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Serial No: _____________

National University of Sciences & T echnology

Application Form for Admission to the PhD Programme

Recent coloured
photograph duly
cross-attested from

Please read the instructions given on this form carefully before filling it out. Write legibly and avoid rewriting, erasing and cutting etc.

PART 1 PERSONAL
1.1 Name1

1.2 Date of birth:-

Day

Month

Year

1.4 National ID Card No:- a. Old

1. 3 Gender:- Male

Female

b. New
1.6 Fathers / Guardians Profession2

1.5 Father's /
Guardians Name 1
1.7 Province of Domicile3
1.8 For Foreign Students Only:a. Country of Origin

b. Passport No.

c. Visa Type / No
1.9 Permanent Address4 :-

a. City

b. Province

c. Country

d. Postal / Zip Code

e. Phone no with area /country code

1.10 Current / Mailing Address4 :-

a. City

b. Province

c. Country

d. Postal / Zip Code

e. Phone no with area / country code

1.11 Email 5

1.12 Fax

1.13 Mobile / Cell Phone No

1.14 Name of institution or organization where you are currently employed, if any

1.15 Work Experience:-

Blood Group

Years

1.16 Have you been withdrawn from NUST Yes/No

if Yes provide Registration No

Months

Individual Income

Family Income

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Leave one box (space) empty between each part of name. All names must be as per SSC / equivalent certificate.
Write one of the following alongwith rank and no (whatever is applicable):- Army (Serving), Army (Retired), PAF (Serving), PAF (Retired), Navy (Serving),
Navy (Retired), Banker, Businessman, Doctor, Educationist, Engineer, Farmer, Lawyer, Govt Service (Serving), Govt Service (Retired), PIA (Serving), PIA (Retired),
Private Service, Landlord, Contractor, Industrialist, Accounts/ Finance, NUST Employee (Serving), NUST Employee (Retired), Late, Other (please state name
of profession).
Write one of the following (whichever is applicable) Capital, Punjab, KPK, Sindh, Balochistan, FATA, FANA, AJK. (In case of foreign students)
You must inform HQ NUST of any changes.
Compulsory Field must be a valid and operational address as this will be our primary mode of contact.

the front is to be
pasted here.

PART 2 ACADEMIC DETAILS6

2.1 SSC/ Equivalent:a. Name of qualification

b. Year of qualifying

c. Details (Enlist elective subjects)

d. Total Marks / GPA

e. Marks / CGPA Obtained

f. Percentage (Write % marks rounded off upto two places of decimals only)
%

g. Name of institution

h. Remarks (Please leave this field blank. It is for office use only)
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2.2 HSSC/ Equivalent:a. Name of qualification

b. Year of qualifying

c. Details (Enlist elective subjects)

d. Total Marks / GPA

e. Marks / CGPA Obtained

f. Percentage (Write % marks rounded off upto two places of decimals only)
%

g. Name of institution

h. Remarks (Please leave this field blank. It is for office use only)
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Attach similar additional sheets for multiple qualifications of the same level or equivalence. Also in the field Marks/CGPA obtained and Percentage, write aggregate
Marks/GPA/percentage calculated on the basis of all the years / terms / semesters.

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2.3 Bachelors:a. Name of qualification

b. Year of qualifying

c. Details (Enlist elective subjects)

d. Total Marks / GPA

e. Marks / CGPA Obtained

f. Percentage (Write % marks rounded off upto two places of decimals only)
%

g. Duration of programme
Years
Months

h. Name of institution7

j. Is the above institution PEC / HEC / PM&DC recognized. 8 Yes

No

k. Remarks (Please leave this field blank. It is for office use only)
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2.4 Masters:a. Name of qualification

b. Year of qualifying

c. Details (State the major area of study and / or write thesis title)

d. Total Marks / GPA

e. Marks / CGPA Obtained

f. Percentage (Write % marks rounded off upto two places of decimals only)
%

g. Duration of programme
Years
Months

h. Name of institution7

j. Is the above institution HEC / PM&DC recognized.8 Yes

No

k. Remarks (Please leave this field blank. It is for office use only)
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State the name of the degree awarding body alongwith the name of the institution from where you studied.
Attach corresponding documentation validating your claim.

