Revised – Jan 2012 AGREEMENT FOR UNDERTAKING A COURSE OF STUDIES UNDER VARIOUS NUST INDIGENOUS SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAMMES / SCHEMES (For Masters/PhD programme) THIS AGREEMENT, made at [place] on this, the______[date]______, between Mr/Mrs/Miss [ Full Name ] NIC # _________________ Son/Daughter of [Father's Name] resident of [Present & Permanent Address] of the first part, hereinafter referred to as "the Scholar" AND The National University of Sciences and Technology, H-12 Sector, Islamabad, of the other part, hereinafter referred to as "NUST", which is represented by its Registrar, who is duly authorised in this behalf. WHEREAS the Scholar has approached the NUST for the award of a NUST Scholarship under various NUST Schemes (IT/S&T/Endowment Fund, as applicable), in [name of programme/discipline and college/school/centre]1 by NUST. AND WHEREAS the Scholar has been selected for the award of the said scholarship under the NUST Schemes and for the betterment of his/her future and for his / her own benefits, the Scholar hereby agrees to accept, abide by and comply with the terms and conditions set forth herein. NOW, THEREFORE, the parties hereto are mutually agreed that:1. This Scholarship Award shall be valid for [name of programme/discipline and college/school/centre]1 for the duration of award with effect from the date on which the programme starts or from date of award (as applicable) subject to academic performance by the Scholar to the satisfaction of NUST. 2. Continuation of scholarship funding (including stipend) will be subject to availability of funds from HEC/NUST. In case of non availability of funds at any stage, only tuition fee waiver will be provided to the student for the on campus duration of the programme. 3. The scholar may be required to work as TA/RA not exceeding 10 hours/per week for one subject of Bachelors/Masters in case of Masters/PhD students respectively. 4. The payment of allowances admissible under the Scholarship programme shall be released subject to the complete adherence to all Rules / Regulations / Laws governing the Scholarship programme as well as satisfactory performance of the Scholar in the said programme. 5. The Scholar shall not change the specified course of studies nor register himself/herself for any other course or programme without prior written approval of NUST. 6. The Scholar shall not undertake any employment not relating to his/her training programme, whether paid or otherwise, during his/her course of studies, without prior written approval of NUST. He / She will not engage himself / herself in any political, commercial or other activities incompatible with his / her programme of studies. 7. The Scholar shall pay all necessary fees and dues (as applicable) at the rates as specified / notified by the NUST. 8. In case the Scholar fails to qualify in the NUST Scholarship Award Course, the Scholar shall reimburse / refund the entire expenditure incurred on his / her studies. 1 To be filled as MS/MPhil//PhD in discipline at College/School/Centre. Page 1 of 2 Revised – Jan 2012 9. Notwithstanding the contents of clause 8 hereinabove, the Scholar shall not be liable for the aforesaid reimbursement, if the failure to qualify is due to sickness or other force majeure. 10. In the event of breach of any of the above terms and conditions, as well as those governing the Scholarship Award, the Scholar shall be bound to compensate NUST by making a refund equal to the total amount of expenditure as applicable under clause 8 above, Mr / Mrs / Miss [ Name of Guarantor ] has also executed a letter of guarantee as a Guarantor in favour of NUST which constitutes part and parcel of this agreement and if the Scholar fails to pay the aforesaid amount to the NUST, the guarantor shall make the payment forthwith. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, at the place and on the date first aforementioned, the parties hereto have signed this agreement hereunder. FOR NUST __________________________ SCHOLAR __________________________ GUARANTOR _______________________________ WITNESSES Witness # 2 Witness # 1 Signatures:- Signatures:- Name:-________________________ Name:-_________________________ Father's Name:-_________________ Father's Name:-__________________ NIC # ________________________ NIC # _________________________ Present & Permanent Addresses:_______________________________ _______________________________ _______________________________ Present & Permanent Addresses:_______________________________ _______________________________ _______________________________ Telephone #______________________ Telephone #_____________________ COUNTERSIGNED BY CI/DY COMDT ATTESTED BY NOTARY PUBLIC Page 2 of 2 Revised – Jan 2012 BOND/UNDERTA KING (For Masters/PhD programme) 1. I, Mr / Miss / Mrs [Scholar’s name] son / daughter of [Father’s name] resident of (present and permanent addresses) , do hereby undertake as under:2. Whereas today i.e. on [date], I have duly executed and signed an agreement with NUST in terms whereof necessary permission for [Scholar’s name] was obtained at the instance of NUST as a result whereof I have been granted admission in NUST under [IT/S&T/Endowment Fund, as applicable] in [name of programme/discipline and college/school/centre]1. 3. In case the Scholar fails to qualify in the NUST Scholarship Award Course, the Scholar shall reimburse/refund the entire expenditure incurred on his/her studies. 4. Notwithstanding the contents of clause 3 hereinabove, the Scholar shall not be liable for the aforesaid reimbursement, if the failure to qualify is due to sickness or other force majeure. 