HEC Ranking 2012 of Pakistani Universities

Islamabad (Thursday, February 23, 2012) – HEC (Higher Education Commission Islamabad has issued Ranking of Universities of All Pakistan. Following are lists published by HEC on 23-2-2012.

Overall Top Ten HEIs of Pakistan (Top 10 Universities of Pakistan)

1. Quaid-i-Azam University, Islamabad
2. Pakistan Institute of Engineering and Applied Sciences
3. Aga Khan University, Karachi
4. University of Agriculture, Faisalabad
5.  University of The Punjab, Lahore
6. National University of Sciences and Technology (NUST)
7. Pir Mehr Ali Shah Arid Agriculture University
8. University of Health Sciences, Lahore
9. COMSATS Institute of Information Technology (CIIT)
10. Lahore University of Management Sciences, Lahore

CATEGORY WISE RANKINGS (Top 5)
 Agriculture/Veterinary

1. University of Agriculture, Faisalabad
2. Pir Mehr Ali Shah Arid Agriculture University, Rawalpindi
3. University of Veterinary and Animal Sciences, Lahore
4. KPK Agriculture University, Peshawar
5. Sindh Agriculture University, Tandojam

Art & Design

1. National College of Arts, Lahore
2. Indus Valley School of Arts and Architecture, Karachi

 Computer Sciences & IT

1. COMSAT Institute of Information Tech Islamabad
2. National University of Computer and Emerging Sciences , Islamabad
3. Qurtaba University D.I.Khan
4. Balochistan University of Information Technology and Management Sciences, Quetta
5. City University, Peshawar

 Engineering & Technology

1. Pakistan Institute of Engineering and Applied Science, Islamabad
2. National University of Sciences and Technology, Islamabad
3. Ghulam Institute of Engineering and Technology , Swabi
4. University of Engineering and Technology , Taxila
5. Institute of Space Technology, Islamabad

Business Education

1. Lahore University of Management Sciences, Lahore
2. Institute of Business Administration, Karachi
3. Iqra University, Karachi
4. Sukkur Institute of Business Administration
5. National College of Business Administration & Economics, Lahore

Medical Universities

1. Aga Khan University, Karachi
2. University of Health Sciences, Lahore
3. Dow University of Health Sciences, Karachi
4. Isra University, Hyderabad
5. Khyber Medical University, Peshawar

General Universities (Large)

1. University of the Punjab, Lahore
2. University of Karachi, Karachi
3. Bahauddin Zakariya University, Multan
4. University of Peshawar, Peshawar
5. International Islamic University, Islamabad

General Universities (Other)

1. Quaid-i-Azam University, Islamabad
2. Government College University, Lahore
3. Gomal University, DI Khan
4. Kohat University of Science and Technology
5. The University of Azad Jammu & Kashmir

HEI’S excluded from the Ranking


The following HEIs are exclued from ranking based on three reasons:

• Established after December 2008
• Distance education institues (AIOU and Virtual University)
• incomplete data

S #	University Name	Year of establishment
1	Shaheed Benazir Bhutto Medical University Karachi.	2011
2	HITEC University, Taxila	2009
3	University of Wah, Wah Cantt.	2009
4	Abdul Wali Khan University, Mardan.	2009
5	Institute of Southern Punjab, Multan	2010
6	Lahore Leads University, Lahore	2011
7	Global Institute, Lahore	2011
8	Sindh Institute of Medical Sciences, Karachi	2009
9	Al-Khair University AJK	2011
10	Shaheed Benazir Bhutto University Benazirabad	2010
11	Shaheed Benazir Bhutto University Upper Dir KPK	2009
12	University of Swat, Swat	2010
	Distance Learning Institutions
13	Allama  Iqbal Open University.
14	Virtual University.
	Incomplete Data
15	Lahore college for women University
16	Northern University Nowshera
17	Al hamid Islamic University Quetta