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University of the Punjab , established 1892 in Lahore, is one of the oldest institutions of higher learning in Pakistan.
The Lower education in Pakistan is the systematic process of students continuing their education beyond high schools , learned societies, and two-year colleges. The governance of higher education is maintained under the Higher Education Commission (HEC) which oversees the financial funding, research outputs, and teaching quality in the country.[ 1] In Pakistan, the higher education system includes the public , private , military , and vocational universities; all accredited by the HEC .
Since its independence from the British Indian Empire , the system of the universities have expanded throughout the country with the support provided by the University Grants Commission (UGC) which had been an autonomous institution of recognizing the universities till 2002 when it was preceded by the HEC . Pakistan produces about ~445,000 university graduates and 10,000 computer science graduates annually.[ 2] There are numbers of institutions of higher learning active in the country but the HEC recognizes (174 ) institutions. This article provides a comprehensive list of higher education institutions operationalized and active in Pakistan.
Islamabad Capital Territory [ edit ]
Public Sector [ edit ]
No.
University
Established
Campuses
Specialization
Website
1
Allama Iqbal Open University (AIOU)
1974
General (Large)
AIOU
2
COMSATS Institute of Information Technology
2000
Abbottabad , Attock , Sahiwal , Lahore , Vehari , Wah
Information Technology
COMSATS
3
Federal Urdu University
2002
Karachi , Sindh .
General (Large)
FUUAST
4
Institute of Space Technology (IST)
2002
General
IST
5
International Islamic University, Islamabad
1980
General (Large)
IIU
6
National University of Modern Languages (NUML)
2000
Faisalabad , Hyderabad , Karachi , Lahore , Multan , Peshawar , Quetta
Language
NUML
7
National University of Sciences and Technology (Pakistan) (NUST)
1991
Engineering
NUST
8
Pakistan Institute of Development Economics (PIDE)
1957
Economics
PIDE
9
Pakistan Institute of Engineering and Applied Sciences (PIEAS)
1967
Engineering
PIEAS
10
Quaid-i-Azam University
1965
General (Medium)
QAU
11
Shaheed Zulfiqar Ali Bhutto Medical University
2013
Medical
SZABMU
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Private Sector [ edit ]
Armed Forces [ edit ]
Balochistan [ edit ]
Public Sector [ edit ]
Private Sector [ edit ]
No.
University
Location
Established
Campuses
Specialization
Website
1
Al-Hamd Islamic University
Quetta
1995 (2005)*
Islamabad
General (Small)
AIU
* Granted University Status
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa [ edit ]
Public Sector [ edit ]
The University of Faisalabad,Faisalabad
Armed Forces [ edit ]
* Granted University Status
Public Sector [ edit ]
Main entrance to The University of Sargodha
No.
University
Location
Established
Campuses
Specialization
Website
1
Bahauddin Zakariya University
Multan
1975
Layyah , Sahiwal
General
BZU
2
Fatima Jinnah Women University
Rawalpindi
General
FJWU
3
University of Sargodha
Sargodha
2002
Lahore , Gujranwala , Mandi Bahauddin
General
UoS
5
University College of Agriculture
Sargodha
2009
General
4
Ghazi University
Dera Ghazi Khan
2012
General
Ghazi University
5
Government College University, Faisalabad
Faisalabad
1933 (2002)*
General
GCUF
6
Government College University, Lahore
Lahore
1864
General
GCU
7
Government College Women University, Faisalabad
Faisalabad
2012
General
GCWUF
8
Government College Women University, Sialkot
Sialkot
2012
General
GCWUS
9
Government Sadiq College Women University
Bahawalpur
2012
General
GSCWU
10
Information Technology University, Lahore
Lahore
2012
Information Technology
ITU
11
Islamia University
Bahawalpur
1975
Bahawalnagar , Rahim Yar Khan
General
IUB
12
Khawaja Fareed University of Engineering & Information Technology, Rahim Yar Khan
Rahim Yar Khan
2014
Engineering
none
13
King Edward Medical University
Lahore
1860 (2006)*
Medical
KEMU
14
Kinnaird College for Women University
Lahore
1917
General
Kinnaird
15
Lahore College for Women University
Lahore
1922
Jhang
General
LCWU
16
Muhammad Nawaz Sharif University of Agriculture
Multan
2012
Agriculture
MNSUAM
17
National College of Arts (NCA)
Lahore
1996
Arts
NCA
18
National Textile University