5. This bond / undertaking is being signed by me at my free will and without any pressure or coercion on anybody's part, at [place] on this [date] in the presence of the witnesses mentioned below. This bond / undertaking will also constitute as part and parcel of the agreement executed by me as aforesaid. Note: In case of any change of address and or contact, I shall inform NUST within two weeks. In case of death or mental disability of the Guarantor or a situation necessitating his change, I shall replace the Letter of Guarantee with new one within a period of four weeks. Signatures of Scholar:-__________________________________________________ Name:-_________________________ NIC # _________________________ Father's Name:-__________________ Present & Permanent Addresses:_______________________________ _______________________________ Telephone #_____________________ Email Address: __________________ Signatures of Guarantor:-__________________________________________________ WITNESSES Witness # 1 Signatures:- Witness # 2 Signatures:- Name:-________________________ Name:-_________________________ Father's Name:-_________________ Father's Name:-__________________ NIC # ________________________ NIC # _________________________ Present & Permanent Addresses:_______________________________ _______________________________ Present & Permanent Addresses:_______________________________ _______________________________ Telephone #______________________ Telephone #______________________ COUNTERSIGNED BY CI/DY COMDT 1 To be filled as MS/MPhil//PhD in discipline at College/School/Centre. ATTESTED BY NOTARY PUBLIC Revised – Jan 2012 LETTER OF GUARANTEE IN FAVOUR OF NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCES AND TECHNOLOGY, ISLAMABAD (For Masters/PhD programme) I, Mr / Miss / Mrs [Full name of guarantor] son / daughter of [Name] resident of [Present & Permanent Address] do hereby guarantee and undertake as under:Whereas at the instance of NUST, my son/daughter/ward namely Mr / Miss / Mrs [Scholar’s name] has been granted admission in NUST under [IT/S&T/Endowment Fund, as applicable] in [name of programme/discipline and college/school/centre]1 in this respect my said son / daughter / ward Mr / Miss / Mrs [Scholar’s name] has also executed and signed an agreement with NUST and issued a bond / undertaking in favour of NUST to which I am a witness, the contents whereof I hereby duly acknowledge. Now, being father / mother / guardian of my son/daughter/ward, and for the benefit of my said son / daughter / ward, I do hereby undertake and guarantee that he/she will complete the programme. In case he/she fails to fulfill the commitments as per various clauses of the Agreement signed by him / her, I shall pay the amount equal to incurred expenditures plus other charges to NUST as applicable. This letter of guarantee / undertaking is being signed by me at my free will and without any pressure or coercion on anybody's part (as the same is for the benefit of my son / daughter / ward namely Mr / Miss / Mrs [Scholar’s name] at [Place] on this [date] in the presence of the witnesses mentioned below. This letter of guarantee / undertaking will also constitute as part and parcel of the agreement and bond/undertaking executed and signed by my son / daughter / ward namely Mr / Miss / Mrs [Scholar’s name] as aforesaid. Signatures of Guarantor:-_______________________________________________ Name:-_________________________ NIC # _________________________ Father's Name:-__________________ Present & Permanent Addresses:______________________________ ______________________________ Telephone #_____________________ WITNESSES Witness # 1 Witness # 2 Signatures:- Signatures:- Name:-________________________ Name:-_________________________ Father's Name:-_________________ Father's Name:-__________________ NIC # ________________________ NIC # _________________________ Present & Permanent Addresses:_______________________________ _______________________________ Present & Permanent Addresses:_______________________________ _______________________________ Telephone #_____________________ Telephone #_____________________ COUNTERSIGNED BY CI/DY COMDT 1 To be filled as MS/MPhil//PhD in discipline at College/School/Centre. ATTESTED BY NOTARY PUBLIC Revised – Jan 2012 CERTIFICATION TO THE FINANCIAL SOUNDNESS OF SURETY/GUARANTOR BY A GOVERNMENT OFFICER2 (To be executed on Rs. 50.00 non-judicial stamp paper) (For Masters/PhD programme) Certified that I, Mr/Ms ___________________________________________________________ NIC No _______________________________________________________________________ Resident of _______________________________________________________________and working in _________________________ as ___________________________________ know Mr./Ms _______________________________________________________________________ (Surety/Guarantor) Son/daughter of ______________________________________________________________ who has stood surety/guarantee to _________________________________________________ Mr./Ms _________________________________________________ as Scholar in the field of ____________________________________________________________ and that Mr.Ms. _____________________________________________________ (Surety/Guarantor) Possesses financially sound position and is capable of paying a sum equal to the expenditure incurred by National University of Sciences and Technology (NUST) on the studies of Mr./Ms ___________________________________________. (Scholar) Under the [name of programme/discipline and college/school/centre]1 programme in case of default by him/her. Official Stamp 1 2 Name: __________________________________ Designation: _____________________________ Present Address: __________________________ ________________________________________ Permanent Address: ________________________ ________________________________________ To be filled as MS/MPhil/PhD in discipline at College/School/Centre. To be signed by any Gazetted class-1 Government Officer, preferably any of the revenue department officer.