List of universities in Pakistan

This is a list of higher education institutions in Pakistan. The Higher Education Commission of Pakistan recognises 132 institutions of which 73 are public universities and 59 are private universities.^[1] There are 127 Universities in total that are fully functional though.^[2]

Contents  [hide] 1 Islamabad Capital Territory 2 Balochistan 3 Khyber Pakhtunkhwa 4 Punjab 5 Sindh 6 Azad Kashmir 7 Gilgit-Baltistan 8 See also 9 References 10 External links

[edit]Islamabad Capital Territory

International Islamic University

National Defence University

University	Location(s)	Type	Established	Specialization	Website
Air University	Islamabad	Public	2002	Engineering and Business Management	[1]
Allama Iqbal Open University	Islamabad	Public	1974	Distance Education	[2]
Bahria University	Islamabad	Public/Naval	2000	General	[3]
COMSATS Institute of Information Technology	Islamabad	Public	2000	Information Technology	[4]
Iqra university, Islamabad Campus	Islamabad	Private	1998	General	[5]
Federal Urdu University	Islamabad	Public	2002	General	[6]
Institute of Space Technology	Islamabad	Public	2002	Space Technology	[7]
University	Islamabad	Public	1980	General	[8]
National Defence University, Pakistan	Islamabad	Public	2007	Military	[9]
National University of Modern Languages	Islamabad	Public	2000	Languages	[10]
National University of Sciences and Technology, Pakistan	Islamabad	Public	1991	Science & technology	[11]
Pakistan Institute of Development Economics	Islamabad	Public	1967	Economics & Business	[12]
Pakistan Institute of Engineering and Applied Sciences	Islamabad	Public	1967	Engineering	[13]
Quaid-i-Azam University	Islamabad	Public	1965	General	[14]
Foundation University, Islamabad	Islamabad	Private	2002	General	[15]
National University of Computer and Emerging Sciences	Islamabad	Private	2000	Information Technology	[16]
Riphah International University	Islamabad	Private	2002	Medical & Engineering	[17]
The University of Lahore, Islamabad Campus	Islamabad	Private	1998	General	[18]

[edit]Balochistan

University	Location(s)	Type	Established	Specialization	Website
Balochistan University of Engineering and Technology, Khuzdar	Khuzdar	Public	1987	Engineering	[19]
Balochistan University of Information Technology, Engineering and Management Sciences	Quetta	Public	2002	I.T., Engineering and Management Sciences	[20]
Bolan University of Medical and Health Sciences	Quetta	Public	1972	Medical Sciences
Lasbela University of Agriculture, Water and Marine Science	Lasbella	Public	2005	Agricultural Sciences	[21]
Sardar Bahadur Khan Women University	Quetta	Public	2004	General
University of Balochistan	Quetta	Public	1971	General	[22]
Al-Hamd Islamic University	Quetta	Private		General
Iqra University	Quetta	Private	1998	General	[23]

[edit]Khyber Pakhtunkhwa

Islamia College University

University	Location(s)	Type	Established	Specialization	Website
Abdul Wali Khan University	Mardan	Public		General	[24]
Frontier Women University	Peshawar	Public		General	[25]
COMSATS Institute of Information Technology	Abbottabad	Public	2001	General	[26]
Gomal University	Dera Ismail Khan	Public	1974	General	[27]
Hazara University	Mansehra	Public	2002	General
Institute of Management Sciences	Peshawar	Public		Management Sciences	[28]
Islamia College University	Peshawar	Public	1913*	General	[29]
Khyber Medical University	Peshawar	Public	2007	Medical Sciences	[30]
Kohat University of Science and Technology	Kohat	Public	2001	Science & technology	[31]
University of Engineering and Technology (Peshawar)	Peshawar	Public	1980	Engineering & technology	[32]
Agricultural University (Peshawar)	Peshawar	Public	1981	Agricultural Sciences	[33]
Pakistan Military Academy	Kakul,Abbotabad	Military	1947
Shaheed Benazir Bhutto University	Sharingal,Upper Dir	Public	2009	General	[34]
University of Malakand	Chakdara	Public	2001	General	[35]
University of Peshawar	Peshawar	Public	1950	General	[36]
University of Science and Technology, Bannu	Bannu	Public	2001	Science & technology	[37]
Abasyn University	Peshawar	Private	2007	General	[38]
CECOS University of Information Technology and Emerging Sciences	Peshawar	Private		Science & technology	[39]
City University of Science and Information Technology	Peshawar	Private		Science & technology	[40]
Gandhara University	Peshawar	Private	2002	Medical Sciences	[41]
Ghulam Ishaq Khan Institute of Engineering Sciences and Technology	Topi, Swabi	Private	1988	Engineering Technology	[42]
Northern University	Nowshehra	Private			[43]
Preston University	Kohat	Private	1984		[44]
Qurtuba University of Science and Information Technology	Dera Ismail Khan	Private			[45]
Sarhad University of Science and Information Technology	Peshawar	Private	2001		[46]

