The Department of Civil Engineering is dedicated to continued innovation through its vibrant dynamic environment and competitive research. The department is intended to offer PhD program in Civil Engineering which will covers a wide spectrum of fields keeping up with their fast pace of technological advancement. Its carefully designed PhD program aims at producing researchers in the areas of Water Engineering and Management, Structural Engineering and Geotechnical Engineering. To achieve this goal, the department has got a team of highly qualified and dedicated faculty members while establishing a strong liaison with research and development organizations and industry.
PhD Civil Engineering
A student enrolled in Ph.D. (Civil engineering) has to complete 06 courses in consultation with his supervisor and program coordinator. A semester-wise breakdown for completion of PhD degree in 03 years is given below. A PhD candidate will be allowed to register in maximum three courses in one semester. A PhD scholar will not be allowed to register in a course which he has studied during his mater degree. In case of those students who have previously completed a graduate degree in the same discipline (MS/MPhil or equivalent), the university shall notify a policy (which may vary by discipline) with objective criteria allowing such students to receive credit for prior coursework for not more than 50% of the total credit requirement of the program.
| At least 3.00/4.00 CGPA in MS or equivalent degree in Civil Engineering or equivalent |
| All candidates are required to pass the UCP Admission Test with a 60% score or a test equivalent to GRE/HAT General, conducted by testing bodies accredited by HEC with a passing score of 60% followed by an interview by the Graduate Admission Committee |
| Weightage of Previous Academic | Weightage of Admission Test | Weightage of the Interview | Total |
| 60% | 30% | 10% | 100% |
Program Name: PhD Civil Engineering
Per Credit Hour Fee: 9,570
Admission Fee: 25,000
| 1st Semester Total Fee | 1st Installment Including Admission fee | 1st Installment with 50% PGC Scholarship | 1st Installment with 25% Merit/PGC/Legacy Scholarship | 1st Installment with 50% Merit Scholarship | 1st Installment with 75% Merit Scholarship | 1st Installment with Gilgit-Baltistan 30% Scholarship | Total Credit Hours | Total Fee(incl Admission fee) |
| N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | 48 | 484,360 |
Disclaimer
The above-mentioned fee structure is for illustration purpose only. UCP reserves the rights to make changes in the Fee Structure whenever deemed necessary or appropriate.
A student has to fulfill the residency requirement of at least 02 years at the university. The timeline of various milestones is defined in the table given below.
| Activity | Preferred Time Limit (by the end of) | Maximum time Limit (by the end of) |
| Course Work | 2nd Semester | 3rd Semester |
| Comprehensive Exam | 3rd Semester | 5th Semester |
| Synopsis Qualification | 4th Semester | 6th Semester |
| Thesis Submission | 7th Semester | 16th Semester |
Semesters I
| Sr. No. | Courses | Credit Hours |
| i | Course-I | 03 |
| ii | Course – II | 03 |
| iii | Course – III | 03 |
Semester-II
| Sr. No. | Courses | Credit Hours |
| i | Course -IV | 03 |
| ii | Course – V | 03 |
| iii | Course – VI | 03 |
Semester – III
| Sr. No. | Courses | |
| i | Research Thesis | 06 |
| ii | Comprehensive Exam | 00- |
| iii | Synopsis defense | 00- |
Semester – IV-End
| Sr. No. | Courses | |
| i | Research Thesis | 24 |
COURSES FOR PhD IN CIVIL ENGINEERING
A PhD scholar will have to choose six courses from the following courses after consultation with his thesis supervisor and approval of HOD. If considered necessary by the thesis supervisor and approved by the dean, a PhD candidate might complete not more than 02 courses from another department of the Faculty of Engineering or another faculty of the UCP.
