Basics of Design I & II, Architecture Studio-I & VI, and the final year thesis design.

(b)

For the studios to meet PCATP academic standards and the accreditation criteria, the teacher-student ratio will not be more than (1:15). Further, other than the Basics of Design, the studio instructors will be paid-up PCATP members. It is important that all studio work assignments will be submitted on time and late submittals will not be accepted.

(8)

Project. Project is a research / design work aimed at testing the ability of a student to translate the theoretical knowledge acquired during a course of study into practical use at undergraduate level.

(9)

Thesis / Dissertation. Thesis / dissertation is a report comprising the precedent study, original research part and an original design solution to an issue or design question approved by the school, of a student which is counted towards the partial fulfillment of his Bachelors requirement:

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The dissertation lays the rational and the foundation work for the thesis architecture design, and will ultimately include the architectural proposal. Thus, it will be a composite document which will be graded in two parts; it will ultimately have the drawings in CD format included in it (to be inserted before the end of 10th semester).

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(c)

As recommended by the Pakistan Council of Architects and Town Planners, the internal grading will be 30% and the external grading will be 70% of the total grades.

(10) Question Papers. All question papers will be set by the respective faculty, and duly scrutinized, approved, and conducted in accordance with the university policy. As per the spirit of Semester System, there should be no choice in attempting the questions. It shall also be ensured that the Question Papers are balanced and cover the essentials of the whole syllabus completed by the faculty.

(11) Academic Standards for Award of Degree. The Grade Point will be awarded on the basis of absolute grading system on a scale of 4.00 points. The performance of each student in a course of study will be graded as follows:Grade Point

Grade

Numerical Equivalence

A B+

80-100% 70-79%

Major Field Courses 4.00 3.50

All Other Courses 4.00 3.50

B

60-69%

3.00

3.00

C+ C

55-59% 50-54%

2.50 -

2.50 2.00

D+ D F I W

45-49% 40-44% Less than 40%

Less than 55% Incomplete Dropped

1.50 1.00 0.00 Incomplete Dropped

(12) Attendance. Overall attendance of a student in a course (credited and noncredited) shall not be less than 75%. The student shall not be allowed to sit in the final examination if his attendance in a particular course falls below 75%.

(13) Word “Distinction”, “Honour”, “Pass” will be reflected on degree as per following criteria: (1)

Distinction – CGPA 4.00

(2)

Honours – CGPA between 3.5 to 3.9

(3)

Pass – CGPA higher than 2.0 and less than 3.4

(14) Classification of Courses (1)

“Major Field Course” will be a core course of Bachelor of Architecture Program. Passing grade for such a course will be 2.5 or more (C+ grade).

(2)

“Other Course” means all courses other than Major Field Course.

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Passing grade for such course will be minimum 1.00 (D grade).

(15) Parameters for determining a student's grade in a course are laid down as under:(1)

Combined grading system scheme will be adopted for computation of overall grade of a course as under for example: For Example

%age Marks Earned Theory Studio Basics of Design 1 5 70 90 Overall grade = (70x1 + 90x5)/(1+5) = 70+450/6 = 520/6 = 86.7% Subject

Theory Credits

(2)

Following courses have been designated as Major Field Courses (MFCs).

(a)

Semester 1

(b)

(c)

(d)

(e)

(f)

(i)

Basics of Design I

1-5

(ii)

Visual Communication I (Freehand Drawing)

1-2

Semester 2 (i)

Basics of Design II

1-5

(ii)

Materials and Construction I

2-1

(iii)

Visual Communication II (Technical Drawing)

1-2

Semester 3 (i)

Architectural Design I

1-5

(ii)

Materials and Construction II

2-1

Semester 4 (i)

Architectural Design II

1-5

(ii)

Environmental System I

3-0

(iii)

Materials and Construction III

2-1

(iv)

Visual Communication III (CADD)

1-2

Semester 5 (i)

Architectural Design III

1-5

(ii)

Environmental Systems II

3-0

Semester 6 (i)

(g) (h)

Architectural Design IV

1-5

Semester 7 (i)

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Total Credits Hours (16) CGPA for Award of Degree will be 2.0 / 4.0.

(17) Students will not be promoted to 9th semester if he is having any 'F' grade including non-credited course.

(18) Non Credit Course: Only pass or fail grade will be awarded. Pass grade will be awarded to the student having 75% or more attendance.

(19) The School has the right to retain the student's studio and / or theory work for publication or putting it on the web pages.

(20) Assessment Modes and Weighting (a)

Theory Courses: Assessment will be based on the results of Mid Term Exam, the Final Exam, evaluation of the term assignments, the progress and quality of the log book and the minimum level of attendance required in a particular course (75% of total class hours).

The assessment for all theory courses /theory component of the course shall be in accordance with the following table; Scheme of Studies: Bachelor of Architecture

Nature of Exam

Duration

Frequency

Weighting (%age) 30-50

Theory End semester exam

2- 3 hours

1

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1-2 hours

1

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1 CH Course – min 2 2 CH and above Courses – min 3

10-15

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15-25

Quizzes Assignments/ Project(s)

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Design Studios, other than Basics of Design, and Tenth Semester Thesis Design These will include all such evaluations so to ascertain the level of competency of practical application of knowledge acquired within the architectural domain. Studio work comprises projects which can vary from theoretical to practical nature. The individual Studio project instructions be prepared by the instructor and duly approved by the Head of Department (HoD). These may also be called the class studio assignments. Sample assignment already exists, and can be referred to and will form the basis of any new studio class assignments. These studio assignments will follow the overall framework of the curriculum outline, and will be approved one month prior to the start of semester.

(ii)

Assessment will be based on the results of projects which include: desk crits, design reviews, mid-project review and final review. The assessment shall also include: portfolio review and participation / attendance. The grading criteria for all studio courses /studio component of the course shall be in line with the criteria laid down by the University in Clause 16 of this chapter.

(c)

(d) (i)

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Thesis: More than two attempts will not be allowed for the thesis.

The student will no longer be enrolled after two failed attempts. The passing grade for thesis will be C+ i.e. the same as the MFCs (2.50 GPA). However a distinction grade will be decided by the external examiners.

(ii)

The Grading of the dissertation shall be divided into two components. However the grading scheme outlined below should be followed. l Theory l Studio Theory Component.

(Dissertation, only of the Thesis Design) it is the theoretical document of the thesis design studio.

Draft report, (original work) Including site analyses, building program, Architectural preposition, Design question to be addressed.

Or If it is a social project the social surveys will be added to the above, and their tabulation with polices, recommendation, analyses, settlement pattern, site and services, a complete set of policies.

Final dissertation will be evaluated by an external examiner / juror. This dissertation document will also be provided to the external examiner who will be reviewing the architectural thesis.

Total Theory Marking Range

Range 50-60%

40-50%

100%

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Thesis Design (Studio Work): Internal Marking Scheme

(i)

Concept, Architectural Preposition and the design question if any and its ultimate realization, including reference to the written dissertation.

10-15%

(ii)

Interim presentation to group of internals appointed by HoD. The studio instructor will not be part of the internals, but will observe the proceedings, and may be called to give any clarification.

Attendance and interest taken in the class, attendance below 75% will be penalized. The student will not be marked if his attendance in a particular course falls below 75% of the total required hours. The internal studio instructor will award these grades, as he is best acquainted with the student, his attendance and interest shown in the class.

10-15%

(iii)

Total Internal Marking Range

(f)

5-10%

30%

External Grading and Marking Scheme. External examiners will consist of a panel of 3 to 5. They will be required to grade each thesis and average marks will constitute the grade. Distinction grade will also be awarded by the external examiners. It will solely be their prerogative. The external examiners of various groups can jointly consult each other (70-75%).

(i)

Architectural concept and its logical conclusion culminating in a viable Architecture Design, which covers new ground but it is still technically viable.

10-15%

(ii)

Originality of the work– plagiarized work will not be accepted, and will be penalized.

Architectural presentation and technical aspects of design, and its presentation, as related to the concept and its subsequent design development. The presentation quality will be close to professional work.

5-10%

(iii)

(iv)

Drawings to be self – explanatory and technically correct. Proper plans, sections, site plan and 3Ds, evaluation in this part to focus on this aspect. The grading will be evaluated whether the student is the author of the scheme or not.

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(1) Specific Designations for Architectural Thesis (i)

“External Juror” means a person holding suitable qualifications in the relevant discipline who may belong to any outside constituent/ affiliated institution or university/ organization but has not taught the subject to the class during the academic semester for which the examination is being held.

(ii)

“Supervisor” means an in-house faculty who assists in supervision/ guidance of thesis of a B Arch student till completion of thesis. The supervisor must have sufficient experience and relevant qualification in the field of research.

(iii)

“Advisor” means a faculty/specialist from industry R&D organization that assists in supervision/ guidance of thesis of a B Arch student till completion of thesis. The co-advisor / cosupervisor must have sufficient experience and relevant qualification in the field of research.

(2) Award of Grade 'F'.- In addition to 'F' grade awarded on the basis of academic failure, a student shall not be allowed to appear in final examination of a subject in which his attendance is less than 75%, and he shall be awarded 'F' grade in that subject. The 'F' grade so obtained shall only be cleared by repetition of the course whenever offered, so that the students are made to attend the missed course.

(3) Award of Grade 'I'.- A student, who, because of illness or other acceptable reasons approved by the Departmental/Faculty Board of Studies, fails to complete the required work in any course or misses any examination/test defined as under, provided his overall attendance is not less than 75%, is given 'I' grade. The student receiving such a grade makes up the unfinished portion of his course and is given a grade as per regulation 93(j) at the discretion of the faculty without prejudice to the previous grade 'I'. In case the student fails to make up the coursework, he receives a grade 'F' unless further extension is given by the Faculty Board of Studies. (i)

Mid Semester Exam. Whenever a student misses Mid Semester Examination due to reasons acceptable to the Departmental Board of Studies, make up test should be arranged within the period to be decided by the Departmental Board of Studies but not later than four weeks from original date of missed Mid Semester Exam.

(ii)

End Semester Exam. Whenever a student misses End Semester Examination due to reasons acceptable to the Faculty Board of Studies, make up examination should be arranged within first six weeks after the beginning of the subsequent semester.

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A student taking less than regular semester load shall not be considered for any merit scholarship / academic award.

(iii)

A student is allowed to drop a registered course latest by 8th week of a regular semester and 5th week of a summer semester with the recommendation of HoD and approval of Dean /Associate Dean. However, letter grade 'W' shall appear in his transcript against the specific course and shall not be considered for computation of GPA.

(iv)

Student having 'W' on the transcript shall not be considered for any academic honor / award.

(v)

A student shall be allowed to have maximum of 2 W's in a semester. He shall not be allowed to accumulate more than 4 W's at any one particular time.

(5) Final Grade- The grade earned by a student in home assignments, quizzes, design studio work, mid semester, end semester examination etc, are formalized into final result by the concerned faculty. It must be ensured by the faculty that all examination answer sheets including end semester examination are shown to the respective students prior to finalization of the results. The faculty prepares the final results of the students on the standard grade sheet in duplicate and submits it to the Departmental Board of Studies (DBS). The grade sheets of each course duly approved by the DBS are sent to the Deputy Controller of Examination.

(6) Computation and Approval of Results- After the results are received from each Department, the Examination Branch of the School compiles the final results of each class. The final results show grades obtained in each course of the semester, the Sem GPA and the CGPA of each student. The result sheets also indicate the tentative disposal (probation, warning, relegation, withdrawal) of students failing to achieve required standard. The school shall hold the Faculty Board of Studies (FBS) meeting within first two weeks of the next semester and approve the result. The final result shall be formally announced by the Examination Branch after it is approved by the FBS. (7) Record of Results- The final result is recorded on the provisional semester transcript of each student. The Examination Branch of school prepares four copies of individual student semester transcript. The original copy is sent to the sponsoring authority (where applicable) second and third copy to the students and their parents/guardians. The fourth copy is retained in the student's permanent file at the school. The complete semester result of each course is sent to Controller of Examinations NUST for scrutiny and NUST UNDERGRADUATE HANDBOOK 2013

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formal notification.

(8) Issue of Academic Transcript/Detailed Mark Sheet- A student desirous of obtaining Academic Transcript/Detailed Mark Sheet may apply to Controller of Examinations NUST through the School along with the prescribed fee, as per the policy issued on the subject.

(21) Award of Bachelors Degree. On recommendations of the Faculty Board of Studies of the School, the university will award undergraduate degree to the students who satisfy the following conditions, namely:(a)

Have completed minimum 181 credit hours, and as per approval of Pakistan Council of Architects and Town Planners (PCATP) /Higher Education Commission (HEC) for Bachelor of Architecture degree, which may be in vogue at the time.

(b)

Have achieved a minimum CGPA of 2.0.

