CONVOCATION 2016

SCHEDULE OF EVENTS
Distribution of Invitation Cards

Monday Thursday, November 14 17, 2016

10:00 am 1:00 pm
Degree / Diploma
MScN, Post-RN BScN, Post-RM
BScM and BScN
MSc (Epi. Bio. and HPM)
MHPE and
Advanced Diploma in HPE
Advanced Diploma in Human
Development

Congratulations!

Collect invitations from:

Office of the Registrar, School of
Nursing and Midwifery (SoNaM)
Graduate Office, CHS
Mr Aslam Nathwani, 1st Floor, Deans
Office building
Human Development Programme office
located at Institute for Educational
Development (IED)

PhD (Health Sciences), MBBS and

DDH

Office of the Registrar, Medical College

(MC)

PhD (Education) and MEd

Office of the Registrar, Institute for

Educational Development (IED)

Convocation Rehearsal

Thursday, November 17, 2016

(Includes oath taking)
1:30 4:30 pm, AKU Sports and Rehabilitation Centre
Lunch will be served between 1:30 1:45 pm

Awards Ceremony

Friday, November 18, 2016

(Followed by dinner - by invitation only)
7:15 pm, AKU Sports and Rehabilitation Centre

Convocation Ceremony
Saturday, November 19, 2016
(By invitation only)
Reporting time at AKU Cricket Ground is 9:00 am

CONVOCATION REHEARSAL

COLLECTION OF JAMIAPOASH

You must attend the rehearsal! It is extremely important that you attend the
rehearsal. We will rehearse the Convocation procession, seating, receiving your
degree / diploma and recitation of the oath, as applicable.

Jamiapoash (academic regalia) should be collected according to the following

schedule. Jamiapoash will only be issued on production of clearance slip
signifying clearance of financial dues.

AWARDS CEREMONY
Traditionally, the night prior to Convocation, the University holds its Awards
Ceremony to recognize the hard work of its graduands. Each graduand will receive
two cards for his / her guests. You are requested to be seated by 7:15 pm.
In addition to the awards distribution, there will be student performances and
graduation speeches where representatives of the graduating classes will share their
experiences at AKU. Outstanding Teacher Awards will also be awarded during the
ceremony.

CLEARANCE FROM FINANCE

You are requested to obtain a clearance certificate from Student Finance (ext.
2418/2403) located on the 1st Floor of the Deans Office building, verifying that
you have cleared tuition and other charges.
IED graduands are requested to contact Office of the Registrar, IED for financial
clearance.

INVITATION TO CONVOCATION EVENTS

Each graduand will receive one invitation card for his / her admission to the
Convocation ceremony plus four single entry cards which will admit four guests.
For security reasons, it will be mandatory to present the card along with the
envelope and CNIC (for residents) / Passport (for non-residents).
Please Note
Invitation cards are non-transferable.
Children under the aged 10 are not permitted to attend the ceremony.
Please inform your guests that they will not be allowed anywhere near the stage
to take photographs or use movie cameras. The University has designated
photographers, assigned with the responsibility of capturing important moments
of the ceremony, including individual graduates. Photographs and video
recording of the ceremony can be ordered through the Audio-Visual department.

Timings: 10:00 am - 12:00 noon & 3:00-5:00 pm (Monday to Friday)

Programme
Master of Science in Nursing
Post-RN Bachelor of Science in Nursing
Post-RM Bachelor of Science in Midwifery
Bachelor of Science in Nursing
Doctor of Philosophy (Health Sciences)
Master of Science (Epi. and Bio.)
Master of Science (Health Policy and Mgmt.)
Master of Health Professions Education
Advanced Diploma in HPE
Advanced Diploma in Human Development
Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery
Diploma in Dental Hygiene
Doctor of Philosophy (Education)
Master of Education

Venue

Contact Person

Visitor Room Male Hostel

Mr Nayab Khan Ext. 4579

Kiva Room IED

Mr Mirza Rahman
Baig Ext. 8634

CONVOCATION PROCEEDINGS
Procession Formation
1. You are required to assemble in the robing area no later than 9:00 am.
The event has been planned at the Cricket Ground.
Please do not forget No entry without Invitation Card and envelope
and
No participation without Jamiapoash.

2. Please put on your Jamiapoash as soon as you enter the robing area and quickly
identify your place in the procession line up. Please make sure that the tassel of the
Sirpoash is on your right. You have been paired according to alphabetical order as
indicated in the marching order. Ushers will be available to guide you through the
process.

10.To add to the colour and glamour of the occasion, you are requested to
keep your Jamiapoash on during refreshments so that you may be recognized
as graduates.

