Ph.D. STRUCTURE, AFTER SUCCESSFUL COMPLETION OF LEVEL 7 OF NATIONAL QUALIFICATION FRAMEWORK and APPROVAL of Doctoral Committee and BASAR*
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Total No. of Required Credit Hours |
18 (Credit Hours of Course Work + a PhD dissertation which shall be evaluated by at least two PhD experts from technologically /academically advanced foreign countries in addition to local Committee members) |
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Semester Duration |
Minimum of 16 weeks of teaching excluding examinations |
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Course Work Duration (Minimum) |
1-year, two semesters |
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Course Duration |
Minimum 3 years (including course work duration and Research Dissertation) |
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Maximum 3-8 years (including course work duration) with approval of Director Research/Registrar/Controller of Examinations |
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Number of Regular Semesters |
02 |
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**Summer Session |
Only for deficiency courses and Research |
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Course Load per Semester for Regular Full-Time Students |
09-12 Credit Hours of Advanced Courses in the field and Research Methods |
*BASAR is Board of Advanced Studies and Research
** HEIs falling in long winter vacations to apply according to their own conditions Source: HEC Policy guidelines for implementation of uniform semester system in HEI’s of Pakistan (2015)
Level 7 MS/MPHIL OR EQUIVALENT STRUCTURE, AFTER COMPLETION OF LEVEL 6 OF NATIONAL QUALIFICATION FRAMEWORK*
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Total No. of Credit Hours |
30 (including a minimum of 24 Credit Hours of Course Work + 06 Credit Hours for Thesis or the candidates will either need to complete 30 credit hours of course work) |
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Semester Duration |
Minimum of 16 weeks of teaching excluding examinations |
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Course Duration |
Minimum of ¾ semesters, (1.5/2 years) for full time students and minimum of 8 semester ( 4 years) for part time students |
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Maximum time limit of 3 years for full time students and maximum of 6 years for part time students, further extendable for one year with the approval of Statutory Bodies |
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These policy guide lines will be the same for formal system, distance system and virtual system in respect to duration |
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Number of Regular Semesters |
04 |
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**Summer Session |
Only for deficiency/failure/repetition courses (further chance through approval of statutory bodies) |
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Course Load per Semester for Regular Full-Time Students |
09-12 Credit Hours |
* For level qualifications; see the NQF flow chart available above
** HEIs falling in long winter vacations to apply according to their conditions
Source: HEC Policy guidelines for implementation of uniform semester system in HEI’s of Pakistan (2015)
Level 6 UNDERGRADUATE STRUCTURE AFTER COMPLETION OF LEVEL 5 OF NATIONAL QUALIFICATION FRAMEWORK
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Total No. of Credit Hours (Minimum) |
124 |
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Total No. of Credit Hours (Maximum) |
140 |
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Semester Duration |
Minimum of 16 weeks of teaching excluding examinations |
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Course Duration |
Minimum of 08 semesters ( 4 years/As per accreditation body *) |
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Maximum time limit of 6 years, further extendable for one year with the approval of Statutory Bodies |
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Summer Session |
For deficiency/failure/repetition Of maximum 2 courses of 03 credits each, Professional programs like Education, medicine and those requiring Clinicalwork can offer max 6-9 credit hours. |
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Course Load per Semester for Regular Full-Time Students |
15-18 Credit Hours |
Source: HEC Policy guidelines for implementation of uniform semester system in HEI’s of Pakistan (2015)