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2.5 MPhil:a. Name of qualification

b. Year of qualifying

c. Details (State the major area of study and / or write thesis title)

d. Total Marks / GPA

e. Marks / CGPA Obtained

f. Percentage (Write % marks rounded off upto two places of decimals only)
%

g. Duration of programme
Years
Months

h. Name of institution7

j. Is the above institution HEC / PM&DC recognized.8 Yes

No

k. Remarks (Please leave this field blank. It is for office use only)
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2.6 Other Qualifications / Certifications

a. Name of qualification / certification

b. Year of qualifying

c. Details

d. Total Marks / GPA

e. Marks / CGPA Obtained

f. Percentage (Write % marks rounded off upto two places of decimals only)
%

g. Duration of programme
Years
Months

h. Name of institution

j. Remarks (Please leave this field blank. It is for office use only)
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State the name of the degree awarding body alongwith the name of the institution from where you studied.
Attach corresponding documentation validating your claim.

PART 3 TESTS
Please complete this section for tests you have taken or are planning to take. Mark the rest as N.A.
3.1 GRE (Graduate Record Examination) Subject Test:a. Registration No

b. Test Date (DD/MM/YYYY)

c. Detailed Test Scores (include details of Subscores):_______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

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3.2 Local GRE Subject Type Test:a. Registration No
b. Test Date (DD/MM/YYYY)
/
/
c. Detailed Test Scores (include details of Subscores):_____________________________________________
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3.3 GRE (Graduate Record Examination) General Test:a. Registration No
c.Test Scores
(1) Verbal (200-800)

d. Other Test Details (Name of Testing Agency, etc.):____________________________________________________________________

____________________________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________________

b. Test Date (DD/MM/YYYY)

(2) Quantitative (200-800)

%
(3) Analytical Writing (0.0-6.0)

3.4 GMAT (Graduate Management Admission Test):a. Registration No

b. Test Date (DD/MM/YYYY)

c. Test Scores:(1) Verbal (0-60)

(2) Quantitative (0-60)

%
(3) Total (200-800)

(4) Analytical Writing Assessment (0.0-6.0)

3.5 MCAT (Medical College Admission Test):a. Test Date (DD/MM/YYYY)

b. Test Scores:(1) Verbal Reasoning (1 to 13-15)

(3) Writing Sample (J-T)

(2) Physical Sciences (1-15)

(4) Biological Sciences (1-15)

3.6 TSE (Test of Spoken English):All applicants interested in being considered for a teaching assistantship may be asked to submit a passing score (at least 50) on the TSE or a similar evaluation may be
conducted vide an arranged lecture to any NUST class on a relevant pre-determined topic.
a. Registration No
b. Test Date
/
/
c. Total (20-60)
3.7 Please state if you are a sponsored student. If yes, please state name of your sponsoring agency, scheme name and phase, and test score, if applicable.
______________________
___________________________________________________ __________
Yes
(Name of
(Scheme Name & Phase)
(Test Score)
Sponsoring
Agency)

No

PART 4 CHOICE OF PROGRAMME OF STUDY

4.1

Programme of Study Applied for10

Programme Code

4.2

Discipline10

4.3

College / Institute / Centre

4.4

Field of Specialization / Topic of Research Proposal11

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Fill only after consulting the enclosed programme listing and the list of programmes currently being offered (on NUST Website/Advertisement).
Apply only for a discipline that you are eligible for (consult NUST Website for eligibility criteria). Also n + 1 complete sets of application materials
and supporting documents should be submitted, where n is the no of programmes of study that you apply for.
Please consult NUST website for a rough guideline. Attach 2 x soft copies and 2 x hard copies of the research proposal for each programme of study
that you apply for.

PART 5 FINANCIAL AID

5.1
If admitted, do you wish to receive financial aid? If not, please tick the relevant checkbox at b. If yes, indicate the type of
financial aid you desire by writing the numerals 1,2,3 for 1st, 2nd and 3rd choice in the relevant checkboxes at a ; in case of no
preference please tick the corresponding checkbox a (4), only.
a.

Yes:

(1)

Teaching Assistantship

(2)

Research Assistantship

(3)

No Preference

b.

No:

(1)

I wish to be a self-finance student

(2)

I am a sponsored student

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For financial aid consideration, conditions do apply. It is assumed that you have checked the relevant portion of the NUST Website, link Financial Aid for
Postgraduate Studies, for details before filling out this form.

