Rules & Standard Operating Procedures

Supervision

• A faculty member of the Department of Computer Science, CUI Lahore, with the designation of lecturer or above is eligible to supervise an FYP.
• A faculty member can supervise a maximum of three FYP-I in each semester.
• A faculty member can co-supervise a maximum of one FYP-I in each semester.

Students

• A student is eligible for registration in FYP-I after completing six semesters and all the pre-requisite courses of FYP.
• There can be a maximum of three members in a group.
• All group members must belong to the same degree — BSSE and BSCS students may not work in one group.
• Students of different batches can form groups. If some students could not pick FYP with their normal batch, they can register it with their junior batch of the same degree.

Evaluation

FYP-I — 2 credits, evaluated at two stages in the 7th semester

1. The FYP-I proposal is evaluated by a double-blind review, resulting in approval or disapproval. On disapproval, students make the recommended changes and resubmit. This continues until the proposal is approved.
2. FYP-I final evaluation is conducted one week before the end of the 7th semester by the supervisor and an internal evaluator together, marked 50% / 50%. Work is evaluated on presentation, viva and the FYP-I report. No re-evaluation is offered.

FYP-II — 4 credits, evaluated at two stages in the 8th semester

1. A pre-evaluation is conducted one week after the mid exam by the supervisor and an internal evaluator together. Students present at least 70–80% of the project work. If both are satisfied with progress and expected completion, the project proceeds to final evaluation. On dissatisfaction (PENDING), a special committee conducts a re-evaluation after approval of the Convener.
2. After pre-evaluation a supervisor may assign IP or Fail status to a project or to individual students:
   • IP — the student continues the project from FYP-II by adding extended features as approved by the supervisor.
   • Fail — the student registers again for FYP-I and all FYP progress is lost. The newly achieved FYP-I grade in the next semester is treated as an improvement.
   • If students object to an IP or Fail decision, a special committee re-evaluates the project after approval of the Convener. That decision is final.
3. A final evaluation is conducted after the final exams of the 8th semester, presented to internal and external evaluators. Marks are split 30% supervisor, 30% internal evaluator, 40% external examiner.

• The result of an FYP-II project remains undeclared (RL) until all deliverables — report, poster and CD containing code, report and poster — are submitted.
• A supervisor cannot be an internal examiner of their own project at any stage.
• Internal examiners are co-opted faculty members approved by the FYP Committee.
• An external evaluator is a project area specialist, in most cases from another academic institute or from industry, approved by the FYP Committee or the Director.

Categories of FYP

Since Spring 2022, three categories of FYP are available.