7. PROCEDURES: SEMESTER/COURSES

7.1
There should be at least one relevant full time Ph.D. faculty member in a Department/Center/Institute to launch M.Phil/MS study programme.
7.2
Faculty members having M.Phil/MS degree shall be eligible to teach M.Phil/ MS courses.
7.3
The pool of full time Ph.D. faculty members will be developed from various Departments with the goal to promote and advance meaningful and applied research at the University.
7.4
Inter-disciplinary course work and research at the institutional level, especially if human resource capital or infrastructure facilities are not available, will also be encouraged at the University.
7.5
For the award of M.Phil/MS degree, candidates will need to complete a minimum of 24 credit hours’ semester courses comprising of core and elective courses as per requirements of the discipline along with a minimum of 06 credit hours of research work and thesis, along with all pre-requisites.
7.6
Chairpersons/ Directors are requested to start first semester within 10 days after completion of admission process by the University.
7.7
Second semester shall start within a week after termination of First Semester Examinations.
7.8
A scholar shall be allowed to appear in examination provided that he/she has been on the role of the University during that semester, has registered himself for the courses of study within specific period of time and has attended at least 75% of lectures, laboratory work and field work.
7.9
The duration of M.Phil/MS program of study is two years. After expiry of period, the registration of the scholar will stand cancelled by the Registrar office through AS&RB.
7.10
If in case of any incident occurred with scholar medically or other reasons; on the request of scholar; his/her semester/s may be frozen/deferred by University authorities after scrutinizing his/her request on genuine grounds of the incident occurred. Maximum allowed period in this case is two semesters.
7.11
Meet all other pre and post requirements of University of Balochistan/HEC.