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Admission Notice for MPhil/ MS Programme (Fall Semester-2026)

Applications from Pakistani/Foreign Nationals are invited for admission to MPhil/ MS Programmes of the University in the following disciplines latest by 21/08/2026:
 
Faculty of Biological Sciences

S.#DisciplineArea of StudyEligibility Requirement
1.BiochemistryBiochemistry, 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.BioinformaticsComparative 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.BiotechnologyMedical 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, MLT &Pharm-D are also eligible.
4.Environmental Sciences(1) Environmental Biology, Ecotoxicology, Environmental Health,(2) Environmental Microbiology/Molecular Biology, Bioremediation & Biodegradation,(3) Environmental hydro-geochemistry, Hydrogeology, Hydrology,(4) Climate Adaptive Phytoremediation, Plant Adaptation to Climate Induced Metal Stress, Geospatial Environmental Biotechnology, Air Quality Assessment for Public Health, Modeling of GHG and Trace Gas Dynamics,
(5) Environmental Waste Management, Remediation and Revitalization of Abandoned Soils,(6) Environmental Toxicology, Environmental Risk Analysis of Chemicals, Fate & Effects of Pesticides in Environment, Chemical Stress Ecology, Chemical Toxicology of Fishes,
(7) Clean Energy and Environmental Photocatalysis,
(8) GIS & RS, 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.MicrobiologyApplied & 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 SciencesEnvironmental and Microbial Botany, Plant Biochemistry and Mol. Biology, Plant & Algal Genetics, Plant Systematics and Biodiversity, Molecular Plant Pathology, Plant Physiology, Plant Ecology and Conservation, Palynology & Climate Dynamics, Plant Nano Proteomics, Molecular Plant Breeding, Fungal Biology and Systematic/Mycology.MSc Botany, MSc Biology, MSc Biochemistry, BS/BSc Hons (4 years) Agriculture or its equivalent degree, Pharm-D from HEC recognized university.
7.PharmacyPharmaceutics, Pharmacy Practice, Pharmacology, Pharm. Chemistry, Pharmacognosy.Pharm-D/B-Pharm (4 years).  
8.ZoologyParasitology, Human Genetics, Animal Microbiology, Molecular Biology, Zoogeography and Paleontology, EntomologyMSc/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.#DisciplineArea of StudyEligibility Requirement
1. Computer Science  M.Phil Computer Science(Regular Program)MSc/BS (4 years) in CS/IT from the HEC recognized university.
2.Chemistry Organic Chemistry: Organic Synthesis, Natural Products, Reaction Mechanism, Heterocyclic Compounds, Photochemistry, Organic Polymers, Biomedicinal 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 SciencesGeophysics, Geology and Hydrogeology.MSc/BS (4 years) degree or its equivalent in Geophysics/ Hydrogeology / Geology/Seismology from HEC recognized university.
4.ElectronicsWave 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 GeometryMSc/ 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.StatisticsSurvey Sampling, Linear Models, Applied Statistics, Geostatistics, Operations Research, Machine Learning/Data Science, Environmental Statistics, Biostatistics/Clinical Trials.MSc/BS (4 years) in Statistics/Data Science/Data Analytics/Mathematics or its equivalent degree from an HEC recognized university.
8.Information TechnologyMS-Information Technology(Regular Programme)MSc/BS (4 years) in CS/IT from HEC recognized university.

 
Faculty of Social Sciences

S.#DisciplineArea of StudyEligibility Requirement
1.Anthropology Cultural Change and Development, Ethnographic Studies, Cultural Diversity and Integration.MA/MSc/BS (4-years) degree or its equivalent in Anthropology /Arts & Humanities/ Management Sciences and Public Health /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 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 StudiesInternational 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.EconomicsMicro/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 StudiesGender StudiesMA/MSc/BS (4-years/16-Years Education) in Social Science and Humanities subjects from HEC recognized university.
7.History All fields of HistoryMA/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.PsychologyEducational/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.SociologySociologyMSc/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.EnglishEnglish LiteratureEnglish Linguistics  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 & CultureMA/MSc/BS (4-years/16-Years Education) in Social Science and Humanities subjects from HEC recognized university.    
15Intelligence & Security StudiesRegular & Self –Support)Intelligence & Security StudiesMinimum of 16 years of education in social sciences including International Relations, Strategic Studies, Political Science, Peace and Conflict Studies, Economics, Media Studies, Law, History, Criminology, Mass Communication, Information Technology, Computer Science, and Signals & Electronic Engineering from an HEC-recognized university.Minimum cumulative grade point average (CGPA) of 2.5 out of 4.0.
16Management SciencesManagement 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.
17MBAManagement Sciences 16-years of education from a HEC recognized university.

