M.PHIL LEADING TO PH.D (BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION):

NUST Institute of Management Sciences (NIMS) is endeavoring to become as one of the top business schools in the country by providing high quality education. NIMS was amongst the first national institutes which started a PhD program in the field of Management Sciences.

In order to stay a step with the rapid changes that are taking place in the global economy and the corporate sector, NIMS regularly reviews and updates its curriculum for various programs. Recently, a comprehensive review of the undergraduate and postgraduate curriculum has been completed. Our recent experience shows a growing demand for specialization in the following areas: (i) Business Finance, (ii) Marketing and International Business, and (iii) Management.  

This has been taken into consideration in the development of the revised curriculum for M.Phil Leading to Ph.D Program. The M.Phil (Business Administration) Program comprises 12 credit hours of core courses, 18 credit hours of specialization courses, and 6 credit hours of dissertation. The Ph.D program comprises 48 credit hours of course work (21 credits of core and compulsory courses and 27 credits of specialization courses) and 30 credits of Ph.D dissertation / thesis research. The prescribed course work for Ph.D includes 12 credit hours of core courses and 18 credit hours of specialization courses as completed at the M.Phil level. The details of the program are given below:

M.Phil Level Core Courses: 

The following would be the core courses for the M.Phil program in (Business Administration). Each M.Phil and Ph.D student will have to successfully complete these courses:

1.         ECO801          Microeconomic Theory & Business Applications

2.         ECO802          Macroeconomic Theory in a Business Environment

3.         ECO803          Econometrics & its Application to Business Analysis

4.         MGT816          Advances in Management Theory, Issues & Practices

M.Phil Specialization Courses:

Each M.Phil student, in addition to the successful completion of core courses of 12 credit hours, will have to successfully complete course work equivalent to 18 credit hours from the list of courses given in either of the following specialization fields:

1.      Business Finance

2.      Management

3.      Marketing

Presently specialization field of business finance only is offered to students.

Ph.D Level Courses

         After successful completion of 30 credit hours of M.Phil level course work and comprehension examination, those students who are allowed to proceed to Ph.D Program will have to complete the following course work:

Nine credit hours of compulsory course work as given below:

• MGT951    Doctoral Seminar in Management Science Techniques and Their Applications.

• MGT952    Doctoral Seminar in Corporate Governance.

• MGT953    Doctoral Seminar in Research Methods.           

Nine credit hours of specialization courses from either of the following specialization fields:

• Business Finance

• Management

• Marketing

Regulations for M.Phil Leading to Ph.D (Business Administration) Program

Requirements for M.Phil (Business Administration):

The National University of Sciences & Technology shall award M.Phil (Business Administration) degree after fulfillment of the following requirements:

1.   Successful completion of 30 credit hours of course work (12 credits of core courses and 18 credits of specialization courses) and 6 credits of research dissertation / thesis, scoring the prescribed grades and grade point averages.

2.   Scoring the final Cumulative Grade Point Average of not less than 3.5 out of 4.0.

3.   Successful completion of the comprehension examination conducted by NIMS.

4   Positive report for passing M.Phil dissertation by evaluators as appointed per “NUST Policy for Conduct and Award of Ph.D Degree for Engineering, Information Technology and Management Sciences”

5.  Positive recommendation for the acceptance of M.Phil dissertation by the defence Committee.

Admission

General Admission Requirements:

The following are the requirements for admission to the M.Phil program:

1.      MBA/MPA/MBE/MBA-IT/M.COM/Masters in Economics with a minimum CGPA of 3.0 out of 4.0 or 70% marks.

2.      Minimum of 16 years of education with 130 credits after F.A / F.Sc.

3.      A maximum of one second division in Matriculation through Bachelor degree. No third division shall be accepted.

 4.      Passing HEC / NUST GRE Test or GRE (International) Test.

 5.      Qualifying the interview and test conducted by NIMS and achievement of a high merit.

6.      Some practical experience with reputable national or international organizations, will be preferred. 

7.      Approval of the Rector for admission.

 Change of Status of the Student from M.Phil to Ph.D:

1.      Each M.Phil student, after the successful completion of 12 credits of core courses and 18 credits of specialization courses, will be given a comprehension examination covering the course work completed by him / her. Afterwards, only outstanding students as selected by NIMS Ph.D Committee, will be allowed to pursue the Ph.D course work prescribed for Ph.D phase of the program. The remaining students will be required to successfully complete a thesis worth 6 credit hours in order to earn an M.Phil degree.

Requirements for Ph.D (Business Administration) Degree: 

         The National University of Sciences & Technology shall award Ph.D (Business Administration) degree after the fulfillment of following requirements:

1. Successful completion of 48 credit hours of course work (21 credits of core and compulsory courses and 27 credits of specialization courses including those transferred from M.Phil Program) and 30 credits of research dissertation/thesis, scoring the prescribed grades and grade point average.

2. Successful completion of pre-requisite and basic courses as prescribed by Guidance and Examination Committee.

3. Scoring the final Cumulative Grade Point Average of not less than 3.5 out of 4.0.

4. Successful completion of the Ph.D comprehensive exams conducted by NIMS.

5. Receiving positive reports for passing the Ph.D thesis / dissertation by at least two experts from technologically advanced countries and one expert from Pakistan.

6. Positive report for passing the Ph.D thesis / dissertation by the Doctoral defence Committee and its recommendation for the award of Ph.D degree after fulfillment of the requirement of publication and presentation of research papers from the thesis.

A Ph.D student must have a minimum of two research papers from the thesis published / read in an HEC approved journal / conferences of international repute. Out of these two papers, at least one paper must be published in an HEC approved journal. Only those publications related to research work will be counted in which the student’s name appears as the 1^st or 2^nd author (provided the 1^st author happens to be his / her supervisor)

Note:

                All PhD courses will be taught using current literature in each topic and area. Latest research, case studies, and projects on contemporary issues will provide the reference material for teaching. Latest textbooks dealing with advanced topics in Management Sciences will only be used as supplementary readers.

For further information contact Dr. Muhammad Hussain, PhD Coordinator NIMS, Phone: 051-9272181