Four-year BS (Honours) degree programme

Four-year BS (Honour): 'Sceptical' GCU loses only attached college
Lahore, July 29: The Punjab higher education department has withdrawn the only degree college attached to the Government College University, Lahore, for affiliation of four-year BS (Honours) programme, following GCU administration's 'lame excuses' including seeking explanation of "attachment".

The department is launching an ambitious programme of introducing BS (Honours) programme in its 26 top colleges in 12 districts. It had selected eight universities and attached these 26 colleges with them, including Government College of Science, Wahdat Road, Lahore, which has been attached with the Government College University (GCU).

While notifying the attachment of these colleges with eight public sector universities on July 1, the department had asked the principals of these institutions to workout capacity building programmes in consultation with their supervising varsities. The notification also said the colleges should inform the department about any item over and above the estimates, already provided to the department, to be incorporated in the consolidated PC-I.

As the other varsities' authorities are collaborating with the principals of respective colleges by visiting their facilities, including labs and libraries, the GCU administration engaged itself with the higher education department on the explanation of plans and meaning of "attachment".

GCU Registrar Sahibzada Faisal Khurshid said the varsity had written a letter to the department to explain the BS (Honours) programme plan and the meaning of attachment. He said the university had either affiliated or constituent colleges and there was no definition of attached colleges in the GCU charter. He said that he had also sent a reminder to the department in this regard.

Mr Khurshid said the university was seeking detailed information about the BS (Honours) courses, faculty, students' admission, examination system and other related issues because it was the matter of students' future.

However, sources in the higher education department said that the GCU administration was making lame excuses instead of coming on board and taking the plan as a challenge to promote the cause of education in the province. They said the GCU administration had also told the department that it would take up the attachment matter with its Syndicate. The sources said it was using delaying tactics because it did not want to affiliate the Government College of Science, Wahdat Road, which might affect its ranking in the country. They said the GCU was also reluctant to attach or affiliate this college as it was hub of the Islami Jamiat Tulaba activists.

When contacted, higher education secretary Ahad Khan Cheema confirmed the Government College of Science had been withdrawn from the GCU and attached with the Punjab University.

The Punjab University had now got six colleges attached for the launch of four-year BS (Honours) programme. The University of Gujrat and Bahauddin Zakariya University, Multan, also have six attached colleges each.

Besides, two colleges each have been attached with the Lahore College for Women University; Islamia University, Bahawalpur; University of Sargodha and Government College University, Faisalabad. Dawn

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UVAS Syndicate approves hiring
Lahore: Syndicate of the University of Veterinary and Animal Sciences (UVAS), which met under the chairmanship of Vice-Chancellor Prof Dr Muhammad Nawaz approved appointments against 40 teaching and non-teaching posts in different capacities in various departments of the varsity.

A press release here on Wednesday said the 28th UVAS Syndicate meeting confirmed appointment of 18 lecturers, 10 assistant professors, five associate professors and a professor. A notification in this regard was issued on Wednesday.

The faculty members have been appointed to enhance education quality in veterinary medicine, animal husbandry and allied fields as well as animal healthcare services. The news

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College of Physicians and Surgeons holds 44th convocation
Lahore: The 44th convocation of the College of Physicians and Surgeons Pakistan (CPSP) was held at a local hotel on Wednesday.

At the ceremony, 300 doctors were awarded with the fellowship and 75 with membership of the college. The fellowship of the college – without an exam – was also awarded to prominent people in the medical profession for their meritorious services.

CPSP President Professor Zafarullah Chaudhry congratulated the recipients of the fellowship and said that more than 85 percent of the specialists of the CPSP were providing medical services across the country. He said a CPSP degree is recognised the world over due to its structured training programme, and it is among the top seven degrees in the world.

Chaudhry urged the recipients of the fellowship to utilise their energies in serving the country and the nation. The chief guest of the ceremony was Special Adviser to the Chief Minister Sardar Zulfiqar Khosa, who commended the services of college and assured full cooperation of the government. He announced a grant of Rs 100 million for the institute and expected that it would cooperate with the government in providing specialist doctors to remote areas of the province at the district and tehsil levels. Daily times

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Candidates recommended for appointments
Lahore: The Punjab Public Service Commission (PPSC) issued various notifications on Wednesday and recommended candidates to the provincial government for appointment of subject specialists in the Punjab Education Department.

The PPSC recommended 11 candidates for appointment to the posts of Subject Specialist Arabic (Female) BS-17 in the Punjab Education Department.

The PPSC recommended 16 candidates for appointment to the posts of Subject Specialist Arabic (Male) BS-17 in the Punjab Education Department.

The PPSC recommended 22 candidates for appointment to the posts of Subject Specialist Physical Education (Male) BS-17 in the Punjab Education Department.

The PPSC recommended seven candidates for appointment to the posts of Subject Specialist Physical Education (Female) BS-17 in the Punjab Education Department.

