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	<span style="font-size:12px;">The title may be a little confusing to you. That is, probably, because you are unaware of an important piece of information that every educated Pakistani must know, especially, those who plan to go abroad for education in future. The purpose of writing this article is to inform all my educated fellows about Levels (years) of education called Graduation in Pakistani that follows a different set of rules than those of international. Following is step by step easy explanation of these concepts and all the level of education recognized all over the world.</span></div>
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	<span style="font-size:28px !important;"><strong><u>Pakistani Graduation</u></strong></span></div>
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	<span style="font-size:12px;">What is graduation in Pakistan? Basically, all the education we get after the Intermediate, that is 12 years of education, is called <strong>Graduation </strong>in Pakistan.</span></div>
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	<span style="font-size:12px;"><span style="font-size:20px !important;"><strong><u>Bachelors:</u></strong> </span>&nbsp;After intermediate if you have studied two more years and completed <strong>14 years of education</strong>, referred to as <strong>Bachelors</strong>, is <strong>Graduation</strong> and you are called a <strong>Graduate</strong>.</span></div>
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	<span style="font-size:12px;"><span style="font-size:20px !important;"><strong><u>Masters:</u></strong></span>&nbsp; Now after your bachelors if you study for two more years completing <strong>16 years of education</strong>, referred to as <strong>Masters</strong>, is also <strong>Graduation</strong> and you are called a <strong>Graduate or Masters</strong>.</span></div>
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	<span style="font-size:12px;">Often <strong>four years of education after intermediate</strong>, called BS, is also referred as <strong>Bachelors instead of Masters</strong>. For example, BSCS a four year degree, means Bachelors of Sciences in Computer Sciences.</span></div>
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	<span style="font-size:12px;"><span style="font-size:20px !important;"><strong><u>MPhil:</u></strong></span>&nbsp; &nbsp;Going further, studying for two more years completing <strong>18 years of education</strong>, referred to as <strong>MPhil </strong><em>(Magister Philosophiae or Philosophiae Magister or most commonly used Masters of Philosophy)</em>, is basically also <strong>Graduation</strong> and we don&rsquo;t have specific name for this level of scholar.</span></div>
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	<span style="font-size:12px;"><span style="font-size:20px !important;"><strong><u>PhD:</u></strong>&nbsp;</span> &nbsp;Next up level is called <strong>PhD</strong> <em>(Philosophiae Doctor or Doctor Philosophiae or most commonly used Doctor of Philosophy),</em> in which you study for more 2 &ndash; 3 years completing about <strong>20 -22 years of education</strong>, this level is, as a matter of fact, also called <strong>Graduation</strong> and you are given the honorary title of Doctor though you don&rsquo;t check patients and give medicines. To differentiate them from medical doctors, they are referred to as <strong>Philosophy Doctor</strong>. This is the highest level of education degree you can get in Pakistan.</span></div>
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	<span style="font-size:12px;">&middot;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <em>[See: <a href="http://studyabroad.pk/news-event/best-universities-of-world-latest-the-2017-ranking-4376" target="_blank"><span style="color:#0000ff;">World&rsquo;s Best Top Ranked Universities, Latest THE 2017 Ranking</span></a>]</em></span></div>
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	<span style="font-size:12px;">Mentioned above were all levels of education in Graduation and their names in Pakistan. Following are the two levels of Graduation.</span></div>
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	<span style="font-size:22px !important;"><span style="color:#ff0000;"><strong>Pakistani Undergraduate: </strong></span></span></div>
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	<span style="font-size:12px;">A student studying <strong>under level of Bachelors</strong> is called <strong>undergraduate in Pakistan</strong>. You can say, if you are studying in 13th or 14th year of education, you are an undergraduate.</span></div>
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	<span style="font-size:22px !important;"><span style="color:#ff0000;"><strong>Pakistani Postgraduate:</strong></span></span></div>
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	<span style="font-size:12px;">A student studying, <strong>over level of Bachelors</strong> is called <strong>postgraduate in Pakistan</strong>. If you are studying in Masters, MPhil or PhD; you are a Postgraduate student. Any year of study over 14<sup>th</sup> is considered Postgraduate in Pakistan.</span></div>
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	<span style="font-size:28px !important;"><strong><u>International Graduation</u></strong></span></div>
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	<span style="font-size:12px;">International Graduation has higher level of education than of Pakistan. All the education we get after is <strong>14 years of education</strong>, is called <strong>Graduation on international level</strong>.</span></div>
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	<span style="font-size:12px;"><span style="font-size:20px !important;"><strong><u>Bachelors:</u></strong></span> &nbsp;If you have completed <strong>16 years of education</strong> then you are referred to as <strong>Bachelor</strong> or <strong>graduate</strong> and this level is called <strong>Bachelors</strong> or <strong>Graduation on international level</strong>.</span></div>
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	<span style="font-size:12px;"><span style="font-size:20px !important;"><strong><u>Masters:</u></strong>&nbsp;</span> Now after your bachelors if you study for two more years completing <strong>18 years of education</strong>, referred to as <strong>Masters</strong>, is also <strong>Graduation</strong> and you are called a <strong>Graduate or Masters</strong>.</span></div>
