GCU students double in three years: VC

LAHORE
Government College University (GCU) has become a large-size university as per the Higher Education Commission (HEC) criteria as its overall student strength almost doubled in the last three years.
GCU Vice Chancellor Prof Dr Muhammad Khaleeq-ur-Rahman said the university fell in the category of medium-size universities earlier. He added the overall student strength of the university had increased from 6,200 in year 2011 to 11,557 in year 2014 due to the increase in postgraduate programs. The VC further said 27 new postgraduate programs were initiated by the university in the last three years which included PhD Computer Sciences, PhD Applied Physics, PhD Islamic Studies, MPhil Applied Physics, MS Industrial Psychology, MSc Physical Education and other postgraduate academic programs related to forensic sciences.
Meanwhile, the GUU awarded PhD to Muhammad Shahid in Physics who completed his research on the topic of “Three Wave Interactions in Non-degenerate Magneto-Plasmas”.
research: Acting Governor Punjab Rana Mohammad Iqbal Khan has said the government is committed to strengthening agriculture and the all-out effort is underway to enhance research network in the sector.
Addressing a ceremony held on Friday, Rana Mohammad Iqbal Khan, who is the Punjab Assembly Speaker and now serving as acting Governor of Punjab, said that urea and pesticides had a significant role in the production of crops and it was a positive sign that farmers were being sensitised about the latest techniques in this regard.