PhD Management Sciences – FAST (NUCES)

Course name: PhD Management Sciences

Course overview:
The PhD program provides high quality management education to business scholars i.e. to discover and impart culturally and globally relevant knowledge in management sciences. The program is designed to discover management scholarship which is intellectually rigorous, morally intensive, socially integrative, culturally relevant and globally acknowledged. PhD scholars will be encouraged to carry out original work through research which connects strongly with resolving local, national and global challenges of significance. PhD in Management is offered at Islamabad at Lahore Campus.

No. of semesters: -nil-

Requirements:

Eligibility

• A degree in a relevant subject, earned from a recognized university after 18 years of relevant education AND
  
• At least 70% marks or CGPA of at least 3.0 AND
  

Selection Criteria

Admission is based on candidate’s performance in the following:

• Minimum 60% marks and at least 50 percentile rank in NTS-Subject GAT or International GRE Subject Test AND
  
• Interview (to assess research potential)
  

Course duration: -nil-

How to apply:
The procedure for admission is as follows:

The Admission Application Form can be filled online by following the instructions. Click Here for Online Admission Application

1. The online system assigns a unique Application Reference Number (ARN) to each applicant, which must be noted for later use.
   
2. The applicant should then visit the campus, where the admission test is to be taken, along with the following:
   
3. Two recently taken (3 cm x 2 cm) color photographs
   
   1. Copy of CNIC or Form-B issued by NADRA (National Database Registration Authority)
      
   2. Application processing fee of Rs. 1,500 is payable by all applicants including those who are seeking admission on the basis of NTS tests.
      
   3. Additional Fee of Rs. 500 is payable for each type of Admission Test. For example, for taking both the BBA and the BS tests, or for taking both the MS (CS) and MS (SPM) tests.
      
   4. Required Educational Documents:
      

      For Undergraduate Admission:
      

      1. Original and copy of Matric/O-level Certificate.
         
      2. Original and copy of Intermediate/A-level Certificate or Roll number slip/statement of Entry for second year result awaiting students.
         
      3. Equivalence certificate of O/A Level.
         

         For Graduate Admission:
         

      4. Original and copy of all educational Certificates/Degrees.
         
4. The applicant will be required to sign a declaration confirming that the information provided in the Application Form by him/her is correct.
   
5. Upon payment of the Application Processing Fee (and any Admission Test Fee), the applicant shall receive a duly signed ADMIT CARD bearing the applicant’s TEST ROLL NUMBER and a copy of the Prospectus.
   
6. Out station applicants can send the duly filled application form (along with the above mentioned documents) through post.
   
7. If the application is received through post, the ADMIT CARD and Prospectus would be sent via post.
   
8. Admission of a student automatically stands cancelled if he or she fails in the required exam whose result was not available at the time of admission.
   

Curriculum:

The PhD program requires candidates to take six graduate level courses (18 Cr. hrs.). There are four core courses, listed below. The remaining two can be taken from graduate level courses in the Faculty of Management Sciences or from the specialization electives for PhDs with the recommendation of the supervisor. On completion of the coursework, students are required to pass a qualifying comprehensive examination, defend their research proposal and then carry out research in the chosen area. The candidates are also required to publish research papers in journals of international repute, as per prevalent requirements.

List of Core Courses