There shall be two semesters of 18 weeks each in a year. i.e. Spring semester Jan –May Fall semester Aug – Dec
The semester break up shall be as follows:
1. The medium of instruction as well as of examination shall be English for all subjects except Islamic Studies and Pakistan Studies, for which medium shall be either Urdu or English.
2. Non-Muslim students may be allowed to take Ethical Studies course in lieu of Islamic Studies.
1. Students shall be required to complete four-year undergraduate degree programs in minimum of 8 regular Semesters (four years) and maximum of 12 regular semesters (six years).
2. At the expiry of 12th semester from the date of enrollment, students shall not be allowed to appear in any subsequent university examination.
All four years undergraduate degree programs consist of 130-140 credit hours of approved courses depending upon the requirements of a particular discipline.
The degree shall be awarded to those students who would satisfy the following conditions:
1. Successful completion of total number of courses approved by the Board of Studies. There should not be an ‘F’ grade in any course.
2. Maintain a minimum CGPA of 2.00 during the entire period of his/her studies in the University.
3. Achieve a minimum of “C” grade in Project/Thesis work. (Refer to thesis/project rules).
4. Passing the comprehensive viva voce examination. Fulfill other requirements outlined in the academic and disciplinary rules & regulations.
1. Students shall be required to register for the courses before start of each semester on the prescribed registration form.
2. Course/s registration shall be allowed as announced by the university.
3. Any change of the course/s shall be allowed only within the first week from the date of commencement of the semester.
1. The maximum course load for an undergraduate student in a regular (Fall & Spring) semester shall be 18 credit hours (six courses).
2. The minimum course load for an undergraduate student in a regular semester shall be 9 credit hours (three courses).
3. Students can take up to 6 credit hours (two courses) during summer semester.
1. A student, with the consent of concerned Director/HOD, may be allowed to withdraw a course/s within 10 weeks of the commencement of semester.
2. Student shall be awarded grade 'W' for the respective course/s if withdrawn within the 10 weeks of the commencement of semester with prior permission from the university.
3. Course/s withdrawn within 10 weeks shall be recorded on the transcript with a grade 'W.
4. Non-attendance will not constitute an official withdrawal.
A student may add/drop course\s with the consent of concerned Director/HOD within 4th Week of the commencement of semester.
1. Students are required to adhere to the university academic calendar and attend regularly all lectures, laboratory sessions, seminars, discussions, library sessions and field work as may be specified for each course in a semester.
2. Students shall be required to maintain minimum of 75% of class attendance in each course, otherwise the student shall not be allowed to appear in the final exam of that course. There shall be no relaxation what so ever for any reason.
3. Failure to meet the attendance requirements shall render the student ineligible for appearing in the final examination of the concerned course and he/she shall be awarded an 'F' grade in that particular course.
1. There shall be two examinations: mid semester and final exam for each course during each semester. Same criteria shall be followed in the Summer Semester.
2. The performance of a student shall be evaluated through a continuous testing procedure spread over the entire period of his/her studies.
3. The weightage of the exams and quizzes/assignments shall be as under:In each semester, students may be required to appear in quizzes, tests, mid-exam, final examination,Presentations(individual/group, group discussions, and submit projects/ assignments/lab reports etc. Appearance in the final examination is mandatory. These assessment marks (to be determined by the teacher concerned) will have different weightage contributing towards the overall assessment in percent marks. This weightage may be determined on the basis of following Guidelines:
| Nature of Examination | Weightage (%) |
| Class Participation / Assignments / Quizzes / Projects | 30 |
| Mid Examination | 30 |
| Final Examination | 40 |
| Total | 100 |
4. In order to complete/pass a course, a student shall be required to obtain minimum 'D' grade each in Theory and Practical work separately.
5. The teacher may give as a part of the course requirement, home assignments, quiz reports, and projects etc.
6. The number of activities mentioned in shall depend on the credit hour weightage of the course. One credit hour shall entail minimum of two class activities. e.g. Three credit hour courses shall have minimum of 6 activities (quizzes/ assignments or any other assessment activity).
7. Practical course is considered as a separate course of one credit hour equivalent to two/three Lab. contact hours. Practical courses shall be evaluated separately out of 100 marks.
