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Examination
Introduction
Examinations department is one of the most significant body in the organizational hierarchy of AIOU, Its role is multifarious as not only does it conducts examinations and awards degrees/certificates but also plays a key role in the development of knowledge and skill of learners. Examinations are a part of growth of students and play essential role in knowledge and capability testing, they develop a sense of responsibility among students to learn and present the learned concepts to attain the same level of knowledge and capability.
Examinations Department of Allama Iqbal Open University is
performing its role, in conduct of exams, evaluation of answer scripts,
compilation and declaration of results for issuance of certificates and their
verifications, from Matric to PhD level, since 1974. The department is
maintaining its sanctity through strict and transparent procedures to intact
the secrecy and enhance the efficiency. The department is headed by Controller
of Examinations, further divided into different sections, each headed by
respective Additional Controller of Exams. The Examinations Department of AIOU
enjoys its uniqueness in comparison to other universities in the sense that
it’s been tackling versatile systems which deals with Face to Face, Blended, ODL
and Online. This department is handling all different kinds of examination
systems with efficiency and diligence.
The Organogram:
The main sections of examinations department are as following:
1. Conduct and Secrecy Section:
The conduct section has manifold duties and responsibilities to
perform its functions. The Conduct Section conducts the examinations with the
help of Regional officers and Academic Department. It prepares the data sheets,
appoints the supervisory staff in addition to performing other activities i.e.,
allocates exam centers to the students and issues Roll No. slips. It is further
divided into two sub-sections including Material and Billing Sections. The
Section is performing its inward and outward responsibilities diligently.
Secrecy Section is one of the most sensitive section of the
examinations department. The Secrecy section includes Question Paper Section
(Setting, Printing and Dispatch of question papers to all the Exam Centers),
Answer Scripts Section (Keeping the record of blank and used answer scripts,
issuance, and reception of solved answer books and the arrangement of the
evaluation process). The section is secured with all prerequisites in terms of
secrecy and security as per the demand of the section.
The Conduct & Secrecy section also consisting of following sub
sections:
i). Exam Billing
Supervisory staff and evaluations have an important role in the
entire process of examinations from conduct to evaluations. Billing Section
processes all kinds of bills including supervisory staff and evaluators
received through Regional Offices/Secrecy Section. The remuneration of exam
centers is processed upon receipt of Clearance Certificate/NOC from Material
Section. Payment of remuneration is paid to supervisory staff and evaluators as
per rate approved by the AIOU.
ii). Answer scripts:
Key roles of answer script section are:
iii). Question Papers:
2. Result Section:
The result section is one of the most sensitive and important
section amongst the rest. The Result section compiles the programme wise
results, scrutinizes/checks the results as per AIOU rules in the light of
IBCC/HEC guidelines, announces the results of all level of programmes. This
section also updates the necessary changes when and where it is required as per
rules and regulations of AIOU.
The results of examinations are declared within prescribed time
period after completion of examinations. The Results can be viewed/printed from
AIOU students’ CMS Portal: https://enrollment.aiou.edu.pk/
3. R&I Section
The main objective of this section is to receive all kinds of
applications for proper scrutiny and forwarding for onward necessary process as
under:
The main sources of receiving of applications are:
4. Certificate, Degree & Verification Section:
The Certificate and Degree section is working very diligently to
issue the students their transcripts and degrees on timely manner.
The Certificate & Degree Section coordinates with the National
Security Printing Company (NSPC) Pvt. Limited for printing of the credentials
as per guidelines of HEC. It maintains the blank degrees and transcripts of
awards, prepares the transcripts /DMC/ provisional/certificates/diplomas/degrees,
issues the transcripts/DMC/provisional/ certificates/diplomas/ degrees to the
students after getting approval from the authorities and dispatches the same to
the students on their respective addresses. The undelivered educational
credentials are kept in the safe custody and dealt as per policy &
procedures.
The verification section carries out verification process of
original documents from the academic records. This section verifies the
credentials i.e. certificates/degrees/diplomas or any document issued by the
Examinations Department time to time. The different modes of verifications are
available like one window verification i.e. same day verifications,
departmental verifications by postal mail and international verifications by
third party or via e-mail. Different fee for verification is applicable as per
rules.
