Academic and Administrative Committees

The BoF is a statutory body at Faculty level and its compositions and functions are defined in UET Taxila Act 1994. The Board of each Faculty consist of;

1. Dean of Faculty.
2. Professors and the Chairmen of the Academic Departments in the Faculty.
3. One member other than professors and Chairmen of the Academic Departments to be nominated by the Chairman.
4. Two teachers to be nominated by the Academic Council by reason of their specialized knowledge of the subjects which, though not assigned to the Faculty, have in the opinion of the Academic Council, important bearing on the subjects assigned to the faculty.
5. Two experts in the field from outside the University to be appointed by the Syndicate.
6. One Technologist to be nominated by the Vice-Chancellor.

The members other than ex-officio members hold office for three years. The quorum for a meeting of the Board of a Faculty is one-half of the total number of members, a fraction being counted as one.

Functions of the Board of Faculty

The Board Faculty is subject to the general control of the Academic Council and the Syndicate has the powers to

1. Co-ordinate the teaching, technology development and research work in the subjects assigned to the Faculty
2. Scrutinize the recommendations of the Boards of Studies comprising the Faculty with regard to the appointment of paper-setters and examiners for undergraduate examinations and to forward the panels of suitable paper-setters and examiners for each examination to the Vice-Chancellor
3. Consider any other academic matter relating to the Faculty and report thereon to the Academic Council
4. Prepare a comprehensive annual report regarding the performance of each Department comprising the Faculty for presentation to the Academic Council
5. Perform such other functions as may be prescribed by Statutes.

There are following two separate Boards of Studies for each subject or group of subjects as may be prescribed by Regulations;

(i)  Board of Undergraduate Studies(BoUGS)

(ii)  Board of Postgraduate Studies(BoPGS)

Board of Undergraduate Studies consist of:

(i)  All the Teachers of the department concerned having postgraduate qualifications;

(ii)  Three to five experts or teachers, other than University teachers, to be appointed by the Vice- Chancellor;

(iii)  One Technologist to be nominated by the Dean.

The following members are nominated for the Departmental Board of Undergraduate Studies in the Department of Electronics Engineering for the smooth functioning of the departmental matters:

Board of Postgraduate Studies consists of:

(i)  All the Professors of the departments;

(ii)  Three to five experts or teachers with Ph.D. Degree other than University Teachers, to be appointed by the Vice-Chancellor;

(iii)  One Technologist to be nominated by the Dean.

The term of office of members of the Board of Studies other than ex-officio members is three years.

The quorum for meeting of the Board of Studies is one-half of the number of members, a fraction being counted as one.

The Chairman of the University Academic Department concerned is the Chairman and Convener of the Board of Studies.

Functions of the Board of Studies

 The functions of the Board of Undergraduate Studies are to:

 (i)  Advise the Authorities on all academic matters connected with instructions and examinations in the subject or subjects to be taught at undergraduate level or below;

(ii)  Propose curricula and syllabi for all undergraduate or lower level subject or subjects concerned;

(iii)  Suggest a panel of names of paper-setters and examiners for the undergraduate or lower level subject or subjects concerned; and

(iv)  Perform such other functions as may be prescribed by the Regulations.

  The functions of the Board of Postgraduate Studies are to:

(i)   advise the Authorities on technological development and all academic matters connected with instructions, research and examinations at postgraduate level in the subject or subjects concerned;

(ii)  Propose curricula and syllabi for all postgraduate degree, diploma and certificate courses in the subject or subjects concerned;

(iii)  Suggest a panel of names of paper-setters and examiners in the subject or subjects of postgraduate level;

(iv  Recommend to the Board of Advanced Studies, Research and Technological Development the name of the Supervisor, title and synopsis of the research thesis/dissertation; and

(v)  Perform such other functions as may be prescribed by Regulations.

The department has an active Industrial Advisory Board (IAB) in which professional engineers working in various engineering organizations are included.

In order to keep the curriculum, PEOs etc. up-to-date and to fulfill the current needs of the industry, the Curriculum of BSc Electronics Engineering is proposed in consultation with the Industry Professionals and Employers, which are members of the Industrial Advisory Board and the BoUGS of the department

The following members are nominated for the Departmental Industrial Advisory Board (IAB) in the Department of Electronics Engineering for the smooth functioning of departmental matters.

	Recommended IAB Members	Designation / Organization	Responsibilities
	Prof. Dr. Yaseer Arafat Durrani	Chairman, Dept. of Electronics Engineering, UET Taxila	Convener
	Dean, Faculty of Electronics & Electrical Engineering	UET Taxila	Member
	Engr. Anees Akhtar	Senior Executive (Data Sciences), Ufone, Islamabad	Member
	Engr. Bahawal Sher	Deputy Manager, Nayatel, Islamabad	Member
	Engr. Farrukh Amin	AKSA-SDS, Islamabad	Member
	Engr. Salahuddin Zafar	General Manager (Tech.), NESCOM, Islamabad	Member
	Engr. Muhammad Kashif	General Manager (Radar & Communication), AWC, Wah Cantt.	Member
	Dr. Hammad Zaki	Assistant Professor, Dept. of Electronics Engineering, UET Taxila	Member

 

The following committees are constituted for the smooth implementation of Outcome Based Education (OBE) in Electronics Engineering Department.

