Top 5 engineering universities of Pakistan
Pakistan has some of the world leading Engineering colleges among the world. Pakistan Engineering Council has been successful in establishing international standards among the leading Engineering Institutes of Pakistan.
National University of Science & Technology, Islamabad
NUST University being a public sector university was established in the year of 1991. NUST is one of Pakistan’s most prestigious engineering universities managed by Army of Pakistan having sub-campus in Karachi, Risalpur and Rawalpindi. NUST has been listed at 355th position among the top universities in QS World University Ranking along with ranking number one position by HEC Pakistan ranking. Prospective Students envy those who get admitted to this prestigious institution having state of the art facilities unmatched by others.
Undergraduate Engineering Programmes
Nust offers the following undergraduate programs
- Mechatronics engineering
- Electrical Engineering
- Civil Engineering
- Avionic engineering
- Mechanical engineering
- Chemical engineering
Eligibility criteria
Education/Program Details |
Minimum Marks % |
HSSC or SSC or equivalent |
60% |
O or A level or equivalent |
60% |
Merit List Weightage
Merit list of all disciplines including Engineering, Business studies, Law, Industrial Design, BS Mathematics, BS Chemistry, Biotechnology, Business studies and Social sciences for fall 2021 will be based on the following
Education/Program Details |
Minimum Marks % |
Entry Test |
75% |
SSC/O level or equivalent |
25% |
Commence of Undergraduate programs
Program |
Commencement Details |
SCEE,SMME, SCME,SEECS |
September 2021 |
PNEC, MN |
October 2021 |
CAE |
November 2021 |
Pakistan Institute of Engineering & Applied Sciences, Islamabad
PIEAS University is one of premier Pakistan public universities in the engineering sector having special focus on undergraduate, post-graduate and graduate study courses in atomic and nuclear engineering.
Graduates of PIEAS University being of the oldest institutes providing educational courses for atomic & nuclear engineering enjoy special status among the world students due to PIEAS university world class faculty and abundant research proposals submitted in the nuclear engineering field. PIEAS ranks at 176th among QS University ranking Asia and at 373th place globally.
Undergraduate Bachelor Courses
The Institute offers the following bachelor programs
- B.Sc Electrical Engineering
- B.Sc Mechanical Engineering
- B.Sc Chemical Engineering
- B.Sc Metallurgy and Materials Engineering
- B.Sc Physics
Admission Eligibility Criteria
Education/Program Details |
Minimum Marks % |
Matric or equivalent |
60% |
O level or equivalent |
60% |
Merit List Weightage
Education/Program Details |
Minimum Marks % |
PIEAS Entry test |
60% |
Matric |
15% |
F.Sc |
25% |
O Level or A Level or equivalent |
40% |
Ghulam Ishaq Khan Institute of Engineering Sciences & Technology, Swabi
GIKI institute is an established name among the best engineering colleges. GIKI campus is approx. 400 acres located in Swabi city in the province of KPK. GIKI has an established name in the fields of innovation and research as it holds the largest number of international events and conferences for education.
Eligibility Criteria for Bachelor programs
Education/Program Details |
Minimum Marks % |
HSSC (pre engineering) |
60% |
HSSC (pre medical + math) |
60% |
Merit List Weightage
Education/Program Details |
Minimum Marks % |
Admission Test /Sat II (Math & Physics) |
85% |
SSC/O level equivalent |
15% |
Undergraduate Bachelor Programs
The University offers the following bachelor programs
- Computer Engineering
- Data science engineering
- Materials engineering
- Electrical engineering
Important Dates
Event details |
Date |
Result announcement |
August 18, 2021 |
Student orientation |
September 18/19, 2021 |
Student class commencement |
September 20, 2021 |
Institute of Space Technology, Islamabad
The University was established since 2002 is one of the top emerging engineering universities of Pakistan having deep focus on avionics and aeronautical engineering. The university has a very good collaboration with government’s space agency “SUPARCO” providing opportunities for emerging graduates to be deployed in the field of avionics and aeronautical engineering. Some of IST best graduates are already working for world renown space agencies including Space X , NASA etc.
Undergraduate Bachelor programs
The Institute offers below mentioned bachelor programs
- B.Sc Electrical Engineering
- B.Sc Avionics Engineering
- B.Sc Mechanical Engineering
- B.Sc Material science engineering
- B.Sc Aerospace Engineering
- B.Sc Space Science/Physics
Eligibility Requirements
Education Details |
Minimum marks % |
Matric (science) or equivalent |
60% |
DAE/FSc(pre engineering) or equivalent |
60% |
Education Details |
Minimum marks % |
Opening Date of Admission |
April 2021 |
Closing date |
September 07,2021 |
Display of Merit List (tentative) |
September 10,2021 |
Commencement of Classes |
October 2021 |
University of Engineering and Technology, Lahore
UET is one of the best and oldest engineering colleges of Pakistan established since 1921 having its main campus situated on G.T. Road Lahore. The university has four sub campus situated in Faisalabad, Gujranwala, Kala-Shah-Kaku and Taxila.
Undergraduate Bachelor programs
Uet offers the following undergraduate programs
- B.Sc program in Civil Engineering
- B.Sc program in Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering
- B.Sc program in Electrical Engineering
- B.Sc program in Mechanical Engineering
- B.Sc program Chemical Engineering
Undergraduate Bachelor Program Eligibility Criteria
Education Details |
Minimum marks % |
Matric (science) or equivalent |
60% |
DAE/FSc(pre engineering) or equivalent |
60% |
Merit Criteria
Education/Program Details |
Minimum marks % |
DAE/FSc/ BSc Engineering or equivalent |
70% |
Candidate Entry Test |
30% |
Important Dates
Open day ceremony to be held on 19th September at 10:00 am
Mehran Ali
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