Business Studies,

Social & Natural Sciences and

Architecture

NUST

Defining futures

Prospectus

2015

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This prospectus contains basic information about the undergraduate, masters, and PhD
programmes, life at the University, learning resources and advice to local and international
students who wish to join the University in Fall 2015. It also shows the fee structure, funding
modes (financial assistance), procedure for applying for admission and criteria for entry.
Information about the constituent institutions, teaching faculties, along with their expertise,
and courses offered is also given. Brief descriptions of degree programmes and curricula details
are listed with course titles, codes and credit hours.

Disclaimer

The information in this prospectus is correct at the time of its publication. Whilst every effort
is made to ensure accuracy of information, the University does not accept liability for any
inaccuracy or change outside reasonable control of the University. It is issued for general
guidance of public and candidates wishing to enter the University in Fall 2015 and does not
form part of any contract. The University intends to provide the courses and facilities described
in the prospectus, but reserves the right to withdraw or make alterations to these courses
or facilities if found necessary, without any prior notice. Likewise, fees for the programmes
starting in 2015 are provisional and subject to change.

Welcome from the Rector

NUST has carved out a niche of its own among the comity of prestigious universities committed to
excellence in learning and research on the one hand, and service to the community on the other. It has not
only retained its world ranking among the top 500 universities of the world for consecutive eight years but
has also earned first place in the coveted MacJannet Prize for Global Citizenship, 2015. These achievements
are an index of our focus on shaping our graduates into dynamic professionals with a global vision together
with the spirit of compassion and enterprise, prepared to contribute to the knowledge-based environment.
We accept students on the basis of their talent reflected through academic attainments. They are supported
to the fullest in their curricular and co-curricular activities. So, NUST is a place for those who aspire and have
a passion to excel in life.
Your future relies on the choices you exercise today. Therefore, make informed decisions about your fields
of endeavour. I wish you a rewarding stay at NUST.

Engr Muhammad Asghar

Rector

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70,000
Students applied

for NUST admissions in 2014

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Defining Futures 8
Why Choose NUST? 9
Location 10
Who to Contact 11
Developing Careers 14
Research and Development 16
R&D Eco-system 17
Student Support Services 19
Clubs and Societies 21
Accommodation 22
Quality Assurance 24
NUST Campuses 25

Institutions and Programmes

NUST Business School (NBS) 33

Fact and Figures 35
Faculty Profile 36
Academic Programmes 40
Bachelors in Business Administration 41
BS in Accounting and Finance (BS A&F) 43
Masters in Business Administration 45
Masters in Human Resource Management 49
Executive Masters in Business Administration 50
PhD in Business Administration 52

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School of Art, Design and Architecture (SADA)

About the School 99

Faculty Profile 101
Academic Programme
Bachelors in Architecture 103
Bachelors in Industrial Design 106

Centre for Counselling and Career Advisory (C3A)

About the Centre 110

Faculty Profile 110
Academic Programme
MS Career Counselling & Education 111

Centre for International Peace and Stability (CIPS)

About the Centre 114

Faculty Profile 115
Academic Programme
PhD in Peace and Conflict Studies (PCS) 116

Applying to NUST
National Students

Student Support Facilities 53

Centre for Industrial Linkages (CIL) 55

Undergraduate Programmes 90
Postgraduate Programmes 94

International Students

School of Social Sciences and Humanities (S3H) 57

Faculty Profile 59

Undergraduate Programmes 96
Postgraduate Programmes 97

Department of Economics 62

BS Economics 64
MS Economics 66
PhD Economics 69

Fee & Funding

National Students

Department of Mass Communication 70

BS Mass Communication 71
MS Mass Communication 73

International Students

Department of Government & Public Policy 74

BS Public Administration 75

Research and Development 63

Undergraduate Programmes 102

Postgraduate Programmes 102

Department of Behavioral Sciences 77

MPhil Clinical Psychology 62

NUST Entry Test

Computer Based NET Instructions for
Candidates and Specimen Answer Sheets

School of Natural Sciences (SNS)

Undergraduate Programmes 100

Postgraduate Programmes 101

About the School 80

Faculty Profile 80
Research at SNS 82
Academic Programmes

Business Studies and Social Sciences 103

BS Mathematics 104
Bachelors in Architecture 105

Paper Based NET Instructions for

BS Mathematics 84
Candidates and Specimen Answer Sheets
BS Physics 86

Business Studies and Social Sciences 106
MS and PhD in

BS Mathematics 108
Mathematics 90

Bachelors in Architecture 110
Physics 92

Bachelors in Industrial Design
Chemistry 94
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About the University

National University of Sciences and Technology (NUST) was established in March 1991 for promotion of higher scientific education
in the country, especially in the fields of science and technology by providing stable and disciplined academic environment
together with need-based research, pertinent to industrial requirements. The University was granted its Charter in 1993. Over the
years, the university has expanded in scope, services and stature and has emerged as a leading comprehensive University in the
public sector.
Within two decades, NUST has achieved important milestones and gained immense significance as an institution of higher
education in Pakistan. The University produces professionals and researchers of very high calibre, capable of developing
indigenous technologies to meet the growing demands of the 21st century. It is envisioned to grow as a centre of excellence for the
countrys scientific and technological progress. An outstanding feature of the University is that while maintaining traditional values
of excellence in teaching and research, it challenges conventional practices and creates new ways of developing and delivering
courses, pertaining to emerging and cutting-edge disciplines, on most modern lines.
NUST is a new-age university defining new frontiers in teaching and research. The programmes are distinctive for their high-quality
research orientation. Notwithstanding the significance of undergraduate courses, there is ever-growing emphasis on postgraduate
studies and research output. Creativity and innovation are embedded as core values in all scholastic activities. The conducive
academic environment at the campuses facilitates educational pursuits.
NUST has developed linkages with international universities of repute to ensure two-way flow of knowledge and to be in step
with modern trends. Split programmes and visits of eminent professors from reputed foreign universities is a regular feature of
the academic activity. These eminent scholars deliver lectures on the latest developments in their respective fields and also help
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Defining Futures
Vision

Strategic Thrusts

The National University of Sciences and Technology aims to

emerge as a comprehensive residential institution responsive
to technological change, dedicated to excellence and
committed to international educational and research needs
of the country. NUST will continue to champion a tradition of
distinguished teaching, research and service through evolving
undergraduate, postgraduate and doctoral level programmes
of study in various disciplines in collaboration with renowned
universities inside the country and abroad.

Excellence in Teaching & Education

Besides traditional fields of Engineering, IT, Medicine,

Management, Natural and Basic Sciences, NUST envisages
exploring and initiating higher education in the emerging
science and technology disciplines.

Develop instruments and mechanism for promotion of

enterprising spirit and entrepreneurial culture among NUST
graduates and create strong linkages with industry

In recognition of its place in the human society, the University

will celebrate a faculty, staff and student body which will
reflect the diversity of our nation. The University is entrusted
with the responsibility of 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 this trust and responsibility.

Provide high-quality education in sciences and technology

while remaining accessible to all sections of the society

Focus on Research
Undertake high-quality yet relevant research to support the
emerging knowledge-based economy and society

Spirit of Enterprise

Internationalisation and Global Vision

Develop strong international linkages to ensure inflow of new
knowledge and state-of-the-art technologies, while building a
positive international image of the University and country

Positive Social Impact

Structure curricula and programmes to influence a wider crosssection of the population in terms of education and absorption
of new technologies

Mission

To develop NUST as a comprehensive, research-led university

with a focus on Technology, Innovation and Entrepreneurship.

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Excellence does not grow in wilderness; it has to be pursued with singular zeal and commitment. National University
of Sciences and Technology chronicles a tale of success inscribed with the galvanising force of progressive vision and
commitment par excellence. Although barely two decades old, this premier national university justifiably feels proud of its
unprecedented success as a centre of excellence.

NUST is currently ranked 488th in the world by QS, UK. NUST

is maintaining its presence in the list of Top 500 Universities.
In subject-wise ranking, NUST is rated among top 400 Asian
universities in the discipline of Engineering & Technology.

NUST is also ranked 129th in Asia by QS, UK.

NUST is ranked among top 100 leading universities from 22
BRICS and emerging economies in Times Higher Education
(THE) UK Ranking of 2015.

Higher Education Commission (HEC) has also raked NUST a

No 1 university in Pakistan in General (Large) Category for
the Year-2013.

With its galaxy of 23 constituent teaching institutions, NUST

provides quality education to its students.

400 PhDs, mostly qualified from premier International

universities.

NUSTs high-profile international linkages for research and

academic collaborations embrace over 104 celebrated
centers of excellence in 29 countries around the globe.

NUST has few equals in generous funding for education of

talented but financially challenged students. It also provides

sponsored education to students hailing from economically
backward areas of Pakistan.

Because of sound education and trusted skill levels, NUST

graduates stay in demand for jobs, both in public and

private sectors nationally and internationally. Several NUST
graduates have launched their own business ventures.

NUSTs multi-disciplinary campuses offer undergraduate and Being a NUSTIAN is a great transforming experience.
postgraduate programs in a wide range of fields, including
NUST accepts and invests in the best-those with a passion
Engineering & Technology, Life Sciences & Medicine, Arts
and Humanities, Natural Sciences and Social Sciences &
Management.

to excel in life.

NUST is uncharitably competitive in engaging the best to

serve as faculty members. NUST faculty of over 1200 highly

qualified and capable men and women includes around

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Location
NUST is located in the heart of the Capital (Sector H-12)
Islamabad, amid a hub of research organisations and
institutions of higher learning. It is easily accessible from the
Kashmir Highway. It is at 35-minute drive from Benazir Bhutto
International Airport and 5 minutes from the Motorway (M1).
Apart from fascinating tourist attractions in and around the
city, some famous historical sites (like Taxila and Kittas Raj) and
hill stations (like Murree and Patriata) are within easy access.
There are museums, theatres, parks, shopping centres and
a diplomatic enclave which houses the foreign missions. The
city is also known for its universities, colleges and research
organisations.

Geography
Islamabad is located in the backdrop of lush green Margalla
mountains in the foothills of the mighty Himalayas, at the
northern rim of the Potohar Plateau. The area is undulating,
interspersed with mountain streams and rivulets. It is colocated with the historic Gakhar city of Rawalpindi; thus
displaying a beautiful blend of the ancient and the modern.

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Climate
The city enjoys a continental climate with hot summers (May
- June), rainy monsoons (July - August), fabulous fall (October November), cold winters (December - January) and a blooming
spring (MarchApril). The climate is regulated by alpine
mountains in the vicinity and manmade lakes (Khanpur, Rawal
and Simli) which are also the sources of potable water for the
twin cities. The temperature ranges from 4 C in January to 46
C in June.

Demography
The twin cities (Islamabad-Rawalpindi) have a population of 4.5
million. There is a happy blend of different ethnic communities
including members of foreign missions. Urdu is the lingua
franca. However, English is also generally understood and
spoken by the educated sections of the society. English is also
the medium of instruction in the universities.

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Academic Structure
NUST is a public sector university which functions under the
aegis of the Ministry of Science and Technology. There is a
Board of Governors and an Academic Council which oversee
academic matters. Rector is the Chief Executive Officer. He
is assisted by two Pro-Rectors. The University comprises six
colleges (located away from the central campus) and schools,
institutes and research centres at the main campus.

Academic Calendar
The academic year commences in September each year. There
are two semesters of 18-20 weeks duration: September January and February - June. The University observes summer

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vacation from August to September. Admissions are offered in

the Fall Semester. The University functions from 9am to 5pm,
5 days a week. However, laboratories and libraries remain
accessible to the researchers till late at night and even on
weekends.

Transportation
Rent-a-car service is available at the airport, hotels and bus
terminals. Radio cabs are also easily accessible. Public transport
plies on a number of routes in the twin cities besides yellow
cabs (taxis) which ply round-the-clock. In case of yellow cabs, it
is advisable to negotiate the fare in advance.

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Who to Contact
At NUST, a student enters a novel phase of life; one that requires continuous support
for ones academic, physical as well as mental growth and well-being. Keeping this
in mind, the University offices function in a student-friendly manner and remain
accessible and helpful. You can directly contact the right department or office for all
your queries. Shown opposite are various student-related offices and their functions
for you to find the right contact.

Pro-Rector (Academics)
Oversees all the offices which deal with academic and administrative issues of the students during their stay in the University.

Registrar and Controller of Examinations

Deals with the entire life-cycle of the students--from applying to NUST and registration of undergraduate students to issuance of
transcripts and degrees. He also deals with matters pertaining to scholarships, transfers, migrations, discipline, etc.

Director Academics
Handles matters pertaining to academic regulations, courses of studies and academic calendar.

Director Admissions
Deals with matters pertaining to NUST Entry Test.

Director Finance
Deals with matters pertaining to fee and finances of the students.

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Director Administration
Deals with hostel accommodation, messing, security, transport and sports.

Director Postgraduate Programmes

Deals with matters pertaining to academic life-cycle of postgraduate students: from application, admission, registration, scholarship,
academic progress to issuance of degree.

Director Student Affairs

Oversees student-led activities including libraries, clubs and societies and discipline.

Director Research
Provides guidance and support to the institutions for activities related to research and development.

Director Medical Sciences

Supervises health care and medical services.

Centre for Innovation & Entrepreneurship

Promotes entrepreneurial culture within the University through IP protection, commercialisation & business incubation services for
students & staff, besides other research, innovation & commercialisation support activities.

Centre for Counseling and Career Advisory

Staffed with professional counselors and psychologists, the Centre provides personalised counselling services to students to help
them cope with adjustment problems and issues affecting their studies. They also conduct aptitude and psychological tests.

Career Development Centre

Helps the students in placement and job opportunities, guiding them in preparing resumes and learning interview techniques.

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Developing Careers
Career Development Centre (CDC)
CDC provides programmes and services to help students and
alumni to explore and make effective career choices, foster
professional networks with employers and assist employers
in meeting their recruitment needs. The office offers various
avenues to the students for personal and professional
development and supports them in achieving their goals.

Career Advisory Group (CAG)

As a NUST student or alumnus, you have access to Career

Advisory Group (CAG) and Career Services. Some of the areas
that can be addressed in career advice include:
Exploring your interests, skills and values
Investigating careers and employers
Gaining relevant experience through internships, jobs or
volunteer work
Preparing for employment through resume and cover
letter critiques as well as mock interviews
Assisting in job search

Resume and Cover Letter Assistance

Resumes and cover letters are essential components of job
search and application process. The Career Development team
help develop and enhance resumes, cover letters and related
correspondence. They edit and review resumes and cover
letters and recommend students to various multinational
companies.

Interview Skills
CDC provides several resources to assist students in their
future interviews. The office helps students through:
Mock Interviewing: CDC can help students refine their
skills by arranging mock interviews. Students receive
valuable feedback that helps them identify their strengths
and weaknesses.
Informational Interviewing: Informational interviews
are designed to expand students knowledge about a
particular field by talking to people who are actually doing
that work. Career Services helps students get in contact
with alumni for such interviews.
Internship Programmes: The internship programme at
the CDC is designed to prepare students for practical job
placement in their field of specialisation. Students are
facilitated by providing guidelines and essential tools to
make experiential education beneficial.
Job Search: CDC provides an array of opportunities to help
maximise job placement through various tools. Students
and graduates are enabled to choose a focus, time their
job search, prepare job search material, network with
potential employers and search company websites and
attend job fairs.

Career Library
A large number of books are available to assist students
in their career journey such as job search, resume writing,
negotiation, communication skills, salary negotiation and
industry information. Students can use these books as
reference material in their career development process.

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employers select professional human
resource to fill their job slots by
acting as a mediating office for both
employers and graduates. The office
helps students connect with their
potential employers through job fairs
and employer sessions.
The office collaborates with over
500 companies, both national and
international, in order to facilitate
graduate employment. Notable
multinational employers are on list
which encompasses almost all high
profile corporations operating in
Pakistan.

Talent Expos
In order to network with giants like
Microsoft, Unilever,
etc., CDC conducts annual Talent Expos
at which Graduate
Profile Books accompanied by
students final projects are
displayed for employers benefit.
Graduates are interviewed
and recruited on campus. This offers
excellent opportunities
for students to network with
professionals, discuss career
aspirations and practice their
professional skills.

Career Development Workshops

Training courses are organised to build
better careers at various colleges
and schools. These workshops
help graduates and students learn
managerial skills, interviewing
techniques, resume-editing and
confidence-building skills. The office
conducts workshops to enhance
students career development and aid
in achieving career targets.

Hours
Services of this office are available from
Monday - Friday (0900 to 1600 hours).

Contact Information:
Tel: 051-90851211, 90851215,
90851218
e-mail: careerdevelopment@[Link].
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Research and Development

Research is the focal point of university education all over the world. Universities significantly contribute
towards creation of new knowledge and discovery of fresh frontiers of creativity and innovation.

Contribution to Research
NUST aims at emerging as a leading
research-intensive university in Pakistan,
comparable to the best in the world within
the next 10 years. Our main thrust is on
high-quality teaching and goal-oriented
research and development (R&D). The
Universitys PhD programmes help
create the requisite research culture
duly supported by well-qualified faculty
and need-based research. In order to
accomplish the requirements of research
and development, high-quality laboratories
and research facilities are made available
to the faculty and students round-theclock.
In the last 5 years, the faculty members
completed 152 sponsored R&D projects
and these included 67 projects sponsored
by the university per se. Concurrently,
during the same period, NUST students
and faculty also published 1284 research
papers in journals of repute and presented
1599 research papers in conferences,
workshops, symposia etc. around the
globe.

Research Collaborations
NUST seeks to garner expertise from a
wide variety of sources (within/outside the
country) in order to boost its academic &
research activity. This in turn helps create
deeper impact on the world of science and
technology. Consequently, the University
collaborates with leading international
universities, professional organizations,
commercial ventures, talented
professionals and scholars to pursue its
academic and research goals. Our faculty,
researchers and students are constantly
adding value to NUST by remaining
actively engaged with professional groups
and individuals in research, review of
academic papers and organization of
conferences, seminars and workshops
etc. NUST has developed linkages with as
many as 62 international universities and
organizations of 22 different countries.
These collaborations help our faculty
remain up-to-date with current knowledge
and ensure a two-way flow of knowledge.

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Centre for Innovation & Entrepreneurship

The Centre is a comprehensive facility that houses
the Universitys Offices of Research, Innovation and
Commercialisation under one roof. These include the
Directorate of Research, Directorate of Innovation &
Commercialisation, including Intellectual Property and
Technology Transfer Offices, Technology Incubation Centre,
Professional Development Centre, Science and Technology
Venture Ltd and a Marketing and Communication Office. The
rationale behind creating a specialised facility is to reinforce
the Universitys resolve to promote research, innovation and
entrepreneurship by creating a dynamic environment that
fosters innovation and creativity through strong inter-linkages
between various partners in the R&D eco-system.

Directorate of Research
The Directorate is assigned the mission of developing NUST
into a leading research-led university. It plays the lead role
in promoting and facilitating research culture. It has been
instrumental in facilitating the constituent colleges, schools
and centres to undertake sponsored projects for capacity
building and applied research, funded through different
agencies, the researchers are consistently encouraged to
think of and look for new innovative projects, mainly focusing
on applied research. The Directorate also encourages and
facilitates the faculty and students to actively participate in
and present their research findings at various national and
international conferences, seminars, workshops etc. They are
also encouraged to make their research known by publishing
their research findings in journals of repute.

Directorate of Innovation & Commercialisation

In order to achieve NUSTs vision of becoming an

entrepreneurial University of international repute, a state-ofthe-art Knowledge Management System is being developed. It
aims at nurturing research, innovation and commercialisation
cycle at the University:

NUST Intellectual Property Office (IPO): In the

increasingly knowledge-driven economy, Intellectual
Property (IP) is a key consideration. Keeping in view its
importance, the University established NUST Intellectual
Property Office with the following objectives.
Offering Intellectual Property protection to innovators/
researchers by filing of Patents, Copyright, Trademarks,
and Design Rights, etc.
Facilitating the commercial interests of and due rewards
to innovators/researchers
Establishing a national network of Intellectual Property
Rights related services.
Collaborating with International Organisation such as
WIPO to facilitate the filing of Patents at international
level
Intellectual Property Management
Technology Transfer Office (TTO): The mission of TTO
is to encapsulate NUSTs research and intellectual
property opportunities at the earliest stage, and to
translate these benefits to industry by working closely
with CIE constituent entities, as well as industry; through
partnerships, collaborations, licensing and formation
of spin-off companies. It is responsible for moving
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research results and discoveries from the laboratory to

the marketplace. It does so by being fully aware of the
university R&D activities, invention disclosures and market
needs. It assesses commercial potential and successfully
transfers technology for commercial applications. It also
creates and manages synergies and collaborations with
other research entities and organisations to facilitate
commercialisation.

Technology Incubation Centre (TIC)

The Centre has been established to facilitate and support
the innovation engine of the University. It is the first model
technology business incubator of Pakistan established under
the academia, to provide an environment that attracts and
nurtures technology based start-up companies, and transforms
them into commercially viable enterprises. TIC provides a
platform for NUST faculty/students, having commercially viable
R&D output, to establish their own start-up companies in
order to commercialise their R&D work as entrepreneurs.
The objectives of TIC include fostering an entrepreneurial
culture, by providing the students and faculty of NUST, an
opportunity to transform their technology-based business
ideas to reality. These facilities are also open to the general
public, provided they contribute to NUST knowledge base.
It further aims to facilitate the availability of NUST resources
to the incubatees in a mutually beneficial way by liaising
with private/public sector funding sources, government
agencies, industrial associations, chambers of commerce and
industries to provide facilitation and networking for Incubatee
companies. TIC has now also started offering services including
pre-incubation, virtual Incubation and consultancies through
Catalysts to incubatee companies, apart from its other
business support services.

Professional Development Centre (PDC)

The Centre was established in July 2007 under an initiative of
Higher Education Commission (HEC). It aims at transferring
knowledge and technologies developed at NUST to the
industry. In addition, it also plays the role of a catalyst to
align coursework and R&D activities at NUST with industry
requirements. It engages highly experienced trainers to
conduct hands-on industry-problems-specific trainings. PDC
has conducted hundreds of industry-focused workshops and
trained more than 2,000 professionals from 500 organisations.
PDC is a management training partner with IFC-World Bank
as well as Pakistan Engineering Council (PEC) for carrying
out continued professional development of PEC registered
engineers.

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Campus-wide optical fibre ring for

connecting all academic, admin &

residential blocks/buildings
Technology smart classrooms, lecture halls
& offices
Gigabit wired & wireless LAN
High-speed internet connectivity
Video lecturing and conferencing facilities
Universitys own ISP facility

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Science and Technology Ventures (STV)

Science and Technology Ventures Ltd also known as S T
Ventures is a holding company of National University of
Sciences and Technology (NUST) and is the first holding
company established in academia in Pakistan. Conceptually,
it is an instrument in the creation of new technologybased enterprises and research careers by accelerating
commercialization of R&D outputs. It capitalizes on technical
expertise and innovative products acquired from NUST
and other universities, educational institutions and R&D
organizations. The objectives for which the Company was
established are given below:
S T Ventures is formed to be the enabler in creating new
enterprises and jobs by accelerating commercialization
of R&D outputs. The core activity is to start businesses
based on technology, research work, technical knowledge
and innovative products acquired from universities,
educational institutions and R&D organizations.
Promote R&D and technological innovations through
marketable products and systems.
Form spin-off companies pertaining to development of
Science & Technology into profitable business and to
invest into technology based projects.

technology innovations, NUST R&D initiatives will encompass

an innovation centre, an R&D centre, a science centre, a
technology incubation centre, a manufacturing resource
centre and a learning academy that will provide technical and
vocational expertise, and entrepreneurship and leadership
training. The expansive park will also host a research
commercialisation centre, university-industry liaison nucleus
and event management and recreational facilities. The Park
will have a distinctive knowledge brokering facility by means
of which it will act as an information intermediary to provide
advice on selection of goods or services, business intelligence
or research data to interested parties.

Planning and Development

P&D Dte was renamed as Strategic Planning & Management
Office (SP&MO). However, functions remained the same
besides developing strategies for the university. After shifting
to the new campus, the University grew at a rapid pace. Since
last two years the student strength has increased from 11398
to 14521 viz-a-viz the faculty strength has also increased from
801 to 1138. Similarly, 21 new disciplines have been added
during the years 2012-2013 & 2013-2014. The University
has submitted 07 New Project Proposals to HEC/MoST for
consideration/approval which are being pursued.

University Development Office

University Development Office has been created with
a mission to augment the efforts directed towards the
realisation of the Universitys vision and strategic objectives.
Its activities encompass resource generation and joint ventures
by mobilising collective efforts and resources. The Office
ultimately seeks to contribute towards self-sustenance of
NUST.

National Science & Technology Park

NUST aims to become a hub for public and private
technological, financial and human capital through the
establishment of a Technology Park at the new campus in
Islamabad. The project will encourage knowledge creation at
the cutting-edge and develop organisational, human and social
capital to compete in the global economy. It looks forward
to building networks stretching far beyond major institutions
to include entrepreneurs, investors, professionals and
underprivileged communities for mentoring and learning.
The Park will promote interaction between institutional
elements, i.e., universities, research parks, large companies,
venture funds, etc. and non-institutional elements, i.e., talent,
bodies of knowledge and virtual communities to create job
opportunities for the youth and link local assets to global
markets in order to generate value. It aims to stimulate
economic activity in the country by developing a unique
knowledge-based multi-industry cluster around the capital.
Based on the conviction that new research clusters in
developing countries will capture an increasing share of
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NUST offers a broad array of resources that allow students to extend and deepen their learning through civic engagement
and participation in, and leadership of an active network of student-initiated projects and organisations. Services have
been established to address all issues of the students pertaining to their university life-cycle, from selection to graduation
and alumni network management. The services Include Centre for Counselling and Career Advisory, IT Facilities, Clubs and
Societies Office, NUST Archive, Sports Office, Hostels and Messing Office, Internship and Placement Office, Alumni Office and
a Bank.

Centre for Counselling and Career

Advisory (C3A)
Counseling and Career Advisory is a unit of NUST that provides
primary mental health services. NUST is the only university in
Pakistan offering this service that extends to all NUST students,
faculty, personnel and families of those associated, within
and outside the H-12 campus. The core objective of C3A is to
provide professional counseling service, for educational, social,
emotional or psychological issues that may inhibit personal or
professional performance and advancement. The center also
conducts psychological tests for students of all schools of NUST
uniformly. These activities are to provide psychological support
as well as meet the growing need of the university to promote
wellbeing and personal development of all associated.

C3A consists of a professional staff of qualified psychologists/

counselors who provide short-term individual and group
therapy. The program provides consultation, psychological
testing, psycho-educational programs, trainings and
workshops. The following testing/ analysis facilities are
available at C3A:
Intelligence Quotient (IQ)
Emotional Quotient (EQ)
Achievement Tests
Personality Tests
Aptitude Tests
Ability Tests
Tests measuring Career-related Issues
Evaluating Interests, Values, Opinions and Attitudes Tests
Tests measuring Anxiety and Depression
Tests measuring Examination Stress, Anger, Leadership
Styles, Psychological Well-being and Social Skills
Contact: Call: 051-9085-1571, 051-9085-1579

Email: c3a@[Link]

IT and Computing Facilities

Information and Communication
Technologies (ICT) Facilities at NUST
NUST offers most modern computing and networking facilities
and has the distinction of providing Internet access since
early nineties. Gigabit Local Area Networks (LANs) are well
established at the Headquarters and constituent colleges /
schools / centers. High-speed Internet facility has also been
provided to the users through Pakistan Education and Research
Network (PERN) program of HEC. Computing laboratories are
equipped with state-of-the-art servers, computers, software
and allied equipment, which are also connected through
LANs. NUST Intranet has also been established connecting all
campuses for information and resource sharing through PERN.
To automate office tasks and to make data available over NUST
Intranet, Oracle web-based NUST MIS Software has been
implemented. It covers the whole spectrum of activities at the
university including admissions, examinations & academics,
finance, human resource, research & development, archives,
library administration, public relations, etc.
An elaborate NUST Website ([Link]) is available for
dissemination of vital information to general public, students
and the faculty. It has links to the web pages of all constituent
schools/colleges/institutes which provides information about
the programs and activities of those institutions. A complete
online admission/registration system for NUST Entry Test has
been provided to the prospective candidates to apply for
[Link]

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Student Support Services

About the University

NUST. This system is available since 2010. Processes namely

registration, online payments through credit cards, result
announcement and discipline wise selections were made
online to the prospective students.
To promote paperless environment in the University, following
computerized systems are in place:
Electronic Inter Office Note (e-ION) system for official
correspondence and task management.
Electronic Mail Tracking System (e-MTS) to maintain mail
movement record and location of document (files, letters,
faxes, etc).
To provide state-of-the-art ICT facilities at NUST new campus
at Sector H-12, Islamabad, NUST Technology Smart Campus
(TSC) project was initiated and completed during 2008. It

incorporates cutting-edge ICT infrastructure to provide triple

play services (data, voice and video) to the whole campus. This
includes:
Main Data Center
Campus-wide Fiber Optic Network
Wi-Fi mesh for high-speed data connectivity
Video Conferencing
IP-Telephony
IP Fax
Smart White Boards
Smart Podiums
technology for effective teaching. These devices are electronic
white boards, smart lecture podiums and Digital Bulletin Board
System (BBS).

Human Resource Management/Development

NUST is a multi-campus university employing faculty and staff from diverse disciplines. The HR Directorate recruits andretains the
best workforce to contribute towards the continuing success of the University. It is actively engaged in development of faculty
and staff to ensure high standards and quality of education.
The faculty at NUST is actively engaged in research activities and providing an environment of practical learning to the students.
The HR Directorate supports such programmes for the faculty to keep their expertise up-to-date and develop their skills
continuously. Eligible faculty is sent for higher studies and research programmes, and is also assisted for placement in various
schools on their return.
Career development is another notable function carried out by the Directorate. It has successfully carried forward the progress
of the University to operate at an optimal level in times of financial crunch by exploring/offering Fully Funded Scholarships.

Faculty Development Programme

The programme was started in 2001. As many as 276 scholars were sent abroad for higher studies to reputed foreign universities,
out of which 223 have joined back and 53 are expected to return by 2012 and beyond.

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[Link]

NUSTNews

Along with academic excellence, students at NUST display

dynamic literary, creative and artistic abilities and aptitude
for co-curricular activities. In order to provide them with
organized opportunities to pursue passion in the company
of like-minded individuals, various clubs and societies have
been functioning under the auspices of Student Affairs Dte.
The following Central Clubs and Societies facilitate students in
exhibiting their talents:

NUSTNews is a monthly publication of the University, which

brings forth news on latest activities at NUST. These include
conferences, workshops, symposia, trainings, success
stories and other events of national as well as international
importance. The newsletter also includes co-curricular
activities of the entire month.

The University publishes a literary magazine titled The

NUSTIAN. It is a bilingual (Urdu and English) periodical
published once a year. Students are encouraged to
demonstrate their literary and creative abilities through
writing for the magazine.

International Association for the Exchange of Students for

Technical Experience (IAESTE)- Islamabad Chapter
NUST Entrepreneurs Club
NUST Community Services Club
NUST Science Society
NUST Literary Circle
NUST Book Club
NUST Bazm-e-Pakistan
NUST Adventure Club
NUST Aero-Modelling Club
NUST Drama and Debating Society
NUST Media Club
NUST Environment Club
NUST Fine Arts Club
NUST Bio Reach Society
NUST ISACA Student Group

Student Centre
Student Centre is located on the top floor of Concordia-1 and
houses offices of Student Affairs Directorate. These include:
Student Affairs Division
Publications Section
Library Services Section
Fiction Library
Digital Library
Front Office (Transcripts, Degrees, Scholarships, Refunds)
The publications section of the directorate is essentially
responsible for publishing of the Universitys monthly
newsletter, NUSTNews, the annual bilingual literary magazine,
The NUSTIAN, and the annual magazine NUSTXTRA featuring
co-curricular events.

[Link]

THE NUSTIAN

NUST Archive
NUST Archive is now operating under the auspices of NUST
Publishing Directorate.

Sports and Recreation

NUST offers a wide variety of sports activities. All Colleges
have elaborate sports infrastructure. The central campus is
developing at a fast pace and would soon have facilities of
international standards. Some sports facilities have come up
and more are under development Athletics track, Volleyball
courts, Tennis courts, Squash courts, Hockey ground, Indoor
sports hall, Swimming pool, Gymnasia.
Regular inter-college/school sports competitions are
held every year at the University. NUST teams have been
participating and performing well in HEC inter-varsity sports
competitions both at the zonal and national levels.

Healthcare Services
NUST is providing medical services to the entire H-12 campus
through a purpose built NUST Medical Centre, while in
colleges and institutes other than Islamabad the same are
being provided through their respective medical outfits. NUST
Medical Centre is having qualified medical officers and trained
paramedical staff, who provide medical services round the
clock. The Centre is supported with fully equipped ambulances
to evacuate the sick and wounded to Armed Forces and other
civil sector tertiary care facilities. With the upcoming hospital
of NUST Medical Complex within H-12 campus, the services
of a tertiary care hospital will be very much available at the
doorstep.

