Islamic University Prospectus 2012

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CONTENTS

Message by the Vice Chancellor 03-04

About the University 05-07

Schools of Study 08

� School of Sciences 09-10

� School of Technology 11-22

– Department of Civil Engineering (CE) 13

– Department of Computer Science and 14

Engineering (CSE)

– Department of Electronics and Communication 15

Engineering (ECE)

– Department of Electrical Engineering (EE) 16

– Department of Food Technology (FT) 17-19

– Department of Computer Science 20-22

� School of Business Studies 23-26

� School of Humanities and Social Sciences 27-37

– Centre for International Relations 28-29

– Department of Arabic Language and Literature 30-31

– Department of English Language and Literature 32-33

– Department of Islamic Studies 34-35

– Department of Journalism 35-37

University Centres 38-40

� International Centre for Spiritual Studies 38

� Rinchen Shah Center for West Himalayan Cultures 39

� Mantaqi Center for Science and Society 40

Student Support 41-46

� Library 41-42

� Hostels 42

� Information Technology 42-43

� Canteen 43

� Radio Studio 43

� Sports and other Extracurricular Activities 43-44

� Transport 45

� Medical Facilities 45

� Banking Facilities 45

� Career Counseling and Placements 45-46

Campus Roundup 46-49

Admissions 50-52

� Rules of Application 50-51

� Reservation 51

� Entrance Test Pattern 52

Fee and Other Details 53-55

� Fee Structure 53

� Tuition Fee Waiver Scheme 54

� Rules of Refund 54-55

Discipline 55-56

Academics 56-58

� Advisory System 56

� Examination System 56

� Scholastic Probation 57-58

� Attendance 58

� Graduation Requirements 58

� Application Form and Checklist 58

Important Dates 59-60

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ISLAMIC UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

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IT is my pleasure to extend a warm welcome to the candidateswho intend to compete for admissions to various courses

offered by our University during the academic year2012-13.

IUST, appeared on the academic horizon of J&K Statesix years ago, and in a short span of its existence it is emergingas a quality institution with enough potential to contributesignificantly and qualitatively to higher education scenario inthe State. Well planned strategy coupled with persistent andmotivated efforts from all the stake holders have enabled it toget due recognition.

We plan to increase the intake capacity in existing coursesand institute further demand-driven courses to contribuite forincreasing the Gross Enrolment Ratio (GER) of the State.From this year we are starting two new courses in School ofTechnology namely B.Tech Electrical Engineering and MSc IT.While we improve quantity, we ensure that quality does notsuffer at all. In that direction, besides augmenting our ownresources, we are in touch with other sister institutions forcooperation to promote academic excellence. The universityhas signed a tripartite MoU with University of Delhi and

University of Kashmir on 20 th

October 2011 in the benign presenceof Mr Omar Abdullah, Hon’ble ChiefMinister, Chancellor IUST who hasbeen a constant source of inspirationto us. Besides, we have signed variousMemoranda of Understanding(MoU) and entered into academicarrangements with other national andinternational institutions like TokyoUniversity of Foreign Studies, Japan, Shiv Nadar University,Noida, etc

We are also in continuous process of developingrelationship with the corporate world and are in constant touchwith the companies and industries for trainings, internshipsand placement of our students. I am grateful to various Nationalinstitutions like PAU Ludhiana, CIPHET Ludhiana, GNDUAmritsar, NDRI Karnal for their support in this regard. Ourefforts to develop relation with corporate world got invigoratedwith the support of Confederation of Indian Industries (CII )which enabled our students undergo trainings and internshipsin world class companies across the country.

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During the year 2011-2012 there was a markedimprovement in the revenue generation through student fee.The State Government and WAKF Board also reasonablyfunded the university during this period for infrastructuraldevelopment which I thankfully acknowledge. This has enabledthe university to start construction of two academic blocksand the construction of OBC hostel is in the anvil. To ensureconstant flow of funds to the University for Development,UGC is persistently being pursued to get the university listedunder 12(b) of the UGC Act.

For economically underprivileged students, AICTEapproved fee waiver scheme has been put in place from theyear 2011-12. Besides, the university vigorously pursues thevarious scholarship programmes enabling 103 students to getscholarships from agencies like Ministry of Minority Affairs,Social Welfare Department and Indian Oil Corporation.

Feedback from the experts who have interacted with ourstudents within or outside the University stand testimony tothe fact that IUST has managed to earn a name as a seat oflearning where academic standards are high and qualityeducation is paramount. I am sure that in view of the supportand encouragement that we are getting from the StateGovernment, WAKF Board, Universities and other educationalinstitutional across the country in general and J&K State inparticular, IUST will become one of the best universities inthe country in the years to come.

I, once again, welcome all the students who succeed ingetting admission to our University. I also wish all the best toour students who will complete their academic programmesthis year and hope that they will prove valuable assets for thesociety and make IUST family proud.

(Prof. A.R Trag)

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The Islamic University of Science and Technology (IUST),Awantipora, Kashmir has been established through an Act No.XVIII of 2005 dated: 07th November 2005 passed by J&KState Legislature and notified by the State Government, throughJammu & Kashmir Government Gazette dated: 11-11-2005.While the university started functioning in November, 2005the teaching programme was started in July 2006. TheChancellor of the University is the Chief Minister of J&KState and the executive authority of the University is itsExecutive Council with the Vice Chancellors of University ofJammu, Kashmir and Baba Ghulam Shah Badshah Universityas members.

The University came into existence with a mandate toadvance and disseminate knowledge, wisdom andunderstanding amongst all segments of the society within andoutside the State. It is also charged with creating anenvironment for learning, teaching and research in the sciences,technology, humanities and social sciences and that is inkeeping with the highest standards of scholarship and highereducation. People belonging to all sections of society are entitledto avail the facilities and opportunities offered by the Universityand there is no distinction on the basis of class, caste, creed,colour or religion.

Location

About the University

The University is located in Awantipora, a smallpicturesque town situated on the main national highway(NH1A) in Kashmir approximately 30 km south of the capitalcity of Srinagar and adjacent to the shrine of Syed HassanMantaqi. This historically significant town was capital ofKashmir during the reign of Raja Awantivarman. Thespectacular campus has the Himalayan mountain range on oneside, the Jhelum River on the other and a beautiful grove ofalmonds cradling the main campus.

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Outreach

In order to supplement and complement the academiccooperative participation within the broad frame work of itsvision and objectives and to promote and further the cause ofIUST in developmental process of the state, it has establishedlinkages with various Universities and other institutions ofhigher education across the globe. This among other thingsincludes sharing of mutual facilities, faculty and curriculardevelopment programmes, consultancy, training, internshipand placement programmes of the students in areas where suchfacilities may be required. This is of crucial importance in theinitial developing stages of the University.

Islamic University of Science and Technology signed atripartite MOU on 20-10-2011 with Delhi University andUniversity of Kashmir for mutual cooperation for thepromotion of academic excellence.

For the attainment of common objectives of mutualinterests, promote and strengthen academic objectives IUSThas signed MoU with Tokyo University of Foreign StudiesJapan (TUFS). Besides, facilitating exchange of faculty andstudents, scholarships to the IUST students under the MoUTUFS will be installing Video Conferencing equipmentenabling the students to take lessons from international expertsvia video conferencing.

The other Universities/ institutions with which we havedeveloped effective linkages include SKUAST-K, University of

Jammu, Jamia Hamdard, New Delhi, Bharti Vidyapeeth, NewDelhi, Shiv Nadar University, Noida, Chaudhary Charan SinghUniversity Sirsa.

Community Initiatives

Besides, imparting formal education to the youngergeneration, the University realizes its role for communitydevelopment especially given its rural setting. We take everyopportunity possible to reach out to the local communityand seek means and mechanisms to connect to it.

In this direction,IUST with the help ofmany individuals/organizations who areexperts in theirrespective fields havemade various efforts toreach out to the localcommunity and raiseawareness, make theirgrievances reach theauthorities, apprisethem of the latesttechnologies andtrends to make theirwork easy and moreattractive. So far the

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University has organised camps for seed distribution, healthcamps, workshop on new techniques in pottery etc.

B e s i d e sidentifying theneed of moderneducation tounderprivilegedchildren, theu n i v e r s i t ymakes efforts atits own level toreach to them inthe immediate vicinity of the campus. This is being done underReach Out And Mentor (ROAM) tutoring program started bythe Mantaqi Center for Science and Society. The center hasdrawn volunteers from students and faculty who teach studentsof a nearby seminary basic computer courses and other subjectsthat are part of formal system of education.

The University has also started ‘Pesh Kadam’ a jointinitiative of the Islamic University of Science and Technology(IUST) and PANOS India in December 2009 which issuccessfully still going on. The capacity of IUST with itsdepartment of Journalism and PANOS’ experience in workingon radio were brought together in this endeavor for a community

based initiative using radio as a tool. The program is aimed tocreate a space for development of youth in the area, use radioas a tool or communication in voicing issues relevant to thecommunity and to provide a technical training for thejournalism students of IUST and youth in Awantipora. Witha full-fledged studio and equipment, the program also acts as apart of a complete and rigorous technical training regime ofthe University as far as broadcast journalism is concerned.

With thesupport fromMinistry ofF o o dProces s ing ,Governmentof India,University hase s tab l i shedF o o dProcessing andTraining Centre (FPTC) for training of educated and employedyouth of the state to facilitate them to start their own processingunits in rural areas. This will also help entrepreneurs to improvetheir technological skills. Special training programmes areidentified for rural womenfolk.

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SCHOOLS OF STUDYThe University Executive Council has approved the

institution of 8 schools of Studies, presently following fourSchools are operational offering 16 courses :

School of Sciences

� Department of Mathematics

School of Technology

� Department of Civil Engineering (CE)

� Department of Computer Science & Engineering(CSE)

� Department of Electronics & CommunicationEngineering (ECE)

� Department of Electrical Engineering (EE)

� Department of Food Technology (FT)

� Department of Computer Sciences (MCA, MSc IT)

School of Business Studies

� Department of Business Studies

School of Humanities and Social Sciences

� Centre for International Relations

� Department of Arabic Language and Literature

� Department English Language and Literature

� Department of Islamic Studies

� Department of Journalism

Centers

� International Centre for Spiritual Studies

� Rinchen Shah Centre for West Himalayan Cultures

� Mantaqi Centre for Science and Society

The Islamic University of Science and Technology inpursuance to the UGC initiatives on reforms in academicshave adopted CGPA evaluation system. The system relies oncontinuous assessment of students rather than exam time studyonly. Previous Academic merit is given 30% weightage inadmissions and 70% weightage to the entrance tests conductedby the University (for courses under School of Humanitiesand Social Sciences, School of Science, B.Tech and MSc FoodTechnology) /AIEEE(in case of B.Tech other that B.Tech FoodTech)/AIMA(in case of BBA). However in case of MBA 30%weightage is given to Group Discussion and Personal Interview(GD/PI) conducted by AIMA.