8. Final Exam is mandatory, irrespective of the total marks obtained in the quiz/ assignments and mid semester exam.
Student’s performance is evaluated by following grading criteria. Course grades (letter grades) are awarded to students based on the relative performance in the course as shown in the table given below.
| Grade | Grade Point | Remarks |
| A+ | 4.00 | Exceptional |
| A | 4.00 | Outstanding |
| A- | 3.66 | Excellent |
| B+ | 3.33 | Very Good |
| B | 3.00 | Good |
| B- | 2.66 | Good Above |
| C+ | 2.33 | Average |
| C | 2.00 | Satisfactory |
| C- | 1.66 | Pass |
| D+ | 1.33 | Low Pass |
| D | 1.00 | Marginal Pass |
| F | 0.00 Below | Fail |
| I | Incomplete | |
| W | Course Withdrawn |
Relative grading system will be applied if the class strength is 20 or more, if class strength is less then 20 then absolute grading system will be applied as given below.
| Marks% | Grade Point | Letter Grade | Remarks |
| 90 and above | 4.00 | A+ | Exceptional |
| 85-89.9 | 4.00 | A | Outstanding |
| 80-84.9 | 3.66 | A- | Excellent |
| 75-79.9 | 3.33 | B+ | Very Good |
| 71-74.9 | 3.00 | B | Good |
| 68-70.9 | 2.66 | B- | Good Above |
| 64-67.9 | 2.33 | C+ | Average |
| 61-63.9 | 2.00 | C | Satisfactory |
| 58-60.9 | 1.66 | C- | Pass |
| 54-57.9 | 1.33 | D+ | Low Pass |
| 50-53.9 | 1.00 | D | Marginal Pass |
| Below 50 | 0.00 Below | F | Fail |
| I | Incomplete | ||
| W | Course Withdrawn |
Student obtaining less than 40 marks out of 100 in any course will be awarded “F” grade while applying the relative grading system.
“W” stands for withdrawn course and has no grade point equivalent and credit hours for withdrawn courses will not be count towards the credit hours taken in semester.
“I” stands for incomplete course.
To earn the degree with honor, a candidate must pass all required courses in the first attempt maintaining a CGPA of 3.0 or above in each semester.
Student obtaining GPA of 3.50 or above in any semester will be awarded merit scholarship.
1. In order to continue in good academic standing a student must achieve a Cumulative Grade Point Average (CGPA) of at least 2 on scale of 4 during the entire period of his/her studies.
2. If a student's GPA drops below 2 in the first semester he/she shall be on 1st probation in the next semester. He/she shall be required to makeup CGPA of 2.0 or more in the next semester.
3. If a student GPA drops below 1.0 in the first semester, he/she shall be expelled from the university.
4. If a student is unable to maintain the CGPA of 2.0 in the second semester, he may be promoted to the next semester and would be on final probation. If a student fails to maintain the CGPA of 2.0 in that semester, he/she shall be expelled from the University and cannot be readmitted.
5. If a student fails to pass certain courses, yet manages to maintain CGPA of 2 or above he/she may be allowed to repeat and clear the courses when such courses are offered.
6. A student on probation shall only be allowed to take maximum of 12 credit hours load in the next regular semester.
7. A student is allowed only two academic probations in a program after which he/she shall be expelled from the University.
1. Students generally may not be allowed to repeat courses for improvement of their grades except probationer students with ‘D’ and ‘D+’ grades only.
2. In case a student repeat the course which has already been taken, the old grade will be substituted with the new grade (for CGPA calculation), but in case a student takes a new course in lieu of the course in which he/she failed, both the grades will reflect on his/ her transcript, i.e. old course grade and new course grade.
3. A student can be allowed to repeat a maximum of six courses (18 credit hours) to improve his/her grade.
(projects, seminars, and special cases only)
1. An ‘I’ grade is given to a student in a project/ seminar, if he/she does not complete course requirements within the prescribed time-limit, and the supervisory committee is satisfied that it was because of circumstances beyond his/her control (special case), and that only a minor component of the course is outstanding.
2. Incomplete grade ‘I’ shall not be considered in GPA/CGPA calculations. However, it is responsibility of the student to complete the remaining work of 'I' grade course not later than 3rd week of the next semester.
Summer semester is not a regular semester. It provides opportunity to students who have failed in course/s and those who wish to improve their CGPA to qualify the next semester:
1. During any summer semester normally, a student may enroll a course/s with ‘F’, ‘D’ and ‘D+’ grade up to a maximum of 6 credit hours.