* Granted University Status in 2008.

[edit]Punjab

University	Location(s)	Type	Established	Specialization	Website
HITEC University of Engineering and Management Sciences,Taxila	Taxila	Private	2007		[47]
Virtual University of Pakistan	Lahore	Public	2002	Information & communication technologies	[48]
University of Veterinary and Animal Sciences	Lahore	Public	1882*	Veterinary	[49]
University of Engineering and Technology, Taxila	Taxila	Public	1975	Engineering	[50]
University of Sargodha	Sargodha	Public	1946	General	[51]
University of the Punjab(History of Punjab University)	Lahore	Public	1882	General	[52]
University of Health Sciences, Lahore	Lahore	Public	2002	Medical Sciences
University of Gujrat	Gujrat	Public	2004	General	[53]
University of Engineering and Technology, Lahore	Lahore	Public	1921	Engineering & technology	[54]
University of Education	Lahore	Public	2002	Education	[55]
University of Arid Agriculture	Rawalpindi	Public	1970	Agricultural Sciences	[56]
University of Agriculture, Faisalabad	Faisalabad	Public	1961	Agricultural Sciences	[57]
National Textile University	Faisalabad	Public	1959		[58]
National College of Arts	Lahore	Public	1875	General	[59]
Lahore College for Women University	Lahore	Public	1922	General	[60]
Kinnaird College	Lahore	Public	1913	General	[61]
King Edward Medical University	Lahore	Public	1860	Medical Sciences	[62]
Islamia University	Bahawalpur	Public	1975	General	[63]
Government College University, Faisalabad	Faisalabad	Public	1990	General	[64]
Government College University	Lahore	Public	1864	General	[65]
Fatima Jinnah Women University	Rawalpindi	Public	1998	General	[66]
Bahauddin Zakariya University	Multan	Public	1975	General	[67]
Institute of Engineering & Fertilizer Research	Faisalabad	Public	1986		[68]
University College Lahore	Lahore	Private	1994	General	[69]
University of Lahore	Lahore	Private	1999	General	[70]
University of Wah	Wah Cantonment	Private	2005	General	[71]
University of Management and Technology (Pakistan)	Lahore	Private	1990	Management & technology	[72]
University of South Asia	Lahore	Private			[73]
University of Faisalabad	Faisalabad	Private	2002	General	[74]
University of Central Punjab	Lahore	Private	1999	General	[75]
Minhaj International University	Lahore	Private	1984	General	[76]
Lahore University of Management Sciences	Lahore	Private	1984	General	[77]
Lahore School of Economics	Lahore	Private	1993	General	[78]
Institute of Management Sciences, Lahore	Lahore	Private	1987	Management Sciences	[79]
University of Lahore	Lahore	Private	1999	General	[80]
Imperial College of Business Studies	Lahore	Private	1991	Business Studies	[81]
Hajvery University	Lahore	Private	2002	General	[82]
GIFT University	Gujranwala	Private	2002	General	[83]
Forman Christian College	Lahore	Private (non-profit)	1864	General	[84]
Beaconhouse National University	Lahore	Private	2003	General	[85]
99 Online Education System	Lahore	Private	2010	General	[86]

*Granted University Status in 2002.