(c)

The degree will reflect CGPA earned by the student during the degree program

(d)

Internship: A total of fourteen weeks of internship would be required before, the award of Bachelor of Architecture degree. A form will be filled out by the supervisor of the entity who will be offering internship. A list of prospective firms, and entities will be available with the School. Rostrum of available firms will be available to the students for consultation at all times. However it will be the responsibility of the student to secure internship in the field. The student will be evaluated on the standard NUST form used at that time.

(22) Academic Deficiencies.- A student who obtains one or more of the following grades in semester final result is considered academically deficient, namely:(a)

An 'F' grade in any course.

(b)

Sem GPA less than 2.00.

(c)

CGPA less than 2.00.

(d)

'I' (Incomplete) grade in any course.

(23) Disposal of academically deficient students.- The case(s) of academically deficient student(s) will be disposed of initially by the Departmental Board of Studies (DBS) and subsequently by the Faculty Board of Studies (FBS) in the following manner, namely:(a)

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(b)

The FBS of the School upon receipt of recommendations from the DBS shall be convened as soon as possible but not later than the next two weeks of next semester.

(c)

the FBS shall consider each case individually and take one of the following actions as per latest policies of the University, namely:(i)

Issue warning to the student.

(ii) Place the student on probation. (iii) Recommend suspension of the student. (iv) Recommend withdrawal of the student from the University.

(24) The warning and probation orders will be issued by the Deputy Controller of Examination of the School. One copy of the order will be placed in the student's file for record and one copy each is sent to the parent/guardian and student's tutor.

(25) Warning (a)

Definition.- “Warning� means a written cautionary statement issued to a student who qualifies to continue his studies despite minor deficiencies in some course so as to make him conscious of the weakness and advise him to work hard during the semester under progress.

(b)

Policy.- A student is placed on warning as per latest policy of the University, (i)

If his Sem GPA is less than 2.00 or he earns F grade(s) in a course(s) but does not qualify for probation and withdrawal.

(ii) If the student has any 'F' grade after the 8th semester and will not be allowed to take the course of 9th semester until he clears all earned 'F' grade. (c)

Compulsions.- While on warning, a student is to,(i)

contact concerned faculty for guidance; and

(ii) keep a complete record of the semester work comprising home assignments, laboratory reports, quizzes, mid semester/one hour tests and the marks obtained.

(26) Probation (a)

Definition.- A student is said to be on probation if he is deficient in academic standards to the extent that he is likely to be withdrawn and is allowed to continue studies.

(b)

Policy.- A student will be placed on academic probation under the following conditions: (i)

CGPA is less than 2.00, and he does not qualify for withdrawal. This

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clause shall not be applicable in the First Semester (ii) on disciplinary ground when recommended by the discipline committee of the school and discipline committee of the NUST. (c)

Compulsions.- While on Probation, a student is to,(i)

contact concerned faculty for guidance; and

(ii) keep a complete record of the semester work comprising home assignments, laboratory reports, quizzes, mid semester/one hour tests and the marks obtained.

(27) Suspension (a)

Definition.- “suspension” means that a student is not allowed to continue regular academic activities for a specified time.

(b)

Policy.- Faculty Board of Studies shall recommend and qualify a suspension as under (as per latest policies of the University), namely :-

(c)

(i)

suspension on disciplinary grounds; or

(ii)

suspension on medical grounds;

(iii)

suspension on prolonged absence.

(iv)

suspension on reasons beyond student’s control or on authorized grounds/ sanctioned leave from competent authority.

A student may be recommended for suspension by the Faculty Board of Studies for approval by Main Office NUST in case of NUST students / paying cadets, subject to any of the conditions listed below, namely:(i)

on disciplinary grounds when recommended by the Discipline Committee of the respective institution and the Discipline Committee of the University.

(ii)

if overall attendance of the student is below 75% in a semester on medical grounds or reasons beyond his control; or

(iii)

if the student remains absent for more than thirty but less than forty-five consecutive days without valid reasons;

Note:

During this period of suspension the student will be required to pay 25% tuition fee (non-refundable);

(28) Withdrawal (a)

Definition. “Withdrawal” means that a student is considered unsuitable for further studies at NUST and is withdrawn from the program.

(b)

Policy. A student is recommended for withdrawal as per latest policies of the University by the Faculty Board of Studies for approval

by Main Office NUST subject to any of the condition listed below, namely;(i)

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Such like cases will be recommended by the respective FBS and referred to Registrar Directorate for approval. (v) A student who remains absent for more than 45 consecutive days without valid reasons but does not qualify for “Suspension of Registration�.

Note: If a student is likely to be withdrawn on academic deficiencies, he will be duly warned, and counseled, and his parents will be forewarned for intervention. Such communications will be duly recorded.

(29) Repetition of Courses.- A student may repeat a course for the following reasons subject to payment of prescribed tuition fee for the repeated courses: (a)

Clearance of W / F Grades. (i)

A student shall repeat a course to clear an F / W grade.

(ii) It shall be the students responsibility to clear the failed / dropped courses subject to availability of resources at the respective institution and approval of Dean / Associate Dean / HoD. (iii) The students transcript shall show both the old grade and new earned grade but the CGPA shall be based on the new earned grade (iv) The student who repeats a course to clear a 'W' grade shall not be eligible for academic honours / awards (b)

Improvement of CGPA. A student shall repeat a course to improve his CGPA subject to the following provisions. (i)

The student shall register for the course(s) to be repeated after formal permission from the respective HoD.

(ii) All terms and conditions (of repeat courses) shall be the same as per regular courses. The student transcript shall show both the old grade and new earned grade but his CGPA shall be based on the new earned grade. (iii) He shall not be eligible for top academic honours / award based on a new earned grade(s) (iv) The student shall not be allowed to improve his CGPA after completion of the degree. (c)

Retest of End Semester Examination.- In case a failed subject is a pre-requisite for a course in the following semester, the student shall have to clear it through retest within first six academic weeks of the next semester. Such retest shall have the same weightage as that of

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actual End Semester Examination in that subject. Maximum achievable grade in this case is 'D'. There shall be no extra coaching classes prior to such retest. Only one or two projects will be retested.

Note:-

The degree program shall be considered complete on fulfillment of the prescribed requirements of the degree, request of the student for final transcript / award of degree and formal notification by the Controller of Examinations.

(30) Deferment of Semester(s).- A student may seek deferment from regular studies subject to the following conditions: (i)

Deferment will be requested before the start of a semester. It will be endorsed by the FBS and processed for formal approval by the Registrar;

(ii)

During the period of deferment , he / she will be allowed to repeat courses already studied on payment of prescribed fee for repetition of courses but not permitted to study new courses (a substitute course will be treated as a new course);

(iii)

He / She shall pay 25% tuition fee to maintain his / her registration; or

(iv)

the student has the requisite time available to complete his / her degree within the stipulated time.

(v)

In case, a student opts to defer the first semester he/she shall have to pay full tuition fee (non-adjustable / non-refundable).

(31) Plagiarism- All Academic work submitted by a student must be his own work.

If a student submits work done by any other person it is plagiarism, cause for formal school discipline and justification for any faculty member to award a failing grade and or for the DBS/FBS to cancel grade previously awarded only in that particular assignment/project.

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57.

(a)

All movable and non-movable properties belong to the school. In the event of damage NUST regulations are to be followed.

(b)

The school has the right to retain the student's studio work, for publication or putting it on the web pages.

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tuition fee for the period of absence. The rate of fee will be as applicable to students of the semester which he / she joins.

(3)

While considering the case for re-admission, it will be ascertained by the respective institution that the student has sufficient time to complete his / her degree within the prescribed time limit, which will start from date of original / first admission.

(4)

No special classes / courses will be planned / arranged for such cases, other than planned classes for repeat courses.

(5)

After re-admission, his / her studies will be governed by the rules and regulations applicable to the entry he joins.

(6)

Suspension of registration, on grounds of prolonged absence, will be granted only once in the program in which he / she was originally granted admission.

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(1)

These regulations pertain to the bachelors and masters programs in Business Administration and Social Sciences and should be read in conjunction with the relevant statutes.

(2)

Eligibility criteria and selection for admission will be followed as stipulated in part II, Chapter II, Clause 3 and 4 of the Statutes.

(3)

Duration of Studies

(i) (ii) (iii) (iv)

59.

(1)

Programs Bachelor of Business Administration Bachelor of Public Administration Bachelor of Science (Mass Communication) Bachelor of Science (Economics)

Credit Hours (Minimum)

(Minimum)

(Maximum)

130

4 Years

7 Years

Award of Bachelor's Degree in Business Administration and Social Sciences On recommendations of the Faculty Board of Studies the University will award undergraduate degrees to the students who satisfy the following conditions, namely:(a)

have completed the prescribed Bachelors' degree; and

Nature of Exam End semester Examination Mid Term

Duration 3 hours 2 hours

Frequency 1 1

Quizzes Min quizzes 3 Class Participation Assignments / Project(s) / Own time Case Studies * Shall be allocated only if there are no case studies.

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credit hours program

for

Weighting (%age) 30 – 50 15 – 25 05 – 15 0 – 05* 10 – 40

have achieved a minimum CGPA of 2.50 with a minimum of “C+” grade in project work.

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Grade Point 4.0 3.50 3.0 2.50 2.00 1.50 1.00 0.00 Incomplete Dropped

have successfully completed 6 – 8 weeks Internship in BBA and Mass Communication.

Academic Standards for Award of Degree (a)

The following assessment scheme shall be followed:-

(b)

The performance of each student in a course of study shall be graded as follows:-

(c)

It is the University policy to workout GPA by awarding relative grading on a scale of 4.00 points according to distribution curve based on the performance of a particular class by the faculty.

(d)

To earn course credits, a student must obtain a minimum of 1.0 grade point (D).

(3)

Offering and Registration of Courses.- NUST Business School will finalize additional courses to be offered in a particular semester well before its start but not later than last week of the previous semester keeping in view the resources available.

(4)

Awarding of “F”, “I” and “W” Grades a.

Award of Grade 'F'.- In addition to 'F' grade awarded on the basis of academic failure, a student shall not be allowed to appear in final examination of a subject in which his attendance is less than 75%, and he shall be awarded 'F' grade in that subject. The 'F' grade so obtained shall only be cleared by repetition of the course whenever offered, so that the students are made to attend the missed course.

b.

Award of Grade 'I':- A student, who, because of illness or other acceptable reasons approved by the Departmental/Faculty Board of Studies, fails to complete the required work in any course or misses any examination/test defined herein, provided his attendance in a particular course is not less than 75%, is given 'I' as a grade. The student receiving such a grade makes up the unfinished portion of his course and is given a grade as per regulation 49(2)(b) at the discretion of the faculty without prejudice to the previous grade 'I'.

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In case the student fails to make up the course work, he receives a grade 'F' unless further extension is given by the Faculty Board of Studies. c.

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Examination (a)

Mid-Semester Exam:- Whenever a student misses a Mid-Semester Examination due to reasons acceptable to the Departmental Board of Studies, a make-up test should be arranged within the period to be decided by the Departmental Board of Studies but not later than four weeks from original date of missed Mid Semester Examination.

(b)

End Semester Exam. Whenever a student misses End Semester Examination due to reasons acceptable to the Faculty Board of Studies, a make-up examination should be arranged within first six weeks after the beginning of the subsequent semester.

Add/Drop of course(s) and award of Grade 'W':(a)

Adding / Dropping of course(s) is allowed within the first two weeks of start of a semester.

(b)

It will be ensured that minimum number of credit hours is not less than 12 and maximum number of credit hours does not exceed 21.

(c)

A student taking less than regular semester load will not be considered for any academic honour / award.

(d)

A student is allowed to drop a registered course latest by 8thweek of a regular semester and 5th week of a summer semester with the recommendation of HoD and approval of Dean.

(e)

Letter grade 'W' will appear in the transcript against the specific course and will not be considered for computation of GPA.

(f)

Student having 'W' on the transcript will not be considered for any academic honor/ award.

(g)

A student will be allowed to have maximum of 2W's in a semester. He will not be allowed to accumulate more than 4W's at any one particular time.

Academic Deficiencies. A student who obtains one or more of the following grades in semester final result will be considered academically deficient, namely:(a)

an “F” grade in any course;

(b)

Sem GPA less than 2.50

(c)

CGPA less than 2.50

(d)

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The cases of academically deficient students will be disposed of initially by the Departmental Board of Studies (DBS) and subsequently by the Faculty Board of Studies (FBS) in the following manner, namely:-

(i)

the DBS shall review the end semester results of deficient students and recommend any one of the following actions to the FBS, namely:l warning; l probation; l suspension; l withdrawal;

(ii)

the FBS shall consider each case individually and take one of the following actions as per latest policies of the University, namely:l issue warning to the student; l place the student on probation; l recommend suspension of the student; l recommend withdrawal of the student from the University.

(iii)

The disposal orders will be issued by the Deputy Controller of Examination of the School. One copy of the order will be placed in the student's file for record and one copy each will be sent to the parent/guardian and student's tutor.

Warning (a)

Definition.- “warning� means a written cautionary statement issued to a student who qualifies to continue his studies despite minor deficiencies in some course so as to make him / her conscious of the weakness and advise him/her to work hard during the semester under progress.

(b)

Policy.- A student will be placed on warning under any of the following conditions and/or as per the latest policies of the University :(i)

(c)

Semester GPA of the student is less than 2.50 or he earns F grade(s) in a course(s) but does not qualify for probation / withdrawal.

Compulsions.- While on warning, a student is to,-

(i)

contact concerned faculty for guidance; and

(ii) keep a complete record of the semester work comprising home assignments, quizzes, mid semester and the marks obtained.

(10) Probation (a)

Definition.- A student is said to be on probation if he is deficient in academic standards but is allowed to continue studies.

(b)

Policy.- A student will be placed on probation under any of the following conditions and / or as per the latest policies of the University:-

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CGPA is less than 2.50, and he does not qualify for withdrawal. This clause shall not be applicable in the first semester.

(ii) On disciplinary grounds when recommended by the institution discipline committee and discipline committee of NUST. (c)

Compulsions.- While on Probation, a student is to,(i)

contact concerned faculty for guidance; and

(ii) keep a complete record of the semester work comprising home assignments, laboratory reports, quizzes, mid semester/one hour tests and the marks obtained.

(11) Suspension (a)

Definition.- “suspension” means that a student is not allowed to continue regular academic activities for a specified time.

(b)

Policy.- Faculty Board of Studies shall recommend and qualify a suspension as under (as per latest policies of the University), namely :-

(c)

(i)

suspension on disciplinary grounds; or

(ii)

suspension on medical grounds;

(iii)

suspension on prolonged absence.

(iv)

suspension on reasons beyond student’s control or on authorized grounds/ sanctioned leave from competent authority.

A student may be recommended for suspension by the Faculty Board of Studies for approval by Main Office NUST in case of NUST students / paying cadets, subject to any of the conditions listed below, namely:(i)

on disciplinary grounds when recommended by the Discipline Committee of the respective institution and the Discipline Committee of the University.

(ii)

if overall attendance of the student is below 75% in a semester on medical grounds or reasons beyond his control; or

(iii)

if the student remains absent for more than thirty but less than forty-five consecutive days without valid reasons;

Note:

During this period of suspension the student will be required to pay 25% tuition fee (non-refundable);

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Definition. “withdrawal” means that a student is considered unsuitable for further studies at NUST and is withdrawn from the program.

(b)

Policy. A student will be recommended for withdrawal as per the latest policies of the University by the Faculty Board of Studies for approval by Main Office NUST under the following conditions namely:

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The student accumulates 7 or more F grades;

(ii) Earns four consecutive probations; (iii) On disciplinary grounds when recommended by respective Discipline Committee of constituent institutions and Discipline Committee of NUST; (iv) cannot complete his degree requirements within the maximum stipulated time of 7 years, even if he utilizes the summer semester.

Such like cases be recommended by the FBS and referred to Registrar Dte for approval. (v) A student who remains absent for more than 45 consecutive days without valid reasons but does not qualify for “Suspension of Registration�.

Note:-

If a student is likely to be withdrawn on academic deficiencies, he will be duly warned and counseled and his parents will be forewarned for intervention. Such communications will be duly recorded.

(13) Repetition of Courses.- A student shall repeat a course for the following reasons subject to payment of prescribed tuition fee for the repeated courses:(a)

Clearance of W / F Grades. (i)

A student shall repeat a course to clear an F / W grade.

(ii) It shall be the student's responsibility to clear the failed / dropped courses subject to availability of resources at the respective institution and approval of Dean. (iii) The student's transcript shall show both the old grade and new earned grade but the CGPA shall be based on the new earned grade (iv) The student who repeats a course to clear a W grade shall not be eligible for academic honors / awards (b)

Improvement of CGPA. A student shall repeat a course to improve his CGPA subject to the following provisions. (i)

The student shall register for the course(s) to be repeated after formal permission from the Dean and subject to the availability of resources.

(ii) All terms and conditions (of repeat courses) shall be the same as per regular courses. The student transcript shall show both the old grade and new earned grade but his CGPA shall be based on the new earned grade. (iii) He shall not be eligible for top academic honors / award based on a new earned grade(s) (iv) The student shall not be allowed to improve his CGPA after the completion of the degree. (c)

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requisite for a course in the following semester, the student shall have to clear it through retest within first six academic weeks of the next semester. Such retest shall have the same weightage as that of actual End Semester Examination in that subject. Maximum achievable grade in this case is 'D'. There shall be no extra coaching classes prior to such retest.

Note:-

The degree program shall be considered complete on fulfillment of the prescribed requirements of the degree, request of the student for final transcript / award of degree and formal notification by the Controller of Examinations.

(14) Suspension of Registration.(1)

If a student remains absent for 45 or more consecutive days without intimation or any valid reason, his / her admission / registration will be suspended. However, such student may resume the same program subject to meeting the following conditions: (a) has completed minimum one year of studies and attained mandatory GPAs; (b) has been recommended by the respective institution.

(2)

On re-admission, the student will pay the prescribed admission fee and 50% tuition fee for the period of absence. The rate of fee will be as applicable to students of the semester which he / she joins.

(3)

While considering the case for re-admission, it will be ascertained by the respective institution that the student has sufficient time to complete his / her degree within the prescribed time limit, which will start from date of original / first admission.

(4)

No special classes / courses will be planned / arranged for such cases, other than planned classes for repeat courses.

(5)

After re-admission, his / her studies will be governed by the rules and regulations applicable to the entry he joins.

(6)

Suspension of registration, on grounds of prolonged absence, will be granted only once in the program in which he / she was originally granted admission.

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Deferment will be requested before the start of a semester. It will be endorsed by the FBS and processed for formal approval by the Registrar;

(b)

During the period of deferment , he / she will be allowed to repeat courses already studied on payment of prescribed fee for repetition of courses but not permitted to study new courses;

(c)

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Objectives. Evaluation is an essential part of the education process. There shall be regular internal evaluation. The students shall be evaluated in all 3 domains cognitive (knowledge), affective (beliefs and attitude) and psychomotor (skills). The purpose of evaluation shall be,-

(1)

to give feed back to the students about their understanding of the course material. This purpose can be achieved by regular internal evaluation of each assignment or course;

(2)

to certify that the students have successfully completed the training and have achieved the objectives of the educational program;

(3)

to determine the success of the teaching program; and

(4)

to motivate and encourage students to direct their own learning.

61.

Tests/Quizzes.

Each academic year shall comprise minimum 3 terms each of 2-3 months duration. The students shall take the following tests and examinations for each subject during the academic years:-

(1)

Minor Tests. A minimum of 4-5 minor tests of 10 to 15 minutes duration (Subjective/MCQs, Oral, Assignments, stages, substages, ward tests, OSCE, PBL etc) shall be conducted in each course at irregular intervals throughout the year.

(2) Major Tests. (a)

Term Tests. A 2-3 hours test shall be conducted in each subject at the end of each term with an advance warning of a minimum of seven days.

(b)

Send up Examinations. The examination of 3 hours duration is held on completion of each academic year under the arrangement of the institution .

The theory examination may preferably be followed by oral and practical/clinical examination.

(c)

Professional Examination. This examination comprise of a theory paper of 3 hours duration held on completion of each academic year under the arrangements of the university. The theory examination is subsequently followed by Oral and Practical/clinical examination. All professional examinations of the University, unless otherwise approved by the Rector, shall be held at constituent/affiliated institutes according to the dates and schedule prepared by the institution and approved by the Controller of Examinations, National University of Sciences and Technology (NUST).

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(Professional) examination of the candidate in accordance with the rules of Pakistan Medical and Dental Council (PM&DC). Professional examinations of each subject shall therefore contribute 90% of the total score, and the student shall pass in the aggregate. In various Professional Examinations the Examiners in assessing marks shall take into account only the duly attested records (continuous evaluation) of the work done by the candidates throughout their courses of study in the subjects of the Examination.

63.

Registration

(1)

The MBBS/BDS students admitted into the institution shall be registered, soon after admission, with the Registration Branch of NUST, through the concerned institution on payment of prescribed admission/ registration fee.

(2)

The students shall also be registered with Pakistan Medical and Dental Council (PM&DC) as medical/dental students.

64.

Examination Cell. An examination cell established at Main Office NUST is responsible for streamlining the conduct of various professional examinations. Controller of examinations who is head of the cell shall be responsible for preparations and conduct of MBBS/BDS Examinations.

65.

Deputy Controller of Examination. Each constituent/affiliated institution shall appoint/nominate their own officer for coordination with examination cell at Main Office NUST. The officer shall act as Deputy Controller of Examination and shall assist the Controller of Examination in the smooth conduct of professional examinations.

66.

General Eligibility for a Professional Examination. A student shall be eligible to appear in a professional examination at the end of an academic year subject to fulfilling the following conditions, namely:-

(1)

has studied the prescribed courses during the academic year;

(2)

has attended at least 75% lectures, demonstrations, practicals and clinical sessions in each subject separately;

(3)

has paid the examination fee as prescribed by NUST;

(4)

his admission form for that particular examination submitted to the Controller of Examinations by the institution ; and

(5)

additional eligibility for a particular professional examination of MBBS and BDS courses shall be in accordance with Annex 'B' and 'C' respectively in line with PM&DC regulations.

67.

Examination Schedule. The schedule for the examination shall be as follows:-

(1)

At the start of each calendar year, the institution shall forward a schedule duly recommended by Faculty Board of Studies, of all professional examinations to be conducted during the year.

(2)

The Deputy Controller of Examinations at each institution, shall forward the

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panels of examiners and date sheets for professional examinations for approval of Controller of Examinations at least three months prior to the commencement of examination.

(3)

The preparatory period for examinees shall not be more than one month for 1st, 2nd and 3rd Professional Examinations and two months in Final Professional Examination.

(4)

The gap between two consecutive papers shall not be more than three days.

(5)

In case of unforeseen, change in the date sheet/examiner shall be approved by the Controller of Examinations.

(6)

The University shall publish the professional examination schedule at least eight weeks before start of examination for information of the examinees, institution(s) and PM&DC.

68.

Professional Examinations

(1)

The University examinations shall be held only twice each academic year (i.e.

Annual and Supplementary) for each class.

(2)

There shall be no more than two professional University examinations in an academic year.

(3)

The same fee shall be payable whether a candidate appears in one or more subjects.

(4)

There shall be External Examiner in each subject of all the MBBS/BDS Professional Examinations who shall be equally associated with the Internal Examiner in Theory, Practical, Clinical and Viva Voce Examination as laid down by the Pakistan Medical and Dental Council (PM&DC).

(5)

The Examiners for all subjects shall be appointed from amongst the approved list of examiners of PM&DC. The number of external examiners and internal examiners shall be equal. External examiners shall not be appointed for more than three consecutive years. The number of internal and external examiners should at least be one for a group of one hundred students.

(6)

Maximum number of examiners (both internal & external) shall be engaged, alternate external and internal examiners shall also be selected.

(7)

Maximum number of eligible examiners from amongst the teachers may be involved in the examinations.

(8)

Whatever may be the system of marking for all examinations throughout the medical course, the percentage of pass marks in each subject shall not be less than fifty i.e. 50% in theory and 50% in oral and practical/clinical examinations separately.

(9)

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practical skills.

(10)

Clinical and practical examinations shall be standardized by incorporating multiple stations.

(11)

No grace marks shall be allowed to the medical students in any examination.

(12)

No student shall be promoted to the higher classes unless he passes all the subjects of the previous class.

(13)

The first professional examination shall be divided into two parts (part I and part II), each to be conducted by the University at the end of each academic year.

(14)

The final professional MBBS examination shall not to be taken before the close of the fifth academic year of medical students.

(15)

The final professional BDS examination shall not to be taken before the close of the fourth academic year of dental students.

(16)

Controller of the Examinations shall ensure following actions eight weeks prior to the commencement of examination, namely:-

(a)

examination fee as per number of students in a particular professional examination shall be deposited into NUST accounts according to approved rates which may be revised from time to time; and

(b)

required funds for conduct of a particular professional examination shall be demanded as per Annex D to Service and Financial Statutes of NUST (for constituent institution only).

(17)

The examination cell shall forward admitted cards to the examination branch of the institution for issue to individual students at least two weeks before the commencement of examination.

(18) The nominations of all invigilating staff including Superintendent/Deputy Superintendent and associated staff by the institution at least four weeks prior to the commencement of examinations.

69.

Question Papers of Professional Examinations

(1)

The draft theory papers set by internal and external examiners shall be sent, duly sealed to Controller of Examinations for safe custody till moderation.

(2)

All question papers shall be finally moderated by the chief internal examiner or his nominee incorporating at least 40% of questions from the external examiner.

(3)

Moderation of the paper shall be done not more than one working day prior to the day of commencement of a particular paper at Registrar Directorate, Main Office NUST.

(4)

Theory papers shall consist of MCQs (one best type) and short structured essays.

