Introduction
This section presents details related toPhD program offered by the University. The information in this section is very brief but useful for students to plan their PhD programs. Students will be provided additional information by their respective Departments and Supervisors. All students begin their PhD studies with the status of "admitted to the PhD program". Continuation in the PhD program requires that the student perform satisfactorily during various stages such as course work, comprehensive and thesis proposal defence. Finally, admission to candidacy requires that the student demonstrate evidence of research ability on the thesis proposal defense conducted by the University. The key program activities are expected to complete as per HEC guidelines for PhD program.
Admission to the PhD Program
Abasyn University offers admission to its PhD program on the basis of open merit. Admission to PhD program is offered in the Fall and Spring Semesters. However, under special circumstances a candidate maysubmit his/her application to the University any time during the academic year. The Graduate Studies and Research Management Council (GSRM) is the final authority to verify and confirm PhD admission.
General Criteria and Procedure for Admission
Candidates seeking admission in PhD program have to fulfill certain requirements depending on their respective field of study. The final evaluation of students seeking admission in PhD program will be done by GSRM on case to case basis. However, all applicants are required to meet the following eligibility criteria for direct PhD admission:
- A minimum of eighteen years of education resulting in a Masters or M.Phil degree with thesis option from an HEC recognized University.
- 3.0/4.0 Cumulative GPA in semester based system or First Division in the annual based system or equivalent.
- NTS/GRE/GMAT/IAT (Abasyn Admission Test)
- NTS – 60 or above accumulative score or GRE General Score
- -450/800 -Verbal reasoning
- 550/800 - Quantitative reasoning
- 3.5/6 - Analytic writing
- GRE Subject Test—As per department requirement or (if applicable)
- Abasyn Aptitude Test (AAT) – 70%score (Note: If the Test is not availablein NTS subject list, then a University Committee consisting of at least 3 PhDfaculty members in the subject area will conduct an AAT for the applicants).
Procedure to apply for the PhD
A candidate will apply for admission in a PhD program using Application form available for this purpose. A personal research statement will also be submitted by the student along with the application form. The admission committee or the admission office will thoroughly scrutinize the application form and send the research statement to the relevant Department. If the AdmissionOffice and the concerned Department are satisfied with the qualification and suitability of the candidate then the applications of all candidates will be sent to the GSRM for final approval.
Transfer Cases
AU accepts transfer students into Ph.D. program. However, the university or program from which a student intends to transfer should be HEC recognized university or program. The courses already studied by the candidate will be evaluated by the PhD admissions committee at the department level. The concerned department will submit candidate's application for transfer along with the accepted courses to Graduate Studies and Research Management Council (GSRMC) for final approval.
PhD Program: Credit Hours Distribution
A PhD candidate is required to complete 48 credit hours which are distributed in the following manner:
- Minimum 18 CrHr course work for students who are enrolled in direct PhD program.
- PhD Thesis of 30 CrHr
- The 18 CrHr course work is distributed as follows
- Two Core or Compulsory courses (6 CrHr).
A PhD student will be required to take two core courses. The two core courses will be offered from the list of approved core courses for the program in which the student is enrolled. Four elective courses (12 CrHr) from the area of Specialization: In addition to two core courses, four elective courses will be offered from the approved list related to area of specialization of the student. Note: In some cases (if suggested by the supervisor or PhD advisory committee) a PhD student may require to take courses from the support areas such as Math, Research Methods, etc.
