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Office of the Examinations

Controller of Examinations The Controller of Examinations is the whole-time officer of the University, appointed by the Syndicate. Quaid-i-Azam University has a long history of bright tradition of ...

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Coding the Existing and New Courses

A course code should appear as: XX[X] – # # # For example EC-101 or CH-453 or BOT-610 etc. The alphabetic characters two (or three in special cases) should identify the department/institute for e...

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Setting-up Exam Paper

A student shall be evaluated in each course on the basis of sessional tests, class assignments and terminal examinations. 50% marks shall be reserved for sessional tests and class assignments and 50...

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Examination system

QAU examination system is semester based system. Exams are held for master, mphil & phd programme. One semester of msc, mphil & phd lasts for 16 weeks. For msc and mphil the duration is of 4...

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Condut of Examination

The terminal examinations will be held at the end of each semester on the dates to be fixed by the Controller of Examinations in consultation with the Chairmen of the departments.

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Examinations Rules Master's Programme (MSc, MBA & MPA)

I. Paper Marks Distribution A student shall be evaluated in each course on the basis of sessional tests, class assignments and terminal examinations. 50% marks shall be reserved for sessional tests...

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Examination Rules MPhil

I. Paper marks distribution A student shall be evaluated in each course on the basis of periodical test(s)/assignments(s) during the semester and terminal examination at the end of the semester. Ea...

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Examination Rules PhD

I. Programme of studies (h) The minimum period for completion of phd requirements shall be three years from the date of registration, and the maximum period shall be seven years. Only under excepti...

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Grading System

The minimum pass marks for each course shall be 50%. A student obtaining less than 50% marks in any course shall be deemed to have failed in that course. Less than 50% marks secured by a student in ...

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Academic Distinctions

A graduate is awarded one of the following distinctions based on his/her academic performance. A. Certificate of Merit. The controller of Examinations shall issue a certificate of merit on a stude...

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Re-checking of Paper

There shall be no re-evaluation of answer book. A student may, on payment of fee as prescribed by the Syndicate, get the answer book re-checked for totaling and for verification that all questions o...

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Repeating Course(s)

A student shall repeat the compulsory courses in which he/she had failed, as soon as the course(s) are offered next.

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Results

The instructor /teacher of the concerned courses after having shown the graded answer books to the students shall send the same along with award lists to their chairmen/heads of departments, who sha...

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Merit Scholarship

Students who demonstrate academic excellence by achieving outstanding positions, at the end of a semester, in each degree program on a campus shall be awarded merit scholarships.

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Degree

On successful completion of the requirements of the master, mphil & phd degree, each candidate shall be awarded the degree of master ,mphil & phd

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Transcript

A separate transcript shall be issued to each candidate showing the marks and grades obtained in each course, and also the aggregate marks, percentage marks and the grades. For students completing M...

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Assignment of Scholastic Status

Each student is assigned a two-letter abbreviated status and remarks on the transcript according to the scholastic achievements during the semester. Each status reflects the changes in the academic ...

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Convocations

The convocation shall be of two kinds: (a) Ordinary convocation: Ordinary convocation is held for conferring the degree of a particular year or years, if there was no convocation in the previous y...

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Award of Gold Medal

The Gold medal for M.Sc. Physics will be awarded to the student of this University who: (i) has secured the highest accumulated grades in all the four Semesters:(ii) has not secured more than one ‘...

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Degree Procedure

The Vice Chancellor, in anticipation to the recommendation of AS&RB and approval by the AS&RB, is authorized to award the degree to a candidate who successfully defended thesis. However, act...

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