ACCORDING to the Karachi University policy, PhD theses are evaluated by two foreigners from technologically advanced country appointed by the university’s Board of Advanced Studies and Research.

In this regard, they charge students a handsome amount of money for the evaluation of theses by foreign reviewers. However, they do not pay the fee to the foreign professors.

The foreign professors are reluctant to accept any thesis for evaluation as they know that they will not get the evaluation fee from the university.

Furthermore, the Karachi University does not take any responsibility for sending thesis to the professors. Students have to send theses through courier themselves in order to get a quick response from the professors. After charging students large amounts of money, they do not even bother to send theses on their own.

Students have been facing a lot of problems owing to this situation, and the reputation of the university is also at stake in the international academia. The authorities concerned should look into the matter so that doctorate candidates are able to get their thesis evaluated.

Khurram Shahid
Karachi

Published in Dawn, June 5th, 2018