List of Courses
The University offers PhD program only in the area of Management Sciences, student will be allocated core and elective courses form the following list. Supervisor with the consultation of the Department concerned can add new courses after the approval of the GSRMC:
Core Courses (Two Courses)
- Philosophical Foundation of Management
- Advance Research Methods
- Theories of Organization design
- Corporate Social Responsibility
- Entrepreneurship
Elective Courses
Four courses out of the field of specialization/research list given below
| Course Code | Course Title | Credit Hours |
|---|---|---|
| MG 513 | Strategic HRM | 3 |
| MG 412 | Organizational Behavior | 3 |
| MG 321 | HR Planning, Recruitment & Selection | 3 |
| MG 514 | Performance Management System | 3 |
| MG 515 | Employees Training & Development | 3 |
| MG 516 | Managing Diversity at work Place | 3 |
| MG 517 | Motivation at Work Place | 3 |
| MG 414 | Conflict Management | 3 |
| MG 425 | Project Management | 3 |
| MG 317 | Total Quality Management | 3 |
| MG 413 | Industrial Relations | 3 |
| MG 331 | Change Management | 3 |
| MG 434 | Labour Laws in Pakistan | 3 |
| MG 319 | Leadership & Team Management | 3 |
| MG 528 | International human resource Management | 3 |
| Course Code | Course Title | Credit Hours |
|---|---|---|
| MG 518 | Financial accounting and Financial Management | 3 |
| MG 519 | Advance Managerial Accounting | 3 |
| MG 520 | Banking | 3 |
| MG 316 | Islamic Banking system | 3 |
| MG 503 | Corporate Finance | 3 |
| MG 312 | Financial statements Analysis | 3 |
| MG 328 | Investment and portfolio Management Analysis | 3 |
| MG 412 | Organizational Behavior | 3 |
| MG 425 | Project Management | 3 |
| MG 317 | Total Quality Management | 3 |
| MG 522 | Financial Institutions and Financial Markets | 3 |
| MG 103 | Managerial Economics | 3 |
| Course Code | Course Title | Credit Hours |
|---|---|---|
| MG 302 | Marketing Management | 3 |
| MG 306 | Consumer Behavior | 3 |
| MG 523 | Advertising | 3 |
| MG 524 | Strategic Brand Management | 3 |
| MG 525 | Intellectual property rights | 3 |
| MG 529 | Supply Chain Management | 3 |
| MG 526 | International Marketing | 3 |
| MG 412 | Organizational Behavior | 3 |
| MG 425 | Project Management | 3 |
| MG 317 | Total Quality Management | 3 |
| MG 508 | Strategic Marketing | 3 |
| MG 527 | Tourism marketing | 3 |
| MG 106 | Sales Management | 3 |
| MG 107 | Personnel Selling | 3 |
| MG 530 | Market Communication process | 3 |
Course Work
| Course Work – Comprehensive ExaminationCrHr | Thesis Proposal/ Thesis/ Thesis Defense | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Year 1 | Year 2 | Year 3 | Year 4 |
| Semester – I | Semester – I | Semester – I | Semester – I |
| Core Course no. 1 Core Course no. 2 Allocation of the PhD Supervisor. |
Specialization/ Support area course no. 3 Specialization/ Support area course no. 4 Comprehensive Examination |
Work on thesis Registration for 10 CrHr Thesis |
Work on thesis Student will be registered as thesis write-up student with no CrHr hrs in this period. Thesis Defense (if thesis is completed), otherwise thesis write-up status will continue to next semester |
| Semester – II | Semester – II | Semester – II | Semester – II |
| Specialization/ Support area course no. 1 Specialization/ Support area course no. 2 |
Work on Thesis Proposal – Student must be registered for 10 CrHr Thesis Thesis Proposal Defense | Work on thesis Registration for 10 CrHr Thesis Thesis Defense (if thesis is not completed in the speculated period PAC can grant extension for one year to enable student to complete his/her thesis. |
Work on thesis Thesis defense In case thesis is not completed, further extension will only be granted by the COUNCIL after the recommendation of the PAC. |
Note: Student may take courses during summer semester (if available).
2014 organized by UET Peshawar Financial and Assistantship
The University believes in promoting research culture in the country; therefore, maximum support is provided to PhD scholar to financially support their studies at the AU. Further, AU admits students purely on meritn basis, regardless of their financial status. PhD students after the completion of course work may be involved in teaching undergraduate level courses in order to provide them financial support from the University. The following schemes of fee waiver orm discount are available at the AU:
- Qarza-e-Hasna.
- Assistantship in the form of Research Fellow, Teaching Assistant, Lab Assistant.
- Fee discount for student with research experience, journal publication and bright academic record.
- Assistantship through industrial projects (if available and subject to the approval of the Project Investigator).
- Students can also obtain grants from other organizations such as HEC, ICT R&D fund and Ministry of IT (if available).
Tuition and other financial charges
The breakdown of the Tuition and other financial charges is as follows:
| Admission fee | Rs. 20,000/- (one time) |
| Tuition fee | Rs. 75,000/- per semester (2 sem in year) |
| Registration and other charges | RS. 10,000/- per semester |
| Total for the 2nd and 3rd year | Rs. 160,000/- |
| Library and Laboratory Security (refundable) | Rs. 25,000/- (For Life Sciences, Computing and Engineering) |
| Total for the first year | Rs. 180,000/- |
| Total for the 2nd and 3rd year | Rs. 160,000/- |
| Continuation fee behind 3rd year | Rs. 75,000/- |
Evaluation of thesis by expert from Technological
| Advanced Country | $300/- (one time) |
| Final Examination and Internal Review fee | Rs. 50,000/- (one time) |
Rupees 10,000/- per credit hour will be charged in Summer Semester (if required)