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Clubs and Societies

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Accommodation
The newly built campus at H-12, Islamabad is located in the serene backdrop of majestic Margalla Hills. The new campus
blends old and modern architecture. The Kashmir Highway, which leads to M-1 (Motorway) linking it to the rest of the country
through a wide range of motorways network, coasts along the new campus which is only at 20-minutes drive from all the main
terminals-air, bus and railway.
NUST Campus provides well-furnished and equipped male and female hostels named after great Muslim Scholars as under:

Girls Hostels

Fatima Hostels - PG Students

(2 blocks)
Single Occupancy with attached
washrooms
Zainab Hostel
UG Students
Ayesha Hostel
Bi / Tri-seater with community
washrooms

Boys Hostels

Rumi Hostels
(3 blocks)

Ghazali Hostels*
Razi Hostels*
Attar Hostels*
*2 blocks each

PG Students
Single / Bi-seater Occupancy with
attached washrooms
time of allotment. Hostel include accomodation charges only.
UG Students
Bi / Tri-seater with community
washrooms

Monthly Accommodation Charges (H-12 Campus)

Single Students
Independent room (single occupancy,
with attached bath)

Bi-seater (double occupancy
(with attached bath)
Bi-seater/double occupancy
(with community bath)

Tri-seater/triple occupancy
(with community bath)

Married Students
One-bedroom apartment
Two-bedroom apartment

Rs 5,800
Rs 4,800
Rs 4,300
Rs 3,500

Rs 9,000
Rs 13,000

Note
Hostel security of Rs. 10,000 (refundable) is charged at the

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Visiting Faculty Accommodation

A guest block has been created for visiting faculty in the
married students hostel. The block is fully furnished with
attached dining facilities.
Secure Environment
In addition to highly effective Campus security arrangements,
all hostels have CCTV Cameras, protective boundary walls,
security personnel and dedicated staff at each block.
Hostel Management
A qualified and experienced management team, composed as
under, looks after hostel affairs:
Deputy Director Hostels with Office Staff, Hostel Wardens
and Caretakers.
Deputy Director Messing with experienced supervisors,
Cooks and Waiters for preparing and serving food.
Hostel warden with necessary staff remains available in each
hostel round the clock.

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Shuttle Service

Facilities provided in the hostels include:

Attached / Community washrooms
Fully furnished rooms
Central heating system
High Speed internet connectivity
Telephone
Gymnasium
TV lounges with Cable TV
Dining Halls with attached kitchens and service areas
Standby Generator
Dhobi service (Free of cost)
Medical Care

The shuttle service facilitates the students to move around

the Campus. On weekends/holidays, the shuttle service is
extended to various terminals.

Allotment Procedure

Hostel accommodation in the relevant category is allotted

strictly on first-come, first served basis. Application form is
available on website [Link]. Can be applied through
e-mail ddhostels@[Link].

Messing

The hostels provide catering services and the boarders have a

choice to enjoy a variety of wholesome food, prepared under
hygienic conditions.

Cafeteria and Shopping Complex

Aesthetically designed cafeterias and shopping complexes,

called Concordia I and Concordia II, have been constructed in
the northern and southern wings of the Campus. Concordias
offer the following services:
Cafeteria
Mini Mart
Bakery
Souvenir Shop
Photographer Shop
Barber Shop
Ladies Shop / Parlor
Cellular Shop
Stationery Shop
Book Shop
Dining/Function halls
Lawns with gazebos

[Link]

Sports and Recreation

NUST offers a wide variety of sports activities. All Colleges

have elaborate sports infrastructure. The central campus is
developing at a fast pace and would soon have facilities of
international standards. Some sports facilities have come up ie.
Multipurpose hall, 13 x Fitness Gyms, 6 x Basketball outdoor
Courts, 1 x Football field, 5 x Volleyball Courts, 7 x Futsal
Grounds, 1 x Cricket Ground and Squash Courts.
Regular Inter-College/School Sports Competitions are
held every year at the University. NUST teams have been
participating and performing well in HEC Intervarsity Sports
Competition both at the Zonal and National levels.

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Facilities

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Quality Assurance and Internationalisation

Higher Education Commission set up Quality Assurance Agency (QAA) in 2002 and facilitated the establishment of Quality
Enhance Cells (QECs) at 10 public sector universities, in year 2006, including NUST. Up till now, a total of 130 such cells have
been established at national universities in public and private sectors.
Directorate of Quality Assurance was established at NUST to ensure quality enhancement of academic and research
activities. Since NUST is a multi-campus university, Local Quality Enhancement Cells have been established at all constituent
institutions as field set-ups. NUST Quality Assurance Dte website ([Link]) has been developed on NUST
webportal and relevant information has been uploaded. The Directorate is actively engaged in self-assessment of programs
and internal quality audit of institutions at NUST for attainting international compatibility and competitiveness of its
programs.

NUST is member of the following international Quality assurance networks:

International Network of Quality Assurance
for Higher Education
Asia-Pacific Quality Network
NUST has also obtained the membership of the following international associations and networks, for the
purpose of international visibility and sharing information and good practices related to higher education:

Association of Commonwealth Universities

International Association of Universities

The Talloires Network

International Association of University Presidents

Association of Management Development Institutions

in South Asia

United Nations Academic Impact

International Association of Science Parks

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About the University

NUST Campuses
Central Campus: H-12, Islamabad
School of Electrical Engineering and
Computer Science (SEECS)

School of Chemical and Materials

Engineering (SCME)

NUST School of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science

(formerly NIIT) chronicles an incredible tale of what focused
efforts with a clear vision, singular commitment and a
passionate quest for excellence are capable of achieving within
the span of a decade. From its embryonic appearance in 1999
as a tiny IT wing of NUST, this school has blossomed into
one of the finest seats of higher education. The philosophy
of education at SEECS puts due premium on an essential
blending of engineering and computing education with a
sound orientation of social and humanitarian interests of the
society. With the relocation of SEECS to the idyllic setting of
H-12 Campus, it is destined to set a new pace for cultivation
of wholesome social and moral values in the students who are
privileged to enter its portals.

The School of Chemical and Materials Engineering (SCME)

became functional in 2006 as a research-oriented school of
NUST and is currently offering two undergraduate and two
postgraduate degree programmes in the twin disciplines of
Chemical Engineering and Materials Engineering. Setting up an
educational institution in unique and highly specialised areas
is a great challenge. It is very satisfying that within four years,
the postgraduate programmes stand fully established. The
School has acquired the services of one of the best faculty in
the country, besides establishing a rigorous self-assessment
Quality Assurance process to ensure that our graduates get
the best education possible. An equal emphasis is laid on
development of their character and personality.

NUST Business School (NBS)

NBS is a reputed institution for business and management

studies. It offers undergraduate and postgraduate programmes

in Business Studies, Economics, Mass Communication,

Accounting and Finance and Public Administration. It has
emerged as the fastest growing seat of business education
in the country. Sited at the Universitys technology-smart
central campus in the federal capital Islamabad, it employs
top-of-the-line faculty in terms of teaching, research and
industrial experience. Its newly-built premises prides itself on
state-of-the-art teaching and learning facilities. The School
strongly believes in close interaction between academia and
industry. Every effort is made to bring academia and industry
closer through frequent liaison, joint field projects, research
activities, workshops, seminars and lectures by industry
experts. Its focus on research and the consolidated strength
of various centres of excellence make it a business school par
excellence.

[Link]

School of Civil and Environmental

Engineering (SCEE)

SCEE is a modern and progressive engineering school of

the country, the first of its kind that offers a wide choice of
BE programmes in Civil, Geoinformatics and Environmental
Engineering. In BE programmes, the students are given the
option of selecting elective majors. SCEE has very strong
postgraduate programmes (MS/PhD) in Structural Engineering,
Geotechnical Engineering, Transportation Engineering, Water
Resources Engineering, Environmental Engineering,
Environmental Science, Geographic Information Systems and
Remote Sensing and Construction Engineering & Management.

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School of Mechanical and Manufacturing

Engineering (SMME)

Research Centre for Modelling and

Simulation (RCMS)

The School of Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineering

(SMME), one of the latest ventures of NUST, was established
in 2008. SMME has been set up to prepare human resource
with essential skills in Mechanical Engineering, with specific
emphasis on manufacturing, automobile and power/energy
sector to perform effectively in the technological world. The
School has state-of-the-art laboratories related to mechanical
and manufacturing fields. In addition, high-tech laboratories
of robotics and related areas are also being developed. There
is also a plan of developing a Manufacturing Resource Centre
in the near future. The School is offering an undergraduate
programme in Mechanical Engineering and postgraduate
programmes (MS leading to PhD) in Industrial and
Manufacturing Engineering, Robotics and Intelligent Machine
Engineering and Mechanical Engineering.

Research Centre for Modelling and Simulation was established

at NUST in 2007 to set up Modelling and Simulation facilities
for design and development in various disciplines through
education, training and research, and to act as a platform
to integrate these efforts by the government, academia and
industry. The Centre focuses on mathematical modelling
and simulation of structures, fluids, electrical systems,
communication systems, computer and network architecture,
operations management, human behaviour and war scenarios.
RCMS started its first MS degree programme in Computational
Science and Engineering in Fall 2008 has been upgraded
to PhD with specialisations in Fluid Flow and Structures
and Computational Infrastructures and Visualisation. The
curriculum has been structured to impart students with solid
M&S foundational knowledge and skills. The Centre also offers
an MS in Systems Engineering.

School of Art, Design and Architecture

(SADA)

School of Natural Sciences (SNS)

The School of Art, Design and Architecture is the newest

addition to the elite league of NUST constituent Schools and
Colleges. The School is all set to bring a truly world-class
dimension to the field of education in art, architecture and
design by collaborating with the world-renowned Department
of Architecture of the Middle East Technical University
(METU) Turkey, the first department established at METU
in 1956, which is affiliated with various international bodies
of architecture. This collaboration will be instrumental in
combining the strengths of both world class universities, that
collectively hold over 7 decades of experience in creating,
disseminating and re-inventing knowledge. This collaboration
will go a long way in imparting a truly global perspective to our
programmes; thereby amalgamating the best of both cultures
in order to produce strikingly creative work by students and
faculty alike.

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The School of Natural Sciences (SNS) is a constituent centre

of the National University of Sciences and Technology. It was
established to supply much-needed human resource in the
vital fields of Mathematics and Physics. Current programmes
offered at SNS are MS and PhD and direct PhD in Mathematics,
Chemistry and Theoretical Physics with three thrust areas;
Quantum Theory, Relativistic Physics and High Energy Physics.
Established in May 2004, SNS is a young and thriving centre
and contributes vitally to the research output of not only NUST
but Pakistan as well. The School also offers an undergraduate
programme in Mathematics and Physics.

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CENTRE FOR ADVANCE STUDIES IN

ENERGY (CAS-EN)

Centre for Counseling and Career Advisory (C3A) is a unit

of NUST that provides primary mental health services. C3A
is offering this service, to all the NUST students, faculty,
personnel and families of those associated, within and outside
the H-12 campus. The core objective of C3A is to provide
professional counseling service, for educational, social,
emotional or psychological issues that may inhibit personal
or professional performance and advancement. C3A has
recently established its academic block to offer Postgraduate
Diploma, Advanced Postgraduate Diploma and MS in Career
Counselling & Education. The interactive program is designed
for the individuals who are involved or wish to provide career
advice, information and guidance in educational institutions
and other organizations. The centre also offers workshops,
seminars and lectures to augment the counselling process
apart from carrying out research on a variety of psychological
and educational issues.

The Centre for Advance Studies in Energy (CAS-EN) was

launched in June 2011 to provide impetus to energy sector
programs and support and consolidate related activities/
projects with a view to contributing to national economy in
times of energy crisis. It was inaugurated on January 9, 2012.
Collaborating partners from Canada, USA, UK, RSA and KSA
warmly participated in the event. The Centre aims at providing
sustainable supply of energy at affordable rates with greater
share of renewable in the energy mix to reduce environmental
footprint.

Atta-ur-Rahman School of Applied

Biosciences (ASAB)

Rawalpindi
Military College of Signals (MCS)

The School was initially established as Centre of Virology

and Immunology in October 2007, to provide research and
teaching facilities in the field of Virology and Immunology.
Recently, it has been named after the eminent scientist, Dr
Atta-ur-Rahman, who has very graciously accepted to be its
patron and advisor. The School has dynamic programmes that
will prepare students for pursuits in research and teaching
in various fields of applied biosciences and virology and
immunology. The faculty members have specialisations in
Virology, Molecular Biology, Plant Biology, Biochemistry,
Medicine, Neurology, Paediatrics, Rheumatology, Immunology
and Oncology.

Since its inception, the Military College of Signals (MCS)

has matured into a premier college of NUST and a centre
of professional excellence. MCS was established in 1947 as
School of Signals. In 1960, it was affiliated with Royal School of
Signals to fulfil the requirements of Pakistan Army in the field
of Telecommunication Engineering. In 1977, it was affiliated
with University of Engineering and Technology, Lahore for
award of Telecommunication degree, thereby gaining its
elevation as Military College of Signals. In 1991, MCS became
a constituent college of National University of Sciences and
Technology (NUST). The College also started undergraduate
and postgraduate programmes in Software Engineering
and postgraduate programme in Telecommunication and
Information Security. In 2001, the College introduced PhD
degrees in all its programmes.

[Link]

The centres vision resides in setting up pilot plants to

demonstrate the feasibility of specific programs in the various
energy sectors. Thus, takes the lead in moving from research
and development to demonstration; a step that is considered
vital for meaningful academia-industry collaboration. The
Center incorporates existing institutes to this core mission.

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Centre for Counseling and Career

Advisory (C3A)

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School of Social Sciences and Humanities

(S3H)

Army Medical College (AM College)

The discipline of social sciences plays a vital role in

understanding the function of society, studying individual
behavior and evaluating social problems and their impact on
society. Taking cognizance of the significance of social sciences
and humanities discipline, NUST has recently established the
School of Social Sciences and Humanities (S3H). Founded in
2013, the history of the school can be traced back to 1999
when its seed began to germinate in form of establishment
of NUST Institute of Management Sciences (NIMS) which was
renamed as NUST Business School (NBS) in 2008. Later, three
social sciences departments namely Department of Economics,
Department of Government and Public Policy, and Department
of Mass Communication were launched and initially housed
under the umbrella of NUST Business School. These three
departments together with Department of Behavioral Sciences
converged into the School of Social Sciences and Humanities in
the year 2013. A brand new state-of-the-art building of S3H is
under construction which is expected to be ready by 2015.

The Army Medical College was established at Rawalpindi

in 1977 as a residential institution. The College was initially
affiliated with Quaid-i-Azam University, Islamabad for the
award of MBBS degree. The first batch of MBBS course
comprising 100 students graduated in 1981 and the college
was recognized by GMC-UK. It became a constituent College
of NUST in 1998. Bachelor in Dental Surgery (BDS) course
was started during the same year. The college has unique
distinction of imparting postgraduate training (MPhil/PhD and
FCPS) in basic medical sciences since 2001.

College of Electrical and Mechanical

Engineering (C of E&ME)

NUST Institute of Peace and Conflict

Studies (NIPCONS)

C of E&ME is situated along the Grand Trunk Road, at

Rawalpindi-Islamabad nexus. Fascinating locale and congenial
environment are indeed the hallmarks of this institution. It
enjoys the distinction of being the largest constituent college
of NUST in terms of doctoral positions in the faculty, student
enrolment, diversity of training programmes, research and
higher education, infrastructure and facilities. The College
attained ISO-9001 certification in 1999; 9001-2000 in 2003
and 9001-2008 in 2009. It has been earning distinctions and
acknowledgement in quality assurance and PEC accreditation
evaluation. It offers a rich assortment of degree programmes
ranging from undergraduate to postgraduate programmes in
diverse disciplines, the main fields being Electrical, Mechanical,
Software, Computer and Mechatronics Engineering as well as
Engineering Management.

NIPCONS was established at the NUST Campus, Tamizuddin

Road, Rawalpindi Cantonment in December 2009, with the
primary mandate to plan / organize the system of education
for Army cadets / Young Officers (YOs), compatible with
the academic syllabus / standards of NUST and provide UG
degree of NUST to them (Bachelors of Military Art and Science
[BMAS]) on completion of specified syllabus / credit hours.
Additionally, the Institute is envisioned to grow as a center
for excellence in the field of Peace and Conflict [Link]
undergraduate and postgraduate programmes in International
Relations and Peace and Conflict Studies will be offered in the
near future.

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AM College is a residential institution, housed in a beautiful

campus. It has five hostels for male students and two hostels
for female students. It has well-equipped lecture halls,
laboratories, a spacious auditorium and seminar rooms. The
library is well-stocked with professional books. Clinical training
is imparted to students at military hospitals and institutes
located nearby.

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Military College of Engineering (MCE)

Pakistan Navy Engineering College (PNEC)

The School of Military Engineering was established after the

end of World War-II in 1946 near Kirkee (Poona) in southern
India. After the partition of the sub-continent and emergence
of Pakistan, the School of Military Engineering was established
at Sialkot in April 1948. The institute was shifted from Sialkot
to Risalpur in the year 1952 and developed into an engineering
institution.

Offering comprehensive undergraduate and postgraduate

degrees in Electrical Engineering, Electronics Engineering,
Mechanical Engineering and Industrial & Manufacturing
Engineering, Pakistan Naval Engineering College (PNEC),
Karachi has the distinction of being the first educational
institution of the country to have obtained ISO-9001
certification. The genesis of PNEC lies in the Officers Training
Section (OTS) established in 1962. It was affiliated with
the University of Karachi and later with NED University of
Engineering and Technology in 1966 and 1977 respectively.
It joined the constellation of NUST constituent colleges in
November 1995. Another milestone was achieved with the
introduction of its first MS and PhD programmes in 1998. The
College continues to diversify its programmes.

Military College of Engineering is a premier college of NUST

that offers an undergraduate degree in Civil Engineering. It has
a rich legacy dating back to the post World War II era. Passing
several milestones, MCE was granted degree awarding status
through Presidential Ordinance of 1962. With the emergence
of NUST, MCE entered the folds of the Universitys constituent
colleges in 1995. MCE was recertified as an ISO 9001-2000
institute after successfully meeting all quality standards in July
2008. MCE has the honour of producing 2885 BE graduates,
including 53 foreign students.

College of Aeronautical Engineering (CAE)

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College of Aeronautical Engineering (CAE) has a legacy which

is as impressive as some of its aforementioned counterparts.
Established in 1965, this premier College offers undergraduate
degrees in Aerospace and Avionics Engineering. It also has
the distinction of having qualified and experienced foreign
officers as its pioneering Principal and Heads of Departments,
offering the college a solid foundation. The College was
initially affiliated with the University of Karachi and later with
NED University of Engineering and Technology, Karachi. In
December, 1994, the College became one of the constituent
colleges of NUST. In 1999, CAE achieved ISO 9000 certification
for Quality Management System of its academic programmes.

[Link]

The Super Computer installed at NUST, the fastest GPU

(Graphics Processing Unit), is graded as one of the best
computing systems operating in any organisation/academic
institution in Pakistan. This supercomputer can perform
parallel computation at a peak speed of 132 Teraflops i.e.
132 Trillion Operations per second. It is equipped with
multi core processors and graphics co-processors with
inter-processor communication speed of 40 Gbps.

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About the University

Risalpur

Institutions and Programmes

NUST Business School

School of Social Sciences and Humanities (S3H)
School of Natural Sciences
School of Art, Design and Architecture
Centre for Counselling and Career Advisory (C3A)

Institutions & Programmes (NBS)

NUST BUSINESS SCHOOL

(NBS)

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Vision

To earn international acclaim by impacting business and society through an entrepreneurial spirit and knowledge creation.

Mission

Our mission is:

To develop individuals with independent thinking and intellectual capacity necessary to address modern-day business
challenges
To progress the practice of management through teaching and research
To promote an entrepreneurial spirit in a socially responsible manner
To generate relevant solutions through collaborative academic and industry linkages

NBS cordially welcomes all its students, and aims to meet their expectations by incorporating the industry requirements with
specific reference to the skill-set of graduates and their knowledge of the local context and dynamics of the industry in Pakistan.
We at NBS provide an arduous, challenging, yet productive academic environment. Established in 1999 as NIMS to meet the
increasing demand for skilled human capital in the field of management sciences, NBS has come a long way to be acknowledged
for its excellent reputation. After a decade of its inception, NBS has made its mark as one of the premier business schools both
in Pakistan, and South Asia. We believe in nurturing our students through inculcating in them the spirit of healthy competition,
comradeship and cooperation.
In the backdrop of challenging times both inside the country and the global world, NBS offers its students new-fangled and
sustainable education. The purpose is to equip the future business leaders with strong innovative skills through first-rate teaching
and ample exposure to industry based projects.

Why Choose NBS?

We understand the demands of the future driven economy and its reliance upon the skilled human capital. Therefore, inroads
have been carved to bring about the fusion between academia and industry. NBS stalwartly believes that a close interaction
between our students and the industry will create an accomplished individual that can emphatically lead the corporate world.
We are enhancing this liaison through joint field projects, research activities, workshops, seminars and lectures delivered by the
industry experts. Students internships at leading organizations are facilitated through the placement and career development
office at the school besides a similar set-up in the university.
NUST Business School offers comprehensive undergraduate, postgraduate, and PhD programs. The campus of NBS houses
Departments of: 1) Management & Human Resource (HR), 2) Finance & Investment (F&I), and 3) International Business and
Marketing (IBM). The degree programs being currently offered at NBS include Bachelors in Business Administration; BS Accounting
& Finance; MBA; MBA Executive, MS in HRM and PhD in Business Administration. Moreover, NBS offers professional development
and Executive training courses and workshops.
[Link]

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Since its inauguration, there has been a histrionic increase in our student intake which rose from the pioneering batch of 97
in 1999 to 949 in 2014. Our existing student body and alumni, both are being relentlessly recognized for their participation in
national & international events. In the past five years, this has become a hallmark of the NBS student body. NBS provides its
students an opportunity to gain internationally recognized qualifications, allowing participants to broaden and develop their
skills in a strategic management perspective in reputed industrial, commercial and government organizations.
The competent and dedicated faculty can be credited with establishing and maintaining enviable standards of education and
research. Five of the members have PhD degrees, while the rest have Mphil, MBA and MPA degrees from leading national
and international universities. Furthermore, seven members of NBS faculty are in pursuit of their PhD degrees. The school
encourages the faculty and students to undertake research-oriented activities, such as producing research articles in refereed
journals.
Distinctive Features:
Industry responsive curricula
Adoption of more innovative and creative teaching methods
Expansion and improvement in the strength and quality of faculty
Collaborations with leading universities and business schools
Interaction with industrial and corporate sector through guest speakers, seminars, workshops and educational visits
Emphasis on analyzing and solving business problems through case studies; joint research projects of students and faculty
with the consulting companies.

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NBS Student Gender Ratio - 2014

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Faculty Profiles
Dr Naukhez Sarwar
Principal and Dean NBS

PhD in HRM (Manchester Business School) UK

MBA (Asian Institute of Technology) Thailand

Dr. Naukhez Sarwar has a broad based and rich experience of teaching and
research both at international and domestic universities. He is currently
the Principal and Dean of NUST Business School and has been associated
with it for the last 15 years. Previously, he has headed the department of
Management & HR from 2002 till 2007. He was awarded a full scholarship
by the Norwegian Organization, NORAD to pursue MBA at AIT and was
also awarded the European Commission Scholarship for student exchange
Programme between European & Asian students to study at EAP Oxford.
He was also a member of the HEC Committee which introduced a uniform
curriculum for business education in Pakistan in 2005/2006. He has
actively been involved in training and consultation in his areas of expertise
which include Strategic Human Resource Management, International
and Comparative Human Resource Management and Organizational
Development. field of Economics awarded by the Economic Cooperation
Organization.

Syed Haroon Rashid

HoD Finance & Investments

Masters in Economics (Kansas State University) USA

Masters in Business Administration (Eastern New Mexico University) USA
Syed Haroon Rashid is Head of Department of Finance & Investment. He has over twenty five years
of experience in corporate finance and strategic management. He has served as an advisor to the
Investment Corporation of Pakistan, the first closed-end mutual fund in Pakistan. He was a part of a
senior management team formed by Asian Development Bank for the restructuring of the
Zarai Taraqiati Bank Ltd. He served as Head, Restructuring (Project Loans) as well as Head, Project
Implementation Unit of the Asian Development Bank. He is also a Certified Director by Pakistan
Institute of Corporate Governance (PICG). He is a training consultant with the National Institute
of Banking and Finance (State Bank of Pakistan). He serves as a director on the boards of various
companies such as Bata Pakistan Ltd, Gandhara Nissan Ltd and Baluchistan Wheels Ltd.

Dr. Asfia Obaid

HoD Management & Human Resource

PhD in HRM (Manchester Business School) UK

Dr. Asfia Obaid is Head of the Management and HR Department at the NUST Business School. She
has been a part of the NBS teaching fraternity since the schools inception and has over 14 years
of rich teaching experience at the undergraduate and post-graduate level. She has supervised
over 60 industry based projects and theses of graduating students who are at present employed
in well reputed multi-national and domestic organizations. Her areas of research interest include
compensation, performance management, change management and strategic human resource
management.

Abid R. Khawaja
HoD International Business & Marketing

MS in Marketing (New Jersey Institute of Technology) USA

Abid R. Khawaja is an Assistant Professor at NUST Business School (NBS). He also heads the
Centre for Executive Development at NBS looking after the executive education. He has over a
decade of work experience in academia. Prior to joining academics full time, he was involved with
the health-care industry. He has a special interest in areas of product management, innovation
adoption in the third world, and services and relationship marketing. Abid holds an undergraduate
degree in computer science and a MS in marketing from New Jersey Institute of Technology, USA.
Abid is also the expert in Harvard case teaching method at NBS.
Football Ground opposite NBS

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PhD (INSEAD Cedex) France

LMM (Banking and Financial Laws)
University of London.
Discipline: Finance & Investment
Specialisation: Banking & Financial Laws

Dr Imtiaz Badshah

PhD (University of Nordland, UIN)

Norway
Discipline: Finance & Investment
Specialisation: Financial Accounting;
Managerial Accounting

Dr M. Zeeshan Qader

Dr Amira Khattak

PhD Marketing (IAE, Aix Graduate School

of Management) France
MBA C&I (IAE) France
MS GM (IAE) France
Discipline: Marketing
Specialisation: Globalization, Advertising,
Consumer Behaviour

PhD (Univesity of Auckland) New

Zealand
MSc Management (University of Hull) UK
Discipline: Intl Business and Marketing
Specialisation: global strategy, Global
Value Chains, Apparel industry, South
Asia.

Dr Ateeq ur Rehman Irshad

Dr Hilal Anwar Butt

PhD (International Islamic University)

Pakistan
Discipline: Humanities
Specialisation: Econometrics and Business
Statistics

PhD (Hanken School of Economics)

Finland
Discipline: Finance and Investments
Specialisation: Liquidity and Asset Prices
in Small-sized developed markets

Dr Zainab Riaz

Engr. Nadia Zaheer Khan

Post Doc from Columbia (in Progress)

USA
PhD (University of Loughborough) UK
Discipline: IT
Specialisation: Construction Management
(On leave)

Ms Fatima Zaheer Nasir

MA (Middlesex University) UK
Discipline: Marketing Management
Specialisation: Branding and
Communication, Innovation and New
Product Development

Engr. Muhammad Kamran Khalid

PhD (NUST-in progress) Pakistan

MS (Golden Gate University) USA
Black Belt Six Sigma
Discipline: Operations & PM
Specialisation: MIS, ERP/CRM, Enterprise
Networks and PM.

Ms Kishwar Sameen Gulzar

MPhil (Cambridge University) UK

Discipline: HRM, Strategic Management
Specialisation: Strategy and Organisation

[Link]

PhD (NUST-in progress) Pakistan

Discipline: Operations and Technology
Management
Specialisation: Quantitative Analysis,
Problem Solving and Decision Making,
TQM, Project Management

Ms Sadia Irfan

PhD (Leicester University in Progress) UK

MS (University of Sheffield) UK
Discipline: Finance
Specialisation: Accounting and Finance

Dr Faisal Asghar Imam

MBA (Middlesex University) UK

Discipline: Human Resource
Management
Specialisation: Organisational Behaviour

Ms Zunaira Saqib

PhD (Leicester University in Progress) UK

MA HRD (Lancaster University) UK
Discipline: HRM
Specialisation: Management &
Leadership Development, Non-profit
sector

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Ms Sana Ahmed
Ms Ayesha Pervaiz

MBA/MPA (Quaid-i-Azam University)

Pakistan
Discipline: Public Administration
Specialisation: Marketing/Finance

Mr Tariq Abbasi

MSc Research (London School of Eco and

Political Sceinces) UK
MPA (Quaid-e-Azam University, Gold
Medalist) Pakistan
Discipline: HRM and Public Admin
Specialisation: Organisational Behavior,
Organisational Change

Ms Afshan Hanif

MS Fin Engg (Twente University)

Netherlands
Discipline: Finance & Investments
Specialisation: Financial Engineering,
Quantitative Finance

MS Leadership Studies (Marshall

University) USA
MA Eng lit (Punjab University) Pakistan
Discipline: Prog Planning/Evalualation &
American Literature
Specialisation: Training and Development.

Ms Maria Khan

Mr Asad Amjad

MSc HRM (Manchester Business School)

UK
Discipline: HRM
Specialisation: Intl HRM and Management

Mr Bilal Chohan

MSc Marketing Management (University

of Surrey) UK
Discipline: Intl Business and Marketing
Specialisation: Marketing Management

MBA (University of Sheffield) UK

Discipline: Business Administration
Specialisation: General Management/
Finance/IT

Mr Majid Matloob

MBA (Warwick Business School) UK

MS Op Res (Warwick Business School) UK
Discipline: Human Resource Management
Specialisation: Multi-Criteria Decision
Analysis (MCDA), Data Envelopment
Analysis

Ms Fariha Wajid

ACA (Institute of Chartered Accountants

of Pakistan) Pakistan
MCom (Punjab University) Pakistan
Discipline: Finance
Specialisation: Corporate Accounting,
Taxation and Auditing.

Mr Atique Mirza

MBA Fin (Cass Business School) UK

Discipline: Finance & Investment
Specialisation: FInance, Private Equity,
Venture Capital, Islamic Finance

Mr Faqir Taj

MSc Finance (University of Reading) UK

MBA Accounting (Sam Houston State
University) USA
Discipline: Finance
Specialisation: Investment Consultant,
Capital Markets, Regulation & Compliance

MBA (Macquarie University) Australia

MS IT (Macquarie University) Australia
MS Computer Sciences (Gomal
University) Pakistan
Discipline: IT & Business Management
Specialisation: Info Systems, Technology
Mgt

Mr Omar Aziz

Engr. Rabeel Khan

MBA (University of Michigan) USA

Discipline: Finance & Investments
Specialisation: International Business,
Quantitative Finance
(On leave)

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MS Marketing Research (Michigan State

University) USA
Discipline: Intl Business and Marketing
Specialisation: Marketing Research

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PhD (Victoria Univesity NZ in Progress)

MBA (Thunderbird School of Global
Management) USA, Fulbright Scholar
Discipline: Business Administration
Specialisation: Global Business
(On leave)

Mr Fazli Azim

PhD (in Progress from Malaysia)

MS (Manchester University) UK
Discipline: Finance
Specialisation: Accounting and Finance
(On leave)

Course Project: Arrange a winter festival

Ms Sabina Asim

MBA (NUST) Pakistan

Discipline: Finance
Specialisation: Finance and Investment
(On Leave)

Mr Muhammad Shariq

PhD (in Progress from Malaysia)

MBA (John Moores University) UK
Discipline: Finance
Specialisation: International Banking and
Finance
(On leave)

Student Organized International Event: NUST Intl Model UN

Time Lapse of NUST

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Mr Umar Ahmed

Institutions & Programmes (NBS)

Academic Programmes
NBS offers Bachelors in Business Administration (BBA) and Bachelors of Science in Accounting and Finance (BS A&F) at
undergraduate level. At postgraduate level, the School offers Masters of Business Administration (MBA), Executive Masters of
Business Administration (EMBA), Masters of Science in Human Resource Management (MS HRM) and a Doctoral programme
for business graduates. Within Business Management, we offer various electives from different streams, such as Finance
and Investments, International Business and Marketing and Human Resource Management. Our BBA and MBA programs are
accredated by NATIONAL BUSINESS EDUCATION ACCREDITATION COUNCIL (NBEAC), Pakistan.
The School is currently working to meet growing industry needs in areas such as Supply Chain Management, Operations and
Technology Management, Management Information Systems, Entrepreneurship, Innovation and Marketing. We offer the
following undergraduate and postgraduate programmes:

Undergraduate (UG) Programmes

1. BBA with Elective Streams in:
Finance & Investments
International Business & Marketing
General Management
Human Resource Management
Operations and Technology Management
2. BS Accounting and Finance

Postgraduate (PG) Programmes

3. MBA with Elective Streams in:
Finance & Investments
International Business & Marketing
General Management
Human Resource Management
Operations and Technology Management

General Electric (GE) USA, President

and CEO, Delivers a Workshop at NBS
for NBS Graduates Job Prospects at GE
General Electric or GE is an American multinational
conglomerate corporation incorporated in Schenectady,
New York and headquartered in Fairfield, Connecticut in
the United States. The company operates through four
divisions: Energy [2013 inactive], Technology Infrastructure,
Capital Finance and Consumer and Industrial. In 2011, GE
ranked among the Fortune 500 as the 26th-largest firm
in the U.S. by gross revenue, as well as the 14th most
profitable. However, the company is listed the fourthlargest in the world among the Forbes Global 2000. GE
Team including CEO and President, John G. Rice delivered
a workshop regarding its operations and future plans and
how NBS graduates can fit into those for mutual benefits.

