Introduction
The BS Urdu program is a four-year program that will replace BA and MA Urdu as per the guidelines of the Higher Education Commission.
Objectives:
- To teach Urdu language and literature to the students according to the requirements of distance education system.
- To introduce Urdu language and literature to other social sciences.
- To impart proficiency equivalent to sixteen years of education in Urdu language and literature, on the basis of which students can play their role in practical life and can also obtain higher education on the basis of this degree.
Eligibility Criteria
- Minimum educational qualification Intermediate second division (45%)
- Candidates are requested to attach their recent photograph, attested copies of educational certificates and marks sheet of intermediate with the admission form.
- Eligible candidates should submit the form along with fee as per the procedure given in the prospectus.
Selection Process
Open Merit
Duration
Medium of Instruction
Teaching Methodology
Open Distance Learning
Total Credits Hours Required
Pre-Calculus (4431)
Sociology (5415)
Pakistan Studies (5438)
English-I (9407)
Economics (9335)
Urdu Language: Formation and Evolution (9002)
Islamiyat (5436) OR Ethics (For Non-Muslims) (5437)
Introduction to Statistics (4485)
Islamic History-I (1903)
English-II (9408)
Education (9443)
Poetical Genres: Introduction and Comprehension-I (9003)
English-III (9409)
Basic of ICT (5403)
Persian Language and Literature (9004)
Anthropology (9441)
Poetical Genres: Introduction and Comprehension-II (9005)
Office Automation (9442)
Literature of Pakistani Languages (9006)
Introduction to Environment (5443)
Prosaic Genres: Introduction and Comprehension-I (9007)
Writing and Composition (Practical Training) (9008)
Prosaic Genres: Introduction and Comprehension-II (9009)
Urdu Language: Grammar and Orthography (9010)
Urdu Dastaan and Novel: Thematic and formalistic Debates-I (9011)
Urdu Dastaan and Novel: Thematic and formalistic Debates-II (9012)
History of Urdu Literature and Literary Movements (9013)
Rhetoric and Prosody (9014)
Literary Terms (9015)
Urdu Short Story and Drama (9016)
Revolution of Urdu Novel: 20th Century of Present (9017)
Urdu Poem: Thematic and Formalistic Study (9018)
Styles in Urdu Prose (9019)
Linguistics (9020)
Principles of Research and Editing (9021)
World Classics (9023)
Art of Lexicography and tradition of Lexicography in Urdu (9024)
Creative and Philosophical Dimensions of Ghalib (9025)
Contemporary Poetic Literature (9026)
Research Work (9033) or Specific Study of Meer (9022)
Specific Study of Allama Iqbal (9027)
Urdu Criticism (9028)
Literature of Journalism (9029)
Prominent Institution of Urdu Development (9030)
Philosophical Dimensions of Sir Syed (9031)
Contemporary Prosaic Literature (9032)
Research Work (9033) or Pakistani Adab-I (9403)
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Semesters
Workshop
The online workshop for each course will comprise of 12 hours, with 2 hours daily for 6 days except for the teaching practice and project as per AIOU policy. Each semester will have a workshop for the courses offered in that particular semester. There will be an online quiz for every course at the end of the workshop.
Assessment Weightage
| Assignments (Weightage) | Workshop (Attendance & Quizzes) (Weightage) | Final Exam (Weightage) | Passing Marks |
| 20% | 30% Quiz | 50% | 50% (in aggregate). However, 40% marks in final exams is mandatory. |
Note: Allama Iqbal Open University (AIOU) reserves the right to amend the fee structure policy, course offering and assessment of courses when required. The existing course(s) will be adopted/adapted as per requirement. The department may change the sequence of the course(s) offering as per availability of course(s).