Punjab colleges & universities exam, admission dates
Exam, admission dates extended: CM
Lahore, Sep 02: Chief Minister Muhammad Shahbaz Sharif
has said that members of the Punjab Youth Council have been inducted for
conducting a survey of flood affectees, therefore, they should take
active part in a transparent survey and work for relief and
rehabilitation of flood affectees. He said that dates of various
examinations and admissions to colleges and universities had been
extended due to flood in the province so that students of flood-hit
districts did not face any difficulty. He was presiding over a
meeting held to review the role of members of the Punjab Youth Council
in the process of survey and relief and rehabilitation of flood
affectees here on Wednesday. CM's Senior Advisor Sardar Zulfiqar Ali
Khosa, MNAs Khawaja Saad Rafique, Mian Marghoob Ahmad, Pervaiz Malik,
Special Assistant Raja Ashfaq Sarwar, Khawaja Ahmad Hasaan, secretaries
of Higher Education and Schools, Provincial Disaster Management
Authority director general and Punjab Youth Council chairman attended
the meeting.
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PU PhD programme a success: VC
Lahore: Punjab University Vice-Chancellor Prof
Dr Mujahid Kamran said remarkable success had been achieved by the
varsity's PhD programme as a record number of 303 PhDs have been
produced during the last two years and eight months. Chairing a
meeting of senior faculty members on Wednesday, he said the Advance
Studies and Research Board and the Office of Controller Examination were
pivotal in making this possible. He said during the 18-year period from
1990-2007, the varsity produced a total of 734 PhDs, with an annual
average of 41. He said on average over 100 PhDs were being awarded since
January 3, 2008, ever since the present administration took office. Dr
Kamran said out of the 303 PhDs, 105 PhDs were produced in 2008 and 126
PhDs in 2009. So far, 72 PhDs have already been produced during the
current year, he added. He said the Advanced Studies & Research
Board in 31 meetings during last 32 months had approved synopsis of 427
scholars as against the total number of 503 synopsis approved during
last 96 months. The PU VC said currently the total number of PhDs
scholars formally registered with varsity was 1000 while the number of
MPhil students is 1036. He said that in 2008, the number of research
papers published by faculty staff was 331 with 208 papers in impact
factor journals and 123 in HEC recognised journals. In 2009, this
number rose to 486 with 273 papers in impact factor journals and 213 in
HEC recognized journals. Similarly, number of conferences organized by
the PU faculty as well as representation of PU in international
conferences abroad has increased significantly in comparison to previous
years as the administration has enhanced funding for conference
participation inside and outside Pakistan. Of the 105 delegates who
represented PU in international conferences abroad in period 2004-2010,
65 were sent abroad since January 2008. Due to politicized atmosphere,
convocations were rarely held in the past, as in 19 year period from
1989-2007, only 8 convocations were held. However, present
administration has made convocations a regular PU feature to clear a
huge backlog. The PU has held three convocations since 2008, while
preparations are going on in full swing for holding the forth
convocation towards the end of December this year. The news
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UVAS begins work on research centre
Lahore: The University of Veterinary and Animal Sciences (UVAS)
has started work on a training and research centre for livestock
marketing on its Ravi Campus in Pattoki. UVAS Vice-Chancellor
Prof Dr Muhammad Nawaz broke ground for the centre in the presence of
Faculty of Animal Production and Technology Dean Prof Dr Talat Naseer
Pasha, Poultry Department Chairman Prof Dr Muhammad Akram, Livestock
Production and Technology Department Chairman Prof Dr Muhammad Abdullah,
Building and Works Project Director Muzaffar Mehmood and Assistant
Professor Dr Zulfiqar Ali. Speaking to senior faculty members,
Prof Nawaz said the purpose of livestock marketing was to introduce a
system of animal sale and purchase to curb role of the middleman. He
stressed that farmers were living hand to mouth, while the middleman was
making profits. Prof Nawaz said UVAS was now embarking upon a
modern market concept. He said Pakistan was the third largest milk
producing country in the world, having a variety of animals. He said the
university was offering hands-on training through synergy in academic,
research and production skills/services. Certificates: As many
as 25 veterinary workers from Vehari district have completed one-month
training course entitled "Village Veterinary Workers" at UVAS Ravi
Campus. The National Rural Support Programme has sponsored the course. These workers will serve as community livestock workers in the villages
from where they were nominated. They will vaccinate animals against
contagious diseases as well as internal and external parasites. UVAS VC Prof Nawaz presented certificates to veterinary workers. Dawn
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Pak students win laurels in USbr>
Lahore: The talented students of Lahore Grammar
School, sent on the special instructions of Punjab Chief Minister
Muhammad Shahbaz Sharif to America for participation in the
international competition of space science held at Houston, have won
laurels for Pakistan by their excellent performance. Earlier, the
students of Lahore Grammar School have been maintaining first position
for the last three years in the Asia Zone competitions held at New
Delhi. The Pakistani students, in consultation with the students of
California and North Carolina, designed a model for population of 24,000
human beings at Mars, which was declared as the best. The Punjab
chief minister while appreciating the performance of these students has
congratulated them and said that the whole Pakistani nation was proud of
them. He said that Punjab government was utilising all its resources
for the encouragement of talented and intelligent students.
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GCU wins competition
Lahore: The Government College University Lahore Debating Society Wednesday won the first
co-curricular event of the academic year 2010-11. A press release here
on Wednesday said the university team outshined 40 orators of the 20
best educational institutions of the country. The GCU team won the
All-Pakistan Inter-collegiate Qirat and Naat Competition, which was
hosted by Allama Iqbal Medical College Lahore. The news
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