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Admission Notice for MPhil/MS Programme (Fall Semester-2025)

Applications from Pakistani/Foreign Nationals are invited for admission to MPhil/ MS Programmes of the University in the following disciplines latest by 21-08-2025:

Faculty of Biological Sciences

S.# Discipline Area of Study Eligibility Requirement
1. Biochemistry Biochemistry, Molecular Plant Breading, Enzymology, Pharmacology, Clinical Biochemistry, Molecular Biology, Molecular Genetics, Immunochemistry, Stem Cell Biology. MSc Biochemistry, BS/BSc Hons/ Agriculture  (4-years) or its equivalent degree from HEC recognized university,  Pharm-D and BSc (Hons) degree holder in Medical Laboratory Technology are also eligible.
2. Bioinformatics Comparative Genomics, Structural Proteomics, Software Development, Functional Genomics, Molecular Modeling, QM simulation, protein-protein interaction. MSc/BS/BSc.Hons (4-years) , Molecular Biology, Animal Sciences, Plant Sciences, Biochemistry, Microbiology, Pharmacy or any other filed in Biology, Computer Sciences from HEC recognized university.
3. Biotechnology Medical Genetics, Plant Cell Culture, Nanobiotechnology, Human Infectious diseases, Molecular Virology, Industrial Biotechnology. MSc/ BS/BSc Hons (4 years) degree or its equivalent in any field of Biological Sciences/ Agriculture from HEC recognized University, Pharm-D are also eligible.
4. Environmental Sciences Environmental Biology, Ecotoxicology,
Environmental Health. 2. Environmental Microbiology/Molecular biology, Bioremediation & Biodegradation. 3. Environmental Hydro-geochemistry, Hydrogeology, Hydrology. 4. Phytoremediation, Environmental Biotechnology, Molecular Plant Biology. 5. Environmental Toxicology, Environmental Risk Analysis of Chemicals, Fate & Effects of Pesticides in Environment, Chemical Stress Ecology, Chemical Toxicology of Fishes.  6. Clean Energy and Environmental Photocatalysis. 7. Environmental Waste Management, Remediation and Revitalization of abandoned soils. 8. GIS and Remote Sensing, Climatology.
MSc/BS/BSc.Hons (4-years) or its equivalent in any field of Biological Sciences/Agriculture/Chemical/ Environmental Sciences from HEC recognized university.
5. Microbiology Applied & Industrial (Food, Microbial Metabolites), Environmental (Biotreatments, Biofuel/Bioenergy), Medical, Microbiology, Immunology and Veterinary Microbiology. MSc Microbiology, BS/BSc Hons. (4 years) in relevant field/Agriculture or its equivalent degree from HEC recognized university, Pharm-D is also eligible.
6. Plant Sciences Plant Systematics and Biodiversity, Plant Physiology, Genetics, Plant Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Environmental & Microbial Botany, Molecular Plant Pathology, Plant Ecology & Conservation, Plant Proteomics, Mycology, Nano-Palynology MSc Botany, MSc Biology, MSc Biochemistry, BS/BSc Hons (4 years) Agriculture or its equivalent degree, Pharm-D from HEC recognized university.
7. Pharmacy Pharmaceutics, Pharmacy Practice, Pharmacology, Pharm. Chemistry, Pharmacognosy. Pharm-D or B-Pharm (4 years).
8. Zoology Physiology, Parasitology, Human Genetics, Animal Microbiology, Molecular Biology. MSc/BS/BSc.Hons (4-years) in Zoology/ Animal Biochemistry/ Animal Biotechnology/ Environmental Sciences with Zoology or its equivalent degree from HEC recognized university.