The PPSC recommended six candidates for appointment to the posts of Subject Specialist Commerce/Book Keeping (Female) BS-17 in the Punjab Education Department.

The PPSC recommended two candidates for appointment to the posts of Subject Specialist Sociology (Female) BS-17 in the Punjab Education Department.

The PPSC recommended 27 candidates for appointment to the posts of Subject Specialist Geography (Male) BS-17 in the Punjab Education Department.

The PPSC recommended 23 candidates for appointment to the posts of Subject Specialist Economics (Male) BS-17 in the Punjab Education Department.

The PPSC recommended 17 candidates for appointment to the posts of Subject Specialist Statistics (Female) BS-17 in the Punjab Education Department.

The PPSC recommended 16 candidates for appointment to the posts of Subject Specialist Psychology (Male) BS-17 in the Punjab Education Department.

The PPSC recommended two candidates for appointment to the posts of Subject Specialist Computer Science (Male) BS-17 in the Punjab Education Department.

The PPSC recommended two candidates for appointment to the posts of Subject Specialist Philosophy (Male) BS-17 in the Punjab Education Department.

The PPSC recommended 13 candidates for appointment to the posts of Subject Specialist Economics (Female) BS-17 in the Punjab Education Department.

The PPSC recommended three candidates for appointment to the posts of Subject Specialist Persian (Male) BS-17 in the Punjab Education Department.

The PPSC recommended 10 candidates for appointment to the posts of Subject Specialist Home Economics (Female) BS-17 in the Punjab Education Department. Detailed results can be seen on Commission's website www.ppsc.gop.pk.

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PEF educating 13,349 students in S Punjab'
Lahore: The Punjab Education Foundation (PEF) is giving free education to as many as 13,349 deserving students of Southern Punjab under the New School Programme (NSP). Under the NSP, a monthly grant of Rs.46 lakh and 72,000 is being provided to the 129 partner schools.

This was stated in a meeting of the Punjab Education Foundation which was held in the PEF Board-Room with Chairman PEF Raja Muhammad Anwar in the Chair on Wednesday. PEF MD Mohyuddin Ahmad Wani, DMD (Operations) Tanveer Ahmad Zafar, DMD (Finance) Salman Anwar Malik, Project Officer (NSP) Hassan Javed and other officers were also present.

The meeting held a detailed assessment of the PEF programmes in the Southern Punjab and pondered over proficient strategies to further expand them for giving educational facilities to the maximum number of deserving students. The meeting observed that the NSP had given opportunity to the poor students to get quality education near to their homes as well as strengthening the schools' infrastructure in the areas where it was badly needed. Under the NSP, the PEF encourages opening of new schools in areas where their presence is required.

Addressing the meeting, Chairman PEF Raja Anwar asked the officers to work hard to arrange the schooling for the deprived segments.

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PU results & date sheet
Lahore: The Punjab University Examinations Department on Wednesday announced the results of MPhil Computer Science (Fall 2003), Semester System, Session 2003-2005 and BSc Computer Science (2-Years), Semester System, Session 2006-2008.

Meanwhile, the Punjab University Examinations Department on Wednesday announced the practical examination date sheet of MSc Home Economics, Part-I, 2nd Annual Examination 2009. According to the details, the exam will be conducted on August 2 and 3, 2010. Detailed date sheet is also available at PU website: www.pu.edu.pk, according to a press release.

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UoE refuses teachers to do PhD at PU
LAHORE - The University of Education (UoE) has refused their faculty members to do PhD from Punjab University.

A number of PhD scholars who intended to do their PhD from the Punjab University and have since cleared the interview and test for getting admission in PhD at Punjab University needed necessary NOC from their parent University, but the administration of UoE refused them to issue the NOC. As a result, a number of lecturers would not be able to do their PhD while the facility of PhD studies in these subjects was snot available at UoE.

The UoE Teachers Alliance in a statement urged the Chancellor/Governor Punjab to intervene to redress their grievance.

They alleged that there was no justification in refusing the NOC, no there were any rules to prevent the teachers to do their higher studies in any university.

When contacted, a spokesman of the Vice Chancellor UoE Dr Mrs Mirza said the UoE had set its own criteria to allow its teachers to do PhD that required 2 or 3 years experience and satisfactory performance as a teacher in UoE. The nation

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PU students in Youth Camp for Asia
Lahore: The Punjab University Institute of Communication Studies's two students, Abdul Rahman Khan and Talal Mustaman Raza, have been selected for participation in the Youth Camp for Asia.

According to a press release on Wednesday, the Youth Camp for Asia will be conducted from July 11 to August 11 in Seoul, South Korea, in which students of 23 Asian countries would participate. Seven students were selected from Pakistan for the camp after interviews.

The theme of this year's Youth Camp is "Dream of New Asia." The students will give their suggestions for the solution of global issues and a strategy would also be constituted for Asia' better future through younger generation. Moreover, Talal Mustaman Raza will lead the Pakistani youth delegation in the camp. The news

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