Faisalabad
1959 (2002)*
Textile Engineering
NTU
19
NFC Institute of Engineering and Technology
Multan
1985
Engineering
NFCIET
20
Pakistan Institute of Fashion and Design
Lahore
2010
Fashion
PIDF
21
Pir Mehr Ali Shah Arid Agriculture University
Rawalpindi
1970 (1994)*
Agriculture and Veterinary
UAAR
22
University of Agriculture, Faisalabad
Faisalabad
1906 (1961)*
Burewala , Toba Tek Singh
Agriculture and Veterinary
UAF
23
University of Education
Lahore
2002
Dera Ghazi Khan , Faisalabad , Jauharabad , Multan , Okara, Pakistan , Vehari
Education
UE
24
University of Engineering and Technology, Lahore
Lahore
1921
Faisalabad , Kala Shah Kaku , Rachna College of Engineering and Technology (Gujranwala )
Engineering
UET
25
University of Engineering and Technology, Taxila
Taxila
1975
Chakwal
Engineering
UET Taxila
26
University of Gujrat
Gujrat
2004
Lahore , Sialkot
General
UoG
27
University of Health Sciences, Lahore
Lahore
2002
Medical
UHS
28
University of the Punjab
Lahore
1882
Gujranwala , Jhelum
General
PU
29
University of Veterinary and Animal Sciences
Lahore
1882
Jhang , Pattoki
Veterinary
UVAS
30
Virtual University of Pakistan
Lahore
2002
Badin , Dera Ghazi Khan , Faisalabad , Ghotki , Gujranwala , Hyderabad , Islamabad , Jhelum , Karachi , Lahore , Multan , Muzaffargarh , Peshawar , Pishin, Pakistan , Rawalpindi , Sahiwal
Distance Education
VU
31
Women University Multan
Multan
2010
General
WUM
Unrecognized/Newly Established Universities
Private Sector [ edit ]
* Granted University Status
Public Sector [ edit ]
Department of Economics, University of Karachi
Sir Syed University of Engineering and Technology
IQRA University Main Campus
Unrecognized/Newly Established Universities
Private Sector [ edit ]
No.
University
Location
Established
Campuses
Specialization
Website
1
Aga Khan University
Karachi
1983
Medical
AKU
2
Baqai Medical University
Karachi
1989 (1996)*
Medical
Baqai
3
Commeces Institute of Business and Emerging Sciences
Karachi
1993
Business
Commeces Institute
4
Dadabhoy Institute of Higher Education
Karachi
2000
General
Dadabhoy
5
DHA Suffa University
Karachi
2012
General
DSU
6
Greenwich University, Karachi
Karachi
1998
General
Greenwich University
7
Hamdard University
Karachi
1991
Islamabad (Subject to the renewal of NOC in December, 2015.)
General
Hamdard
8
Habib University
Karachi
2009 (2014)*
Liberal Arts and Sciences
Habib
9
Indus University
Karachi
2004
General
Indus
10
Indus Valley School of Art and Architecture
Karachi
1989 (1994)*
Arts and Architecture
Indus Valley
11
Institute of Business Management
Karachi
1995
Business, Engineering and Technology
IoBM
12
Institute of Business & Technology, Karachi
Karachi
2001
Business
BizTek
13
Iqra University
Karachi
1998 (2000)*
Islamabad , Quetta
General
Iqra
14
Isra University
Hyderabad
1997
Islamabad , Karachi
General
Isra
15
Jinnah University for Women
Karachi
1998
General
JUW
16
Karachi Institute of Economics and Technology
Karachi
1997
General
PAFKIET
17
Karachi School for Business and Leadership
Karachi
2009 (2012)*
Business
KSBL
18
KASB Institute of Technology
Karachi
2011
Business
KASBIT
19
Muhammad Ali Jinnah University
Karachi
2009
Islamabad
Business, Engineering and Technology
Jinnah
20
Nazeer Hussain University
Karachi
2012
Business
NHU
21
Newports Institute of Communications and Economics
Karachi
2013
Business
Newports
22
Preston Institute of Management Science and Technology
Karachi
2001
Business and Technology
PIMSATK-Khi
23
Preston University (Pakistan)
Karachi
1984
General
Preston
24
Shaheed Benazir Bhutto City University
Karachi
2013
General
SBBCU
25
Shaheed Benazir Bhutto Dewan University
Karachi
2013
General
none
26
Shaheed Zulfiqar Ali Bhutto Institute of Science and Technology (SZABIST)
Karachi
1995
Dubai , Hyderabad , Islamabad , Larkana
General
SZABIST
27
Sindh Institute of Medical Sciences
Karachi
2009
Medical
none
28
Sir Syed University of Engineering and Technology
Karachi
1993
Engineering
SSUET
29
Textile Institute of Pakistan
Karachi
1994 (2001)*
Textile
TIP
30
Ziauddin University
Karachi
1995
Medical
ZU
Unrecognized/Newly Established Universities
Armed Forces [ edit ]
* Granted University Status
Azad Kashmir [ edit ]
Mirpur University of Science and Technology
Public Sector [ edit ]
Private Sector [ edit ]
* Granted University Status
Gilgit-Baltistan [ edit ]
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