4. Executive MBA with Elective Streams in:

Finance & Investments
International Business & Marketing
Management & Human Resource

5. MS Human Resource Management

6. PhD in Business Administration with Specializations in:
Business Finance
Management
Marketing

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Mission
To prepare professionals with requisite business skills, an entrepreneurial spirit and social conscience to fulfill the needs of the
industry and community

Objectives
The objectives of the BBA programme are to inculcate in students:
A baccalaureate-level knowledge of business administration
Understanding of the macroeconomic environment, of state of industries and of the functional areas of different types of
organizations
The ability to identify, formulate, and solve business problems using appropriate methodologies and tools (quantitative as
well as qualitative)
The ability to communicate and perform effectively in teams
An appreciation of professional and ethical responsibilities.

Programme Description
The BBA programme at NBS is structured to equip future managers with the basic tools and techniques of business management.
The main features of the BBA curriculum include greater exposure of students to courses in the areas of humanities and social
sciences (which is in line with the global trends at the undergrad level), enhanced flexibility in the choice of courses and a wide
pool of business electives. Moreover, new core courses have been introduced to familiarise students with the role of technology
in business & society, that equips students with an enhanced skill-set for better decision making and analysis.

Unique Features
The BBA programme is exclusive in its own right. It is focused on the theoretical and practical aspects of the coursework and
offers invaluable learning opportunities through class projects, field assignments and strong linkages with various organisations.
NBS incorporates constant updates in the curriculum in light of growing needs of the industry. Students are required to
undergo an internship of 6 to 8 weeks in the final year. We strive to broaden the intellect and knowledge base of students by
exposing them to diverse subjects. Thus, students can pick any business elective from multiple business elective streams that
include Finance & Investments, International Business & Marketing, General Management, Human Resource Management
and Operations & Technology Management. At least 02 courses are offered from each area making the total pool of business
electives at least 8-10 in number from which every student has to select 02 courses every semester.

Scheme of Studies

Programme Code:700

Year-1
Semester I

Semester II

Course Code Course Title

Credits

Course Code

Course Title

Credits

HU-113

Academic & Technical Writing

FIN-100

Principles of Accounting

CS-103

IT for Business

ECO-112

Introduction to Macroeconomics

ECO-102

Introduction to Microeconomics

STAT-102

Business Statistics-I

MATH-102

Business Maths

MGT-163

Business Communication

Humanities Elective-I

MGT-111

Technology in Business

HU-101

Islamic Studies

14

Total

Total

16

Year-2
Semester III

Semester IV

Course Code Course Title

Credits

Course Code

Course Title

Credits

FIN-202

Intermediate Accounting

FIN-201

Managerial Accounting

STAT-202

Business Statistics-II

HRM-241

Organization Behavior

MKT-101

Principles of Marketing

MKT-222

Strategic Marketing

Introduction to Operations
MGT-121
Introduction to Management
3
OTM-252
3
Research
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Humanitites Elective-II
Humanities Elective-III
Total

Humanities Elective-IV

3
18

Humanities Elective-V
Total

3
3
18

Year-3
Semester V

Semester VI

Course Code Course Title

Credits

Course Code

Course Title

Credits

FIN-311

Principles of Financial Management

FIN-312

Corporate Finance

HRM-341

Organizational Theory & Design

HRM-342

HU-107

Pakistan Studies

MGT-321

ECO-325

Introduction to Econometrics

MKT-324

MKT-323

Services Marketing

OTM-352

Human Resource Management

Quantitative & Qualitative
Research Methods
International Business
Management
Operations Management

Humanities Elective-VI

Humanities Elective-VII

Total

17

Total

3
3

18

Year-4
Semester VII

Semester VIII

Course Code Course Title

Credits

Course Code

Course Title

Credits

CS-443

[Link]

MGT-470

Strategic Management

MGT-272

Entrepreneurship

LAW-405

Corportate Law

OTM-452

Supply Chain Management

MGT-403

Business Ethics & CSR

MGT-402

Industry Analysis

Business Elective-III

Business Elective-I

Business Elective-IV

Business Elective-II

Final Year Project

Total

17

MGT-499
Total

Elective IB & Marketing

18

Elective Mgt & HR

MKT-427

Global Marketing

HRM-411

Human Resource Development

MKT-435

Export Marketing

HRM-412

MKT-434

Direct Marketing

HRM-413

MKT-426

Advertising and Promotion

HRM-414

Workforce Diversity
Workforce Planning &
Management
Employee Relations

MKT-433

Public Relations and Media Marketing

HRM-415

HRM in the Asian Context

MKT-436

Local Marketing Strategies

HRM-416

Advanced Topics in HRM

MKT-430

Competitive Intelligence Marketing

OTM-454

MKT-437

Marketing Across Cultures

OTM-453

Project Management
Design & Anaylsis of Production
Systems

MKT-438

New Product Development and Design 3

MGT-404

Leadership Theories & Practices

MKT-439

Marketing on the Internet

CS-421

Database Management Systems

Elective Finance & Investment

Elective Humanities
3

HU-104

English Literature

FIN-409

Fundamentals of Financial Institutions

& Markets
Analysis of Financial Statements

HU-112

Industrial Psychology

FIN-402

Islamic Finance

HU-115

Principles of Sociology

FIN-403

HU-116

Anthropology

HU-208

International Relations

FIN-405

Introducation to Bank Management

Principles of Investments & Portfolio
Management
Principles of Risk Management

HU-213

History

FIN-414

Ethics, Risk and Corporate Governance 3

HU-215

Critical Reasoning

FIN-415

Valuation concepts

HU-216

Business & Society

HU-219

Philosophy

FIN-401

FIN-404

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Programme Description
The BS in Accounting and Finance degree is a four year degree program offered at NBS to prepare students for a challenging
and rewarding career in either the public or the private financial sector. Accounting and Finance are essential functions of all
major organizations today. This program will provide a sound foundation to be successful in the rapidly evolving, global business
and financial environment. In addition to the regular entry requirements to NBS programs, candidates must have studied
mathematics at the intermediate/ equivalent level. Launched in Fall, 2013 BS Accounting & Finance has become a hallmark for its
celebrated courses in accounting & finance.

Unique Features
The course work prepares students to pursue further certifications from well known professional local/ international
organizations.

CIMA (UK) - ACCA (UK) - ICAP (PK) Partnerships

The vision of this program is to have multilateral collaborations with several
local and international accounting and finance bodies, so that our graduates can
opt for a professional certification of their choice e.g. CIMA, ACCA and ICAP. NUST Business School (NBS) signed a Memorandum
of Agreement (MoA) with Chartered Institute of Management Accountants (CIMA), United Kingdom, the largest professional
body of management professionals in the world having over 200,000 members and students across the globe. The graduates of
BS Accounting and Finance at NBS get an exemption of 9 out of 14 papers (Exempted Subject Codes: C01-C05, E1, F1, P1 and E2)
of CIMA professional qualification. In addition, CIMA would award a NUST-CIMA gold medal to the graduates of this program. For
more information please go to [Link].

Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA) based in UK is the global body for
professional accountants from more than 170 countries. It offers professional accounting
certifications and diplomas. NBS BS A&F students will get 9 out of 14 paper exemptions
(Exempted Subject Codes: F1-F9) for ACCA qualified accountant. For more information please visit: [Link].
The Institute of Chartered Accountants of Pakistan (ICAP) is the sole body in the country to regulate
accounting profession. The institute conducts examinations of chartered accountancy and awards
its membership to successful candidates. Both ICAP and NBS have entered into an Memorandum of
Understanding (MoU) due to which students of BS-ACF shall be exempted from 8 papers of ICAP i.e. AFC
1 - 4 and CAF 1 - 4.

Scheme of Studies

Programme Code:704

Year-1
Semester I

Semester II

Course Code Course Title

Credits

Course Code

Course Title

Credits

HU-107

Pakistan Studies

HU-101

Islamic Studies

CS-103

Information Technology for Business

MGT-120

Organizational Behaviour

HU-104

English Literature

MGT-162

ACC-111

Fundamentals of Financial Accounting

Fundamentals of Business
Mathematics
Introduction to Business

ACC-112

ECO-213

Business Communication
Fundamentals of Management
Accounting
Introduction to Microeconomics

STAT-101
LAW-121 or
LAW 405
Total

Statistics - I
Business Law (UK) or
Corporate Law (PK)

MATH-114
MGT-112
Total

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Year-2
Semester III

Semester IV

Course Code Course Title

Credits

Course Code

ACC-221

Intermediate Financial Accounting

ACC-222

ECO-216

Introduction to Macroeconomics

MKT-201

Fundamentals of Marketing
Fundamentals of Financial
Management
Statistics-II
Introduction to Operations
Management

3
3

ECO-215
FIN-221 /
FIN-421
ACC-223

Intermediate Management
Accounting
Fundamentals of Econometrics
Taxation (UK) or
Corporation Tax (Pakistan)
Audit & Assurance

MGT-222

Business Management

HU-217

History

18

Total

FIN-223
STAT-221
MGT-213
Total

Course Title

Credits
3
3
3
3

17

Year-3
Semester V

Semester VI

Course Code Course Title

Credits

Course Code

MGT-320

Enterprise Mangement

ACC-325

ACC-344

Corporate Reporting

FIN-341

FIN-340

Financial Markets and Institutions

FIN-342

ECO-320

Applied Time Series Finance

FIN-328

FIN-325

Alternative Investments - Valuation

FIN-327

FIN-326

Equity Asset Valuation

FIN-329

18

Total

Total

Course Title
Advanced Performance
Management - I
Investment and Portfolio
Management
Derivatives (Options, Swaps and
Futures)
International Business
Ethics, Risk & Corporate
Governance
Behavioral Finance

Credits
3
3
3
3
3
3
17

Year-4
Semester VII

Semester VIII

Course Code Course Title

Credits

Course Code

Course Title

Credits

FIN-455

Financial Strategy

FIN-499

Research Project

FIN-456

Financial Modelling

FIN-422

Mergers and Acqusitions

ECO-490

Research Methodology

FIN-413

Financial Risk Management

FIN-423

Entrepreneurial Finance

Elective Courses

Electives
FIN-214

Electives
3

ACC-443

Advanced Auditing and Assurance 3

FIN-453

Performance Strategy

FIN-451

Islamic Banking and Finance

Advanced Performance ManagementII
Advanced Financial Management

FIN-454

Enterprise Strategy

FIN-452

Advanced Taxation

ACC-442

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Mission
The MBA program will prepare knowledgeable, entrepreneurial, expedient, conscientious and consummate professionals who
will lead, innovate, inspire, advance and serve organizations, industries and society.

Objectives
The objectives of the MBA programme are:
Academic Rigor and Relevance: Graduates of the MBA program will be presented with a rigorous and integrated set of
learning opportunities in order to master the knowledge and skill necessary for effectively participating in and managing
modern organizations.
Research and Entrepreneurial Spirit: Gradates of the MBA program will be inculcated with a spirit of curiosity and
inquisitiveness enabling them to forefront progress in research and entrepreneurship.
Managerial and Business Application: Graduates of the MBA program will be encouraged to apply their learning to the
multilevel and intricate sphere of micro and macro business environments in order to ensure pragmatism and expediency in
corporate decision making.
Societal and Ethical Relevance: Graduates of the MBA program will be able to identify and evaluate the ethical and societal
implications of doing business as an organization.

Programme Description
The MBA programme at NBS has been structured to equip future managers with the advanced tools and techniques of business
management. The main features of our MBA (comprising of 66 Credit Hours as per HEC requirement) include greater and in
depth exposure of students to the industrial world, which is inline with the global trends. We offer an enhanced flexibility and
choice for students in selecting their business elective courses from a wide pool of business electives from multiple streams
such as: Finance & Investments, International Business & Marketing, General Management, Human Resource Management and
Operations & Technology Management. Moreover, our curriculum familiarises students with the role of technology in business
and society and equips them with an enhanced skill-set for better decision making and analysis.

Unique Features and Programme Requirements

To develop and groom the students for entering into the indutrial world, NBS runs workshops/clinics in life skills, employability
techniques, ethics, stress management, character building etc. In addition, students have to carry out a group business project
on real industry problems/issues or challenges. Harvards case teaching method is adopted in all courses taught at the MBA level.
Preference for admission will be given to candidates with a 1-2 years of work experience, which is the international norm. It is
important to note here that candidates must have done at least 03 credit hours of accounting courses at the bachelors level,
failing which they will have to take an additional non-credit accounting course that they are required to pass in the first semester.

Associated Careers
NUST MBA ranks among the top postgraduate programmes in the country. After graduation, students are able to pursue their
career goals at well-renowned companies. NUST has a strong alumni network and placement office that helps MBA graduates in
securing employment. NBS offers MBA in some of the most in-demand elective courses from specialisations such as Marketing,
Finance and Human Resource Managment.

BBA2k11 - graduating in 2015 | Picture Credits: Sarah Ansari, BS Mass Comm 2011
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Scheme of Studies

Programme Code:750

Year-1
Semester I

Semester II

Course Code Course Title

Credits

Course Code

Credits

HRM-542

Course Title
Leadership & Organizational
Behavior
Human Resource Management

MATH-500

Data Analysis & Interpretation

HRM-535

ECO-525

Global & Managerial Economy

MKT-535

Marketing Management

OTM-521

Operations Management

MGT-535

Management & Organizations

FIN-561

Corporate Finance

CS-611

Management Information Systems

FIN-562

Managerial Accounting

15

Total

Total

3
3

15

Year-2
Semester III

Semester IV

Course Code Course Title

Credits

Course Code

MGT-615

Strategic Entrepreneurship

HRM-616

MKT-615

Applied Marketing Strategy

OTM-615

Operations Research

Elective- I
Elective- II
Total

Credits

MGT-616

Course Title
Negotiation and Conflict
Management
Corporate Law & Governance

MGT-617

Strategy

Elective- I

Elective- II

15

Electives in IB & Marketing

Course Code

Course Title

Credits

MKT-651

Consumer Behavior

MKT-708

Strategic Brand Management

MKT-742

Product Management

MKT-743

Total

3
3

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Electives in Mgt & HR

Course Code Course Title

International Human Resource
HRM-773
Management
Seminar in Human Resource
HRM-774
Management
HRM-776
Performance Management Systems

Advertising Management

HRM-777

Cross Cultural Management

MKT-744

Retail Management

HRM-737

Compensation & Benefits

MKT-741

Integrated Marketing Communication 3

HRM-781

MKT-748

Business to Business Marketing

HRM-782

MKT-745

Selling and Sales Force Management

HRM-783

Employee Training & Development

Strategic Human Resource
Management
Labour Relations Management

MKT-746

Pricing Strategy

HRM-784

Change Management

MKT-751

Seminar in Marketing

HRM-738

Strategic Leadership

MKT-747

Digital Marketing Strategy

HRM-739

Recruitment & Selection

MKT-749

Social Marketing

MGT-738

Innovation Management

MKT-750

Business at the Base of the Pyramid

International Business and Global
Strategy
International Marketing
Local Marketing Challenges in
Pakistan
Channel Management

MGT-739

Hospital Management

OTM-738

Supply Chain Strategy

OTM-739

Global Logistics and Transportation

OTM-740

Vendor & Procurement Management 3

CS-738

Business Intelligence

CS-739

Information Systems Auditing

CS-740

Business Process Redesign

MKT-752
MKT-753
MKT-754
MKT-755

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3

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FIN-703

Course Title
Investment Analysis & Portfolio
Management
Seminar in Finance

FIN-708

International Financial Management 3

FIN-743

Valuation

FIN-709

Financial Risk Management

FIN-744

Advanced Corporate Finance

FIN-716

Corporate Governance

FIN-745

Taxation

FIN-719

Micro Finance

FIN-746

FIN-739

Mergers and Acquisitions

FIN-747

FIN-740

Behavioral Finance

FIN-748

Enterprise Risk Management

Islamic Economics, Contracts &
Finance
Corporate Reporting

FIN-702

Credits
3
3

Course Code Course Title

Financial Institutions and Capital
FIN-741
Markets
FIN-742
Commercial Bank Management

Credits

3
3

2014
FACT FILE: NBS & CIMA, UK, Sign Agreement for BS (Acc & Fin), July 2013
NUST Business School (NBS) signed a Memorandum of Agreement (MoA)
with Chartered Institute of Management Accountants (CIMA), United
Kingdom, the largest professional body of management professionals in the
world having over 200,000 members and students across the globe. This
MoA is first of its kind in Pakistan by which the graduates of BS Accounting
and Finance at NBS would get an exemption of 9 out of 14 papers of CIMA
professional qualification. In addition, CIMA would award a NUST-CIMA
gold medal to the best performing graduate of BS Accounting and Finance
program and would also help the graduates in their job search in local and
foreign markets.
Dr. Noel Tagoe, the Executive Director of CIMA education said that he
was impressed with the kind of infrastructure that NUST has, which is
comparable to any top class university in the world. It is an historic event
for NBS as it brings relevance to our business education, connecting it with
professional bodies like CIMA, ACCA and the industrial world.
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MS in Human Resource Management (MS HRM)

Programme Description
The MS HRM programme is spread over a duration of 18 months and three semesters, which is an attractive feature especially for
returning students from the industry who would prefer completing the studies in 03 semesters. The programme comprises of a
total of 36 credit hours out of which 27-30 credit hours comprise of course work. The curriculum is divided into core courses (04)
and elective courses (05-06) with each course being of three credit hours. Students completing the course work successfully will
have to write a thesis in the final semester that will be equivalent to two courses of 03-credit hours each.

Unique Features
The MS HRM programme offers two different routes to the enrolled students. A 03 credit hour industry practicum which is a
unique component of the MS HRM program at NBS will be optional for students. Those who prefer to enter the industry as HR
professionals can benefit from this component while the students who chose to pursue a career in research or academics may
choose to undertake an elective course instead. The MS HRM degree is a broad-based programme that offers both functional
level (e.g. performance management and recruitment and selection) and broader-thematic level (strategic / international HRM
and Seminar in HRM) courses. The aim is to cultivate both breadth and depth in the knowledge base of the students. The
broader-thematic courses will enhance the prospects of our prospective graduates to seek jobs in the international market
and the functional level courses will appeal to the returning who are currently performing specialist jobs in HR functions of
organizations but do not possess the relevant qualifications.

Associated Careers
Graduates with an MS HRM degree will, as HR specialists, be able to effectively propose and implement home-grown solutions to the HR
problems of our domestic industry. They will be able to attract a host of jobs in the industry including management, advisory and specialist
level positions. These include but are not limited to managing core HR functions such as staffing, T&D, designing and managing pay
structures, understating industrial relations through labour laws, personnel administration and career development specialists. In addition,
the breadth of courses offered, the industry practicum and exposure to latest international research in the area will adequately prepare
them to compete in the international labour market.

Scheme of Studies

Programme Code:772

Year-1
Semester I

Semester II

Course Code Course Title

Credits

Course Code

Course Title

Credits

MGT-817

Research Methods*

HRM-804

International and Strategic HRM*

HRM-801

HRM Strategy and Practice*

Elective-I

HRM-802

People and Organizations*

Employment Relations and
Employment Law in Pakistan*

Elective-II

Elective- III

HRM-803
Total

12

Total

12

Year-2
Elective Courses

Semester III
Course Code Course Title

Credits

Course Code

Elective IV

HRM-810

Elective V / optional**

HRM-811

MS Thesis

HRM-812

12

HRM-813

Total
(*) are core courses that are mandatory

**indicates that this course will be taken by students who

choose not to undertake the industry practicum, subject to
number of students enrolled.

HRM-814
HRM-815
HRM-816
HRM-817
HRM-818
HRM-819

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Advanced / Emerging Issues in
HRM
Reward Management
Performance Management
Systems
Management of Diversity
Organizational Learning and
Knowledge Management
Recruitment and Selection
Leadership
Multinationals and Comparative
Employment Systems
Change Management
Organizational Development and
Employee Training

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Credits
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3

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Centre for Executive Development for EMBA

The Centre for Executive Development is dedicated to transforming business executives into world class leaders. The executive
development programmes include Executive MBA and professional certificates in various disciplines related to business
management.
Three Building Blocks of Executive Education
Leadership development is our ultimate objective. We believe that organisational success is determined by an individuals ability
to positively influence others and this philosophy is at the heart of our entire executive education programme.
Teamwork is working together, even when apart. We focus on teaching how to harness individual ambition, expertise and energy
to create, lead and become a part of dynamic teams.
Creative Thinking is a vital skill in todays atmosphere of changing economic patterns, competitive marketplace,
uncertainty and conflicting opinions. We support and build the capacity of our students to think creatively in the midst of
balancing acceptable risks and organisational priorities.

Learn at your own pace

Our EMBA programme is designed to offer flexible learning to busy professionals and entrepreneurs and suited to their personal
and professional commitments. Classes take place during week day evenings. Students have the flexibility in terms of selection
of courses to the extent that they can pick any number of courses per semester within the range of 2 and 4. They may also freeze
their semesters often in order to meet their professional commitments so long as they complete their whole EMBA programme
within between 2 to 5 years.

EMBA Programme Description

The EMBA programme is designed for middle to senior level working professionals who are ready to take the next step in their
careers. The EMBA programme is more than an opportunity to gain or improve a particular skill. It helps evolve your experience
into an expertise that propels you to the next level in your career and within your organisation.
The candidates must possess 14 years of prior education and minimum work experience of 04 years. Teaching methodology is
based on class lectures, case studies, assignments and individual or group projects. The rigorous curriculum at NBS is designed
specifically for experienced executives. It focuses into the complex business issues faced by seasoned managers. The Executive
MBA programme facilitates team-based learning by having students take all of their classes with a cohort of peers from diverse
backgrounds, functions and industries. They are assigned projects from which they will benefit from the collective work
experience of their classmates and are able to immediately apply their classroom learning at their workplaces.

Class Timings
The classes are held on weekday evenings to facilitate working professionals.

Faculty
Our faculty members are not only well-versed in modern management techniques and strategic thinking, but they also excel in
transferring their skills and experiences into their teaching methodologies. The faculty undertakes consulting assignments with
reputed corporate organisations, thereby forging industry linkages and enriching their experience for the benefit of NUST and
its students. We have more than 30 full-time teaching staff supplemented by visiting faculty; guest lecturers, and meticulously
chosen specialists drawn right from the heart of the industry to share their experiences of the latest industry challenges and
dynamics.

Curriculum
Theories and concepts help solve real world problems only when they are illustrated by practical corporate world insights.
The EMBA curriculum is designed around this idea and provides you with the rigour and relevance you need to become a top
performer in your organisation. The curriculum is based upon the above three strategic components i.e. Leadership, Teamwork
and Creative Thinking of executive education.
Fact File: 35 Students from the BBA batches Got Six Sigma Yellow Belt Certified after Taking the Spring Course of
Intro to Quality and Productivity in Spring 2013 and 2014 Taught by Engr. Nadia Zaheer Khan
This is very encouraging as it will increase NUST BBA programs worth in the job market. GEM International
certified the students. GEM International has clients like General Electric, UN, Ericsson, Etisalat, Petronas,
Telenor and Mobilink just to name a few. Total 35 students who are in their 3rd year of BBA, from NBS, have
appeared for this exam. The success rate has been 96%. The exam was held in Sept 2013. They raised the
exams average passing grade to 70%. The topper is a female with 97% correct answers. NBS looks forward to certify more
students in 2015. GEM International was really impressed with the quality of NBS BBA Students.
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Executive Masters in Business Administration (EMBA)

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Scheme of Studies

Programme Code:751

Course Code

Course Title

Credits

Course Code Course Title

MGT-506A

Contemporary Management
Principles and Practices

FIN-563

Financial Management (Pre-Req:

FIN-503A)

MGT-502A

Quantitative Analysis for Decision

Making

FIN-713A

Management Accounting (Pre-Req:

FIN-503A)

FIN-503A

Business Accounting

MKT-551

Marketing Theories & Practices

(Pre-Req: MGT-506A)

ECO-505A

Business Economics

MGT-514 A

Corporate Law & Business Legal

Environment

MS-861

Management Information System

MGT-701A

Strategic Management (Pre-Req:

FIN-563,MKT-551,HRM-604)

Change Management &

Organizational Re-configuration
(Pre-Req: HRM-604)

FIN-716

Corporate Governance

Elective Course

Elective Course

Elective Course

Elective Course

Elective Course

Elective Course

Total Core Courses Credit Hours

42

EBP-799 (A)

Business Project I

Grand Total Credit Hours

66

EBP-799 (B)

Business Project II

HRM-604
MKT-551
HRM-784A

Human Resource Management

(Pre-Req: MGT-506A)
Customer Relationship
Management (Pre-Req: MKT-506A)

Credits

Note: The A symbolizes advanced level course of the same code genre.

Core Courses (42 credit hours)

Students have to take 42 credit hour core courses, which are: Contemporary Management Principles & Practices, Change
Management & Organisational Reconfiguration, Quantitative Analysis for Decision Making, Customer Relationship Management,
Business Accounting, Strategic Management, Business Economics, Corporate Governance, Human Resource Management,
Marketing Theories & Practices, Financial Management, Corporate Law & Business Environment, Management Accounting and
Management Information System.

Electives (18 credit hours)

Apart from core courses, students have to take 18 credit hours worth of elective courses from a wide pool of courses in multiple
streams of Business Management, Human Resource, International Business, Marketing, Investments and Finance.

Business Projects I & II (3+3 credit hours)

The business project has been broken down into two. Students are allowed to undertake two business projects (each worth 3
Cr hrs). First one can be completed after completion of 21 Cr hrs of course work. Whereas, the second one can be completed
after 42 credit hours of course work and successful completion of first business project. In addition, EMBA students may choose
to take a guided foreign educational visit in lieu of one of their two business projects. The visit includes a tour to a partnering
university abroad and meetings with notable industry partners in that country. The students complete a reflection assignment
during the foreign visit, which is equivalent to 3 credit hours of project work.

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Programme Description
NBS offers a course-based PhD programme in Business Administration to meet the challenges of the business world as well as
the growing demand for well-qualified and research-oriented teaching faculty in Pakistan. NBS provides affordable high-quality
research opportunities of international standards in Pakistan. It is amongst the leading pioneers to launch PhD programme
in Business Administration. This programme has been carefully designed in response to traditional and emerging trends and
to meet the growing market demand for various specialist areas in business administration. Most of the PhD faculty is either
qualified from reputed international universities or have worked abroad as research fellows. Currently, NBS has three PhD faculty
members in Human Resource Management, two in Finance and one each in Information Systems. Moreover, three of the faculty
members have gone abroad for PhD studies.

Structure of the Programme

The minimum course work required will be 18 credits of 800/900 level courses of equivalent. These 18 credit hours will be in
addition to the pre-requisites specified by the PEAC of the institution. The PhD students undertake three compulsory courses
(9 credits) and three specialization courses (9 credits) from their chosen specialisation areas. After successful completion of
coursework, students must pass the two comprehensive examinations consisting of the themes/topics related to the core/
compulsory courses and specialisation courses. Students can then move on to work on their PhD dissertations worth 30 credit
hours.
Migration shall not be allowed in the PhD Program. Any student joining the PhD Program shall complete all the requisite courses
in line with NUST/HEC policy. Minimum cumulative GPA required will be 3.5 out of 4.0 in the 18 credit hours to be counted
towards PhD.
NBS offers a limited number of scholarships to a few PhD students, selected purely on merit. In addition, students are strongly
encouraged and facilitated not only to apply for foreign scholarships but also to go abroad for a minimum period of six months to
gain research experience in technologically advanced countries.

Publications
A student must have a minimum of two research papers that should have been published or read at conferences of international
repute (of which at least one paper must be published in an HEC-approved journal) prior to the PhD defence. Only those
publications related to the research work shall be counted in which the students name is that of the 1st or 2nd author, provided
the first author is his/her own supervisor.

Current Research

Currently enrolled PhD Scholars at NBS are working on the following research topics:

Motives and Implications of Corporate Cash Holdings: Evidence from Pakistan

Impact of trans-border liquidity shocks: Case of a developing economy
International study on effect of global financial crisis on corporate social responsibility.
Corporate Governance in Developing Countries- Pakistan
Comparative analysis of capital structure and Risk taking behavior in Islamic and Conventional Banks.
Tunneling or Propping evidence from Pakistan business groups
Does Basels capital adequacy requirement actually mitigate risk in US Banks?
Essays in Islamic Public Finance
Corporate investment and financial constraints, Evidence from Pakistani capital markets
Essays on ownership structure of banks; Evidence from banking industry in Pakistan
Effects of ownership structures on the risk taking behavior of US banks
Style volatility in mutual funds

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NUST International Model United Nations (NIMUN 2014)

Organized by Students Gets Bigger and Better!
The four-day grand event, Jan 22-25, 2014 included international chairs from Germany, who
arrived at NUST to moderate and lead the committee sessions. Also attending were the forty
international delegates from Kenya, Vietnam, Nepal, Jordan, Saudi Arabia, Syria, Egypt, Lebanon,
Afghanistan and over 500 delegates from different colleges and universities of Pakistan.

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Library
To facilitate students, faculty and scholars in knowledge acquisition and creation, an information resource centre has
been established with a view to enhancing the knowledge database. The information resource centre has books on
various disciplines including Economics, Human Resource Management, International Business and Marketing,
Operations and Technology Management, Information Technology and E-commerce.
NBS Information Resource Centre is well stocked with professional books and journals. An exclusive JSTOR- an online archive
database with over 500 high-quality publications covering Management, Economics, Marketing and Finance is also available to
students and faculty members. Moreover, Springer Link and Science Direct provide comprehensive collection of peer-reviewed
management journals. The library contains a large variety of publications, periodicals, business magazines, annual reports,
yearbooks, proceedings and newspapers. Additionally, the library boasts a collection of about 24,000 e-books. The support
services for students at the library include assistance in searching resources and obtaining complete informationregarding
publications, along with scanning, printing and photocopying facilities. The NBS library has recently secured free subscription to
the IFS/IMF statisticaldatabases and text materials, a valuable resource for student researchers.

Computer Facilities

At NBS, four state of the art computer labs have been established with latest branded desktop computers. All these labs are
interconnected through university LAN. Students to computer ratio is 4:1, however, for PhD students, it is 1:1. These computer
labs are fully equipped to help students in their academic activities. Students extensively use the computer labs for their home
assignments, projects & research work. All the labs are in academic block and are easily accessible to students. In order to
facilitate the students, labs have also been equipped with modern day audio/video facilities like MM projectors and PA system.
We realize the importance of providing high speed internet access to students and the faculty to facilitate them in their academic
and research activities. This is evident from the fact that the university has internet bandwidth of 310 Mbps which is shared
across the campus round the clock. The entire campus is populated with free, high-speed wi- signals.
NBS has its own website which is a major source of information to the students as well as outside world. NBS domain based
email IDs have been issued to all students and they make full use of this facility by interacting with foreign professors and can
also access online e-resources available on internet which, NBS has already subscribed for them. Our experienced Help Desk staff
are here to give students and faculty the IT support through phone, email and in person.

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Inside NBS Campus

Fish Pond Area in NBS next to the LABs

Inside one of the Class Rooms

Inside one of the Lecture Halls

Inside Seminar Hall

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Bridging the gap between the

Academia and the Corporate
World
A representative body of NUST
Business School, the Centre
for Industrial Linkages (CIL)
acts to utilize knowledge and
other resources in order to
maximize productivity as well
as strengthen the foundation of the relationship between the
Academia and Industry. CIL aims to build a critical relationship
between NBS, its student body and the corporate world with a
view to enabling students to gain familiarity with the practical
aspects of industry. Additionally, the corporate sector gets
immediate access to a well-trained human resource pool at
NBS. In this regard, a number of agreements with industry
have been signed.

What does CIL do?

The Objectives of CIL are:

Establishing critical relationship need between the graduates

and the corporate sector.

Ensures coordination between the students and the

corporate companies.

Mentoring and Career counseling of students and fresh

graduates of NBS.

Facilitate industrial liaison for exploiting career development

opportunities for students of NBS.

Facilitating the expansion of NBS collaborations with its

alumni in Pakistan and around the world.

CIL is focusing to establish long term relations with the

industry.