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(5)

Not more than 20% choice shall be allowed in theory papers.

(6)

Theory papers and practical/clinical examinations of all the subjects shall be of 3 hours duration each.

(7)

Photocopying or duplicating of the papers shall be done at Registrar Directorate under the supervision of Controller of Examinations and in the presence of the paper setters who shall also ensure the correctness of the papers.

(8)

The papers shall be counted and sealed in the presence of paper setters, by the Controller of Examinations. Any additional/damaged copies shall be destroyed immediately.

(9)

Question papers shall be kept in the safe custody of Controller of Examinations till required. He shall bear legal and moral responsibility for the safe custody and secrecy of the question paper. He shall issue the papers on the day of examination to Superintendent of examinations of each institution for transportation to examination center. The seals of the envelopes shall be opened after showing the same to students.

70.

Practical/Clinical Examinations

(1)

Practical/clinical examination shall be held after the theory examination of the subject but in special cases, it may be held before the theory examination with the approval of the Controller of Examinations.

(2)

For the purpose of practical/clinical examination, the candidates may be divided into sub groups by the institution under intimation to the Controller of Examinations and Heads of the concerned departments.

71.

Conduct of Professional Examinations

(1)

The Principal of the institution (s) shall be responsible for arranging the conduct of examination.

(2)

The institution shall provide the supervisory staff, accommodation, furniture, stationery and such other items as may be required for the conduct of the examinations.

(3)

The invigilators shall report to the Superintendent/Deputy Superintendent 30 minutes before the commencement of examination.

(4)

All answer books used in the examination shall be initialed by Superintendent/ Deputy Superintendent. No other answer books are to be used.

(5)

Examinees shall sit in the examination room according to the seating plan prepared by the Superintendent.

(6)

The examinees shall be warned against the use of unfair means and advised to surrender notes, papers or other unauthorized material before the commencement of the examination.

(7)

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commencement of the examination and retrieved at the end of the examination.

(8)

The examinees shall write their examination roll number on the front cover of each additional answer sheet used. If more than one answer book is used, they are stapled together. All unused answer books shall be returned back to the Superintendent/ Deputy Superintendent after the examination.

(9)

No examinee shall be allowed to leave the examination room within one hour of commencement of examination, and visits to wash rooms shall be carefully controlled.

(10) No examinee shall be allowed to join the examination 30 minutes after its commencement.

(11) Absentee report, if any, shall be prepared and forwarded to the Examination Branch at the end of each examination.

(12) The question papers and answer books of an examinee detected using unfair means or assisting another candidate, shall be taken away and the matter reported to the Superintendent/Deputy Superintendent of examination. The Superintendent shall record all available evidence to be used as written proof later on.

(13) The subject instructors (faculty) shall remain available near the examination center during the examination of their subject to clarify any query and to collect answer books from Superintendent/ Deputy Superintendent after the examination.

(14) Sending of answer sheets to the examiners, return of answer sheets to examination branch of institution shall be supervised by Deputy Controller of Examinations.

72.

Use of Reference Material During Tests/Examinations.

Prior to professional examinations, the concerned faculty shall announce such books, notes or other material which can be referred to by the students during the tests/examinations. All other books, notes, papers etc are withdrawn from the examinee person and desk and placed at a designated spot.

73.

Students' Responsibility.

Students shall report half an hour before the time fixed for the examination the first day and 15 minutes on subsequent days. No books, notes or documents are to be taken in the examination room except those authorized by the Superintendent.

74.

Unfair Means.

Any student found using unfair means or assisting another student during a test/examination shall be liable to disciplinary action. A student found guilty of such an act may be withdrawn from the institution. Use of unfair means

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includes the following, namely:(1)

an attempt to have access to the question paper before the test/ examination;

(2)

use/possession of unauthorized reference material during test/examination;

(3)

any form of communication amongst the examinees in or outside the examination room while the test/examination is in progress; and

(4)

unauthorized entry into any faculty's office with the intention of having an access to /tampering with the official record.

75.

Computation of Results

(1)

After the Examination, the papers shall be sent by the Deputy Controller of Examinations to the Examiner for marking. The papers shall be jointly marked by the internal and external examiners ensuring 50% by each examiner.

(2)

After the results are received from each department, the Deputy Controller of Examinations of the institution shall forward them to Examination Cell Main Office NUST. The final results shall show marks obtained in each subject of the course and a total score of each student. The result sheets shall also indicate the tentative disposal of students failing to achieve required standard as determined by the Faculty Board of Studies and PM&DC from time to time.

(3)

The Deputy Controller of Examinations shall formulate SOP for secrecy during conduct of examination, compilation of result till final announcement of results by Main Office NUST.

76.

Announcement/ Display and Record of Results

(1)

Controller of Examinations Main Office NUST shall issue a formal notification of the result within two week of the receipt of result from the institution.

(2)

The Examination Branch of the institution shall place one copy each of the final result sheets on the institution and cadet's hostel notice boards for one week. The Deputy Controller of Examination shall forward one copy of the final notification to concerned departments for their records.

77.

Destruction of Answer Sheets/Result Sheets. The following policy on destruction of Answer Sheets/Result Sheets examinations shall be adopted, namely:-

(a)

answer sheets shall be retained for one year after the graduation of the class;

(b)

hard copies of results shall be retained forever; and

(c)

soft copies in the form of CD ROM/DVD shall be retained forever as duplicate record at different and secure places.

78.

Issue of Academic Transcript/Detailed Marks Sheet.

A student desirous of obtaining Academic Transcript/Detailed Mark Sheet may apply to Controller of Examination, Main Office NUST along with the prescribed fee for each original copy.

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79.

Academic Standard for Award of MBBS/BDS. A candidate who has passed the final professional MBBS/BDS examination, from a NUST constituent/affiliated institution shall be entitled to the Degree of Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery (MBBS) and Bachelor of Dental Surgery (BDS) respectively from NUST provided he has conformed to all the requirements of PM&DC which may be enforced from time to time.

80.

Medals and Certificates of Honours. The medals and certificates shall be awarded as under, namely:-

(1)

The medals shall be awarded as per NUST policy in vogue.

(2)

A student who appears in an annual MBBS Examination but fails, or fails to appear in any such examination except for reasons beyond his control such as illness or injury, to the satisfaction of the Principal/Dean, shall not be eligible for the award of any medal.

(3)

A student found guilty of indiscipline or misconduct during the period of his studies at the institution shall be debarred from the award of medal.

(4)

The award shall be recommended by the Principal/Dean.

(5)

If the student concerned is declared ineligible on the basis of the above standards, the award shall be made to the next eligible student.

81.

Miscellaneous

(1)

Remuneration for Examiners and Supervisory Staff shall be calculated in accordance with the rates given in Annex 'C'.

(2)

TA/DA bill shall be prepared by individual examiners and forwarded to Main Office NUST through Deputy Controller of Examinations as per NUST Financial Statutes.

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82.

The University shall institute Medals and Prizes along with the merit certificates to be awarded each year, from within its financial resources.

83.

Number and Value of Medals and Prizes. The policy on the number and value of University Medals and Prizes to be awarded each year on the results of various examinations shall be decided by the Board / Executive Committee.

84.

Award of Medals and Prizes. Gold medals and Prizes shall be awarded at the “convocation� when held. Each recipient shall be informed of his/her having been awarded a Medal or Prize. A recipient, not notifying the University in writing of his/her acceptance of the award within two weeks of the receipt of information, shall be liable to forfeit his award which may be reawarded.

85.

If more than one students qualify for a particular Medal on the basis of Cum GPA or marks (as the case may be), all shall be awarded jointly by giving a Medal to each. If there is an award for a particular position in the form of Prize money or a similar divisible award, it shall be distributed equally amongst the recipients who qualify for it on the basis of Cum GPA or marks (as the case may be).

86.

Specification of Medals. The specifications of Medals shall be such as may be determined by the Board /Executive Committee from time to time.

87.

Types of Medal. Following types of medal shall be awarded at the time of convocation:-

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(1)

President's Gold Medal

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Best in Academics

(2)

Rector's Gold Medal

-

Best in Project/Thesis

(3)

COAS / CNS / CAS Gold Medal

-

Best Military Student

(4)

Any other Medal approved by Board/Executive Committee.

For AM College (MBBS and BDS respectively) following type of Medals will be awarded at the time of convocation :(1)

President's Gold Medal

-

Best all round student

(2)

Rector's Gold Medal

-

Best student in academics

(3)

COAS Gold Medal

-

Best Military student

The following conditions shall be applied for award of Gold Medal to the best student in the project :(1)

Project will be graded.

(2)

Supervisor to recommend the best student who has contributed maximum in completing the project, but he/she must have a minimum 'A' Grade in the Project.

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(3)

Remaining members of the team will be awarded certificates.

90.

The Medals be awarded indiscriminately to top students without any special quota or allocation to different categories of students.

91.

Withdrawal of the Institution of a Medal. The Board shall have power to withdraw or cancel the institution of a Medal, provided the circumstances so demand.

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(To be read in conjunction with NUST Statutes/Policies) General 92.

National University of Sciences and Technology (NUST) is a leading researchintensive university in Pakistan comparable to the top universities of the world. The university is committed to its mission of graduating culturally enlightened, technologically knowledgeable, academically competent, and research-oriented productive citizens, groomed to lead, inspire, and serve humanity. The University is wholeheartedly pursuing this sublime trust and responsibility with all its resources.

93.

NUST community comprises a diverse populace of students in pursuit of academic excellence. It strives to refine the ability of students to reason and to communicate freely and clearly on their way to become responsible, morally sound, moderate and well-rounded citizens of a diverse world. The University expects these attributes to be reflected in the students' everyday behaviour, attitude and dress.

94.

In the University's view, the prescribed sets of regulations, guidelines, and safeguards described in this chapter are necessary to create and sustain an academic environment in sync with the teaching, learning, and developmental endeavours of the university community.

95.

Definitions of Terms

(1)

'Complainant' means a person who makes a complaint or reports a violation of the University Code of Conduct or University regulations and policies.

(2)

'Intentional' means deliberate.

(3)

'Respondent' means a person who has been accused of violating the University Code of Conduct.

(4)

'Student' means any currently enrolled person for whom the institution maintains educational records, as defined by the University regulations.

(5)

'Reckless' means careless or heedless of the potentially harmful consequences of one's behaviour, where risk of harm to persons, property or normal University operations exists or can be reasonably foreseen.

(6)

'University Official' is a person employed by the University on an administrative, supervisory, academic, research, or support staff position. * NUST Code of Conduct is subject to change.

96.

Academic Dishonesty. Academic dishonesty is an act of fraud, which may include misrepresentation, deceit, falsification, or trickery of any kind that is done by the student with the purpose, intent, or expectation of influencing a grade or other academic evaluation. Academic dishonesty also includes forgery and falsification of University academic documents, intentionally impeding or damaging the academic work of others, or assisting other students in acts of dishonesty. Common examples of academically

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dishonest behaviour include, but are not limited, to the following: (1)

Cheating. Intentionally using or attempting to use unauthorized materials, information, or study aids in any academic exercise; copying from another student's examination; submitting work prepared in advance for an in-class examination; taking an examination for another person or conspiring to do so.

(2)

Fabrication. Intentional and unauthorized falsification or invention of any information or citation in an academic exercise.

(3)

Facilitating Academic Dishonesty. Intentionally or knowingly helping or attempting to help another to commit an act of academic dishonesty.

(4)

Plagiarism. Intentionally or knowingly representing the words or ideas of another as one's own in any academic exercise; failure to attribute direct quotation, paraphrase, or borrowed facts or information.

(5)

Unauthorized Collaboration. Providing, either knowingly or through negligence, one's own work to assist a student in satisfying a course requirement, or representing material prepared by or with another as one's own independent work. In instances where students are permitted to work jointly to complete an assignment, teachers will offer clear guidelines about when and how to collaborate; if a student is unsure, it is the responsibility of the student to ask the faculty member.

97.

Unfair Means. Use of unfair means generally covers following:

(1)

An attempt to have access to the question paper before the test/examination.

(2)

Use/possession of unauthorized reference material during a test/examination.

(3)

Any form of communication by the examinees with anyone in or outside the test/examination venue while the test/examination is in progress.

(4)

Unauthorized entry into faculty's office or that of his staff with the intention of having an access to or tempering with the official record/Examination paper etc.

98.

Moral Dishonesty. Moral dishonesty means act which does not conform to known norms of decency.

99.

Conduct

(1)

Application of NUST Code of Conduct. NUST Code of Conduct applies to the conduct displayed on the University premises, at NUST sponsored activities, and to off-campus conduct that adversely affects the University reputation and/or the pursuit of its objectives. Each member of NUST shall be responsible for his/her conduct.

(2)

Classroom Standards. The individual faculty member is primarily responsible for managing the classroom environment. If a student engages in any prohibited or unlawful acts or other behaviour that results in disruption of a class, he or she may be directed by the faculty member to leave the class for

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the remainder of the class duration. Students must be protected against infringement of their rights and unfair practices.

