Mardan insitute of Science and Technology Mardan expects integrity from every student and staff in all academic work. MIST does not support plagiarism in any form. MIST Mardan main principle regarding academic integrity is that student’s submitted work must be of his or her own creation. Conduct prohibited by the Code consists of all forms of academic dishonesty, including Cheating, fabrication, facilitating academic dishonesty, and plagiarism which is defined in the Code of Conduct, modifying any academic work for the purpose of obtaining additional credit after such work has been submitted to the supervising Faculty member. Failure to observe rules of academic integrity established by a faculty member for a particular course and attempting to commit any act prohibited by the code will result in severe action against the student which includes an automatic ‘Fail’ grade for the course and/or expulsion from the university.

The Affliation institute follows the semester system for all of its degree programs. Each academic year consists of two regular semesters, i.e., Fall and Spring semesters. However, an optional condensed Summer semester is also offered to enable students to cover up any deficiency that occurred in the regular semesters.

All students of MIST Mardan Campus are required to register each semester according to the schedule announced by the University authority. Registration is a useful process for both the students and academic Departments in order to plan students’ studies for the whole semester. Students can register a minimum possible load depending on his performance in the previous semester(s). The Department can also advise weak students to not register for full load but improve the academic standing to clear the academic probation (if any).

A student may request freezing of his/ her admission for up to 2 semesters along with ‘Semester freeze’ charges of Rs. 2,000 per semester. The written approval of the Head of Department and the Registrar is required. A student cannot freeze more than two semester consecutively and a student cannot avail this facility for more than two time in the whole degree duration.

MIST offers a diverse degree program, therefore, grading scheme varies from discipline to discipline. Letter grades, standing, percentage and grade points are