PART 6 ADDRESS SLIPS

Full Name:____________________________________

Full Name:____________________________________

Fathers/Guardians Name:______________________

Fathers/Guardians Name:______________________

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Complete Mailing Address:______________________

Complete Mailing Address:______________________

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Postal/Zip Code:

Postal/Zip Code:

Telephone Number with Area/Country Code:-

Telephone Number with Area/Country Code:-

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Email:

Email:

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Full Name:____________________________________

Full Name:____________________________________

Fathers/Guardians Name:______________________

Fathers/Guardians Name:______________________

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Complete Mailing Address:______________________

Complete Mailing Address:______________________

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Postal/Zip Code:

Postal/Zip Code:

Telephone Number with Area/Country Code:-

Telephone Number with Area/Country Code:-

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Email:

Email:

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PART 7 PROGRAMME LISTING13

Serial
No

School/College/Centre

Discipline
Geotechnical Engineering

School of Civil and Environmental

Engineering (SCEE), Islamabad

Military College of Signals,

Rawalpindi

Transportation Engineering
Structural Engineering

1002

Environmental Engineering

1004

Environmental Sciences

1005

Construction Engineering & Management

1006

Water Resource Engineering & Management

1007

Urban and Regional Planning

1008

Remote Sensing & GIS

1009

Electrical (Telecommunication) Engineering

1101

Computer Software Engineering

1102

Information Security

1103

Electrical Engineering with

the following specialization

College of E&ME, Rawalpindi

1003

Electronics

1201

Digital & Computer Systems

Signals & System /DSP

1202

Electromagnetics and Microwave

1204

Communications/
Telecommunication Systems
Electric Machines and Power
Systems
Control Systems and Networks

1207
1209

Dynamics & Control

Computational Mechanics
Product & Manufacturing Systems
Design
Thermo Fluids
Thermal Power & Fluids & Energy
Systems
Design
Dynamics & Control

Mechanical Engineering
with the following
specialization

Product & Manufacturing Systems

Design
Thermo Fluids
Thermal Power & Fluids & Energy
Systems
Design

1210
1211
1212
1213
1214
1215
1216
1217
1301
1302
1303
1304
1305
1306

Design and Manufacturing Engineering

Robotics and Intelligent Machine Engineering

1307

Biomedical Engineering

1309

Biomedical Sciences

Pakistan Navy Engineering College

(PNEC), Karachi

1206

1208

Computational Mechanics

1205

Computer Engineering
Software Engineering

Mechanical Engineering
with the following
specialization

1203

Mechatronics Engineering

Engineering Management

School of Mechanical &

Manufacturing Engineering
(SMME), Islamabad

Program
Code
1001

Electrical Engineering with the

following specialization

1308
1400

Electronics

1401

Digital & Computer System s

1402

Signals & System/DSP

1403

Electromagnetics and
Microwave
Communications/
Telecommunication Systems
Electric Machines and Power
Systems
Control Systems and Networks

1404
1405
1406
1407

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Pakistan Navy Engineering College

(PNEC), Karachi

Mechanical Engineering with

the following specialization

Dynamics & Control

1408

Computational Mechanics

1409

Product & Manufacturing

Systems Design
Thermo Fluids
Thermal Power & Fluids &
Energy Systems

Design
Manufacturing Engineering and Management
Information Technology
Computer Science

Electrical Engineering with the

following specialization

Electromagnetics and
Microwave
Communications/
Telecommunication
Systems
Electric Machines and
Power Systems
Control Systems and
Networks

Computer & Communication Security

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School of Natural Sciences (SNS)

1413
1414

1503
1504
1505
1506
1507
1508
1509

Biochemistry

1510
1601
1602
1603
1701

Pharmacology

1702

Anatomy

1703

Chemical Pathology
Molecular Medicine
Physiology
Prosthodontics
Community Medicine

1704
1705
1706
1707
1708

Mathematics
Physics
Chemistry

Basic Medical Sciences in the

following disciplines

1412

1502
Digital & Computer
Systems
Signals & System /DSP

1411

1501
Electronics

School of Electrical Engineering

and Computer Sciences (SEECS),
Islamabad

1410

Army Medical College, Rawalpindi

Atta ur Rehman School of Applied

Science (ASAB), Islamabad

Applied Biosciences

School of Chemical and Material

Engineering (SCME), Islamabad
Research Centre for Modeling &
Simulation (RCMS), Islamabad
Center for International Peace and
Stability (CIPS)

Energetic Material Engineering

1901

Material and Surface Engineering

1902

Computational Science & Engineering

2001

Peace and Conflict Studies (PCS)

2301

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Note:-

1801

GRE (Subject) : GRE (Subject) type test, conducted by NUST.

GAT (Subject) : GAT (Subject) test, conducted by NTS.

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These programmes are offered to each batch subject to availability of supervisors and other support facilities. Please check the latest
PhD Advertisement on NUST Website, link Whats New, for the disciplines being offered for induction of this batch. Also
consult the list of available PhD supervisors and their specialties posted on our website.