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SCHOOL OF SCIENCES

Department of Mathematics

The Department ofMathematics is oneof the few mathdepartments in thecountry to offer aprogram in Actuarialand FinancialMathematics and theonly such department inthe state of Jammu and Kashmir. It supports the University’smission of fostering an interdisciplinary climate of scholarshipand learning with an eye towards career development forstudents.

Our curriculum allows each student to develop his or herability to think clearly and independently, to provide theminsights into and instil appreciation for the ideas and reasoningthat characterize mathematics, to hone their quantitative andcommunication skills, and to prepare them to lead examinedlives as responsible and informed members of society.

Our students are provided the mathematical toolsnecessary to facilitate the application of classroom knowledgein many fields.

Course Offered

B. Sc. Actuarial and Financial Mathematics

Duration

Three years (Six semesters).

Who can apply?

Any candidate who has passed Higher Secondary II (10+2)from any institution recognized by the State Board of SchoolEducation or equivalent with Mathematics as one of thesubjects at the 10+2 level.

Course Content

This program will prepare students for an actuarial careeras well as postgraduate work in mathematics or appliedmathematics. An actuary uses mathematical tools to do riskassessment mainly in the financial services sector includinginsurance companies, commercial banks, investment banks andretirement funds. Actuaries play a key role in designinginsurance plans by determining the premium, monitoring theprofitability of the company, and recommending correctivemeasures whenever necessary. To be successful, they need strongmathematical skills, business knowledge and a goodunderstanding of human behaviour. As such the curriculumfor this course includes business and social science courses inaddition to a broad spectrum of mathematics courses. Thisprogram will give our students the competitive edge in the

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financial industry that a traditional undergraduate program inmathematics would be unable to provide.

Career Prospects

Actuarial career has consistently been ranked amongst thebest careers in the industrial world and is often called a ‘zero-unemployment’ profession. In just the last decade, the numberof insurance companies in the country has quadrupled. As aresult, there is now a very high demand for actuaries withinthe country and the salaries, even for entry-level actuarialpositions, are very high. This program will also prepare studentsfor other mathematics-related careers in government, businessand industry.

Faculty

The Department has highly qualified faculty members withboth international and national background who blend rangeof expertise with decades of teaching and research experience.Our faculty members bring innovative teaching ideas to theclassroom and are committed to excellence in scholarship andteaching.

Activities

The Department invited eminent mathematician Prof.Dinesh Singh, Vice Chancellor, Delhi University to deliver alecture at IUST.

The faculty has attended venues which included KuwaitUniversity, IIC Delhi, Shiv Nadar University, IndianStatistical Institute Kolkata, IHC Delhi and Directorate ofEconomics and Statistics Srinagar.

Organised workshop in collaboration with IIT Bombayfor online LaTeX for our faculty and students.

The Department also organizes student seminars andscreens math related documentaries and videos for students.

Achievements

Several of our senior batch students who are graduatingin July 2012 have gotten excellent internships offers fromprestigious corporations and institutions outside J&Kincluding Max New York Life Gurgaon, IBEXI Bangalore andDelhi University.

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SCHOOL OF TECHNOLOGYThe School of Technology is the largest school in the

university with more than 1100 students on roll and in thecoming year the roll shall be around 1300 students. The Schoolof Technology (SoT) comprises more than 20 lecture theatres,22 modern well established laboratories, workshops, fullynetworked computer laboratories with internet access of100MBPS and online power backup for uninterruptedacademic work. The SoT laboratories are manned by qualifiedtechnicians and skilled personnel. The School of Technologyhas also been provided funds under FIST by the Departmentof Science & Technology, Govt. of India for modernizing theLaboratories with latest equipment, software and also inproviding quality electric power for the Science & Technologydepartments.

At present the School has six departments out of whichDepartment of Electrical Engineering is the last addition. Thedepartment will be offering B.Tech Degree in ElectricalEngineering from academic session 2012-2013. Besides, theSchool has instituted another Masters programme inInformation Technology under Department of ComputerSciences (MSc IT) which again will be offered during academicsession 2012-13.At present the departments under the aegis ofSchool of Technology are:

� Department of Civil Engineering (CE)

� Department of Computer Science & Engineering(CSE)

� Department of Electronics & CommunicationEngineering (ECE)

� Department of Electrical Engineering (EE)

� Department of Food Technology (FT)

� Department of Computer Sciences (MCA, MSc IT)

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Who can apply?

Candidates seeking admission to B.Tech courses exceptthat of Food Technology should have passed Higher SecondaryII (10+2) from any institution recognized by the State Boardof School Education or equivalent with Physics, Chemistry andMathematics as the subjects at the 10+2 level. For B.Tech FoodTechnology, candidates with Biology as one of the subjects willalso be eligible to apply in addition to those already mentioned.

Selection to B.Tech courses are made on the basis ofAIEEE score except in Food Technology in which case theadmissions are made on the basis of aggregate merit in theentrance conducted by the University and merit in the qualifyingexam in the ratio of 70:30. For admissions to PG coursesadmissions are made on the basis of entrance tests conductedby the University. In all cases 70% weightage is given to themerit in the entrance tests and 30% to the academic merit inthe qualifying examination.

Lateral Admission: The University has provision for lateraladmission for eligible candidates who have passed a 3 yearsdiploma in relevant stream of Engineering from Polytechnicinstitutions recognized by Jammu & Kashmir State Board ofTechnical Education or any other institution recognized byAICTE, having 60% marks in aggregate. Students qualifyingfor the entrance test are admitted under lateral admission inthe third semester as per AICTE rules. The entranceexamination shall comprise questions based on Semester I andSemester II of B.Tech in the relevant stream at IUST. Selection

is made as per the merit of entrance examination and thepercentage of marks obtained by the candidates at diplomalevel.

Faculty

The department has qualified faculty comprising of seniorexperienced staff along with young and energetic members, allfully devoted to their common goal of providing the bestpossible and effective education and training to students. Thefaculty specialization includes Structural & EarthquakeEngineering, Hydroelectric Power Plant Machinery, Transport& Highway Engineering. Experts and Consultants from theindustry are also invited regularly to deliver lectures forspecialized subjects. Faculty has provided consultancy servicesto various Engineering Departments in the State.

Laboratories

The University believes in providing the students withsound theoretical knowledge coupled with adequate exposureto practical training for understanding the subjects well.Consequently, developing well equipped laboratories continuesto be high on the priorities of the University. After constantefforts and planning, the University takes pride in assertingthat it possesses one of the best laboratory infrastructure inthe state for the specific courses. The University also has setup a language laboratory to help students improve their verbalcommunication skills and a radio studio for those interestedin community media and related issues. �

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Department of Civil Engineering (CE)

The Department of Civil Engineering was established inacademic session 2009 and offers instructions at undergraduatelevel leading to 4-Year B.Tech degree. These instructions aimat providing students a broad based education, with emphasison theory and practice of Civil Engineering, in view of thecurrent and future requirements of the field and industry. Fieldvisits in the valley and outside are arranged for the students atall levels to acquaint them with practical knowledge in variousareas of Civil Engineering. The Department is growing fast indevelopment of laboratory infrastructure enabling it to carryout training through state of the art Civil EngineeringLaboratories.

Duration

Four years (Eight semesters).

Course Content

The department offers latest subjects in its syllabi in tunewith the foremost Engineering and Technology institutionswithin the country. The programme aims at providing studentsa broad based education, with special emphasis on theory andpractice in view of current and future requirement of the fieldand industry. The main focus during the programme is on thecourses like Design of Structures, Geotechnical Engineering,Transportation and Highway Engineering, Irrigation and Flood

Control Engineering, Water Supply and Sanitary Engineering,Seismology and Disaster Management, Architecture and TownPlanning. Since the J&K state lies in the seismic zone V, aspecial emphasis has been laid on the course dealing withearthquake resistant design of structures. In view of advancesin surveying, study of positioning equipments has beenincluded in the curriculum.

Consultancy Areas

• Water supply Schemes for P H E Kashmir

• Sewerage Schemes for U.E. E. Department Kashmir

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Department ofComputer Science and Engineering (CSE)

The Computer Science and Engineering (CSE)Department was established in 2007 as one of the pioneeringengineering departments at IUST and offers undergraduateProgramme leading to Degree.

Presently the department imparts education to Full Timeundergraduates of Computer Science and Engineering. Theduration of the programme is eight semesters and a student is

required to pass all the semesters and a major Project in orderto obtain a B.Tech degree.

Course ContentSoftware Engineering, Computer Networks, C

Programming, Data Structure, Design and Analysis ofalgorithms and Network Security are some of the major coursesa student is expected to learn during his/her term.

Facilities

The department has following well developed laboratorieswith latest original software’s for software development:• Microprocessor Lab• Programming Lab• Advanced Programming Lab• Networking Lab

Achievements

The first batch of 50 students graduated in August 2011.Out of these 50 Students, 14 (Fourteen) students have beenplaced in Companies like M/S Syntel Pune; M/S Capgemini,Pune; Phoenix Maritime and Fujitsu, Pune. Four of our passedout students also set up their own enterprise by developing asocial Networking website www.kuqil.com which is live andhas been restricted to the IUSTians by the developers for sometime. Students from the department have also been selected inIndian Air Force, BSNL and other Software companies.

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Department of Electronics & Communication Engineering (ECE)

The Department of Electronics & communicationEngineering offers a course of eight semesters leading to aBachelors degree in Electronics & CommunicationEngineering. The focus of the programme is on ‘WirelessCommunication, Microwave Communications and EmbeddedSystems’. The curriculum is so designed as to give adequate

emphasis on the digital processing of information for efficientcommunication over noisy channels

Course Content

In tune with the above objective, the syllabus covers corecourses like Microprocessors and embedded systems,Microwave Components and Circuits, Statistical Theory ofCommunication, DSP Architectures and Systems,Communication Switching Systems, Computer Networks,Communication Electronic Circuits, SatelliteCommunication, giving a balanced coverage of the theory andpractice of modern Communication Engineering. The coreprogramme is supplemented and further reinforced by a well-chosen set of elective courses like Radar Engineering permittingthe students to specialize either in the software or the hardwareaspect of Communication Systems. Specialization: Radarengineering, Image processing, TV and Video Engineering, VLSIdesign and Artificial Neural Networks.

Achievements

21 students from ECE department have been placed sofar in various national and multinational companies whichinclude Syntel, Fujitsu, Capgemini, Phoenix Maritime, BSNL,L&T HCL to name a few.

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Department of Electrical Engineering (EE)

The Hydroelectric power generation capacity of Jammuand Kashmir is more than 20,000 MWs. In order to tap theresources to optimum there will be a huge requirement oftrained Human Resource in this branch of engineering infuture. The number of quality Electrical Engineers passing outevery year in J&K is low as there are only few institutes in J&Kwhich provide B.E/ B.Tech in Electrical Engineering. The aimof the Department is to contribute qualitatively to this demand

by producing quality Electrical Engineers to harness the Hydro-electrical power and tap renewable sources of energy to its fullcapacity.

