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MINUTES OF NATIONAL CURRICULUM REVISION COMMITTEE MEETING IN COMPUTER ENGINEERING / COMPUTER SYSTEM ENGINEERING
INTRODUCTION
The final meeting of National Curriculum Revision Committee (NCRC) for Computer Engineering/ Computer System Engineering was held at HEC, Islamabad from 19-21 May, 2009. The objective was to review and finalize the draft curricula proposed in the preliminary meeting of the same curriculum committee held from 29-31 January, 2009 at HEC Islamabad.
The following members attended the meeting.

S. No.	Name & Address
	Prof. Dr. Anjum Ali, HOD, Computer Engineering National University of Computer & Emerging Sciences, FAST-NU, B-Block, Faisal Town, Lahore.	Convener
	Dr. Abdul Fattah Chandio, Associate Professor, Department of Electronic Engineering, Quaid-e-Awam University of Engg. Science & Technology, Nawabshah.	Secretary
	Prof. Dr. Shahzad Malik, Head, Department of Electrical Engineering, COMSATS Institute of Information Technology, 30, Sector H-8/1, Islamabad	Member
	Dr. Saquib Sarfraz, Assistant Professor,, Department of Electrical Engineering, COMSATS Institute of Information Technology, Defence Road Off Raiwand Road, Lahore	Member
	Prof. Dr. Muhammad Riaz, Dean Faculty of Basic & Applied Sciences International Islamic University Islamabad.	Member
	Dr. Syed Afaq Husain, Professor & Chairman, Department of Computer Science & Engineering Air University, Islamabad	Member
	Prof. Aamer Iqbal Bhatti, Professor Department of Control and DSP, Muhammad ALi. Jinnah University, Islamabad.	Member
	Dr. Muhammad Ashraf, Associate Professor, Department of Computer Engineering M.A. Jinnah University, Islamabad.	Member
	Dr. M. Ejaz Sandhu Professor School of Computer Science, National College of Business Administration & Economics, 40-E/1, Gulberg-III, Lahore-54660	Member
	Dr. Ahmad Shabbar Kazmi, Associate Professor, National University of Computer & Emerging Sciences, FAST-NU, B-Block, Faisal Town, Lahore.	Member
	Prof. Dr. Inayatullah Babar, Chairman, Department of Computer Engineering Mardan Campus NWFP University of Engineering & Technology, Peshawar.	Member
	Engr. Muhammad Khurram Assistant Professor, Department of Computer Engineering, Sir Syed University of Engg. & Tech., University Road Gulshan-e-Iqbal, 75300 Karachi.	Member
	Prof. Dr. Mukhtiar Ali Unar, Chairman, Department of Computer Systems and Software Engineering, Mehran University of Engineering & Technology, Jamshoro.	Member
	Engr. Prof. Dr. Muhammad Yunus Javed, Nominee Pakistan Engineering Council (PEC), College of Electrical & Mechanical Engineering, NUST Islamabad.	Member
	Prof. Dr. Muhammad Ali Maud Chairman Department of Computer Engineering & IT University of Engineering & Technology, Lahore.	Member

The NCRC meeting started with the recitation from Holy Qur’an.

In the beginning of both (preliminary and final) meetings, Mr. Muhammad Tahir Ali Shah highlighted the role of HEC for the development of curricula. He briefed the members about the regular revision of curricula for improving the quality of education in all disciplines taught by different universities and institutions to meet the educational needs of the country. He briefed the participants about the HEC procedure for revision of curricula. He explained to the participants the HEC unified framework / template for integrated curricula in the fields of Engineering, Sciences and Technology. In the preliminary meeting Mr. Shah suggested the participants to elect the Convener and Secretary of the committee. Consequently, Prof. Dr. Anjum Ali and Prof. Dr. Abdul Fattah Chandio were elected convener and secretary of the committee respectively. The convener and secretary thanked the committee members for their confidence.

The duration of program is 4 years (8 semesters) and each semester is of 16 to 18 weeks (16 for teaching and 2 for examinations). The program consists of 65 to 70 percent of engineering courses and 30 to 35 percent of non engineering courses.

The design of curriculum is based on the concept of foundation, breadth and depth courses. This helps to create different streams of specializations within each discipline. The foundation courses must be taken by all the students. These courses provide students with the fundamental concepts and tools to pursue their studies at the higher level. The breadth courses lead students to different areas of specialization. The depth courses offer specialization within each engineering discipline. All depth courses must integrate a substantial design component. The students may select electives from any of the areas of specialization with some guidelines from their respective advisors. The students have to meet all the pre-requisites before taking breadth/depth courses.

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