In this regard, CIL deals with:

Internships and placements

Industrial visits
Guest speakers sessions
Corporate competitions
Engaging students in corporate events
Providing Mentors
Career Development Workshops
Employer sessions
Job Fairs
Recruitment & Internship drives
Alumni Affairs
Alumni Cards
Companies that Hire NBS Graduates

The key organizations/companies that provide job/internship

opportunities to NBS students are:
Askari Bank Limited
Alcatel Lucent Pakistan
Attock Refinery Limited
Unilever Pakistan
Procter & Gamble Pakistan
Ufone Limited
State Bank of Pakistan
Standard Chartered Bank
Planning Commission of Pakistan

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Ministry of Finance
ICI Pakistan
Orient Advertising
Pakistan Telecommunication Company Ltd
Bank Alfalah
British Council
Citibank N.A.
Ernst & Young
Habib Bank
Ministry of Commerce
NADRA
National Bank of Pakistan
Pakistan Oilfields
Pakistan Tobacco Company
Telenor Pakistan
Coca Cola Beverages Pakistan
Zong Telecom

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Long-term Industry Linkages

In addition, CIL is focusing on establishing long-term relations

with the industry. In this connection, industrial visits are
arranged and guest speakers from the corporate world are
regularly invited to speak at NBS. Over the years, the following
companies visited NBS (to name a few) and conducted tests
and interviews of students for internship & recruitment
programmes:
General Electric (USA)
Telenor, PK
Unilever Pakistan
Engage Consulting
Mobilink Pakistan
TIECON
Procter & Gamble Pakistan
Nestle Pakistan
Reckitt Benckiser
ICI Pakistan
Standard Chartered Bank
Procter & Gamble Pakistan
Pakistan Tobacco Company

AIESEC and NBS:

Foreign Student Internships & Exchange Progam under CIL are:

AIESEC, Indonesia
AIESEC AUC, Egypt
Famagusta, Turkish Republic of North Cyprus(TRNC)
Mercy Corps. Portland
Association for Women Total Advancement and
Development (AWTAD), Cairo, Egypt

Korean Government Invitation Program 2012

Where It all begins, AIESEC Alexandria, Egypt
IMySelf My: Istanbul, Turkey
Every Child is ours :MauritiusAIESEC Summer Exchange:
Cairo, Egypt

Wuhan University of Technology: China, Wuhan

Global internship Program: Famagusta, Turkish Republic of
North Cyprus(TRNC)

NUS Singapore Exchange Program

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CIL 2014 Highlights - Job Fair

This year major recruitment and internship drives were
conducted with top-notch multinationals. The core events of
2014 are mentioned as follows:
Recruitment & Internship Drive Glaxo Smith Kline 2014
PTC Recruitment Drive 2014
P&G Summer Internship Program 2014
ODC Session on Business Marketing Plan
Recruitment Drive TRG Tech
Abudawood Summer Internship & Recruitment Drive 2014
Axact Recruitment Drive & Industry visit HRDP
Lucky Cement Management Trainee Program 2014
British Council Summer Internship Program 2014
Shell Pakistan Recruitment Drive 2014
Lafarge Recruitment Drive 2014
PSO Summer Internship Program 2014
Ipsos- Ready Steady Go Session
CIL Summer Internship Drive 2014
Alumni Talk Series on Interviewing Skills by Mr. Ammar
Khan MD Nexus Telecom
Alumni Talk Series on Resume Writing by Mr. Shazil
Pervaiz-AM Segment Mobilink
Advisory Seminar & Campus drive by Zong Pk.
Workshop on How to make effective career choice by
Mian Talha -Manager Marketing & Segments - Easypaisa at
Telenor Pakistan
Introductory Seminar & Campus Drive by Neilson

Rocket Internet (ezi taxi, food panda )

Save the children
Shifa Foundation
SNL Financials
State Bank of Pakistan
TCS
Telenor Pakistan
Touchstones
Tranchulas
Ufone
Wi-tribe
Zeta technologies
Zong

CIL 2014 - Job Fair

Our annual mega event Job Fair 2014, strategically designed
for bulk hiring of our students was held in May 2014. 42
well-renowned industry players approached NBS to hunt
from a wide pool of talent for jobs and recruiting students on
internships projects. Following are the industry players:
Allied Bank Limited
ARY News
Care International Pakistan
Ericsson
First Micro Finance Bank
FM91
Haidri Beverages (Pepsi co)
Hub power
Ibex group of companies
IBM
Lafarge Pakistan
MTBC
Nayatel
NEC Corporation
Nestle Pakistan
Oxford university press
Pakistan Innovation Foundation
Pakistan Micro Finance Network
Pakistan Poverty Alleviation Fund
Pearl Continental Hotel
Pakistan Tobacco Limited

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School of Social Sciences

and Humanities (S3H)
Mission and Vision
The mission of the school is to develop leaders in social sciences by advancing professional values, knowledge, and skills
through programs and policies. The vision is to create, disseminate and apply knowledge in the fields of humanities and
social, behavioral and economic sciences, in collaboration with engineering, natural and biological sciences.

The School
The Programme

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Introduction

Disciplines

The discipline of social sciences and humanities covers a wide

array of complex issues and fields. It helps us understand the
function of society, study individual behavior and evaluate
social problems and their impact on society. Social sciences
and policies are important in ensuring the maintenance and
functioning of a stable society by providing a more equitable
distribution of wealth and ensuring a realization of good
governance among institutions of the civil society. Universities
play a key role in providing social sciences curricula which
educate the graduates in different departments of social
sciences. This enables the government to access skilled social
scientists capable of developing and implementing socioeconomic policies that are appropriate to meet the needs for
an ever changing world. Taking cognizance of the significance
of social sciences and humanities discipline, NUST has recently
established the School of Social Sciences and Humanities
(S3H).

Currently the school comprises of four departments, offering

various bachelors and masters level programs:

Established in 2013, the history of the school can be traced

back to 1999 when its seed began to germinate in form of
establishment of NUST Institute of Management Sciences
(NIMS) which was renamed as NUST Business School (NBS)
in 2008. Later, three social sciences departments namely
Department of Economics, Department of Government and
Public Policy, and Department of Mass Communication were
launched and initially housed under the umbrella of NUST
Business School. These three departments together with
Department of Behavioral Sciences converged into the School
of Social Sciences and Humanities in the year 2013. A brand
new state-of-the-art building of S3H is under construction
which is expected to be ready by 2015.
The School is committed to high-quality undergraduate and
graduate instruction across the social sciences and humanities.
S3H provides the foundation of life long intellectual endeavor
through pedagogy, research and innovation. Graduates of
the S3H are expected to become skilled social scientists
capable of developing and implementing socio-economic
policies appropriate to meet the needs for an ever-changing
world. S3H Offers illimitable opportunity for its faculty and
students to explore boundless world of knowledge and
experience. While thoughtfully pursuing the challenges posed
by the contemporary world, faculty and students at S3H are
encouraged to transcend the department walls by exploring
the realm of interdisciplinary studies. Students are encouraged
to think critically and incisively about society, culture and the
human condition.

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a.
b.
c.
d.

Department of Economics
Department of Mass Communication
Department of Behavioral Sciences
Department of Government and Public Policy

Academic Programmes

The school offers programs both at undergraduate and

graduate levels.

Undergraduate Programmes

Bachelor of Science in Economics

Bachelor of Science in Mass Communication
Bachelor of Science in Public Administration

Postgraduate Programmes

Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) in Economics

Master of Science in Economics
Master of Science in Mass Communication
Master of Science in Clinical Psychology

The school plans to establish the following departments in the

next couple of years:
Department of Sociology
Department of Education
Department of Political Science
Department of Anthropology
Department of Linguistics and Literature
Department of Philosophy
Department of Human Development Studies

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Prof Dr Ashfaque Hasan Khan, Sitara-i-Imtiaz

Principal and Dean

PhD (Johns Hopkins University) USA

Prof Dr Ashfaque Hasan Khan is the Principal/Dean at S3H. He has earned his PhD degree in
Economics from Johns Hopkins University, USA, and enjoys the distinction of being a student of
the Nobel Laureate, Professor Lawrence R Klein. Dr Khan has over 32 years of teaching, research
and public policy experience. His fields of specialization include macro-monetary and international
economics, public finance and Macro econometric models.
While serving as a key member of the governments economic team, Dr Khan played a pivotal
role in salvaging the economy of Pakistan. He played an equally important role in setting up the
Debt Office and preparing the Fiscal Responsibility and Debt Limitation Act passed by the Parliament in June 2005. As Consultant
to Secretary General, SAARC, he prepared the Regional Study on Trade, Manufacture and Services, which laid the foundation
for regional cooperation in South Asia. He has been the Director and Vice-Chairman of Saudi Pak Industrial and Agricultural
Investment Company Ltd and the Director of United Bank Limited and Pak-Libya Holding Company. Dr. Khan has published more
than 170 articles in national and international jour5nals of economic science. In recognition of his outstanding contributions to
the field of economics and public policy, he was awarded Sitara-i-Imtiaz by the President of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan. He
is also the recipient of the prestigious ECO Excellence Award in the field of Economics, awarded by the Economic Cooperation
Organization (ECO).

Prof Dr Ather Maqsood Ahmed

HoD Economics

PhD (Johns Hopkins University) USA

Prof Dr Ather Maqsood Ahmed is the Head of Economics Faculty. Previously, he held several
prestigious positions, including the posts of Member Fiscal Research and Statistics at the Federal
Board of Revenue, Chief of Research at the Pakistan Institute of Development Economics and
Senior Research Scientist at Kuwait Institute for Scientific Research. He did his Masters from
University of Waterloo, Canada, and received his PhD in Economics from Johns Hopkins University,
USA.

Dr Ahmed has almost 30 years of teaching and research experience in the fields of
Macroeconomics, Fiscal Policy and Applied Econometrics. He has to his credit over 50 publications including books, reports,
research papers and articles in his areas of specialisation. He is currently the editor of NUST Journal of Business and Economics.
Formerly, he was the editor of FBR Quarterly Review and the co-editor of Pakistan Development Review. He is a member of
Pakistan Society of Development Economists, Council of Social Scientists and Pakistan Economic Forum.

Prof Dr Zafar Iqbal

HoD Mass Communication

Post Doc (USC, USA), Post Doc (SURREY, UK),

PhD Mass Communication: Bahauddin Zakariya University
Zafar Iqbal, Ph.D., is a professor of communication and carries over 19 years of teaching and
research experience. He received doctorate in mass communication specializing in media and
government relations in 2003. He served in several public sector universities and also worked on
some funded projects besides contributing a number of research papers in the reputed national
and international journals. He spent a year as a post-doctorate scholar at the University of Surrey,
UK. He produced three research publications under the mentorship of Professor Colin B. Grant on
the area of mediated construction of Islamophobia. Dr. Iqbal also visited University of Southern
California and worked with Prof. Diane Winston to devise a multitier response strategy to the US media image of Islam and
Muslims. He has authored a book, two book chapters and over 25 research publications in reputable overseas and Pakistani
journals. His research interests focus on issues relating to media and government relations, media freedom, sociology of
journalists, and construction of the image of Muslims and Pakistan in the Western media discourses. Dr. Iqbals recent publication
on the mediated construction of Islamophobia in Islamic Studies (an X-category journal) has been declared as the best research
paper from social sciences by the Higher Education Commission of Pakistan. He recently authored a book titled Mass Media, the
Politics and the Politicians: A Mismatched Troika of Pakistan published by Higher Education Commission. The book is a repository
of events that took place between the media and governments since the inception of Pakistan, besides conclusive remarks on
the media (press in this case) Pakistan inherited in August 1947.
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Prof Dr Syed Rifaat Hussain

HoD Government and Public Policy

PhD (University of Denver, Colorado) USA

Dr. Syed Rifaat Hussain is Professor and Head of Department of Government and Public Policy.
Professor Rifaat Hussain has been Chair of the Department of Defence and Strategic Studies at
Quaid-i-Azam University, Islamabad. He also served as the Chair of the Department of Peace and
Conflict Studies at the National University in Islamabad, and the Executive Director of the Regional
Centre for Strategic Studies in Colombo, Sri Lanka. Professor Rifaat Hussain has also taught at the
Political Science Department, Stanford University, California, USA. He has been a course director
for International Politics at the Foreign Service Academy, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Islamabad. He
serves as a member of the editorial boards of many diverse publications, such as the South Asia
Journal and the National Defense University Journal and Regional Studies Quarterly. Professor Hussain is the author of numerous
books and publications, including Afghanistan and 9/11: The Anatomy of a Conflict (2002); From Dependence to Intervention:
Soviet-Afghanistan Relations During the Brezhnev Era (1964-1982) (1994); Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE): An Elusive
Quest for a homeland published in Journal of South Asian and Middle Eastern Studies (Spring 2009); Pakistans Changing
Outlook on Kashmir in South Asian Survey (2007)and The Indian Factor, published in Maleeha Lodhi (ed.) Pakistan: Beyond the
Crisis State (New York: Hurst Publishers, 2010). He received his M.A. and PhD degrees in International Studies from the University
of Denver, Colorado, USA.

Dr. Salma Perveen Siddiqui (Assistant Professor)

HoD Behavioral Sciences

PhD (Quaid-e-Azam University) Pakistan

Dr. Salma Siddiqui is the founding chairperson of the Department of Behavioral Sciences at NUST.
Her varied experience of industry and academia has enabled her to envision the programs in a
manner which bridges the gap between academics and service. Her interdisciplinary approach
has added value to many of the engineering programs at NUST. As a practicing psychologist, she
is respected for her clinical insight and analytical approach. Dr. Siddiqui believes in continuous
growth both at personal and professional life and encourages the same in her faculty and students.
Dr Siddiqui is pursuing cross cultural research with regard to behavioral issues in adolescents. She
is also a contributor to WHOs Consultative Meetings on adolescents mental health problems.

Ms Iram Abraar

MPhil (Quaid-i-Azam University) Pakistan

Discipline: Psychology
Specialisation: Industrial & Organisational
Psychology

PhD (Scholar)
Discipline: International Management
Specialisation: Economics Policy and
Management, Macroeconomics and
International Management

Ms Ayesha Nazuk

Dr Tanweer ul Islam

MPhil (Quaid-i-Azam University) Pakistan

Discipline: Statistics
Specialisation: Survey Sampling

PhD (International Islamic University),

Pakistan
Discipline: Economics
Specialisation: Econometrics, applied time
series analysis

Mr Muhammad Umar

MPhil (Quaid-i-Azam University) Pakistan

Discipline: Economics
Specialisation: Macroeconomics

MS (Columbia University) USA

Discipline: Journalism
Specialisation: Broadcasting Media,
Digital Social Media

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Ms Saeeda Batool

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Dr. Zafar

MPhil (Quaid e Azam University, Pak)

Discipline: Economics
Specialisation: Micro economics,
comparative economics system, Islamic
finance

PhD and MPhil (Economics), Columbia

University, New York, USA
Discipline: Economics
Specialisation: International Economics,
Development Economics

Dr. Iftikhar Hussain Adil

Dr. Faisal Jamil

Ph.D Econometrics International Islamic

University, Islamabad
Discipline: Economics
Specialisation: Statistics, Econometrics,
Outliers detection, Measure of skewness

PhD (Quaid-e-Azam University, Pak)

Discipline: Economics
Specialisation: Economics

Dr Najma Sadiq

Mr. Anas Ali Rao

Ms. Maha Ahmed

Dr. Shamaila

MS (McMaster University, Canada)

Discipline: Economics
Specialisation: International Trade and
Mathematical Economics

PhD (Economics), AMSE, Aix-Marseille

University, France
Discipline: Economics
Specialisation: Macro Economics,
Development and Growth, Labor
Economics, Urban Economics

Hammad Mushtaq

Ms. Aisha Shaukat

Ayesha Arif Khan

Dr. Sehar-un-Nisa Hassan

MFA ( Film & TV) Chapman University,

MBA Lahore University of Management
Sciences
Discipline: Communication Studies
Specialisation: Film, Media, Marketing

PhD (Gender and Mental Health), the

University of Karachi, Karachi, Pakistan
Discipline: Behavioral Sciences
Specialisation: Behavioral Sciences,
Gender and Mental Health

Dr. Rubeena Kidwai

Dr. Urusa Fahim

PhD (Unversity of Salzburg, Salzburg,

Austria)
Discipline: Communication Studies
Specialisation: Conflict, Peace, Media
Studies

MA (Peking University, China)

Discipline: Economics
Specialisation: Macroeconomics

MS (California State University, USA)

Discipline: Communication Studies
Specialisation: Political/Religious Media
Communication

MS (English Language and Literature),

International Islamic University,
Islamabad
Discipline: Language and Literature
Specialisation: Postcolonial literature,
Psychoanalytical studies, Visual studies,
Comparative literature, and Gender Identity

PhD (California School of Professional

Psychology, USA)
Hubert H. Humphrey Fellow (Johns
Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public
Health)
Discipline: Psychology
Specialisation: Clinical Psychology, Public mental health/
Community based mental health, Mental health advocacy

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PhD (California Institute of Integral

Studies, USA)
Discipline: Behavioral Sciences
Specialisation: Qualitative Research
Methodologies. Clinical Psychology.
Organizational Development &

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Mr. Zahid Siddique

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Dr Tamkeen Ashraf Malik

PhD (Quaid-e-Azam University, Pak)

Discipline: Behavioral Sciences
Specialisation: Applied Psychology

Ms. Nazia Malik

MPA (National University of Singapore)

Discipline: Government and Public Policy
Specialisation:

Ms. Anam Waqar Mawaz

MPA (University of Illinois at Chicago,

USA)
Discipline: Government and Public Policy
Specialisation: Public Finance

Department of Economics
Economics is a motivating and rewarding field of study, which
helps explain how individuals, businesses and governments
distribute limited resources. It is a discipline that analyses
choices and incentives to attain the best solutions to problems
arising from the constraints imposed by limited resources.
The study of Economics helps students better understand the
world in which they live, including issues related to economic
growth, levels of employment, inflation, international trade,
globalization, taxation, and finance It also provides insight into
the consequences of alternative economic policies.
The Economics programme offered at NBS is unique because it
takes into account areas that are related to public economics,
issues faced by Pakistan economy at the aggregate level and
the analysis of domestic industrial structure. This programme
focuses on the indigenization of basic theoretical and applied
concepts of economics specifically in the context of Pakistans
political economy and culture. Some other areas where our
approach towards the subject varies from other economic
studies programmes are detailed as under:

Qualitative and Quantitative Skills

Our economic studies programme focuses both on qualitative
and quantitative skills. The students are trained for qualitative
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quantitative analysis based on data, facts and figures. For this

purpose, the courses in each semester are offered under two
main streams i.e., qualitative and quantitative

Emphasis on Application of Economic Theories

Graduates are helped to understand and apply intermediate
microeconomic principles including the model of perfect
competition, price theory and their neo classical extensions
so that given changes in constraints, prices and costs, they are
able to analyse behavior,.

Analysis of Real World Economic Problems with

Numerical and Computing Skill
Graduates are trained to conduct basic econometric analysis
including use of data to estimate behavioral models, test
hypotheses and measure quantitative relationships, and given
a basic understanding of mathematical statistics that underlies
applied econometric analysis.

Political Awareness
The study of economics helps prepare students to take part in
governmental policy making and changes in economic systems.
The study of Economics will not only impact the individuals but
also contribute to the society at large. The undergraduate and
postgraduate programmes in Economics will also prepare

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Currently Pakistan is facing myriad economic challenges
and the country has to go a long way in creating a stable
and growth-oriented macroeconomic environment. The
nation urgently needs well-qualified economists, equipped
with theoretical understanding, application of concepts,
quantitative analytical tools and professionalism. To fill this
void, NBS has launched its Economics programme, offering
both BS and MS degrees enrolling people from both economic
and non-economic backgrounds under different streams. Some
important areas of the discipline are highlighted below:

Microeconomics
Topics covered in microeconomics will include: supply and
demand; consumer theory; the theory of the firm under the
theory of the firm under perfect competition, monopoly and
other market structures;factor markets; and market failure.
Students will apply microeconomic tools to the analysis of such
controversial issues as minimum wage laws, farm subsidies,
rent controls, protectionism, pollution, welfare programmes,
and the trade-off between equity and efficiency that
results from various microeconomic policies. The successful
completion of this course should allow students to better
understand and participate in contemporary policy debates
concerning the roles of the government and the market.

Macroeconomics
This introductory course to Macroeconomics includes: the flow
of national income, measurement of output, income,
personal and disposable incomes, real versus nominal gross
domestic product, the long-run analysis, aggregate demand
and aggregate supply and price level, equilibrium level of
output and employment, determinants of level of output and
employment in an economy, introduction to business cycles,
inflation, causes and different types of inflation, economic
growth and development, the role of money and banking,
monetary and fiscal policies; interest rate, open market
economy, imports and exports in a simple economic model,
exchange rate and international monetary system.

Econometrics
This course introduces students to the introductory topics of
econometrics including: regression, multiple regression
analysis, estimation and inference, multicollinearity,
generalised least-squares, hetroskedasticity, autocorrelation,
model specification, and dummy dependent variables and their
models; Probit, Logitand Tobit models; Time Series
Analysis and its models like ARMA, ARIMA etc. Students are
also introduced to the use of standard PC-based econometric
software.

Economics of Pakistan
The objective of this course is to address the management and
planning issues particularly with reference to Pakistan.
It will cover the application of new resources to attack the root
causes of social problems such as lack of education,
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healthcare, family planning and water supply. The course will

teach the students how proper management can address many
economic problems in different fields of the economy including
agriculture and industry. Various contemporary issues such as
urbanisation, employment generation, empowerment of local
communities, strengthening the institutions and government
framework are also part of the programmes.

Mathematical Economics
This course will familiarise students with the basics of matrix
algebra and tools of optimisation. Optimisation is
used frequently for equilibrium in microeconomic models in
mainstream economics. Before studying these models,
the students will be taught techniques related to finding
derivatives and differentials and how optimisation works
under different conditions. These tools will facilitate our
understanding of comparative statistics and optimisation,
as used in models of microeconomics and related fields like
industrial organisation and development. These models form
the backbone of intermediate level micro fields.

Monetary Economics
This course covers the following areas; nature and functions of
money, classical monetary theory, neutrality and the welfare
costs of inflation, modern theories of the demand for money,
portfolio models and the term structure of interest rates, the
banking system, financial intermediation and the determinants
of the money supply, the transmission mechanism of monetary
policy, the theory and practice of monetary policy and the
design of monetary policy in closed and open economies,
the choice of central banking institutions in the context of
monetary policy design and the relationship between
monetary policy and federal government deficits.

Public Finance
The topics include introduction to public bureaucracy in theory
and practice; policy governance; the role and influence of nonstate actors in policy-making and administrative governance;
social diversity and the question of difference in policy-making
and administrative governance; paradigms of governance; and
policy making and administrative governance.

Labour Economics
This course will focus on an economic analysis of the labour
market, the labour force, and workers, wages and earnings.
Topics include supply, development, and efficient use of human
resources; the demand for labour by businesses and
industries; wage inequality and its determinants; the changing
occupational and industrial structure; causes, nature, and
incidence of unemployment; the economic impact of unions;
and the influence of related labour market institutions and
relevant public policies including minimum wages, wage
subsidies, and earned income tax credits.

International Trade and Policy

This course will develop an analytical framework for studying
international trade to answer questions such as, Why do
nations trade? and to examine policies that governments
adopt toward international trade. Finally, we take up
globalisation its consequences for different types of labour.

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young economists to work for government agencies to assess

economic conditions in the country and abroad to estimate the
effects of specific changes in legislation and public policy.

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BS Economics
Programme Description
The economics undergraduate curriculum equips students with an understanding of basic microeconomics, macroeconomics,
economic growth and the impact of fiscal and monetary policies. Students can build on this foundation by taking a variety of
elective courses of international standards.

Unique Features
Development of Critical Thinking Skills
The economics undergraduate curriculum equips students with an understanding of basic microeconomics, macroeconomics,
economic growth and the impact of fiscal and monetary policies. Students can build on this foundation by taking a variety of
elective courses of international standards.
Development of Quantitative Skills
The curriculum introduces students to different quantitative tools and techniques to conduct data analysis using applicable
statistical packages.

Research
The coursework exposes young economists to current economic issues and trains them to undertake research. Final year BS
Economics students are encouraged to participate in doctoral seminars.

Associated Careers
The programme provides students with a meaningful educational experience. It prepares them for employment in a wide variety
of occupations and for further studies in economics, business law and related fields in schools across the world.
Economists can work as advisors to government and public sector organisations, industry, businesses, commercial institutions or
investors. They research, analyse and interpret information about economic performance, tax and political decisions according
to both national and international economic situations. They seek to determine the implications of their findings and forecast
economic changes. They also analyse and solve complex problems by the application of economic analysis tools. Economists
are also employed in the banking sector, management and economic consultancies, World Bank, United Nations, trade unions,
political parties and other organisations.

Scheme of Studies

Programme Code 701

Year-1
Semester I
Course Code

Semester II
Course Title

Credits

Course Code

Course Title

Credits

CS-106

Introduction to IT

ECO-111

Principles of Macroeconomics

ECO-101

Principles of Microeconomics

ECO-122

Statistics for Economists

ECO-121

Mathematical Economics-I

ECO-131

Development Economics

HU-107

Pakistan Studies

HU-104

English Literature

HU-102

Psychology

HU-101

Islamic Studies

HU-108

Communication & Interpersonal Skills 3

HU-115

Principles of Sociology

Year-2
Semester III
Course Code

Semester IV
Course Title

Credits

Course Code

Course Title

Credits

ECO-202

Intermediate Microeconomics

ECO-212

Intermediate Macroeconomics

ECO-222

Mathematical Economics-II

ECO-224

Probability Theory

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HU-223

Professional Ethics

XXX-000

Elective-II

OTM-312

Project Management

HU-208

International Relations

XXX-000

Elective-III

HU-210

Technical Writing

XXX-000

Elective-IV

Institutions & Programmes (S3H)

XXX-000

Year-3
Semester V

Semester VI

ECO-303

Microeconomic Theory

ECO-313

Macroeconomic Theory

ECO-325

Introduction to Econometrics

ECO-326

Applied Econometrics

MGT-272

Entrepreneurship

ECO-334

Economy of Pakistan

XXX-000

Elective-V

XXX-000

Elective-VIII

XXX-000

Elective-VI

XXX-000

Elective-IX

XXX-000

Elective-VII

XXX-000

Elective-X

Year-4
Semester VII

Semester VIII

ECO-490

Research Methodology

ECO-491

Applied Economics

XXX-000

Elective-XI

ECO-499

Research Project

XXX-000

Elective-XII

XXX-000

Elective-XV

XXX-000

Elective-XIII

XXX-000

Elective-XVI

XXX-000

Elective-XIV

ECO-233

Agriculture Economics & Food Policy

FIN-101

Financial Accounting-I

ECO-314

Monetary Economics

ECO-441

Labor Economics-II

ECO-341

Labor Economics

ECO-442

Human Resource Development

ECO-351

Taxation and Public Finance

ECO-482

Islamaic Economics

ECO-361

International Trade

ECO-344

Population Economics

ECO-371

Environmental Economics

ECO-444

Demographic Studies

ECO-381

Comparative Economic System

ECO -315

Monetary Theory

ECO-404

ECO-382

Budgeting and Financial Planning

ECO-391

Unions & Labor Laws

ECO-435

Game Theory
General Equilibrium and Welfare
Economics
History of Economic Thought

ECO-416

Monetary Policy

ECO-436

Poverty and Income Distribution

ECO-451

Economics of Public Policy

ECO-462

International Finance

ECO-452

Economics of Public Finance

ECO-472

Urban Economics

ECO-461

Trade Policy

MKT-101

Principles of Marketing

ECO-473

ECO-232

Resource Economics

ECO-492

Industrial Economics
Economics of Regulation & Competition Policy

Electives

ECO-405

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MS Economics
The degree provides professional training in modern economics that includes tools and techniques of economic analysis and
also relates theory to real world practices. Through this programme, we create a research-led environment where students work
alongside leading researchers to develop the skills required to become professional economists or conduct further research as
PhD students and become analysts on alternative career paths.

Elective Courses
Elective courses include Monetary Economics, Globalisation and Socio-economic Change, WTO, Globalisation and Economic
Integration, Islamic Economics Theory and Policy, Advanced Mathematical Economics, Comparative Economic System, History of
Economic Thought, Poverty and Income Distribution, Topics in Development Economics, Political and Institutional Economics and
Economics of Business and Finance.

Research
Special emphasis is laid on engaging students and faculty in research. Every student completing his/her coursework has to write a
research paper (thesis) in the final semester which is equivalent to two courses of 3 credit hours each. Only in exceptional cases,
thesis will be replaced by coursework.

Associated Careers
Currently, Pakistan is facing many economic challenges and has a long way to go to have a stable and growth-prompting
macroeconomic environment. The country needs well-qualified professionals who are equipped with theoretical understanding,
application of concepts, quantitative analytical tools and professionalism. The MS-Economics programme at NBS aims at
producing professional economists for the government sector, private/international organisations and for business. Postgraduate
students in economics will be prepared to work in policy-making institutions and would be able to devise deregulation of
industries, the effects of tax cuts on budget deficit and the effectiveness of imposing tariffs on imported goods.

Scheme of Studies (Students with 16-year schooling, Economics background)

Course Code

Course Title

Credits

Course Code Course Title

ECO 704

Semester I
Advanced Microeconomics

ECO 732

ECO 714
ECO 726

Advanced Macroeconomics
Applied Econometrics
Elective -I
Elective - II

Programme Code: 754

Credits

Semester II
Pakistans Economy

3
3

Elective - III
Elective - IV

3
3

3
3

Elective - V
Elective - IV

3
3

Note: The courses marked with asterisk (*) are compulsory.

MS Economics (Semester-Wise Course Distribution of the Programme for Students with 14 Years Schooling)
Course Code Course Title

Credits

Course Code Course Title

Semester I

Credits

Semester II

ECO 502

Intermediate Microeconomics

ECO 512

Intermediate Macroeconomics

ECO 521

Mathematics for Economists I

ECO 523

Statistics for Economists

CS 521

Introduction to IT

Elective-III

Elective-I

Elective-IV

Elective-II

Elective-V

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Elective-IV

Semester V

03

Semester VI

ECO 603

Microeconomic Theory

ECO 704

Advanced Microeconomics

ECO 622

Mathematics for Economists II

ECO 714

Advanced Macroeconomics

ECO 634

Development Economists

ECO 724

Applied Economics

Elective-I

Elective-V

Elective-II

Elective-VI

Semester VI
ECO 732

Semester VII

Pakistans Economy

Elective-VII

Elective-VIII

Elective-IX

Elective-X

Thesis

MS Economics

Programme Code: 754

Course Code Course Title

Credits

Semester-Wise Course Distribution of the Programme for Students with 16 Years of Schooling (Non Economics Background)
Course Code Course Title

Credits

Semester I

Semester II

ECO 603

Microeconomic Theory

ECO 613

Macroeconomic Theory

ECO 622

Mathematics for Economists II

ECO 624

Probability Theory

ECO 631

Development Economics

ECO 625

Introduction to Econometrics

Elective-I

Elective-III

Elective-II

Elective-IV

Semester III

Semester IV

ECO 704

Advanced Microeconomics

ECO 714

Advanced Macroeconomics

ECO 726

ECO 732

Pakistans Economy

Elective-VII

Applied Econometrics

Elective-VIII

Elective-5

Elective-IX

Elective-6

Elective-X

Semester V
Thesis

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Elective Courses
Course Code Course Title

Credits

Development Economics

Course Code Course Title

Credits

ECO 691

Research Methods

ECO 632

History of Economic Thought

ECO 530

Topics in Development Economics

ECO 633

Regional Economics

ECO 682

Economics of Environment and

Natural Resources

ECO 764

Topics in International Finance

ECO 745

Topics in Urban Economics

ECO 561

Trade Theory and Policy

ECO 581

Topics in Agricultural Economics

ECO 545

Globalization and Socio-Economic

Change

ECO 663

WTO, Globalization and Economic

Integration

Microeconomics
Project Analysis and Investment
Decision making
General Equilibrium and Welfare
Economics

Labour Economics and Demography

Trade and International Economics

ECO 541

Seminars in Labour Economics

ECO 644

Population Dynamics

ECO 652

ECO 642

Topics in Human Resource

Development

ECO 703

Institutional Economics

Public Economics and Policy

ECO 773

Institutional and Behavioral

Economics

ECO 651

Topics in Public Sector Economics

ECO 560

Financial Institutions and Markets

ECO 935

Poverty and Income Distribution

ECO 653

Political and Institutional Economics

ECO 540

Population Economics

ECO 671

Islamics Economics Theory and

Policy

ECO 570

Comparative Economic System

General Economics
ECO 562

Mathematical and Quantitative

Methods
Advanced Econometrics Techniques
and Forecsting

ECO 728

Advanced Mathematical Economics

ECO 729

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ECO 727

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Economic of Business and Finance

ECO 614

Topics in Monetary Economics

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The degree provides rigorous training in the field of economics by imparting specialized understanding of different disciplines
within the overall discipline of Economics and their applications. This programme develops and sharpens the analytical skills of
students and exploit research potential.

Elective Courses

These include seminar in monetary and fiscal economics, capital markets and institutions, advanced financial economics
topics in econometrics, introduction to non-parametric econometrics, development policy and planning, political economy
and institutional development, economic institutions and growth policy analysis, advanced topics on poverty and manpower
planning, seminar in advanced human resource economics, advanced topics in labor economics, industrial organization and
public policy, comparative study of social security system, environmental economics and government responses to market,
advanced topics on international trade, globalization and emerging markets and macroeconomics and the global economy.

Research

The candidates for PhD Economics program are required to pass a comprehensive examination in microeconomics,
macroeconomics and econometrics. For PhD, the candidate is expected to develop a research proposal, the same before the
departmental Research Committee and conduct further research in order to make original contribution to existing literature.