2. A student may be enrolled only if the particular course/s is offered with minimum class formation of 5 students in each course.
The comprehensive viva voce is mandatory requirement for the award of undergraduate degree. This viva voce is scheduled at the end of the final semester in which the student is completing his course work, in order to judge the understanding, articulation as well as application of the knowledge gained by the student. The idea is to see that students are able to digest what is being taught in four full years and see their relevance not only in the practical field but also their inter relationship.
1. If a student fails to appear in the Mid or Final Exam due to unavoidable circumstances i.e. death of blood Relations (mother, father, brother or sister), Personal severe accident, severe illness (hospitalization) (onus of proof entirely on the student), but otherwise complies with other course requirements such as attendance, completion of assessment activities, then on the recommendations of the course teacher and the student advisor
2. Mid semester or final exam may be rearranged by University, only after the approval and determination of the modalities of the case.
3. Any such exam if allowed shall be held with in the 3rd week of that semester's final exam of which the student is defaulter.
1. A student may freeze a semester with prior permission and approval from the university within the first week of the commencement of a semester and only his/her 75%tuition fee will be refunded. 25% of tuition fee will be charged as service charges. Students freezing semester after the first week will not get any dues refunded.
2. If a student freezes a semester, he/she will be admitted in the same semester.
3. No freezing in the first semester is allowed.
4. A student freezing a semester has to complete his/her program in a maximum of 12 regular semesters (6 years). His/her registration will not be cancelled.
5. If a student drops a semester without prior approval of the university, his/her admission shall stand cancelled.
If a student fails to attend any lecture during the first four weeks of the commencement of the semester as per announced schedule, his/her admission shall stand cancelled automatically without any notice.
NTU maintains a very strict policy on academic improprieties. Any student found cheating or using unfair means in the exam, quizzes and assignments will be dealt severely which may lead to expulsion from the university. (Please consult disciplinary/misconduct rules)
A committee comprising all HOD's will redress the grievances of the students about any course instructor or grades. A student must approach the Director for a grievance on grade within 5 days of the receipt of the grade.The Director shall forward the grade grievance to the committee and it will be binding on the committee for hearing both sides (student and the instructor), and will give a final decision within 5 days or before the start of registration for the new semester which comes early. The decision of the committee will be final.
Course file will be maintained for every course by the course teacher. It will have a complete record of everything that happened during the semester. The course file will contain:
The course file of each subject will be made available to Student in the office of the HOD and also in the library.
Course/Research Project Registration
Students shall be required to register for the courses/research projects before the start of each semester as announced by the university. Any change in course registration shall be allowed only in the first two weeks of the semester. A regular student is required to take 9 credit hours per semester. However, a student can take maximum 12 credit hours, if she/he is graduating in that semester.
Withdrawal of Course(s)
A student may only be allowed to withdraw from course(s) with the permission of the incharge graduate studies and research. Non-attendance shall not constitute an official withdrawal. Student shall be awarded “W” grade for the course(s) if withdrawn before the mid semester examination. In case of withdrawal after the mid semester “F” grade shall be awarded.
Attendance Requirement
Students shall be required to maintain a minimum of 75 % of class attendance in each course, adhere to the university academic calendar and attend regularly all lectures, seminars, discussions and field work as may be specified for a course in a semester. Failure to meet attendance requirement shall render the students ineligible for appearing in the final examination of the concerned course and “F” grade shall be awarded for the course.
Academic Evaluation
Formative feedback on coursework will be given on regular basis. In order to give appropriate feedback, all assignments submitted by deadlines, will be returned to the students within the specified period. The following shall be scheduled during a semester for the purpose of academic evaluation of students:
Quiz Tests: Quiz tests shall be conducted at irregular intervals through the semester, with or without intimation.
Assignments: Assignments relative to the course shall be given during the semester.
Mid Semester Exam: A 2-hour written test shall be conducted during the semester after 8 week of studies.
End Semester Exam: A 2-3-hour written test shall be conducted at the end of 16 weeks of studies.
Projects: Project is a research work aimed at assessing the ability of a student to translate the theoretical knowledge acquired during the academic programme into practical use to create new knowledge/product/process for the benefit of the mankind and economical development of the country.
The weightage of the examinations quizzes and assignments shall be as under:
End semester examination is mandatory, irrespective of the total marks obtained in quizzes, assignments and mid semester examination.
The performance of students in a course of study is graded as follows:
| Grade | Grade Point | Percentage | Description |
| A | 4.00 | 85 & above | Excellent |
| B+ | 3.50 | 80-84.9 | Very Good |
| B | 3.00 | 75-79.9 | Good |
| C+ | 2.50 | 70-74.9 | Above Average |
| C | 2.00 | 65-69.9 | Average |
| D+ | 1.50 | 60-64.9 | Below Average |
| D | 1.00 | 50-59.9 | Pass |
| F | 00.00 Below | 50 | Fail |
| I | Incomplete | ||
| W | Course Withdrawn |
Computation of semester grade point average (GPA) and cumulative grade point average (CGPA)
GPA = {Sum over Courses in Semester (Course Credit Hours x Grade Point Earned)}/Total Semester Credit Hours
Semester Grade Point Average (GPA) and Cumulative Grade Point Averages (CGPA) will be calculated using the following relationships:
CGPA = {Sum over all taken Courses in all Semesters (Course Credit Hours x Grade Point Earned)}/Total Credit Hours Taken in all Semester
Unfair Means in Examination
Any student found cheating or using unfair means in the examination (mid/final exams, quizzes, assignments, practicals and research projects) will be dealt severely which may lead to expulsion from the university. The university misconduct/disciplinary rules will be applicable to such cases.
Repetition of Courses
Students may repeat the courses in which they obtained an F, D, D+ or C grade. In such case, all grades achieved by the student shall appear on the transcript. The cumulative grade point average for a semester shall be calculated by substituting old grades with the grades obtained after repetition of courses. The students are not allowed to repeat courses for improvement of grades except probationer students with D, D+ and C grades.
Incomplete Research Project
An “I” grade is given to a student in a research project, if the student does not complete project requirements within the prescribed time-limits, and the supervisory committee is satisfied that it was because of the circumstances beyond the control of the student. Incomplete grade “I” shall not be considered in GPA/CGPA calculations. However, it is the responsibility of the student to complete the remaining work of the research project in the given time period, failing which the “I” grade shall be converted to “F” grade.
Make-up Examination
If a student fails to appear in the Mid Semester or End Semester Examination due to unavoidable circumstances that is the death of mother, father, brother or sister or severe illness/hospitalization but otherwise complies with other course requirements such as attendance, completion of assessment activities etc., then on the recommendations
of the course(s) teacher(s) and In charge of the programme the make-up examination may be arranged after the approval of make-up examination committee duly constituted by the competent authority of the university. Any such examination, if allowed, shall be held with in three weeks of the examination of which the student is defaulter.
Semester Drop Rules
If a student drops a semester with the prior permission and approval of the university in the first week of the semester the tuition fee shall be refunded. Students dropping semester after the first week shall not be allowed to get any refund. If a student drops a semester without formal approval of the university, his/her admission shall stand cancelled.
Promotion Rules
The minimum requirement for promotion to the second semester of the programme shall be SGPA of 1.00 in the first semester. If a student obtains SGPA less than 1.00 in the first semester, he/she shall be ceased to be on the roll of the university and shall not be eligible for the admission in the same programme of the University in future.
Probation Rules
For graduation, the minimum qualifying CGPA is 2.50. Whenever a student’s CGPA is below 2.50 in any semester, the student will be on 1st probation. If the student does not improve/maintain to CGPA 2.50 in any subsequent semester, he/she will be on final probation. If the student does not come out of the final probation by achieving the minimum CGPA of 2.50 in the next regular semester, the student shall be expelled and cannot be re-admitted in the programme.
Degree Requirements
The students of M.Sc. Textile Engineering, M.Sc. Advanced Materials Engineering, MS in Computer Science and MBA/ MS Business Administration must have a minimum CGPA of 2.50/4.00 to achieve the degree of their respective programmes. 52
Synopsis
Research
Progress Report
It shall be mandatory for the researcher to submit detailed biannual progress report by the end of each semester through his/her supervisors to the Controller of Examination for onward transmission to ASRB for evaluation.
Thesis Writing
Appointment of Examiners
Thesis Evaluation
Final Thesis Defence
PhD registration shall be cancelled by the Controller of Examination on the recommendation of the ASRB followed by the approval of the Rector/Vice-Chancellor, if the scholar: