GCU offering merit based scholarships for Pakistani students

Faisalabad: Government College University, Faisalabad is inviting the applications from the students of Pakistan to apply for Shahbaz Sharif Merit Scholarships.

These scholarships will be granted to candidates for chasing MS/M.Phil program.

Government College University is a general government research university based in Faisalabad, Pakistan. The journey of GC University started as a primary school in 1897 in the current building of Government.

The main objective of the university is to provide aspirants an enabling environment where dialogue is encouraged and ideas anticipated.

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Scholarships are available for:

These scholarships are available for the master program (MS/M.Phil).

Available Course:

These scholarships will be granted to study the subjects offered by the university.

Eligibility criteria:

Candidates meeting the following eligibility criteria are eligible to apply for the scholarships:

o   Students who have secured at least 60% marks or minimum 2.5 CGPA in B.A / B.Sc / BBA(Hons) / BS (Hons) and B.Com(Hons) held in 2014 / 2015 / 2016 (annual) in Punjab.

o   The aspirants who have passed BA/B.Sc./BSc (Hons)/BCS/BBA (Hons)/B.Com (Hons) 2014 / 2015 / 2016 (04-year program) and are studying in MS / M.Phil program are eligible to apply.

o   Students who already have got M.A./M.Sc. Degree is not eligible for PEEF Master Level Scholarship.

o   Students registered in Fall session and morning/afternoon/evening/weekend regular program (where applicable) are also eligible to apply for PEEF-SSMS Master’s Level Scholarship.

o   Declared monthly income parents (from all resources) is equal to or less than Rs.75,000/-

o   Age (at the time of application) must not be over 28 years.

o   Not availing any other educational scholarship during the present academic year.

o   Not a receiver of Prime Minister Fee Reimbursement Scheme 2016-17.

o   The candidates have to appear before the Scholarship Awarding Committee as per the schedule and venue notified (later on).

o   Pakistani residents are eligible to apply for these scholarships.

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College Admission Requirement

Entrance Requirement:

A candidate looking for the admission to the degree of M.Sc. / MA./ M.BA/ M.Com/ MPA/ LLB, must have passed Bachelor’s degree or equivalent exams in second division with not less than 45% marks (under annual system) at least 2.0 CGPA out of 4.0 (under semester system) from any educational institute recognized by HEC, in a field of study relating to the respective subject he/she wishes to take admission.

How to Apply:

All the interested and needy candidates who aspire to apply for admission to the above programs are encouraged to apply on prescribed forms available from the Photostat Shop of the university or can be download from website www.gcuf.edu.pk.

The application forms incomplete in any respect and not supported by the required documents and after the due date shall not be entertained.

Deadline:

Students can submit the application forms till December 16th, 2016.