[edit]Sindh

Department of Economics, University of Karachi

University	Location(s)	Type	Established	Specialization	Website
Bahria University	Karachi	Public/Naval	2000	General	[87]
Dawood College of Engineering and Technology	Karachi	Public	1962	Engineering	[88]
Dow University of Health Sciences	Karachi	Public	2003	Medical Sciences	[89]
Federal Urdu University	Karachi	Public	2002	General	[90]
Institute of Business Administration, Karachi	Karachi /Sukkur	Public	1955	Business Studies	[91]
Institute of Cost and Management Accountants of Pakistan	Karachi	Public	1951	Accountancy	[92]
Liaquat University of Medical and Health Sciences	Jamshoro	Public	1881*	Medical Sciences	[93]
Mehran University of Engineering and Technology	Jamshoro	Public	1963	Engineering & technology	[94]
NED University of Engineering and Technology	Karachi	Public	1921	Engineering	[95]
Pakistan Naval Academy	Karachi	Public	1970		[96]
Pakistan Navy Engineering College	Karachi	Public	1966	Engineering	[97]
Quaid-e-Awam University of Engineering, Science and Technology	Nawabshah	Public	1974	Engineering	[98]
Shaheed Mohtarma Benazir Bhutto Medical University	Larkana	Public		Medical Sciences
Shah Abdul Latif University	Khairpur	Public	1974	General	[99]
Sindh Agriculture University	Tandojam	Public	1977	Agricultural sciences	[100]
University of Sindh	Jamshoro	Public	1947	General	[101]
University of Karachi	Karachi	Public	1951	General	[102]
Aga Khan University	Karachi	Private	1983	Medical Sciences	[103]
Baqai Medical University	Karachi	Private	1989	Medical Sciences	[104]
Dadabhoy Institute of Higher Education	Karachi	Private		General	[105]
Greenwich University	Karachi	Private		General	[106]
Hamdard University	Karachi	Private	1991	General	[107]
Indus Institute of Higher Education	Karachi	Private		General	[108]
Indus Valley School of Art and Architecture	Karachi	Private	1989	Arts & Architecture	[109]
Institute of Business and Technology	Karachi	Private		Business	[110]
Institute of Business Management	Karachi	Private		Business Management & technology	[111]
Iqra University	Karachi	Private	1998	General	[112]
Isra University	Hyderabad	Private	1997	General	[113]
Jinnah University for Women	Karachi	Private	1998	General	[114]
Karachi Institute of Economics and Technology	Karachi	Private	1997	General	[115]
KASB Institute of Technology	Karachi	Private			[116]
Mohammad Ali Jinnah University	Karachi	Private	1998	General	[117]
National University of Computer and Emerging Sciences	Karachi	Private	2000	Information technology sciences	[118]
Newports Institute of Communications & Economics	Karachi	Private	1999	Management, Technology and Economics	[119]
Preston Institute of Management, Science and Technology	Karachi	Private		Management, Technology and Business Studies	[120]
Preston University, Pakistan	Karachi	Private	1984	General	[121]
Shaheed Zulfiqar Ali Bhutto Institute of Science and Technology	Karachi	Private	1995	General	[122]
Sir Syed University of Engineering and Technology	Karachi	Private	1993	Engineering	[123]
Textile Institute of Pakistan	Karachi	Private	1994	Textile & Apparel (Design/Science/Business)	[124]
Ziauddin Medical University	Karachi	Private	1995	Medical Sciences	[125]
University of East	Hyderabad	Private			[126]

*Granted University Status in 2002.

[edit]Azad Kashmir

Mirpur University of Science and Technology

University	Location(s)	Type	Established	Specialization	Website
Mirpur University of Science and Technology	Mirpur	Public	1980	Engineering	[127]
University of Azad Jammu and Kashmir	Muzaffarabad	Public	1980	General	[128]
Al-Khair University	Mirpur	Private	1994	General	[129]
Mohi-ud-Din Islamic University	Nerian Sharif	Public	2000	General	[130]

[edit]Gilgit-Baltistan

University	Location(s)	Type	Established	Specialization	Website
Karakoram International University	Gilgit	Public	2002	General	[131]

[edit]See also

• Education in Pakistan
• Higher Education Commission of Pakistan
• Pakistan Academy of Sciences

[edit]References

1. ^ "Our Institutions". Higher Education Commission of Pakistan. Retrieved 2010-08-18.
2. ^ jocation.com - View Complete list of fully operational Universities in Pakistan

TagsEngine Pakistani Universities

[edit]External links

• HEC Official Website - List of Universities in Pakistan