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	<span style="font-size:12px;"><span style="font-size:20px !important;"><strong><u>MPhil:</u></strong></span>&nbsp; &nbsp;MPhil is also <strong>18 years of education</strong>. It is also <strong>Graduation</strong>. It is just same as Masters, these both are just different type of education and degree. MPhil is more of <strong>research based study</strong> when compared to MS or Masters.</span></div>
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	<span style="font-size:12px;"><span style="font-size:20px !important;"><strong><u>PhD:</u></strong></span>&nbsp; &nbsp;Next up level is called <strong>PhD</strong> in which you study for more 2 &ndash; 3 years completing about <strong>20 - 22 years of education</strong>. However, on international level, it is not highest level.</span></div>
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	<span style="font-size:12px;"><strong>Level of education even higher than PhD are following</strong>.</span></div>
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	<span style="font-size:12px;"><strong>&middot;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</strong> Litt.D Doctor of Letters/Literature</span></p>
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	<span style="font-size:12px;"><strong>&middot;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; </strong>DSc Doctor of Science</span></p>
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	<span style="font-size:12px;"><strong>&middot;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; </strong>LL.d Doctor of Laws</span></p>
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	<span style="font-size:12px;"><strong>&middot;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; </strong>D.D. Doctor of Divinity</span></p>
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	<span style="font-size:12px;">International Standard Classification of Education refer to all these Doctorate levels including PhD as <strong>Level 8 of education</strong>. To apply for these programs one must:</span></div>
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	<span style="font-size:12px;"><strong>1.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; </strong>Have achieved a PhD in the concerned discipline at least 4 &ndash; 7 years before applying.</span></p>
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	<span style="font-size:12px;"><strong>2. &nbsp; &nbsp;</strong> Have pursued outstanding research in the concerned discipline.</span></p>
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	<span style="font-size:12px;"><strong>3. &nbsp; &nbsp; </strong>Be a permanent teacher of the particular University with minimum of four years of service in that capacity.</span></p>
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	<span style="font-size:12px;">Here is detailed <strong><a href="https://www.monash.edu/science/future-students/graduate-options/Graduate-research/doctor-of-science" target="_blank"><span style="color:#0000ff;">Eligibility criteria for Doctor Science by Monash University</span></a>,</strong> <strong>ranked 65<sup>th</sup> best of world</strong> in Australia.</span></div>
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	<span style="font-size:12px;">Here is the detailed <strong><a href="http://www.bhu.ac.in/academic/Researchphd/DSCandDLittORDINANCE.pdf" target="_blank"><span style="color:#0000ff;">Eligibility criteria for the degree of (D. Sc), (Litt.D), and (LL. D) by Banaras Hindu University</span></a>.</strong></span></div>
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	<span style="color:#ff0000;"><span style="font-size:22px !important;"><strong>International Undergraduate:</strong></span></span></div>
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	<span style="font-size:12px;">A student studying <strong>under level of international Bachelors</strong> is called <strong>undergraduate </strong>internationally. If you are studying a degree that completes at 16th year of education, you are an undergraduate. Even if you are studying a 4 year course i.e. BS that starts after 12<sup>th</sup> year, you would be called Undergraduate on international level.</span></div>
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	<span style="color:#ff0000;"><span style="font-size:22px !important;"><strong>International Postgraduate:</strong></span></span></div>
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	<span style="font-size:12px;">All the education <strong>after bachelors</strong> is called <strong>Postgraduate internationally</strong>. In other words, we can say education <strong>after 16<sup>th</sup> year</strong> of education is international <strong>Post graduation</strong>.</span></div>
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	<span style="font-size:12px;">&middot;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <em>[See: <a href="http://studyabroad.pk/news-event/what-are-the-best-countries-for-higher-education-all-countries-and-their-ranks-by-qs-ranking-2016-4355" target="_blank"><span style="color:#0000ff;">What are Best Countries for Higher Education</span></a>]</em></span></div>
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	<span style="font-size:28px !important;"><strong><u>Conclusion:</u></strong></span></div>
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					<span style="color:#ff0000;"><span style="font-size:20px !important;"><strong>In Pakistan</strong></span></span></div>
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					<span style="color:#ff0000;"><span style="font-size:20px !important;"><strong>Internationally</strong></span></span></div>
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					<span style="font-size:12px;"><strong>&nbsp; &nbsp;Graduation</strong></span></div>
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					<span style="font-size:12px;">14th year and onward</span></div>
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					<span style="font-size:12px;">16 year and onward</span></div>
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					<span style="font-size:12px;"><strong>&nbsp; &nbsp;Under-graduation</strong></span></div>
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					<span style="font-size:12px;">Under 14th year</span></div>
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					<span style="font-size:12px;"><strong>&nbsp; &nbsp;Post-graduation</strong></span></div>
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					<span style="font-size:12px;">Over 14<sup>th</sup> year</span></div>
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