Peshawar University BA/BSc results 2010

BA/BSc results: 7,244 declared successful
Peshawar, April 01: The University of Peshawar (UoP) here Wednesday declared results for BA/BSc supplementary examination 2009-10.

A total of 24,058 candidates appeared in the examination in which 7,244 were declared successful with a pass percentage of 30, the UoP Controller of Examinations Iftikhar Hussain Khan told a news conference. He said 10,216 students took part in BA/BSc Part-I examinations. Of them, 27,740 candidates were declared successful with 26.82 pass percentage. Iftikhar said 4,004 out of 13,840 candidates were declared successful in the examination.

The controller said the university had taken a number of steps for improvement in the examination system. The university worked out a distant learning programme and sent it to the Higher Education Commission (HEC) for approval, he said, adding that the HEC not only approved the project for the UoP but also for three other universities.

The HEC also agreed to issue a grant of Rs7 million each for the four universities for establishment of coaching centres for guidance of students in different areas of the province, he added.

The controller exams informed that the UoP conducted 137 examinations annually, in which 150,000 students appeared. "Thousands of officials are needed to conduct the examinations," he said, adding that they had doubled the remunerations for invigilators.

He said the university also tried to conduct the graduation examinations from July to May and the next examination would probably be held in May. Iftikhar Hussain said the present results were prepared in one month, as the examinations were held in February and the results were declared in March. "The university will also hold a workshop at Bara Gali on how to improve the examination system," he said, adding that representatives from other universities from across the country would be invited to the workshop. He added that a proposal would be floated during the workshop, urging all the universities to conduct examinations and announce the results simultaneously to facilitate the students in their admissions. The news

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Reopening of universities a tough ask
Peshawar: The administration is finding it hard to reopen the universities on the Peshawar University campus, closed on March 19, mainly due to the support of teachers affiliated with political parties to their respective student wings, security officials claimed.

"Teachers' associations in all the four universities use students as shields and have a major role in flaring up protests and violence on the campus," they claimed. According to them, more than 90 per cent of the 816 teachers of these universities were believed to be apolitical but were 'used' by the 10 per cent of their colleagues affiliated with different political parties.

"In some cases, like the death of the UET's student (Adnan), the teachers (affiliated with the Jamaat-i-Islami) are supporting the IJT, nine activists of which have been nominated in the FIR," police sources said.

They said the teachers and students affiliated with political parties were well-connected and they could take out processions at their will anytime. "It is difficult for about 300 campus policemen to control the situation because they have to perform duties at 12 checkpoints", they said.

The University of Peshawar has seen several violent protests but it was the second time that a student was killed. Two years ago, a student from Chitral was shot dead by unidentified people near Hostel 2.

"Adnan's killing was a glaring example of vendetta by activists of the IJT, who want to enforce their own brand of Islam on the students," said a senior professor, who observed that political parties were responsible for the unrest on the campus.

The University of Peshawar has enrolment of 12,000 students, NWFP Agricultural University 11,000 students, UET 8,000 students and the Islamia College University (Chartered) has 3,400 students. Of the total 34,400 students, about 15,000 reside in 37 hostels.

"Now, the four universities have remained closed for 11 days since the death of the student. A meeting scheduled for Thursday to decide about the reopening of the universities is unlikely to take the risk of opening the varsities that can pave the way for more bloodshed," a security official said.

The day the student died, enraged activists of the Pakhtun Students Federation (PkSF) set on fire four rooms of IJT activists in Hostel 6 and 7 of the Agricultural University. Police had detained more than 50 students on complaint of the provosts and wardens of the two hostels.

"The students were released when the registrar of the Agricultural University rushed to the Police Lines. This embarrassed the provosts and wardens who resigned from their posts," he said. Some students were rusticated but it proved to be eyewash as these students were at the campus the very next day.

Now, only foreign students, girls and those belonging to tribal and other far-flung areas have been accommodated in three hostels while thousands of others have gone to their villages.

The governor's inspection team, which has initiated an inquiry into the death of Adnan, will present its report at the vice-chancellors' meeting to be held under the governor and there is no likelihood of early reopening of the universities.

Security agencies have informed the universities that these institutions could be reopened amid tight security only when all the people responsible for Adnan's murder were arrested. "Otherwise, opening the universities at this stage will infuriate the students," security officials said.

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SSC papers reset after leak
Timegara: The Board of Intermediate and secondary Education, Malakand, on Tuesday night changed two of its remaining SSC examination papers (Biology 9th and Biology 10th) after reports that the papers were leaked out.

Official sources said that the board authorities supplied new sets of papers to all examination centres in the region overnight and students of Grade 9 had to solve the alternative paper on Wednesday.

"We were provided with alternative papers on Tuesday night while the April 1 Biology paper has also been cancelled," said the superintendent of an examination centre.

Board chairman Prof Nawab Khan, who had on Tuesday denied such reports published in a Peshawar-based Urdu newspaper, also conceded that the papers had been leaked.

The assistant controller of examinations said investigation was under way and the rest of the papers conducted earlier could also be cancelled if found leaked before the due date. Dawn

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31 scholars allowed to pursue research
Peshawar: The advance study and research board of the University of Peshawar here Wednesday allowed 21 PhD and 10 MPhil scholars to pursue research in their respective fields. A formal approval was given at a meeting of the board held here with Vice-Chancellor Prof Dr Azmat Hayat in the chair.

The meeting was also attended by Dean Faculty of Numerical and Physical Sciences Prof Dr Muhammad Iqbal, Dean Faculty of Management and Information Sciences Prof Dr Shahjehan Syed, Dean Faculty of Arts and Humanities Prof Dr Farooq Swati, Dean Faculty of Social Sciences Prof Dr Naeemur Rehman and directors of centres and other departmental heads.

Secretary for the board, Muhammad Islam, said after the meeting that out of 24 PhD cases on the agenda, 21 were approved while two scholars were granted extension to complete their thesis. He added that the committee also approved 10 MPhil topics for research besides giving extension to three for completing their MPhil courses.

Prof Azmat Hayat Khan stressed the need for quality and authentic research, saying that these researches would be followed and quoted in future for reference. He added that steps must be taken to curtail plagiarism. He directed the advisors to hire co-advisors in various topics to facilitate their work. He also constituted a committee that would put forward recommendations for evolving a uniform policy to publish research journals. The news

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