Course Content

The under graduate study in Electrical Engineering includesfundamentals of Electrical Engineering embedded withElectrical Machines, Power System, Power Electronics, Control,Electronics, Communication, Signal Processing and ArtificialIntelligence. In the lower semesters, basic courses such as basicElectrical Engineering, Circuit Analysis are offered for buildingthe foundation blocks. In the higher semesters advance coursessuch as Advanced Control System, Advanced Power System(FACTs, HVDC, Power Quality, Protection and Transients),Power Electronics and applications are offered. Apart fromthe subject course curriculum, the Department stresses uponB.Tech projects on advanced research areas covering ControlSystems, Robotics, Power Systems and Optimization, PowerElectronics and Drives, Control and Communications,distributed generations, economics in power systems and relatedareas.

Electrical engineering is mainly concerned with thedevelopment and design, application, and manufacture ofsystems and devices that use electric power and signals. Thefield of electric power is concerned with the design andoperation of systems for generating, transmitting, anddistributing electric power.

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Department of Food Technology (FT)

With modern infrastructural and well equippedlaboratories, the Department of Food Technology aims at theEstablishment of an Excellent Quality Control Centre for theassessment of the quality of food articles manufactured andconsumed in the J&K State. In addition to imparting qualityeducation, the department has tie-up with neighbouringinstitutions like SKUAST(K), University of Kashmir and Post-Graduate Centre for Food Science and Technology ofGovernment College for Women, Jammu to share researchand development experiences and facilities for the development

of trained manpower for industrial establishments of the valleyin particular and country at large. We have excellent institutional–industrial tie up for the inplant training of our graduates andpost-graduates in the field of modern food processing. Studentsare also taken on educational Research and Training tour toneighbouring state universities in North India for a period of10-15 days in-house exposure and interaction with intellectualworld outside valley. Since out of 15 students in the M.Sc.(Food Technology) programme for the academic session 2010-12 eleven are females that reflect that Women Empowermentis high on our academic agenda.

Courses Offered

1. M.Sc Food Technology

Duration : Two years (Four semesters).

2. B.Tech Food Technology

Duration : Four years (Eight semesters).

Who can apply?

M.Sc Food Technology

Candidates seeking admission for this program should havea BSc degree in Physics, Chemistry, Biology, Mathematics,Microbiology/BSc Agriculture/ BSc Home Science/ BVSc/BSc Food Science & Technology/ BTech AgricultureEngineering from any recognized institution.

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B.Tech Food Technology

Candidate should have passed Higher Secondary II (10+2)from any institution recognized by the State Board of SchoolEducation or equivalent with Physics, Chemistry and Biologyor Mathematics as the subjects at the 10+2 level.

Course Content

The department offers two courses in Food Technologyi.e B. Tech Food Technology and M.Sc Food Technology. Bothcourses has been designed to equip students with the knowledgeand skills to enter a competitive global food processing industry.

The B. Tech course is designed to extend the curriculumcontent and specialist discipline knowledge within eightsemesters. The course supports prior learning in the areas ofFood Processing, Food Microbiology, Food Preservation, FoodChemistry and Human Nutrition in first two years. In thelater stage the course will focus on Food Technology Design,Promotion and Marketing, and technologies involved in variousfood industries like Dairy industry, Meat industry, Fruitindustry, Bakery industry, etc, The last semester is exclusivelydedicated for industrial exposure to the student in which astudent has to attend at least 3 months on site industrialtraining.

The MSc FT is a cross-disciplinary education involving anumber of different disciples and includes components ofMicrobiology, Biochemistry and Engineering, thus enhancing

both the generaland specificskills that willbe required invarious foodindustries. Inaddition it willdevelop thep e d a g o g i c a ltechniques andr e f l e c t i v epractices required to teach this content to students. Thepedagogical focus will be on current research issues in managingthe Food Industry, innovation in Food Technology developingskills for research in this field.

Faculty

Experienced staff, having international and nationalexposure with doctoral qualification and excellence in Researchand Development, is guiding the destiny of the future Scientistsand Technocrats of J&K State in particular and country atlarge.

Facilities

Islamic University of Science and Technology has excellentfacilities to support food education. The Food ProcessingTraining Centre funded by Ministry of Food Processing, Govt.

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of India, features latest equipments for processing andpackaging of fruits and vegetables. Besides, the department haswell equipped laboratories viz a viz Quality control Lab, FoodMicrobiology Lab, Analytical Lab, Food Engineering Lab andmini processing units in bakery , fruit and vegetables. Fundedby Department of Science and Technology and MOFPI.

The laboratories are equipped with specialist scientificequipment including Rheometer, Texture Analysers, UVSpectrophotometer, Steam Distillation Setup, Multiple EffectEvaporator, Fully computerised baking oven, heavy duty sliceretc. The latest technologies in food analysis are continuouslybeing reviewed, enabling students to gain valuable knowledgeand experience relevant to a future career in the industry.

Career Prospects

The food industry is one of the largest growing industriesin the world and as such requires skilled personnel to ensure aconsistent supply of quality product for ever-discerning, quality-conscious consumers. Modern food production involves abroad range of advanced technologies and a multi-disciplinaryapproach. The area of Food Science and Technology is currentlyundergoing a revolution, where technologies from areas suchas Food safety, Biotechnology, Microbiology, BiochemicalEnzyme Technology, Functional Foods, and ProductionTechnology and Management disciplines are incorporated intotraditional food production. This introduces new and complex

technologies into the production and handling of foodproducts, raising the demand for highly educated specialists inFood Technology.

As the world population increases, food technologists arechallenged with developing innovative applications inbiotechnology and processing of food, as well as understandingthe link between food, nutrition and health. Consequentlythere is an increasing need for food technologists to work in arange of food business activities.

After completing this program, a student will be able tocombine traditional and new food technologies to meet thehighest standards of food production and food safety. Studentwill be able to satisfy future demands for healthy, safe,sustainable, ethical and attractive food products in a globalcontext.

Achievements

The fact that our graduates are topping the merit in SLIETPunjab, Jamia-Millia Islamia, Delhi, GNDU, Punjab and AmityUniversity, NOIDA in the M.Tech in Food Technologyprogramme, speaks of our nurturing and grooming at B.Techin Food Technology programme at IUST. A good number ofour M.Sc. (Food Technology) students have been selected inthe 2011-2012 on-campus placements after short listing fromexpertise available across the valley.

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Department of Computer Science

The Department of Computer Science was established in2006 as is the pioneering department in the Islamic Universityof Science and Technology. The Department prides itself inhighly motivated teaching staff, well-equipped laboratories,latest and genuine licensed software and hardware with up todate specifications.

MASTER OF COMPUTER APPLICATIONS (MCA)

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Who can apply?

Candidates who have passed three years BCA or B.Sc./B.Com/B.A or any other equivalent degree, with Mathematicsas one of the subject at 10+2 level or at the graduation level,from a recognized institution.

Course Content

The course rigorously trains students, both theoreticallyand practically in the basics of Computer Science to veryadvanced and sophisticated development. Subjects range fromcore computer science vis a vis Architecture, Operating systems,Data structure, Software Engineering, Networking, DBMS tovarious high tech software development technologies such asAdvanced Java, Net etc. The thrust is to help students developinto professionals who are not only providers of technicalsolutions, but also architects of the new order of softwaredevelopment.

The department offers specializations in areas such as Imageprocessing, Artificial Intelligence, Data Mining, EmbeddedSystems and Wireless Communication, Bioinformatics,Multimedia and Virtual Reality, Object Oriented SoftwareEngineering.

Courses Offered

• Master of Computer Applications (MCA)

• Master of Science-Information Technology (MSc IT)

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Faculty

Presently there are 10 faculty members in the Departmentwho are specialised in their fields of interest and latest SoftwareEngineering subjects in Computer Science.

Career Prospects

Owing to the great demand for a technical and professionalworkforce in the industry, the course provides opportunitiesfor the prospective students globally. For students with a soundknowledge in Computer Science, opportunities are almostendless in the IT industry. The course also opens up a broadspectrum for employment in public/ private sectors andacademic/ non- academic fields.

Facilities

The department is equipped with state –of-the-artnetworked labs with 24x7 internet support. Additionally,students are provided real-time problem solving experiencethrough training and internships at various internationallyacclaimed software corporations. The faculty is well equippedwith vast experience in myriad areas. The department offersspecializations in areas such as Image Processing, ArtificialIntelligence, Data Mining, Embedded Systems and WirelessCommunication.

Achievements

The department bagged 2nd position at the national levelin annual IT festival NERDZ organized by Jamia Hamdard NewDelhi in 2007 and 2008.

The Department bagged 1st & 2nd position at the ITseminar competition “Nurturing Intelligence for socialDevelopment” by Jnana Prabodhini Organization Maharashtrain April 2010.

Seminars / Presentations: The departments invitesdistinguished faculty and specialists in Computer Sciences fromNational and International Universities / Institutes forinteraction with the MCA students.

MASTER OF SCIENCE INFORMATION

TECHNOLOGY (M.Sc. IT)

IT is the area of managing technology and spans widevariety of areas that include but are not limited to things suchas processes, computer software, information systems,computer hardware, programming languages, and dataconstructs. In short, anything that renders data, informationor perceived knowledge in any visual format whatsoever, viaany multimedia distribution mechanism, is considered part ofthe domain space known as Information Technology (IT).Information technology is starting to spread further than the

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conventional personal computer and network technology, andmore into integrations of other technologies such as the use ofcell phones, televisions, automobiles, and more, which isincreasing the demand for such jobs.

Given the market demand for IT professional theUniversity has instituted post graduate programme in IT leadingto M.Sc IT degree from the current academic session.

Duration

Two years (Four semesters).

Who can apply?

Candidates having passed B.Sc (I.T) / B.C.A / B.B.A (or)Graduation with Mathematics as one of the subjects at 10 + 2level.

Career Prospects

With the advent of the internet and the birth ofinformation technology, the demand for computer savvy hasgrown to formidable heights and will continue to grow in thefuture as well. The present market scenario demands basiccomputer skills for practically every job whether it may be in asupermarket or in a corporate house, and proficiency incomputers is what counts. Now days, the corporate worldseeks, hires and retains only those employees with excellentcomputer & IT knowledge and skills, to enable them to stayin competition. The IT industry provides magnanimousopportunities because the economic growth in the domesticand international sector is mammoth. After the confirmationof the degree, a M.Sc. IT student has ample options in thepublic and private IT sector.

Note : Entrance test for MCA and MSc IT already conducted on 25th March 2012.

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SCHOOL OF BUSINESS STUDIES (SBS)The core objective of this School is to foster a better

business world by grooming professionals who are able to makea positive difference to the organizations they work for. SBSbelieves in inculcating standard business acumen in students,who can positively change the course of their organizationthrough their marketing skills, accuracy in accounting andfinance, vision in HR, which together aim at building thesociety. The School offers Bachelors and Masters Programs inBusiness Administration. The emphasis is to provide a soundtheoretical and practical foundation in business and build on

that through case based teaching methodology, Industryinternships, real world projects and industry oriented coursecurriculum. The degrees are developed keeping in view thefuture prospects so as to provide an edge in the job market. Atpresent the school comprises of one department as under :

� Department of Business Studies

Courses Offered

• Master of Business Administration (MBA)

• Bachelor of Business Administration (BBA)

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MASTER OF BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION (MBA)

Realising the market demand for a specialized course likeMBA which opens up a world of various opportunities forgraduates, Islamic University of Science and Technologyinstituted the MBA course in the first year of starting academicprograms to produce quality managers and dynamicentrepreneurs.