(3)

Identification/Registration Card (a)

Each member of the University community is issued a picture identification /registration card or visitor's pass, that must be worn at all times while on University premises or at University-sponsored activities. Identification/registration cards must be presented upon entering University buildings.

(b)

Identification/registration cards are not transferable. The owner of the card will be called upon to account for any fraudulent use of his or her identification card and will be subject to disciplinary action by the University if he or she has aided such fraudulent use. The card will be forfeited if the student to whom it was issued allows any other person to use it.

(c)

Upon a card owner's withdrawal from the University, all rights and privileges related to the identification card automatically cease. If the student withdraws, or is suspended or expelled, from the University, the identification card must be surrendered to the institution.

100.

Visitors & Guests. Students may be held accountable for the acts of misconduct of their guests during their presence on University premises or at University-sponsored activities. Visitors, including guests shall conduct themselves, at all times, in a manner consistent with orderly behaviour on a University campus.

101.

Discipline Matters. The University is a place where the students are imparted education not only as a means to obtain degree but also to develop their personalities and to enrich the society in which they live. Therefore disciplined and organized life on the campus is extremely important. It is essential to lay down rules and regulations so as to create and sustain an orderly and decent atmosphere on the premises of NUST constituent institutions. It is with this objective that Discipline Committees have been formed on all NUST campuses. The heads of the institutions are empowered to award minor punishments, on the recommendations of respective Discipline Committees, to students found guilty of misconduct. Major punishments for civilian students shall be awarded by Rector on the recommendations of NUST Discipline Committee. However, military procedures shall continue to govern military students selected by the Services.

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One senior faculty member from each constituent institution to be nominated by the head of the institution, subject to a maximum of five;

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Students' representative from the concerned institution

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Office in charge Student Affairs from Main Office NUST – to be member/ Secretary;

(e)

Any other member co-opted by the Discipline Committee.

The Institution Discipline Committee shall consist of: (a)

Deputy Commandant/Vice Principal/ Dean - Chairman;

(b)

Three civilian Professors /Associate Professors nominated by Commandant; and

(c)

Students' representative by rotation.

(3)

The Discipline Committee shall award punishment or penalty for a breach of discipline on the campus after giving the defaulter full opportunity to give his viewpoint.

(4)

The term of office of the Committee other than ex-officio members shall be two years.

(5)

The quorum for meeting of NUST Discipline Committee shall be five.

(6)

During an academic session, the Discipline Committee shall meet at least every two months or whenever required.

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Acts of Ill-discipline / Prohibited Conduct. All students are prohibited from engaging in conduct resulting in, or leading to, any of the following:

(1)

Academic Dishonesty. Academic dishonesty encompasses all cases of violations of the University Policy on Academic Dishonesty by committing, or attempting to commit, academic dishonesty including, but not limited to, cheating, plagiarism, fabrication, facilitating academic dishonesty of others and unauthorized collaboration.

(2)

Abuse, Assault, Threatening Behaviour. These include intentionally or reckless acts endangering, threatening, or causing physical or mental harm to any person, or oneself, on University premises or at University-sponsored activities, or intentionally or causing reasonable apprehension of such harm including, but not limited to abusive language and/or physical or verbal intimidation, harassment, coercion.

(3)

Firearms, Explosives and Other Weapons. On NUST Campuses there is a total ban on Illegal or unauthorized use, possession, or storage of firearms, explosives (including, but not limited to fireworks), other weapons, or dangerous chemicals on University premises, whether or not the possessor is duly licenced to hold that firearm.

(4)

Violation of Disciplinary Sanction. This means knowingly violating terms of any disciplinary sanction imposed in accordance with NUST Statutes.

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Furnishing False Information, Forgery or Unauthorized Use of Documents.

Intentionally furnishing false information to the University and its officials; or misusing affiliation with the University to gain access to outside agency/services; or using false information or University resources to compromise the name of the University. Forgery, unauthorized alteration, or unauthorized use of any University document or electronic transmission, or instrument of identification, or academic and non-academic records, signatures, seals, or stamps thereof.

(6)

Disorderly Conduct or Indecent Behaviour. Engaging in disorderly or indecent conduct; breaching of peace; or aiding, abetting, or procuring another person to breach the peace on University premises or at University-sponsored functions/activities. Any unauthorized use of electronic or other devices to make an audio or video record of any person while on University premises without his or her prior knowledge.

(7)

Theft. Theft, or attempted theft, of property or services on University premises or at University-sponsored activities.

(8)

Damage to Property or its Destruction. Intentionally or recklessly destroying or damaging, or attempting to destroy or damage, University property or the property of others on University premises or at University-sponsored activities.

(9)

Non-Compliance with Official Direction. Failure to comply with reasonable direction of University officials acting in performance of their duties.

(10) Violation of University Regulations and Policies. Violating University regulations or policies including amendments and additions adopted since the date of publication.

(11) Alcohol/Drugs/Intoxicants. Distribution, possession, and consumption of alcohol/drugs/intoxicants on University premises or at University-sponsored activities.

(12) Unauthorized Access to Facilities. Unauthorized access or entry to, or use of, University facilities and equipment. Unauthorized possession, duplication or use of keys to any University premises, facilities or equipment; or, unauthorized entry to or use of University premises.

(13) Unauthorized Use of Computer or Electronic Communication Devices. Theft or other abuse of computer facilities and resources including, but not limited to:

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Unauthorized access to a file, with the intention of using, reading or changing the contents, or for any other purpose.

(b)

Unauthorized transfer of a file.

(c)

Use of another individual's identification and/or password.

(d)

Interference with the work of another student, faculty member or University official.

(e)

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Transmission of computer viruses.

(g)

Interfering with normal operation of the University computing system.

(h)

Unauthorized duplication of software or other violation of copyright laws.

(i)

Unauthorized access to, or unauthorized, mischievous or malicious use of University computer equipment or networks, or electronic communication devices, or the use of such equipment or devices to gain unauthorized access to, and/or use of, off-campus computer equipment.

(14) Provoking Others to Misconduct. Intentionally using words or actions to incite or encourage others to violent or retaliatory behaviour, or other acts of misconduct.

(15) Identification/Registration Cards. Failure to wear, or to produce or surrender the identification card upon the request of a University official.

(16) Animals. Bringing an animal into any University building, with the exception of animals used for authorized laboratory purposes, or animals being used for security purpose for which express permission has been granted.

(17) Demonstrations. Demonstrations exceeding the bounds of free assembly and demonstrations engaging in unlawful acts that cause or imminently threaten injury to person or property, infringes on the rights of other members of the University community leading to or inciting others to disrupt scheduled and/or normal activities within any campus building or area.

(18) Political Activities. Unauthorized use of University facilities or equipment for political activities.

(19) Harassment. It covers the following: (a)

Passing remarks, placing visual or written material, aimed at a specific person or group: (i)

with the intention of causing harm to the and/or,

person or group;

(ii) creating an environment which limits a student's educational opportunity. (b)

Making unwanted verbal or physical advances or explicit derogatory statements toward individuals, which cause them discomfort or humiliation or which interfere with their educational opportunity.

(c)

Physical assault.

(20) Gambling. Unauthorized and/or illegal exchange of money favours or services as a result of an organized or unorganized game or competition.

(21) Smoking. Smoking is prohibited on University premises for which a policy directive has been issued.

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(22) Abuse of the Student Conduct System. Abusing the student conduct system including, but not limited to: (a)

Failure to obey the notice from a University official to appear for a meeting or hearing as part of the student conduct system.

(b)

Falsification, distortion or misrepresentation of information before a hearing body or designated hearing officer of the University.

(c)

Disruption or interference with the orderly conduct of a hearing proceeding.

(d)

Causing a violation of University Code of Conduct hearing to convene in bad faith.

(23) Indecent Behaviour on the Campus. Indecent behaviour exhibited on the campus including classes, cafeteria, laboratories etc, defying the norms of decency, morality and religious/cultural/social values by single or group of students.

(24) Damage to the university fixtures/furniture, scribbling/carving on desks, wall chalking, misusing of lab/university equipment, etc.

(25) Use of mobile phones in class rooms, examination halls, labs and library thus disrupting the calm of these places.

104.

Off-Campus Conduct. Conduct occurring off-University premises be such that it should not affect the interest/image of the University

105.

Enforcement of Code of Conduct. Matters of indiscipline would be referred to the concerned institution or NUST authorities authorized to check indiscipline matters and decide on them in line with NUST policy, rules and regulations. Parents of those students who disobey authority and violate the code of conduct will be informed. Students may be held accountable for the acts of misconduct of their guests while on University premises or at University-sponsored activities. Students who are charged with violations of this Code are subject to disciplinary action in accordance with NUST rules/regulations/statutes.

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Punishments or Penalties for Acts of Ill-Discipline. Punishment or penalty for acts of ill-discipline shall be according to the gravity of the case and may be any one or more of the following:

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Warning in Writing. Notice to the offender, orally or in writing, that continuation or repetition of prohibited conduct may lead to further disciplinary action.

(b)

Probation. Probation for a specific period.

(c)

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(e)

Withholding of Certificate. Withholding of a certificate of good moral character.

(f)

Removal of Privileges. Deprivation from the privileges enjoyed by the students.

(g)

F Grade. Award of “F� grade in a paper.

Major Punishments (a)

Expulsion. Expulsion from the class for a specific period up to one semester.

(b)

Fine. This may amount up to Rs.50, 000.

(c)

Examination Result. Cancellation of examination result.

(d)

Rustication. Expulsion or rustication from the institution for a specific period.

(e)

Degree. Non-conferment of degree/transcript.

(f)

Relegation/withdrawal.

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Other sanctions or a combination of above-mentioned punishments as deemed appropriate.

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Disciplinary Process

(1)

Case Referrals. Each case of ill-discipline shall be reported to the head of the institution through HOD or the warden of the hostel. Any charge should be submitted as soon as possible after occurrence of the alleged violation, preferably within 24 hours of the violation. Those referring cases are normally expected to serve as complainant and to present relevant evidence in disciplinary hearings before the NUST/Institution Discipline Committee.

Depending on the gravity of the case, head of the institution will decide to award minor punishment at the institution level or refer the matter to NUST Discipline Committee for decision by the competent authority for major punishment.

(2)

Hearing of Disciplinary Cases. A disciplinary hearing is a formal process conducted by the Institution Discipline Committee. This formal process is designed to gather and consider relevant information regarding the alleged violation/s of the Code and to determine and recommend a punishment.

Every effort will be made to expedite proceedings pursuant to allegations within a reasonable period.

(3)

Punishments. NUST/Institution Discipline Committee will recommend the punishment according to the gravity of the case after giving the defaulter full opportunity to give his point of view. This must be done before recommending the punishment to head of the institution/Rector.

(4)

Appeals. An appeal against the decision of Discipline Committee' can be filed with head of the institution /Rector within fifteen days of announcement of the decision.

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109.

Federal/Provincial Laws and Ordinances. Violation of a Federal/Provincial law or ordinance will be dealt accordingly under these laws.

110.

Gender Mixing. Students are strictly reminded to follow the accepted social and cultural norms of the society. Undue intimacy and unacceptable proximity, openly or in isolated areas will not be tolerated. The tendency of taking advantage of common places like cafeteria, and shops etc is objectionable and undesirable. Also students are advised to avoid movement in mix groups in the campus after sunset.

111.

Littering. It is the responsibility of all to keep the Campus environment clean and tidy. No littering or trash should be carelessly thrown or left on the Campus premises. The designated waste boxes should be used to deposit the refuse.

112.

Sports. All individuals and teams involved in sports are expected to show sportsmanship, respect, consideration and appreciation towards their opponents, team-mates, officials and University staff at all times.

(1)

Under no circumstances should a player or sportsperson react in a violent manner nor use any form of foul or abusive language, whether it is directed at a member of staff, match official, opponent, playing colleague, team official or spectator.

(2)

Individuals signing the player registration form are agreeing to abide by this code of conduct and will accept that any deviation from these rules will result in disciplinary action by the University.

(3)

Persons under the influence of drugs are not permitted to participate in sports activities at the University and as such the defaulters shall be liable to disciplinary action by NUST.

(4)

On a final note, please remember that no referee, umpire or official is perfect. , you won't agree with every decision that is made and, just like players, the umpires and sports officials too may make mistakes.

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Dress Code. In order to maintain academic dignity and sanctity of the institution, students and staff of the university are required to wear decent dress keeping in view the local cultural values. The dress restriction is not an attempt to impose any rigidity or regimentation but is congenial to the spirit of discipline which is the cardinal feature of life style at NUST campuses. The purpose of Dress Code is to provide basic guidelines for appropriate work dress that promotes a positive image of NUST besides allowing flexibility to maintain good morale, respect, cultural values and due consideration for safety while working at laboratories. In compliance of the dress code, students shall avoid:

(1)

Wearing tight or see-through dress.

(2)

Wearing Shorts, or sleeveless shirts.