Scheme of Studies

Programme Code 754

Scheme of Studies
Semester I

Semester II

Course Code Course Title

Credits

Course Code

Course Title

Credits

ECO 901

Advances in Microeconomic Theory

and Practice

Electvie-I

ECO 911

Lectures on Macroeconomic Theory

and Applications

Electvie-II

ECO 921

Topics in Econometrics

Electvie-III

Semester III to Semester VIII

Comphensive Exam
PhD Thesis

30

Total CHs

48

List of Elective courses

Course Code

Course Title

Credits

Course Code Course Title

Credits

MACRO/MONETARY ECONOMICS
ECO 912

Seminar in Monetary and Fiscal

Economics

ECO 944

Seminar in Advanced Human Resource Economics

ECO 913

Capital Markets and Institutions

ECO 945

Advanced Topics in Labor Economics

ECO 914

Advanced Financial Economics

ECO 951

Industrial Organization and Public

Policy

ECO 952

Comparative Study of Social Security

3
Systems

QUANTITATIVE ECONOMICS
ECO 922

Introduction to Nonparametric
Econometrics

ECO 953

Environmental Economics and

Government Responses to Market
Failure

ECO 932

Development Policy and Planning

ECO 961

Advanced Topics on International

Trade

ECO 962

Globalization and Emerging Markets

ECO 963

Macroeconomics and the Global

Economy

ECO 999

Dissertation

30

ECO 933
ECO 934
ECO 943

Political Economy: Institutions and

Development
Economic Institutions and Growth
Policy Analysis
Advanced Topics on Poverty and
Manpower Planning

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Department of Mass Communication

Mission Statement
Our mission is to foster student learning, discovery and
development through carefully designed and delivered
programs of teaching and research that combine humanities
and science studies with communication based subjects
and critical thinking skills relevant to the present challenges
in the fields of new media, advertising, public relations,
creative media and digital communication. The goal of the
Mass Communication Department at NBS is to produce
graduates who are able to participate and succeed as media
professionals as well as socially responsible and proactive
citizens in society at large.

Our Vision
The Department of Mass Communication will lead the trend
in the country by providing communication excellence in
visual, verbal and written competencies to deal with emerging
challenges in a rapidly evolving digital age through:

High-quality educational programs which enable students

to become critical thinkers and effective as well as ethical
communicators.
Practical and innovative experiences in the field of
electronic and social media.

research courses in social sciences and a number of electives

offered in other disciplines such as Anthropology, Sociology,
Political Science, Linguistics and Journalism.

Specialisations
The Department currently offers Print Media, Electronic
Media, Advertising and Public Relations, Media Management,
and Communication Theory and Research as major
specialisations.

Print Media
Print Media students will learn e-techniques of editing and
publishing their own magazines using desktop publishing
press, digital and online publications.

Electronic Media
Electronic Media students will use professional digital
camcorders and work in broadcast studios. They will learn
their craft on digital audio recorders and advanced editing
software in a radio studio, allowing them to enter the market
with technical know-how, allowing them to enter the market
with technical know-how to produce top quality radio news
shows. In due course of time, these students will be involved in
broadcasting programmes on the Universitys own FM radio.

We are living in an age of information explosion where

technology has revolutionised information handling and
where we can use, preserve and convey any amount of
data, anywhere in the world. This, in turn, is fundamentally
re-shaping major aspects of our globalised society. Today,
information and its communication is becoming the centre
of economic activity and as much a factor in production as
capital, labour or land. Hence, it is inevitable that we need to
train our youth for the challenges of the information age in
order to survive and develop and progress.

Advertising and Public Relations

The Department of Mass Communication, encompasses a wide

variety of disciplines, starting from the basic perspectives
of the field of Mass Media and Communication and moving on
to explore each area of the discipline through broad
exposure to industry and practical assignments alongwith
added emphasis on media research methods. The focus
is on analytical and historical perspectives. The programme
develops in students the ability to assess the roles and
effects of mass media on society and life, and helps them gain
specific media production skills through extensive practical
work.

Media Management

The programme starts by developing a fundamental

understanding of the subject in students by teaching them
about the history, values and structure of mass communication
in Pakistan and abroad. Students are then trained to analyse
the effects of electronic and print media in order to enable
them to evaluate media effects on public policy, as well as the
impact of public policy on the media. In addition to core
courses, students must take some approved media methods/

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Students of Advertising and Public Relations will get an

opportunity to satisfy their passion about the art and science
of strategic communication. With the help of a faculty that
possesses extensive knowledge, students will develop the
ability to create communication campaigns in disseminating
innovative concepts and devise methods for the solution of
advertising and public relations problems. Students will have
multi-media rooms with the latest room platform, recording
and playback facilities.

Media management will provide an opportunity to the

students to tackle the complexities of management through
communication skills. Media management is both challenging
and exciting. It is challenging because organizations are
becoming much more complex, and many new forces confront
the manager. The contemporary manger has a greater
opportunity than ever to make a significant difference in the
success of the organization and improve the quality of work
and life of colleagues and fellow employees.

The specialisation focuses on both theoretical as well as

practical application of concepts by incorporating relevant
courses such as Theories of Influence on Mass Media.
Advances in Mass Communication theory and research are
the highlights of this field of study. Communication research is
augmented by case studies. In addition, students are also
exposed to the foundations of Behavioural Research.

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BS-Mass Communication programme focuses on the study of social implications and responsibilities of the mass media, and
understanding of the processes of communication and a fundamental knowledge of mass communication techniques and
procedures. The programme provides students with a broad background of the social milieu in the changing world, which is a
vital aspect of contemporary life and essential to those entering careers in mass communication. The coursework following the
HEC criteria concentrates on the areas of electronic media, print media, advertising and public relations and media management.

Research-specific Units
Research Methods in Communication
Media Research
Media Effects
Graduate Thesis Research

Infrastructural Facilities
NUST houses this department at its largest technology smart campuses in sector
H-12 of Islamabad. The campus also plans to have the following facilities:

State-of-the-art multimedia classrooms

Television and radio studios
Multimedia laboratory
Photographic laboratory

The newly established Department of Mass Communication will facilitate students with state-of-the-art computer workstations
and other digital equipment as per our students areas of interest.

Associated Careers
The importance and permeation of media in our daily lives can neither be ignored nor taken for granted. Given the role
communication plays in todays Information Age, the demand for mass communication specialists has witnessed a dramatic
increase. Graduates of this degree can pursue careers in the following fields:

Electronic media
Print media
Advertising and public relations
Media management

Scheme of Studies

Programme Code 702

Year-1
Semester-I

Semester-II

Course Code

Courses

Credits

Course Code

Courses

Credits

CS-103

IT for Business

HU-104

English Literature

HU-107

HU-101

Islamic Studies

MATH-109

Mathematics

MCF-121

Introduction to Electronic Media

MCG-115

Pakistan Studies
Communication & Interpersonal
Skills
Introduction to Mass
Communication
Social Psychology

MCG-125

Gender & Media Studies

MCG-116

Everyday Science

MCG-126

Basic Concepts in Social Science

Total

17

Total

17

HU-108
MCF-111

Year-2
Semester-III

Semester-IV

Course Code

Courses

Credits

Course Code

Courses

Credits

HU-106

Functional Urdu

MCF-242

HU-210

Technical Writing

MCF-243

MCF-231

Mass Media in Pakistan

MCM-244

MCG-235

Logic & Critical Thinking

MCM-245

MCG-236

National & International Affairs

MKT-209

News Reporting & Writing

Language & Communication
Processes
Media Law and Ethics
Contemporary Mass Media:
Evolution & Structure
Principles of Advertising

STAT-103

Introduction to Statistics

Total

18

Total

15

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Year-3
Semester-V

Semester-VI

Course Code

Courses

Credits

Course Code

MCF-351

On-line Journalism
Theories of Mass
Communication-I
Information & Communication
Technology
Global Communication
Development Support
Communication
Total

MCF-361

MCF-352
MCG-353
MCM-354
MCM-355

MCM-362

Courses
Public Relations: Principles &
Practices
Interpersonal Communication

MCM-363

Media & Society

MCM-364

Theories of Mass Communication-II

MCM-365

Conflict & Disaster Reporting

Total

15

15

Credits
3

Year-4
Semester-VII
Course Code

Semester-VIII

MCM-472

Courses
Research Methods in
Communication
Intercultural Communication

Credits

Course Code

Courses

Credits

MCM-481

Statistics in Mass Communication

MCM-482

Political Communication

MCM-475

Thesis Proposal

MCM-499

Thesis Writing

xxx-000

Elective - I

xxx-000

Elective - III

xxx-000

Elective - II

xxx-000

Elective - IV

Total

15

Total

15

MCM-471

Elective Courses (Specialization)

Print Media

Electronic Media

Course Code Courses

Credits

Course Code Courses

Credits

MCA-473

Event Management

MCM-483

Market Research & Analysis

MCA-474

MCM-484

Media Communication & Marketing

MCA-484

Persuasive Writing & Campaigns 1

Advertisement: Designing &
1
Layout
Copy Writing
1

MCE-473

Script Writing and Editing

MCE-474

MCP-473

Editing Techniques

MCP-474

Writing for Op-ed Page

MCP-483

E-Production

Documentary Production
Programme Production &
Development

MCP-484

Specialised Journalism (Beasts)

MCT-473

Foundations of Behavioral Research

MCE-484

News Writing and Production

MCT-474

MCM-473

Managerial Communication

MCT-483

MCM-474

Organisational Communication

MCT-484

MCA-483

MCE-483

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Contents
Medial Effects: Advances in Theory and
Research
Communication Research: Case Studies

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Programme Description
The mission of MS program at the Department of Mass Communication is to offer students the educational and experiential
background to become outstanding professionals and leaders in the field of mass communication. This is a professionally
oriented program with a theoretical foundation. Faculty members with extensive professional and international experience teach
courses related to communication research, broadcast journalism, media and film studies. The program is aimed at providing a
thorough understanding of media to its students with great academic flexibility and choice. This degree will equip the graduates
with professional training in media studies, including the use of media analysis tools and techniques and the practical application
of theoretical concepts.

Scheme of Studies

Programme Code: 771

CORE COURSES
Course Code

Courses

Credits

MC 811

Communication Theory

MC 812

Research Methods for Communication

MC 813

Fundamentals of Production

MC 814

Broadcast Journalism

MC 899

Thesis

ELECTIVE COURSES - Communication Research

MC 821

Technical Writing for Communication Research

MC 822

Sampling Design and Measurement Techniques

MC 823

Political Economy of the Media

MC 824

Contemporary Issues in Mass Communication

ELECTIVE COURSES - Media and Film Studies

MC 825

TV Production

MC 826

Radio Production

MC 827

Film Analysis

MC 828

Media for the Web

ELECTIVE COURSES - Broadcast Journalism

MC 829

News Script Writing

MC 830

Photojournalism

MC 831

Audio Journalism

MC 832

Video Journalism

ELECTIVE COURSES - Additional Courses

MC 833

Social and Digital Media

MC 834

Organizational Communication

MC 835

Political Communication & Campaigns

MC 836

Communication for Innovation and Development

MC 837

Conflict Peace & Media

MC 838

Mass Media Law and Ethics

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Department of Government and Public Policy

The idea of establishing a Department of Government and
Public Policy was envisaged keeping in view Pakistans
long struggle with governance issues and lack of a dedicated
institution that could be the breeding ground for producing
civil servants.
This department aims at producing graduates of the highest
quality who can play a decisive role in public, private and
non-profit institutions, not only within Pakistan but also
around the world. The Department of Government and
Public Policy made a debut in 2010 with the launching of a
Bachelor of Public Administration programme. Coming to grips
with the problems that infect Pakistan is indeed a tall order,
but it must be noted that NUST has a history of establishing
educational institutions par excellence. We are confident that

the Department of Government and Public Policy will prove

equal to the challenge.
The strength of our current faculty and their linkages in the
public and private sector, expose our students to an array
of ideas, experiences and thoughts from those who have
worked in the highest echelons of government, as well as the
private sector. We believe that bringing Pakistans best and the
brightest, former and current, civil servants to interact with
our students will not only help them gain an insight into the
dynamics of Public Administration but also allow for a creation
of a very valuable human resource. In future, the Department
intends to launch many other programmes that will be as
relevant to the cause of good governance and public policy
formulation, its implementation and analysis as BS Public
Administration is to the current times.

BS Public Administration
Bachelors in Public Administration at NUST is being introduced keeping in view the unique challenges that Pakistan faces in
terms of good governance, management and leadership.

Unique Features
The programme is one of its kind, and is amongst the select few being offered in Pakistan. This programme focuses on the issues
that beset Pakistan in the public sector, and aims at providing a feasible solution in terms of having a stream of public servants,
who could lead the country on the path towards development and progress.

Associated Careers
This programme provides aspiring civil servants a solid foundation through which they appear in the highly competitive Central
Superior Services (CSS) examinations. After successful completion of 133 credits of BS Public Administration programme,
students have a choice and requisite eligibility of appearing in the CSS examinations. This programme also allows them to join
the corporate sector, in segments that often need to interact with the government, as these graduates have been suitably trained
in the same through this degree.
Students, after the completion of their BS Public Administration programme, can also go on to pursue postgraduate degrees in
Public Administration. This may lead them to, amongst other paths, a research track from where they could contribute, in terms
of adding knowledge, to the current practices in Public Administration.

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Programme Code: 703

Year-1
Semester I

Semester II

Course Code Course Title

Credits

Course Code

Course Title

Credits

CS-104

IT Applications for Public Sector

3-0

ECO-111

Principles of Macroeconomics

3-0

ECO-101

Principles of Microeconomics

3-0

GPS-101

Intro to Political Science

3-0

HU-107

Pakistan Studies

2-0

HU-104

English Literature

3-0

HU-102

Psychology
Communication & Interpersonal
Skills
Business Maths-I

3-0

HU-101

Islamic Studies

2-0

3-0

HU-115

3-0

3-0

MCF-112

Total

17

Principles of Sociology
Intro to Mass Communication &
Journalism
Total

E-Governace: Theory and Practive

3-0

HU-108
MATH-102

3-0
17

Year-2
Semester III

Semester IV

FIN-103

Financial Accounting

3-0

GPA-203

GPA-101

Intro to Public Administration

3-0

GPA-204

GPS-102

Issues in Pakistan Politics

3-0

GPA-205

LAW-201

Law and Governance

3-0

GPS-201

GPS-202

Introduction to World History

3-0

LAW-202

STAT-103

Introduction to Statistics

3-0

MKT-101

Total

18

Research Methodology and

Techniques
Management Theory and Practice for
Public Sector
International Relations and
Diplomacy
Islamic Theory of Governance: Role
of Law and Jurisprudence

3-0
3-0
3-0
3-0

Principles of Marketing

3-0

Total

18

Year-3
Semester V
GPA-306
GPA-301
GPS-304
HRM-341
LAW-301

Semester VI
Public Sector Financial
Management
Public Policy Formulation &
Implementation

3-0

GPA-308

3-0

GPA-303

Project Planning and Management

for Public Sector
Land Use Planning

Pakistans Domestic Policy

Organizational Theory and
Design

3-0

GPA-307

Urban Planning and Administration

3-0

3-0

GPA-305

Environmental Geography

3-0

Corporate Law and Governance

3-0

HRM-442

Human Resource Management

3-0

Total

15

Total

15

3-0
3-0

Year-4
Semester VII
GPA-406
GPA-407
GPA-408
GPS-412
GPA-413

Semester VIII
Public Finance
Comparative Public
Administration Systems

3-0

GPA-411

3-0

GPA-499

Issues in Environmental and Natural

Resources Politics and Policy
Research Project

Public Personnel Administration

Theory and Practice of Local
Governance
Public Sector Reforms:
Development and Social Changes
Total

3-0

LAW-404

Forensics & Investigation

3-0

3-0

FIN-407

Financial Institution & Markets

3-0

3-0

GPA-414

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Administrative Responsibility and

Ethics
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3-0
18

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Research and Development

NUST Public Policy Research Centre (NPPRC), a centre of excellence in its own right, is a constituent body of
NUST Business School. The Centre works for the progress and development of academic research at NBS, and is
instrumental in strengthening its policy relevance in order to bridge the apparent gap between the two. NPPRC is
an independent research and education-cum-training centre engaged in conducting high quality theoretical and
empirical research to shape public policy by integrating knowledge and methods across the management and
social science disciplines. It knits academic researchers, planners and implementers in public and private sectors.
Besides research, the researchers at NPPRC are also skilled in areas such as development of performance
indicators for monitoring and evaluation, networking and leveraging, preparing training modules and serving as
master trainers on various aspects of public policy issues.

Independent and Collaborative Research

Independent and joint research is highly rewarding for an
academic institution. Apart from inculcating a wholesome
competitive spirit in the faculty, NPPRC provides NBS faculty
and students the much needed forum for presentation and
peer review of their independent research findings.

Collaborative Research
Collaborative research between institutions requires a forum
for the researchers to interact with one another. Such
interaction was long envisaged between NBS faculty and the
staff of wide-ranging public, private or multilateral institutions.
NPPRC now takes care of this need by providing the required
base for cooperating and coordinating with external
stakeholders.

Fact file
Research Publications 2011
Journals (Faculty)
Journals (Students)
Conference Papers/Presentations (Faculty)
Conference Papers/Presentations (Students)

09
02
12
04

04

Working Papers

Education and Training

To develop their human capital, many public and private sector
organisations impart training and re-training to their
employees. To achieve better output, the importance of
networking and leveraging cannot be overemphasised.
One of the objectives of NPPRC is to develop standard and
custom-made courses for its collaborating partners and afford
NBS faculty opportunities to groom themselves into highly
sought-after resource persons, capable of adding value to the
organisation.
NPPRC and Pakistan Institute of Trade and Development
(PITAD) are the two leading partners in this process. NBS
is credited with preparing not only the training module on
Pakistan Economy for the participants from Commerce and
Trade Group, but also for the successful delivery of an
18-module course to the participants during November 2008
and June 2009. The second undertaking started in November
2009.
With similar zeal, NPPRC is pursuing the publication of
research activities. The first two volumes of NUST Journal of
Business and Economics (NJBE) have already been published
and disseminated. NJBE is a refereed journal complying with
HEC guidelines. The suitability of the submitted article for
publication is determined after the clearance of its contents
through anti-plagiarism software, and is subject to the
recommendation of two referees. The third volume of NJBE is
currently being prepared and is expected to come out shortly.

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The Department of Behavioral Science (DBS) was created in response to the need for an interdisciplinary training program
at NUST. The field of Behavioral Sciences aims at understanding how human beings think and behave as individuals in
different ecological and socio-cultural settings. The core disciplines that contribute to Behavioral Science include Psychology,
Anthropology, and Sociology, but many other disciplines also play an important role, such as the behavioral aspects of biology,
economics, geography, law and political science.
At present, we are exploring how we can create a bridge between field of Behavioral Sciences and other disciplines at
NUST, therefore inputs from field of Behavioral Sciences can be used to maximize outputs from other fields like Mechanical
Engineering, Information Technology, Medical Sciences, Media Sciences, Art and Architecture. The interdisciplinary research
and practice can be one way to achieve the objectives, however, there is lot more needed to be done to enable scientists
and practitioners from different disciplines to learn from each others languages, attend the resonances that separate their
sciences, and develop new conceptual frameworks across their disciplinary boundaries. The Department of Behavioral Sciences
(DBS) at NUST understands its importance and looks forward to find ways for continuous improvement in specialized courses,
interdisciplinary research activities and publications. The aim is to build a learning community that invites students and scholars
from different disciplines and work on collaborative projects to make valuable contributions for the community at large.

MS in Clinical Psychology

The Department of Behavioral Sciences currently offers post graduate program in Clinical Psychology with an aspiration to
enhance expertise of existing and future psychologist through a curriculum that integrates scientific knowledge with professional
skills and attitudes necessary to function both in academic and applied setting.
The program at DBS NUST focuses on both specialized individual care and community approach to equip the graduating trainees
in both clinical and community settings. The rationale of the program is to bridge the gap between academia and services by
offering training in Clinical Psychology to produce professionals who can work with the spirit of innovation and creativity to
implement evidence based practices in mental health domain.
One distinctive feature of the Department of Behavioral Sciences at NUST is the community mental health orientation i.e. we
plan to offer two tracks of specialization in its MS and PhD training i.e. Clinical and Clinical Community. At DBS, the Clinical track
offers specialization in individual adult and child psycho-diagnostics and assessments; and Clinical Community track would
focus on Interventions in community settings for both behavioral and emotional issues and foster resilience among the at-risk
segments of society. Our focus is on individuals and communities, and the relationship between the two. In addition, mental
health practitioners who graduate from DBS will demonstrate qualities of leadership, professionalism, critical thinking and
empathy. Our goal is to prepare a team of mental health practitioners who are capable enough to establish services and adjunct
facilities for improving mental health of children, adolescents and adults.

Curriculum of MS in Clinical Psychology at Department of Behavioral Sciences (DBS)

MS in Clinical Psychology
Educational Objectives:
1. To offer a curriculum that integrates scientific knowledge with professional skills and attitudes necessary to function both in
academic and applied setting.
2. To equip the graduating trainees with necessary skills so that they can work in both clinical and community settings.
3. To produce professionals who can work with the spirit of innovation and creativity to implement evidence based practices in
mental health domain.
4. To prepare a team of mental health practitioners who are capable of establishing services and adjunct facilities for improving
mental health of children, adolescents and adults.

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Scheme of Studies

Programme Code 790

CORE COURSES
Course Code

Courses

Credits

PSY 901

Seminar in Professional Ethics and Psychotherapy

PSY 902

Seminar in Current Advancement in Clinical Psychology

PSY 903

Research Method (Clinical Research Design and Analysis)

PSY 921

Pre doctoral Internship

ELECTIVE COURSES
PSY 911

Preventive Interventions for Child and Adolescents

PSY 912

Cognitive Behavior Therapy for Affective and Personality Disorders

PSY 913

Gender & Mental Health

PSY 914

Advanced Developmental Psychopathology

PSY 999

Dissertation

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Sciences (SNS)

The School
The Programme

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School of Natural Sciences (SNS)

Established in May 2004, School of Natural Sciences (SNS) is a young and thriving school that contributes vitally to
the research output of not only NUST but also of the country. The research carried out at SNS is regularly published in
international journals of repute. SNS offers postgraduate programmes leading to the degrees of Master of Science (MS)
and (Doctorate of Philosophy) PhD in the dynamic fields of Mathematics, Physics and Chemistry, and exciting four-year
undergraduate programmes leading to the degree of Bachelor of Science (BS) in Mathematics and Physics. Our postgraduate
programmes emphasize breadth of understanding the core areas of Mathematics and Physics in addition to culminating
in theses demonstrating mastery in one of the many research directions that are pursued at SNS. The thrust areas in
Mathematics include Analysis, Combinatorics, Computational Mathematics, Differential Equations, Geometry, Mathematical
Physics and Optimization Theory, while the Physics programme focuses on the exciting areas of Astrophysics, Cosmology and
Relativity, High Energy Physics, Nanotechnology, Plasma Physics and Theoretical Quantum Physics and those in Chemistry
are Inorganic, Analytical, Organic and Nanochemistry. Our BS programme in Mathematics and Physics has the unique feature
of allowing students to explore the myriad of applications in areas as diverse as Biology, Computer Science, Engineering,
Financial Mathematics, Modelling and Simulation and Nanotechnology.

Faculty Profile
Prof Azad Akhter Siddiqui, Principal

PhD, Mathematics (QAU, Pakistan)

Specialization: Computational Mathematics
Research Interests: Relativity, Cosmology

Department of Mathematics
Dr. Rashid Farooq (Head of Department)
[Link]., Mathematics (Kyoto, Japan)
Thrust Area: Discrete Mathematics
Research Interests: Game Theory, Discrete Convex Analysis,
Combinatorial Optimization

Dr. Moniba Shams

PhD, Mathematics (Glasgow, UK)
Thrust Area: Computational Mathematics
Research Interests: Elastodynamics, Solid Mechanics, Wave
Motion

Prof. Faiz Ahmad

PhD, Mathematics (Manchester, UK)
Thrust Area: Differential Equations
Research Interests: Nonlinear Differential Equations,
Elastodynamics

Dr. Yousaf Habib

PhD, Mathematics (Auckland, New Zealand)
Thrust Area: Computational Mathematics
Research Interests: Geometric Numerical Integration,
Ordinary Differential Equations

Dr. Tooba Feroze

PhD, Mathematics (QAU, Pakistan)
Thrust Area: Mathematical Physics
Research Interests: Relativity, Differential Equations, Symmetry
Methods

Dr. Mujeeb-ur-Rehman
PhD, Mathematics (NUST, Pakistan)
Thrust Area: Differential Equations
Research Interests: Existence Theory, Numerical Methods

Dr. Muhammad Ishaq
PhD, ASSMS, GC, Lahore
Thrust Area: Algebra
Research Interests: Commutative Algebra, Stanley
Decomposition and Stanly Depth

Dr. Muhammad Asif Farooq
PhD, Mathematics (NTNU, Norway)
Thrust Area: Computational Mathematics
Research Interests: Numerical Mathematics, Scientific
Computing, Non-Newtonian Fluids, Computational Fluid
Dynamics

Dr. Matloob Anwar

PhD, Mathematics (GCU, Pakistan)
Thrust Area: Analysis
Research Interests: Cauchy Means, Convex Analysis
Dr. Mubasher Jamil, T.I
PhD, Mathematics (NUST, Pakistan)
Thrust Area: Mathematical Physics
Research Interests: Cosmology, Quantum Gravity

Dr. Khaula Naeem Khan
PhD, Mathematics (Strathclyde, Glasgow)
Thrust Area: Analysis
Research Interests: Fractional Calculus, Functional Analysis


Dr. Muhammad Imran
PhD, Mathematics (GCU Lahore, Pakistan)
Thrust Area: Discrete Mathematics
Research Interests: Graph Theory, Combinatorics

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PhD, Mathematics (NUST, Pakistan)
Thrust Area: Differential Equations Research Interests:
Mathematical Biology and Mathematical Epidemiology

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Dr. Ayesha Khalique (HoD Physics)
PhD, Physics (TU Darmstadt, Germany)
Thrust Area: Theoretical Quantum Physics
Research Interests: Quantum Information, Quantum Optics

Prof. Asghar Qadir
PhD, Physics (London, UK),
Thrust Area: Astrophysics, Cosmology and Relativity
Research Interests: Relativity, Astrophysics, Cosmology,
Differential Equations, Special Functions

Dr. Shahid Iqbal
PhD, Physics (QAU, Pakistan )
Thrust Area: Theoretical Quantum Physics
Research Interests: Quantum Optics, Coherent states,
Quantum Chaos

Dr. Faheem Amin
PhD, Physics (PUM, Germany)
Thrust Area: Nanotechnology
Research Interests: Synthesis and characterization of
nanoparticles, Polymer microcapsules, nanobiotechnology
Dr. Muhammad Ali Paracha
PhD, Physics (QAU, Pakistan)
Thrust Area: High Energy Physics
Research Interests: Flavor Physics, Physics Beyond the
Standard Model

Dr. S. Rizwan Hussain

PhD/Postdoc, Physics (CAS, Beijing, China/Peking University,
Beijing, China
Thrust Area: Condensed Matter Physics (Experimental)
Research Interests: Magnetic Nanostructures, Multiferroics,
Nanodevices
Dr. Rizwan Khalid
PhD, Physics (Delaware, USA)
Thrust Area: High Energy Physics
Research Interests: Dark Matter, Sparticle Spectroscopy
Dr. Muddasir Ali Shah
PhD, Physics(GCU Lahore, Pakistan)
Thrust Area: Plasma Physics
Research Interests: Plasma waves
Dr. Muhammad Naeem Shahid
PhD, Physics (Syracuse, USA)
Thrust Area: High Energy Physics
Research Interests: Low Energy QCD, Neutrino Physics
Dr. Qurat ul Ain Javed
PhD, Physics(Beijing, China)
Thrust Area: Condensed Matter Physics
Research Interests: Synthesis of transition metal oxide based
conspicuous nanostructures, functional properties and
applications, (including in light emitting diodes, solar cells,
spintronics, DMS Li Ion Battries).

Department of Chemistry
Prof. Dr. M. Ilyas Sarwar
Ph.D, Chemistry (QAU, Pakistan/ National Institute of Materials
and Chemical Research (NIMC), Tsukuba, Japan
Thrust Area: Polymer/Materials/Analytical/ Inorganic
Chemistry
Research Interests: Nanomaterials (composites/blends)
nonporous materials for CO2 capture & water treatment

Dr. Sonia Zulfiqar (T.I)
PhD, Chemistry (QAU, Pakistan/MPI for Polymer Research
Germany)
Thrust Area: Polymer/Materials Chemistry
Research Interests: Nanocomposites, Climate Change, CO2
Capture

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Dr. Zahida Malik

PhD, Chemistry (University of Vienna, Austria)
Thrust Area: Physical / Materials Chemistry
Research Interests: Nanomaterials, Intermetallics,
Thermoelectrics
Dr. Mudassir Iqbal
PhD, Chemistry (University of Twente, The Netherlands)
Thrust Area: Organic Synthesis
Research Interests: Nuclear waste processing, Selective metal
extraction, Ionic liquids

Dr. Muhammad Arfan
PhD, Chemistry (QAU, Pakistan/ University of Gottingen,
Germany)
Thrust Area: Synthetic Chemistry
Research Interests: -peptides Synthesis , Reagents in organic
synthesis, Natural Product

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Dr. Meraj Mustafa

PhD, Mathematics (QAU, Pakistan)
Thrust Area: Fluid Mechanics
Research Interests: Theoretical and computational fluid
dynamics, Numerical analysis, Rheology/flows of nonNewtonian fluids,

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Research at SNS
In SNS, research is given the top most priority. The faculty at
SNS has nealy 1000 publications to its credit, most of which
are in ISI journals. In 2014 alone, there were 101 publications
with an impact factor over 110. Despite being a young centre,
already 80 students have finished their MPhil and 19 have
received PhD.

Research Groups

There are various research groups working at SNS, many of

which hold collaborative meetings and research presentations
regularly. The groups in the Department of Mathematics are:
Algebra
Analysis
Computational Mathematics
Differential Equations
Discrete Mathematics
Mathematical Physics

Nanotechnology
Plasma Physics
Theoretical Quantum Physics

The following are the areas in the Department of Chemistry:

Analytical Chemistry
Inorganic Chemistry
Nanochemistry
Organic Chemistry
Physical Chemistry

Financial Assistance

SNS offers financial assistance to bright and needy students in

various forms, which include:
Fee waivers
Research associateships
Teaching assistantships
HEC scholarships

The following are the groups in the Department of Physics:

Astrophysics, Cosmology and Relativity
High Energy Physics

Currently, all students in the research phase of their PhD are

receiving financial assistance.

Journal Publications Bar Chart, SNS 2004-2014

Impact Factor Graph, SNS 2004-2014

Fact file
SNS has 82 ISI journal publications in 2012 with an
impact factor of 101.878.

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Africa and SNS for a period of five years in the field of
Mathematics. In addition to research collaboration, the
agreement includes exchange of students and faculty.
A collaborative agreement with the Department of Physics
of the University of Lecce, Italy in the field of Astrophysics
is also in place. There have been three workshops in
Astrophysics as a result of this collaboration
SNS has a comprehensive agreement signed with the
Abdus Salam International Centre for Theoretical Physics,
Trieste, Italy. Besides many other features, the agreement
allows for the exchange of three students and three
faculty members every year for a period of up to one
month.
A research agreement has been signed between SNS and
Research Institute for Mathematical Sciences (RIMS) of
Kyoto University, Japan.

Activities

SNS is a hotspot for Mathematics and Physics related

activities not only in the capital area but is also a major player
nationwide in these fields. Some recent activities in the said
fields include the following:

Sixth International Conference on Recent Developments

in Fluid Mechanics organized by SNS from March 17-19,
2015.
Conference on Symmetries, Differential Equations and
Applications (SDEA-II) was held at NUST organized by SNS
from Jan 27-30, 2014. A large number of local and foreign
scholars participated in the conference.
The 4th Joint Italian-Pakistan Workshop on Relativistic
Astrophysics was held at SNS from 15-17 February
2013. The first three Joint Italian-Pakistani Workshops
on Relativistic Astrophysics were co-sponsored by SNS
and held in Italy, in collaboration with the University of
Lecce in 2007, 2009 and 2011. The proceedings of the
first are published as a special issue of Nuovo Cimento,

that of the second as a special issue of General Relativity

and Gravitation and the third in the European Journal of
Physics, Conference Series.
CAMP conference on Mathematical Sciences was
organized at SNS from 17th to 19th November 2011. The
conference covered a vast variety of research fields from
applied mathematics as well as pure mathematics. There
were 37 speakers from different universities around the
country and from abroad who presented their research
work in Bio-Mathematics, Mathematical Economics,
Differential Equations, Teleparallel Gravity and many other
fields.
NUST Conference on Application and Methods of Physics
(NUST-SNS) was held on 21st and 22nd Nov. 2011 at SNS.
The national conference was the first physics conference
held at NUST. The basic aim of the conference was to
provide a forum where recent developments in Physics
would be discussed. The various fields covered at the
conference were Cosmology, Astrophysics, Relativity,
Particle Physics, Quantum Optics, Nanotechnology,
Bose Einstein Condensate and Quantum Information.
In total 40 speakers presented their work. Posters by
various researchers were also displayed throughout the
conference.
Two one-day conferences were organized by SNS in
honour of Prof Muneer Ahmad Rashid and Prof Riazuddin
in 2008 and 2009 respectively.
In addition to student seminars and special seminars
delivered by distinguished speakers from time to time,
there are two regular weekly seminar series, one in
Mathematics and one in Physics. In these series experts
from various universities from all over Pakistan come,
deliver lectures, answer questions and head lively
discussions about their field of research

Apart from these research-oriented meetings, SNS arranges

various extra-curricular activities. The students may also
benefit from the vibrant social scene of NUST, details of which
can be found on the NUST website.

