Islamabad: The Higher Education Commission (HEC) on Thursday for the first time in the regime of PPP government has announced the ranking of Pakistani universities from across the country.
Dr. Javaid R. Laghari, Chairperson HEC made the announcement at a press conference held at the Commission Secretariat on Thursday.
The primary purpose of the ranking exercise is to share with the general public a comprehensive data on the key issues that determine the state of higher education in a particular institution.
Speaking on the occasion, Dr. Laghari said that ranking is a quality indicator and this information will help shed light on key indicators of higher education institutions in Pakistan to allow students, parents, potential employers and all other stakeholders to make informed decisions regarding higher education institutions.
Ranking criteria for the universities include student intake as well as graduates produced at BS, MS and PhD levels, number of qualified faculty members, student-teacher ratio, quality of research produced and published in journals of international repute, physical and technological infrastructure, international collaborations, resource generation and sports facilities.
The universities have been ranked specifically by category/area of specialization to make it logical. The sector-wise sorting has not been done to provide equal reflection to both the public and private sector institutions. Universities can only be comparable within the assigned category, comparisons to be made among different categories based on the above list will not be logical.
Top Ten Universities
- Quaid-e-Azam University, Islamabad
- Pakistan Institute of Engineering and Applied Sciences
- Aga Khan University, Karachi
- University of Agriculture, Faisalabad
- University of The Punjab, Lahore
- National University of Sciences and Technology (NUST)
- Pir Mehr Ali Shah Arid Agriculture University
- University of Health Sciences, Lahore
- COMSATS Institute of Information Technology (CIIT)
- Lahore University of Management Sciences, Lahore
Agriculture/Veterinary
- University of Agriculture, Faisalabad
- Pir Mehr Ali Shah Arid Agriculture University, Rawalpindi
- University of Veterinary and Animal Sciences, Lahore
- KPK Agriculture University, Peshawar
- Sindh Agriculture University, Tandojam
Art & Design
- National College of Arts, Lahore
- Indus Valley School of Arts and Architecture, Karachi
Computer Sciences & IT
- COMSAT Institute of Information Tech Islamabad
- National University of Computer and Emerging Sciences , Islamabad
- Qurtaba University D.I.Khan
- Balochistan University of Information Technology and Management Sciences, Quetta
- City University, Peshawar
Engineering & Technology
- Pakistan Institute of Engineering and Applied Science, Islamabad
- National University of Sciences and Technology, Islamabad
- Ghulam Ishaq Khan Institute of Engineering and Technology , Swabi
- University of Engineering and Technology , Taxila
- Institute of Space Technology, Islamabad
Business Education
- Lahore University of Management Sciences, Lahore
- Institute of Business Administration, Karachi
- Iqra University, Karachi
- Sukkur Institute of Business Administration
- National College of Business Administration & Economics, Lahore
Medical
- Aga Khan University, Karachi
- University of Health Sciences, Lahore
- Dow University of Health Sciences, Karachi
- Isra University, Hyderabad
- Khyber Medical University, Peshawar
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