Faculty Awards

To recognize and reward highly motivated students who demonstrate outstanding achievements in both academic studies and extracurricular activities, the Faculty of Applied Sciences will present the faculty awards at the end of each academic year to the five most outstanding students enrolled in each academic program, B.Sc. (Honours), B.Sc. (Joint Major), and B.Sc. (General) degree programs.

Apart from academic merit, other areas of consideration are;

• Exceptional leadership
• Community service and good studentship
• Outstanding talents in fields of sports
• Creativity and exceptional ability in aesthetic or technical fields
• Research or pursuing new knowledge

Application Procedure

• Any student who believes that he/she is eligible should submit an application for the Faculty Awards.
• Application forms can be downloaded from Faculty website.
• Students shall submit certified copies of all the documentary evidence with the application.
• Students shall submit their applications through their Mentors/Academic Advisers who shall certify the contents of the applications.
• Students shall prepare and participate for an interview if the selection panel requests.

Eligibility Requirements

• The applicant should be an undergraduate student registered to follow any degree program offered by the Faculty.
• The applicant shall have completed all the academic requirements of the considered year including all the compulsory courses.
• The applicant shall have a GPA of 3.30 or above in each semester.

Ineligible Students

• Any student who obtains an improved grade/grades subsequently, by repeating a module/modules shall not be eligible.
• Any student on whom disciplinary action has been taken by the Vice Chancellor/University for any misconduct shall not be eligible.
• Any applicant having less than 70% of the total marks for the application will not be considered for evaluation

Selection Criterion

Best five students from each academic program will be selected at the end of each academic year.

• Academic achievements (60%)
  Applicants who have obtained above 3.30 GPA will be considered for evaluation. The marks of a particular GPA will be evaluated as
  Marks of the Applicant = (GPA of the Applicant/4.00) * 60
• Extracurricular activities (40%)
  Any achievement considered under this category should be within the period of academic program and can be recounted in consecutive years throughout the program.

Special Benefits to the Students

• A certificate signed by the Vice Chancellor and Dean will be issued to the student.
• Students will be given an opportunity to serve as Student Ambassadors who will extend their support to quality assurance activities of the Faculty and represent the University in national events when requested by the Vice Chancellor.