HEC Recognized Universities 2014 (Government Instituitions)

Higher Education Commission (HEC) recently updated the 2014 list of Government or Public sector universities, colleges or Degree Awarding Institutions (DAIs) that are recognized by the HEC Authority and are operating in Pakistan. The recognition of all universities, colleges or degree awarding institutions are divided in to five categories.

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1. Universities Chartered by Government of Pakistan
2. Universities Chartered by Government of Punjab
3. Universities Chartered by Government of Sindh
4. Universities Chartered by Government of Khyber Pakhtoonkhwa
5. Universities Chartered by Government of Blochistan

PUBLIC SECTOR UNIVERSITIES/DEGREE AWARDING INSTITUTIONS
Universities chartered by the Government of Pakistan

DAIs stands for Degree Awarding Institutions. 

S. No	University/DAI Name	Main Campus Location	Website Address
1	Air University, Islamabad	Islamabad	www.au.edu.pk
2	Allama Iqbal Open University, Islamabad (AIOU)	Islamabad	www.aiou.edu.pk
3	Bahria University, Islamabad	Islamabad	www.bahria.edu.pk
4	COMSATS Institute of Information Technology, Islamabad	Islamabad	www.ciit.edu.pk
5	Dawood College of Engineering & Technology, Karachi	Karachi	www.dcet.edu.pk
6	Federal Urdu University of Arts, Sciences & Technology, Islamabad	Islamabad	www.fuuast.edu.pk
7	Institute of Space Technology, Islamabad (IST)	Islamabad	www.ist.edu.pk
8	International Islamic University, Islamabad	Islamabad	www.iiu.edu.pk
9	Karakurum International University, Gilgit, Gilgit Baltistan	Gilgit	www.kiu.edu.pk
10	National College of Arts, Lahore (NCA)	Lahore	www.nca.edu.pk
11	National Defense University, Islamabad (NDU)	Islamabad	www.ndu.edu.pk
12	National Textile University, Faisalabad	Faisalabad	www.ntu.edu.pk
13	National University of Modern Languages, Islamabad (NUML)	Islamabad	www.numl.edu.pk
14	National University of Sciences & Technology, Rawalpindi/ Islamabad (NUST)	Islamabad	www.nust.edu.pk
15	NFC Institute of Engineering & Technology, Multan	Multan	www.nfciet.edu.pk
16	Pakistan Institute of Development Economics (PIDE), Islamabad	Islamabad	www.pide.org.pk
17	Pakistan Institute of Engineering & Applied Sciences, Islamabad (PIEAS)	Islamabad	www.pieas.edu.pk
18	Pakistan Institute of Fashion and Design, Lahore	Lahore	www.pifd.edu.pk
19	Pakistan Military Academy, Abbottabad (PMA)	Abbottabad
20	Pakistan Naval Academy, Karachi	Karachi	www.paknavy.gov.pk
21	Shaheed Zulfiqar Ali Bhutto Medical University, Islamabad	Islamabad
22	Quaid-i-Azam University, Islamabad	Islamabad	www.qau.edu.pk
23	University of FATA, Kohat	Kohat
24	Virtual University of Pakistan, Lahore	Lahore	www.vu.edu.pk

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Universities/DAIs chartered by Government of the Punjab

S. No	University/DAI Name	Main Campus Location	Website Address
1	Bahauddin Zakariya University, Multan	Multan	www.bzu.edu.pk
2	Fatima Jinnah Women University, Rawalpindi	Rawalpindi	www.fjwu.edu.pk
3	Government College University, Faisalabad	Faisalabad	www.gcuf.edu.pk
4	Government College University, Lahore	Lahore	www.gcu.edu.pk
5	Government College for Women University, Faisalabad	Faisalabad	www.gcuf.edu.pk
6	Islamia University, Bahawalpur	Bahawalpur	www.iub.edu.pk
7	King Edward Medical University, Lahore	Lahore	www.kemu.edu.pk
8	Kinnaird College for Women, Lahore	Lahore	www.kinnaird.edu.pk
9	Lahore College for Women University, Lahore	Lahore	www.lcwu.edu.pk
10	Pir Mehr Ali Shah Arid Agriculture, University Rawalpindi	Rawalpindi	www.uaar.edu.pk
11	University of Agriculture, Faisalabad	Faisalabad	www.uaf.edu.pk
12	University of Education, Lahore	Lahore	www.ue.edu.pk
13	University of Engineering & Technology, Lahore	Lahore	www.uet.edu.pk
14	University of Engineering & Technology, Taxila	Taxila	www.uettaxila.edu.pk
15	University of Gujrat, Gujrat	Gujrat	www.uog.edu.pk
16	University of Health Sciences, Lahore	Lahore	www.uhs.edu.pk
17	University of Sargodha, Sargodha	Sargodha	www.uos.edu.pk
18	University of the Punjab, Lahore	Lahore	www.pu.edu.pk
19	University of Veterinary & Animal Sciences, Lahore	Lahore	www.uvas.edu.pk
20	The Women University, Multan	Multan	www.wum.edu.pk

