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Student Name:
Registration:

Cover and title page of the thesis

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Style and formatting issues

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References/Bibliography
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General Issues
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Abstract (Note: This section covers only the ab

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Results, Evaluation, and Conclusion

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Thesis Format
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Checklist for Components in Main Body

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Additional Remarks:

OiC MS Thesis:
Date:

Annex 'A'
office order: 0986/29/ACB/SEECS
Date _______Oct, 2009

h.ECL (MS Thesis Evaluation Check List)

tudent Name:

egistration:

over and title page of the thesis

Student's name and registration number is written.
Supervisor's name is mentioned.
Title of the degree is written correctly.
University and school's name are written correctly.
Date of completion/defense (only year and month) is mentioned.

tyle and formatting issues

Consistent font (Times New Roman) is used throughout the thesis.
Page numbering is done appropriately.
Figures are readable and are aligned correctly.
Captions for tables and figures use consistent format and style.
Table of Contents/Figures/Tables follow proper indentation/styling.
Chapter name and numbering follows consistent style.

eferences/Bibliography
References are sorted on last name of authors (or in the order of citation in the text).
References follow consistent style such as ACM or IEEE-Tran.
Mandatory slots of references are filled correctly (such as Author, Title, Journal, Year).

eneral Issues
Certificate of Originality signed by the student is present.
Plagiarism report (from Euphorus) signed by supervisor is presented along with the thesis.
Thesis is submitted within allowed time span for completion of thesis.

bstract (Note: This section covers only the abstract of the thesis)
There are no typing or grammatic mistakes in the abstract.
Problem statement is clearly mentioned.
Background to problem statement is also explained.
Startling statement (preferably a paragraph) about the thesis/hypothesis is present.
Implication of the startling statement is demonstrated briefly.

esults, Evaluation, and Conclusion

Research is validated either empirically or analytically (Note: This doesnt cover quality of the
results).
Outcome of this thesis is contrasted with other similar research initiatives.
Significance of this research is discussed in appropriate length.

hesis Format
HQ NUST Format
Title Page
Approval Page
Dedicatoin
Certificate of Originality
Acknowledgement
Table of Contents
List of Abbreviation
List of Tables
List of Figures
Abstract
Main Body

hecklist for Components in Main Body

HQ NUST Fromat
Introduction
Literature Review
Methodology
Results
Discussion
Conclusion
Recommandation
Reference
Appendices
Index (Optional)

dditional Remarks:

iC MS Thesis: