GCU to offer affiliation in 29 disciplines

Applications to be accepted till June 30.


Our Correspondent May 13, 2012

LAHORE:


The Government College University (GCU) Lahore on Saturday announced that it would be accepting affiliation application till June 30.


The announcement was made by Vice Chancellor Khaleequr Rahman after the Affiliation Rules and Regulations were endorsed by the university’s Syndicate.

The university will initially offer affiliations in 29 disciplines at the bachelors and postgraduate level, They are: banking and financial economics, biotechnology, botany, business accounting and finance, chemistry, computer science, commerce, economics, electronics, electrical engineering, english, environmental sciences, entrepreneurship and SME management, forensic chemistry, geography, history, Islamic studies, management studies, mathematics, microbiology, Persian, pharmaceutical chemistry, philosophy, physics, political science, psychology, statistics, Urdu and zoology.

For BA programmes the affiliations will be granted for four years and would be extended after evaluating the institution.

“Through affiliations, the GCU intends to share its expertise, which is otherwise impossible,” said Rahman. The voice chancellor said that the university would not compromise on quality and standards.

The Affiliation Committee will be chaired by a person nominated by the syndicate. Two professors, nominated by the academic council, and two teachers, nominated by the syndicate, will make up the committee.

Prof Rahman said that the committee would inspect the institutions seeking affiliations, keeping in mind the 40 general rules and special conditions agreed upon, and then recommend those who meet the criteria to him and the syndicate. The Executive District Officer (Education) will be in charge of ensuring that all affiliated colleges fulfill all the requirements and conditions laid down in the rules.

Published in The Express Tribune, May 13th, 2012.

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