APPLYING TO THE CENTRE 

APPLICATION FORM

The applications for admissions to the Centre are generally invited in July and/or December every year through an advertisement in the national press. Applications are invited on prescribed Application Form enclosed in the CEWRE prospectus. The prospectus can be obtained at cost by writing to the Director at the following address:

The Director

Centre of Excellence in Water Resources Engineering

University of Engineering and Technology

G.T. Road, Lahore - 54890

Pakistan

The completed Application Forms should be returned to the above address by hand or post before the closing date.

APPLICATION PROCEDURE

The applicant must submit his application for admission to the Centre on duly filled Application Form enclosed in this prospectus and enclose the following with the application:

• Two recent attested passport size photographs with the name written at the back.
• Copy of National Identity Card
• Certificates and transcripts of Matriculation, F.Sc., B.Sc. (Engg.) and M.Sc. (if applicable).
• Prescribed application fee in the form of Demand Draft, Pay Order or Postal Order in favor of Director, CEWRE. Serving applicants should submit a No Objection Certificate (NOC) from his organization/employer.
• Foreign applicants should submit a certificate of proficiency in English from Pakistan Missions in their respective country. Persons who have earned his last degree from a Pakistani University are exempt.

INTERVIEWS AND SELECTION

M.Sc/M.Phil. Degree: The candidates are selected on the basis of academic/professional record and the interview. Appearance for an interview is mandatory. Interviews are held on the date/time prescribed in the admission advertisement: The list of selected candidates is posted on notice board. Successful students are also informed by post about their selection and schedule for fee payment, hostel allotment and start of classes. Admission to the Centre is subject to subsequent approval and registration of students' name by the UET.

Ph.D. degree: The potential applicants are required to prepare a research proposal (may be brief initially) before applying for admission and attach it with the application form. The applicants are encouraged to visit the Director and the Faculty to discuss the research idea and firm up the proposal. The application for admission may be submitted for consideration any time. After receiving an application, if applicant is in Pakistan, be asked to visit the Centre and discuss research proposal with the Centre's Admission Committee. If the research idea is accepted, the students may be given provisional admittance to the Ph.D. candidature.

The student will then prepare a thorough research proposal on the prescribed format for submission to the Directorate of Advance Studies and Research of UET where it will be scrutinized thoroughly. The student may occasionally be asked to present, clarify and defend his research proposal before the University's Board of Advance Studies and Research following which the Ph.D. candidature may be approved or rejected by UET. Time taken by the student to prepare research proposal, and time required for scrutiny and acceptance by the University are not included in the time limit for the degree.

INTERNATIONAL APPLICANTS

Application Procedure

Centre of Excellence in Water Resources Engineering welcomes international applicants. At present there are student from Iran, Sudan, Yemen, Nigeria, Somalia, Nepal, etc.

Qualification of a suitable standard from most of the countries in the World are acceptable to the Centre. On submitting an application, the applicant has to submit transcripts of their qualification showing the subjects taken and the grade obtained in each qualification. The Pakistani Mission in the applicant country will provide information regarding the equivalent qualification required for admission. Else you may inquire by writing to the Center and sending copies of the transcripts before applying.

All the foreign applicants must route their applications through the Pakistan Diplomatic Missions in their country and the Ministry of Education, Government of Pakistan, Islamabad, Pakistan.

English Language

All the international students need to show an adequate knowledge of written and spoken English. Applicants should have to submit a certificate of proficiency in English from Pakistani Mission along with application form.

Entry & Study in Lahore, Pakistan

An official letter of acceptance will be sent if your application is successful processed and you are admitted in the Centre. Students are then required to get visa from Pakistani Mission in their country to enter into Pakistan and finally you can make arrangements for journey to Pakistan. Lahore is connected to all the major cities in the World through international flights.

The climate of Lahore varies from mild in winter (Nov. to Mar.) to very hot in summer (May to Aug.). The average living expenses are approximately US$ 250 per month.

 STATUES, RULES & REGULATIONS

(A)       Definition

1.         In these regulations unless there is anything repugnant in the subject or context: 

a)          "Academic Committee" means the Academic Committee the Centre of Excellence in Water Resources Engineering.

b)         "Centre" means the Centre of Excellence in Water Resources Engineering.

c)          “Director" mean the Director of the Centre.

d)         “University" means the University of  Engineering  and Technology, Lahore.

e)          “Board" means the Board of Governors of the Centre.

(B)    Admission & Registration Requirements

2.

a).        For M.Sc. or M.Phil. Degree in Water Resources Management, Engineering Hydrology, and Water Resources Engineering the candidate must have at least Bachelor's degree in Civil or Agricultural Engineering in Ist division or an equivalent qualification recognized by the University of Engineering and Technology, Lahore. Preference will be given to those having practical experience.

b.         For M.Sc. Degree in Hydropower Engineering, the candidate must have Bachelor's degree in Civil Engineering in Ist division or an equivalent qualification recognized by the University of Engineering and Technology, Lahore.

c.         For Ph.D. degree in Water Resources Management, Engineering Hydrology, and Water Resources Engineering, a candidate must have M.Sc or M.Phil degree in the relevant field of specialization. A candidate with practical experience will be preferred.

3.         Candidates are selected by the Admission Committee on the bases of their academic grades and performance in the test and interview. Admission to the Centre for the postgraduate studies is subjected to approval and registration by the University.

4.         All admission made by the Admission Committee shall be reported to the Dean of the Faculty concerned for registration.

5.        The admission of any student is liable to be terminated by the Director on the recommendation of his Supervisor/ Advisory Committee at any time, if his academic progress or conduct is not found to be satisfactory or a full time student fails to pass three subjects, and a part time students fails to pass two subjects in each of the first two terms.

6.         When the admission of a student has been notified, he/she shall pay the prescribed dues within the period fixed for the purpose by the Director, otherwise his/her admission is liable to be cancelled.

C)        Course Work

7.   As a partial fulfillment for M.Sc, M.Phil and Ph.D degrees, a student must successfully complete the prescribed course work as given earlier in the “Courses” and outlined in Appendix B as recommended by his Supervisor/Advisory Committee

i)       The subjects, to be offered in any term shall be decided by the Director in consultation with the staff members of the Centre and shall be announced at least one month before the commencement of the term.

ii)     The courses of study and their detailed syllabi shall be revised from time to time by the Academic Committee and approved by the competent bodies well in time before the term is commenced.

iii)  The term tests will be held after every four to six weeks in the term.

iv)   The objective in course coverage should be to develop student's ability for original thought and to produce innovative solutions to practical problems. The courses would therefore be intensive rather than extensive in nature.

v)  The minimum and maximum number of courses enrolled by any student in a term shall be as under: