IIUM Thesis Help in Malaysia — Set to the CPS Thesis Manual, in English or Arabic

CPS publishes a separate Arabic thesis template, format guideline and sample alongside the English templates, so Arabic is clearly provided for. Whether your programme allows it is a question for your Kulliyyah. We set Arabic documents to the template, but the Arabic writing itself should be yours or checked by your supervisor.

The English template lists an English abstract, an Arabic abstract headed ملخص البحث, and a Malay Abstrak marked optional, each on its own page. Each is 200 to 500 words and no longer than one page. We write the English and Malay versions and set your Arabic version to the template.

The template offers three versions: copyright held jointly by the student and IIUM, held by IIUM, or held by the student. The choice can depend on your sponsor or Kulliyyah, so ask your supervisor. Whichever you pick, replace the template's placeholder year with your own.

The template uses dissertation for modes that include coursework and thesis for research-only modes. The word appears on the title page and in the declaration, so a candidate who borrows a file from another mode often carries the wrong one through. We check both places.

The Times New Roman guideline sets 2.5 cm at the top, bottom and right and 3.8 cm on the left. Body text is Times New Roman 12, justified, at 1.5 spacing, with cover and title pages in 17 pt uppercase. An Arial template is also published.

The CPS template does not name one style for every Kulliyyah. Its Arabic bibliography and footnote guidance covers APA and Chicago forms, and the English examples follow an APA-style layout. Agree the style with your supervisor; most English enquiries we see use APA 7th.

CPS sets main-text limits of 25,000 words for a research paper, 50,000 for a master's thesis or dissertation, and 100,000 for a PhD, excluding footnotes, figures, tables, appendices and bibliography. Some Kulliyyahs publish their own ranges as well, so check yours.

IIUM's viva voce guidelines give the candidate 20 minutes to present, followed by about 30 minutes of questions from each examiner, which can be extended. Supervisors attend as observers and speak only if the chair allows. We rehearse both the presentation and the questions with you.

Under IIUM's viva guidelines, minor revisions have six months, major revisions six to twelve months, and resubmission with or without viva twelve to eighteen months. A post-viva supervisor is designated for the correction period. We plan the work so corrections reach that supervisor in batches.

CPS counts publication in PE points. A master's by research needs at least 0.6 PE and a PhD at least 2 PE, including at least one indexed journal paper. The Kulliyyah of Engineering sets higher minimums. Confirm your own requirement with CPS, because it depends on your regulation and intake.

We keep transliterated terms consistent across the thesis and stop the font from breaking diacritics; the guideline accepts AHT Times New Roman for transliteration. Which transliteration system to follow is your Kulliyyah's or supervisor's call, and we apply the one you give us.

Some of our writers work in academic Bahasa Melayu, and we regularly receive BM requests, including Bab 3 methodology for Islamic studies. CPS publishes English and Arabic templates, so check with your Kulliyyah that a Malay thesis is permitted in your programme before we start.

No. We are independent and have no affiliation with IIUM, CPS or any Kulliyyah. The rules on this page come from documents CPS and Kulliyyahs publish. Your Kulliyyah may add its own steps, so we always ask you to confirm them.