Duration


Who can apply?

A graduate in any stream with valid MAT/CMAT score,conducted by All India Management Association (AIMA)/AICTE. Selection is made on the basis of MAT/CMAT scorefollowed by the Group Discussion and Personal Interview(GDPI) of the shortlisted candidates. Candidates are shortlistedon the basis of their MAT/CMAT Score.

Course Content

The course comprises of 14 core courses of Business Studiesin the first two semesters. A special feature of this programmeis that from 3rd semester onwards students are offered followingspecializations, among which they have to opt for any twospecializations of their choice:

• Marketing

• Human Resource

• Finance

• Information Technology

• Tourism

Throughout the program focus is put on EntrepreneurialDevelopment so as to inculcate high degree entrepreneurialzeal, creativity and innovation in students. Students are deputedto establishments of national and international repute for 6-8weeks for their internships, projects and summer/wintertrainings. Special emphasis is given to personality developmentwhere students are encouraged to participate in business clubs

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and events. Additionally, students are given trainings by reputedagencies for a fixed period to develop their personality as wellas enhance their employability in the corporate world.

Faculty

The faculty in SBS comprises of well qualified teacherswith years of teaching and corporate experience. Besidesteaching, our faculty has contributed towards research in theform of national and international research papers, researchprojects and other research related activities. Besides, thedepartment invites corporate executives, entrepreneurs andexperts from various fields to give students a real life perspectiveof the market and business scenario.

Facilities

Computer Labs

The Department has separate, well equipped, state-of-theart internet connected computer labs with installed overheadprojectors for the exclusive use of management studentsof both MBA and BBA programs as well as for researchpurposes.

Smart Classroom

The School of Business Studies recently inaugurated amultimedia based classroom with wireless sound system,overhead projector and interactive board with the seatingcapacity of seventy students.

Training/Internship

In addition, we have a considerable network within thecorporate world for training, internships and placements. Someof the companies with whom we interact regularly includeKingfisher, HDFC, Reliance Communication, MetLife, J&KBank, Yes Bank, Gabriel, Godrej, Mother Dairy, YamahaMotors, Hero Honda, etc.

Special Feature (Business Club)

The school organizes Business Club on every Friday toaugment its academic programmes with newer tools andtechniques. The objective of Business Club is to ensure thatstudents make an optimal use of the time invested in education,think creatively and develop skills to excel in both professionaland social life, and consequently contribute positively to theuniverse around them. The specific activities includePresentations, Mock Interviews, Management Games, Tradefairs, Personality Development Sessions, Business Quiz, Health

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& Fitness Activities, Business Flash Debates, Guest Lectures,Career Counselling Sessions, and Environmental Awarenesssessions.

Placements

In the past two years, majority of our students wereemployed by MNCs. Key recruiters were Yes Bank, BajajAllianz, CIE, Kingfisher Airlines, HDFC, RelianceCommunications, Tata Indicom, Vodafone, Airtel, ING Vysya,J and K Bank, etc. Attending the cause of society at large, manyof our students opt for entrepreneurship and start their ownbusinesses, providing employment opportunities to the otheras well. Few students have joined the teaching profession inthe business schools and engineering colleges of the State.

BACHELOR OF BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION (BBA)

This course prepares the students to understand the basicprinciples of Business Studies at the undergraduate level.

Duration


Who can apply?

Any candidate who has passed Higher Secondary II (10+2)with any subject(s) from any recognized Board.

Course Content

The BBA program is of three years duration spread oversix semesters. In each semester, the student is exposed to fourmain courses followed by a comprehensive Viva Voce. Inaddition to a core business studies course, the program alsoemphasizes IT based learning where students are required toundertake two IT based courses in the programme. We alsostructure our course around Personality Development. Thistogether with exposure to the corporate world throughinternships, overall and training modules and interaction withthe real – life professionals provides students with a holisticeducation that will enable them to move into the real worldwith knowledge and confidence.

FUTURE ACADEMIC PROGRAMME/S

• Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)

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SCHOOL OF HUMANITIES ANDSOCIAL SCIENCES

Islamic University of Science and Technology whileemphasizing and promoting studies in Science and Technologybelieves that the same needs to be complemented witheducation providing insight into the social and culturaldimensions at local, regional and global levels. The school ofHumanities and Social Sciences was thus born with the visionof facilitating inter disciplinary dialogue for meaningful humanexistence.

Currently, there are four departments and one centreunder the School, each with a definite role within the broadermission of the School

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level graduates with not only a broad knowledge base regardingvarious aspects of international relations, but a deepunderstanding, skill and commitment to deal with issues ofconflict and peace, both at local and international levels. Inaddition to that the Center aims to take an active role in devisingpolicies to prevent, de-escalate and resolve conflicts. Moreover,the Center develops and promotes concrete engagements forbuilding peace in the form of action-oriented research andtraining, workshops, case studies, seminars, conferences andfield work. In this context a Memorandum of Understandingbetween IUST and Tokyo University of Foreign Studies(TUFS) relating to cooperation in resource sharing and co-teaching in the CIR has been signed by the University. TheCenter hopes to place its students in internship programsregionally and globally with the best institutes in the relatedfield.

Courses Offered

MA in International Relations (Peace and Conflict Studies)

Duration


Who can apply?

The applicant must be a graduate from a recognizedinstitution in any discipline. Mid-career professionals such aslawyers, journalists and NGO workers are encouraged to apply.

Centre for International Relations

In an increasingly globalized world violent conflicts havethe potential to affect the most distant corners of the world.Globally, thus, there is a sense of earnestness in understandingand regulating international affairs and in preventing andresolving conflicts and establishing peace. Over the past fewdecades universities worldwide have initiated programs toproduce academics and professionals who have made significantcontributions towards helping establish peace.

The Center for International Relations (CIR) at IslamicUniversity of Science and Technology (IUST) aims to promotethe development of a democratic, multicultural and just worldsociety. The Center came into existence by virtue of anagreement entered into by IUST and University for Peace,Costa Rica, a UN mandated university. The CIR strives to bea centre of excellence with an international reputation. Theoverall activity of the Center focuses on producing master’s

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Course Content

The students will be required to take 15 courses and aMaster’s Thesis. Students will receive in- depth understandingof topics relevant to the present global scenario. Areas coveredwill include democracy and politics of South Asia, ethnicconflicts and peace processes, political economy of conflicts,environmental security, origins of violence, media in peace andconflict, gender and violence, post-conflict reconstruction,perspectives on globalization, conflict resolution, internationallaw, etc.

The major courses which are being taught by Center areas under:

• Introduction to Peace &Conflict Studies• Human Rights and International Humanitarian Law• International Law of War & Peace• Democracy & Identity Politics in South Asia• Gender & Violence• Conflict Resolution: Theories & Practices

Career Prospects

In addition to the prospects available in academia the skilland knowledge that students acquire at the CIR equip themto pursue careers in a wide variety of fields, more specificallyinternational organizations (the UN, UNESCO, UNDP, etc),international non-governmental organizations (ICRC, ICG,Amnesty International, Human Rights Watch, etc.) local non–governmental organizations, think tanks and the publicsector.

Faculty

CIR has well-qualified and dedicated faculty with degreesfrom reputed national and international institutes. Facultyspecializations encompass areas of International Relations,International Law, Conflict Resolution, Peace Building,Political Economies of Conflicts, and Gender Studies.

Activities

• MoU with Tokyo University of Foreign Studies for co-teaching purposes.

• Visiting faculty from reputed International institutionslike U- Peace, Costa Rica, United States Institute of Peace(USIP), USA , and George Mason University, USA.

• Participation of faculty members in symposia, workshopsand conferences at national and international level.

• Regular screening of peace and conf lict relateddocumentaries

• Internship and participation of students in reputednational and international organizations like Mercy Corps,International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC),Institute for Research on India and International Studies(IRIIS) and Center for Dialogue and Reconciliation(CDR).

• Inter-departmental interactions, especially with theDepartment of Journalism and Rinchen Shah Center forWest Himalayan Cultures.

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Department of Arabic Language & Literature

Spoken by one seventh of the world’s population and thefirst language of around 250 million Arabs, the relevance ofthe Arabic language has not lessened over the centuries. It isthe language that imbued a literary culture in the Arab worldand continues to attract scholars, writers, poets, historians,calligraphers, computer programmers, and men of letters fromall walks of life. The Department of Arabic Language andLiterature is one amongst the first departments to be establishedin the university. It aims at producing scholars who arecompetent to cater to existing and emerging needs related tothe sector with their broader cognizance of the history andevolution of the language.

Courses Offered

• MA (Arabic Language and Literature)

Duration: Two years (Four semesters).

• Certificate Course in Modern Standard Arabic

Duration: Six months

Who can apply?

For MA programme

• A candidate having a Bachelor’s degree or equivalent degreewith Arabic as one of the subjects from a recognizeduniversity with 45% marks.

For Certificate course

• 10+2 with minimum of 45% marks in any discipline.

• The course will also be open for on roll under graduate/post graduate students of IUST who are in the last year oftheir courses.

Course Content

Students will delve into courses that sharpen their languageskills as well as those that deal with variations in the literature.Some of the subjects currently being taught in the Mastersprogram are history of Arabic Literature, Classical Poetry andProse, Syntax and Morphology, Translation, Modern ArabicPoetry, Novel, Drama, Short Story, Rhetoric and Prosody,Literary Criticism and Research Methodology.

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Major Courses

• Arabic Morphology and Syntax

• Classical Poetry

• Fundamentals Of Literary Criticism

• History of Arabic Literature

• Translation and Oral Expression

Career Prospects

The course can lead to exciting careers in various fieldsbecause of the global importance of the Arab world in thefield of Business, Tourism and Finance, be it public or privatesector.

Whether it is Asia or elsewhere, there is always a demandfor people who know Arabic. Students can pursue variouscareer options after attaining the degree. Moreover, knowledgeof Arabic can also augment career prospects in various otherfields of study like software development, internationalrelations, development and aid organizations, etc. Knowledgeof Arabic can enhance the ability to work and interact effectivelyin Arabic speaking countries.

Faculty

The faculty comprises of academicians with specializationsin different aspects and eras of Arabic Language and Literaturesuch as Arabic fiction, classical and modern poetry, translation,history etc. They have a critical acumen and aptitude for

research and are well equipped with the skills necessary forpolishing the students for contemporary needs.

Facilities

Shortly the Department is going to start training studentsin a state-of-the-art language lab being set up on the campus.The lab will be instrumental in providing the atmosphere todevelop and hone the soft skills of the students.