COLLECTING DEGREES IN ABSENTIA

3. You will then have to organize yourselves for a group photograph according to
the instructions given on the day of the rehearsal. After the photograph, please
return to your designated places in the Convocation procession. Speed and
discipline will be necessary in organizing yourself in the procession so that
proceedings may commence immediately. "Slow Motion" will delay the
proceedings. Please look sharp!
4. The procession will enter the Convocation arena in groups as defined in the
procession arrangement. The Convocation tune will be played as soon as the
procession starts marching. Silence, academic dignity and decorum should prevail
throughout the march.
5. When your group reaches the designated seating area, please branch off into the
rows as indicated and rehearsed. This will facilitate collection of degrees. Ushers
will assist with this process.
6. After the speech by the Chief Guest, the degrees / diplomas will be awarded:
first to graduands in the School of Nursing and Midwifery followed by Medical
College, Institute for Educational Development, then to the graduands of the
Institute for the Study of Muslim Civilisations.
7. In order to facilitate the process of awarding degrees / diplomas, you will be
given your name card. When you reach the top step, on the stage, give your card to
the Dean/Director standing on the podium; when your name is called proceed to
collect your degree. This will be further clarified during the rehearsal.
8. At the conclusion of the Convocation ceremony, the procession will be led from
the arena towards the refreshment area along the defined path but in the reverse
order. The Blazon Carrier will lead the procession, followed by the Chief Guest,
Board of Trustees, President, the faculty and then the graduates. It is important
that the entire procession walks into the refreshment area before dispersing.
9. After the entire procession has reached the refreshment area, other guests will be
invited to join for refreshments. You are therefore requested not to stop to greet
friends and relatives during the return march.

Those not present at the Convocation may collect their degrees in person
with prior appointment from the Office of the Registrar (Tel. 021
36347611 ext.( 8636) after the Convocation ceremony. A written receipt
acknowledging delivery of the degree parchment will be required.
Those who would like their representatives to collect degrees on
their behalf should authorize them by completing Student
Information Release Form available on the Universitys website:
https://www.aku.edu/admissions/registraroffice/Pages/forms.aspx.
The form should be submitted at the Registrar Office Counter: East
Reception in SONAM.
For details please e-mail Mr Salim Valani at salim.valani@aku.edu.

DEGREE ATTESTATION
HEC requires parchments to be attested for several reasons. If you wish to
get your parchment attested, please contact relevant Office of the Registrar
after the Convocation.
Please do not laminate your parchment. Laminated parchments are not
accepted by HEC and Internationally.

EMAIL ACCOUNTS
Please note that student email accounts will be administratively disabled /
deleted on December 31, 2016. Your User ID and Password will only remain
active until December 31, 2016. Through this note you are being notified in
advance to take a back-up of all your important data in these accounts.

STAGE SEATING PLAN

THE CONVOCATION PROCESSION

STUDENT MARCHING PLAN

AKU Blazon
Graduands
PhD (Health Sciences)

Graduands
MScN

MSc (Epi. & Bio.)

MSc (HPM)
MHPE

Post-RN BScN

ADP - HPE
ADP - HD
Post-RM BScM
MBBS
DDH
PhD (Education)
BScN
MEd
MA (Muslim Cultures)

Faculty

Registrar
Deans and Directors
BoT
President / Chief Guest

MARCHING ORDER - MBBS

RETURN OF PROCESSION

LEFT
Row
1

Sr#
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
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9
10
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30
31
32
33
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43
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46
47
48

Name
Aamer Mahmood
Ahad Ahmed
Ahreen Fatima Allana
Alia Yaqub Kazi
Aline Arif
Aly Zaheer Pathan
Ameer Hamza
Amir Hasan Khan
Ammar Alam
Amna Kifayatullah
Amna Naveed
Areeba Zain
Armaghan-E-Rehman Mansoor
Asad Moiz Hussain
Asma Gulab
Atteeba Manzar
Azeem Tariq Malik
Bushra Usmani
Dania Mallick
Fajar Raza
Farwa Ayub
Fatima Hayat
Hadees Farooq Murad
Haleema Khalid Ali
Hamid Hussain Rai
Hina Amin
Javeria Anwar
Jibraan Fawad
Kashif Mukhtar
Komail Malik
Maham Siddique
Maria Farooq
Maria Haider
Marium Asad
Marium Nadeem
Marium Naveed Khan
Maryam Ahmed
Maryam Munir
Maryam Tetlay
Mehreen Inayat Ali
Moaz Aslam
Mohammad Ali Shahab
Moiz Ali
Monazza Iqbal Chaudhry
Muhammad Danial Siddiqui
Muhammad Hamza Khan
Muhammad Maaz Khalid Zuberi
Muhammad Salman Faisal

Row
9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

Sr#
49
50
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57
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Name
Muhammad Usman Mirza
Muhammad Waleed
Mustafa Iftikhar
Myra Nasir
Narmeen Masood
Nausharwan Butt
Nayab Ahmed
Nazia Arshad
Nimrah Bader
Noor Rehman Chima
Noor-E-Seher Ali
Noor-Mah Khan
Numra Abdul Aleem
Omair Shahid Shaikh
Omar Yacob
Pinar Farooq
Rida Shahzad
Rimsha Shaukat
Romesa Ibrahim
Sahar Karim
Sameer Altaf Tunio
Sana Barkat Ali
Saneeha Shahid
Sara Atif
Shayan Ahmed
Sher Bano
Sheraz Hussain
Sidra Zafar
Subha Saeed
Syed Ahmer Ashraf
Syed Musa Raza
Syed Shahyan Bakhtiyar
Syed Shayan Ali
Syed Usman Bin Mahmood
Syeda Fatima Zehra Naqvi
Talha Saad Niaz
Tarab Mansoor
Umar Farooq Bhatti
Ummarah Zafar Farid
Uzair Ahmed Mahmood
Uzair Ali Khalid
Vishal Farid Raza
Walid Hussain Farooqi
Yamna Channa
Zehra Nizar Dhanani
Zoya Butt

Graduates
Faculty
BoT
Registrar
BoT
President / Chief Guest

AKU Blazon