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Department of Urdu
     

INTRODUCATION

The Department of Urdu was established in 1956 with only two students. With the passage of time, the number of students has grown considerably. The students have their own literary club “Bazme Adab” to share their literary and creative work with faculty and fellow students. The Department publishes a research journal with contributions of eminent scholars, poets and writers to its credit. The seminar library, rich in content, is being computerized. The Department cater to the needs of national media, education and social sectors in many ways.

The Department also offers M.Phill and Ph.D programmes with current enrolment of 32 students six students have already completed their M.Phil and Ph.D.

 

Vision:  

  • Formation of linguistic department with the collaboration of Urdu department.
  • Making Urdu as a national language in letters and spirit.
  • Making Seminar Library a Digital Library

 Mission: 

Aristotle says that every activity must have an end but when it is completed. It becomes a mean for further end. He stresses upon ultimate end. And the ultimate end of human activities is “Men’s function as a man “Not as a Doctor, not as a Teacher etc.

 Objectives :  

During new Academic year Urdu department intends to start following new courses.

  • Hindi Course
  • Teaching of Urdu Course
  • Coaching classes for M. A Private Students of the Areas within Jurisdiction of Peshawar University.
  • Training Programme of Male and Female teachers with the collaboration of HEC (Two week Course)
  • Designing of a website for Urdu department.

SEATS BREAKUP :- (Morning )

1. Open 48
2. Tribal 02
3. Nothren areas & Chitral 01
4. University employee children 01
5. Allocation of Seats for Province including AJK 01(each)
6. Disabled 01
7. Sports 01
8. Army 01
9. Total: 59
 

Evening
(same seat breakup) As above

59

 

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Course Contents
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  »  Ph.D Program.
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  Books Published
  Seminars  
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  Conferences  
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  Journals  
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  Facilities  
  Will be updated soon
  Reference Sites  
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  Bulletin  
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  Newsletter  
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  Thesis / Notes  
  Thesis
 

Admission Criteria:-

Ist Priority 2nd Class B.A with Urdu.
   

FACULTY :

Name

Qualification

Area of Specialization

Designation

Dr. Nazir Tabbasum

M.A. ( Peshawar)
Ph..D (Pesh)

Literature Urdu
(NWFP Poetry)

Associate Professor & Chairman

 

M. Zubaida Zulfiqar

M.A. ( Peshawar)

Urdu Literature

Assistant Professor

Dr. Robina Shaheen

M.A. ( Peshawar)
Ph.D. ( Peshawar)

Criticism

Lecture

M. Salman Ali

M.A. ( Peshawar)
M.Phil. (AIOU)

Fiction

Lecture

M. Sohail Ahmad

M.A. (Pesh)
M.Phil. (Pesh)

Urdu Poetry

Lecture

Badshah Munir Bukhari

M.A. (Pesh)
M.Phil. (Pesh)

Linguistics

Lecture

Dr. Irshad Ahmad Shakir

M.A. ( Peshawar)
Ph.D. (AIOU)

Urdu Literature (Iqbaliat)

Eminent Scholar of HEC for two years

Dr. Riaz Majeed

M.A. ( Peshawar)
Ph.D. ( Punjab)

Urdu Literature
(Poetry)

Eminent Scholar of HEC for two years

Mr. Inam Shamsher

BCS

Computer

*Lecturer

Extra Curricular Activities :

Fiftieth anniversary of this department was celebrated in April 2007 consisting of following Items:

  • Inauguration of the programme.
  • Inauguration of three days book fair in which 12 book sellers had participated, in which Indian books on literature were first time presented.
  • All Pakistan Urdu Mushahira under the presidentship of well known Poet “Ahmad Faraz”
  • Bait Bazi Competition among University Students
  • Essay competition (College & School level)
  • Awards Ceremony (Awards given to old students of Urdu Department having remarkable contribution towards literature.
  • Publication of a Introductory Brochure of Urdu Department Contribution during Fifty years. (1956 – 2006)
  • Publication of a Calendar 2007.
 
   
 
 
 
 
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