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KARACHI, Feb 3: The University of Karachi on Tuesday announced guidelines for the MS/PhD programme 2009.
The date for submission of forms and fee for the admission to MS/PhD programme at the University of Karachi has already been extended to February 7.
An official of the university said that an announcement regarding the starting of MS/PhD classes would be made later.
According to the guidelines announced by the registrar of the Karachi University, any discrepancy and claim of eligibility in the admission should be referred to the departmental research committee (DRC) comprising chairperson and all research supervisors, who would send their recommendations to the board of advanced study and research (BASR).
In this regard, the departmental research committee should be functional in each department and smooth functioning of the committee is the responsibility of the chairperson of the department.
The selection of the research or academic supervisor after or before the course work will be at the discretion of the DRC.
Adjunct faculty may be inducted to act as supervisor/co-supervisor of MS/PhD students if recommended by the departmental research committee.
Faculty members of the Karachi University, cooperative teachers and employees of the university may be exempted from study leave if recommended by chairperson/director in consultation with the departmental research committee.
It would be at the discretion of the teacher whether s/he would like to avail this facility or not.
MA exam forms submission date
The examinations department of the University of Karachi has announced the date for submission of examination forms and fee for the external candidates for MA/double MA/improvement of division (previous & final) annual examination 2008.
The forms can be submitted between Feb 6 and March 2 with a Rs1,850 fee.
The forms will also be entertained with a prescribed late fee between March 3 and April 14.
The university has also directed candidates, who appeared in 2003 or earlier, to appear in the MA (previous & final) annual examinations 2008 as a last chance.
MBBS final professional exams
The examinations department of the University of Karachi has announced the schedule of programme of final professional MBBS annual exams 2009, to be held in February.
According to the schedule, first paper of surgery-I would be held on Monday (Feb 16); surgery-II on Thursday (Feb 19); paediatrics on Saturday (Feb 21); medicine-I on Tuesday (Feb 24); medicine-II on Saturday (Feb 28); gynaecology on Wednesday (March 4); and obstetrics on Saturday (March 7). All papers would be held at the department of general history, KU, between 2.00pm and 4.30pm.
Cancer Day walk
In connection with the World Cancer Day a walk will be held at the Karachi University on Wednesday, according to a university announcement.
The walk is being organised under the auspices of the faculty of pharmacy, University of Karachi.
“Awareness is the key — help to fight against cancer” is the slogan of the walk which will start from the faculty of pharmacy.—Agencies
KUTS to observe black day
The Karachi University Teachers’ Society (KUTS) has announced that teachers of the university will observe a ‘black day’ on Saturday to voice their concern over the inordinate delay in convening a meeting of the university’s academic council, adds our Staff Reporter.
In a statement issued here on Monday, KUTS president Dr Aqeel Ahmed and secretary Dr Shakeel Farooqui said that teachers of the university would take classes but would wear black armbands on Saturday.
Deploring that the university administration has neither delegated powers to most of the departmental research committees, particularly those belonging to the faculty of science, nor the committees have, so far, been, assigned their work, they demanded immediate convening of the academic council’s meeting to help resolve issues concerning the MS and PhD programmes.
Terming the KU registrar’s decision of extending the registration date to Feb 7 ‘a decision in haste’, they asked that the departmental research committees which have not yet been assigned their work could accomplish their task by Feb 7.