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Wearing Tee-Shirts/dress bearing language or art, which appears to be provocative or indecent and is likely to offend others.

(4)

Wearing shabby or torn clothing.

(5)

Wearing jogging or exercise clothing during classes.

(6)

Putting on excessive makeup or wearing expensive jewellery.

(7)

Wearing untidy, gaudy or immodest dress in classrooms, cafeteria and university offices.

(8)

Wearing unprofessional attire in formal programmes and interviews.

114.

All faculty members, administrative staff, support staff and students are expected to monitor this code of conduct and report any disregard or violations thereof to the institution/ headquarter NUST for taking appropriate corrective action/remedial measures.

(1)

Greetings. Students are advised to adopt the habit of exchange of Islamic greetings i.e. “Assalam-o-alaikum/Wa-alaikumusalam� while meeting and interacting with colleagues/faculty and staff of the university. This is an important aspect of Islamic etiquette & obligation and should so reflect in our lives.

(2)

Safe Driving. Students are advised to avoid reckless driving on the campus and should abide by the laid down speed limits and sign postings to avoid penalties.

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Financial Assistance for Undergraduate Students. For first semester, top NUST students selected in each discipline will be awarded financial assistance on the basis of their performance in NUST Entrance Test.

For subsequent semesters, financial assistance shall be given to the students on the basis of semester examinations results, irrespective of a scholarship from any other source. However, a restriction may be imposed barring students from availing scholarships if the sum exceeds total of tuition fee and the living expenses, including the students' tuition fee, hostel and other allied charges. The students attaining minimum GPA 3.5/4.00 in disciplines other than Medical Sciences and minimum 70% marks in MBBS and BDS will be eligible for financial assistance at the rates approved from time to time. A student taking less than the regular semester load shall not be considered for any form of financial assistance.

116.

Deferment of Tuition Fee and Award of Subsistence Allowance

(1)

Deferment of Tuition Fee. Such needy students who are unable to pay the fees shall be allowed deferred payment on case to case basis. They will be given degree after the payment of balance amount subsequently. A beneficiary of deferred payment will be required to pay a minimum of 50% in each semester. He/she will have to clear the remaining 50% amount after completion of degree as per specified time.

(2)

Subsistence Allowance. To ensure equal opportunities and attract more students from the backward areas, NUST offers following concessions: (a)

The hostel facilities shall be partially or wholly subsidized for the needy and bright students from the backward areas, subject to submission of proof of their need.

(b)

After completion of his/her degree, the students will be required to pay back the subsistence allowance.

117.

Procedure for Award of Subsistence Allowance and Deferment of Tuition Fee

(1)

Students desirous of availing this concession/assistance shall be required to apply on the prescribed form obtainable from the office of the respective NUST constituent institution. No student shall be eligible to avail at a time more than one of the above concessions /assistance either from the University or from an outside body.

(2)

The application duly recommended by head of the institution shall be forwarded to HQ NUST through concerned Head of Department.

(3)

The application shall be considered by a committee comprising Registrar, Director Academics, Director Finance and representatives from the institutions as members. Registrar and Deputy Director Registration (UG) shall act as Chairman and Secretary respectively.

(4)

Keeping in view the state of funds under the head “Tuition Revenue, the committee shall submit its recommendations to Rector whose decision in the

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matter shall be final.

(5)

Registrar shall draw up a final list of students for whom the concession / assistance has been approved. Copies of the list shall be forwarded to all concerned institutions with a copy to be displayed on the notice boards.

(6)

The awardees of deferment in tuition fee or subsistence allowance will have to provide a duly authenticated undertaking by their guarantors in order for them to avail these concessions.

118.

Forfeiture of Concession. Absence from or failure in a University examination, lack of progress and assiduity in studies, breach of discipline or reprehensible conduct, shall incur the loss of full, 75%, 50% or 25% of tuition fee/scholarships granted to any student, and he/she shall have to pay the full tuition fee within the stipulated period, failing which his/her name shall be struck off the rolls. Rector, on the recommendations of head of the institution shall decide the revised percentage of fee concession based on the gravity of the offence/circumstance on case-to-case basis.

Merit-based Scholarships & Financial Assistance 119.

To measure up to its repute as a model institution of higher learning, NUST considers it necessary to attract the brightest talent of the nation, especially from the under-privileged areas, even if they are financially challenged.

Financial assistance is given to students on performance basis, as specified below:

(1)

Top 15% merit position holders in NUST entry test with respect to total seats in respective disciplines will be awarded full waiver of tuition fee for the 1st semester on joining their respective institutions (full waiver of tuition fee for 1st academic year, in case of medical).

(2)

For continuation of financial assistance, as per the policy in vogue, the student has to maintain a CGPA of 3.5 or more in subsequent semester exam (70% or more in professional exams, in case of medical).

Need-based Scholarship/Fee Waiver/Deferred Payments 120.

From Fall 2010, NUST has launched a need-based scholarship scheme to enable financially under-privileged but talented students to acquire higher education on its campuses. Salient features of the scheme are:

(1)

Limited number of scholarships/fee waivers will be awarded to needy entrants of the University every year.

(2)

The scholarship will be for full duration of the programme in which the student is enrolled.

(3)

Financially under-privileged students, who are unable to pay their fees and do not get need-based scholarship/fee waiver may be allowed deferred payment on case-to-case basis.

(4)

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Students may also apply on their own for other scholarships such as those offered by

(1)

Infaq Foundation

(2)

Higher Education Commission (HEC)

(3)

Quaid-i-Azam Scholarship by Ministry of Education

(4)

Baitul Maal

(5)

Shell Pakistan, etc

(6)

Further details are available with all NUST constituent institutions:

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Fee/Charges. Civilian students shall pay fee/charges as per laid down rates / policy. The fee structures of Engineering /Natural Sciences (Math)/Architecture, Medicine & Bio-Sciences, as well as Business Studies & Social Sciences are reflected in Annexure D. Payment of Tuition Fee for National Students (a)

For new admissions students have to pay the admission processing fee, security and half semester tuition fee in advance at the time of admission. The remaining half semester fee has to be deposited after three months of admission but not later than 15th of December through fee invoice issued by Finance Directorate.

(b)

Invoice for admission charges including first installment of first semester fee and Provisional Selection Letter will be available on NUST website.

(c)

Tuition fee is payable on semester basis except the first semester fee which is payable in two equal installments.

(d)

Students have to pay their fee in advance before the commencement of semester. Deadline for the payment is explicitly mentioned on fee invoice.

(e)

For on-campus duration Full tuition fee will be charged. The student who does not complete the coursework within the on-campus duration will continue to pay full tuition fee till completion of the coursework. Thereafter, he will be charged 50% of the tuition fee till completion of degree requirements.

Payment of Students Fee for International Students (a)

In case of new admissions students have to pay the admission processing fee, security, health insurance and tuition fee for the first academic year in advance through Bank Draft at the time of admission at NUST Registration office.

(b)

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% age of Tuition Fee

Timeline for Semester/Trimester System

Timeline for Annual System

Full (100%) of Tuition Fee Refund

Upto 7th day of convening of classes

Upto 15th day of convening of classes

Half (50%) of Tuition Fee Refund

From 8th - 15th day of convening of classes

From 16th - 30th day of convening of classes

No Fee (0%) Refund

From 16th day of convening of classes

From 31st day of convening of classes

l Admission Processing Fee is not refundable under any circumstances. l University will not accept any claim of refund after 3 years of the comletion of

degree/ withdrawn from university and the amount of security will be transferred to the NUST Endowment Fund.

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S.No. (1)

Fines/Penalties on Late Payments Period For first fifteen days after the due date After fifteen days up to one month after due date

National Students 5% of the total payable amount

(3)

One month after due date

Student will not be allowed to attend classes till the payment of dues.

(4)

Two months after due date

Registration shall be suspended. For reactivation of registration, the student will be required to pay the Admission Processing Fee again along with all outstanding dues.

(2)

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Students will not be allowed to attend classes till the payment of dues.

Registration shall be suspended. For reactivation of registration, the student will be required to pay the Admission Processing Fee again along with all outstanding dues.

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General. NUST Hostels have been established for the outstation students. It is expected that their stay will be rewarding and a pleasant experience. We have made a sincere endeavor to provide them all the needed facilities and comforts. These hostels provide:-

(1)

Peaceful academic environment

(2)

Good food/meals, prepared under hygienic conditions

(3)

Limited indoor recreational facilities like:

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TV Room

(b)

Indoor games

(c)

Gymnasium

(4)

Badminton

(5)

Table Tennis

(6)

Basketball

(7)

Volleyball

Allotment of Hostel Accommodation

(1)

Hostel accommodation will be allotted to outstation students who get admission in any School / Institute at NUST in H-12 Sector Islamabad Campus.

If any local student (living in Rawalpindi / Islamabad), applies for hostel accommodation, his / her request will be considered after accommodating all the outstation students.

(2)

Students are required to apply on prescribed form (may be downloaded from(www.nust.edu.pk.) Hostel accommodation will be allotted by Deputy Director Hostels on first come first served basis, depending on the availability of rooms and date of application (along with draft order). On filling of accommodation, applicants will be put on waiting list.

(3)

Type of Accommodation:

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(a)

Cubicals, single bedroom with attached washroom for PG Students.

(b)

Biseaters (Boys Hostels) with attached washroom for PG/UG Students.

(c)

Biseaters with community washrooms for UG Students.

Hostel Dues Security Deposit. Students allotted hostel accommodation at Islamabad Campus have to deposit Rs. 10,000/- as Security before occupying the room, which will be refunded when he/she leaves NUST provided nothing is outstanding against him/her. The same procedure will be followed at other campuses. Details of security deposit is as under:(a)

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AM College

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Rs. 5,000/-

(d)

PNEC

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Rs. 10,000/-

(2) Hostel Charges (H-12 Campus) (a)

Cubical

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Rs. 5,500/- PM

(b)

Biseater (attached washroom)

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Rs. 4,500/- PM

(c)

Biseater (community washroom)

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Rs. 4,000/- PM

(3) Married Students (a)

One bed apartment

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Rs. 8,500/- PM

(b)

Two bed apartment

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Rs. 12,500/- PM

(4)

Deposit of Dues. Dues are required to be paid on quarterly basis for which demand draft / pay order for Hostel Security & three months charges may be deposited with the form on arrival at the University. Subsequently, challan will be issued through School concerned on six monthly basis.

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Fine. As a good habit, dues must be deposited as early as possible otherwise, students will pay fine / surcharge as mentioned in the fee challan / mess bill.

128.

Attendance. To ensure security as well as presence / arrival of students in the hostels, they are required to come to Warden's office daily between 09:30 pm to 10:30 pm to mark their attendance. Student not coming for attendance will be marked absent and action will be taken as per the Hostel Rules.

129.

Duration of Students Stay in Hostels.

All those students, who are granted admission in the hostel, their maximum duration of stay in H12 Hostels will be:-

(1)

On-Campus duration of their respective Programs.

(2)

Six months extension beyond on-campus duration is allowed to PG students, if they provide a certificate to the Hostel administration duly countersigned

by Institute authority that he / she has not yet completed the degree requirements and that he / she is not employed anywhere.

(3)

For initial six months extension, students will directly apply to Dir Admin through their Institutions, and DD Hostels who will be the approving authority for the required extension.

(4)

PG Students desirous for special extension beyond above stated period will forward their request duly recommended by Head of Institute to PGP Dte who will assess the requirement of the student on merit and process the case for special extension, which will not be more than 06 months period.

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Students' Guests. Guests are not allowed to visit the hostel premises.

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Temporary Stay in Hostels. Only on availability of surplus vacant accommodation, students applying for shorter duration, will be granted room on case-to-case basis and they will be required to abide by the Hostels rules.

Application form may be downloaded and must contain the signatures of parents (Father / Mother).

132.

Cooking in Quarters. Cooking / preparation of food is not allowed in the living accommodation under any circumstances.

133.

Electric Appliances. No Electric appliance except refrigerator and room cooler (on monthly charges) will be permitted in students room. The defaulters will be fined heavily. However for students convenience, water dispenser / samovar is available in the hostels. In addition electric iron with stand and a micro wave oven have been provided in Girls hostels.

134.

Pets and Animals. Pets and animals are not allowed in the hostels.

135.

Conveyance/Driving. Following rules will be observed:

(1)

Students are encouraged to keep and use bicycles within the Campus.

(2)

Students desirous of keeping cars/motorcycles will seek written permission from DD Hostels. No vehicle will be allowed in the Hostel parking without NUST sticker.

(3)

Riding motorcycles will not be allowed without wearing crash helmet.

136.

Inculcation of Neat and Clean Living Habits. Excellent environment is provided at the Hostels to inculcate neat, clean and good living habits amongst the students, which is ensured by:-

(1)

Frequent motivational talks/lectures.

(2)

Written instructions/guide lines through Notices.

(3)

Inspection/visits by the administration.

(4)

Appointment holders/senior students are made to set personal examples.