Activities

The department invites experts on different subjects fromwithin and outside the valley to deliver extension lectures. Thereis also a faculty exchange arrangement with the otherdepartments within campus for inter disciplinary learning. Thedepartment intends to reciprocate the scholastic and nonscholastic exchange with other Universities especially DelhiUniversity and Kashmir University in order to broaden variousskills and mental horizon of the students.

Achievements

The department has been able to establish linkages withsome embassies in New Delhi like those of Egypt, Jordan andQatar and also with Arabic departments of various Universitiesin India. The embassies have extended support in the form ofbooks, magazines, journals and newspapers related to thesubject.

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Department of English Language & Literature

The Department of English Language and Literature aimsat developing a literary temper among students by providing aplatform from which they can explore the relationship betweenhistorical texts and their diverse influence on modern society.We believe the study of traditional and new genres will inspirecreative and original thought while also enabling students tocommunicate concisely, fluently and with acumen.

Duration


Who can apply?

Graduates from a recognized institution with EnglishLiterature as one of the subjects are eligible to apply for thepost-graduate programme.

Course Content

The program offers subjects ranging from ContemporaryBritish Literature to Indian Writing in English, from WorldLiterature to Contemporary Critical Approaches with a widerange of fiction, non-fiction, drama and poetry from the 19thand 20th centuries. Deeper understanding of canonical andinnovative approaches to English literature is apportionedthrough 16 courses covering significant literary texts andmovements from the age of Chaucer in the 14th century tothe present.

Special emphasis on current debates in Literary Theory,lesser-known but significant literatures and courses inLinguistics give students an insight into the structure and thefunction of natural languages as a system of cognition andcommunication.

Major Courses

British Fiction, British Drama, British Poetry, Linguistics

Course Offered

• MA English Language and Literature

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&ELT, American Literature, Translation Theories & Literaturein English Translation, Indian Writing in English, LiteraryCriticism and Theory, Colonial and Post Colonial Literature,Literature and Gender.

Career Prospects

English graduates can work in diverse areas with potentialcareer paths including teaching, journalism, publishing, editing,media, language training etc. The program provides excellentpreparation for students intending to proceed for PhD workand will also be of interest to teachers and other graduates inliterary fields seeking further personal or professional studies.

Facility

The Department of English Language and Literature has a

start of the art Digital Language Lab which has been establishedto foster and chisel language skills of the students necessary inthe present world driven by information communicationtechnology. This lab is equipped with modern software’s likeSky pronunciation, Study Skills, Eng Pro, etc which help thestudents to acquaint themselves with all the four skills ofLanguage learning. The students can learn as well as monitortheir progress through these softwares simultaneously.

Faculty

Students are trained, with personal and customizedguidance by our well qualified faculty.

Activities

The Department undertakes a number of activities accruingto routine classroom pedagogy for postgraduate students ofEnglish. These include debates, quizzes, seminars and enactingof literary works.

Future Programmes

The department envisions to offer B.A. Honors programmein English Literature.

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Department of Islamic Studies

Islam is the faith of approximately a 1.5 billion peopletoday. The study of Islam presents a vast and dynamic area oflearning when looked at from a socio-historical and geographicalperspective. As a discipline of Social Science, Islamic Studiesexplores Islam as a religion, a history and a civilization. It focuseson the intellectual, scientific, artistic and cultural dimensionsof Islam in a bid to reinvigorate its relevance in present times.

Courses Offered

MA Islamic Studies

Duration


Who can apply? Graduate in any discipline from a recognized institution

are eligible to apply for the programme.

Course Content

The course aims at broadening the mental horizon ofstudents, particularly regarding socio-demographic realities.Subjects taught include History of Islamic Civilization, IslamicReligious Sciences, Sufism, Muslim Philosophy, ComparativeReligions, Important Thinkers and Movements (South andWest Asia), Islam in the Modern World, Islamic Finance andInvestment.

Major Courses

• Islamic History

• Islamic Religious & Social Sciences

• Islamic Finance

• Tasawwuf

• Contemporary Muslim Societies

• Religions & interfaith Dialogue

• Human Rights in Islam

Career Prospects

Students can opt for a teaching career in Islamic Studiesat Higher Secondary, College and University level.Opportunities are also available in areas related to foreignaffairs, international trade, immigration and ethnic affairs inIndia and abroad.

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Faculty

Faculty members have years of experience in teachingand research with varied areas of interest that includespecialization in Islamic History, Jurisprudence, Sufismand Thought. In addition, the department invites theprofessionals, scholars and theologians as per the academiccalendar to provide students alternate points of view andpractical exposure.

Activities

Guest lectures by experts from the various Universities ofIndia like Aligarh Muslim University, University of Kashmirand Jamia Millia Islamia and Seminars related to variousdimensions of the subject are a regular feature at thedepartment.

A dynamic Debate and Literary Club which providesa platform to encourage scholarliness and creativity instudents.

Future Plans

The department intends to undertake research programmes(M-Phil/PhD) to explore the possibilities of standardizedscholarship as well as to equip the research scholars to approachthe subject with analytical and high academic pursuits.

Department of Journalism

“Any work of art that can be understood is the product ofjournalism,” said a 19th Century French artist, Tristan Tzara.Thus, to give meaning to the artistic appeals in the midst ofnature besides meeting the ever increasing demand ofprofessional journalists, the Department of Journalism wasstarted in 2008. Interestingly, it is a perfect synergy of natureand learning atmosphere, when students sit in the lap of Wastoor

wan, breathe in the air full of aromatic saffron and almondblooms and overlook Jhelum to create magic, while theircreative juices flow. The department besides inculcating the

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theoretical aspect of journalism equips and trains students toexpertly shift between the dynamically changing media,including print, broadcast and online journalism. Thedepartment offered Masters Degree in Journalism till 2011however, to open new arenas in career options for our students,the department, from 2012, will be offering Masters inJournalism and Mass Communication.

Courses Offered

MA Journalism & Mass Communication (introducedfrom 2012, earlier Master of Journalism)

Duration


Who can apply?

Graduate in any discipline from a recognized institutionare eligible to apply for the programme.

Course Content

The course structure includes news writing, Print media,Television Journalism, Radio Journalism, photojournalism,online journalism, editing and so on. Besides, new and market-driven courses like Advertising, Public Relations and CorporateCommunication and Urdu Journalism are being introducedfrom this session. The department also offers various optionalpapers and their number has been increased so that the students

can opt for their area of interest. These include BusinessReporting, Media in Peace and Conflict Building, InternationalCommunication, Media & Society etc. For a deeperunderstanding, students are trained in the use of different mediaincluding the IUST’s campus newspaper, radio and Televisionstudio, regular film Screenings, interactive plays, discussions,debates, seminars as well as simulations.

Career Prospects

The main objective of this course is to produce the skilledand trained journalists for all the streams of journalism, whoare committed to the issues of ethics, social relevance and humanrights. The course equips the students with the basic skills ofjournalism and mass communication and exposes them torecent developments in media and communication. Thesyllabus of the course is designed for a career in any of theabove mentioned streams of Mass Communications asreporters, news writers, copy editors, PR Practitioners,Corporate Communicators, Advertising and creative boutiqueprofessional, producers etc.

Faculty

The course is taught by young, enthusiastic and highlydedicated professionals with a wide experience in their areas ofspecialization, who provide in-depth theoretical and practicallearning and believe in the opening of new channels ofcommunications across the board, for a better world. In

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addition, professionals from different media organizations arefrequently invited to provide students with an alternative worldview of media.

Facilities

• Media Lab with Internet service, satellite TV and state ofthe art equipment.

• Radio Studio with the state of the art equipment, wherethe students themselves produce and edit a weeklyprogramme, ‘Pesh Kadam’ aired from Radio Kashmir,Srinagar.

Activities

Guest Lectures/

Interactive sessions: Theseare held to expose studentsto the world of real-lifejournalism. Among otherlocal and nationaljournalists, professionalslike Nathelene Reynolds(Graduate Institute ofInternational andDevelopment Studies, Switzerland), M. K Raina (Noted FilmMaker and Actor), Daniel O’Malley (ICRC), Aya Batrawy(Lecturer and Journalist, Egypt), Kurt Achin (South Asia Bureau

Chief, VOA), Linda Blake (Wall Street Journal), Dr. SheikhShowket (columnist and academician) have visited thedepartment.

Professional Grooming Through Internships

Department places students in various media organizationsof repute within and outside Kashmir, like Delhi and Mumbaifor their internships e.g. BBC, The Hindu, Indian Express,Hindustan Times, CNN IBN, NDTV, ANI, IBN-7,Doordarshan, ETV, GK, Rising Kashmir, News X, Big 92.7(Delhi), Radio Kashmir, Kashmir Life.

Hands-on Training and Departmental Tours

Links have been forged with various media organizations/channels, studios for providing students with a firsthandexperience of how different media organization and so visits tovarious media organizations like DD Kendra, Radio Kashmir,Greater Kashmir, Kashmir Life, learning expeditions to Naranag,Shikar Gah etc were recently held.

Academic Activities

• Workshops with national and international agencies likeICRC on various global issues of academic importance.

• Regular Workshops with experts of national andinternational repute on topics covering coursecurriculum.

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UNIVERSITY CENTERS

International Centre for Spiritual Studies

International Centre for Spiritual Studies (ICSS) has beenestablished to conduct and promote studies and research onSpirituality in order to attain contentment and to provide anappropriate spiritual response to the growing ideologicalconflicts, and cultural & intellectual challenges of the fastdehumanizing world. ICSS is purely academic & researchoriented Centre with a mandate of working on numerousnecessitating and burning issues vis a vis spiritual vacuum whicha human being is facing at present. ICSS is having a immensepotential of emerging as the Centre of distinction and excellenceand will not only strengthen the legacy of our ancestors butwill also become a hub of intellectual growth in this region inorder to emerge as a coherent representative of spiritualenlightenment.

The basic aim is to create an arena which not only will bean inspirational unit of peace and tranquillity but will also bean epitome of unique discourse in introducing the importanceof moral and spiritual values amongst our students, in orderto facilitate them to possess strong features of contentment intheir lives. ICSS is going to lay special stress on the teaching ofmoral & spiritual values, as moral values particularly refer tothe conduct of man towards man in the various situations in

which humanbeings cometogether in thehome, in socialand economicfields and in lifeof the outsideworld generally.It is essential thatthe moral valuesshould be inculcated in our students which will persist andinfluence their lives afterwards. Values will impose properrestraint and remove harshness in the words and rudeness inthe behaviour. We have been losing our values rather rapidlyand it is necessary that we should recover them. ICSSendeavours to pursue quality research to unearth thecontribution of Saints, Sufis and Sages towards making theconflicting world into a heavenly abode full of tranquillity,love and patience.

The University has initiated a process of teaching ‘Moral& Spiritual Studies’ to all the students who join IUST. ICSShas also framed a syllabus for the course. By virtue of ICSS ourstudents will get exposed to various dimensions of spiritualmanifestations and will acquaint the traits of patience, tolerance,brotherhood, respect for all and togetherness in theirpersonalities which will certainly be an add-on and make themdistinct from other individuals.

