A Guide to NUST Postgrad Masters/PhD Admission

A Guide To NUST Masters/PhD Admissions

A GUIDE TO NUST Masters/PhD Admission

NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCES & TECHNOLOGY

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Since its inception in the year 1991, NUST has moved forward in monumental strides. Its central campus has developed from wilderness to a tailor-made, state-of-the-art University, which is one of the best in the world. Numerous new programmes have commenced; research has multiplied; faculty profile has risen proudly and international linkages and collaborations have tremendously improved NUST’s global prestige and visibility.

top 500 in world, best 150 in Asia and No.1 University in Pakistan speaks volIts ranking among

umes of NUST achievements in recent years. Its success narrative is characterized by incessant hard work of visionary leadership, focused and industrious faculty, and all-out support of Ministry of Science and Technology, Board of Governors, and Higher Education Commission of Pakistan.

Mission Statement

To develop NUST as a comprehensive, researchled university with a focus on Technology, Innovation and Entrepreneurship.

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A Comprehensive University High Teaching Standards The principal stand that gives NUST distinction as an alma mater is its no-compromise policy in the deliverance of high quality education to its students. As a result, the services of highly-skilled and professional teachers are acquired, who not only teach to the best of their potential but also sow a seed of professionalism among their students to ensure excellence in the real sense of the word.

Faculty-student Ratio Currently, over 12,000 students are enrolled at NUST. However, there are 1,160 faculty members out of which 45% hold PhD degrees.

Faculty-Student ratio is approx. 1 : 10

Initially established for the promotion of engineering education par excellence in Pakistan, NUST has progressed well to emerge as a leading comprehensive university in Pakistan. Various constituent schools and colleges functioning under the umbrella of NUST are imparting high quality education at both undergraduate and postgraduate levels in an array of disciplines ranging from Engineering, Information Technology, Management and Social Sciences, and Medical to Basic Sciences. With its upward growth as a centre of excellence and fast-paced infrastructural expansion, the University remains poised to offer programmes of studies in even newer disciplines.

Research Research lies at the core of every development. This is the principle that has been widely adopted over the years at NUST. Focus on high quality and relevant research has always been the top priority so as to support the knowledge-based economy. Therefore, the University has state-of-the-art research facilities, encouraging faculty and scholars to pursue research following the international standards.

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Programmes of Study - Masters 1. Military College of Signals (MCS), Rawalpindi • Electrical (Telecomm) Engineering (Evening) • Computer Software Engineering (Evening) • Information Security (Evening) 2. College of Electrical & Mechanical Engineering (C of E&ME) , Rawalpindi • Electrical Engineering (Evening) • Mechanical Engineering (Evening) • Computer Engineering (Evening) • Computer Software Engineering (Evening) • Mechatronics Engineering (Evening) • Engineering Management (Evening) 3. School of Electrical Engineering & Computer Sciences (SEECS), Islamabad • Information Technology (Evening) • Computer Science (Morning/ Evening) • Information Security (Evening) • Electrical Engineering (Evening) • Innovative Technologies in Education (Evening) 4. School of Civil & Environmental Engineering (SCEE), Islamabad • Structural Engineering (Evening) • Transportation Engineering (Evening) • Geotechnical Engineering (Evening)

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Geotechnical and Tunneling Engineering (Evening) Construction Engineering and Management (Evening) Water Resources Engineering & Management (Evening) Remote Sensing and GIS (Evening) Environmental Engineering (Evening) Environmental Science (Evening) Urban and Regional Planning (Evening)

5. School of Chemical & Materials Engineering (SCME), Islamabad • Materials & Surface Engineering (Evening) • Chemical Engineering (Evening) • Nanoscience and Engineering (Evening) 6. School of Natural Science (SNS), Islamabad • Mathematics (Morning/Evening) • Physics (Morning/Evening) • Chemistry (Morning/Evening) 7. Research Centre for Modelling & Simulation (RCMS), Islamabad • Computational Science and Engineering (Morning) • System Engineering (Morning) 8. Centre for Energy Systems Engineering (CES), Islamabad • Energy Systems Engineering (Morning)