Faculty of Natural Sciences

S.# Discipline Area of Study

Eligibility Requirement

1. Computer Science M.Phil Computer Science (Regular Program) MSc/BS (4 years) in CS/IT from the HEC recognized university.
MS – Data Science (Self Support Programme) BS or MSc (16 years of education) in computing related disciplines
OR
BS or MSc (16 years education in non-computing disciplines having studied at least two mathematics related courses and one statistics related course in their terminal degree. Such students must pass non-credit deficiency courses of “Problem Solving and programming”, “Data Structures”, and Database Systems”. These courses may be exempted, if the applicant has already studied them in his or her terminal degree.
2. Chemistry Inorganic/Analytical Chemistry: Organometallic Chemistry, Coordination Chemistry, Materials Chemistry, Polymers and Polymer Composites, Catalysis, Environmental Chemistry.
Physical Chemistry: Materials, Electrochemistry, Polymer Chemistry, Colloids and Surfactants, Photochemistry, Fuel Cell Chemistry, Computational Chemistry, Photonics, Sensors, Coatings, non-linear optics.
MSc/BS (4-years) degree in Chemistry or its equivalent with specialization in Inorganic/Analytical or Physical Chemistry from HEC recognized university.
3. Earth Sciences Geophysics, Geology and Hydrogeology. MSc/BS (4 years) degree or its equivalent in Geophysics/ Hydrogeology / Geology/Seismology from HEC recognized university.
4. Electronics Wave Propagation, Microwave Engineering, Scattering, Complex Media, High Frequency Electromagnetics, Antenna Theory Metamaterials, Information Theory, Communications and Signal Processing, Coding Theory, Image Processing, Embedded System, Microelectronics, Quantum Electronics, Advance Computer System, Computational Methods, Networking, Remote Sensing, Parallel computing, Machine learning, Opto- Electronics, Quantum Information, Atom Optics, Quantum Chaos. MSc/BS (4-years) degree in Electronics/ Physics/ Computer Science/ Mathematics/ Information Technology or BE Electronic/ Electrical/ Computer Engineering/ Telecommunications from HEC recognized university.
5. Mathematics
(Regular/Self-Support)
Algebra, Functional Analysis, Real and Complex Analysis, Topology, Geometry, Graph Theory and Combinatories, Differential Equations, Numerical Analysis and Computational Mathematics, Mathematical Modeling, Fluid Mechanics, Optimization Theory, Mathematical Physics, Operations Research, Decision Theory, Chaos Theory, Mathematical methods for machine learning and artificial intelligence, Mathematical Biology and Bioinformatics, Financial Mathematics, Mathematical methods for Network Science, Cryptography, Discrete Mathematics, Error Correcting Codes/Coding Theory, Commutative Algebra, Non-associative Algebra, Algebraic Geometry MSc/ BS (4 years) in Mathematics/Physics or its equivalent degree from the HEC recognized university.
6. Physics Atomic and Molecular Physics, Semiconductor Physics, Plasma Physics, Magnetism and Nanomaterials, High-Tc Super Conductivity, Laser Physics, High Energy Physics and Cosmology, Particle Physics, Nuclear Physics, Condensed Matter Physics, Quantum Optics/Quantum Information Theory, Computational Physics. MSc/BS (4 years) in Physics or its equivalent degree from the HEC recognized university.
7. Statistics Survey Sampling, Linear Models, Applied Statistics, Geostatistics, Operations Research, Machine Learning/Data Science, Environmental Statistics, Biostatistics/Clinical Trials. MSc/BS (4 years) in Statistics or its equivalent degree from the HEC recognized university.
8. Information Technology MS-Information Technology (Regular Programme) MSc/BS (4 years) in CS/IT from HEC recognized university.

Faculty of Social Sciences

S.# Discipline Area of Study Eligibility Requirement
1. Anthropology Cultural Change and Development, Ethnographic Studies, Cultural Diversity and Integration. MA/MSc/BS (4-years) degree or its equivalent in Anthropology/Gender Studies/Behavioral Sciences/ Social Sciences from HEC recognized university.
2. American Studies (Regular/Self-Support) American History, American Politics and Government, US Foreign Policy, US Literature, Latin American Politics. MA/MSc/BS (4-years) degree or its equivalent in American Studies, International Relations, Political Science, Defence & Strategic Studies, History, Pakistan Studies, Mass Communication, English Literature, Anthropology, Sociology, Peace & Conflict Studies  & Economics from HEC recognized university.
3. Archaeology & Civilization (Regular/Self-Support) Archaeology, Comparative Civilizations, Comparative Religions, Languages and Linguistics (Ancient). MA/MSc degree or its equivalent in Archaeology, Anthropology, History, Comparative Civilizations (Ancient) Comparative Religions, Languages and Linguistics (Ancient), Fine Arts from HEC recognized university.
4. Defence& Strategic Studies International Security, South Asia, Global Political Economy, Arms Control and Proliferation Issues. MA/MSc /BS (4-years) degree or its equivalent in Defence& Strategic Studies, Security/ War Studies, Political Science, International Relations, Defence& Diplomatic Studies, Pakistan Studies, Peace and Conflict Studies, Mass Communication and Journalism from HEC recognized university.
5. Economics Micro/Macroeconomics, Econometrics, International/ Public/ Monetary/ Labour/ Development Economics. MA/MSc/ BS (4-years) degree in Economics or its equivalent from HEC recognized university. (MA/MSc/BS in Agriculture Economics/ Business Economics & Home Economics are not eligible).
6. Gender Studies
 