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Rinchen Shah Center for West Himalayan Cultures

Rinchen Shah Center for West Himalayan Cultures(RSCWHC) has been conceived as a research center to helpthe State’s citizens better understand their immediatesurroundings from an ethnographic, linguistic, anthropologicaland cultural perspective. The center defines “West Himalaya”as the regions known to us today as Kullu-Manali, Lahul-Spiti,Ladakh-Baltistan, Gilgit, Kashmir, Jammu and the hill tracks.

RSCWHC will research, document and catalogue the humancommunities in this region and study how they bound togetherby geography and language and have overlapping ethnic andlinguistic affiliations that create a continuum of frontierscultures.

So far, the Center has published a book and several researcharticles on the area. The Center is working on three minorresearch projects titled: “Ladakh’s trade relations withneighbouring areas”, “Violence, Trauma and Quality of Life:An Anthropological Study in the Context of Kashmir” and inthe aftermath of flash flood disaster in Ladakh region, a rapidappraisal of disaster impact assessment was also conducted.

Apart from teaching assignment at CIR, the Center isoffering two elective courses through General EducationCurriculum (GEC) for the professional undergraduatesstudents of the University.

The Center and Kargil Social and Cultural Organizationhave signed Memorandum of Understanding, whereby, theRinchen Shah Centre shall provide expertise to the Kargil Socialand Cultural Organization. Such expertise shall includeacademic, conceptual, logistical, and infrastructural assistanceto the project of Munshi Aziz Bhat Museum, undertaken bythe Kargil Social and Cultural Organisation with the aim ofestablishing the first ever museum of its kind in Ladakh ofCentral Asian Trade and Kargil arts and artifacts.

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Mantaqi Center for Science and Society

Transforming Knowledge into Practice

Mantaqi Center for Science and Society aspires to combineresearch and education in natural sciences with the insights ofsocial sciences and humanities in order to utilize freshperspectives on major public issues involving science andtechnology. The Center will bring together natural scientists,social scientists and policy makers to engage in innovative andinterdisciplinary research projects and make science relevantto our community and future generations. Throughconferences, workshops and publications the Center willdisseminate outstanding work and encourage scientific enquiryskills critical to future innovation.

Activities

Work has begun on several projects at the Center includingthe creation of a biodiversity park at IUST. During the pastyear the Center also organized a pottery workshop on campuswith the aim to revive this traditional element of our heritageand infuse new ideas in this old craft so that it is marketableand profitable in a contemporary setting. The event includedpottery demonstrations by local potters, a lecture onpottery by Dr. Jyoti Singh and a marketing plan competition forstudents.

The Center has also started a new Reach Out and Mentor(ROAM) tutoring program for children of a neighboring Dar-ul-Aloom. These children come from socially and economicallydisadvantaged backgrounds and have no opportunities forformal education. Under the ROAM program the childrenare taught math, science and English by a volunteer group offaculty and students. The Center has also received a donationof two computers for this program from the NGO ChildNurture and Relief Kashmir (CHINAR Kashmir) which willhelp in further broadening its scope.

The faculty and staff associated with the Center continuedtheir professional development by participating in relevantworkshops and conferences including Praxis Annual Communeon Participatory Development and a national conference onRecent Trends in Biosciences.

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STUDENT SUPPORT

The Library

The IUST has established a central library to provide agateway to quality library support to the university fraternity,both in traditional ways and modern cyber highways. Thelibrary has introduced SOUL 2.0 software for automation ofits operations and services. It is also designated as a constituentof the National Knowledge Network which is intended toconnect all the knowledge and research institutions in Indiausing high bandwidth / low latency network.

The library houses an adequate, responsive and balancedcollection of general, text and reference print materialsorganized in stacks area in a professional way for timely retrieval.It offers online access to a growing collection of e-books coveringsubjects taught at the university and stocks physically a sizableCD collection of books.

It also subscribes to around one hundred journals,magazines and newspapers to ensure access to latest informationon different disciplines and world affairs. Further, it facilitatesonline access to a sizable number of journals subscribed by thelibrary and to full text hundreds of e-journals available globallyunder Open Access Initiative or otherwise on differentdisciplines. DELNET membership also ensures access to sizablemicro literature in thousands of journals and magazines on alldisciplines around the globe.

The Online Public Access Catalogue (OPAC) at theentrance of the library offers the facility to users to access theIUST Library catalogue to know what we have organized forour patrons and how can we provide a link to outside resources.

There is a Reference Desk where users are offered assistanceand instruction to facilitate, promote and ensure maximumuse of library resources. It also offers alerting service todisseminate information about the contents of the arrivingjournals and fresh additions to the collections.

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careers for the students who appear in various competitiveexaminations. It is rich in collection covering almost all thesubjects to help students appearing in IAS, KAS, NET, GATE,MAT, TOEFL etc. Special provisions have been made forbuilding an adequate collection of information sources andmaking them available for these examinations.

The university exploiting the use of Information andCommunication Technology (ICT) in a big way to provideaccess to oceans of information available on WWW via theInternet hasestablished aB r o w s i n gCentre with 50workstationsand broadbandI n t e r n e tconnectivity. Itoffers access toc o u r s e w a r eavailable fromp r e s t i g i o u sinstitutions in India and abroad like MIT courseware forEngineering and Management and to NPTEL courseware, ajoint venture of the IITs, IIMs and IIS of India. The libraryalso promotes access to a host of digital libraries and instructsthe patrons in how to exploit them to their advantage.

Hostels

IUST currently provides the facilities of two hostels, one-each for boys and girls in close vicinity of the campus andcaters to the needs of some 80 students each from far flungareas of the state including, Kargil, Doda, Rajouri and areas ofNorth Kashmir. These hostels are provided 24x7 power backupand suitable environment for studying as well as recreation.For allotment, preference is given to meritorious students fromfar-flung areas. The mess facility is monitored by the Universityfor cleanliness and hygiene.

Information Technology

The University has joined the National Knowledge Networkunder MHRD Government India sponsored scheme and isconnected with the rest of country through a 100mbps highspeed line. Renowned teachers from prestigious institutionslike IIT’s andIIM’s deliveronline lecturesweekly which areof immensebenefit tostudents, scholarsand teachers.Besides, theUniversity alsohas a dedicated

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10 mbps radio-link internet service with two Internet ServiceProviders (ISPs). The University uses Optical Fiber backbonefor more than 600 computers on the campus for secure andspeedy data transfer.

Canteen

An open canteen is available to all students and staff duringthe day. The canteen serves beverages, snacks and meals atUniversity approved rates.

Radio Studio

The University hasestablished a fullyequipped radio studiowith support from PanosSouth-Asia. The studiohas facilities for audiorecording and editing, aswell as video recordingand editing. Acommunity radio programme ‘Peshkadam’ is produced in thestudio by a group comprising of students and people fromlocal community. The members are actively involved in theradio programming, right from concept development toanchoring. Programs produced on campus are broadcast everySunday from Commercial Broadcasting Service, Srinagar.

Sports & other Extracurricular Activities

The University believes in the all-round development ofstudents. To translate this into action a Directorate of PhysicalEducation has been established in the University which isfunctioning since September 2009. The University providesfacilities andopportunities tothe students fordevelopment ofpersonality andl e a d e r s h i pqualities throughvarious sports andextracurricularactivities. In thelast couple ofyears, studentshave been activelyinvolved infootball, cricket,v o l l e y b a l l ,basketball andtrekking and othersporting events atState as well asNational levelespecially those

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organised by Association of Indian Universities. Some activitiesthat were held in the last year are summarized below:

• All India Inter University Baseball Tournament held atM.D University Rohtak (Haryana), Feb 2011.

• Participation of IUST Football team in B-Division FootballLeague Tournament, under the auspicious of J&K FootballAssociation, June 2011.

• All India Inter-University North-Zone FootballTournament held at P.T.U. Jalandar, Sept 2011.

• Trekking cum Awareness Programme for 30 Girl Studentsalong with 5 staff members of Environment Protection atSonamarg, , Oct 2011.

• All India Inter-University Basketball Tournament held atM.J.P. Rohilkhand University, Bareilly (U.P), Jan, 2012

• All India Inter University Baseball Tournament held atRavenshaw University Cuttack (Orissa), Feb 2012.

Besides these sporting events the students participated in‘Virsa’ 27th North Zone Unifest organised by Lovely ProfessionalUniversity, Phagwara, Punjab under the aegis of Associationof Indian Universities and financed by the Ministry of YouthAffairs and Sports, Government of India at LPU campus from22 November to 26 November 2011.

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Transport

The University has a fleet of 24 buses (20 owned by theUniversity and 4 hired) plying on different routes like Srinagar,Shopian, Pulwama, Anantnag, and Tral. The busses transportstudents and staff to and from campus on daily basis. Allotmentof the bus facility is made as per the vacancies available inaccordance with the rules of the University. Students may availprivate and government transport that constantly andfrequently plies between Awantipora and other towns andSrinagar from early morning to late evening.

staff attending the students and staff. The dispensary is wellequipped to take care of minor health ailments and give firstaid in case of emergency. The dispensary also has an Ambulancewhich is used to transport students/staff to the nearest medicalcentre in case of any eventuality.

Banking Facilities

The campus has adequate banking facility through anExtension of J&K Bank Awantipora. Branch, including anATM.

Career Counselling and Placements

The University has identified placement of students as athrust area. Accordingly Career Counselling and Placementcell was constituted for the betterment of students with acommitted view to provide exposure and opportunities to thestudents to the corporate world. The cell has representativesfrom all the teaching departments to ensure the viability andefficiency of the Cell. The Career Counselling and PlacementCell acts as an interface between various departments of theUniversity for the ex-change of student information andcirculating it to the outside world. The information receivedfrom various departments is collated and sent to differentcompanies by medium of placement brochures for invitationto student recruitment.

In the last year the eight Companies (KPMG, Yes Bank,Aries Agro, Kanwal, Fruit Master Agro, DFCPL, Dr Lal Path

Medical Facilities

The Universityhas developed amodest on campusdispensary witha MedicalConsultant andother supporting

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Labs and Earth Infrastructures) visited the University andconducted a job fair in the University campus. 400 studentsgot registered in the fair and after facing written tests, groupdiscussions and interview 80 were shortlisted for next level.27 students among them were offered jobs and 37 others areexpected to be offered job.

The students from IUST also participate in the placementdrives held in other institutions of State especially, JCETJammu and Shri Mata Vaishno Devi University, Katra.

CAMPUS ROUNDUP

First Students’ Film Festival held

Islamic University of Science and Technology hosted thefirst Student Film festival Vérité, which portrayed variousaspects of Kashmir through 22 documentary films screenedon the occasion. Most of the films were directed by young filmmakers of Kashmir the first students’ film festival, was organizedby The Parallel Post, an e-magazine, in collaboration with theIUST on April 20 in the university auditorium. The filmshighlighted many social issues especially declining culture andheritage of Kashmir. The award for the best film went to ‘Life

on Wheels’ directed by Adil Shah, a student of Media EducationResearch Center, Kashmir University. The second prize wentto ‘Pankh’ directed by Nishant, whereas the third prize wasshared by three films, viz ‘Lost’ by Ather Mohi-ud-din, ‘Hopscotch’

by Malik Sajad and ‘Eidiyaan’ by Muhammad Irfan Dar andAman Kaleem.