 

Admission Requirements

  1. To be eligible for admission to MPhil, a candidate:
    1. Shall possess 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/Pharm.D 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/college and an employee of a research organization
      .
  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 4 year education (minimum 120 credit hours) after HSSC/F.A./F.Sc/Grade 12 or Equivalent shall be required for admission in the MPhil/MS/Equivalent program.
    2. Admission Test: University is required to:
      1. Conduct a rigorous admission test as an eligibility condition for admission to M.Phil/MS/Equivalent program, with a passing score of 50%. OR
    3. The admission will 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 disciplines.
      3. 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. The applicant is advised to deposit Rs. 2860/- 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.2860/- 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#DISCIPLINESDATE OF TESTDAYTIMEVENUE AT QAU CAMPUS
1.Pharmacy25-08-2026Tuesday09:30 AMDepartment of Pharmacy
2.Psychology25-08-2026Tuesday10:00 AMNational Institute of Psychology(NIP)
3.Mathematics (Regular/Self Support)25-08-2026Tuesday10:00 AMDepartment of Mathematics
4.Biochemistry25-08-2026Tuesday10:00 AMDepartment of Biochemistry
5.Environmental Sciences25-08-2026Tuesday10:00 AMDepartment of Environmental Sciences
6.Archaeology & Civilizations25-08-2026Tuesday10:00 AMTaxila Institute of Archaeology & Civilization (TIAC)
7.Earth Sciences25-08-2026Tuesday10:00 AMDepartment of Earth Sciences
8.Pakistan Studies (Regular/Self-Support)25-08-2026Tuesday10:00 AMNational Institute of Pakistan Studies (NIPS)
9.Gender Studies25-08-2026Tuesday11:30 AMCenter of Excellence in Gender Studies
10.American Studies(Regular/Self-Support)25-08-2026Tuesday12:00 NoonArea Study Centre (ASC)
11.Physics26-08-2026Wednesday09:30 AMDepartment of Physics
12.Plant Sciences26-08-2026Wednesday09:30 AMDepartment of Plant Sciences
13.Chemistry26-08-2026Wednesday09:30 AMDepartment of Chemistry
14.Biotechnology26-08-2026Wednesday09:30 AMDepartment of Biotechnology
15.History26-08-2026Wednesday10:00 AMDepartment of  History
16.Zoology27-08-2026Thursday09:30 AMDepartment of Zoology
17.Statistics26-08-2026Wednesday10:00 AMDepartment of Statistics
18.Electronics26-08-2026Wednesday12:00 NoonDepartment of Electronics
19.Economics26-08-2026Wednesday10:00 AMSchool of Economics 
20.Computer Science26-08-2026Wednesday10:00 AMDepartment of Computer Science
21.Anthropology26-08-2026Wednesday10:00 AMDepartment of Anthropology
22.Bioinformatics27-08-2026Thursday09:30 AMNational Centre for Bioinformatics (NCB)
23.Microbiology25-08-2026Tuesday10:00 AMDepartment of Microbiology
24.D.S.S.27-08-2026Thursday11:00 AMDepartment of D.S.S.
25.Sociology27-08-2026Thursday10:00 AMDepartment of Sociology
26.International Relations (Self-Support)27-08-2026Thursday10:00 AMSchool of Politics and International Relations
27.English (Literature + Linguistics)27-08-2026Thursday1:00 PMDepartment of English
28.Information Technology27-08-2026Thursday11:30 AMInstitute of Information Technology
29.History & Culture (Self-Support)27-08-2026Thursday10:00 AMNIHCR
30.Criminology (Self-Support)27-08-2026Thursday10:00AMSchool of Sociology
31.Intelligence and Securities Studies (Regular/Self-Support)27-08-2026Thursday02:00PMNIISS
32.MBA26-08-2026Wednesday10:00AMQASMS
33.Management Sciences26-08-2026Wednesday10:00AMQASMS

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