Award of Ph.D CS Degree:

For the award of PhD degree, a student must have:

  • Passed courses with a total of at least 18 credit hours including all those courses that have been specified as core courses and completed 30 Cr. Hrs. research work
  • Obtained a CGPA of at least 3.0.
  • Passed Comprehensive Examination (written and oral) and Synopsis Defence
  • Publication of one research article in W category journal or two research articles in X category journals as a first author after approval of the research synopsis
  • Thesis Foreign Evaluation
  • Local Defense

Award of Post Graduate Diploma/Certificate:

A student who successfully completes coursework and passes the comprehensive examination but is unable to defend a PhD synopsis/research proposal or does not complete the required research for obtaining a PhD degree within the specified timeframe, may be granted a Graduate Level Diploma/Certificate/transcripts or another MS/MPhil upon completion of necessary requirements as per HEC policies and the university rules and regulations.

Degree Completion Timeline:

⦁ The PhD degree shall be awarded by the universities not before the completion of three years or six regular semesters and not after completion of eight years or 16 regular semesters, save exceptions mentioned at clause 3.12(iv).
⦁ The completion date of PhD degree shall be reckoned with the date of notification of the award of PhD degree.
⦁ The maximum duration shall be determined from the date of student enrollment untill the date of the completion notification of the PhD degree.
⦁ In case a student is unable to secure a PhD degree within the prescribed timeframe and claims for extension in duration, the university may constitute appropriate authority and determine the causes for delay. In event of force majeure i.e., delay on account of circumstance beyond the control of student, the university may grant an extension in the period of award of PhD degree in accordance with the duration limiting factor(s) and shall also take corrective measures in case the delay is caused due to process or administrative reasons.