List of Universities in Quetta

Public Universities

1. Balochistan University of Information Technology and Management Sciences, Quetta
2. Sardar Bahadur Khan Women University, Quetta
3. University of Balochistan, Quetta

Private Universities

1. Al-Hamd Islamic University, Quetta

Universities in Islamabad

Public Universities in Islamabad

1. Air University (AU), Islamabad
2. Allama Iqbal Open University (AIOU), Islamabad
3. Bahria University (BU), Islamabad
4. COMSATS Institute of Information Technology, Islamabad
5. Federal Urdu University of Arts, Sciences and Technology (FUUAST), Islamabad
6. Institute of Space Technology (IST), Islamabad
7. International Islamic University (IIU), Islamabad
8. National Defense University, Islamabad (NDU)
9. National University of Modern Languages (NUML), Islamabad
10. Pakistan Institute of Development Economics (PIDE), Islamabad
11. Pakistan Institute of Engineering & Applied Sciences (PIEAS), Islamabad
12. Quaid-i-Azam University (QAU), Islamabad

Private Universities in Islamabad

1. Foundation University, Islamabad
2. National University of Computer and Emerging Sciences (NUCES), Islamabad
3. Riphah International University (RIU), Islamabad
4. Preston University, Islamabad (Chartered by Govt. of KPK)

FATA University Darra Adamkhel, FATA, Pakistan

A university proposed to be established in the Federally Administered Tribal Areas of Pakistan is nearly to materialize in the near future. The approval of the university came when Ex-President Mr. Asif Ali Zardari signed / approved the FATA University Regulation 2013 on May 20th, 2013. However, there are political motives (of the representatives of the area) involved for gaining credit for establishment of the said university, which have caused great hindrance even in the nomination of a mutually consented candidate as a Vice Chancellor for the university. Twice the appointments of two different candidates as Vice Chancellors were rolled back by the Government. But the encouraging factor is that funds have been earmarked for the project (installation of the necessary infrastructure) and a late but mutual consensus has been reached that the university will be situated at Akhurwal in Darra Adamkhel (adjacent to Peshawar). An area of 266 Kanals of land has been acquired for the said purpose. 

The idea of FATA University began when the Prime Minister of Pakistan issued a directive to the relevant authorities back in 2008 regarding developing a framework for establishment of the university. Once the Higher Education Commission in 2010, even had declared that the classes of the university would be started within a month in a temporary campus. But, the poor law and order situation and diverting of funds for the fight against terrorism (from the Public Sector Development Programs) in the area has been the primary cause of such directives and agreements not being materialized. 

NTS holds NAT for Bachelor Admissions and GAT for Post-Graduate Admissions in Pakistani Universities

NTS has been denounced as the test conducting body for admissions to Pakistani Universities graduate and postgraduate programs. The denouncement came as a directive from the Higher Education Commission, Islamabad to the Pakistani Universities. For details click here.

The National Testing Service (NTS) conducts National Aptitude Test (NAT) of the students willing to take admission in any Bachelor program of the NAT associated universities of Pakistan. This responsibility has been given to NTS by the Higher Education Commission of Pakistan, Islamabad. The NAT associated universities are those which have opted to accept NAT scores in lieu of admission test scores, and thus they do not conduct their admission tests separately. NAT is therefore meant to exempt the process of conducting Entry Test by each university every time the admissions are announced (since each university following semester system offers admissions twice a year). Moreover, in this way the students are at ease of not having to appear in the admissions test of each and every university they wish to apply in. This certainly saves the cost and time of applying for admission tests in various universities separately. The test (NAT) is conducted for particular degree programs offered by the NAT associated universities. Passing NAT does not guarantee that one would be eligible to take admission in any program of these universities. Rather it is only an alternative of admission test scores, and the universities evaluate the potential students keeping in view other criteria too as per their preferences such as previous academic records etc.

