Department of Administrative sciences

The Department of Administrative Sciences was established in 1975. It offers a Master's degree in Business Administration and a Master's degree in Public Administration in the morning and Master's degree in Business Administration in the evening. The number of students admitted every year in M.B.A. morning and M.P.A. morning programmes is about 60 each. The department admits 40 students on merit each September in its M.B.A. (Evening) programme on self finance basis.

INTRODUCTION:
There has always been a great rush for admission to this department. On the average the number of applicants has run over 1200 in each program. The graduates of the department have been received very well in various organizations in the public and in the private sectors. The students complete a 6-8 week internship and undertake one-week industrial tour every year to supplement their theoretical knowledge of management. The department maintains a computer lab with 24 PCs and 7 Printers. The department subscribes to some important professional journals. Lately the funds for journals and book have been slashed for economy reasons. Other than its full time faculty the department every semester hires the services of over a dozen visiting professors to teach various courses in the department. Since Ph.D's in the subject of Business Administration are not available in the market, there is an urgent need for faculty development from University's own resources.

Most of the faculty time is spent on teaching, examination, grading etc. Incoming M.B.A./M.P.A classes comprise of 50-60 students which is a large class by any standards. Some optional courses have over 80 students registered in them. The teachers hardly have time for research activities. The total students' enrolment in any given semester is about 300 students. Yet, the faculty is judged on research and publications when comes to grant of privileges and incentives.

There is a growing demand for management post-graduate education. Particulars demand for M.B.A degree comes from holders of professional degree and those in service. The department needs to be restructured to accommodate these demands of diverse clientele. The library material books, journals, etc. need to be expanded for M.B.A/M.P.A. students. The Computer Lab needs to be strengthened.

Compared to the resources and command on resources, by other institutes of Business Administration, the Quaid-i-Azam University, Department of Administrative Sciences has done well. Our students have been received well in the market. Given the special requirement concerning admissions our student's intake ranges from very good to week due to quota system and absence of tests for admission. For the last many years (since fall 1993), the Department has been contributing large for University treasury. The increase in student numbers has placed tremendous demand on the department personnel in terms of time and attention.