5. Evaluation/Exam Lab/F2F/UMC Section:
Consist of following sub sections:
i). Evaluation:
Evaluation section mostly carries out centralized evaluation at
main campus of AIOU. The Evaluation section performs centralized evaluation
process through evaluator (selected from E-portal) and arranges the
evaluation/marking of answer scripts of all ODL Mode Programmes. It processes
the remuneration bills of the examiners, deputed for the assignment of
evaluation of different courses.
ii). Exams Lab:
Exams Lab is the last section where the result is finalized after
going through all prior and prerequisite processes. This section deals with
printing and dispatch of cut lists/attendance/memo, printing of award lists of
all courses, punching of final marks & verification of punched data and
punching of results/award list etc. From this section, the entire cycle of
examination and assessment process comes to an end, and the result is declared.
iii). Face to Face
This section performs the duties in collaboration with Conduct
Section and help out the Face to Face education and examinations in the
university.
iv). Unfair Means Cases(UMC):
All unfair means cases reported are dealt by UMC. This section
deals with unfair means cases (UMC) registered in regions/centralized
evaluation against the accused students. After a fair trial and hearing to
accused students, decisions are taken as per rules.
AIOU Grading Scheme 2021 and onward:
The University has
adopted the following grading scheme for its students from Autumn-2021 semester
and onwards:
|
Percentage of Marks |
Letter Grade |
GPA |
|
85% and above but below 100% |
A |
4.0 |
|
80% and above but below 85% |
A- |
3.7 |
|
75% and above but below 80% |
B+ |
3.3 |
|
70% and above but below 75% |
B |
3.0 |
|
65% and above but below 70% |
B- |
2.7 |
|
60% and above but below 65% |
C+ |
2.3 |
|
55% and above but below 60% |
C |
2.0 |
|
52% and above but below 55% |
C- |
1.7 |
|
50% and above but below 52% |
D |
1.0 |
|
Below 50% |
F |
0.0 |
Objectives
Future
Plans
1. Biometric attendance at centers.
2. Development of data bank of examination centers,
supervisory staff and monitoring staff.
3. Development of standardized question data bank.
4. Introduction/purchase of Intelligent character
recognition (ICR) for speedy scanning of awards and other documents.
5. Updating/amendments in existing examinations regulations.
6. Revisiting the existing evaluation system
(centralized/individualized) to improve the quality.
7. One window operation with support web application for
Certificate/degree issuance/verification.
8. Application processing system through regions
9. Degree application processing using fast track mechanism
10. Implementation of CMS/digitization
Contact
Details
Examination
Examinations Department, Block No.3, Allama Iqbal Open
University, Sector H-8, Islamabad
exam@aiou.edu.pk
051-9250012, Fax 051-9250013
MS Environmental Design
News & Events
INTRODUCTION
Pakistan is a developing country and it is the need of time
to improve standards of education in all disciplines especially in science
& technology in order to face the challenges of the 21st Century. The
introduction of Environmental Design Course is a major contribution towards
achieving Millennium Development Goal-7.It is to create building awareness
towards environmentally sustainable architecture/design. In Urban Design and
Architecture, the environmental revolution manifests itself as sustainable
design and planning. This degree makes the professionals a responsible citizen
towards valuing the consideration of Environment-Friendly and User-Friendly
design.
ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA
SELECTION PROCESS
Merit Based
DURATION
Total duration for MS Environmental design is 2 Year. 36
credit hours (24 credit hours course work and 12 credit hours Research Thesis)
MEDIUM OF INSTRUCTION
English
TEACHING METHODOLOGY
Blended learning / Face to Face lecture sessions.
