PU restricts student organisation's activity

LAHORE: Reacting to the conflict between two groups on March 21, the Punjab University administration has decided to impose rules to restrict student organisations’ activities. The objective is to control the prevailing unrest on campus.

According to a letter issued by the PU Registrar to all deans, chairmen, principals, directors, wardens and heads of non-teaching administrative departments, the university chalked an 11-point administrative order to restrict student organisations.

TQM - Short Question and Answers

1. Define Total Quality?
TQM is a enhancement to the traditional way of doing business. It is the art of managing the whole to achieve excellence. It is defined both a philosophy and a set of guiding principles that represent the foundation of a continuously improving organization.

2. Define Quality?
Quality = Performance x Expectations

S&T education to help create pool of skilled manpower

President Mamnoon Hussain on Tuesday stressed the need for the provision of quality education to the youths, especially in the fields of engineering and science and technology, to create a pool of skilled manpower in the country, and said it would strengthen national economy.

AJK universities asked for transparency in appointments

MUZAFFARABAD: Azad Jammu and Kashmir President Sardar Masood Khan has asked the public sector universities to ensure fair, transparent and fault-free system of appointments.

“I wonder why allegations of nepotism, favouritism and regionalism are being levelled in the process of recruitments,” said Mr Khan, who is also the chancellor of public sector varsities in the region, at a meeting of vice chancellors (VCs), on Tuesday.

LHC orders to reopen BZU sub-campus in Lahore

LAHORE: A full bench of Lahore High Court (LHC), as an interim relief, has ordered to reopen the Bahauddin Zakariya University (BZU) sub-campus in Lahore, with directives to the administration not to make further admissions.

The court also ordered BZU sub-campus chief executive officer (CEO) Munir Bhatti to appear on April 6, and submit an affidavit.

BISE Federal board issues inter part 1 & 2 datesheet 2017

ederal Board Inter Date Sheet 2017 will be announced in March. As we all know that every single year the Federal Board agrees with the intermediate exams for students, so this coming year in 2017, this fee once again all set to organize a midterm exams for students. Well, not only between, but also entrance exams are also conducted for students. Federal Board to ensure that all examinations are conducted for both private and regular students on the basis of the coming year and the same rule will apply to students. In 2017 will be organized in the month of April 2017.

BISE Peshawar announce inter annual exams datesheet 2017

The Board of Intermediate and Secondary Education, BISE Peshawar Board every year organizes the matric and intermediate exams according to the prescribed schedule. The matric exams are generally conducted one month earlier to intermediate exams. The annual exams of matriculation are organized in the month of March and date sheet is issued in February.

LHC Suspends Decision to Hold CSS Exams in Urdu

Lahore High Court (LHC) recently instructed the relevant authorities to conduct CSS (Central Superior Services) examinations in Urdu. Today, that decision has been suspended by the LHC Chief Justice, Syed Mansoor Ali Shah.

Previously, the single bench’s decision considered the Supreme Court’s verdict regarding the status of Urdu as the official language and directed authorities to ensure that the 2018 CSS exams were conducted in the national language.

Ex-student wins 17 years battle against Punjab University

A woman of Pakistani origin, currently residing in Canada has won a 17-year legal battle against Punjab University (PU), the BBC reported on Tuesday. In its judgment, the Lahore High Court ordered the university to pay Rs 800,000 in damages to Wajiha Arooj, 38, who had sued the university for damaging her reputation.
Arooj had sought action against the university almost two decades ago when an error brought her disrepute and impacted the course of her life. While studying for her master’s degree in English at the university, Arooj was wrongly marked absent for an exam and told that she had failed.

Institute of Space Technology

Institute of Space Technology (also known as IST) is a public research university located in Islamabad, Pakistan focused on the study of astronomy, aerospace engineering and astronautics. Established in 2002 under the auspices of the Pakistan National Space Agency. IST offers a wide array of undergraduate and graduate degrees in partnership of Beihang University and University of Surrey. Since 2008, IST has an ISO certified management standard. IST is based on a 73 acre campus on the outskirts of Islamabad.

Short Question and Answers

1. What is accounting?
Accounting is the process of recording, summarizing, analyzing and communicating the financial information or transactions of an entity

2. What is bookkeeping?
Recording financial information or transactions in the books of accounts is called

NAVTTC, Baitul Mal agree on cooperation

Islamabad: National Vocational and Technical Training Commission (NAVTTC) and Baitul Mal on Friday held a meeting to encourage the former’s trainees in the field of business and entrepreneurship for achieving economic stability.

NAVTTC executive director Zulfiqar Ahmad Cheema, Pakistan Baitul Mal managing director Abid Waheed Sheikh and their aides attended the meeting at the NAVTTC headquarters here.

Montessori education in all Islamabad schools by year end

After introducing model Montessori classrooms in 11 schools, the government will ensure Montessori education in all of its schools in Islamabad by the end of the current year under the Prime Minister’s Education Reforms Programme.

This was disclosed by Minister of the State for Federal Education and Professional Training Engnineer Balighur Rehman after inaugurating the first-ever National Conference on Early Childhood Care and Education here on Monday.

UET, LUMS bag trophies at debating contest

LAHORE: The University of Engineering and Technology (UET) and Lahore University of Management Sciences (LUMS) on Monday won the 22nd Government College University (GCU) Parliamentary Style Debates 2017 organised by the debating society of GCU.

This year, 180 speakers from 61 educational institutions contested for the trophies at the four-day bilingual tournament, held at the university’s Bukhari Auditorium, from March 24 to 27.

CPEC study center to be set up in Turbat varsity

GWADAR: The Univer­sity of Turbat (UoT) has de­­cided to establish a China-Pakistan Economic Corri­dor (CPEC) study centre on the Gwadar and Turbat campuses.

Chaired by Vice Chan­cel­lor Dr Abdul Razzaq Sabir, the sixth meeting of the academic council of the institute was held at the city campus in Gwadar. The me­­eting was attended by Dean of the Faculty of Commerce, Law and Management Sciences Dr Munir Ahmed Baloch.