KU approves transfer of admissions for MPhil/PhD program from private universities

KARACHI: In a significant development during the Academic Council meeting of the University of Karachi held on Monday under the chairmanship of KU’s Vice Chancellor Professor Dr Khalid Mahmood Iraqi, the members approved the transfer of MPhil and PhD students from private universities into its postgraduate programs. These transfers will be subject to thorough vetting and require approvals from the Departmental Research Committee, the concerned Head of Department, and the Dean of Faculty. Such students will be required to fulfill all the admission-related criteria. 

 Additionally, the KU’s Academic Council approved to abolish the requirement of a No Objection Certificate for employed students seeking admission in the MPhil or PhD program.

 The meeting also approved the nomination of Professor Dr Basit Ansari as the Academic Council representative to the Board of Advanced Studies and Research for a three-year term, while Professor Dr Laila Shehnaz was appointed as the member for the Affiliation Committee for a two-year term, and Professor Dr Taseer Ahmed Khan was nominated as a representative of the Academic Council to the Board of Governors of the Center of Excellence in Marine Biology for a two-year tenure.

 The KU’s Academic Council also gave in-principle approval for the establishment of an Institute for Sustainable Management and Innovation. The KU VC Professor Dr Khalid Iraqi formed a six-member committee to oversee the plan in detail. The KU’s Dean of the Faculty of Management and Administrative Sciences Professor Dr Zaeema Asrar Mohiuddin has been nominated the convener of the committee which includes the chairperson of the department of public administration Professor Dr Saima Akhter, director of institute of environmental studies Dr Farrakh Nawaz, faculty member of department of computer science Dr Nadeem Mehmood, faculty member of department of social work Dr Sakina Riaz and faculty member of Ku’s Dr A. Q. Khan Institute of Biotechnology And Genetic Engineering Dr Afshan Awan.

The participants of the meeting also approved the minutes of the previous Academic Council meeting held on April 18, 2025, and also approved the proceedings of the equivalence committee, which was held on February 26, 2025.