Honours and Awards

Prof Asghar Qadir of SNS has the following honours and awards to his credit:
Hilal-i-Imtiaz
Sitara-i-Imtiaz
Distinguished National Professor of Higher Education Commission
Fellow Pakistan Academy of Sciences
Al Khwarizmi Award
ISESCO Award
Dr. Sonia Zulfiqar of SNS has the following honours and awards to her credit:
Tamgha-i-Imtiaz
Dr. Raziuddin Siddiqui Prize for Chemistry by Pakistan Academy of Sciences.
Dr. Mubasher Jamil has been awarded Dr. Raziuddin Siddiqui Prize for Mathematics 2011 by
Pakistan Academy of Sciences.

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International Collaborations
Memorandum of Agreement has been signed between

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BS Mathematics
Programme Description
This programme is designed to broaden the mathematical background of students and to enable them to choose from a wide
spectrum of career choices.

Unique Features
Our programme is modeled on the broad-based American system; students attend courses in the natural and social sciences and
humanities in addition to specializing in mathematics. Moreover, the students are required to choose from a variety of elective
courses. The electives that are currently on offer serve to either add depth to the core mathematics curriculum or to imbibe a
working knowledge of associated areas where a mathematics graduate can prove to be extremely useful. The elective courses
may be taken from the following areas:
Financial Mathematics
Computer Science
Modeling and Simulation
Engineering Mathematics
Biomathematics
Mathematical Physics

Associated Careers
Mathematics graduates in Pakistan traditionally pursue careers in education and research centres or go on for higher studies.
Our programme not only keeps the requirement of these fields in mind but also equips students with skills that are needed
in the modern industrial and financial markets. All over the developed world, mathematicians are employed by banks, stock
exchanges, lending agencies and most other industries. CAMP is acutely aware that we are a rapidly developing nation and our
institutions require expert mathematicians to fulfil their needs on an urgent basis. This broadens the scope of the graduates of
this programme and enables them to choose from a wide variety of jobs available in Pakistan and abroad, particularly in the areas
mentioned above.

Scheme of Studies

Programme Code 305

First Year
Semester I
Course Code

Semester II
Course Title

Credits

Course Code

Course Title

Credits

HU-110

English

3-0

BIO-110

Introductory Biology

2-1

CH-103

Chemistry

3-1

PHY-107

3-1

PHY-106

Mathematics

3-1

CS-110

MATH-111

Calculus I

3-0

MATH-112

Electricity and Magnetism

Fundamentals of Computer Programming
Calculus II

HU-107

Pakistan Studies

2-0

HU-108

Communication and interpersonal Skills

3-0

HU-101

Islamic Studies

2-0

Total Credits

16

3-1
3-0

Total Credits

18

Second Year
Semester III
Course Code

Semester IV
Course Title

Credits

Course Code

Course Title

Credits

MATH-261

Mathematical Statistics I

3-0

MATH-262

Mathematical Statistics-II

3-0

MATH-274

Elementary Number Theory

3-0

MATH-235

Mathematical Computing

2-1

MATH-213

Calculus-III

3-0

MATH-242

Real Analysis-I

3-0

ECO-101

Principles of Microceconomics
Discrete Mathematics and Applications
Technical Writing

3-0

MATH-251

Ordinary Differential Equations-I

3-0

3-0

HU-222

Professional Ethics

2-0

3-0

ECO-111

Principle of Microeconomics

3-0

MATH-272
HU-210
Total Credits

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Course Code

Semester VI
Course Title

Credits

Course Code

Course Title

Credits

MATH-321

Linear algebra

4-0

MATH-353

Partial Differential Equations

3-0

MATH-342

Real analysis II

3-0

MATH-381

Differential Geometry I

3-0

MATH-344

Metric and Topological Spaces

3-0

MATH-322

Group Theory

3-0

MATH-343

Complex Analysis

3-0

MATH-332

Numerical Analysis-I

3-0

CS-250

Data Structures and Algorithms

3-1

MGT-271

Entrepreneurship

2-0

17

Total Credits

Total Credits

14

Fourth Year
Semester VII
Course Code

Semester VIII
Course Title

Credits

Course Code

Course Title

Credits

MATH-452

Ordinary Differential Equations-II

3-0

MATH-457

Mathematical Modelling

3-0

MATH-491

Fluid Mechanics

3-0

MATH-446

Functional Analysis

3-0

MATH-423

Rings and Fields

3-0

MATH-455

Integral Equations

3-0

CSL-401

Community Services Learning

1-1

XXX-XXX

elective-III

3-0

XXX-XXX

elective-I

3-0

XXX-XXX

elective-IV

3-0

XXX-XXX

elective-II

3-0

Total Credits

17

Total Credits

15

Elective Courses (Computational Mathematics)

Course Code Course Title

Credits

MATH-433

Numerical Analysis-II

MATH-434

Numerical Linear Algebra

MATH-435

Introduction to Finite Element Methods

MATH-436

Introduction to approximation Theory

MATH-492

Computational Fluid Dynamics

Elective Coursed (Mathematical Economics)

MATH-473

Operations Research

ECO-325

Introduction to Econometrics

ECO-326

Applied Economics

MATH-475

Game Theory

MATH-463

Stochastic Processes

MATH-432

Numerical Analysis-II

Elective Coursed (Pure and Applied Mathematics)

MATH-424

Advanced Group Theory-I

MATH-425

Advanced Group Theory-II

MATH-426

Module Theory

MATH-471

Cryptography

MATH-447

Measure and Integration

MATH-483

Spherical Trigonometry

MATH-482

Differential Geometry-II

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MATH-456

Discrete Dynamical Systems

PHY-203

Classical Mechanics-I

PHY-204

Electrodynamics-I

PHY-302

Quantum Mechanics-I

PHY-361

Special Relativity

PHY-462

General Relativity

BS Physics
Programme Description

School of Natural Sciences (SNS) is also offering the BS programme in physics for those who need to pursue their career as a
physicist or use it as a tool in other technological areas. The main focus is to teach students the analysis of complex situations
which will be helpful in the main stream physics as well as in other fields such as R&D industries and management sciences.

Unique Features

In this four years programme, the students will have an option to choose a minor, in addition to specialize in theoretical or
experimental physics, like in European and American universities. The choice of minors will allow the students to broaden their
horizons by focusing on an allied area or to take advanced elective physics courses and will grant access of a wider job market
for students. For instance, in the electronics minor the student will have the opportunity to take courses from the Electronics/
Electrical program offered by SEECS. Currently available minor streams are:
Mathematics
Nanotechnology
Electronics

Associated Careers

The graduates with specialization in theoretical physics and experimental physics should be able to join as faculty in different
educational institutions or continue their post-graduate education. A BS degree in physics and a minor in electronics would
have a wide range of jobs open like in the fields of photonics and optoelectronics in industry. They can make also good physics
faculty in engineering institutes. A students with nanotechnology as minor will have opportunity in energy capture and storage,
electronics/semiconductor industry, material science including textiles, polymers, packaging, pharmaceuticals and medical,
biotechnology, environmental control and monitoring and military and national security. They will also have the possibility of
employment within and outside Pakistan in academia as well as in energy corporate and industry and in medical science. A minor
in mathematics will be helpful in the field of mathematical/theoretical physics.

First Year

Programme Code 306

Core Courses
Semester-I

Semester-II

Course Code

Course Title

Credits

Course Code Course Title

Credits

HU-110

English

3-0

BIO-110

Introductory Biology

2-1

CH-103

Chemistry

3-1

PHY-107

3-1

PHY-106

Mechanics

3-1

CS-110

MATH-111

Calculus-I

3-0

MATH-112

HU-107

Pakistan Studies

2-0

HU-108

16

HU-101

Electricity & Magnetism

Fundamentals of Computer
Programming
Calculus-II
Communication & Interpersonal
Skills
Islamic studies

Total

Total

3-1
3-0
3-0
2-0
19

Second Year
Semester-III

Semester-IV

Course Code

Course Title

Credits

Course Code Course Title

Credits

HU-212

Technical & Business Writing

2-0

xxx

Humanities-I

3-0

MATH-206

Linear Algebra for Physicists

3-0

PHY-203

Classical Mechanics-I

3-0

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3-0

PHY-204

Electrodynamics-I

3-0

PHY-201

Modern Physics

3-0

PHY-205

3-0

PHY-202

Waves & Oscillation

3-0

PHY-212

PHY-261

Astronomy

2-1

PHY-291

Thermal Physics
Mathematical Methods for
Physicists I (MMP I)
Electronics

2-1

Total

17

Total

18

3-0

3rd Year
Semester-VI

Semester-V
PHY-301

Electrodynamics-II

3-0

PHY-361

Special Relativity

3-0

PHY-302

Quantum Mechanics-I

3-0

PHY-321

Condensed Matter I

3-0

PHY-303

Statistical Mechanics-I

3-0

PHY-304

Quantum Mechanics II

3-0

PHY-312

Mathematical Methods for

Physicists-II (MMP II)

3-0

PHY-392

Lab-II

0-2

PHY-391

Lab-I

0-2

xxx

Elective-II

3-0

xxx

Elective-I

3-0

xxx

Elective-III

3-0

Total

17

Total

17

4th Year
Semester-VIII

Semester-VII
PHY-422

Condensed Matter-II

3-0

xxx

Humanities-II

3-0

PHY-471

Atomic, Molecular & Nuclear Physics

3-0

xxx

Humanities-III

3-0

xxx

Elective-IV

3-0

xxx

Elective-VII

3-0

xxx

Elective-V

3-0

xxx

Elective-VIII

3-0

xxx

Elective-VI

3-0

xxx

Elective-IX

3-0

Total

15

Total

15

Elective Courses
Theoretical physics
Course Code

Course Title

Credits

PHY-411

Group Theory

3-0

PHY-412

Classical Mechanics-II

3-0

PHY-421

Statistical Mechanics-II

3-0

PHY-431

Advanced Quantum Mechanics

3-0

PHY-432

Foundations of Quantum Mechanics

3-0

PHY-433

Quantum Information

3-0

PHY-434

Quantum Computation

3-0

PHY-435

Quantum Optics

3-0

PHY-441

Particle Physics-I

3-0

PHY-442

Particle Physics-II

3-0

PHY-443

Quantum Field Theory

3-0

PHY-451

Introduction to Plasma Physics

3-0

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MATH-205

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PHY-452

Kinetic Theory of Plasma waves

3-0

PHY-461

Astrophysics

3-0

PHY-462

General Relativity

3-0

PHY-463

Cosmology

3-0

PHY-464

Relativistic Astrophysics

3-0

XX XXX

Project

0-6

Experimental Physics
PHY-481

Introduction to Nanomaterials

3-0

PHY-482

Smart Nanomaterial

3-0

PHY-483

Material Science

3-0

PHY-484

Surfaces and Interfaces

3-0

PHY-485

Characterization of Materials

3-0

PHY-486

Functional Properties of Materials

3-0

XX XXX

Project

0-6

Mathematics Minor
PHY-411

Group Theory

3-0

MATH-381

Differential Geometry-I

3-0

MATH-242

Real analysis-I

3-0

MATH-344

Metric and Topological Spaces

3-0

MATH-446

Functional Analysis

3-0

MATH-452

Ordinary Differential Equations-II

3-0

MATH-491

Fluid Mechanics

3-0

MATH-457

Mathematical Modeling

3-0

MATH-482

Differential Geometry-II

3-0

MATH-274

Elementary Number Theory

3-0

MATH-272

Discrete Mathematics and Applications

3-0

MATH-471

Cryptography

3-0

XX XXX

Project

0-6

Electronics Minor
EE-221

Digital Logic Design

3-1

EE-211

Electrical Network Analysis

3-1

EE-215

Electronic Devices and Circuits

3-1

EE-232

Signals and Systems

3-1

EE-xxx

Microprocessor Interfacing Lab

3-1

EE-371

Linear Control Systems

3-1

EE-351

Communication Systems

3-1

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3-1

EE-342

Microwave Engineering

3-1

EE-343

Transmission Lines and Waveguides

3-1

EE-442

Microwave Devices

3-1

EE-330

Digital Signal Processing

3-1

XX-xxx

Project

0-6

Institutions & Programmes (SNS)

EE-368

Nanotechnology Minor
CHE-360

Fundamentals of Polymer Engineering

3-0

CHE-461

Polymer Reaction Engineering

3-0

MSE-343

Composite Materials

3-0

MSE-471

Vacuum Technology in Surface Engineering

3-0

MSE-473

Novel Techniques in Surface Engineering

3-0

PHY-481

Introduction to Nanomaterials

3-0

PHY-482

Smart Nanomaterial

3-0

PHY-483

Material Science

3-0

PHY-484

Surfaces and Interfaces

3-0

PHY-485

Characterization of Materials

3-0

PHY-486

Functional Properties of Materials

3-0

XX XXX

Project

0-6

HU-112

Industrial Psychology

3-0

HU-219

Philosophy

3-0

ECO-101

Principles of Microeconomics

3-0

MGT-272

Entrepreneurship

3-0

GPS-101

Intro to Political Science

3-0

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MS and PhD Programs

SNS offers postgraduate programmes leading to the degrees of MS in Mathematics, PhD in Mathematics, MS in Physics and PhD
in Physics.
MS: The MS programme at SNS comprises 24 credit hours of coursework followed by a research phase culminating in a
dissertation carrying a weight of 6 credit hours. The MS degree is designed to broaden the appreciation and deepen the
understanding of the subject, and to acquaint our students with the latest research trends in various areas of Mathematics and
Physics. The MS degree can better ones job prospects and, in addition, is good preparation for admission to a PhD programme.
PhD: The PhD programme at SNS comprises 18 credit hours of coursework followed by a research phase culminating in a
dissertation carrying a weight of 36 credit hours based on a highly individualized, investigative and creative study which shall
make a significant contribution to knowledge. A unique feature of our PhD programme is that the students are required to
deliver three seminars in addition to the public defence of their dissertation; one in the chosen field of research, one in the
thrust area but not directly related to the research topic, and one in an area other than the thrust area. This is designed so as to
encourage both breadth and depth of knowledge and understanding. Additionally, all candidates for the PhD degree must pass a
Comprehensive examination that tests them on the fundamental concepts in Mathematics/Physics in general, as well as the basic
ideas in their chosen field of research.

Mathematics
The thrust areas in Mathematics are;
Algebra
Analysis
Computational Mathematics
Differential Equations
Discrete Mathematics
Mathematical Physics

Core Courses
Scheme of Studies

Programme Code 780

Mathematics Programme
Course Code Course Title

Credits

Course Code

Course Title

Credits

MATH-801

Algebra

MATH-804

Differential Equations

MATH-802

Analysis

MATh-805

Computational Mathematics

MATH-803

Geomatry

MATH- 806

Functional Analysis

Elective Courses
MATH-906

Symmetry Methods for

Differential Equations-II

MATH-907

Functional Methods for

Differential Equations

MATH-908

Fixed Point Theory

MATH-909

Continuum Mechanics-I

MATH-904

Partial Differential Equations-II 3

MATH-910

Continuum Mechanics-II

MATH-905

Symmetry Methods for

Differential Equations-I

MATH-911

Special Functions

MATH-912

Transform Methods

Course Code

Course Title

Credits

MATH-901

Ordinary Differential
Equation-I

MATH-902

Ordinary Differential
Equations-II

MATH-903

Partial Differential Equations-I

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Mathematics-I

MATH-937

Advanced Computational
Mathematics II

MATH-938

Stochastic Methods-I

Cosmology

MATH-940

Stochastic Methods-II

MATH-918

Spinor Formalism

MATH-941

Graph Theory

MATH-919

Stellar Structures

MATH-942

Topology

MATH-920

Relativistic Astrophysics

MATH-943

Convex Analysis

MATH-921

Relativistic Astrophysics of the

Galactic Centre

MATH-944

Semigroup Theory of
Operators

MATH-922

Classical Field Theory

MATH-945

Lie Group Representation

MATH-923

Quantum Mechanics

MATH-949

Combinatorics

MATH-924

Quantum Field Theory

MATH-960

Reading and Research-I

MATH-925

Quantum Field Theory in

Curved Spaces

MATH-961

Reading and Research-II

MATH-926

Particle Physics

MATH-962

Reading and Research-III

MATH-927

Foundations of Quantum
Mechanics

MATH-971

Courses from Other NUST

Institutions

MATH-928

Celestial Mechanics

MATH-981

Seminar Attendance (Non

Credit)

MATH-929

Thermodynamics

MATH-982

MATH-930

Statistical Mechanics

Seminar Delivered G (Non

Credit)

MATH-931

Electromagnetism-I

MATH-983

Seminar Delivered T (Non

Credit)

MATH-932

Electromagnetism-II

MATH-984

MATH-933

Gravitational Lenses

Seminar Delivered R (Non

Credit)

MATH-934

Optimization Theory-I

MATH-899

MPhil Thesis

MATH-935

Optimization Theory II

MATH-999

PhD Thesis

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Asymptotic Methods

MATH-914

Mathematical Modeling

MATH-915

Complex Methods

MATH-916

General Relativity

MATH-917

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MATH-913

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Physics
The thrust areas in Physics are;
Astrophysics
Cosmology
High Energy Physics
Nanotechnology
Plasma Physics
Relativity
Theoretical Quantum Physics

Core Courses
Scheme of Studies

Programme Code

Mathematics Programme
Course Code Course Title

Credits

PHY-801

Classical Mechanics

PHY-802

Methods for Mathematical Physics

PHY-803

Quantum Mechanics

PHY-804

Differential Equations

PHY-805

Electromagnetism

PHY-806

Thermal Physics

Elective Courses

PHY-915

Particle Physics-II

PHY-916

Group Theory for Physicists

PHY-917

Atomic and Molecular

Spectroscopy

PHY-918

Introduction to Quantum
Optics

Foundations of Quantum
Mechanics

PHY-919

Astrophysics

PHY-904

Quantum Field Theory II

PHY-920

Classical Field Theory

PHY-905

Quantum Field Theory III

PHY-921

Plasma Physics

PHY-906

Geometry

PHY-922

Nanophysics

PHY-907

General Relativity

PHY-923

Quantum Information and

Quantum Computation

PHY-908

Cosmology I

PHY-909

Cosmology II

PHY-924

Experimental Techniques of
Physics

PHY-910

Two-Component Spinor
Formalism

PHY-925

Optical Properties and

Spectroscopy

PHY-911

Twistor Theory

PHY-961

Reading and Research-I

PHY-912

Relativistic Astrophysics

PHY-962

Reading and Research-II

PHY-913

Supermassive Black Holes

PHY-963

Reading and Research-III

PHY-914

Particle Physics-I

PHY-971

Courses from Other NUST

Institutions

Course Code

Course Title

PHY-807

Topics in Mathematical Physics 3

PHY-901

Advanced Quantum
Mechanics

PHY-902

Quantum Field Theory-I

PHY-903

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Credit)

PHY-984

Seminar Delivered R (Non

Credit)

PHY-982

Seminar Delivered G (Non

Credit)

PHY-899

MPhil Thesis

Seminar Delivered T (Non

Credit)

PHY-999

PhD Thesis

PHY-983

Institutions & Programmes (SNS)

PHY-981

My Experience at SNS
What is most about SNS is the high standards
that it holds for quality and objectivity and
the growth opportunities that it provides to
talented, hard-working people.
Ibrar Hussain
Assistant Professor

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Chemistry
MS and PhD Program

Chemistry is an incredibly multidisciplinary science at NUST. The Department of Chemistry, School of Natural Sciences (SNS)
offers research intensive programs leading to Master of Science (M.S.) and Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) degrees in Chemistry,
giving talented and motivated students the chance to make discoveries in chemical science and related disciplines. Our program
is designed to provide students with a broad background in chemistry while simultaneously offering opportunities to do cuttingedge, multidisciplinary research. Research opportunities are available in a wide-range of contemporary areas of chemistry,
including organic, inorganic, physical, analytical, polymer, environmental and nano-materials chemistry.
The aim of the graduate program in chemistry is to provide an environment for individuals to develop the skills to become leaders
in scientific research and education, capable of making original contributions to the advancement of chemistry. The first year is
devoted mainly to advanced coursework with the opportunity to begin research in the latter part of the year. During the second
and subsequent years, the major emphasis is given to research for both MS and PhD students.
We are seeking students with a strong background in chemistry and the motivation and enthusiasm to pursue new and unsolved
research questions.

Core Courses
Scheme of Studies

Programme Code:782

Mathematics Programme
Course Code Course Title

Credits

CH 801

Organic Chemistry

CH 802

Physical Chemistry

CH 803

Inorganic Chemistry

CHE 823

Advanced Analytical Techniques

Elective Courses

CH-812

Pharmaceutical chemistry

Course Code

Course Title

Credits

CH-813

Photochemistry

CH-804

Advanced techniques in
physical chemistry

PSE 821

Polymer chemistry

CH-805

Advanced thermal analysis

CH-814

Research methodology

CH-806

Chemical kinetics

CH-815

Stereochemistry

CH-807

Coordination chemistry

CH-816

Supramolecular chemistry

ENS-820

Environmental chemistry

CH-817

Topics in inorganic chemistry

CH-808

Industrial chemistry

CH-818

Topics in organic chemistry

CH-809

Medicinal chemistry

CH-819

Topics in physical chemistry

CHE-816

Molecular nanotechnology

CH-820

Green Chemistry

CH-810

Nanochemistry

CH-899

MPhil Thesis

CH-811

Organic synthesis

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Mathematics Programme
Course Code Course Title

Credits

CH 901

Advanced Inorganic Chemistry

CH 902

Advanced Organic Chemistry

CH 903

Advanced Spectroscopy

CH 904

Modern Trends in Analytical Chemistry

CH 905

Nano/Biodevices

CH 906

Stereoselective Synthesis

CH 907

Advanced Physical Chemistry

CH 908

Review Paper

CH 909

Seminar

CH 910

Research Methodology

CH 999

PhD Thesis

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Notes: PhD Students will complete the requirements of 800/900 level coursework to be decided by the doctoral Guidance and
Examination Committee (GEC).
Any relevant courses from other departments will be available to the Students with the permission of the Principal.

My Experience at SNS
To me, SNS is one of the most prestigious
academic units of this university. It has not
only polished my academic abilities but my
personality as well. The research environment
at SNS really motivates and inspires students. I
am proud to be part of it.
Amjad Hussain
TVF NUST-SNS

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The School
The Programme

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Why SADA?
We shape our buildings; thereafter they shape us.

--Winston Churchill

Starting Afresh
SADA aims to produce the finest architects and designers.
Being a new school, we have the opportunity of starting out
with a fresh approach towards design education. To achieve
this goal, we plan to provide students with a sound and
extensive base of knowledge from their first semester by
introducing the Basics of Design. We believe in learning by
doing. We are one of the very few Pakistani schools with a
studio culture for the first-year foundation course. Our studios
aim at creating an expressive and participatory environment
through slide talks, seminars, guest lectures, practical
assignments, film screenings and workshops. A diverse mixture
of first year assignments attune students to work with a
variety of materials and skills whereas the studio projects
help students discover their individual voice and personal
expression through freedom and creative learning.
An architect is responsible for designing buildings, making
working plans and then often supervising construction. The
field is more related to arts, however, during the process of
designing, architects are in coordination with engineers of
various disciplines.
In totality, the five years provide a progressive, incremental
sequence of design study and application. An emphasis
on 3D visualisation within the first year becomes the most
advantageous link of the Basics of Design to Architectural
Design; the second year design studio, where an introduction
to conceptualising and designing a project is taught. It focuses
on familiarising students to the basics of architecture design,
after they have been put through a rigorous course in the first
and second semesters, which is primarily concerned with form

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making, elements of form making and design. The students

in the second year studio learn to deal with human space,
programme, scale, and the site itself.
The third year while building on the learning outcomes of the
second year explores contextual issues relating to the street,
and urban space. Architecture as discipline in itself will also
form part of the studio. The fourth year deals with large-scale
work such as high-rise and long-span structures along with
housing and social projects. In the final year, the students
are encouraged to display their interests and vision through
independent research and a final design thesis.

METU Collaboration
The school has established linkages with Middle East Technical
University, Ankara, Turkey for faculty, student transfer besides
training of faculty in various software, history of architecture
and architecture criticism. The first collaborative effort was
accomplished by developing the curriculum of the architecture
school, providing book lists, and a list of equipment for the
model shop.
The Library at present is subscribing to journals from the US,
UK, France and Italy. It is in the process of acquiring books
in the HEC Higher Education Commission booklist and those
used by other international schools. In the first year, it hopes
to acquire 2,000 books and in the next year 3000 more. It
has access to a large number of e-books through the main
library of NUST and databases. Architecture is recognized
by the school as examining processes for the production of
spaces, and places that relate to our emotional and conscious
existence in which a diverse range of human activities
take place. The curriculum deals with it at various levels of
complexity and the school will use every resource to achieve
this aim over ten semesters.

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Co-curricular Activities

Facilities
Throughout all their courses, students are provided with
carefully selected and compiled reading material that
corresponds to the class in the form of a concise reader. The
computers in the library are equipped with some of the best
architectural e-books for the students along with a wide range
of books about Art Design and Architecture. The computer
lab at SADA with 50 workstations is organised with state-ofthe-art computers and latest 2D and 3D software for all design
fields. There is a multi-purpose hall to seat 200 people. A wood
workshop facilitates the students with their model-making
work.

Critics & Summer Workshops

From the very onset, SADA has been inviting professional
architects and designers in private practices as external critics,
so that they can have one-on-one interaction with the students
and hence critique their work. SADA is also planning to have
a series of summer workshops over the period of five years
in Building Construction and professional development which
is an actual practical experience. The twenty-day workshop
after the second semester will form the basis of hands-on
approach to woodwork, carpentry, masonry and plastering. It
will provide a student with a sound base for the second year
building construction, materials and the Architecture design
studio courses. Further, it will give the students a clear view of
the various elements used in construction.

SADA Sports Club

SADA has a variety of sports activities which encourage
both male and female participation. Sports representatives
(selected students) coordinate with the faculty and the rest
of the teams at NUST. At present, we have Cricket, Football,
Basketball, Badminton and Table Tennis teams of boys and
Basketball, Netball, Volleyball, Badminton, Cricket and Table
Tennis teams of girls.

SADA Fine Arts Club

In the Fine Arts Club, the students are to be trained to visually
express their thoughts and ideas. Theatre and performing
arts is part of the club that enhances the students ability to
express themselves through movements, dialogue and overall
expression of vocals and physical actions. For this theatre has
been used as a tool to express their thoughts.
Exercises are chalked out by the faculty and then practiced by
the students which then enable them develop their skill level
in dialogue delivery, stage presence and freedom of expression
which then transfers upon the overall charisma and confidence
level of a student. This, therefore, develops a well- grounded
and confident personality of an individual.

SADA Blog
SADA is archiving its outstanding works regularly on the blog.
The student blog committee maintains and updates the blog.
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Sikander Ajam Khan, Principal

Architect, Planner, Sikander Ajam Khan is the founding Principal of SADA.
He earned his M Arch Degree from Illinois Institute of Technology Chicago, USA and MSc in City and
Regional Planning from the University of Wales, UK.
He has worked for over 30 years as a private consultant and has won recognition in National and
International Design competitions, both in Architecture and Urban Design.
Mr Khan has served as a final year thesis examiner to various Architecture Schools of Pakistan.
He is a Fellow of the Institute of Architects Pakistan (IAP), a body that is recognized by the International Union of Architects, the
prime worldwide architecture body which recognises architecture institutions countrywide.
He also served on the accreditation panel of PCATP and as a jury member of National Competitions organised by PCATP. He was
also a part of the latest committee on revision of Architecture curriculum by HEC.

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Faculty Profile

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Bachelor of Architecture (B Arch)

First Professional Degree in Architecture
We are in the process of accreditation with PCATP and are awaiting zero visit from the professional body.

Important Courses
The course content has well over 50% of its credits spent in the Architecture Design Studio as the prime learning location. It
covers courses such as History, Landscape, Technical Drawings, Structures and Planning which will provide sound support to the
Architecture Design Studios.

Unique Features
This programme will focus on developing cognitive and conceptual approach of the students towards problem-solving to give
them a sound base in techniques, aesthetics and the science of architecture. The programme recognises that studio teaching
and learning is of paramount importance in creation of a learning environment for Architects. Around this, all the other courses
will be focused and will provide support for it. Architecture deals with interdisciplinary issues from other sources which are
recognised here. The well-equipped library will also encourage the spirit of inquiry in the students. The model-making workshop
will enable them experience three dimensional forms and their manipulation. One of the endeavours of the department is to
provide a place for a practical design studio in which the faculty could practice, and the students could intern, thus bridging the
gap between theory and practice.

Associated Careers
After successful completion of 181 credits of B Arch programme and time spent in internship, the students will be able to secure
jobs in the private or public sectors. The School will help the students in placements after completion of the B Arch programme.

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Scheme of Studies B Arch

Semester I

Programme Code: 121

Semester II

Course Code Course Title

Credits

Course Code Course Title

Credits

ARCH-101

Basics of Design I

1-5

ARCH-102

Basics of Design II

1-5

ARCH-121

Mathematics for Architecture

2-0

ARCH-122

Building Physics

2-0

ARCH-151

Visual Communication I, Free hand

1-2

ARCH-130

2-1

ARCH-161

Language of Architecture I

3-0

ARCH-152

HU-100

English

2-0

ARCH-162

Materials and Construction I

Visual Communication II, Technical
Drawing
Language of Architecture II

HU-101

Islamic Studies

2-0

HU-109

Communication Skills

2-0

ARCH-150

Computer Application

1-1

Total

20

Total

19

Semester III

1-2
3-0

Semester IV

Course Code Course Title

Credits

Course Code Course Title

Credits

ARCH-201

Architectural Design Studio I

1-5

ARCH-202

Architectural Design Studio II

1-5

ARCH-210

Man and Environment

3-0

ARCH-212

Environmental Design I

2-1

ARCH-231

Materials and Construction II

2-1

ARCH-222

Environmental Systems I

3-0

ARCH-241

Structure I

2-1

ARCH-232

Materials and Construction III

2-1

HU-107

Pakistan Studies

2-0

ARCH-264

History and Theory of Architecture II 3-0

ARCH-263

History and Theory of Architecture I

3-0

ARCH-253

Visual Communication III, CAD

1-2

ARCH-290*

Building Technology Workshop

NC

Total

20

Total

21

Semester V

Semester VI

Course Code Course Title

Credits

Course Code Course Title

Credits

ARCH-301

Architectural Design Studio III

1-5

ARCH-302

Architectural Design Studio IV

1-5

ARCH-311

Environmental Design II

2-1

ARCH-304

2-1

ARCH-321

Environmental Systems II

3-0

ARCH-312

ARCH-341

Structure II (Simulation)

1-2

ARCH-364

Interior Design (Studio & Theory)

Environmental Design III (Energy
Consideration)
Heritage and Restoration (Studio)

ARCH-363

History & Theory of Architecture III

3-0

ARCH-383

Elective (Art Workshop I )

1-1

ARCH-373

Elective (Social Anthrology)

2-0

ELEC-XXX

Elective

3-0

ARCH-390*

Heritage Survey & Documentation

NC

Total

20

Total

20

Semester VII

3-0
2-1

Semester VIII

Course Code Course Title

Credits

Course Code Course Title

Credits

ARCH-401

Architectural Design Studio V

1-5

ARCH-402

Architectural Design Studio VI

1-5

ARCH-405

Landscape Design (Studio & Theory)

2-1

ARCH-406

Urban Design (Studio & Theory)

2-1

ARCH-413

Env. Simulation
Elective in Material and Construction
Elective Structure

1-2

ARCH-434

Construction Management

2-1

2-0

ARCH-456

Research Methods

2-0

2-0

ARCH-454

Elective (Computational Design)

0-2

ARCH-433
ARCH-443

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1-1

ARCH-490*

Job-Site Internship

NC

ARCH-466

18

Semester IX

Contemporary [Link]

2-0

Total

18

Semester X

Course Code Course Title

Credits

Course Code Course Title

Credits

ARCH-501

Architectural Design Studio VII

2-6

ARCH-502

Architectural Design Studio VIII

2-6

ARCH-499

Final Year Project

2-1

ELEC-XXX

Elective

2-0

ARCH-530

Professional Practice and Ethics

2-0

Total

10

ELEC-XXX

Elective

2-0

ARCH-590*

Office Internship

NC

Total

15

Total Credits

181

Note: * These Mandatory Courses will be taken consecutively during the summer break but the student will register for the course
in the following term to enable grading (Satisfactory or Unsatisfactory after) submission of the Log-Book/Relevant Report.

