Registration Guidelines For PhD Students - Fall - 2023 Semester

General

  • The Registration for Fall – 2023 semester will commence on 21 August, 2023. The classes will commence from 16 September, 2023.
  • All PhD students are advised to view the Degree Completion timeline. It can be viewed here
  • The registration guidelines for Course and Dissertation Research Registration are provided in following paras.

Course Registration

  • Log in to your student portal account and follow the usual procedure for online course registration. The student name will not appear in the attendance sheet till clearance of dues.
  • If you have forgotten your web account password, you can approach Dy Registrar Office/SSS Office or Database Administrator for issuance of a new password.
  • A PhD student is required to register in each semester till completion of degree requirements.
  • A maximum of 9 credit hours can be registered in one semester.
  • Non-registration for two consecutive semesters shall lead to cancellation of admission.

Dissertation Research Registration

  • Research registration would also be done through Student Portal. In case of any difficulty, Graduate Studies Office be contacted.
  • Minimum 30 research credit hours are required for completion of degree requirements.
  • PhD Students are required to keep registering the research in each semester till their final dissertation defence takes place.
  • Non-registration for two consecutive semesters shall lead to cancellation of admission.

Comprehensive Exam

  • PhD Comprehensive Examination for Fall 2023 is scheduled to be held as per the following details:
    • PhD Comprehensive Exam Schedule Faculty of Engineering

      PhD Comprehensive Exam for Fall 2023 semester has been scheduled on 25 September 2023 (Monday) from 2 pm to 6 pm.

    • PhD Comprehensive Exam Schedule Faculty of Computing

      PhD Comprehensive Exam for Fall 2023 has been scheduled on 25 September 2023 (Monday) from 2 pm to 6 pm.

    • PhD Comprehensive Exam Schedule Faculty of Health and Life Sciences

      PhD Comprehensive Exam for Fall 2023 has been scheduled on 25 September 2023 (Monday) from 2 pm to 6 pm.

    • PhD Comprehensive Exam Schedule (Faculty of Management and Social Sciences)

      PhD comprehensive examination for Fall 2023 has been scheduled on (Part I – 25 September 2023 (Monday) from 2 pm to 6 pm and Part II – 27 September 2023 (Wednesday) from 2 pm to 6 pm).

  • PhD Students desirous to take this examination are to fulfill the following conditions:-
    • Must have completed a graduate course work of 18 Cr Hrs.
    • Must have a minimum CGPA of 3.00 in the graduate course work.
  • The registration for PhD Comprehensive Examination Fall 2023 would be done through Graduate Studies Office. In case of any difficulty, Graduate Studies Office be contacted IMMEDIATELY.  To complete the registration process, fee is to be deposited in the bank through Challan Form available at Portal/Accounts Office/ Online. The registration can be done from August 21, 2023, to August 25, 2023.
  • A student who wishes to withdraw from this examination after its registration, must inform the Graduate Studies Office in writing latest by September 20, 2023. The absentees would lose one chance to pass the PhD Comprehensive Examination.
  • The course outlines/ details on Comprehensive Examination can be reached on the following links:
  • The oral part of PhD comprehensive Examination would be conducted by the respective faculty after about 2-3 weeks of the written examination. The date time and place would be communicated separately to all students by the respective departments.
  • For any queries, Director, Graduate Studies could be contacted on:
    gso@cust.edu.pk
    051-4486712
    051-111 555 666 Ext. 231
    Mob: 0333 5169345