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9. School of Mechanical & Manufacturing Engineering (SMME), Islamabad • Mechanical Engineering (Evening) • Design & Manufacturing Engineering (Morning and Evening) • Robotics & Intelligent Machine Engineering (Evening) • Biomedical Engineering (Evening) • Biomedical Science (Evening) 10. Pakistan Navy Engineering College (PNEC), Karachi • Electrical (Control) Engineering (Evening) • Electrical (Communication) Engineering (Evening) • Mechanical Engineering – Thermo Fluids / Thermal Power/ Computational Mechanics (Evening) • Manufacturing Engineering & Management (Evening) 11. Military College of Engineering (MCE), Risalpur • Construction Engineering & Management (Evening) • Disaster Mitigation & Reconstruction Engineering (Evening) • Disaster Management (Evening) 12. Army Medical College (AMC), Rawalpindi • Medical Sciences o Anatomy (Morning) o Biochemistry (Morning)

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Physiology (Morning) Microbiology (Morning) Pharmacology (Morning) Chemical Pathology (Morning) Hematology (Morning) Histopathology (Morning) Community Medicine (Morning) Molecular Medicine (Morning) Science of Dental Materials (Morning) Prosthodontics (Morning)

13. Atta Ur Rahman School of Applied Bio Sciences (ASAB), Islamabad • Applied Biosciences o Plant Biotechnology

(morning) o Industrial Biotechnology

(Morning) o Healthcare Biotechnology

(Morning) 14. NUST Business School (NBS), Islamabad • Masters of Business Administration (Morning) • M Phil Business Administration – Finance (Morning) • Executive MBA (Evening) • MS Human Resource Management (Morning) 15. Center for Counseling and Career Advisory (C3A), Islamabad • MS Career Counseling & Education (Morning/Evening) • PGD Career Counseling & Education (Morning/Evening)

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16. School of Social Sciences & Humanities (S3H), Islamabad • MS Clinical Psychology (Morning) • MS Economics (1 1/2 Years) (Morning) • MS Mass Communication (Morning)

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Eligibility Criteria for Masters Program NUST is offering contemporary mix of Postgraduate Programmes in Engineering, IT, Natural Sciences, Medicine & Bio-Sciences, Business & Social Sciences Disciplines. Eligibility Criteria for each is given under:

General Eligibility • •

Sixteen years of schooling or 4 years (minimum 124 credit hours) education after FA/FSc/A Level in relevant discipline.

GAT (General) conducted by NTS with atleast 50 raw score or GRE (General) conducted by ETS, USA,with following minimum score separately in each section:Description

Scale

Quantitative

151/170

Verbal

146/170

Analytical Writing

3.5/6.0

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Bachelors degree accredited by PEC in relevant discipline as mentioned below:»» Geotechnical / Transportation / Structural Engineering/ Geotechnical & Tunneling

BE in Civil Engineering. »»

Water Resources Engineering BE in Civil / Agriculture / Environmental / Geological / Geo informatics / Transportation.

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Construction Engineering and Management BE Civil / Transporation, BE Architecture and Bachelor of Architecture.

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Electrical (Telecommunication) Engineering BE in Telecommunication / Electrical / Electronics / Industrial Electronics/ Electrical & Communication / Avionics / Communication Technologies.

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Electrical Engineering BE in Electrical / Telecommunication / Mechatronics / Electronics / Industrial Electronics / Electrical & Communication / Avionics / Communication Technologies / Computer System.

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Mechanical Engineering BE in Mechanical / Mechatronics / Industrial / Manufacturing / Aerospace.

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Mechatronics Engineering BE in Mechatronics / Mechanical / Electrical / Telecommunication / Computer / Industrial / Manufacturing / Aerospace/Avionics.

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Engineering Management BE in any discipline.

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Computer Engineering BE in Electronics / Industrial Electronics / Computer System / Electrical / Electrical & Communication / Telecommunication / Avionics.

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Computer Software Engineering / Information Technology / Computer Science BE in any discipline OR MCS / BCS (4 years) / BIT (4 years) or MSc in (Statistics / Physics / Applied Physics / Mathematics / Electronics) with BIT / BCS. »»

Information Security BE in Electrical / Telecommunication / Computer Software/ Computer System/ Electronics / Industrial Electronics / Electrical & Communication / Avionics / Communication Technologies OR MCS / MIT / BCS (4 years) / BIT (4 years) or MSc in (Statistics / Physics / Applied Physics / Mathematics / Electronics) with BCS / BIT.

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Environmental Engineering BE in any discipline from PEC / HEC (as applicable) recognized institution of Pakistan or abroad.

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Environmental Science MSc (Physics / Applied Physics / Chemistry / Biological Science / Microbiology / Biochemistry / Forestry / Agriculture Science) / MBBS / BDS.

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Remote Sensing and GIS Masters/Bachelors in Remote Sensing and GIS / Geography / Geology / Computer Science / Environmental OR Master / Bachelors in Town Planning / City & Regional Planning / Urban Planning / Forestry / Business Management / Health Management / Public Health / Architecture.