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Universities/DAIs chartered by Government of Sindh

S. No	University/DAI Name	Main Campus Location	Website Address
1	Benazir Bhutto Shaheed University Lyari, Karachi	Karachi	www.bbsul.edu.pk
2	DOW University of Health Sciences, Karachi	Karachi	www.duhs.edu.pk
3	Institute of Business Administration, Karachi	Karachi	www.iba.edu.pk
4	Liaquat University of Medical and Health Sciences, Jamshoro Sindh.	Jamshoro	www.lumhs.edu.pk
5	Mehran University of Engineering & Technology, Jamshoro	Jamshoro	www.muet.edu.pk
6	NED University of Engineering & Technology, Karachi	Karachi	www.neduet.edu.pk
7	Peoples University of Medical and Health Sciences for Women, Nawabshah (Shaheed Benazirabad)	Nawabshah	www.pumhs.edu.pk
8	Quaid-e-Awam University of Engineering, Sciences & Technology, Nawabshah	Nawabshah	www.quest.edu.pk
9	Shah Abdul Latif University, Khairpur	Khairpur	www.salu.edu.pk
10	Shahaeed Mohtarma Benazir Bhutto Medical University, Larkana	Larkana	www.smbbmu.edu.pk
11	Sindh Agriculture University, Tandojam	Tandojam	www.sau.edu.pk
12	Sukkur Institute of Business Administration, Sukkur	Sukkur	www.iba-suk.edu.pk
13	Sindh Madresatul Islam University, Karachi	Karachi	www.smiu.edu.pk
14	Shaheed Benazir Bhutto University Shaheed Benazirabad	Nawabshah	www.sbbusba.edu.pk
15	University of Karachi, Karachi	Karachi	www.uok.edu.pk
16	University of Sindh, Jamshoro	Jamshoro	www.usindh.edu.pk

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Universities/DAIs chartered by Government of Khyber Pakhtoonkhwa

S. No	University/DAI Name	Main Campus Location	Website Address
1	Abdul Wali Khan University, Mardan	Mardan	www.awkum.edu.pk
2	Bacha Khan University, Charsadda	Charsadda	www.bkuc.edu.pk/
3	Frontier Women University, Peshawar	Peshawar	www.fwu.edu.pk
4	Gomal University, D.I. Khan	D.I.Khan	www.gu.edu.pk/
5	Hazara University, Dodhial, Mansehra	Manshera	www.hu.edu.pk/
6	Institute of Management Science, Peshawar (IMS)	Peshawar	www.imsciences.edu.pk
7	Islamia College University, Peshawar	Peshawar	www.icp.edu.pk
8	Khyber Medical University, Peshawar	Peshawar	www.kmu.edu.pk
9	Kohat University of Science and Technology, Kohat	Kohat	www.kust.edu.pk
10	Khushal Khan Khattak University, Karak	Karak	Under construction
11	Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Agricultural University, Peshawar	Peshawar	www.aup.edu.pk
12	NWFP University of Engineering. & Technology, Peshawar	Peshawar	www.nwfpuet.edu.pk
13	Shaheed Benazir Bhutto University, Sheringal, Dir	Dir	www.sbbu.edu.pk
14	University of Malakand, Chakdara, Dir, Malakand	Malakand	www.uom.edu.pk
15	University of Peshawar, Peshawar	Peshawar	www.upesh.edu.pk
16	University of Science & Technology, Bannu	Bannu	www.ustb.edu.pk
17	University of Swat, Swat	Swat	www.swatuniversity.edu.pk
18	University of Haripur, Haripur	Haripur	www.uoh.edu.pk/‎
19	University of Swabi	Swabi	www.uoswabi.edu.pk/

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Universities/DAIs chartered by Government of Balochistan

S. No	University/DAI Name	Main Campus Location	Website Address
1	Balochistan University of Engineering & Technology, Khuzdar	Khuzdar	buetk.edu.pk
2	Balochistan University of Information Technology & Management Sciences, Quetta	Quetta	www.buitms.edu.pk
3	Lasbela University of Agriculture, Water and Marine Sciences	Lasbela	www.luawms.edu.pk
4	Sardar Bahadur Khan Women University, Quetta	Quetta	www.sbkwu.edu.pk
5	University of Balochistan, Quetta	Quetta	www.uob.edu.pk
6	University of Turbat, Turbat	Turbat	www.uot.edu.pk

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