Gender Studies MA/MSc/BS (4-years/16-Years Education) in Social Science and Humanities subjects from HEC recognized university.
7. History All fields of History MA/MSc/BS (4-years) in History/Political Science/ International Relations/ Sociology/ Anthropology and Pakistan Studies or its equivalent and other relevant subjects of Social Sciences from HEC recognized university.
8. International Relations (Self –Support) Theories of International Relations/International Law/ Comparative Politics/Global Economy. MA/MSc degree or its equivalent in International Relations, Political Science, Mass Communication, Defence and Strategic Studies from HEC recognized university. Those engaged in teaching or research in the above disciplines may also apply.
9. Pakistan Studies (Regular/Self-Support) All fields of Social Sciences relating to Pakistan. MA/MSc/BS (4-years) degree or its equivalent in Pakistan Studies or any Social Science subject from HEC recognized university.
10. Psychology Educational/School Psychology, Industrial/ Organizational Psychology, Developmental/Clinical/ Psychopathology/Mental Health, Psychology of Gender. MA/MSc/BS (4-years) degree or its equivalent in Psychology/Applied Psychology/Behavioral Sciences from HEC recognized university.
11. Sociology Sociology MSc/BS (4-years) in Sociology from HEC recognized university.
12. Criminology (Self-Support) MS-Criminology (Self-Support Programme) 16 years of education (BS/MSc in Social Sciences from HEC recognized University or 16 years of education (BS/MSc in any discipline from HEC recognized university with a minimum 2 years of relevant experience in any law enforcement agency/relevant research an detaching experience in national and international organization.
13. English Linguistics, Literature M.A/MSc/BS (04 years) in English /Linguistics/Applied Linguistics/ELT. At least 60% marks in MA/MSc/BS or BA/BSc and no third division in FA/FSc or BA/BSc or MA/MSc
14. History & Culture (Self –Support) History & Culture MA/MSc/BS (4-years/16-Years Education) in Social Science and Humanities subjects from HEC recognized university.
15 Management Sciences Management Sciences 16-years of relevant business education such as BBA (4-years), BBS (2-years), MBA  (16-years), MPA (16-years) and other relevant or equivalent qualification/degree from HEC recognized university.
16 MBA (Regular/Self-Support) Management Sciences 16-years of education from a HEC recognized university.

Admission Requirements

  1. To be eligible for admission to MPhil, a candidate:
    1. Shall posses an MA/Msc degree or its equivalents in the relevant discipline.
    2. Shall have obtained first division in MA/Msc or BA/BSc or at least 60% marks in BS and all other 4-5 years degrees.
    3. Shall not have obtained third division in BA/BSc or MA or MSc.
    4. In case of a third division in FA/FSc, the candidate should have obtained first division in both BA/BSc and MA/MSc; or at least 60% marks in BS and all other 4-5 years degrees.
      Provided that any of the conditions (ii) _ (iv) above may be relaxed by the Vice-Chancellor in case of a teacher of a university/collage and an employee of a research organizationy
  2. Each candidate shall make an application for admission in response to an advertisement by the university on a prescribed form along with documents specified in the form.
    1. Basic Academic Qualification: Sixteen years of schooling or 4year education required for admission in the M.Phil/MS/Equivalent program.
    2. Candidate has to pass:
      1. the admission Test/Interview as an eligibility condition for admission to M.Phil/MS/Equivalent program, with a passing score of 50%.
    3. The graduate admission may only be allowed, if:
      1. The university/HEI graduate policy allows, and
      2. The applicant has strong interest in perusing an MS/MPhil/equivalent degree in different discipline.
      3. The applicant has passed GRE-Subject/equivalent test with minimum 50% marks in the discipline of admission and has taken 6-9 CH of deficiency courses of level 6.
      4. The admission committee is satisfied that the applicant’s knowledge of primary area (level 6) has sufficiently prepared him or her to undertake the course of studies of the M.Phil/MS/Equivalent program (or, in opinion of the admission committee, the preparation can be deemed satisfactory by taking a few additional courses after starting the program.