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Bachelor of Industrial Design (B. ID)

First Professional Degree in Industrial Design
Important Courses
The key courses offered for Industrial Design revolve around developing Design solutions, Ideation, Prototyping and Project
Management. Essential knowledge and skills will be imparted, dealing with history of Design, Research Methodology, Sketching &
Visualization, Technical Drawing, Materials & Processes, as well as Marketing & Entrepreneurship.

Unique Features
Continuing in the studio-based learning tradition of SADA, students in this program will develop a Design-centric approach to
real-world problem-solving at numerous levels of complexity. With collaboration and input from established NUST schools, the
industry, and professionals from diverse backgrounds, the program promises to enrich students in a multitude of skills. Radical
and Creative thinking will be promoted through experimentation in the studios and workshops, as well as workshops and
seminars. Rapid-prototyping and digital ideation technologies will also be introduced to the students to enable competitiveness
in the international market. The SADA campus is continuously being evolved to cater to the fast-paced challenges of the
international market and aims to be recognized amongst the best design schools in the region, by producing competitive
Designers and Architects.

Associated Careers
Upon completion of the B. ID Degree and relevant office practice experience, students may option to work directly with
numerous industry-oriented offices in various capacities.

Scheme of Studies B. ID
Semester I

Programme Code: 122

Semester II

Course Code Course Title

Credits

Course Code Course Title

Credits

ARCH-101

Basics of Design I

6(1-5)

ID 102

Basic Design ID

6(2-4)

ARCH-151

Visual Communication I (FHD)

3(1-2)

ID 112

Design Communication I

3(1-2)

ID -121

Introduction to Industrial Design

3(3-0)

ID 122

Language of Design

3(3-0)

ID -141

Mathematics for Designers

3(3-0)

ID 131

Introduction to Design Research

2(2-0)

HU -100

English

2(2-0)

ID 142

Physics for Designers

3(3-0)

ARCH-150

Computer Applications

2(1-1)

HU -109

Communication Skills

2(2-0)

Semester III

Semester IV

Course Code Course Title

Credits

Course Code Course Title

Credits

ID 203

Industrial Design I

6(2-4)

ID 224

Design History II

3(3-0)

ID 213

Design Communication II

3(1-2)

ID 232

Ergonomics

3(3-0)

ID 223

Design History I

3(3-0)

ID 244

Manufacturing Processes

3(2-1)

ID 243

Manufacturing Materials

3(3-0)

ID 204

Industrial Design II

6(2-4)

HU 107

Pakistan Studies

2(2-0)

ID 214

Design Communication III

3(1-2)

ID -XXX

Elective
Summer Practice on workshop
technology

2(1-1)

ID 290

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Course Code Course Title

Credits

Course Code Course Title

Credits

ID -XXX

3(2-1)

ID 306

Industrial Design IV

6(2-4)

ID 325

Contemporary Design Discourse

3(3-0)

ID 305

Elective
Digital Modeling & Factory Practice
(1 Month)
Industrial Design III

6(2-4)

ID 352

Design Management

3(3-0)

ID 315

Computer Graphics I

3(1-2)

ID XXX

Elective

3(2-1)

ID 333

Design Research

3(3-0)

ID XXX

Elective

3(2-1)

ID 351

Marketing

3(3-0)

ID 390

Semester VII

Semester VIII

Course Code Course Title

Credits

Course Code Course Title

Credits

ID 407

Industrial Design V

6(2-4)

ID 408

Graduation Project

6(2-4)

ID 416

Portfolio Presentation

2(1-1)

ID 426

Professional Practice

3(3-0)

ID 434

Graduation Project Research

3(3-0)

ID -XXX

Elective

2(1-1)

HU-101

Islamic Studies

2(2-0)

ID -XXX

Elective

2(1-1)

ID XXX

Elective

3(2-1)

ID XXX

Elective

3(2-1)

ID 490

Design office practice (6weeks)

Electives (Second Year - Semester 3)

Electives (Third Year - Semester 5/6)

Course Code Course Title

Credits

Course Code Course Title

Credits

ID 261

Accessory Design

2(1-1)

ID 361

Traditional Arts & Crafts

3(2-1)*

ID 262

Light & Color Theory

2(1-1)

ID 362

Textile & Fabrication Design

3(2-1)*

ID 263

Public Display Design

2(1-1)

ID 363

Footwear / Apparel Design

3(2-1)*

ID 264

Bio-mimicry

2(1-1)

ID 371

Design Psychology

3(2-1)*

ID 265

Automotive Design I

2(1-1)

ID 372

Stage & Set Design

3(2-1)*

ID 373
Virtual Environmental Design
3(2-1)*
*Students can also opt for inter-school electives during 3rd
year

Electives (Fourth Year - Semester 7/8)

Course Code Course Title

Credits

ID 461

2(1-1)

ID 462
ID 463
ID 464

Universal Design
Technology forecasting & R&D Management
Sustainable Design

2(1-1)
2(1-1)

ID 472

Local Industry Collaboration

Collaborative Design (SMME/SEECS/
NBS/SCME)
Automotive Design II

3(2-1)

ID 473

Interaction Design

3(2-1)

ID 471

[Link]

2(1-1)
3(2-1)

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[Link]

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Centre for Counselling and Career

Advisory (C3A)

[Link]

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Centre for Counseling and Career Advisory (C3A)

Centre for Counseling and Career Advisory (C3A) is a unit of NUST that provides primary mental health services to all the NUST
students, faculty, personnel and families of those associated, within and outside the H-12 campus. The core objective of C3A is
to provide professional counseling service, for educational, social, emotional or psychological issues that may inhibit personal
or professional performance and advancement. C3A has recently established its academic block to offer Postgraduate Diploma,
Advanced Postgraduate Diploma and MS in Career Counselling & Education. The purpose of programme is to address the
need of developing career counsellors ability to help their clients with improving their self-efficacy through self-exploration
and understanding of the world of work. This interactive program is designed for the individuals who are involved or wish to
provide career advice, information and guidance in educational institutions and other organizations. The professional skills and
knowledge gained through this course will improve career counsellors abilities to assist individuals in making well informed
career decisions to enter into a career of their interest.
To maintain the quality of learning C3A has ensured to provide its students with updated knowledge integrated with practical
exposure and educational technologies. To enrich the expertise of professional career counsellors individual counselling sessions,
career-related activities, educational/industrial placements and short visits are being arranged throughout the programme. The
centre also offers workshops, seminars and lectures to augment the counselling process apart from carrying out research on a
variety of psychological and educational issues.

Faculty Profile
Ms Nadia Jahan

MSc Career Guidance and Development

University of The West of Scotland, UK
Discipline: Social Sciences
Specialisation: Career Guidance and
Development

Dr Gulnaz Zahid

PhD Education Psychology

Quaid-e-Azam University, Pakistan
Discipline: Social Sciences
Specialisation: Impact of Perceived School
Climate upon Students Outcomes

Ms Saeeda Khanum

PhD Psychology (in progress)

Quaid-e-Azam University
Discipline: Social Sciences
Specialisation: Cognitive Psychology

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[Link]

MS Career Counselling & Education programme is designed for individuals pursuing to enhance their expertise in counselling,
guidance, coaching and advisory settings. The aim of the programme is to:

Prepare professional career counsellors for schools, colleges, universities, recruitment and other employment agencies
Develop a professional support network of contacts through engaging with different academic and industrial organizations
Promote writing Reflective Learning Accounts, to evaluate and reflect upon individual professional learning and practical
skills

The course comprises of three stages: Postgraduate Diploma, Advanced Postgraduate Diploma and MS in Career Counselling
& Education. Students can complete Diploma and Advanced Diploma within one year and can continue another year of MS in
Career Counselling & Education (provided they meet the entry requirements of NUST).

Salient Features
The programme will enable students to develop their counselling skills through interactive learning activities including, group

discussions, presentations, individual and group counselling sessions, reflective reports and placements
Students will learn techniques to engage clients to identify their skills and strengths which will help them to have better
understanding of their self, the job requirements, market needs and will facilitate them to opt for a relevant career option
Through engaging and empowering their clients to initiate while taking decisions, students will be able to transform their
clients from passive recipients of information into becoming active-learners; leading towards greater self-understanding and
self-actualization

Career Prospects

This is a post-job qualification which will enable participants to enhance their learning and professional skills while working as
a career counsellor in different educational and work settings like, schools, colleges, universities, public and private agencies;
catering the demands of employees career and professional development.
On completion of this course at MS Level, students will have an opportunity to further pursue their Ph.D. in counselling,
guidance, coaching and mentoring.

Scheme of Studies

Programme Code

First Year
Core Courses
Semester-I

Semester-II

Course Code

Course Title

Credits

Course Code Course Title

Credits

CCE 801

Career Counselling Skills

CCE 802

Advanced Practice Skills

CCE 803

Career Development Theories

CCE 805

Career-related Learning

CCE 804

Career-related Curriculum
Development

CCE 806

Testing and Assessment in Career

Counselling

CCE 811

Introduction to Social Research

CCE 807

Workplace Counselling

CCE 821/22

Labour Market and Education for

School/Graduate Leavers

Second Year
Semester-III

Semester-IV

Course Code

Course Title

Credits

Course Code Course Title

Credits

CCE 831

Developing Community Networks

2-1

CCE 899

CCE 841

Peer Support and Supervision

2-1

[Link]

MS Thesis

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Centre for International Peace & Stability

(CIPS)
CIPS was established on 1st March 2013 and was inaugurated by UNSG Ban
Ki-moon on 13th August 2013. It is the only of its kind that conducts research and
training in UN Peacekeeping Operations (UNPKOs). Its mandate is, however, not
restricted to the relatively narrow field of peacekeeping. The studies at CIPS are
organized within the overarching discipline of Peace & Conflict Studies. This
branch of social sciences is devoted to identifying and analyzing the nature of
conflict with a view to finding solutions through peaceful and non-violent means.
Notwithstanding the fact that peace is an elusive commodity, humankind has
always yearned for it. This desire for peace has translated into well-structured
genre of scholarly studies and scientific investigation. At the heart of these
studies is an honest effort to prevent and defuse tensions and seek solutions to
conflicts using the tools of negotiations, mediation and arbitration at all levels.
This requires multi-disciplinary knowledge from areas as diverse as political
science, strategic studies, defense and diplomatic studies, geography, economics,
psychology, sociology, international relations, history, anthropology, religious
studies, and gender studies, as well as variety of others. The objective of Peace
Studies is to create a win-win situation for all parties involved in a dispute. This is
in contrast to waging wars and attaining pyrrhic victories through fair means or
foul.

Our object should be peace

within, and peace without.
We want to live peacefully
and maintain cordial friendly
relations with our immediate
neighbors and with the
world at large. Quaid-iAzam Muhammad Ali Jinnah,
message to the nation on the
inauguration of the Pakistan
Broadcasting Service, 15 August
15 1947.

Vision

To develop as a centre of excellence in international peace and stability with

focus on peacekeeping, peace-building and conflict resolution within the existing
international and regional milieu.

Mission

Undertake research, education and training in inter-state relations, peacekeeping

operations and conflict resolution in consonance with UN Charter, international
treaties and conventions.

Program

CIPS runs a hybrid program of Peacekeeping Training and Peace & Conflict
Studies, combining theory with practice

Departments
Department of Peace and Conflict Studies
(PCS)
This department conducts research in Peace studies and
organizes post-graduate programs (MS and PhD) in the
disciplines of International Relations (IR) and PCS. The
academic programs are designed to prepare scholars and
practitioners in the art and science of peacekeeping and
conflict resolution & prevention. The degree programs are
structured in a way that both knowledge and practice in the
two disciplines of conflict resolution and IR get due attention
through instruments of teaching/learning and research.

At CIPS, peace education, which is central to the UNESCOs

work, guides the process of curriculum development. We
understand peace education as a pedagogy involving not
merely teaching about war and its avoidance, but also teaching
and encouraging positive peace. By doing so, we hope to
contribute in developing cooperative relations at all levels i.e.,
community, national, regional and international.

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Department of UN Peacekeeping
Training (PKT)

This department focuses on the capacity building of personnel

engaged in UN Peacekeeping Missions. This is done by
providing practical knowledge of peacekeeping and peace
building to military personnel, police, and civilians prior to
their deployment in mission areas by equipping them the
participants with both theoretical and practical knowledge
of UN Peacekeeping Operations.
The following is a list of UN
Peacekeeping courses offered at CIPS:

UN Senior Leaders Course

UN Contingent Commanders course
UN Logistics Officers Course
Train the Trainers course
UN Staff Officers Course
UN Military Observers Course (Recognized by ITS,
UNDPKO, New York)

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PhD Department of Defence and Strategic Studies (Quaid-i-Azam University Islamabad)

Areas of Interest: : Peacekeeping, Peacebuilding, Confidence Building Measures, Pak- India Relations
& Cyber Security.

Dr Zahid Shahab Ahmed

PhD University of New England, Australia

Discipline: Social Sciences
Specialisation: Impact of Perceived School
Climate upon Students Outcomes

Dr Rizwan Naseer

PhD Jilin University, PR China

Discipline: Social Sciences
Specialisation: Theories of International
Relations, Peace and Conflict in South Asia

Ban Ki-moon (Secretary-General of the United Nations)

I know this Centre will focus on gaining deeper
understanding of the threats to peace and the sources of
instability. I applaud your efforts to establish a Department
of Peace and promote peace education. Around the world,
we must do more to take on the drivers of conflict, including
oppression, exclusion and inequality. Ban Ki-Moon speaking
on the occasion of the inauguration of CIPS
UN Secretary-General
Ban Ki-Moon
inaugurating CIPS on 13 August 2013.

EU Delegation Visits CIPS

Pierre Mayaudon, deputy head

of the European Union (EU)
delegation, in Pakistan paid a
visit to CIPS on 19 February
2014.

[Link]

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Faculty Profile

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PhD in Peace and Conflict Studies (PCS)

The objective of PCS program, at the PhD level is to train students in understanding the causes of conflicts and the possibilities
of exploring peaceful and nonviolent solutions to problems. This requires both theoretical and practical understanding of conflict
resolution with lessons from around the world. The products of the CIPS PCS programs will be potential troubleshooters in
conflict areas within the society, industry and within the comity of nations.
The PCS program encourages investigations into local, regional and international conflicts. Domestically it is aimed to produce
studies on serious issues afflicting our society like radicalism, terrorism, separatism, ethnic-nationalism, parochialism etc.
Internationally it will cover issues such as peacekeeping, peace building and conflict resolution in areas wracked by internal and
external wars, famine and poverty. The purpose would be to find timely remedies via policymaking.
Thematically, there is equal focus on traditional and non-traditional security issues. Considering the scope and vision of CIPS, PhD
students are directed to focus their research on identifying important steps towards an environment of sustainable peace that
comprises of creating security space (peacekeeping), creating humanitarian space, and creating political space. In doing so, it
endeavors to find a common link between peacekeeping, peacemaking and peace building.
PCS serves as an intellectual sounding board for governmental policy planners and is ready to facilitate them in preparing their
locus standi for articulation at international forums, such as the UN and affiliated international agencies. It will also help officials
to sharpen their negotiation skills on technical and legal issues, for instance climate change.
For PCS graduates, there is a huge job market within the international and local development agencies operating in Pakistan
International agencies are focusing on the causes of conflict in the region and this trend is likely to continue in the foreseeable
future. There is also a shortage of highly qualified graduates in the field of PCS in Pakistan in areas like journalism, think tanks and
the industry. The PCS program will provide the first step in enabling CIPS to become center of excellence and a recognized think
tank on issues of peace and conflict at the national, regional and international level.

Educational Objectives
To provide students with knowledge and understanding of the theories and concepts of peace and conflict with regard to

their application within Pakistan, South Asia and beyond;

To enable students to develop necessary skills of conflict transformation /resolution;
To provide comprehensive methodological training to doctoral students in peace research;
To produce independent thinkers seeking solutions of complex issues of peace and conflict facing Pakistan and beyond by
using a rich body of knowledge of conflict resolution, peace studies tools, and methods;
To train students towards professional engagements in policy analysis, peacekeeping, peace-building, mediation, advocacy
and organizational leadership; and
To prepare scholars for jobs in policymaking, think tanks, academia, international organizations etc. both within and outside
Pakistan.

Research Areas
Peacekeeping & peace building
Conflict resolution: at the national, regional & international level
Traditional and non-traditional security issues
Causes of terrorism & counter-terrorism policies & strategies
Causes of radicalization in the society & de-radicalization strategies
Regional security issues in south Asia i.e. water & territorial disputes
Regional & global governance mechanisms their shortfalls and benefits
Internal dynamics of Pakistan and outside influences
Scheme of Studies

Programme Code: 791

Core Courses
Course Code

Subjects

PCS-901

Research Design in Peace and Conflict

PCS-902

Peace and Conflict Studies

PCS-903

Theories of Peace and Conflict

PCS-904

Conflict and Conflict Resolution

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PCS-912

Peace, Arms Control and Disarmament

PCS-920

Conflict, Peace and Development

PCS-921

Peace, Multilateralism and the UN

PCS-999

PhD Thesis

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Collaboration with British Council

Mr Herve Ladsous, Under Secretary General UN
Department of Peacekeeping Operations (UNDPKO)
visited CIPS-NUST on 25 March 2014 as part of the
continuing engagement on peacekeeping training.
His delegation included Lieutenant General Maqsood
Ahmed (Pakistan Army), Military Advisor (MILAD); Mr.
Stefan Feller (German Police) Police Advisor and Mr.
Guillaume Darme Political Affairs Officer. They attended
a session of Exercise Carana. At the end of the visit the
visitors were presented university souvenirs

Senior Advisory Group Meeting (26 February 2014)

with British council

Collaboration
The British Council jointly organized a seminar with CIPS on

Next Generation Voices in Conflict and Violence on 21 March

2014.

International Seminar on Peace & Conflict Studies, 23-24 October 2013

MoU with Hans Seidel Foundation (29 August 2014)

[Link]

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MoU with SDPI (13 November 2014)

UN Military Unit Manual

1st Working Group meeting for preparation of UN Military Unit
Manual (UNMUM) Aviation was conducted in CIPS from 26-28
Mar 2014. Nine members from 6 countries (USA, Bangladesh,
Rwanda, UN HQ/Korea, UN HQ/France, Denmark and Indonesia) participated in the meeting and formulated their thoughts
on the development of the aviation manual.

Visit Lt Gen Dan Leaf , Director Asia Pacific Centre for Security
Studies (10 November 2014)

Pak German Joint Seminar on Peacekeeping (17 November

2014)

First International UN Military Observers Course (20 October-7

November 2014)

Photo of the certificate recognizing out Military Observers

Course

Photo of Military Advisor at Pakistans Permanent Mission in

New York receiving the certificate

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National Students

Eligibility Criteria

Admission Process

Selection Procedure

Migration
International Students

Applying to NUST

National Students

Business Studies and Social Sciences

Undergraduate Programmes
Dates to Remember
NUST Entry Test 1 (Series-1)
NUST Entry Test 2 (Series-2)
NUST Entry Test 3 (Series-3)
Selection of Candidates:
Commencement of Courses:
NBS, S3H
SADA
SNS

December 2014
March - April 2015
June - July 2015
August 2015
September 14, 2015
September 14, 2015
September 14, 2015

Salients of NUST Entry Test - 2015

Mode of Test

Computer Based Test

Computer Based Entry tests for all disciplines will be held in
multiple sessions at NUST Campus Islamabad according to the
following schedule:
NUST Entry Test 1 (Series-1) December 2014
NUST Entry Test 2 (Series-2) March-April 2015
NUST Entry Test 3 (Series-3) June-July 2015

During an admission cycle, candidates can appear in Entry

test more than once to improve their score with their best
score consider for admission.
The result of NET will remain valid for the current
admission cycle only which will culminate in Fall 2015.

BBA, BS Economics, BS Mass Communication and BS Public

Administration
HSSC from any Board of Intermediate and Secondary
Education OR an equivalent qualification like A level OR any
other foreign qualification.

BS Accounting and Finance

HSSC from any Board of Intermediate and Secondary

Education OR an equivalent qualification like A level OR any
other foreign qualification with Mathematics / Accounting &
Finance / Accountancy as one of the major subject.

Natural Sciences (BS Mathematics)

HSSC from any Board of Intermediate and Secondary

Education OR an equivalent qualification like A level OR any
other foreign qualification with Mathematics as one of the
major subject.

Natural Sciences (BS Physics)

HSSC (Pre- Engineering Group / General Science Group) from

any Board of Intermediate and Secondary Education OR an
equivalent qualification like A level OR any combination with
Physics and Mathematics as two of the major subjects.

Architecture and Industrial Design

HSSC (Pre- Engineering Group / General Science Group) from

any Board of Intermediate and Secondary Education OR an
equivalent qualification like A level OR any combination with
Physics and Mathematics as two of the major subjects.

Ineligibility Criteria

Paper Based Test

Karachi and Quetta only in June/July 2015.
Candidates will have an option to appear either in
Computer Based Test at Islamabad or the Paper Based
Test.
Candidates will have an option to change their discipline
preferences after the announcement of NET results within
the time-frame to be specified after the test.

Eligibility Criteria
A minimum of 60% aggregate marks each in SSC and HSSC

/ equivalent exams.
Candidates of FA/FSc stream can apply for the NUST Entry
Test on the basis of FA / FSc Part I but the confirmation
of their admission is subject to provision of FA / FSc
certificate or Detailed Marks Certificate (with a minimum
of 60% aggregate marks) before the commencement of
the relevant programme of study.
O & A level and other non-FSc stream candidates need
to obtain equivalence certificates from Inter Board
Committee of Chairmen (IBCC), Pakistan.
Candidates of O / A Level stream can apply on the basis
of O Level equivalence certificate duly issued by IBCC,
but the confirmation of their admission is subject to
provision A Level equivalence certificate before the
commencement of the relevant programme of study. Valid
O Level equivalence certificate is mandatory at the time of
applying to NUST.
Candidates can apply on the basis of NUST Entry Test (NET)
or SAT or both.

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Candidates with any of the following deficiencies are NOT

eligible to apply for admission in UG programmes:

Having secured less than 60% marks in Matric and FA /

FSc.
Having failed / not appeared in any subject in FA / FSc
Part-I / II.
Having secured less than 60% marks in O/A level as per
the equivalence certificate issued by IBCC.
In case of O & A level / equivalent foreign qualification,
those not in possession of valid O level or equivalent
qualification certificate issued by IBCC at the time of
applying to NUST.
Expelled from NUST on disciplinary grounds.

Submission of Online Applications

NUST accepts only online application forms for UG

programmes. A candidate can fill and submit the application
form, available online at: [Link]
For subsequent correspondence with NUST, the following
address may be used:
Admissions Directorate,
National University of Sciences and Technology (NUST),
Sector H-12, Islamabad, Pakistan.
Tel: +92-51-90856878
E-mail: ugadmissions@[Link]

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Application Processing Fee

NUST Entry Test (per exam)
SAT National Seat
SAT International Seat

[Link]

Rs. 3,000/- or USD 35/Rs. 3,500/- or USD 40/Rs. 7,000/- or USD 80/-

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Submission of online application at

[Link]
Confirmation of receipt of application from NUST by
e-mail (within 24 hours of submission)
Printing of Fee Invoice
Fee deposit through any online branch of Habib Bank Ltd
(HBL)
Confirmation of receipt of payment by NUST by e-mail
(within 10 days of payment)
For computer based test, selection of Test Date and
Session by Re-Login to candidates NET account

For Islamabad test centre, confirmation of Test Date,

Test Session and allocation of Roll Number, Log-in ID,

Password for Computer Based NUST Entry Test
For Paper Based Test at Karachi and Quetta to be held
in June / July, issuance of Roll Numbers and allocation
of test centres through email (within 24 hours of
payment confirmation).
Printing of Admit Cards by all candidates by login in to
individual accounts
Conduct of the test as per the schedule i.e., computer
based in Islamabad and paper based test in July at
Karachi and Quetta
Desirous candidates may apply in another NET series
before the completion of admission cycle

Instructions for Online Application Form

Visit [Link] and get registered

Generation of Merit list on completion of NET

Candidates may review their preferences of programmes
within given time frame after uploading of merit list

Issuance of Selection List on NUST website

Printing of Provisional Selection Letter, Medical

Certificate Form and Admission Dues Fee Invoice by the
selected candidates
Deposit of Admission dues (in any online branch of
HBL) and submission of required documents to the
UG Section, Registrar Directorate, NUST, Sector H-12,
Islamabad
Issuance of Joining Instructions to the selected candidates
who have completed all admission formalities by the
respective institution
Successful candidates join their respective programmes
To do list for candidates

[Link]

To do list for NUST

by providing valid e-mail address.

Candidate will be allotted a login ID and password to
access the online application form.
Fill the online form, upload recent passport size
photograph (with plain background), and submit the form.
Successful submission of form will be confirmed through
an e-mail by NUST.
Re-Login to your account and print Fee Invoice for
depositing processing fee from My Account page.
Candidates can deposit fee with any branch of HBL. Fee
deposit will be verified through e-mail within 10 days of
payment.
Candidates of computer based test will have to choose
Test Date and Session out of the available options.
Allocation of Test Date and Session will be made on First
Come First Served basis.
Candidates of computer based test will be allocated Roll
Number, Test Centre, Test Session, Log-in ID and Password.
For Paper Based Test at Karachi and Quetta in June/July,
candidates will be informed through email regarding
printing of Admit Card containing exact time and centre
for Entry Test.
Candidates are required to print their Admit Cards and
bring the same to the Test Centre along with original CNIC
or a document with Photo ID such as Passport, original
Matric / HSSC certificate, etc.
Candidates can appear more than once to improve their
score. Best score will be picked by the system for merit
generation.
Candidates can review their preference of choices after
announcement of merit list. No application for change of
preferences will be entertained thereafter.
Candidates will be required to confirm whether they
want to stay in the allotted programme or would like
to be considered for up-gradation. The seats becoming
available as a result of drop-outs will be re-allocated and
filled through the up-gradation of candidates who have
confirmed their willingness by depositing admission dues
in time.
Candidates failing to deposit admission dues within
the given time will not be considered for admission any
further.
Closing merit of session 2015 for different programmes
will be available on the website for guidance
Admit Cards will be retained at the Test Centres for further
verification.

Misrepresentation of facts or false information will lead to

cancellation of candidature/admission at any stage.

Equivalence Certificate

Candidates submitting A Level, 12th Grade, International

Baccalaureate or Advanced Placement certificates are also
required to submit equivalence certificates, obtained from the
Inter Board Committee of Chairmen (IBCC), within two weeks
after joining the respective programme. Offices of the IBCC
arelocated in all the provincial capitals. The address of IBCC
office at Islamabad is as under:
Inter Board Committee of Chairmen,
Federal Board of Intermediate and Secondary Education
Building, Sector H-8/4, Islamabad.

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Admission Process

Applying to NUST

Phone: +92-51-9235017, 9235019

Web: [Link]

The original bank daft / pay order should be dispatched to

Admissions Directorate, NUST, Sector H-12, Islamabad, along
with written application. Re-checking involves the verification
of paper for any unmarked answers and error free totaling of
marks.

Note:
Candidates are advised to contact IBCC for their eligibility
regarding issuance of equivalence certificate of relevant
category as per their subjects of study in O/A level or
equivalent examinations.

Provision of Entry Test Results

NUST Entry Test (NET)

Desirous candidates may obtain the result details of their test

from the link available on NUST website.

NUST Entry Test will be Computer-based for the candidates of

Islamabad centre, conducted in two sessions daily on different
dates whereas for the candidates of Karachi and Quetta
centres, it will be paper based to be conducted on one day for
all the candidates only in July 2015.
The standard of test will be that of intermediate level
education, aimed at evaluation of factual knowledge,
comprehension and its application.
Instructions to attempt computer based Entry test along with
mock test module is available on NUST website for guidance of
candidates.
For paper based Entry test, correct filling of answer sheets is
essential. Detailed instructions for the same are given in the
NET section to help the candidates.
Entry Test for Business Studies/ Social Sciences/Art, Design &
Architecture and Natural Sciences Programmes will be held in
the following subjects along with their weighting:
Business Studies and Social Sciences Programmes
Verbal (English)
40%
Quantitative (Basic Mathematics)
40%
Intelligence *
20%

B Architecture/B Industrial Design

Cognitive and Aptitude Test **
Mathematics
English Comprehension
Physics
Intelligence *

40%
20%
20%
15%
05%

BS Mathematics
Mathematics
English
Intelligence*

85%
10%
05%

BS Physics
Physics
Mathematics
English
Intelligence *

45%
40%
10%
5%

*Intelligence questions will pertain to Mathematical

Reasoning, Critical Thinking, Analytical, Problem Solving and
Creativity.
**Cognitive & Aptitude test comprise analytical and drawing
skills and is a paper based test.

Re-checking of NET Papers

Re-checking of Entry Test papers may be requested within 10

days of the declaration of result along with a fee of Rs.500/in the form of a bank draft/pay order in favour of NUST.

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Final merit list will be prepared by assigning weighting as
follows:
Business Studies and Social Sciences/Social Sciences/
B Architecture/B. ID and BS Mathematics
NUST Entry Test


75%
FA/FSc/A Level/equivalent or FA/FSc Part-I
15%
Matric/O Level*
10%
* O/A Level candidates who are in A Level (final year) will be assigned 25%
weighting to their O Level equivalence marks as per equivalence certificate
issued by IBCC.

Note
The above policy may be reviewed and changed by the
University whenever deemed necessary.
It is the responsibility of the candidate to provide the
academic record in time, as per the deadline.
NUST will not be responsible if result of FA/FSc/equivalent
exams is not declared in time.

SAT Seats for National Students

NUST has a few reserved seats in Business Studies, Social

Sciences, Architecture and Industrial Design and Natural
Sciences (BS Mathematics & BS Physics)programmes for
induction through SAT scores to facilitate admissions of
candidates from O/A Level background. Pakistani candidates
of both O/A Level and FSc streams can exercise this option and
compete for SAT seats by taking SAT subject/Reasoning test
and submitting the following results in addition to academic
qualification requirements already spelled out.
Business Studies / Social Sciences
SAT Reasoning Test
BS Mathematics
SAT subject test in
Mathematics Level-II
BS Physics
SAT subject test in
Physics
Mathematics Level-II
Architecture and Industrial Design
SAT subject test in
Mathematics Level II
Physics
Note: Candidates of B Arch and BID have to appear in cognitive
and aptitude test also .A minimum 550 score is required in
each subject.

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[Link]

SAT Subject/Reasoning Test is a computer-based test held

under the management of College Board, USA. For more
information on SAT and how to apply, please visit their website
at [Link]
Last date for SAT scores to reach NUST is July 15, 2014. Scores
received after the deadline will not be entertained.
NUST institutional code to receive SAT scores is 2790.
Merit list for candidates applying on the basis of SAT for
national seats is prepared separately.

Cancellation of Admission
Admission is liable to be cancelled if the candidate is found
guilty of suppression or misrepresentation of material facts,
at any stage. The University can further debar him/her from
seeking admission elsewhere. Other universities in the country
will also be informed about the same.
The seats of those candidates who, after submission
of admission dues, do not join within 15 days of
commencement date of programmes will be declared vacant
and filled up by candidates next on merit.

Migration and Transfers

Medical Fitness

Selected candidates will be required to provide Medical

Certificate for joining the relevant programme. Medical
Certificate form will be emailed/sent to the selected
candidates along with the Provisional Selection Letter for
endorsement from any government hospital or a registered
medical practitioner.

Rejection of Application

Under extraordinary circumstances, on the recommendation

of the Principal of the concerned institution, the Rector may
allow migration of a student within NUST, or from other
foreign/Pakistani universities/colleges of repute, generally
under the following conditions:

The University can reject any application for admission without

assigning any reason.

Submission of Documents

Candidates are required to print the Selection Letters and send

attested photocopies of the following documents along with
paid Fee Invoice (NUST copy) of admission dues to
UG Section, Registrar Directorate, NUST, H-12, Islamabad:

Matric/equivalent certificate along with Detailed Marks

Certificate
Detailed Marks Certificate of FA/FSc Part I
FA/FSc/equivalent certificate along with Detailed Marks
Certificate
Equivalence certificate(s) from IBCC in case of equivalent
examinations

Allocation of Programmes

Selection and allotment of programmes will be carried out

strictly according to the merit position and preferences
exercised by the candidates. All candidates will be provided an
opportunity to change their preferences given earlier in the
online application form after the announcement of NUST Entry
Test results/ merit positions. This option will be available for
Business Studies, Social Sciences, Architecture and Industrial
Design and Natural Sciences (BS Mathematics & BS Physics)
Candidates in first week of August 2015. No application
for change of preferences will be entertained after this.
Candidates are also required to confirm whether they want
to stay in the Programme allotted or would like to remain in
upgradation process. The seats becoming available as a result
of dropouts will be re-allocated and filled through upgradation
of candidates who have confirmed their willingness by
depositing the admission dues in time.

After completion of first year and before the beginning of

final year
Possesses good academic record
Courses to be transferred have a minimum of B Grade
Transfer within NUST will be allowed to students
admitted on the basis of NUST selection process
Inter/intra-institutional transfers of students within NUST
will be managed and processed on the basis of laid down
procedure in vogue.
Provisions of NUST Migration Policy, as amended/updated
from time to time, will be applicable in processing of all
migration cases.

Migration/Transfer Fee

PKR

Processing fee
Migration/Transfer Fee
Migration from foreign universities

Migration from local universities
Transfer within NUST

5,000
250,000
100,000
5,000

Note: For migration application form and details of migration

policy and procedure, please visit [Link]

Name of those candidates who do not deposit admission

dues will not be considered any further.

[Link]

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SAT Subject / Reasoning Tests

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Postgraduate Programmes

MS/PGD Career Counseling& Education

16 years of schooling from HEC recognized institute.

Dates to Remember
Commencement of Online Admission
Commencement of Programmes:
MBA/EMBA/MS Economics/HRM/
Mass Communication
MS/PhD in Mathematics/Physics/
Chemistry

May 4, 2015
September 7, 2015
September 7, 2015

Submission of GMAT/GAT/NAT-II/GRE (Gen) Score July 20, 2015

Masters Programmes of Study

NUST Business School (NBS), Islamabad
Masters of Business Administration (Morning)
Executive MBA (Evening)
MS Human Resource Management (Morning)
Centre for Counseling and Career Advisory (C3A),

Islamabad
MS Career Counseling & Education (Morning/Evening)
PGD Career Counseling & Education (Morning/Evening)
School of Social Sciences & Humanities (S3H)), Islamabad
MS Clinical Psychology (Morning)
MS Economics (1 Years) (Morning)
MS Mass Communication (Morning)
Master of Public Administration (Morning)
School of Natural Science (SNS), Islamabad
MS Mathematics (Morning)
MS Physics (Morning)
MS Chemistry (Morning)

Masters Programmes
Eligibility Criteria

Bachelors (4 year)/Masters degree (16 years of schooling)

from an HEC recognized institution of Pakistan or abroad
with minimum CGPA 2.0 out of 4.0 or 55% marks.
GAT (General), conducted by NTS with at least 50
accumulated score or GMAT conducted by GMAC,USA
with at least 50 percentile score.

Programme Specific requirements

MBA (2 years)
Sixteen years of schooling or 4 years (minimum 124 credit
hours) education after FA/FSc/A level.

MS Economics (1 years)
MS/BS (4 years) in Economics (Minimum 124 credit
hours).
Bachelors/Masters degree must be recognized by HEC.

MS Human Resource Management

MBA/MCom/BBA/BCom (4 years)/BE/MBBS from HEC/
PEC/PM&DC recognized Institute.

MS Mass Communication
Masters/BS (4 years) in Mass Communication/Journalism/
Media Studies/Public Relations/Public Administration.

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MS Clinical Psychology
MSc/MA/BS (4 years) in Psychology and must have studied
Clinical Psychology as a subject.

Executive MBA
Minimum 14 years of schooling.
Minimum of 4 years full-time experience in executive post.
GAT (Gen) / NAT-II (for 14 years education) conducted by
NTS (as applicable)

MS Natural Sciences ( Mathematics / Physics/ Chemistry)

MSc/BS (4 years)/equivalent qualification in Mathematics/
Physics/Chemistry or related field from HEC recognized
institutions
GAT (General), conducted by NTS with at least 50 raw
score or GRE (Gen) conducted by ETS, USA.

PhD Programmes
Eligibility Criteria

For admission into the PhD minimum CGPA 3.0 out of 4.0
(in the Semester System) or First Division (in the Annual
System) in [Link]/M.S/Equivalent degree is required.
Percentage will be valid only if the CGPA is not mentioned
in degree/transcript.
GRE Subject International (score 60 percentile) or GAT
Subject by NTS (score 60 %) or local GRE subject type
test (Score70 %) conducted by NUST (as applicable) is
required.

Note:
Candidates, awaiting final result, can also apply for
admission provided they submit their final result before
commencement of classes .
Score of NAT-II held on or after August 1, 2014 will be
accepted.
NUST will accept the scores of GAT (General) conducted by
NTS on or after August 1, 2013.
NUST code to receive GMAT/GRE result is 7035 and 7014
respectively.
Candidates are responsible for providing hard copy of
GMAT/GRE score directly on following address:

Postgraduate Programme (PGP) Directorate,

National University of Sciences & Technology (NUST)
Sector H-12, Islamabad

Selection and Admission Procedure

Admission of Masters students will be based upon GAT

(General), GRE (General) /GMAT, previous academic record
and interview.

Students after qualifying MBA/MPhil can be

enrolled into PhD programme.

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[Link]

MBA & All MS Program (Less EMBA)

Final merit list of MBA/MS will be based on the following
weightings:
GRE/GMAT/GAT (Gen)/NAT
50%
Previous Academic Record
25%
Interview
25%

Submission of Applications
MBA/MS /EMBA
Only online applications are accepted.

Instructions for Online Application Form

Visit [Link] and register with valid

e-mail address.
Candidate will be allotted a password to access the
application form.
Fill the application form.
Enter CGPA only, If both percentage and CGPA are
mentioned on Bachelors/Masters Degree/Transcript.
Enter earned percentage/CGPA of last term/semester, in
case final result is awaited.
Upload recent photograph (with plain background).
Upload scanned copies of the following documents with
the online application:
>> Matric/equivalent certificate
>> Intermediate/equivalent certificate
>> Undergraduate degree along with final transcript(s)
showing the exact duration
>> Masters degree along with transcript showing the exact
duration (if applicable).
>> Computerized National Identity Card
>> Experience certificate (for EMBA only)
Consult eligibility criteria before opting for the
programme(s). Candidates will not be considered for the
programmes for which they are not eligible.
Candidates can deposit the fee make online deposit, after
taking print of Challan Form, in any branch of HBL

Misrepresentation of facts or false information will lead to

cancellation of candidature/admission at any stage.

EMBA
Final merit list of EMBA will be based on the following
weighting:
GRE/GAT (Gen)/NAT-II
50%
Previous Academic Record
10%
Experience
15%
Interview
25%

Applying to NUST

Merit Criteria

Admission Process
Submission of online application form through web link
[Link] along with scanned copies of
required documents.
Confirmation of receipt of application form through e-mail
within 24 hours
Deposit application fee online in any branch of HBL
Confirmation of receipt of payment via e-mail within 15 days
Confirmation of status through e-mail/website within 5 days
of confirmation of receipt of application fee
GAT Score submitted by candidates will be verified from NTS
Eligible candidates are asked to appear for interviews
Interviews at the respective Institutions in July 2015
Selection list uploaded on NUST website, by the mid August
2015
Selected candidates take printout of Provisional Selection
Letter, Willingness Certificate, Medical Certificate and
Admission Dues Challan Form from NUST website
Candidates can deposit admission dues in any branch of HBL
and submit the required documents to the PGP Directorate,
University Main Office, H-12, Islamabad by hand or through
courier service.
Issuance of joining instructions to the selected candidates by
the respective Institutions

Rejection of Application/Cancellation
of Admission
The University may reject an application for admission of
any student without assigning any reason.

Successful candidates join the respective programmes

To do list for candidate

To do list for NUST

Note:
Admission at NUST can be cancelled at any stage of studies if
any document/information provided by a student is found to
be fake/incorrect or not meeting the eligibility criteria, with no
liability on NUST.

[Link]

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International Students

qualification with Mathematics as one of the major subject.

General Eligibility Criteria

National University of Sciences and Technology (NUST) has

BS Physics
HSSC (Pre- Engineering Group / General Science Group) from
any Board of Intermediate and Secondary Education OR an
equivalent qualification like A level OR any combination with
Physics and Mathematics as two of the major subjects.

some SAT specific seats in undergraduate programmes for

international candidates.
NUST encourage and facilitate both foreign as well as
Pakistani origin dual nationality holder students, to seek
admission in NUST.
The following categories can only apply for international
seats:
Foreigners and Pakistanis having dual nationality,
irrespective of the place of their study of HSSC or
equivalent, Pakistan or abroad.
Pakistani students studied abroad for HSSC or
equivalent but appearing in the Pakistani board from
abroad.
Pakistani national students having passed an
examination equivalent to intermediate level of
Pakistan, from a foreign education system.
Desirous candidates can avail the facility accordingly,
provided they meet the specified eligibility criteria and
are willing to pay tuition fee and allied charges of the
category.
Separate application form will be used for applying on SAT
basis, available on NUST website.
The applicant must have passed Higher Secondary
School Certificate (HSSC) or equivalent qualification like
Cambridge Overseas Higher School Certificate, British
General Certificate of Education (Advanced Level),
American High School Graduation Diploma (9-12th Grade)
or any other equivalent qualification in relevant category
showing twelve years of school education with minimum
60% cumulative marks or equivalent grade.
Valid TOEFL or IELTS with score of 500 or 5.5. (not
applicable for those students whose medium of
instruction is English at HSSC level).
For all Programmes, a minimum of 550 SAT score is
required in each subject. SAT scores are valid for two years
only.
All Bachelor programmes at NUST are taught in English.
The candidate should also possess adequate mental and
physical health to continue his/her course of studies.

BBA, BS Economics, BS Mass Communication and BS Public

Administration
HSSC from any Board of Intermediate and Secondary Education
OR an equivalent qualification like A level OR any other foreign
qualification.
BS Accounting & Finance
HSSC from any Board of Intermediate and Secondary
Education OR an equivalent qualification like A level OR any
other foreign qualification with Mathematics / Accounting &
Finance / Accountancy as one of the major subject.
BS Mathematics
HSSC from any Board of Intermediate and Secondary Education
OR an equivalent qualification like A level OR any other foreign
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SAT Reasoning Test
BS Mathematics
SAT Subject test in:
Mathematics Level-II
BS Physics
SAT Subject test in:
Physics
Mathematics Level-II
Architecture and Industrial Design
SAT subject test in
Mathematics Level II
Physics

SAT scores from College Board, USA should reach directly

to NUST by July 15, 2015. NUST institutional code to
receive SAT scores is 2790.
It is the responsibility of the candidate to enter their SAT
scores in online application form by due date.
For correspondence: Undergraduate Section, Registrar
Directorate, National University of Sciences and
Technology (NUST),Main Office, Sector H-12, Islamabad,
Pakistan. Email : satadmissions@[Link]

Merit list of international students is prepared separately.

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Merit List

Academic Requirements

Natural Sciences

Architecture and Industrial Design

HSSC (Pre- Engineering Group / General Science Group) from
any Board of Intermediate and Secondary Education OR an
equivalent qualification like A level OR any combination with
Physics and Mathematics as two of the major subjects.

Provisional Admission

On fulfillment of the requirements mentioned, a candidate

will be admitted to the University as per policy in vogue. This
admission shall, however, be provisional until all the original
degrees or certificates submitted by him / her have been
checked and verified. In case any document proves to be false,
fake, or fabricated at a later stage, a provisionally admitted
student shall be liable to expulsion from the University at any
stage or to any other disciplinary or legal action the University
may deem necessary.
On receipt of university admission / acceptance letter, foreign
nationality holders will approach the Pakistani mission abroad
for the visa and submit the following documents:-

Application Form (Student Visa Form)

Photocopy of passport

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No Objection Certificate (NOC) issued by the home

country for studying in Pakistan.
Photograph
Educational Documents
Admission letter of university

Final Approval

Cases of the international students, finally selected for

admission, will be referred to Higher Education Commission
and relevant government department(s) for final approval as
per policy in vogue.

For more details, please visit the under mentioned link of

Higher Education Commission (HEC), Pakistan:
[Link] AECA/Pages/
[Link]

Accommodation

Masters / PhD Programmes

Postgraduate Programme (PGP) Directorate,

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

Admission

International students, Pakistanis holding foreign nationality

and Pakistanis living abroad can apply for postgraduate
programmes. They have to compete with the local students for
admission on merit.

Eligibility Criteria
Eligibility criteria is the same as for national students.

Processing

Cases of the international students, finally selected for

admission will be processed through Higher Education
Commission and respective government departments.

Accommodation
Hostel accommodation to international students is guaranteed.

GMAT Score
International applicants are required to appear for GRE/GMAT
conducted by ETS/GMAC, USA. Last date for scores of GRE/
GMAT to reach NUST is July 20, 2015.
Minimum acceptable Score for GMAT is 50 percentile.
NUST institution code to receive GRE score is 7014.
NUST institution code to receive GMAT score is 7035.
The candidates are responsible for providing GRE/GMAT score
directly to NUST on the following address:

[Link]

Hostel accommodation to international students is guaranteed.

Fact file
Corporate Advisory Council
Platform for Interaction between

industry and NUST academia

Learn jointly for mutual benefit
Concretely contribute to Pakistans
economic development

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Fee & Funding

National Students
International Students

Fee and Funding

National Students

Need-based Scholarship/Fee Waiver

Undergraduate Programmes
Fee Structure

Admission Dues PKR

Admission Processing Fee (Non refundable)
35,000
Security Deposit (Refundable)
10,000
To be paid at the time of admission

Tuition Fee
Business Studies / Social Sciences 87,000 (Fall 2015 intake)
(per semester)
82,000 (Existing Students)
BS Mathematics / BS Physics 75,000 (Fall 2015 intake)
(per semester)
70,000 (Existing Students)
Art, Design & Architecture / BID 87,000 (Fall 2015 intake)
(per semester)
82,000 (Existing Students)

Payment of Dues
At the time of admission students have to pay the
admission processing fee, security and full semester fee in
advance.
Invoice/Challan for admission charges along with first
semester fee and Provisional Selection Letter will be
available on NUST website.
Tuition fee will be payable on semester basis.
Students have to pay their fee in advance before the
commencement of semester otherwise they will not be
eligible to sit in the class.
Note: All fees are subject to revision.

Merit-based Financial Assistance

A fixed amount is allocated forfinancial assistance, if a

NUST has launched a need-based scholarship scheme to

enable financially under-privileged but talented students to
acquire higher education. Salient features of the scheme are:
Scholarships will be awarded to needy students of the
new batch every year.
The scholarship will be for full on-campus duration of the
programme in which the student is enrolled.
The scholarship will cover full tuition fee (for boarders)
and half tuition fee (for day scholars).

Deferred Payments
Financially under-privileged students, who cannot

pay their fees and also do not qualify for merit-based

scholarship are allowed deferred payment, on case-to case
basis on completion of 1st semester of their studies.

Other Opportunities for Financial

Assistance
PEEF / IDFID (UKAID) and certain philanthropic

organizations provide scholarships to the orphans and

disabled studying at NUST. Such students will be informed
on How to Apply? once they are selected.
Students may also apply on their own for other
scholarships such as those offered by:
Higher Education Commission (HEC)
Shell Pakistan, etc.
Further details are available on the NUST web portal and
with the respective institutions.
Note: The award of scholarship/financial assistance is subject
to availability of funds, high performance and good conduct of
the student.

student maintains CGPA of 3.5 or more in subsequent

semester examinations.

Tution Fee Refund Policy Applicable to both UG and PG Students

% age of Tuition Fee

Timeline for Semester/Trimester System

Full (100%) of Tuition Fee Refund Upto 7th day of convening of classes

Timeline for Annual System

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

Admission Processing Fee is not refundable under any circumstances.

University will not accept any claim of refund after 3 years of the completion of degree / withdrawn from university and the
amount of security will be transferred to the NUST Endowment Fund.

Fines/Penalties on Late Payments

Period

National Students

International Students

After the due date till start of

semester

5 % of the total payable amount

USD 35

From start of semester till 15th day* 10 % of the total payable amount

USD 70

16th day from start of semester *

Student will not be allowed to attend

classes till the payment of dues.
Registration shall be suspended.
For re-activation of registration, the
student will be required to pay the
Admission Processing Fee again along
with all outstanding dues.

Registration shall be suspended.

For re-activation of registration, the student will
be required to pay the Admission Processing
Fee again along with all outstanding dues.

*In any case student will not be able to attend classes till clearance of dues.

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[Link]

MBA/MS
Admission Dues
Admission Processing Fee (Non refundable)
Security Deposit (Refundable)
MBA
MS
Semester Dues
Tuition Fee per semester for MBA
Tuition Fee per semester for MS

PKR
10,000
10,000
10,000
85,000
55,000

EMBA
10,000
10,000

Tuition Fee per course

Reading Materials (Per Annum)

18,500
12,500

PhD
PKR
5,000
7,000

Tuition Fee per semester 55,000

Note:

Bond for NUST Sponsored Students

Admission Dues
Admission Processing Fee (Non-refundable)
Security Deposit (Refundable)

Admission Dues
Admission Processing Fee (Non-refundable)
Security Deposit (Refundable)

academic pursuits, e.g. students will be provided financial

support for attending seminars, conferences and making
presentations/publication of research papers within
Pakistan and abroad.
During research phase of PhD studies at NUST, students
can also get an opportunity for collaborative/joint
research training programmes with other well-reputed
foreign universities.
Self sponsored PhD students can also be exempted from
payment of tuition fee, if they are willing to do Teaching
Assistant (TA)/Research Assistant (RA) duties as and when
required.

Supervisors Fee and Research Fund will be paid by the

University.
All fees are subject to revision.

NUST sponsored MS/PhD students will be required to

complete the programme.
NUST sponsored MS/PhD Students will work as TA/RA, as
and when required.
The students who fail or do not fulfil the undertaking,
will have to reimburse the total amount spent on them
(including Tuition Fee, Stipend, Supervisors Fee and
Research Expenditure, etc).

Strategic Thrusts at NUST

Excellence in teaching and education

Focus on research
Spirit of enterprise
Internationalisation & global vision
Discernible social impact.

HEC and Other Sponsorships

HEC will bear the cost of its scholarship awardees, as per the
scholarship award details. For other sponsored students,
all charges as per the details provided above, will be borne
by their sponsoring agency. Students will be responsible for
timely deposit of dues by their sponsoring agency. Scholarship
provisions for postgraduate studies for candidates from FATA
and Balochistan are also available through HEC for which they
may apply directly to HEC.

Opportunities of Qarz-e-Hasna for postgraduate programmes

in Business Studies (MBA) and Social Sciences (MS Economics)
are available through Ihsan Trust (IT) of Meezan Bank on needcum-merit basis. Qarz-e-Hasna will be repaid by the students
once they complete their education and get employed.

Scholarship/Tuition Fee Waiver

(Merit-based)
Masters Programmes
Selected students are awarded monthly stipend/tuition
fee waiver subject to availability of funds.
PhD Programmes
NUST sponsored PhD students will be paid monthly
stipend in addition to supervisor remuneration.
There are numerous opportunities for additional

[Link]

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Fee and Funding

Postgraduate Programmes

Fee and Funding

International Students

Monthly Accommodation Charges (H-12 Campus)

Undergraduate Programmes
Students selected through this process will be required to pay
their fees and other charges in USD.

Fee Structure

Business Studies/Social Sciences, Architecture /

Industrial Design and Natural Sciences
(BS Mathematics & BS Physics)
USD
Admission Processing Fee (Non-refundable)
600
Tution Fee (Per Annum)

3,500
Security Deposit (Refundable)
250
Health Facilities (per annum)
120
Tuition fee for the first academic year (two semesters)
will be deposited in the form of Bank Draft at the time of
admission in NUST Registration office.

Tuition fee will be payable on annual basis. Students have

to pay their fee in advance before the commencement of
the academic year, otherwise they will not be eligible to
sit in the class.
All fees are subject to revision from time to time.

Single Students
Single occupancy (with attached bath)
Double occupancy (with attached bath)
Double occupancy (with community bath)
Tripple occupancy with community bath

USD 70
USD 60
USD 50
USD 40

Married Students
One bedroom apartment
Two bedroom apartment

USD 120
USD 170

Note
Security Fee of USD 117/- (Refundable) will be
charged at the time of allotment.
Hostel includes accommodation charges only.

Postgraduate Programmes
Students selected for postgraduate programme will be
required to pay their fees and other charges in USD.

Fee Structure: Postgraduate Programmes

MPhil/MS
Bio Sciences, Social
Sciences (Eco)

PhD

Business studies
MBA

EMBA

All Programmes

One Time Charges:

USD

USD

USD

USD

Admission Processing Fee

110

110

110

60

Security Deposit (refundable)

100

100

100

70

Semester Fee

550

850

185 per course

550

Reading Materials (Per Annum) Fee

125

Course Repeat Fee (Per Credit Hour)

40

40

185 per course

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[Link]

NUST Entrance Test

NUST Entry Test (Business Studies/Social

Sciences)

NUST Entry Test (computer based) will be held in multiple sessions. Paper based test will be held in Karachi and Quetta
once in a year.
Computer-based test is designed in accordance with the internationally practiced system of on-line examinations. It is easy
to attempt with minimal practice. Instructions to attempt computer-based Entry test alongwith mock test module will be
available on NUST website for guidance.
The pattern and the standard of question papers for both types of tests is the same.
All kinds of data carriers and calculators, including mobile phone, Bluetooth, hands free devices, etc, are strictly prohibited
inside the examination hall.

[Link]

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NUST Entry Test (BS Mathematics /

BS Physics)

NUST Entry Test (computer based) will be held in multiple sessions. Paper based test will be held in Karachi and Quetta once
in a year.
Computer-based test is designed in accordance with the internationally practiced system of on-line examinations. It is easy
to attempt with minimal practice. Instructions to attempt computer-based Entry test alongwith mock test module will be
available on NUST website for guidance.
The pattern and the standard of question papers for both types of tests is the same.
All kinds of data carriers and calculators, including mobile phone, Bluetooth, hands free devices, etc, are strictly prohibited
inside the examination hall.

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[Link]

NUST Entrance Test

NUST Entry Test (B Architecture / B

Industrial Design)

NUST Entry Test (computer based) will be held in multiple sessions. Paper based test will be held in Karachi and Quetta
once in a year.
Computer-based test is designed in accordance with the internationally practiced system of on-line examinations. It is
easy to attempt with minimal practice. Instructions to attempt computer-based Entry test alongwith mock test module
will be available on NUST website for guidance.
The pattern and the standard of question papers for both types of tests is the same.
All kinds of data carriers and calculators, including mobile phone, Bluetooth, hands free devices, etc, are strictly prohibited inside the examination hall.

[Link]

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Instructions for Paper-based Entry Test of Business Studies and Social Sciences
The Entry Test will comprise the following subjects:
a. Verbal (English)
b. Quantitative ( Gen Maths)

C. Intelligence Test

These instructions deal with multiple choice answer sheets, which will be provided for examination. The answer sheets will
have two parts, i.e., personal information and answers. A filled in answer sheet is printed on the next page for illustration and
guidance. Answer sheets are marked through computer, therefore, it is important that the candidates read and understand these
instructions thoroughly before taking the exam. Non-compliance will affect scoring adversely.
PERSONAL INFORMATION (See appropriate block in the specimen answer sheet). Exam superintendent will brief on filling in of
this portion before start of the exam.

Clearly write your name in Capital Letters in the box titled FULL NAME. Fill corresponding circles. If the name is longer than
the space provided, fill in as much as fits in the given space. (In the specimen answer sheet, Babar Ajmal is the name of a
candidate).

Write your Roll No in the box titled Roll No. (In the specimen answer sheet, the Roll No of the candidate is 753357).

In the CITY/CENTRE column, use the following codes and fill in the corresponding circles. (In the specimen sheet, KI is
marked for Karachi).

In the subject column, use 555 as subject code for Business Studies and Social Sciences.
In the NET Code column, write NET Code written inside the question booklet. (NET Code 002 is marked In the specimen
answer sheet)

KI: Karachi

QA: Quetta

IS: Islamabad

Put your date of birth in the column Date of Birth. 11-04-92 is marked as the Date of Birth on the specimen sheet.
In the sex column, fill M for male candidates, F for female candidates and O for other candidates. (In the example a male
candidate is marked).

MARKING Of ANSWER SHEET

In the specimen answer sheet, first 16 questions have been attempted. See the specimen sheet and the following instructions:

Mark your choice with 2B lead pencil by filling in the appropriate circle completely, making it a dark black circle as shown
below.

Some examples of improper marking are shown below:

(The computer will mark improperly filled circle as wrong answer)

Do not mark more than a single circle for an answer choice. Multiple answers for a single question will be regarded as an
unanswered question.

If you need to erase an answer, do so clearly/cleanly, using a good quality eraser.

Do not bend/fold your answer sheet, make stray marks or mark any area outside the provided circles.

MISCELLANEOUS
Answer sheet is to be signed both by the invigilator as well as by the candidate, in respective blocks, with ballpoint pen
only.

PLEASE DONT FORGET TO BRING A CLIPBOARD ALONG.

USE 2B lead pencil only. DO NOT USE ink pens, ballpoint pens or felt-tip pens on the answer sheet.
You are allowed to bring along clipboard, pencils, eraser and sharpener only.
Use your time effectively. Do not spend too much time on one question, otherwise you will run short of time for other
questions.
Write your Roll No on the front page of the QUESTION Booklet and the back side of the answer sheet in the given blocks.
Do not write elsewhere.
Return the complete questions booklet along with the answer sheet on completion of the test.

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You are not allowed to take away any part of the question booklet or note questions elsewhere. Non-compliance will be
regarded as use of unfair mean.
You are NOT ALLOWED to use any device which could assist in calculation such as a calculator, tables, digital watch, mobile
phone, electronic diary, Palm Pilot, etc.
There is no negative marking.

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Instructions for Paper-based Entry Test of BS Mathematics and BS Physics

The Entry Test will be held for applicants in the following subjects:
BS Mathematics:
a. Mathematics
b. English
BS Physics:
a. Physics
b. Maths

c. Intelligence
c. English

d. Intelligence

These instructions deal with multiple choice answer sheets, which will be provided for examination. The answer sheets will
have two parts, i.e., personal information and answers. A filled in answer sheet is printed on the next page for illustration and
guidance. Answer sheets are marked through computer, therefore, it is important that the candidates read and understand these
instructions thoroughly before taking the exam. Non-compliance will affect scoring adversely.
PERSONAL INFORMATION (See appropriate block in the specimen answer sheet). Exam superintendent will brief on filling in of
this portion before start of the exam.

Clearly write your name in Capital Letters in the box titled FULL NAME. Fill corresponding circles. If the name is longer than
the space provided, fill in as much as fits in the given space. (In the specimen answer sheet, Babar Ajmal is the name of a
candidate).

Write your Roll No in the box titled Roll No. (In the specimen answer sheet, the Roll No of the candidate is 273377).

In the CITY/CENTRE column, use the following codes and fill in the corresponding circles. (In the specimen sheet, KI is
marked for Karachi).

In the SUBJECT column, use 666as subject code for BS Mathematics and 777 for BS Physics.
In the NET Code column, write NET Code written inside the question booklet. (NET Code 003 is marked In the specimen
answer sheet)

KI: Karachi

QA: Quetta

IS: Islamabad

Put your date of birth in the column Date of Birth. 11-04-92 is marked as the Date of Birth on the specimen sheet.
In the sex column, fill M for male candidates, F for female candidates and O for other candidates. (In the example a male
candidate is marked).

MARKING Of ANSWER SHEET

In the specimen answer sheet, first 6 questions have been attempted. See the specimen sheet and the following instructions:

Mark your choice with 2B lead pencil by filling in the appropriate circle completely, making it a dark black circle as shown
below.

Some examples of improper marking are shown below:

(The computer will mark improperly filled circle as wrong answer)

Do not mark more than a single circle for an answer choice. Multiple answers for a single question will be regarded as an
unanswered question.

If you need to erase an answer, do so clearly/cleanly, using a good quality eraser.

Do not bend/fold your answer sheet, make stray marks or mark any area outside the provided circles.

MISCELLANEOUS
Answer sheet is to be signed both by the invigilator as well as by the candidate, in respective blocks, with ballpoint pen
only.

PLEASE DONT FORGET TO BRING A CLIPBOARD ALONG.

Write your Roll No on the front page of the QUESTION Booklet and the back side of the answer sheet in the given blocks.
Do not write elsewhere.
Return the complete questions booklet along with the answer sheet on completion of the test.

USE 2B lead pencil only. DO NOT USE ink pens, ballpoint pens or felt-tip pens on the answer sheet.
You are allowed to bring along clipboard, pencils, eraser and sharpener only.
Use your time effectively. Do not spend too much time on one question, otherwise you will run short of time for other
questions.

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You are not allowed to take away any part of the question booklet or note questions elsewhere. Non-compliance will be
regarded as use of unfair mean.
You are NOT ALLOWED to use any device which could assist in calculation such as a calculator, tables, digital watch, mobile
phone, electronic diary, Palm Pilot, etc.
There is no negative marking.

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Instructions for Paper-based Entry Test of B Architecture and Industrial Design

The Entry Test will be held for applicants in the following subjects:
a.
Mathematics
b.
Physics
c. English Comprehension
d.
Intelligence
e. Cognitive & Aptitude (Descriptive)
These instructions deal with multiple choice answer sheets, which will be provided for examination. The answer sheets will
have two parts, i.e., personal information and answers. A filled in answer sheet is printed on the next page for illustration and
guidance. Answer sheets are marked through computer, therefore, it is important that the candidates read and understand these
instructions thoroughly before taking the exam. Non-compliance will affect scoring adversely.
PERSONAL INFORMATION (See appropriate block in the specimen answer sheet). Exam superintendent will brief on filling in of
this portion before start of the exam.

Clearly write your name in Capital Letters in the box titled FULL NAME. Fill corresponding circles. If the name is longer than
the space provided, fill in as much as fits in the given space. (In the specimen answer sheet, Babar Ajmal is the name of a
candidate).

Write your Roll No in the box titled Roll No. (In the specimen answer sheet, the Roll No of the candidate is 553357).

In the CITY/CENTRE column, use the following codes and fill in the corresponding circles. (In the specimen sheet, KI is
marked for Karachi).

In the SUBJECT column, use 555as subject code for B Architecture and Industrial Design.
In the NET Code column, write NET Code written inside the question booklet. (NET Code 002 is marked In the specimen
answer sheet)

KI: Karachi

QA: Quetta

IS: Islamabad

Put your date of birth in the column Date of Birth. 11-04-92 is marked as the Date of Birth on the specimen sheet.
In the sex column, fill M for male candidates, F for female candidates and O for other candidates. (In the example a male
candidate is marked).

MARKING Of ANSWER SHEET

In the specimen answer sheet, first 12 questions have been attempted. See the specimen sheet and the following instructions:

Mark your choice with 2B lead pencil by filling in the appropriate circle completely, making it a dark black circle as shown
below.

Some examples of improper marking are shown below:

(The computer will mark improperly filled circle as wrong answer)

Do not mark more than a single circle for an answer choice. Multiple answers for a single question will be regarded as an
unanswered question.

If you need to erase an answer, do so clearly/cleanly, using a good quality eraser.

Do not bend/fold your answer sheet, make stray marks or mark any area outside the provided circles.

MISCELLANEOUS
Answer sheet is to be signed both by the invigilator as well as by the candidate, in respective blocks, with ballpoint pen
only.

PLEASE DONT FORGET TO BRING A CLIPBOARD ALONG.

Write your Roll No on the front page of the QUESTION Booklet and the back side of the answer sheet in the given blocks.
Do not write elsewhere.

USE 2B lead pencil only. DO NOT USE ink pens, ballpoint pens or felt-tip pens on the answer sheet.
You are allowed to bring along clipboard, pencils, eraser and sharpener only.
Use your time effectively. Do not spend too much time on one question, otherwise you will run short of time for other
questions.

Return the complete questions booklet along with the answer sheet on completion of the test.

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You are not allowed to take away any part of the question booklet or note questions elsewhere. Non-compliance will be
regarded as use of unfair mean.
You are NOT ALLOWED to use any device which could assist in calculation such as a calculator, tables, digital watch, mobile
phone, electronic diary, Palm Pilot, etc.
There is no negative marking.

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Sample Paper - SADA

Cognitive and Aptitude Test (B Arch)
Part1: 2D Composition (20 minutes)

You are required to add to the shapes and lines to complete the
composition/pattern. You are free to choose the placement of the
objects according to their relative position on the sheet.
The pattern must show a basic understanding of colour also. You
must use minimum 2 and maximum 3 colours as part of your
scheme.

Note: This composition must be made using a pencil/pen/coloured

markers/pastels/colour pencils.

Part 2: 3D Visualisation/Drawing (1hour 40 minutes)

Choose 3-5 objects from your stationery box (pencils, erasers,

sharpeners, rulers) and arrange them together as a single form.

Now you are to draw this composition on the A3 sheet provided.

> This drawing must be a freehand drawing (without the use of
ruler/scale/set square).
> Careful analysis of the lines, shapes and depth of the model must be
the basis of your drawing.
> Think of light and shadow which is created while drawing your form.
> You must use HB and B series pencils to draw your form.

Draw an imaginary table on which the arrangement is placed in your

image. Use your creative skills to decide the shape, angle and texture of
the table.

Note: You will be evaluated on the 3D form drawn, detail in drawing,

understanding of form in 3D and line quality.

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The NUST Emblem

The Book of Knowledge lights up the darkness, through the Vine of Wisdom which bears
the two moons and stars facing towards the East and the West, symbolising the diversity of
disciplines and the fruit of knowledge.
The Rising Sun brings change, hope and enlightenment. It emanates inspiration and
from the light of knowledge, four birds take wing from the nests of light, and spread out
to the four corners of the world, symbolising the quest for spiritual gratification through
knowledge and wisdom.
The NUST Blue is a colour that represents the future. It carries all the characteristics of the
colour blue, like dignity, grace, freshness, professionalism, prudence and resolve.

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