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SITUATION VACANT 1. Applications are invited for two posts of Research Associate @ 20,000/- per month in the PARB funded research

project titled “Composite flour technology: A step towards managing malnutrition and food security in Pakistan”. The appointment will be purely on contract basis. Applicants are required to have qualification of M.Sc./PhD enrolled student of Food Technology/HND. Applications on plain paper along with one most recent attested photograph and attested copies of academic certificates, degrees, testimonials, detailed mark certificates and experience certificates with specific dates should reach in the office of Dr. Imran Pasha, Associate Professor/Project Manager, National Institute of Food Science & Technology, UAF during office hours till 30th October, 2019. Applications either incomplete or received after due date will not be entertained. The University reserves the right not to fill vacancy without assigning any reason.

2. Applications are invited for the one post of studentship @ Rs. 15,000/- per month in the HEC funded Project under Technology Development Fund Program entitled “Linking Nutrition to Cereal Brans: Production and Commercialization of Modified Bran Flours”. The appointment will be purely on contract basis. Applicants are required to be enrolled in M.Sc. in Food Technology. Applications on prescribed form (available at www.uaf.edu.pk) along with one most recent attested photograph and attested copies of academic certificates, degrees, testimonials, detailed mark certificates and experience certificates with specific dates should reach the office of Dr. Imran Pasha, Associate Professor/PI, National Ins. of Food Science and Technology, UAF during office hours within 7 days after the publication of this notice. Applications either incomplete or received after due date will not be entertained. The university reserves the right not to fill vacancy without assigning any reason.

ADDITIONAL ASSIGNMENTS The Vice Chancellor has been pleased to direct the Treasurer Mr. Tariq Saeed to work as Registrar, UAF with effect from 14-10-2019, till further orders, in addition to his own duties. The Vice Chancellor has further been pleased to direct Prof. Dr. Asif Tanveer, Department of Agronomy to work as Director Academics, with immediate effect, till further orders, in addition to his own duties by relieving Dr. Yasir Jamil.

CHANCELLOR’S OBSERVATIONS The Syndicate at its meeting held on 31-08-2019 noted the directives of the worthy Chancellor given vide his office letter No.GS (S.I)40-9/2019-578 dated 09-08-2019. The Syndicate decided to circulate the following instructions of the worthy Governor/ Chancellor for strict compliance:- “Revision petitions against the decision(s) of the Syndicate/Authority of the University are filed before the Governor/Chancellor under the relevant sections of the Acts of public sector Universities. It has been observed that in many cases, proceedings are initiated against teachers/employees of the universities under PEEDA Act, 2006 on the charges of misconduct but the Syndicate, instead of culminating/finalizing the proceedings under the Act ibid, decides the cases under the Statutes of the University or other laws, which entails legal complications. The Governor/Chancellor has taken notice of this malpractice and observed that proceedings initiated under the PEEDA Act, 2006 can only be finalized/culminated

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under the Act ibid and not under any other provision of law/rules. In any case, this is a cardinal principle of jurisprudence that once proceedings are initiated under a particular law/Act, they have to be decided under the provisions of the same law. The Governor/Chancellor has, directed that Vice Chancellors/Chairmen Syndicate of all public Sector Universities in the province shall ensure that the provisions of the Punjab Employees Efficiency, Discipline and Accountability Act, 2006 are followed in letter & spirit and disciplinary proceedings initiated against teachers/employees of the Universities under this Act should be finalized/decided under the same law and not under any other provision of laws/statues. The same principle shall be followed for actions/proceedings under other Laws/Statutes.

PhD THESIS/SYNOPSIS DEFENCE 1. Ms. Javaria Nasir, Regd. No. 2007-

ag-1708, PhD scholar, Institute of Agricultural and Resource Economics was going to defend her thesis entitled “Estimation of Economic Impacts and Adaptation Benefits of Climate Change on Agricultural Production System(s) in Punjab, Pakistan” on 15-10-2019 at 10:00 am in Distance Learning Centre II. Given unavailability of External Examiner-I, it is requested to re-arrange same event on 17-10-2019 at 02:00 pm at same venue.

2. Miss Qurat-ul-Ain, Regd. No. 2014-ag-12, PhD student of Department of Chemistry is going to defend her PhD thesis on 25-10-2019 at 11:00 am in DLC-2 (Video Conference Room-2) UAF. All concerned are requested to make it convenient to attend. The title of her PhD thesis is “Evaluation of nano-silver derivatives of selected botanical sources for their anticancer potential”.

3. Mr. Amjad Rehman Asghar, Regd. No. 2015-ag-2223, PhD student (Rural Sociology) of the Department of Rural Sociology has successfully defended his PhD thesis on 11-10-2019. The title of his thesis is “Socio-Economic and Cultural Factors affecting the Health Status of Elderly Men in Rural Punjab, Pakistan”.

4. Ms. Nafeesa Aslam, Regd. No. 2008-ag-2376, PhD student of the Department of Plant Breeding and Genetics has successfully defended her PhD thesis on 04-10-2019. The title of her thesis is “Breeding potential of tomato for Zn mobilization to fruits”.

5. Mr. Muhammad Shabaan, Regd. No. 2011-ag-3050, PhD student of the Institute of Soil and Environmental Sciences has successfully re-defended his synopsis in a seminar at the University level on 03-10-2019. The new title of his synopsis is “Evaluation of microbially mediated soil enzymes and their impact on maize growth under salinity stress”.

