NED University of Engineering & Technology

Founded in 1921, as Prince of Wales Engineering College,[4] later renamed as NED Government Engineering College, to provide training to civil engineers working in building the Sukkur Barrage. The NED College first remained associated with the University of Bombay (now known as the University of Mumbai) for many years during the British Empire until 1947.[4] This university came to its modern form after being established by the British government and was taken over by the Government of Sindh in 1947 and renamed the NED Government Engineering College. As Karachi continued to grow after the independence of Pakistan in 1947, and the old 'City Campus' became too crowded, a new 'Main Campus' was constructed on its present location on University Road, Karachi in 1975. Finally, on 1 March 1977, the NED Government Engineering College was granted the status of an engineering university.[4] This university is named after its benefactor Nadirshaw Edulji Dinshaw.[4]

The university is spread across three campuses; the main campus, the city campus the LEJ campus, and the Thar campus..[4]

NED University offers different undergraduate, postgraduate, and PhD programs.[4][1][5] The university offers programmes in engineering, science, and architecture for undergraduate, postgraduate, and doctoral studies. It is a member of Association of Commonwealth Universities of the United Kingdom.[6]

It is organized into following six faculties[7][8]

• Government College of Technology (GCT)
• Institute of Industrial Electronics Engg. (IIEE)[9]
• Institute of Aviation Technology, PAF[10]
• PCSIR Pak Swiss Training Centre (PSTC)[11]
• Karachi Tools, Dies & Moulds Centre
• Pakistan Marine Academy[12]
• Usman Institute of Technology[13]
• College of Management Sciences[14]

To provide low-cost educational and professional training to existing professionals, NED University established the NED Academy.[15] The academy has two sections:

• Centre for Continuing Engineering Education (CCEE),
• Centre for Multidisciplinary Postgraduate Programmes (CMPP).

Although the main focus of the university had been on its teaching programs, the university has started masters by Research and PhD programs. Different research groups and centers are also working in the university. The university publishes three research journals namely NED University Journal of Research, Journal of Social Sciences & Interdisciplinary Research, Journal of Research in Architecture & Planning.

• Sarosh Hashmat Lodi (2017 – present)[3]

• Mohammad Zahoor, Ukraine-based, British businessman - founder and owner of the ISTIL Group. (Also called as Steel Man).[16]
• Ashraf Habibullah, co-creator of the first computer-based structural-engineering applications and Founder, President, and CEO of the structural-engineering software company Computers and Structures, Inc.[17]
• Muhammad Hussain Panhwar: Pakistani scientist in the field of agriculture[4]
• Khurram Murad: Pakistani Islamic scholar
• Rizwan Ahmed: Pakistan Administrative Service officer, NED University alumni[18]
• Moiz Ullah Baig[19] (International Scrabble player - Pakistan Scrabble Champion 2018 & World Junior Scrabble Champion 2018)
• Syed Murad Ali Shah: 29th and current chief minister of Sindh and a member of the Sindh Assembly.[20]
• Elahi Bux Soomro: ex-Speaker of the National Assembly of Pakistan.
• Mohammad Aslam Uqaili: Vice-chancellor Mehran University of Engineering and Technology.
• Saeed Anwar: international cricketer, former captain of Pakistan cricket team.
• Ali Haider: musician, singer and actor.

• List of universities in Karachi
• List of Universities in Pakistan
• Dawood University of Engineering and Technology
• Rankings of universities in Pakistan
• Higher Education Commission of Pakistan
• Pakistan Engineering Council

• Official website

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