OR BE in Civil / Environmental / Electrical / Mechanical / Petroleum / Mining / Marine / Transportation OR Master / Bachelors in Archeology / Economics / Rural Development / Architecture / Business Management / Public Administration and Management or any other Social and Management Science disciplines.

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Energetic Materials Engineering BE in Chemical / Mechanical / Metallurgical / Civil / Mining / Marine .

OR MSc Chemistry / Physics / Mathematics / Environmental Science.

Candidates may be considered but may have to undertake additional courses as deemed necessary to cover deficiencies for Engineering degree essentials.

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Materials and Surface Engineering BE in Materials and Metallurgical / Mechanical / Mining / Petroleum / Chemical / Engineering Sciences.

OR MSc in Chemistry / Physics / Mathematics / Environmental Sciences.

Candidates may be considered but may have to undertake additional courses as deemed necessary to cover deficiencies for Engineering degree essentials.

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Computation Science & Engineering (Modeling & Simulation) Masers/Bachelors in any discipline of Engineering, Natural Sciences, Computer Science / Software Engineering, Operation Research, Defense / Strategic Studies, Management Sciences.

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Manufacturing Engineering and Management / Design & Manufacturing Engineering BE in Mechanical Engineering, Industrial Engineering, Mechatronics Engineering, Aerospace Engineering / Electrical / Electronics / Avionics.

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Robotics & Intelligent Machine Engineering BE in Mechatronics/Mechanical/ Electrical/ Computer / Industrial / Manufacturing / Aerospace / Avionics / Computer Software.

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Disaster Mitigation and Reconstruction Engineering BE Civil/Construction Management/Architecture.

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Biomedical Engineering BE Biomedical/Chemical/Electrical/Mechanical/Mechatronics/Computer/ Materials.

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Biomedical Science BS (4 years) or Masters in Biology, Physics, Chemistry, Computer Science, Materials Science, Biosciences, Pharmacology, Molecular Biology, Genetic Engineering, Biotechnology or MBBS/BDS.

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Energy Systems Engineering BE Chemical/Mechanical/Electrical/Environmental/Materials.

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Urban and Regional Planning BE Civil /Construction /Architecture or BS Architechture/ Environmental/ Geo Informatics/ City & Town Planning.

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Chemical Engineering BE in Chemical/Petroleum.

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Nanoscience & Engineering BE in Material / Chemical / Mechanical / Environmental / Computer / Electronics / Polymer OR BS in Physics / Chemistry / Environmental / Bioscience

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System Engineering BE Mechanical/Mechtronics/Production/Industrial/Automobile/Electrical/ Computer/Software OR BS Information Technology/ Computer Science.

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Innovative Technologies in Education BS (4 years) / Masters in Computer Science / Information Technology / Basic Sciences OR BE in any discipline.

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2. Natural Sciences •

Mathematics »» Masters / Bachelors (4 years) in Mathematics. »» GAT (General) conducted by NTS with atleast 50 raw score. »» Masters / Bachelors degree must be recognized by HEC.

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Physics »» Masters / Bachelors (4 years) in Physics. »» GAT (General) conducted by NTS with atleast 50 raw . »» Masters / Bachelors degree must be recognized by HEC.

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Chemistry »» Masters / Bachelors (4 years) in Chemistry. »» GAT (General) conducted by NTS with atleast 50 raw . »» Masters / Bachelors degree must be recognized by HEC.

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Medical Sciences (Anatomy, Biochemistry & Molecular Biology, Physiology, Pharmacology, Histopathology, Microbiology, Haematology, Chemical Pathology and Community Medicine) »» GAT (General) conducted by NTS with at least 50 raw score. »» MBBS from an institute recognised by PM&DC and one year house job for basic Medical Sciences. »» MBBS/BDS from an institute recognised by PM&DC and one year house job for Community Medicine. »» MSc/BS (4 years) in Biochemistry or Molecular Biology for MPhil in Biochemistry & Molecular Biology.

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Science of Dental Materials »» GAT (General) conducted by NTS with atleast 50 raw score. »» BDS from an institute recognised by PM&DC and one year house job.

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Prosthodontics »» GAT (General) conducted by NTS with atleast 50 raw score. »» BDS from an institute recognised by PM&DC and one year house job.

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Molecular Medicine »» GAT (General) conducted by NTS with atleast 50 raw score. »» MBBS from an institute recognised by PM&DC and one year house job, OR

MSc/BS (4 years) in Molecular Biology/Genetics/Biochemistry.

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Applied Biosciences (Industrial Biotechnology/ Plant Biotechnology/ Healthcare Biotechnology) »» GAT (General) conducted by NTS with at least 50 raw score »» MSc in Life Sciences/ BSc (4 years) in Biotechnology/Biochemistry/Molecular Biology/Biosciences/Bioinformatics/ MBBS/ DVM/ BDS.

4. Business and Social Sciences •

MBA (2 years) »» Sixteen years of schooling or 4 years (minimum 124 credit hours) education after FA/FSc/A Level. »» GAT (General) conducted by NTS with atleast 50 raw score or GMAT conducted by GMAC, USA with atleast 50 percentile Score. »» Bachelors/Masters degree must be recognized by HEC.

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MS Economics (1 1/2 years) »» MS / BS (4 years) in Economics (minimum 124 credit hours). »» GAT (General) conducted by NTS with atleast 50 raw score or GMAT conducted by GMAC, USA with atleast 50 percentile Score. »» Bachelors/Masters degree must be recognized by HEC.

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Executive MBA »» Minimum 14 years education. »» Minimum of 4 years full time experience in executive post. »» GAT (General) / NAT-II conducted by NTS or GMAT conducted by GMAC, USA. »» Bachelors degree must be recognized by HEC.

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MPhil Business Administration (Finance) »» MBA/MPA/MBE/M.Com/Masters in Economics. »» GAT (General) conducted by NTS with atleast 50 raw score or GMAT conducted by GMAC, USA with atleast 50 percentile Score. »» Masters degree must be recognized by HEC.

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MS Human Resource Management »» MBA/MCom/BBA/BCom(4 years)/BE/MBBS from HEC/PEC/PM&DC recognized Institute. »» GAT (General) conducted by NTS with atleast 50 raw score.

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MS Mass Communication »» Masters/BS (4 years) in Mass Communication/Journalism/Media Studies/Public Relations/Public Administration. »» GAT (General) conducted by NTS with atleast 50 raw score.

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MS/PGD Disaster Management »» Sixteen years of schooling or 4 years education after FA/FSc/A Level from HEC/PEC/PM&DC recognized Institute. »» GAT (General) conducted by NTS with atleast 50 raw score (for MS programme).

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MS Clinical Psychology »» MSc/MA/ BS (4 years) in Psychology and must have studied Clinical Psychology as a subject. »» GAT (General) conducted by NTS with atleast 50 raw score.

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MS/ PGD Career Councelling & Education »» 16 years of schooling from HEC recognized institute. »» GAT (General) conducted by NTS with atleast 50 raw score (for MS programme).

Note: • Candidates who are awaiting final results can also apply provided their CGPA/Percentage till last semester is > 2.0/55% and they can submit their final result before commencement of classes.

• Percentage will only be valid if CGPA is not mentioned on transcript.

• NUST will only accept GRE/ GMAT Score received direct from ETS/GMAC USA.

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Programmes of Study - PhD Rawalpindi/Islamabad a.

Biological and Medical Sciences

S/N Discipline

Areas of Study

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Medical Sciences

Biochemistry, Pharmacology, Anatomy, Chemical Pathology, Molecular Medicine, Prosthodontics

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Applied Biosciences

Health Biotechnology, Industrial Biotechnology and Plant Biotechnology

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Natural Sciences

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Mathematics

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Physics

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Chemistry

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Engineering Sciences

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Electrical Engineering

Specialization Streams: Electronics, Digital & Computer Systems, Signals & Systems/DSP, Electromagnetic and Microwave, Communications/ Telecommunication Systems, Electric Machines and Power Systems, Control Systems Networks

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Computer Engineering

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Mechanical Engineering

Specialization Streams: (Dynamics & Control, Computational Mechanics, Product & Manufacturing Systems Design, Design, Thermo Fluids, Thermal Power & Fluids & Energy Systems)

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Design and Manufacturing Engineering

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Robotics and Intelligent Machine Engineering

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Environmental Engineering

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Environmental Sciences

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Mechatronics Engineering

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Materials and Surface Engineering

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Transportation Engineering

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Construction Engineering & Management

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Structural Engineering

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Geotechnical Engineering

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Computational Sciences and Engineering

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Engineering Management

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Water Resources Engineering

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Biomedical Engineering

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Biomedical Science

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Computer and IT

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Computer Software Engineering