AIOU CREDITS REQUIRED
Credit Hours-36(24 credit hours for course work, 12 credit
hours for research thesis)
1. 1. Principles and Theories of
Environmental Design-7591
2. Environmental Psychology-7592
3. Research Methods-7773
4. Sustainable Practices and Ecological Building Materials-7784
1. Elective-1-
2. Environmental Impact Assessment-7593
3. Ecological Design: Cities, Transport and Landscape-7771
4. Statistics in Environmental Health-7772
1. Research Thesis-7790
1. Research Thesis-7790
Elective / Major Courses:
1. Environmental Issues in Workplace Design-7775
2. Health Care Designs-7776
3. Environmental Consideration in House and Housing Design-7777
4. Design for Children-7778
5. Energy and Built Environment-7785
Workshop
A three days workshop for each
course is held at the end of the semester.
Thesis
Compulsory
Practical
Lab/Field based
Viva
Compulsory
Collaborations
Linkage is established with following institutions for the
development and Implementation of Environmental design Programme at National
and International level. 1. All public sector universities offering
Architecture and Civil Engineeringprogrammes (NED, UET Lahore, Taxila, Jamshoro
and NUST, Islamabad). 2. National College of Arts Lahore. 3. Dawood College of
Engineering Karachi 4. Council for Works and Housing Research 5. Environmental
Protection Agency (EPA) 6. CDA, LDA, RDA etc. 7. Lead Pakistan 8. Global
Eco-village Network (Findhorn Foundation Scotland) 10. Centre for Natural
Design Research, University of Dundee UK.
علامہ اقبال اوپن یونیورسٹی | |
 | |
Other name | AIOU |
|---|---|
| Motto | 'Education for All' |
| Type | Public |
| Established | 1974 |
| Endowment | Government of Pakistan |
| Chancellor | President of Pakistan |
| Vice-Chancellor | Prof. Dr. Nasir Mahmood[1] |
Academic staff | 2899 |
| Students | 1,326,266 |
| Location | Islamabad-44000 , 33.68285319081896°N 73.05725156600758°E |
| Campus | Urban |
| Colours | Sky blue, orange, white |
| Affiliations | Higher Education Commission (Pakistan)[2] Pakistan Engineering Council[3] |
| Website | www |
Allama Iqbal Open University is a public university in Islamabad, Pakistan. It is named after Allama Muhammad Iqbal. The university is the world's fifth largest institution of higher learning, with an annual enrollment of 1,121,038 students (as of 2010), the majority are women and course enrollment of 3,305,948 (2011).[4] Students can gain admission in Matriculation, Intermediate, Bachelor, Master, MPhil and Ph.D. programmes at the university.[5]
The university has 44 regional campuses and centers throughout Pakistan including in Faisalabad Millat Road, Multan, Dera Ghazi Khan, Dera Ismail Khan, Bahawalpur and Rahim Yar Khan.[2][6][7]
Established in May 1974 under Act No. XXXIX passed by the Parliament of Pakistan,[8] it is Asia's first open university with a strong emphasis on providing distance education in philosophy, natural science and social sciences.[6][7][9] It has the most applicants per year of any university in Pakistan.
AIOU offers extensive undergraduate and post-graduate programs in academic disciplines.[10] After witnessing the success of the Open University in the United Kingdom, AIOU was established as a public university in 1974.[4]
AIOU is noted for its cost-effective policy to provide higher and lifelong education to people learning from their homes and places of work at a minimum cost through a specialised fund managed by the government.[6][4]
AIOU is open to everyone and provides education to all without any discrimination.[6]
Established in 1974, the faculty was upgraded as the Faculty of Arabic and Islamic Studies in 1998, with the following departments:
The Faculty of Arabic and Islamic Studies also operates an Indexing and Abstracting Agency "Islamic Research Index". The Islamic Research Index is the first and largest repository of Arabic and Islamic Studies Research Journals.
Established in 1984, the Faculty of Education's origin predates the university. A National Institute of Education was established in 1973 as a part of the Federal Ministry of Education, to improve education at school levels through in-service training of Master Trainers. This institute became a part of the university in June 1975.
The Faculty of Education has the following departments:
Renamed as Faculty of Sciences, the Faculty of Basic and Applied Sciences was established in 1982. It comprises the following nine departments:
The Faculty of Social Sciences and Humanities was established in 1982. The 16 departments of the faculty are:
On the university's 25th anniversary, Pakistan Post issued a commemorative postage stamp for it on 20 November 1999.[6]
