PhD Statistics-GCU Lahore

Course name:
PhD Statistics

Course Overview: The subject of Statistics was first introduced at Government College Lahore in 1955 under the auspices of Ch. Sultan Buksh who was the Chairperson of the Department of Mathematics. In 1956, the Department of Mathematics was renamed as the Department of Mathematics and Statistics, under the Chairpersonship of Dr. Lal Muhammad Chawla, a prominent Educationist and Mathematician. The teaching of Statistics was limited to Degree classes in those days.

The Department of Statistics started working independently in 1964. Prof. Sher Muhammad Chaudhry was appointed as Chairperson. Under his guidance, the Department continued to progress and the Postgraduate Programme was launched in 1987. Mr. Abdul Sabur took over charge as Chairperson and served the Department from 1990 to 1998. Prof. Dr. Khalid Pervaiz recently retired as Professor having served the Department for more than 03 decades.

The Department has been organizing refresher courses for teachers of Statistics for many years. In 1986, a Summer School was also organized to train Postgraduate teachers in Statistics. The Department is also rendering invaluable services to the Directorate of Staff Development (DSD), the Pakistan Institute of Statistical Training and Research (PISTAR), the National Institute of Public Administration (NIPA), the Educational Management Education Information System (EMIS) and the Higher Education Commission (HEC), Pakistan.

The Department also imparts instructions to faculty members from other Departments such as the Departments of Botany, Computer Science, Economics, Management Studies, Physics, Psychology and Clinical Psychology. MPhil and PhD Programmes were launched at the Department in 1999.

Our mission is to develop market oriented teaching and research of Applied/Theoretical Statistics for the enhancement of Economy, Health, Industry and Agricultural sectors.

Course duration: 3-5 years

Requirements:

• A Candidate holding MS/MPhil/Equivalent Degree in the relevant discipline is eligible for admission to PhD programme if he/she possesses at least 3.00/4.00 CGPA (In case he/she has studied in semester system) or 1^st division (In case he/she has studied in annual system) in his/her MS/MPhil/Equivalent Degree from an Institution /University recognized in Pakistan.
  
• Research work of minimum of 6 credit hours in MS/Phil is mandatory.
  
• Only for admission to PhD Computer Science Candidates with MS/MPhil Degree having course work of 6 credit hours instead of thesis work 6 credit hours as per HEC policy are eligible to apply for admission.
  
• All candidates are required to pass the GCU General Assessment Test for PhD admission to be conducted through NTS. The schedule of registration and test shall be announced at an appropriate time.
  
• OR
  
• The candidate who already possess valid GAT result through NTS are also eligible to apply.
  
• Admission for non-subject candidates shall not be open .However the criterion of related subject/field for eligibility shall be determined by the Academic Committee of the concerned Department.
  
• Candidates working Government /Semi-Government or private institution may apply. Such candidates shall have to submit “NOC” from the Head of the Institution where they are working.
  
• A “Notification of Registration” of the candidate approved for admission to PhD programme shall be issued by the Registrar.
  

How to apply:

1. All the applications for admission to PhD Programme shall be submitted to Deputy Registrar (Admission). The Registrar shall pass on the applications to the Chairperson of the concerned department who shall get the eligibility of the candidates assessed from the Departmental Academic Committee and this Committee would also consider the feasibility of admission taking into consideration the availability of the supervisors and facilities, etc.
   
2. Each candidate for the PhD Programme shall submit a declaration to the effect:
   
3. The candidate recommended by the Departmental Academic Committee fort admission to PhD Programme shall be given provisional admission subject to the fulfilment of following two conditions:
   
   1. Completion of 18 credit hours course work.
      
   2. Approval of the Research Synopsis for PhD thesis by the Departmental Board of Studies and Advanced Studies and Research Board.
      
   3. That the work s/he shall submit for the PhD Degree has not already been submitted elsewhere and shall not in future be submitted by him/her for obtaining similar Degree from’ any other institution.
      
4. The candidate must fulfil the above two conditions within one year from the date of his/her provisional admission to the PhD Programme. This period may be extended to further one year on the recommendation of the respective Chairperson.
   

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