(5)

Giving them a practice during some specific time of making up their rooms with neat and clean surroundings.

137.

Messing. It is mandatory for all hostelites to dine in their respective hostel messes.

(1)

Messing is arranged by own staff.

(2)

Messing amount is charged in advance on monthly basis through Mess Bill.

(3)

Rs. 6,000/- (Refundable) is charged as Mess Security on joining.

(4)

Different Students committees are formed to participate/ assist in mess/ hostel affairs.

138.

Meal Timings. Deputy Director Messing in consultation with student's committee decides the Mess timings.

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139.

Conduct / Dress. Students are advised to put on neat and clean dress.

Wearing of Bermuda short, bathroom sleepers is not allowed outside the room. Students are expected to display highly decent conduct in the Hostels.

140.

In / Out Timings

(1)

Students are not allowed to stay out of their respective Hostel after 09:30 pm (Girls) & 10:30 pm (boys). Any change will be approved by DD Hostels for official commitments only.

(2)

Students are allowed to leave campus / hostel only with written permission of the respective warden.

(3)

In/out registers must be filled in while leaving the hostel for a private purpose, failing which absence will be marked and disciplinary action will be initiated against the defaulters.

141.

(1)

Do's and Don'ts Do's (a)

Be respectful to your colleagues and hostel staff/management.

(b)

Always use parliamentary language. Use of foul and abusive language with the fellow students / staff is taken very seriously.

(c)

Keep your room neat and tidy, as it can be inspected by the hostel management without any prior notice.

(d)

Utilize your PC for educational purpose only.

(e)

See the Medical Officer in NUST Medical Centre, as and when you are unwell.

(f)

Be security conscious and take care of your valuables especially Cash, Mobile Phones and Laptop etc. all by yourself. Take your valuables along when you proceed on leave etc.

(g)

Always clear Hostel Dues well in time. Defaulters will be fined.

(h)

All notices/instructions issued from time to time must be religiously followed.

(i)

Take care of hostel property, e.g., T.V, exercise machine in gymnasium, furniture in room / hostel, water dispenser/ samovar, washroom fittings and water coolers etc.

(j)

Always enter your name in the IN/OUT register i.e., while leaving NUST premises.

(k)

Report daily at the warden office on a given time for attendance.

(l)

The Hostel Warden be informed about Withdrawal / Suspension immediately.

(m)

Preserve / economize on utilization of water.

(n)

Put off all the electric switches, while leaving the room.

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(o)

Inform any untoward happening to Hostel Administration immediately.

(p)

Put on NUST ID Card while in the Campus.

(2) Don'ts (a)

Keeping of prohibited medicines, drugs without doctor's prescription.

(b)

Possession of following items is totally banned and those who are checked will be expelled from the hostel / University:(i)

Fire arms and daggers etc.

(ii)

Alcohols, Toxic drugs, sheesha, gutkha and hashish/heroin etc.

(iii) Crackers, explosives and ammunition etc.

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(c)

Smoking and keeping of any kind of such items.

(d)

Misusing hostel premises/facilities other than studies.

(e)

Involvement in criminal/police cases, it will be taken very seriously to the extent of expulsion from the hostel.

(f)

Guests in the room/hostel.

(g)

Driving Motor Cycle without crash helmet. Wheeling / aerobatics are strictly forbidden.

(h)

Playing loud music in the room which disturbs studies of colleagues / neighbors.

(i)

Making noise and raising slogans.

(j)

Keeping electrical appliances, other than authorized in the rules.

(k)

Fiddling with the electric sockets/plugs/appliances etc.

(l)

Damaging any hostel property.

(m)

Involvement in politics, ethnic, sectarian and other undesirable activities. Defaulters will be expelled from hostel without any advance notice.

(n)

Collection of Chanda on any account.

(o)

Ragging of juniors inside / outside the rooms and hostels.

(p)

Gambling in any form such as playing cards (even without money at stake).

(q)

Celebrating birthday parties / mehndi functions inside the hostel rooms.

(r)

Employment or keeping of a private servant in the hostel.

(s)

Leaving lights or fans on, when out of room.

(t)

Make proxy.

(u)

Authorized Room setting will not be changed.

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Damage to Property. Hostel/Mess property for example newspapers, magazines, furniture, TV, radio, cutlery and crockery etc, will not be removed by the students from a specified location. All students are expected to cooperate for the care and maintenance of property. Any student found guilty of damaging or breaking items of hostel/mess will be made to pay the cost of the item in addition to the fine / penalty.

143.

TV Timings. Television will be closed at 2300 hours on normal working days and at 2345 hours on the weekends/closed holidays. The keys of television room will be in the custody of Hostel Warden and he/she will be responsible for ensuring the compliance of the orders. However, in case of some important sports events like World Cup/ Olympics etc. special permission can be obtained from hostel warden.

144.

Vacations. Students staying in the hostel during vacations will abide by all rules and regulations.

145.

Parking of Cars. Due to limited parking spaces, UG students are not allowed to keep the car.

146.

Punishment. It is mandatory to comply with the timings and orders spelled out in these instructions. Necessary disciplinary action will be taken against the students for each minor or major violation. Following action will be initiated against defaulters:-

(1)

Students will be produced by Hostel Warden before DD Hostels for misconduct & indiscipline who is authorized to take necessary remedial measure with consent of Director Administration.

(2)

Serious violation, as and when observed, will be reported to the parents in writing.

(3)

For major breaches, matter will be referred to NUST Disciplinary Committee.

147.

Leaving the Hostel. Whenever a student wants to leave hostel, he/she must inform in writing to the Hostel Warden minimum two weeks in advance for return of security and over paid amount on clearance day. Dues will be paid and clearance will be obtained before leaving hostel.

148.

Discipline. Best state of discipline is expected from the hostelites, a few aspects of discipline are highlighted below:-

(1)

Ragging. Ragging physically or making unpleasant noises, disorderly conduct, doing any act which causes or is likely to cause physical or psychological harm or raises apprehension of fear, shame or an embarrassment to the new student, which includes teasing, abusing, playing practical jokes on or causing hurt to such students or asking the new student to do any act or to perform such things (which such student will not in the ordinary course is willing to do) is strictly forbidden. Rather it is expected that seniors will help the juniors to settle down in the hostel / university. Anybody found involved in ragging will

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be expelled from the University.

(2)

Smoking. University is declared as a smoking free zone. Smoking is prohibited in the rooms as well as in the hostel premises.

(3)

Criminal Activities. Anybody found involved in any criminal activity e.g., theft, physical handling, using abusive language, involving in using of narcotics / supplying / helping, as well as accompanying in such activities will be expelled from hostel for the safety of other students.

(4)

Borrowing / Lending Money. Such dealings among the students as well as with the hostel staff is prohibited, Hostel Administration will not take responsibility of any such dispute / activity.

(5)

Unlawful Activity. Involvement in:-

149.

(a)

Banned organizations and anti-state activities.

(b)

Becoming member of any student union, anti-state organization or banned organization.

(c)

Creating trouble in hostel premises including ganging, organizing strike or printing / writing / distributing pamphlets / handouts / any method for such like activities e.g., use of e-mail / mobile messages.

(d)

Giving threats to any student or staff member.

(e)

Overstaying in hostel after completion of On-Campus Duration / Specified Period / Completion of Degree.

(f)

Making loss to hostel / university property.

(g)

Misusing of hostel facilities.

(h)

Bringing / inviting non entitled persons in the hostel.

(i)

Gambling in any shape.

(j)

Smoking of any kind.

(k)

Developing illicit relationship / teasing others on mobile phone / email.

Inspections

(1)

Hostel Warden, Deputy Director Hostels, Director Administration and Senior Executive staff of the University can inspect hostels (students rooms and almirahs etc) without any advance warning or notice.

(2)

Weekly inspection will be carried by Hostel Warden on every Thursday.

(3)

Monthly inspection will be carried out by the Hostels Warden on any day of the month.

(4)

Quarterly inspection will be carried out by Deputy Directors Hostels.

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Laundry Services. These services are provided to all hostelites of Main Campus, free of cost. However, at other institutions these charges are as under:(1)

MCS

-

Rs. 250/-

(2)

C of E&ME

-

Rs. 330/-

(3)

AM College

-

Rs. 300/-

(4)

PNEC

-

Rs. 450/-

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Eating at Khokhas. Khokhas /Dhabas are placed out of bound for all the students. Defaulters would be fined. Instructions are also passed to the owners of the Khokhas not to serve the students.

153.

Certificate as given below duly signed by the student and countersigned by the father / mother / guardian is required to be submitted by the student to the Hostel Warden at the time of joining the hostel.

NOTES: (1)

These are general guide lines to facilitate the students and ensure comfortable stay in the hostels.

(2)

Students are required to follow the above rules while staying in the hostel.

Parents / Guardians are requested to go through these rules and advise their wards to strictly follow the rules. A certificate to this effect (as per the specimen) is required to be submitted by the students, duly countersigned by the parents / guardians, to the respective warden, at the time of joining the hostel.

(3)

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CERTIFICATE It is certified that Hostel Rules have been read by me and I will follow the same while staying in NUST Hostels. On violation of any rule disciplinary action may be taken against me or I may be expelled from the hostel / university.

Date:_________________ _____________________ Signature of Student

Counter Signed By

Date: ____________ ___________________________ Father/Mother/Guardian

Name: ______________________

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Centre for Counseling & Career Advisory (C3A)

General 154.

NUST Centre for Counseling & Career Advisory (C3A) is a significant component of student services and offers confidential and professional service to all members of the NUST community. This service is absolutely FREE for all NUST community, as well as the immediate families of students, staff and faculty members. Counseling helps address short-term personal, social, familial or academic worries to long-term often more complex, psychological issues.

155.

NUST is the only University in Pakistan that has an autonomous unit, with a committed team of trained psychologists and counselors. Qualified psychologists counsel, administer psychological tests and offer workshops and group sessions on pertinent issues. C3A also undertakes research projects and functions as a student/faculty support organization. Self-help brochures are also available on issues related to students' concerns. The Centre strives to take a holistic approach towards students' development so they may thrive professionally and personally.

Counseling Services 156.

Discussing personal issues with friends and family can have biased responses or a limited approach. There are times when it is appropriate to seek professional help. Counseling is a chance to talk over what is on one's mind with a trained professional who can assist, guide and help address the challenging areas of life. A new perspective of handling and coping is introduced in a caring and supportive environment.

157.

Some of the issues addressed at C3A are:

?

Examination Anxiety ?

Lack of Confidence ?

Poor Class Performance ?

Lack of Motivation ?

Underachievement ?

Adjustment Problems ?

Sadness and Depression 158.

?

Home Sickness ?

Stress Management ?

Anger Management ?

Career Interest ?

Relationships/Attachment Issu es ?

Student-Teacher Conflict

A counselor at C3A is a trained professional who would accept individual differences, listen empathetically and seeks to help individuals pursue their goals with a healthy approach. The environment is congenial and friendly, where the counselor offers support, care and understanding and responds in a non-judgmental and non-critical way. At C3A values, choices and lifestyles are respected and people are helped to explore themselves, their feelings and interests. They are guided to make decisions, choices or changes that would help them prosper professionally and personally.

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Confidentiality: The Centre remains committed to offering a discreet and confidential service and is fully aware of the vulnerabilities and sensibilities of its clients at all times. C3A abides by all personal, social, ethical and professional norms. Counseling records at C3A do not form a part of or affect a student's academic profile in any which way. Visiting the Centre and all records are kept discreetly confidential.

160.

Harassment Complaint Cell: C3A also functions as a Harassment Complaint Cell as per HEC policy.

161.

Students' Feedback: A few excerpts from the feedback given by students 3 who benefited from C A:

“It was my dream to come to NUST, but after coming here I encountered a lot of adjustment issues. A friend suggested that I visit C3A and I was really amazed by the way I got their impressive response. C3A is very organized and every university should have such services. I overcame my problem by the grace of ALLAH; tips and suggestions I learnt from C3A and my personal willingness helped.”

“My visit to C3A was the first time I visited a Psychologist, despite needing help I was hesitant to contact them. However, after the first session I realized that I should have come much earlier. I received help in resolving my issues from the past that were still influencing me. Throughout the sessions, I never felt or was treated like a psycho or lunatic. The atmosphere was very friendly, casual and nonjudgmental. It has been one of the best decisions of my life.”

“I am very thankful to the caring professionals at C3A who helped me a lot to overcome my depressive features. I felt a marked improvement in my attitude, thinking and personal life. I learnt to respect and value myself.

Proper guidance of the counselor also made my bond strong with ALLAH. I am thankful to you for your thoughtfulness.”

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Make an Appointment: Visit us: SADA Building, Block C, Ground Floor, H-12 Campus, Islamabad Office Timings: Mondays to Fridays l Summer: 8:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m. l Winter: 9:00 a.m. – 5:00p.m.