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Information Security

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Information Technology

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Computer Science

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Remote Sensing and GIS

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Social Sciences

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Economics

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Peace and Conflict Studies

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Engineering Sciences

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Electrical Engineering

Specialization Streams: Electronics, Digital & Computer Systems, Signals & Systems/DSP, Electromagnetics and Microwave, Communications/ Telecommunication Systems, Electric Machines and Power Systems, Control Systems Networks

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Mechanical Engineering

Specialization Streams: Dynamics & Control, Computational Mechanics, Product & Manufacturing Systems Design, Design, Thermo Fluids, Thermal Power & Fluids & Energy Systems

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Manufacturing Engineering and Management

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Eligibility Criteria of PhD 1. 18 years of education in relevant discipline from HEC recognized institute with minimum CGPA 3.0 out of 4.0 or 3.75 out of 5.0 (in the Semester System) or First Division (in the Annual System). Percentage will be valid only if the CGPA is not mentioned on degree/transcript.

2. For Basic Medical Sciences: MBBS and MPhil, or MBBS plus FCPS (Basic Medical Sciences/Clinical Subjects).

3. GRE Subject International (score-60 percentile) or GAT Subject by NTS (score-60 %) or local GRE subject type test (score-70 %) conducted by NUST (as applicable) is required.

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Masters/PhD Financial Matters Fee Structure for National Students: MS/MPhil/MBA/EMBA Medical, Bio Sciences & Social Sciences

Business Studies

MBA

EMBA

Rupees

Rupees

Admission 10,000 Processing Fee Security Deposit Semester Fee

PhD

Engineering Management & Construction Engineering Management

Other Engi- All proneering/IT grams programs

Rupees

Rupees

Rupees

Rupees

10,000

10,000

10,000

10,000

5,000

7,000

12,000

14,000

12,000

7,000

7,000

45,000

75,000

16,500 (per course)

75,000

45,000

45,000

Reading Material (Per Annum)

12,500

Payment of Student Fees: •

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In case of new admissions students have to pay the admission processing fee, security and half semester fee in advance at the time of admission. The remaining half semester fee has to be submitted after three months of admission but not later than month of December.

Challan for admission charges along with first installment of first semester fee and Provisional Selection Letter will be available on NUST website.

Tuition fee will be charged on semester basis except the first semester fee which will be charged in two equal installments.

Students have to pay their fee in advance before the commencement of semester otherwise they will not be eligible to sit in the class. Deadline for the payment will be posted on website.

Full tuition fee will be charged for on-campus duration. The student who does not complete the course work within the on-campus duration will continue to pay full tuition fee till completion of course work. Thereafter, the student will be charged 50% of the tuition fee till completion of degree requirement. Offcampus tuition fee during research phase is charged for continuation of registration with the University and utilization of institutional facilities (such as library, laboratories, help from faculty etc).

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Fee Structure for International Students MS/MPhil/MBA/EMBA Medical, Bio Sciences & Social Sciences

Business Studies

MBA

EMBA

USD

USD

Admission 110 Processing Fee Security Deposit Semester Fee

Engineering Management & Construction Engineering Management

Other Engineering/IT programs

All programs

USD

USD

USD

USD

110

110

110

110

60

70

120

140

120

70

70

450

750

300 (per course)

750

450

450

Reading Material (Per Annum)

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PhD

125

Tuition fee for the first academic year (two semesters) will be deposited through Bank Draft at the time of admission.

Subsequent, tuition fee will be paid through challan form generated by Finance Directorate, NUST. The structure and schedule of payment will be intimated to the selected candidates.

The security deposit is payable along with the admission processing fee at the time of admission.

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Financial Aid Merit Based Scholarships Merit based scholarships and research grants are given to Masters & PhD students. Students having good academic record and high research potential are given merit based scholarship to augment their academic & research progress.

Assistanceship Teaching and Research Assistant may be awarded to suitable Masters & PhD Students who are willing to assist the faculty not only in the conduct of undergraduate classes but also in carrying out research during the normal working hours of the institution.

Need Base Scholarships NUST provides NEED BASED SCHOLARSHIPS to its selected Undergraduate and Postgraduate students of fresh entry every year on the basis of their financial need. The final merit for award of NNBS is generated on the basis of need of the student and his/her admission merit.

Deferment of Tuition Fee Needy students who are unable to pay the fees are allowed deferred payment on case to case basis but they are given degree after repayment of balance amount. Minimum 50% of fee is to be paid by the student in each semester with remaining 50% amount to be cleared before award of certificate so that the students can get some jobs.

For Details Visit www.nust.edu.pk/Admissions/Scholarships

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