Hon’ble Union Minister and Member Planning Commissionvisits IUST

Shri Ashwani Kumar, Hon’ble Minister of State forMinistry of Science & Technology, Ministry of Earth Sciences,Ministry of Planning & Ministry of Parliamentary Affairs,Government of India and Dr. Krishnaswamy Kasturirangan,Member (Science) Planning Commission, Govt of India alongwith many officials from State administration visited IUST on

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27th May, 2011.The visiting dignitaries expressed satisfactionat the growth of the University and assured full support for itsdevelopment.

IUST joins National Knowledge Network

On Islamic University of Science and Technology becamethe first University of the State join the National KnowledgeNetwork opening new vistas into the world of knowledge. Thisfacility has brought the world renowned expertise of teachersfrom IIT’s and IIM’s to the University campus through highspeed internet facility.

Seminar on Exploring Better Career Opportunities

A seminar on howto explore better careeropportunities wasorganized under theaegis of Victor Force incollaboration withIslamic University ofScience and Technology(IUST) on October 17on the ‘Employment Generation Prospects: A Perspective forthe Youth of Kashmir’ The purpose of the seminar was toapprise the students of the finest career opportunities atnational and global level.

Notable experts in this seminar on career guidance advisedKashmiri youth not to rely solely on government jobs, butexplore better career avenues. They emphasized the need forimbibing skills in younger generation for setting up small-scaleindustries. General Officer commanding of 15 CorpsLieutenant General Syed Ata Hasnain said such interactionshelped students pursue right career options.

IUST signs MoU with University of Kashmir, University ofDelhi and Tokyo University of Foreign Studies

In a first move of its kind, IUST signed a tripartiteMemorandum of Understanding with University of Delhi and

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University of Kashmir on October 21 in presence of Mr. OmarAbdullah Hon’ble Chief Minister Chancellor IUST and Pro-Chancellor UoK at SKICC Srinagar. The MoU, among otherthings would facilitate faculty and student exchange

programmes besides carr ying out joint researchwork.

To expand the academic collaboration and resource sharingwith Universities across the boders, IUST signed a MOU on20Th March 2012 with Tokyo University of Foreign Studies.The MoU was signed by Prof. Kenji Isezaki, Head, Peace andConflict Studies Programme TUFS and Prof. M.AminMasoodi, Registrar IUST in the University campus atAwantipora.

Vice Chairman WAKF visits Islamic University

Prof. M.Y Qadri, Vice Chairman J&K Wakf Board visitedthe Universirty campus on 31st of January 2012. He discussedthe University matters with the Vice Chancellor. Therefater ,he took a round of campus to take stock of certia developmentworks.

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Students participated in ‘Udaan’35 students from School of Business Studies from Islamic

University of Science and Technology participated in a six weekstraining/internship programme titled ‘Udaan’ conducted byConfederation of Indian Industry (CII). During the programmethe students were exposed to class room training and on job

training in different companies like Forbes Marshall, Bajaj Autoltd, R city mall, Water kingdom, Viacom, Godrej Interio.Metropolis Lab, Aries Agro ltd and WNS BPO. The studentswere exposed to topics like latest trends in the market, financialmanagement, online trading, resume writing, entrepreneurship,personality development, quality control management,

corporate socialr e s p o n s i b i l i t y ,operations management,negotiation skills etc.

V a l e d i c t o r yfunction was attended byJamshyd N. Godrej, Chairman and ManagingDirector of Godrej &Boyce, Mr. ChandrajitBanerjee DirectorGeneral Confederationof Indian Industr y,Dr Ajaz R Matoo,Dean School of BusinessStudies IUST werepresent on the occasion.Certificates were handedover to students by thedignitaries.

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Admissions

Intake Capacity

S. Name of the General Payment TotalNo. Programme Seats Seats Seats

1. MCA 45 15 602. M.Sc IT 15 5 20

3. M.Sc Food Tech 13+1 4+2 20(In (Industrially

service) Sponsored)

4. MBA 65 25 90

5. M.A. Islamic Studies 35 05 406. M.A Journalism 15 05 20

7. M.A. English 30 05 35

8. M.A. International 15 05 20Relations (Peaceand ConflictStudies)

9. M.A. Arabic 35 05 40

10. B.Tech CSE 65 25 90

11. B.Tech ECE 65 25 90

12. B.Tech Civil 65 25 9013. B.Tech Food Tech 65 25 90

14. BBA 45 15 60

15. B.Sc AFM 25 05 30

16. B. Tech Electrical Engg 45 15 6017. Certificate Course 50 - 50

in Arabic Language

Rules for Application

• Candidates may seek admission to such programmes ofstudy as the University offers without prejudice to gender,race, religion, caste or creed.

• The candidate is required to go through the Prospectuscarefully and satisfy his/her eligibility to appear in theexamination.

• The candidate shall fill up the application form in his/herown handwriting in block letters neatly. Overwriting/cutting/ erasing in application form may lead to rejectionof form and should be avoided. Any error arising on thisaccount shall be the responsibility of the candidate.

• Candidates shall have to specifically mention in theirapplication form his/her category under which he/she isto be considered for admission. Once exercised, changingof this option will not be permitted.

• Incomplete/unsigned/mutilated/without photograph/with unclear photograph/ overwritten application formsshall be summarily rejected.

• Candidates will be allotted roll numbers at the time ofsubmission of their admission forms. Date of examinationalong with the venue will be made available on theUniversity website besides being published in at least twoleading dailies of the State.

• Entrance tests will be conducted at the University campusor at other center(s) identified by the University.

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• University shall not be responsible for any postal delay/loss in transit with respect to submission of applicationforms through post.

• Candidates who are appearing provisionally in the EntranceTest/GD will be required to produce the coursecompletion certificate from the concerned institutionbefore appearing for the Test/GD. They shall also have tosubmit an affidavit duly attested by a first class magistratein this regard.

• Admissions to various courses shall be provisional. If it isfound that, at any stage, a candidate does not fulfil theeligibility requirements or has used fraudulent means orhas made a false or incorrect statement he/she will not be

allowed to complete the admission formalities or in casesalready admitted, his/her admission shall be cancelled.

Reservation

If a candidate is eligible to apply for admission under morethan one category, he/she shall be required to choose onlyone reserved category for one programme under which he/she would like to be considered, which shall be final andunchangeable. However, such a candidate can choose a differentcategory in respect of another programme in which he/sheis desirous to seek admission. There shall be reservationfor admission in the University courses as per the followingdetails:

S. Name of the category Share Codes Issuing authorityNo.

1. Scheduled Tribe/ Schedule Caste including Gujjar and Bakerwal 13% SC/ST Concerned Tehsildar2. Residents of Backward Areas / Residents of Area Adjoining 12% RBA Concerned Tehsildar

Actual Line of Control3. Sports 2% SP Secretary J & K Sports Council4. Weak, underprivileged and Social Caste 2% WUPSC Concerned Tehsildar5. Physically Handicapped (not less than 40%) 3% PH Authorized Medical Board6. Outside State including Foreign Nationals but excluding those 3% OS Concerned Tehsildar/ Embassy

who have passed qualifying examination from any Institution / concerned in case of ForeignUniversity located within the territorial jurisdiction of J & K State National.

Total 35%

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Entrance Test Pattern

S. Department Entrance Test PatternNo.

1. Department of B. Tech: The entrance test will comprise of Multiple Choice Questions (MCQs) on Physics, Chemistry andFood Technology Math/Biology of 10+2 standard. Students will have the option of choosing either Math or Biology for the

test.M. Sc: Entrance test will cover graduate level Physics, Chemistry and one of the subjects from Zoology,Botany or Math in form of MCQs.

2. Department of Merit = (AIEEE score × 0.7) + (percentage in qualifying exam × 0.3)Engineering

3. Department of A Common Entrance Test conducted for MCA & M.Sc I.T which will comprise of MCQs based onComputer Science Computer Science taught at graduate level, Mathematics taught at 10+2 level, Logic and Reasoning and

English Language comprehension4. School of MBA: Admission will be based on performance in the Common Management Test (CMAT) or Management

Business Studies Aptitude Test (MAT) conducted by AIMA, followed by Group Discussion on global current affairs and apersonal interview.BBA: An under-graduate Management Aptitude Test will be conducted by theUniversity testing applicant’s reasoning, logical and mathematical ability and his/her general awareness.

5. Department of Entrance test of this program will be based on the mathematics syllabus of the 10+2 level.Mathematics

6. Department of The Entrance Test comprises of MCQ based on Islamic History, Islamic Religious & Social Sciences,Islamic Studies Sufism, Muslim Philosophy taught at the Undergraduate level and the current discourse in subject.

7. Department of The paper for entrance test will be based on graduate level syllabus for Arabic Language taughtArabic Language at University of Kashmir, general knowledge and knowledge of the Arab World Affairs.and Literature

8. Department of Applicants will need to study General English and English Literature being taught at the undergraduateEnglish Language level to appear for the entrance test.and Literature

9. Centre for The Entrance Test for CIR will include questions based on major conflicts around the world, peaceInternational initiatives, geography, important personalities, general knowledge and current affairs.Relations

10. Department of Questions in the entrance test paper will be based on General Knowledge, Current Affairs, media analysis,Journalism personalities and events in news, creative writing, critical appreciation, books and authors, abbreviations

and English language vocabulary.

Note : Entrance test for MCA and MSc IT already conducted on 25th March 2012.

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Fee and Other Details

Fee Structure

Hostel Rent Per Year Rs.12,000/- (Twelve Thousand Only)

Program Semester Fee One Time Fee Total Payment Seat Fee

Tuition Fee Training / Security AdmissionTour Fee Deposit Fee

BBA 16,500.00 2,000.00 2,000.00 20,500.00 1,50,000.00

BTECH 27,500.00 2,000.00 2,000.00 31,500.00 2,00,000.00

MBA 27,500.00 5,000.00 2,000.00 2,000.00 36,500.00 2,50,000.00

MCA 22,000.00 3,000.00 2,000.00 2,000.00 29,000.00 1,50,000.00

MA (ARABIC) 8,500.00 2,000.00 2,000.00 12,500.00 30,000.00

MA (ISD) 8,500.00 2,000.00 2,000.00 12,500.00 30,000.00

MSc (FOOD TECH) 27,500.00 2,000.00 2,000.00 31,500.00 1,00,000.00

MSc (IT) 22,000.00 2,000.00 2,000.00 26,000.00 1,50,000.00

MA (ENGLISH) 16,500.00 2,000.00 2,000.00 20,500.00 40,000.00

MA (JOURNALISM) 22,000.00 2,000.00 2,000.00 26,000.00 75,000.00

MA (IR P&CS) 22,000.00 2,000.00 2,000.00 26,000.00 75,000.00

BSc (MATHEMATICS) 16,500.00 2,000.00 2,000.00 20,500.00 1,50,000.00

Route Srinagar / Shopian Pulwama / Anantnag / Kulgam Tral

Charges 5520 5280 4255

Transport Charges

The rates are however subject to change

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In case a candidate already admitted under payment seatcategory is subsequently selected in general category in view ofhis/ her merit and involves change of allotted stream, he/shewill have to give in writing his/her consent within two days ofissuance of such notification. In case of no response receivedfrom the candidate within the stipulated period, it will beconstrued that the candidate desires no change in his/hercategory of selection and no claim in this regard will beentertained after that for whatsoever reasons.