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PART 8 INDEX SHEET14

Serial
No

14

Description/Name of Supporting Document Attached

Page
No

This sheet is to be filled in compulsorily, with great care and in capital letters. Attach additional sheets if necessary.

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PART 9 DECLARATION
9.1

I certify that I have read and understood the contents of the prospectus and NUST Website.

9.2
I understand that withholding pertinent information requested on this application or giving false
information will make me ineligible for admission to the University or subject to dismissal. With this in mind,
I certify that the statements I have provided are correct and complete and no field has been left blank.
9.3
Furthermore, I agree that I will adhere to and be bound by the University Statutes, and any other
applicable rules and regulations of NUST. Failure to comply may result in my expulsion.
9.4

I also undertake that I shall be responsible for the timely deposit of all university dues.

Signature of Applicant:__________________
Date:________________________________

For Office Use Only

Date of Submission: _________________________________

Terminal Degree : _____________ Institution: __________________

NUST Roll No:

_________________________________

Discipline: ___________________ Merit No: __________________

Registration No:

_________________________________

Detailed Wtg: _____________________________________________

Remarks: _________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

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PART 10 CHECKLIST
Please make sure that you have attached all the necessary documentation in accordance with the following checklist: Ser No
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Details of Documents15
2 x Application Form Sets affixed with photographs duly cross-attested from the front.
2 x Copies of Address Slips, duly filled (2 x Part 6).
2 x Attested photocopies of SSC detailed marks sheet clearly showing subject grades.
2 x Attested photocopies of SSC certificate or Equivalence certificate from IBCC, if applicable.
2 x Attested photocopies of HSSC detailed marks sheet clearly showing subject grades.
2 x Attested photocopies of HSSC certificate or Equivalence certificate from IBCC, if applicable.
2 x Attested photocopies of all academic transcripts/detailed marks sheets (of all the years / terms /
semesters) for Bachelors degree clearly showing subject grades.
2 x Attested photocopies of the certificate (if applicable) showing the exact duration of each of the
Bachelor level degrees (i.e. either this should be clear from the transcript or degree or if this cannot be
established by both these documents then this should be indicated by a certificate to this effect issued by
the head of the institution from where the candidate did his/her Bachelors).
2 x Attested photocopies of all academic transcripts/detailed marks sheets (of all the years / terms /
semesters) for Masters degree clearly showing subject grades.
2 x Attested photocopies of all academic transcripts/detailed marks sheets (of all the years / terms /
semesters) for MPhil degree clearly showing subject grades.
2 x Attested photocopies of the certificate (if applicable) to the effect that in Masters/MPhil the
candidate has obtained x marks out of a total of y or a CGPA of s out of t (i.e. either this should
be clear from the Masters/MPhil transcript or degree or if this cannot be established by both these
documents or the candidate does not have either of these documents as in the case described at serial no
11 below, then this should be indicated by a certificate to this effect issued by the head of the institution
from where the candidate did his/her Masters/MPhil).
2 x Attested photocopies of the certificate (if applicable) to the effect that Masters/MPhil degree has
been conferred, i.e. either this should be clear from the Masters/MPhil transcript which should show
his/her status as Degree Conferred, or if this cannot be established by the transcript then this should be
indicated by a certificate to this effect issued by the head of the institution from where the candidate did
his/her Masters/MPhil. (This indication is required in cases where the candidate does not have his/her
Masters/MPhil degree certificate though the degree has been conferred, as in the cases where the
convocation is scheduled for some time in the future, etc).
2 x attested photocopies of documentation providing proof of recognition by PEC/PM&DC/HEC, as
applicable, from Bachelors onwards as indicated at pages 3 and 4.
2 x Attested photocopies of scores of GRE(General)/GMAT/MCAT/HEC-GRE type test etc, if
applicable. Original test scores for international tests should be sent directly to NUST on the NUST
institution codes (consult NUST Website, link Admissions, for these codes).
2 x soft copies of the Research Proposal / Statement of Purpose for each programme of study that you
have applied for.
2 x hard copies of the Research Proposal / Statement of Purpose for each programme of study that you
have applied for.
Attested photocopy of both sides of New NIC or Old one, if new NIC has not yet been issued.
Attested photocopy of Domicile Certificate.
Attested photocopy of Scholarship Award Letter duly issued by Sponsoring Agency, if applicable.
Bank draft in original worth Rs 1000/- in favour of HQ NUST.
NOC from Employer (for defence personnel and other Govt/Semi Govt Employees).

Yes

No