The Pakistan Institute of Engineering and Applied Sciences (or PIEAS) ranked 2nd in the Overall University Rankings released by the Higher Education Commission, Islamabad in 2012. It was also ranked as the No. 1 institute in the "engineering" category in Pakistan in the same year. The institute which was formerly known as the Center for Nuclear Studies (CNS) is a public sector co-educational research institute located near the remote town of Nilore in Islamabad. It was established by the Pakistan Atomic Energy Commission (PAEC) under the advise of renowned Scientist Abdus Salam. Just to remind you Dr. Abdus Salam is the only Pakistani Scientist who earned a noble prize for his works in Physics in 1989. Initially PIEAS was established as a postgraduate institution in 1967 and was affiliated with the University of Islamabad (now known as Quaid-i-Azam University, Islamabad) that got its independent status and its current name in 1997.
