COMSATS Institute of Information Technology Learn to Excel Graduate Prospectus 2010-2011 1 Disclaimer Every effort has been made to ensure that the information in this prospectus is correct at the time of printing. The COMSATS Institute of Information Technology however, reserves the right to make changes wherever necessary. In the event inconsistency between the information contained in the prospectus and the institute’s regulations or programs, or where an interpretation of the prospectus is required, the decision of the Institute shall be final. The prospectus does not form any part of a contract between any personal and the Institute . 1 2 business, banking and other professions of their choice Welcome by the Rector CIIT is committed to continuously strive for academic excellence and maintaining a high The Graduate Prospectus of the COMSATS Institute of standard of teaching and research. I am sure Information Technology is in your hands. We hope it you will have an exciting and successful time will outline the unique and distinctive features that studying here at CIIT. CIIT offers to its graduate students as a Centre of Excellence and institution of higher learning. Dr. S. M. Junaid Zaidi, S.I. Rector Our aim is to provide you state of the art knowledge, develop your skills and create in you an enthusiasm that will allow you to meet the challenges that lie ahead, and enable you to effectively contribute towards progress and future development of our country in particular and the world in general. CIIT is a leading research based institution, admired nationally for its teaching standards and internationally for its research output. It is being consistently rated among the top universities of Pakistan. We have a unique breadth of subjects available in the five faculties: Science, Engineering, Business Administration, Information Science & Technology and Architecture & Design. CIIT holds an elite position, in terms of the students we work with, and the environment we provide. CIIT is proud of its uncompromisingly high standards that are the threshold to professional life and personal development of over 15000 students. Our students are serious and dedicated. This helps us ensure a mature and focused atmosphere, where committed students are eager to learn and to contribute. We offer you a rare amalgamation of theory and practical knowledge in emerging technologies in a way that provides impetus to technical excellence, originality and a broad vision sharpened by transferable skills such as team work, communication and leadership for your future career. We achieve this through our qualified faculty, which is drawn largely from the academia as well as industry to ensure that links with the academia and commercial worlds are maintained and that students work on real world problems. This provides an excellent basis for career progression of our students. CIIT graduates have a very high success rate in securing jobs in Industry, 2 3 faculty. There are number of research centers Welcome by the Dean fully dedicated to research and development activities at CIIT. Graduate Studies Research We all know that in this competitive and fast The universities and the centers of higher learning are developing world no other resource is as established to generate knowledge, create knowledge valuable as human resource for the and disseminate knowledge. As Pakistan premier advancement of intellectual, technological and Science & technology Institute, CIIT has earned a great economical development of a country. We can reputation for delivering academic and research take this nation to the highest glory through the excellence within a supportive learning environment. unsurpassable strength of research and higher CIIT is targeting all the facets of the educational learning and let us make a resolve to dedicate obligation of the state and the society at large. The over-selves to the cause of education and higher graduate program at CIIT is thus focused to achieve the learning for our country and the generations yet highest standards in terms of quality research, impact to born. I am confident that you will have a factor, human resource development and transfer of wonderful learning and living experience at CIIT. knowledge through quality teaching. We look forward to welcoming you as a member Almost all academic departments of CIIT offer of our community and wish you success in all exceptional facilities for conducting research work your scholastic pursuits and ambitions! leading to MS and Ph.D. Since the inception in 1999, the graduate program has come a long way to Dr. Saleem Asghar, T.I. S.I establish conducive research culture. The CIIT is Dean Graduate Studies & Research offering 32 graduate programs at its various campuses with an enrolment of 590 MS and 135 Ph.D. students who are undertaking their degree programs in various disciplines of science, engineering, management science and computer science. CIIT has been ranked at # 07 by HEC on the basis of cumulative impact factor, in over 120 universities of Pakistan. Here we have built a broad academic community of researcher’s scholars who are ready to support and mentor you during the most inspiring tenure of your academic life. CIIT has achieved an outstanding success in Faculty Development Program, under which 400 faculty members have been sent abroad, out of which 135 have joined to expand and diversify research base of CIIT. You can very well avail this unique opportunity. You can benefit from number of scholarships offered on merit to Graduate students. You will have an access to excellent facilities established at CIIT campuses in terms of library, digital library, computer labs and most importantly a culture of research and higher learning through the commitment of the faculty and motivation of the students. A top of the line faculty engaged in research and research supervision will always be available to guide you in achieving your academic and research persuits. A number of foreign faculty members are contributing to strengthen the graduate program at CIIT. You can have an interaction with international institutions (numbering 39) having research linkages and collaborations with CIIT and its 3 4 Contents Inroduction 05 CIIT Charter 06 Board of Governors 07 Graduate Programs Offered 08 General Admission Criteria 10 Applying to CIIT 11 Reasons to choose CIIT 12 International & National Linkages 14 Research Centers 16 Research at CIIT 18 Faculty Development Program 19 CIIT Campuses 21 Islamabad Campus 22 Abbottabad Campus 27 Lahore Campus 36 Wah Campus 42 Attock Campus 43 Sahiwal Campus 44 Vehari Campus 45 Academics 46 Faculties & Departments 47 Faculty of Business Administration 48 Department of Management Science 50 Department of Development Studies 57 Faculty of Engineering 61 Department of Electrical Engineering 63 Faculty of Information science & 77 Technology Department of Computer Science 79 Health Informatics Unit 94 Faculty of Science 99 Department of Biosciences 100 Department of Chemistry 108 Department of Environmental Science 113 Department of Mathematics 121 Department of Meteorology 130 Department of Physics 136 General Guidelines 143 4 5 Fee Structure 144 CIIT Contacts 145 5 6 Teaching and Learning Share the knowledge, understanding and creativity by providing a broad range of educational programs among a diverse community of learners and teachers and prepare graduate, professional and undergraduate students as well as non-degree seeking students interested in continuing education and lifelong learning for active roles in competitive and culturally diverse environments. Outreach and Public Service Extend, apply and exchange knowledge between the institute and society by applying CIIT Charter scholarly expertise to intellectual, social and technological problems, by helping The CIIT was granted Degree Awarding Status by the organizations and individuals respond to their Federal Government vide Presidential Ordinance No. changing environments, and by making the XXXVIII issued on August 12, 2000. knowledge and resources created and preserved at the institute accessible to the citizens. Using The President of Islamic Republic of Pakistan is the the resources of its multiple campuses in an Patron of CIIT. The Minister for Science and integrated fashion, the Institute vies to Technology is the Chancellor. CIIT functions under the strengthen the services to the state through the guidance of the Board of Governors (BOG) headed by education of a modern work force, research and the Executive Director, COMSATS. development, technology commercialization and partnership with business, government and The principal academic and administrative officer of community groups. the Institute is the Rector, who performs his functions in accordance with the general policy guidelines laid down by the Board of Governors. Mission The COMSATS Institute of Information Technology, founded in the belief that understanding enriches all people, is dedicated to the search for truth through advancement of learning and extending the frontiers of knowledge; to the sharing of this Knowledge through education in an academically diverse range of disciplines; and to the application of this knowledge to benefit the people of Pakistan in particular, and the Muslim Ummah and the world, as a whole, in general. The Institute’s mission is threefold: Research and Discovery Generate and preserve knowledge, understanding and creativity by instigating enquiry, conducting high- quality research and promoting scholarship,