Call us: l 051-9085-1571 l 051-9085-1579 Emails us: l c3a@nust.edu.pk Like us: l Our facebook page

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Annex A

To Para 36 of Chapter 2 Re-Checking of Papers

1.

Fill the re-checking application form completely.

2.

Deposit re-checking fee amounting to Rs. 500/- per paper and enclose original deposit slip along with the application form.

3.

Mention clearly the subject/papers required to be re-checked.

4.

An application form shall be entertained only if it is complete in all respects and is received in the office along with the prescribed fee within 15 days after the declaration of the relevant result.

5.

Incomplete and incorrect forms shall be returned to the candidate for completion and if it is not submitted within the prescribed time limit, no action shall be taken on it.

6.

Time-barred application shall not be entertained.

7.

Re-checking does not mean re-assessment or re-evaluation of the answerbook. Following is the procedure for rechecking of papers:

It is ensured that: a.

there is no mistake in the grand total on the title page of the answerbook.

b.

the total of various parts of a question has been correctly made at the end of each question.

c.

all totals have been correctly brought forward on the title page of the answer book.

d.

no portion of answer book has been left un-marked.

e.

total number of questions attempted does not exceed the limit allowed in Question Paper.

f.

total marks in the answer-book tally with the marks sheet.

g.

Viva/practical & internal assessment marks are not re-tabulated.

h.

The student or anybody on his /her behalf has no right to see or examine the answer-books for any purpose.

j.

Increase/decrease in the final marks of the student will be decided according to the results of re-checking.

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National University of Sciences and Technology Islamabad Application Form for Re-Checking Of Answer-Books/Papers

1.

Name of the Candidate:

2.

Father’s Name:

3.

Roll No.

4.

Examination Type:

5.

Year/Semester:

6.

Paper to be re -checked:

(ANNUAL / SUPPLEMENTARY / END TERM)

a. b. c. d. e. f. g.

7.

Fee Paid: Rs. Bank Branch:

Challan/draft No. dated

8. I have read the instructions given overleaf and undertake to abide by the rules and regulations of NUST. Date:

Signature of Applicant

Postal Address:

Telephone No.

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Annex B

To Para 66(5) of Chapter 9 Regulations Relating To Registration and Examination of MBBS Students First Professional MBBS Part-I Examination 1.

To be held at the end of the 1st academic year in the following subjects in course work completed in the first year:a.

Anatomy and Histology (1)

Theory Paper

90 Marks

(2)

Internal Evaluation

10 Marks

(3)

Oral & Practical

90 Marks

(4)

Internal Evaluation

10 Marks

200 Marks b.

Physiology (1)

Theory Paper

90 Marks

(2)

Internal Evaluation

10 Marks

(3)

Oral & Practical

90 Marks

(4)

Internal Evaluation

10 Marks

200 Marks c.

Biochemistry (1)

Theory Paper

45 Marks

(2)

Internal Evaluation

5 Marks

(3)

Oral & Practical

45 Marks

(4)

Internal Evaluation

5 Marks

100 Marks Total

500 Marks

2.

A candidate shall be eligible to appear in the First Professional MBBS Part- 1 Examination at the end of 1st academic year if he/she has studied the prescribed courses during first academic year.

3.

Any student who fails to clear the first Professional MBBS Part 1 examination in four chances availed or un-availed after becoming eligible for each examination shall cease to become eligible for further medical education in Pakistan.

4.

No student shall be promoted to 2nd year class till he passes the University examination in Anatomy & Histology, Physiology and Biochemistry.

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First Professional MBBS Part-II Examination To be held at the end of the 2nd academic year in the following subjects in course work completed in the second year:-

5. a.

Anatomy and Histology (1)

Theory Paper

90 Marks

(2)

Internal Evaluation

10 Marks

(3)

Oral & Practical

90 Marks

(4)

Internal Evaluation

10 Marks

200 Marks b.

Physiology (1)

Theory Paper

90 Marks

(2)

Internal Evaluation

10 Marks

(3)

Oral & Practical

90 Marks

(4)

Internal Evaluation

10 Marks

200 Marks c.

Biochemistry (1)

Theory Paper

45 Marks

(2)

Internal Evaluation

5 Marks

(3)

Oral & Practical

45 Marks

(4)

Internal Evaluation

5 Marks

100 Marks d.

*Islamic and Pakistan Studies (Ethics for non-Muslim students) (1)

Theory Paper

100 Marks

Total *

=

500 Marks

Marks shall not be included in the grand total. However, the students shall be required to pass the theory paper before appearing in the final professional MBBS examination.

6.

A candidate shall be eligible to appear in the First Professional MBBS Examination Part-II at the end of second academic year if he/she has studied the prescribed courses during second academic year.

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No student shall be promoted to 3rd year class till he passes the University examination in Anatomy & Histology, Physiology and Biochemistry.

8.

Second Professional MBBS Examination 9.

The second Professional MBBS Examination shall be held at the end of third academic year in the following subjects:a.

Pharmacology and Therapeutics (1)

Theory Paper

135 Marks

(2)

Internal Evaluation

15 Marks

(3)

Oral & Practical

100 Marks

(4)

Animal Experiment

35 Marks

(5)

Internal Evaluation

15 Marks

300 Marks b.

Pathology General & Microbiology (1)

Theory Paper

135 Marks

(2)

Internal Evaluation

15 Marks

(3)

Oral & Practical

135 Marks

(4)

Internal Evaluation

15 Marks

300 Marks c.

Forensic Medicine (1)

Theory Paper

90 Marks

(2)

Internal Evaluation

10 Marks

(3)

Oral & Practical

90 Marks

(4)

Internal Evaluation

10 Marks

200 Marks Total

=

800 Marks

10.

A candidate shall be eligible to appear in the Second Professional MBBS Examination at the end of 3rd academic year, if he/she has passed the 1st professional MBBS Examination and has studied the prescribed courses during the 3rd academic year in a recognized Institute.

11.

A candidate who fails (whether appeared or absent) in one or more subject in 2nd Professional Annual Examination shall be eligible to re-appear in the subsequent University Examinations (Supplementary/Annual) in the subject or subjects in which he/she has failed, for a maximum of four chances consecutively. This applies to Army Medical College only.

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Theory Paper I (Gynecology)

90 Marks

(2)

Internal Evaluation

10Marks

(3)

Theory Paper II (Obstetrics)

90 Marks

(4)

Internal Evaluation

10 Marks

(5)

Oral & Practical

180 Marks

(6)

Internal Evaluation

20 Marks

400 Marks d.

Paediatrics (1)

Theory Paper

90 Marks

(2)

Internal Evaluation

10 Marks

(3)

Oral & Practical

90 Marks

(4)

Internal Evaluation

10 Marks

Total

=

200 Marks 1800 Marks

18.

A candidate shall be eligible to appear in the Final Professional MBBS Examination, if he/she has passed the 3rd professional MBBS Examination from a recognized Institute and has fulfilled the minimum requirement for the clinical training at a recognized Hospital/Institute, as laid down in the PM&DC Regulations.

19.

The final MBBS Examination in Medicine, Surgery, Pediatrics, Obstetrics and Gynecology shall not be further sub-divided for qualifying in the Final Professional MBBS Examination.

20.

The Clinical Examinations in Medicine, Surgery, Pediatrics and Obstetrics & Gynecology shall be held in adequately equipped hospitals.

21.

Three academic years at least shall intervene between the dates of passing the 1st Professional Examination and the Final Professional Examination.

22.

A candidate who fails (whether appeared or absent) in one or more subject in Final Professional Annual Examination shall be eligible to re-appear in the subsequent University Examinations (Supplementary/Annual) in the subject or subjects in which he/she has failed, for a maximum of four chances consecutively. This applies to Army Medical College only.

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Annex C

To Para 66(5) of Chapter 9 Relating To Registration and Examinations of BDS Students 1.

First Professional B.D.S Examination a.

General Anatomy (1)

Theory Paper

.

100 Marks

(2)

Oral & Practical

80 Marks

(3)

Internal Evaluation

20 Marks

200 Marks b.

General Physiology (1)

Theory Paper

.

100 Marks

(2)

Oral & Practical

80 Marks

(3)

Internal Evaluation

20 Marks

200 Marks c.

Biochemistry (1)

Theory Paper

.

50 Marks

(2)

Oral & Practical

40 Marks

(3)

Internal Evaluation

10 Marks

100 Marks d.

Science of Dental Materials (1)

Theory.

.

100 Marks

(2)

Oral & Practical

80 Marks

(3)

Internal Evaluation

20 Marks

200 Marks e.

*Islamic and Pakistan Studies (Ethics for non-Muslim students) (1)

Theory

100 Marks

Total * 2.

=

700 Marks

Marks shall not be included in the grand total. However, the students shall be required to pass the theory paper before appearing in the final professional BDS examination.

A candidate shall be eligible to appear in the First Professional examination at the end of 1st academic year if he/she has studied the prescribed courses in a NUST constituent/affiliated institute.

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3.

Any student who fails to clear first professional BDS examination in four chances availed or un-availed after becoming eligible for examination shall cease to be eligible for further medical education in Pakistan.

4.

No student shall be promoted to 2nd year class till he/she passes the University examination in General Anatomy, General Physiology, Biochemistry and Science of Dental Materials.

5.

Second Professional BDS Examination a.

Pathology (1)

Theory Paper

100 Marks

(2)

Oral & Practical

80 Marks

(3)

Internal Evaluation

20 Marks

200 Marks b.

Pharmacology (1)

Theory Paper

.

100 Marks

(2)

Oral & Practical

80 Marks

(3)

Internal Evaluation

20 Marks

200 Marks c.

Oral Biology and Tooth Morphology (1)

Theory Paper

.

100 Marks

(2)

Oral & Practical

80 Marks

(3)

Internal Evaluation

20 Marks

200 Marks d.

Community & Preventive Dentistry (1)

Theory Paper

.

(2)

Oral & Practical

40 Marks

(3)

Internal Evaluation

10 Marks

Total

50 Marks

=

100 Marks 700 Marks

6.

A candidate shall be eligible to appear in the Second Professional examination at the end of 2nd academic year if he/she has passed first professional BDS Examination and has studied the prescribed courses during the 2nd academic year in a recognized Institute.

7.

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8.

No student shall be promoted to 3rd year class till he passes the University examination in Pathology, Pharmacology, Oral Biology & Tooth Morphology and Community & Preventive Dentistry.

9.

Third Professional BDS Examination a.

General Surgery (1)

Theory Paper

.

100 Marks

(2)

Oral & Practical

80 Marks

(3)

Internal Evaluation

20 Marks

200 Marks b.

General Medicine (1)

Theory Paper

.

100 Marks

(2)

Oral & Practical

80 Marks

(3)

Internal Evaluation

20 Marks

200 Marks c.

Oral Pathology (1)

Theory Paper

.

100 Marks

(2)

Oral & Practical

80 Marks

(3)

Internal Evaluation

20 Marks

200 Marks d.

Periodontology/Oral Medicine (1)

Theory Paper

.

100 Marks

(2)

Oral & Practical

80 Marks

(3)

Internal Evaluation

20 Marks

200 Marks Total

=

800 Marks

10.

A candidate shall be eligible to appear in the Third Professional examination at the end of 3rd academic year if he/she has passed 2nd Professional BDS Examination from a recognized Institute and has studied the prescribed courses during the 3rd academic year in a recognized Institute.

11.

A candidate who fails (whether appeared or absent) in one or more subject in 3rd Professional Annual Examination shall be eligible to re-appear in the

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subsequent University Examinations (Supplementary/Annual) in the subject or subjects in which he/she has failed, for a maximum of four chances

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Annex

To Para 122 of Chapter 12

D

Fee Structure Undergraduate Programmes National Students Engineering/ IT, Bio Sciences & Natural Sciences

Medicine

Architecture, Social Sciences & Business Studies

Rupees

Rupees

Rupees

30,000

30,000

30,000

10,000

10,000

12,000

63,000

75,000

75,000

Admission Processing Fee* Security Deposit@ Semester fee * Non Refundable @ Refundable

International Students Engineering, IT, Bio Sciences, Natural Sciences, Architecture, Business Studies & Social Sciences

Medicine

Admission Processing Fee*

USD 575

USD 1150

Tuition Fee (per annum)

USD 3500

Security Deposit

USD 250

Health facilities (per annum)

USD 120

USD 10000 USD 850 USD 120

*(Once at the time of admission & Non Refundable)

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UNDERTAKING (By the Students & Parents/Guardian)

I,_________________________________________________________son/ daughter of___________________________________________, student of ________________________________ programme, hereby certify that I have read the joining instructions carefully and that during my stay at NUST, I shall be responsible to abide by the rules/regulations mentioned therein. I understand that I will be liable to appropriate disciplinary action for any misconduct or misbehaviour.

Countersigned By Parents/Guardian Signature: __________________

Signature: _________________

Name: _____________________

Name: ____________________

CNIC No.___________________

CNIC No._________________

Date: ____________

Date: ____________

Address:_______________________________________________________

(Note: Please deposit this certificate duly completed.)

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