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July 17, 2006

Postponed: Karachi University External Candidates M.A. Final Examination!

Filed under: Karachi, Karachi University — by podracer @ 5:28 pm

Edit: Ok, just confirmed. The timings are 10 AM and 1 PM on July 23, 2006.

The last M.A. examination, supposed to be held on Friday, July 15, 2006 was postponed due to unrest in the city. The new date for the examination is July 23, 2006. According to The News (Sunday, July 16, 2006) the exam will be held between 10 AM and 10 PM on July 23, 2006. The timings sound weird. I would suggest everyone to confirm the timings directly from Karachi University. I will be posting any updates if I find that out myself.

July 11, 2006

Ubuntu 6.06 LTS Delivered at my Karachi Address!

Filed under: Karachi, Linux, Technology, Ubuntu — by podracer @ 6:52 pm

Finally got the package I had been waiting for! 20 CDs of Ubuntu Linux delivered at my doorstep by good ol’ guys at Canonical. According to the Ubuntu ShipIt service, the package was “sent to the shipping company on 2006-06-06”. So it takes a little over 4 weeks to be delivered to Karachi right after that.

Here it is what the beat-up package looked like after I received it in postage:

Ubuntu package

Here is what all the 3 CD covers look like:

Ubuntu CD pics

I have a total of 10 x Ubuntu, 5 x Kubuntu and 5 x Edubuntu CDs. Order your set now! Think about it… this can save you the painful downloading and CD burning process. Happy installing :)

July 3, 2006

M.A. Exam Duplicate Admit Card and Date Sheet: Karachi University External/Private Candidates

Filed under: Karachi, Karachi University — by podracer @ 1:03 pm

I went to Karachi University this Saturday (1st July, 2006) to get a duplicate Admit card. I reached the place at 10:00AM. Fortunately I had taken all documents and an extra photograph with me. In-spite of that, the people in the office were so miserably slow that I had to stay in line till 1:00PM! I finally got the admit card, for which I was very thankful! According to them, they have “computerized” the department, but it was taking a hell of a long time.

Here is what you need to get the Admit card issued (make sure you have this stuff with you). I would suggest taking ALL documents and one set of photocopies (get the photocopies done before-hand, its a pain to get it done from the University because of frequent power failures and too many people). The following is the bare minimum that you will need:

1. One Photograph (attestation does not matter here, but if you want to play it save, by all means get it attested)
2. Registration Card (Original and one photocopy)
3. Fee payment receipt/voucher (original and one photocopy; this is a receipt of the examination fee that you gave at the bank a few months back)

Attestation of photocopies does not matter, because they will check with originals. Make sure you have the three items (given above) with you.

The timing for the examinations has been changed to Morning (10:00AM to 1:00PM), so make sure you cross-check the timing on the date sheet that you will receive with the admit card.

Date sheet is as follows:

M.A. Prev.
05-July-2006 (Wed): Paper-I
07-July-2006 (Fri): Paper-II
10-July-2006 (Mon): Paper-III
12-July-2006 (Wed): Paper-IV
14-July-2006 (Fri): Paper-V

M.A. Final
06-July-2006 (Thu): Paper-I
08-July-2006 (Sat): Paper-II
11-July-2006 (Tue): Paper-III
13-July-2006 (Thu): Paper-IV
15-July-2006 (Sat): Paper-V

Furthermore, here is a scan of the date sheet summary. Get your admit cards ASAP!

ku-exam-date-sheet.jpg

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