1. Departmental Program Committee

The Chairman of the department is the head of Program committee. Two senior faculty members are the members of program committee. The responsibilities include:

1. To manage, direct and evaluate the continuous improvement processes of program.
2. To periodically assess the achievement of program objectives, outcomes and curriculum.
3. To review and evaluate the feedback from the department program constituencies.
4. To review and approve any actions or changes raised from other committees involved in the program.
5. To provide/review Key performance indicators or standards for assessment.
6. Preparation of SAR in coordination with all concerned faculty members.

The following members are nominated for the Departmental Program Committee in the Department of Electronics Engineering for the smooth functioning of departmental matters:

	Name	Designation
	Prof. Dr. Yaseer Arafat Durrani	Chairman/Convener
	Dr. Azhar Ali Zaidi	Assistant Professor
	Dr. Zohaib Hasan Naqvi	Lecturer

2. Subject/CQI Committee

This committee consists of three senior faculty members along with one lecturer. The responsibilities include:

1. To assure the quality of learning and teaching processes of courses by meeting Program Committee standards. 
2. To review the objective, outcomes and syllabus of each course and propose any needed changes to the courses and curriculum.
3. Propose Curriculum revision and bench marking with International/National Universities.
4. To suggest actions for improving the delivery of courses, teaching methodology etc.
5. To recommend and report the program committee for appropriate actions of continuous quality improvement at course and program level.

The following members are nominated for the Subject/CQI Committee in the Department of Electronics Engineering for the smooth functioning of departmental matters:

	Name	Designation
	Dr. Hammad Zaki	Assistant Professor /Coordinator/(In-charge OBE Cell)
	Dr. Aamir Rashid	Assistant Professor
	Dr. Khawaja Shafiq Haider	Assistant Professor
	Dr. Bilal Aslam	Assistant Professor
	Dr. Muhammad Faraz	Lecturer
	Dr. Adil Usman	Lecturer

 

3. Assessment/Analysis Committee

This committee consists of lectures and lab engineers. The responsibilities include:

1. To verify the course folders record.
2. To receive feedbacks from the course teachers.
3. To receive surveys of Student feedback (of each course at the end of each semester), Exit students (yearly), alumni (Yearly), internship data and employers (Yearly).
4. To do statistics for all surveys (Finalizing Session PLO attainment sheets/individual PLO sheets at end of each semester, collecting all data regarding FYP)
5. To analyse Program Outcomes using all assessment tools.
6. To provide all documentation and submit report to Subject/CQI committee.

The following members are nominated for the Assessment/Analysis Committee in the Department of Electronics Engineering for the smooth functioning of departmental matters:

	Name	Designation
	Dr. Sajjad Ahmed	Lecturer/Coordinator
	Engr. Tahir Iqbal	Lecturer
	Engr. Shujaat Hussain	Lab Engineer
	Engr. Tahir Khan	Lab Engineer

 

Department has taken initiative to establish an OBE cell in order to execute the OBE system related activities. The computational work required by assessment, subject and Program committees is done in this cell. This cell also keep records of batch wise results and CQI processes and evidences for improvement. Details can be found at OBE Structure Page of the departmental website.

Apart from the above committees there exist other committees like industrial advisory board (IAB), Semester Committee, Purchase Committee and Website Development Committee for administrative and/or academic support at departmental level.

Dr. Hammad Zaki (Incharge OBE Cell)

Mr. Abu Bakar (Coordinator OBE Cell)

The following members are nominated for the Departmental Semester Committee in the Department of Electronics Engineering for the smooth functioning of departmental matters:

	Name
	Prof. Dr. Yaseer Arafat Durrani (Chairman)
	Dr. Khawaja Shafiq Haider (member)
	Dr. Aamir Rashid (member)
	Engr. Adil Usman (member)

 

The following members are nominated for the Departmental Scrutiny Committee in the Department of Electronics Engineering for the smooth functioning of departmental matters:

	Name
	Dr. Muhammad Faraz (Lecturer)
	Dr. Adil Usman (Lecturer)

 

The following members are nominated for the Departmental Purchase Committee in the Department of Electronics Engineering for the smooth functioning of departmental matters:

	Name
	Dr. Yaseer Arafat Durrani(Chairman of Academic Department) , Professor, (Convener)
	Dr. Khawaja Shafiq Haider , Assistant Professor (Member)
	Dr. Azhar Ali Zaidi , Assistant Professor (Member)
	Dr. Adil Usman, Lecturer (Member/Secretary)

 

The following members are nominated for the Corrective Action Measures Committee in the Department of Electronics Engineering for the smooth functioning of departmental matters:

	Name
	Dr. Hammad Zaki
	Dr. Khawaja Shafiq Haider
	Dr. Aamir Rashid