The NTS announces a yearly NAT schedule according to which the test is advertised and held every month. Click here to read the NAT 2014 schedule and be informed when to register yourself for the test. The NTS registration form is available at the NTS website at this link. It is to be noted that no documents except 2 photographs and the paid online bank receipt are required to be sent to NTS for the purpose of registration. After one has registered and appeared in NAT, its result will be valid till the expiry of full 1 year from the date of announcement of NAT result.

NTS National Aptitude Test Schedule 2014

Allama Iqbal Open University

Allama Iqbal Open University (AIOU) was established in May 1974 with its main campus at Islamabad while the regional offices are spread all over the country. It is one of the oldest distance learning universities providing lowest cost education open for everybody residing in Pakistan (whether they are Pakistani citizens or foreigners residing in Pakistan). It aims to provide continuing education to job holders and those who cannot leave their homes via its distance learning programs, thus targeting the remote areas of the country in spreading education.

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Virtual University of Pakistan

Virtual University of Pakistan is a Public Sector University that was established in 2002 with its Head Office at Lahore. It is the first University in Pakistan equipped with modern technology as the only basis of its entire educational framework, that is to say that there are no campuses that hold classes (with students and teachers in a classroom); rather the whole studying procedure is technology dependent. The quality of education is none less than World-Class at the University. One might think that how could the learning quality be world-class without a proper student-teacher interaction (that is practiced in most of the top quality education imparting institutions world-wide), but would soon agree that the inventions of computer and internet leave no shortfalls when properly managed to develop an infrastructure like that of the Virtual University of Pakistan.

International Islamic University Islamabad

International Islamic University, Islamabad (IIUI) comprises of two campuses within Islamabad at present. Primarily its foundation was laid at the famous Faisal Mosque (Islamabad) on November 11th, 1980. The Faisal Mosque, is a memory of the late Saudi King Shah Faisal (martyred on 25th March 1975) because he gifted it to Pakistan during his reign. New campus of the International Islamic University is located in Sector H-10, Islamabad. Both campuses deal in academically different contexts or fields.

The primary academic programs of the Faisal Mosque Campus relate to Islamic teachings whereas the new campus deals with a vast variety of modern academic programs comprising of various faculties which are listed below.

Faculties at IIU Islamabad (H-10 Campus)

• Basic and applied sciences,
• Social sciences,
• Engineering and technology,
• Islamic studies,
• Languages and Literature,
• Shariah and Law including Arabic.

For more details about the specific degree programs offered by these faculties visit the university website. The specific distinguishing characteristic feature of International Islamic University is that it observes the Pardah (or the legal veil) for Women and thus has a separate building for women.

International University of Peace, Sufism and Modern Sciences, Bhitshah (Sindh)

International University of Peace and Sufism (IUPS) was inaugurated by Dr. Nazir A. Mughal the Vice Chancellor of University of Sindh at Bhitshah, Tando Adam back in September 2012. Classes of the university began from October 2012 at six temporarily acquired rooms of Government Boys High School in the same area.

University of Karachi

The University of Karachi is a public sector university chartered by the Government of Sindh. Primarily, it was established as a federally chartered university in 1951 but in 1962 it was shifted under the administrative umbrella of the provincial government of Sindh. During its first two years, it was only an examining body for its affiliated colleges, but thereafter it started its own services for teaching and research in the fields of Arts and Science. There are 8 faculties in the university which have 53 departments and 20 research centers. These faculties include the faculty of Arts, Science, Islamic Studies, Pharmacy, Management and Administrative Sciences, Law, Education and Medicine. The university campus holds 24000 students, 800 teachers and 2500 assisting staff.

Quaid-e-Azam University Islamabad

Quaid-i-Azam University (QAU) Islamabad is a federally chartered public sector university that was established in July 1967 under an Act of the National Assembly. The university offers various academic programs starting from undergraduation to Ph.D. The university initially started teaching and research programmes for PhD and MPhil degrees only, but later on Master’s, graduate, and undergraduate programmes were also added to the list of offered programs. The University has an international repute due to its highly qualified and renowned faculty and the academic programmes it offers attract foreign students too. Therefore a measured number of students from all regions of the country and the rest of the world are admitted each year in the university.