GCU starts registration for GAT

LAHORE:Government College University (GCU) Lahore has opened registration for GCU-GAT for admissions to the university’s MS/MPhil programmes.

The GCU’s General Assessment Test (GCU-GAT) would be held on July 17 and July 18, 2021, while the last date to register online is July 5, 2021. The university is offering two-year MS/MPhil degree in 31 disciplines.

GCU Vice-Chancellor Prof Dr Asghar Zaidi said only those candidates would be eligible to apply for admission to MS/MPhil programmes at GCU who qualify the GCU-GAT with minimum 50 per cent marks. He added that two opportunities would be given to the candidates to pass the GCU-GAT this year. He also said the result-awaiting students could also apply. He advised the students to visit the university’s website www.gcu.edu.pk for further details.

Dars-e-Quran: Government College University (GCU) Lahore on Friday organised Dars-e-Quran on rights of parents in Islam.

According to a press release, while addressing the students Prof Hafiz Muhammad Azmat said Islam places great importance on the rights of parents and the respect they deserve from their children. He told students to be kind to their parents, always show respect, behave in a way that doesn’t displease them, be obedient as long as it doesn’t contradict Quran and Sunnah, spend and serve them. “Seek their duas and make dua for them,” Prof Azmat said.

GCU Vice Chancellor Prof Dr Asghar Zaidi believed that besides awareness, the state must also ensure the protection of rights of parents/ elderly persons. He said that GCU had revived its tradition of Dars-e-Quran every Friday for the character-building of its students, and this Friday’s topic is very close to his heart he has been doing research on welfare of senior citizens all his life.