A Ph.D. degree offers the chance to undertake a substantial piece of supervised work that is worthy of publication and which makes an original contribution to knowledge in a specific field. Research programs are designed to produce professional scientists, well-versed in a range of advanced techniques and methods in Biotechnology, in addition to having an in-depth knowledge of a particular area. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Scheme of Studies A Ph.D. degree offers the chance to undertake a substantial piece of supervised work that is worthy of publication and which makes an original contribution to knowledge in a specific field. Research programs are designed to produce professional scientists, well-versed in a range of advanced techniques and methods in Biotechnology, in addition…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":421,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"fullwidth.php","meta":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/bit.qau.edu.pk\/department\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/419"}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/bit.qau.edu.pk\/department\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/bit.qau.edu.pk\/department\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/bit.qau.edu.pk\/department\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/bit.qau.edu.pk\/department\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=419"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"http:\/\/bit.qau.edu.pk\/department\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/419\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":490,"href":"http:\/\/bit.qau.edu.pk\/department\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/419\/revisions\/490"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/bit.qau.edu.pk\/department\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/421"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/bit.qau.edu.pk\/department\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=419"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
Coursework & Comprehensive Examination:
A Student with an M.Phil. degree is expected to complete Ph.D. level course work of at least 18 credit hours followed by a comprehensive examination.
Seminar:<\/strong>
A seminar on research topic is a prerequisite for thesis submission.
Publications:<\/strong>
Acceptance or publication of at least one research paper in HEC recognized journal is essential for award of Ph.D. degree.
Thesis:<\/strong>
In the final semester of study, the student must submit a thesis to the controller of examinations. The thesis is evaluated by at least two experts from technologically advanced countries. Finally, the student must pass an oral examination defending his\/her thesis.<\/p>\n\n\n