6. Mr. Muhammad Ibrahim Shahid, Regd. No. 2006-ag-1973, students of Department of Entomology, entitled “Geographic variation in the susceptibility of spodoptera exigua (Hubner) (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae) to cry toxins in Bt-Cotton” has successfully defended his PhD thesis on 07-10-2019.

7. Mr. Usman Iqbal, Regd. No. 2005-ag-2187, is a PhD (Water Resources Engineering) student in the Department of Irrigation and Drainage, Faculty of Agricultural Engineering and Technology, UAF. His PhD research title is “Precision Irrigation for Improving water use efficiency using Indigenized Sensor Based Irrigation Scheduling and Efficient Irrigation Techniques”. He successfully defended his PhD thesis in the video conference room (DLC-1), UAF on 10-10-2019.

QUOTATION NOTICE No.15/2019 Sealed quotations are invited from the firms/contractors registered/enlisted with the University of Agriculture, Faisalabad or in relevant category with PEC and able to fulfill the criteria mentioned in checklist available at ECD-M and UAF website for the following works at University of Agriculture, Faisalabad (UAF) on item rate/ the percentage rate circulated by the Finance Department Government of the Punjab as per PPRA rules.

Last date for the issuance of Quotation Documents: 22-10-2019 11:00 a.m.

Date of Opening: 22-10-2019 11:30 a.m.

SN Name of Work Amount

(Rs.)

Bid Security @ 2% of

Estimated Price

Details of Estimates

& DNIT FEE

Time Limit

1 Repair and Renovation work to House No. 104 Firdous Hall , UAF

30,000/- NILL 50 Two Weeks

2 Repair and Renovation work to House No. 67 Firdous Colony, UAF

30,000/- NILL 50

-do-

3 Repair and Renovation work to House No. 27 Shahbaz Town, UAF

30,000/-

NILL

50 -do-

4 Repair and Renovation work to House No. 23 Rajawala, UAF

30,000/-

NILL

50 -do-

5 Repair and Renovation work to House No. 65 Firdous Hall, UAF

20,000/- NILL

50 -do-

6 Repair and Maintenance work to House No. 33 Lalazar Colony, UAF

95,000/- 1900

100 -do-

7 Repair and Maintenance work to house No. 08 Bilal Colony, UAF

60,000/- 1200

100 -do-

8 Replacement of Roof at Quarter No. 14 Usman Colony, UAF

30,000/- NILL

50 -do-

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9 Repair and Renovation work to House No.44 Firdous Colony, UAF

20,000/- NILL 50 -do-

10 Repair of Roof of Kitchen at House No. 02 Staff Quarter Lalazar Colony, UAF

20,000/- NILL 50 -do-

11 Repair and Renovation work to House No. 30 International Houses Rajawala, UAF

27,500/- NILL 50 -do-

12 Repair and Renovation work to House No. 72 Firdous Colony, UAF

30,000/- NILL 50 -do-

13 Replacement of damaged water supply pipeline, sanitary items & floor of rooms at House No. 38 New youngwala, UAF

20,000/- NILL 50 -do-

14 Repair and Renovation work to House No. 17 Firdous Hall, UAF

30,000/- NILL 50 -do-

15 Repair of Tile work at UAF Community College, PARS

65,700/- 1,350 100 -do-

16 Replacement of Door chowkat for bathroom at Registrar’s Office, UAF

27,700/- NILL 50 -do-

17 Repair and Renovation work to House No. 12 Gulfishan Colony, UAF

80,000/- 1,600 100 -do-

18 Repair and Renovation work to House No. 92 Firdous Colony, UAF

30,000/- NILL 50 -do-

19 Repair and Renovation work to House No. 06 Gulfishan Colony, UAF

72,300/- 1,446 100 -do-

20 Repair and Replacement of sanitary and water items at House No. 10 Gulfishan Colony, UAF

13,900/- NILL 50 -do-

21 Replacement of Electric Panel House No. 08 American Colony, UAF

23,000/- NILL 50 -do-

22 Repair of Electric work at Quarter No. 33 Firdous Colony, UAF

2,793/- NILL 50 -do-

23 Providing and Installation of Ceiling Fan at House No. 11 Firdous Colony, UAF

4,650/- NILL 50 -do-

24 Replacement of Door of Pumping room and repair of boundary wall at Sha

64,471/- 1,289/- 100 -do-

Details of Estimates &DNIT can be obtained immediately from the office of the undersigned after the publication of quotation notice against written request accompanied with attested copy of enlistment with up to date renewal letter or to comply the criteria check hbaz Town disposal, UAF list of the ECD-M for unregistered contractors with an authority letter on pad of the contractor /firm, identity card of contractor/managing partner of the firm and registered partnership deed with power of attorney, on payment of prescribed Quotation Fee into the account No. 11-9/NBP, UAF Branch. Tempered quotations, quotations sent by post, conditional quotations and quotations without bid security@ 2% of Estimated Price in shape of deposit at call of any schedule bank will not be entertained. The undersigned reserves the right to reject all Quotations at any time prior to acceptance. Moreover, undersigned shall upon request communicate to any bidder, the grounds for its rejection of all bids or proposals, but shall not be required to justify those grounds as per PPRA rules.

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