There shall be no upgradation once the admissions aredeclared closed.

Tuition Fee Waiver Scheme

The University offers Tuition Fee Waiver scheme toeconomically backward and physically handicapped meritoriousstudents pursuing degree/diploma level technical educationcovering degree programmes in Engineering & Technology,under the guidelines of AICTE. However, as per the UniversityOrder No: 04 (FIN.) OF 2011 Dated: 21-09-2011, the benefitof Tuition Fee Waiver scheme was extended to eligiblecandidates from disciplines other than those covered underAICTE.

The conditions for fee waiver scheme under AICTE normsare as under as follows:

The Parental income from all the sources should not exceed

Rupees 2.50 lac per annum which needs to be attested by theconcerned Tehsildar.

Applications received in this regard are screened by acommittee constituted by the University for the purpose whichwill decide the admission for eligible candidates strictly in orderof merit and available seats.

Rules for Refund

General Fee

• In case a student opts for withdrawal of admission(Whenever), he/she shall forward his/her application forwithdrawal through the concerned Dean/Head of theDepartment. Once the office of the Registrar receives theapplication, the admission of the student shall be deemedto be cancelled. No pleas for re-admission shall beconsidered afterwards for any reasons whatsoever.

• In case a student opts for cancellation of admission beforecommencement of class work, he/she is entitled to arefund of the entire fee deposited by him.

• In case a student opts for withdrawal of admission within15 days of commencement of the class work or date ofhis/ her admission whichever is later, 75 % of the tuitionfee and other fees charged will be refunded, irrespective ofwhether the student has attended any class or not.

• In case a student opts for withdrawal of admission before

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the closure of admissions, 50% of the fee and other feescharged will be refunded, irrespective of whether thestudent has attended any class or not.

Payment Seat Fee

• In case a student selected against payment seat requestsfor withdrawal of admission within 15 days ofcommencement of the class work or date of his/heradmission whichever is later, 75 % of the payment seat feeshall be refunded.

• In case he/she requests for withdrawal of admission withinthe date of closure of admissions, 50% of the paymentseat fee shall be refunded.

• A payment seat candidate shall be eligible for full refundof payment seat fee if he/she falls in the open merit of thecourse at IUST. This shall however be applicable to suchtime only till the University notifies the close of admissionsfor the session.

Note

• Admission fee will not be refunded in any case.

• Full security fee shall be refunded irrespective of time ofwithdrawal.

• Hostel rent is refundable on pro-rata monthly basis.

• There shall be no refund of any fee after the Universitydeclares the admission closed for the session (which shallbe 24th August for the year 2012).

Discipline

Conduct on Campus

Students are expected to maintain discipline and conductthemselves in a respectable manner within and outside theUniversity. Students are expected to treat their classmates andother members of the University with respect. Students areexpected to take care of University property and not damage itin any way. Any act that disturbs the atmosphere on campusin any manner will be taken as an act of misconduct/misbehavior and dealt with seriously.

No ragging on Campus and Hostels

Ragging or any such activity in the University is strictlyprohibited and shall be dealt with seriously.

Any student involved in the act shall be immediatelysuspended and an FIR lodged against him/her. The studentfound guilty will be dealt with as per the Supreme Court rulingand UGC guidelines. Such students will also be expelled fromthe University in a way that he/she shall not be able to getadmission in any other educational institution within thecountry. The University has anti-ragging squads to ensure aragging free campus.

Cheating in Examinations

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for the examination on the examination paper and/or noticeand/or with the instructions of the invigilator. A person shallnot impersonate a candidate nor shall a candidate allowhimself/herself to be impersonated in any examination.

A candidate shall not cheat or undertake any activity thatmay be considered an act of misconduct or cheating by theinvigilator. Any candidate found guilty of committing theseacts shall be dealt with sternly and will be awarded punishmentwhich shall range from disqualification from appearing in theexamination, be deemed to have failed in the subject, to gettingexpelled from the University, depending upon the seriousnessof the offense and to be decided by the University StandingCommittee (USC).

Academics

Advisory System

The advisory system is an essential feature of Academics atIUST. The process involves a close relationship between theteacher, designated as Advisor, and a student by way of his/herexperience and expertise. The Advisor has to guide/ advise thestudent not only on academic matters but beyond. He/shehas not only to guide the student about his/her credit loadand facilitate his/her smooth onward movement but also tokeep a record wherein besides the progress report of the studentall the details related to academic and personal life of the studentshould be recorded. The Advisor also has to be in touch withthe guardians of the student if warranted so.

Examination System

The University has adopted a semester examination systembased on a 10 point grading scale with the objective to exposestudents to continuous evaluation rather than focus only onterm-end examinations. This system ensures that studentsdevelop the ability to study regularly and avoid extraordinaryworkload at the end of each semester. The system also persuadesassignment- based learning and encourages students to performconsistently and not study in a sporadic manner, therebycreating the ability to solve practical problems among them.The semester end-examinations shall be conducted twice every

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year i.e. autumn semester in the month of December and springsemester in the month of July.

In all semester examinations, 50% marks are reserved forinternal assessments. These could take the form of class test/assignments/presentations etc. or any other similar activity forwhich a comprehensive written record is maintained by theteachers, endorsed/ attested by the Head of the Departmentconcerned. The students are required to sit for three tests whichare conducted after about 30, 60 and 90 days called first term,second term and end-of-semester examinations respectively. End-of-semester examinations carry a weightage of 50% and are of

2 hours duration covering the entire subject matter of thecourse.

The first and second examinations carry a weightage of20% of the total marks each and are of about one hour duration.Assignments, projects, presentations carry a weightage of 10%of marks for the course.

While 4.5 out of 10.00 is the minimum credit pointrequired to pass a subject, the minimum cumulative creditpoint average requirements for the degree at undergraduatelevel is 5.0 out of 10.00 provided that the student has taken24 and 48 credit hours of courses at the end of 2nd and4th semester respectively. The minimum cumulative credit pointaverage required at PG level is 5.5 (out of 10.00). A studentwho has achieved this minimum requirement shall be deemedto be on Good Standing.

Scholastic Probation

• In order to pass a course, a student is required to maintaina Grade Point Average of 4.5 and 5.00 at the undergraduate(UG) and Postgraduate (PG) levels respectively.

• In order to be in Good Standing at the University, astudent will have to maintain a semester Grade PointAverage of 5.0 and 5.5 at the UG and PG levelsrespectively.

• If a student fails to maintain a semester Grade PointAverage ((in the core courses of his/her discipline of study)of 5.0 and 5.5 at the UG and PG levels respectively, he /

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she will be placed on scholastic probation.

• If any student continues to be on scholastic probation fortwo consecutive semesters, the student will liable to bedropped from the University rolls.

• Department Heads and the Deans of the School of studyshall be liable for identifying such cases to the DeanAcademic Affairs on semester - to- semester basis alongwith their notations on the cases.

Attendance

All students must attend every lecture/practical class.However, on account of late joining or other contingencies,the attendance requirements for appearing in the examinationshall be 75% of the classes scheduled for the course.

Graduation Requirements

The minimum residential requirements for variousprograms shall be of the duration as specified in the scheduleof teaching and examination and also the syllabus.

Broadly, the minimum requirement for various courses isas under:

• Bachelors programs (except B-Tech): 06 semesters

• Masters Degree Program (except MCA): 04 semesters

• Master in Computer Applications (MCA): 06 semesters

• B-Tech Program: 08 semesters

Application Form & Checklist

A candidate must ensure that photocopies of the followingare submitted with the Application Form:

• State Subject Certificate

• Date of Birth Certificate

• Marks Card of the Qualifying Examination

• AIEEE/MAT/CMAT Score Card (if applicable)

• Category Certificate issued by the concerned authorities

• Provisional/ Character Certificate from the institute lastattended

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Important Dates

S. Date ActivityNo.

1. 14th of May 2012(Monday) Advertisement / Sale of Application Forms except MBA & B-Tech Engineering Programmes2. 30th May (Wednesday) Last date for submission of Application forms advertised on 14th of May3. 6th of June (Wednesday) Advertisement / Sale of Application Forms for MBA and B.Tech Engineering programmes

including B-Tech Lateral EntryTime

4. 9th of June(Saturday) B-Tech Food Technology Entrance Test Time Physics & Chemistry 10:30 am to 12:50 pmBiology 1:30 pm to 2:40 pmMathematics 3:00 pm to 4:10 pm

5. 10th of June (Sunday) BBA Entrance Test to be conducted by AIMA 12:00 noon to 2:00 pm6. 11th of June (Monday) B.Sc. Actuarial & Financial Mathematics 10:30 am to 11:40 am

Entrance TestM.A. International Relations Entrance Test 1:00 pm to 2:10 pm

7. 13th of June (Wednesday) M.A. Islamic Studies Entrance Test 10:30 am to 11:40 amM.Sc. Food Technology Entrance Test 12:30 pm to 1:40 pmM.A. Arabic Entrance Test 2:30 pm to 3:40 pm

8. 14th of June(Thursday) M.A. English Entrance Test 10:30 am to 11:40 amM.A. Journalism Entrance Test(Paper A + B) 12:30 pm to 3:00 pm

9. 16th of June(Saturday) B.TECH LATERAL ENTRY• Civil, Electronics & Communication

and Computer Engineering 10:30 am to 1:10 pm• Food Technology

10. 22nd of June (Friday) Last date for submission of forms for MBA and B-Tech Engineering Programmes issuedon 6th June

11. 25th - 27th of June (Monday • Declaration of Shortlisted candidates of MBA programme for Group Discussions /to Wednesday)Tentative Personal interview

• Issuance of Notification inviting application under self financing category for MBA• Notification of date of GD / PI for all shortlisted candidates including of those who are going to

apply for Self Financing Category

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S. Date ActivityNo.

12. 28thof June to 1st of July Declaration of result / selection lists for Entrance Tests held from 9th to 16th of June(Thursday to Sunday)

13. 2nd of July (Monday) • Declaration of Merit list of B.Tech Engineering Programmes on the websiteTentative • Notification of Selection list for B.Tech Engineering Programmes including lateral entry

• Issuance of Notification inviting applications under self financing category14. 11th of July (Wednesday) Declaration of Merit list / Selection list for MBA Programme

Tentative15. 1st of August (Wednesday) Commencement of class work for all programmes16. 24th August (Friday) Closure of admissions for all programmes

Note: Entrance Test for MCA & M.Sc I.T. already held on 25th of March 2012, students admitted in April 2012�

Islamic University Prospectus 2012

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