Annual Report 2021
Changes in Online Admission Application during COVID
To facilitate the candidates, UCP changed its online admission application by making it more user
friendly and introduced features in the application which facilitates candidates in a more efficient
way
A total of 3 preferences have been added in the new admission application so applicants can
apply in 3 programs of their choice at the same time without any further charges
Program change policy has been introduced which helps candidates to change their program
after the selection without any difficulty.
To make it more convenient for the candidates, the online payment method has been introduced
in the admission application. Now the applicants have 3 different modes (Designated Banks,
On Campus & Online) through which they can pay the application processing fee/Semester
fee and they can choose the method according to their convenience.
Online documents verification has also been introduced at the backend so candidates can get
their fee challan online after selection and applicants can pay the fee online without visiting
the campus.
Due to COVID-19, we made sure to conduct our admission test online for undergraduate and
graduate programs. The special URL was created for this purpose to make it convenient for
candidates to appear in the test without any difficulty.
Impact of the above-mentioned Changes
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An online admission application including online document verification, online admission
test, online application processing fee challan issuance and payment, online semester fee
challan issuance and payment after the selection made it easy for the applicants to complete
their application process without any difficulty and without visiting the campus. We can see
this impact of these changes in the increase of our number of applications each term as with
everything available online, candidates do not need to commute for anything and it is easier
for them to apply for admissions
Availability of offering 3 preferences at the time of admissions has a huge impact on our
number of applications. We do not charge extra money for that and when an applicant is
applying, they are usually confused among options and at UCP they can apply for 3 programs
of their own choice and change their preferences afterwards. It is a facility which is giving
them a sense of trust that they can change their program at any time once they are selected in
the merit list
Due to the above-mentioned changes, we have seen an increase in our admission application
number in past three years.
14,575
Fall 2019
Total No. of Applicants
16,939
Fall 2020
2,018
Spring 2019
2,452
Spring 2020
17,303
Fall 2021
2,940
Spring 2021
Virtual Learning Environment
In wake of COVID 19 outbreak, Pakistan government issued strict directives to close down all the
educational institutions. Higher Education Commission (HEC) issued detailed guidelines wherein
Universities were encouraged to adopt online teaching methodologies to safeguard students'
learning.
UCP adopted online education in compliance with all the regulatory bodies of Pakistan for
its graduate and undergraduate degree programs, and this facility was called Virtual Learning
Environment (VLE).
As this was a totally new experience for both students and faculty alike, therefore a thorough
mechanism was implemented to facilitate, train and upgrade as well as collect feedback from the
faculty and students to ensure the Quality of education, learning and for the future improvements.
Online Meetings
UCP shifted all its meetings online on Microsoft Team. Department to Faculty and Management,
Section Heads and Dean's Meeting and all statutory meetings were held online successfully as
scheduled without any delay through online platform Microsoft Teams. Thesis Defences were also
conducted for Graduate Programs.
Online Readiness (System, Class, Faculty, Student)
A dedicated system for online teaching and learning was put in place:
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UCP drafted and shared a complete policy for online teaching focusing on online classes and
learning for students, course and program delivery and assessment mechanism.
UCP also established a Quality Assurance mechanism to ensure the Continuous Quality
Improvement (CQI) of the VLE education, teaching and help to resolve the academic and
administrative issues raised by the students at UCP. It also helps in devising new strategies,
action plans and improvements based on feedback received through the Quality Assurance
mechanism at UCP
UCP has a fully functional Learning Management System and falls in the category of Advance
Universities.
Quality Committees were also established to monitor, asses and evaluate the overall delivery
of online education at Department and Faculty level and to resolve all the issues related to the
Virtual Learning Environment at UCP.
UCP library provided virtual services to UCP community (Faculty, Students & Staff).
Faculty members, who are responsible for teaching and training, should be aware of the
principle of online course design, development, and implementation. For this purpose, a
survey was conducted to ask the training needs of faculty. Webinars and training sessions were
also conducted to train the faculty.
Online Classes Held Reports were generated daily to monitor the status of online classes and
participation of students. Faculty and student problems related to VLE were handled through
email and online portals. Dedicated teams had been working around the clock to resolve issues.
Most importantly, UCP developed a complete online assessment system on Business Intelligence
(BI), led by Quality Enhancement Cell (QEC) where feedback/assessment reports was made
available on single click on dashboards for the top management and other stakeholders of
university to make informed decisions corrective action plans thereof.
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