BA (Hons.) Urdu-GCU Lahore

Course name: BA (Hons.) Urdu

Course Overview: The Department of Urdu is one of the outstanding departments of GC University Lahore. Prominent educationists and eminent scholars have been associated with this Department. Prof. Ahmad Shah Bokhari (Patras), Soofi Ghulam Mustafa Tabassum, Kh. Manzoor Hussain, Dr. Muhammad Sadiq, G.M. Asar, Dr. Moeen ur Rehman, Prof. Dr. Sohail Ahmad Khan,Dr. Waheed Qureshi are some of the intellectuals who have been part of the Department.

Postgraduate classes in Urdu were initiated under the auspices of A.S. Bukhari. MA classes were started again in 1985 after an interval of few years. The Department of Urdu revised its syllabi after Government College Lahore became a Degree Awarding Institution in 1997, and made more significant changes when GC was granted the status of a University in 2002.

No. of Semesters: 8

Course duration: 4 years

Requirements: 1. Admission Regulations

1. Admission will be strictly on merit which shall be determined on the basis of overall marks and Interview.
   
2. The applicant (Male/Female) applying for admission to BA/BSc (Hones) 4-years programme must have passed his/her HSSC with at least 50% Marks.
   
3. The candidates for admission to B/BSc (Flans) will be interviewed on the dates notified. And the candidates who remain absent will have no claim to admission. Irrespective of the marks they have obtained in the HSSC Examination.
   
4. Candidates who select English Literature and Political Science as their major subject are required to pass a written test conducted by the departments In order to qualify for admission. Merit List shall be prepared on the basis of the candidates’ score in the written test of and interview.
   
5. For BSc (Hones) in Physics /Mathematics /Statistics/BS (CS), the candidate must have passed his/her HSSC Examination with Mathematics from any Board of Intermediate and Secondary Education securing at least 50% marks.
   
6. Diploma holders DAE/B.Com are not eligible to apply for admission to BA/BSc 1-Years (lions) Programme except BSc (Hones) in Electronics offered by department of Physics, and B.Com (Hones) offered by department of Economics.
   

Candidate who passed! Corn will be eligible for admission to BA/BSc 4-Years (lions) programmer in only those subjects which are allowed by the concerned department.

How to apply: Admissions for Undergraduate degree programs usually opened once in a year during Fall Semester i.e. August / September.

• Applications for admission to various Undergraduate degree programs are invited through an advertisement.
  Admission is made purely on merit basis from amongst the applicants.
  
• In case the admission form is downloaded from university website (www.gcu.edu.pk), it should be accompanied with a Bank Draft / Pay Order
  
• The application forms are available in the prospectus which can be obtained from the Office.
  
• The candidates are advised to fill the Application Form carefully after reading the instructions and especially the column for preferences of different disciplines.
  

Curriculum:

Urdu as an Allied Subject