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HEC new notification for M.Phil & Ph.Ds scholarships
New HEC notification adds to students' miseries
Islamabad, Aug 07, 2008: The new notification of Higher Education Commission (HEC) for M.
Phil and Ph.Ds scholarship has multiplied the miseries of already hard pressed
public sector universities' students.
The HEC criterion for scholarship is
depriving the students of their right to get higher education within the country
as well as abroad. The unaffordable expanses of education forced them to quit
their studies.
According to the notification a test of GRE will be necessary
for admission to M. Phil/MS but this test is not helpful in the research work.
"Why a student go to take such type of irrational tests who want to research in
Bio, Chemistry, IR, Anthropology or Pakistan Studies," Sufian Munawar, a student
of M. Phil at Qauid -i-Azam University, Islamabad, asked.
The notification
has states "Before Ph.D programme, candidates will need to complete 30 credit
hours out of which 24 credit hour will be reserved for course work. Completion
of 30 credit hours may lead to the award of M. Phil/Ms.
The minimum
Cumulative General Percentage Aggregate (CGPA) for admission in PhD should be
3.00 (preferably 3.5) out of 4.0 under the semester system or first division
under annual system of examination in ms/M. Phil.
The candidates must also
pass subject GRE (international) test prior to submission of PhD thesis. These
are the obstacles in the way of study for the students, who already faced a
lengthy procedure to get scholarship from the HEC.
"It is difficult for us to
compete the HEC scholarship criteria, as we are in deploring condition, as there
are lack of educational institutions in Balochistan, backwardness of the
province is main hurdle in this way", Wahid Raheem, President of Balochistan
Students Organization said.
Additional PhD level course work of at
least 18 credit hours followed by a comprehensive examination along with thesis
defence will be essential for the award of PhD degree.
Owing to lack of PhDs
in the country, the PhD students have no other choice but to select again M.
Phil level courses, which is amazing.
A PhD student of International Islamic
University told this correspondent, "International subjective GRE is already
compulsory for PhD students, while, HEC comprehensive examination condition is
not understandable". He was of the view that this condition was imposed to
discourage the students.
This notification stated that PhD thesis must be evaluated by at least two
experts from technologically/academically advanced countries.
Acceptance/publication of at least one research paper in HEC approved journal is
essential for the award of PhD degree.
The PhD students depend, during their
study over a supervisor, which is fully authoritative to take any serious action
against these students. It is necessary for a PhD student to accept further
restrictions of his supervisor, otherwise, he might be deprived of his PhD
degree.
This criteria of HEC for PhD scholarship is creating unrest among the
students, especially, who come from the remote areas of the country like
Balochistan, Sindh, northern Punjab, FATA and FANA.
One of the HEC official
told the scribe, wishing anonymity, "none of the conditions could help produce
better researchers adding, I don't know why HEC is imposing model of developed
countries here while we are living in a developing country and ground realities
are quite different", he deplored.
When Executive Director of the HEC Dr S.
Sohail H. Naqvi was contacted, he ignoring all these objections, proudly said,
"M. Phil and PhD are advanced degrees for which one requires a certain level of
preparation and an aptitude to start the programme". The Nation
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RBISE announces schedule, fee structure
Rawalpindi: Intermediate and Secondary Education Board has announced the
fee schedule for the matriculation supplementary exams.
According to
details, composite fee for the regular students of Arts Group would be Rs620
while for private students, it would be Rs680.
For high classes (10th
II), the regular students will pay Rs320 and private students Rs350. Science
Group Composite regulars will pay Rs720 and privates will pay Rs780.
For
Class 10th II regular, the regular candidates will pay Rs370 and private Rs400.
Regular students of General Group with practical composite will pay Rs720 and
private Rs780.
Single fee can be submitted till August 18 while
submission of double fee can be till August 25. Fee with triple charges can be
submitted till August 30 and after that, Rs200 fine will be charged each day.
The education board spokesman informed that supplementary exams would
start from September 13 and date sheets would be issued in the first week of
September. The News
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University, colleges in Quetta closed
Quetta: The provincial government ordered closure of the
Balochistan University and all colleges in the city for three days after three
student organisations clashed on Wednesday.
At least 21 students were
injured in clashes between members of the Baloch Students Organisation-Azad
(BSO-Azad), Pakhtunkhwa Students Organisation (PSO) and Pakhtun Students
Federation (PkSF) in the university and the Government Degree
College.
Six of the injured were admitted to hospital.
The
Balochistan University and the provincial education department on Wednesday
night announced that the university and colleges in Quetta would remain closed
from Aug 7. The university will reopen on Aug 11 and the colleges on Aug
12.
The student organisations blamed each other for the
clashes.
Members of the PSO held a demonstration outside the press club
in protest against what they called the attack by members of the BSO-Azad. They
accused the BSO-Azad of trying to create rifts between Baloch and Pakhtun
students.
Members of the PkSF blocked a road near the Government Science
College and burnt tyres in protest against the attack on their members in the
university.
They claimed that 10 members of their organisation were
injured. The protesters raised slogans against the BSO-Azad and urged the
government to arrest the culprits. Dawn
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HEC publishes 2 books
Islamabad: Higher Education Commission (HEC) has recently published two
books under its Monograph and Textbook Writing Scheme.
The first book
entitled 'Skimming Wells: Current Practices and Guidelines for Improving
Design and Operation' is written by Dr Muhammad Mazhar
Saeed.
The scope of the monograph is limited to the hydro-geological environment in the
Indus Basin.
Existing groundwater extraction practices and techniques
have been discussed with reference to their use for extracting groundwater for
irrigation purposes.
The guidelines presented in this monograph are site
specific. It introduces the irrigation system in the Indus Basin with a
description of hydrogeology of the aquifer under the Indus
Basin and the
rationale of the problem.
Various options and techniques being applied to
extract freshwater layer over the saline groundwater in the Indus Basin have
also been discussed besides critically reviewing the studies conducted in
Pakistan using these options.
The monograph also includes a comprehensive
research study conducted in the Indus Basin to investigate the existing farmer
practices to extract groundwater and to monitor the hydraulic and hydro-salinity
behaviour of skimming wells under different pumping regimes. Furthermore, it
describes the factors affecting the design and operation of skimming wells and
their interdependence on each other.
The second book entitled
'Development and Standardisation of Psychological Tests in Pakistan' is written
by Prof Dr Mahnazir Riaz, Dean Faculty of Social Sciences, Frontier Women
University, Peshawar.
The textbook presents a comprehensive, modern and
indigenous account of psychometric theory and practice, various types of
psychological tests, applied psychological testing and practical application of
psychometric theory in psychology and education as well as in vocational,
occupational and clinical fields.
The book presents the text in an easy
way even for those students who do not have a background in
Mathematics.
Major topics covered in the book include General Principles
of Test Construction, Essay Type Tests, Constructing Personally Test:
Constructing Scales for Assessment of Affective Variables, Evaluation of Tests
and their Validity, Item Analysis and Standardisation of Tests.
These
books can be purchased online through www.hec.gov.pk (publications.hec.gov.pk). The News
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| Edu. News: | Updated: 28 Aug, 2008 |
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