By Web Desk
Published: February 23, 2012
HEC releases its first ever ranking of all the 136 public and private universities in Pakistan.
LAHORE: The Higher Education Commission (HEC) on Thursday revealed the first-ever national academic ranking of universities, with Quaid-e-Azam University in Islamabad leading and Lahore University of Management Sciences (LUMS) landing at the 10th position in the overall list.
The ranking model has been developed by HEC’s Quality Assurance Committee (QAC) through stakeholder participation.
The ranking is based on the number of students, research productivity and quality, innovation and knowledge transfer, infrastructure, annual graduate output, international collaborations, student satisfaction and financial health of the institution.
The overall ranking is as follows:
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
The ranking are also based on categories including Agriculture/Veterinary, Art & Design, Computer Sciences & IT, Engineering & Technology, Business Education and Medical.
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
Engineering & Technology
Pakistan Institute of Engineering and Applied Science, Islamabad
National University of Sciences and Technology, Islamabad
Ghulam Ishaq Khan Institute of Engineering and Technology , Swabi
University of Engineering and Technology , Taxila
Institute of Space Technology, Islamabad
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
Medical
Aga Khan University, Karachi
University of Health Sciences, Lahore
Dow University of Health Sciences, Karachi
Isra University, Hyderabad
Khyber Medical University, Peshawar
HEC RANKING CRITERIA AND WEIGHTS
Quality Assurance and Enhancement =60
Implementation status of QA criteria =18
Teaching Quality =42
Research =40
Total = 100
Source: Tribune.com.pk
