ISLAMABAD: The Higher Education Commission on Friday has released the first-ever national academic ranking of universities of Pakistan while the ranking framework developed by its Quality Assurance Committee (QAC).
HEC’s top ranked 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
Ranking as per categories:
Engineering & Technology
Pakistan Institute of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Islamabad
National University of Sciences and Technology (NUST)
Ghulam Ishaq Khan Institute of Engineering Sciences & Technology, Topi
University of Engineering and Technology, Lahore
University of Engineering and Technology, Taxila
Medical
Aga Khan University, Karachi
University of Health Sciences, Lahore
Dow University of Health Sciences, Karachi
Isra University, Hyderabad
Khyber Medical University, Peshawar
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
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