How To Apply

  1. The applicants can apply through Online Application System at QAU website (www.qau.edu.pk). The applicant is advised to deposit Rs. 2650/- per each discipline as application processing fee via online payment through KuickPay or 1-Bill. However, if a student wishes to apply for more than one program, they must pay an additional amount of Rs.2650/- for each additional discipline.
  2. The payment receipt must be uploaded on the online Admission form along with other scanned requisite documents; otherwise application will not be entertained.

Subject Test/Interview

  1. The admission to MPhil program shall be made on the basis of cumulative merit to be determined from previous academic record, written subject test and interview taken by the respective department, the passing marks for subject test + interview would be at-least 50%.
  2. No separate call letters for test/interview will be issued.
  3. The tentative lists of the pass applicants must be displayed on the notice boards and at QAU website of the relevant Department/ Institute/ School/ Centre (DISC).
  4. Test sample papers are available on the QAU website
  5. Applicants appearing in the Entry Test must bring original CNIC for identification.
  6. If a test date is declared as holiday or for any reason, the test will be conducted on the next working day.
S# DISCIPLINES DATE OF TEST DAY TIME VENUE AT QAU CAMPUS
1. Pharmacy 26-08-2025 Tuesday 09:30 AM Department of Pharmacy
2. Psychology 25-08-2025 Monday 10:00 AM National Institute of Psychology(NIP)
3. Mathematics (Morning) 25-08-2025 Monday 10:00 AM Department of Mathematics
4. Biochemistry 25-08-2025 Monday 10:00 AM Department of Biochemistry
5. Environmental Sciences 25-08-2025 Monday 10:00 AM Department of Environmental Sciences
6. Archaeology & Civilizations (Regular/Self-Support) 25-08-2025 Monday 10:00 AM Taxila Institute of Asian Civilization (TIAC)
7. Earth Sciences 25-08-2025 Monday 12:30 PM Department of Earth Sciences
8. Pakistan Studies (Regular/Self-Support) 25-08-2025 Monday 10:00 AM National Institute of Pakistan Studies (NIPS)
9. Gender Studies 25-08-2025 Monday 11:30 AM Center of Excellence in Gender Studies
10. American Studies (Regular/Self-Support) 25-08-2025 Monday 12:00 Noon Area Study Centre (ASC)
11. Microbiology 25-08-2025 Monday 10:00 AM Department of Microbiology
12. Management Sciences 25-08-2025 Monday 10:00 AM QASMS
13. Physics 26-08-2025 Tuesday 09:30 AM Department of Physics
14. Plant Sciences 26-08-2025 Tuesday 09:30 AM Department of Plant Sciences
15. Chemistry 26-08-2025 Tuesday 09:30 AM Department of Chemistry
16. Biotechnology 26-08-2025 Tuesday 09:30 AM Department of Biotechnology
17. History 26-08-2025 Tuesday 10:00 AM Department of  History
18. Zoology 26-08-2025 Tuesday 11:00 AM Department of Zoology
19. Statistics 26-08-2025 Tuesday 10:00 AM Department of Statistics
20. Electronics 26-08-2025 Tuesday 12:00 Noon Department of Electronics
21. Economics 26-08-2025 Tuesday 10:00 AM School of Economics
22. Computer Science 26-08-2025 Tuesday 10:00 AM Department of Computer Science
23. Anthropology 26-08-2025 Tuesday 10:00 AM Department of Anthropology
24. Bioinformatics 27-08-2025 Wednesday 09:30 AM National Centre for Bioinformatics (NCB)
25. D.S.S. 26-08-2025 Tuesday 11:00 AM Department of D.S.S.
26. Sociology 27-08-2025 Wednesday 10:00 AM Department of Sociology
27. International Relations (Self-Support) 27-08-2025 Wednesday 10:00 AM School of Politics and International Relations
28. English 26-08-2025 Tuesday 11:00 AM Department of English
29. Information Technology 25-08-2025 Monday 11:30 AM Institute of Information Technology
30. History & Culture (Self-Support) 27-08-2025 Wednesday 10:00 AM NIHCR
31. Mathematics (Self-Support) 27-08-2025 Wednesday 10:00 AM Department of Mathematics
32 Data Science (Self-Support) 27-08-2025 Wednesday 10:00 AM Department of Computer Science
33 Criminology (Self-Support) 28-08-2025 Thursday 10:00AM School of Sociology
34 MBA (Regular/Self-Support) 28-08-2025 Thursday 10:00AM QASMS

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