| Sr. No. | Course Code | Course Title | Credit Hours |
| 1 | CE7103 | Structural Fire Engineering | 3 |
| 2 | CE 7113 | Nano Secrets in Concrete | 3 |
| 3 | CE 7123 | Advanced Concrete Technology-II | 3 |
| 4 | CE 8103 | Performance Based Seismic Design | 3 |
| 5 | CE 8113 | Non-linear Structural Analysis | 3 |
| 6 | CE 8123 | Earthquake Seismology & earthquake Hazard | 3 |
| 7 | CE 7203 | Geotechnical Site investigation | 3 |
| 8 | CE7213 | Mechanical Properties of soils | 3 |
| 9 | CE 7223 | DAM & Rock Engineering | 3 |
| 10 | CE8203 | Geotechnical Earthquake Engineering | 3 |
| 11 | CE 8213 | Unsaturated Soil Mechanics in Engineering Pract | 3 |
| 12 | CE 8223 | Soil Strength and Slope Stability | 3 |
| 13 | CE 7303 | Hydrological System Modeling | 3 |
| 14 | CE 7313 | Urban Hydrology | 3 |
| 15 | CE 7323 | Hydrodynamics | 3 |
| 16 | CE 8303 | Computational Hydraulics | 3 |
| 17 | CE 8313 | Computational Fluid Dynamics | 3 |
| 18 | CE 8323 | Advanced Fluid Mechanics | 3 |
| 19 | CE 7403 | An Introduction to Intelligent Transportation Systems | 3 |
| 20 | CE 7413 | Urban Transportation Planning | 3 |
| 21 | CE 7423 | Logistics Systems | 3 |
| 22 | CE 8403 | Airport Planning and Design | 3 |
| 23 | CE 8413 | Public Transportation Systems | 3 |
| 24 | CE 8423 | Transportation Policy, Strategy, and Management | 3 |
| 25 | CE 7503 | Environmental Framework on Disaster | 3 |
| 26 | CE 7513 | Environmental Impact Assessment | 3 |
| 27 | CE 7523 | Waste Water Treatment and Design | 3 |
| 28 | CE 8503 | Air and Noise Pollution Control | 3 |
| 29 | CE 8513 | Environmental Chemistry and Microbiology | 3 |
| 30 | CE 8523 | Sustainable Urban Land use planning and Management | 3 |
| 31 | CE7603 | Construction Project Scheduling | 3 |
| 32 | CE 7613 | Project Cost Estimate | 3 |
| 33 | CE 7623 | Contract Management | 3 |
| 34 | CE 8603 | Sustainable Construction | 3 |
| 35 | CE 8613 | Building Information Modeling | 3 |
| 36 | CE 8623 | Lean Construction | 3 |
| 37 | CE8903-8993 | Advanced Topics in Civil Engineering | 3 |
| 38 | CE 7000 | Synopsis Evaluation | 0 |
| 39 | CE7916-7956 | Research Thesis | 30 |
| 40 | CE 7971 | Thesis Continuation | 0 |
| 41 | CE 8000 | Thesis Defense | 0 |
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A PhD Scholar Shall Be Required to Successfully Complete the Following Requirements:
a) 18 Cr. Hrs. Course Work;
b) 30 Cr. Hrs. Research Work;
c) Comprehensive Examination;
d) Research Work Synopsis;
e) Dissertation Foreign Reviews;
f) Publication of At Least One Research Paper As First Author During His/Her Doctoral Studies In an HEC Approved W Category (Or As Per UCP Guidelines As Communicated Time To Time In Accordance With Hec Requirements) Research Journal for The Award Of Degree, And
g) Dissertation Defense.
A student has to fulfill the residency requirement of at least 02 years at the university. The timeline of various milestones is defined in the table given below.
| Activity | Preferred Time Limit (by the end of) | Maximum time Limit (by the end of) |
| Course Work | 2nd Semester | 3rd Semester |
| Comprehensive Exam | 3rd Semester | 5th Semester |
| Synopsis Qualification | 4th Semester | 6th Semester |
| Thesis Submission | 7th Semester | 16th Semester |
A PhD scholar shall cease to continue his/her studies if he/she fails to complete 18 Cr. Hrs. coursework within four regular semesters with at least 3.00/4.00 CGPA.
The PhD degree shall be awarded after a minimum of three (3) years and not more than eight (8) years after the enrolment of the student; provided that for students who are unable to complete the program within eight (8) years, the university may designate a competent authority to determine whether the delay was caused by circumstances beyond the student’s control, and if so, grant an extension in such exceptional circumstances; however, in no event shall the PhD degree be awarded more than ten (10) years after the enrolment of the student in the program. The date of notification of the award of the PhD degree subsequent to the PhD defense shall be considered to be the date of the completion of PhD studies