Quaid-e-Awam University of Engineering, Science & Technology
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Motto in English | To provide quality and state-of-the-art education |
|---|---|
| Type | Public |
| Established | 1974 |
| Affiliation | HEC, PEC |
| Chancellor | Governor of Sindh |
| Vice-Chancellor | Prof. Dr. Abdul Karim Baloch |
| Students | ~4000 |
| Undergraduates | ~3500 |
| Postgraduates | ~400 |
| ~30 | |
| Location | , , |
| Campus | Urban |
| Colours | Blue and White |
| Nickname | QUEST |
| Website | www |
The Quaid-e-awam University of Engineering, Sciences and Technology (popularize as QUEST), is a public research university located in the urban neighborhood of Nawabshah, Sindh, Pakistan.[1] The university is honored after the former Prime Minister of Pakistan, Zulfikar Ali Bhutto.
It ranks 13th out of 21 engineering institutes in Pakistan as per latest HEC rankings[2]
Academic departments
- Department of Mechanical Engineering
- Department of Electrical Engineering
- Department of Energy & Environment Engineering
- Department of Electronic Engineering
- Department of Civil Engineering
- Department of Computer Systems Engineering
- Department of Information Technology
- Department of Computer Science
- Department of Mathematics And Statistics
- Department of Basic Sciences And Related Studies
- Department of Chemical Engineering
- Department of Telecommunication Engineering
Academics
Undergraduate program
The system of education is the term system. The academic year is divided into two terms. University offers four-year (eight terms) Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Information Technology, Computer Science and Mathematics.
Bachelor's degree program is offered by the following departments of university:
- Civil Engineering
- Electrical Engineering
- Electronic Engineering
- Telecommunication Engineering
- Mechanical Engineering
- Energy & Environment Engineering
- Chemical Engineering
- Computer Systems Engineering
- Information Technology
- Computer Science
- Mathematics
Postgraduate program
The new department situated at the front of Administration Block is Post Graduate Department, where various nts of university offer MS, M.Phil and Ph.D degree programs in following areas of research:
- Civil Engineering
- Computer System Engineering
- Electrical Engineering
- Electronic Engineering
- Energy & Environment Engineering
- Information Technology
- Mechanical Engineering
- Software Engineering
- Others
- Computer Science
Facilities
Q.U.E.S.T Software House , A-Sector
The Chairman of Department of Information Technology (Prof. Dr. Zahid Hussain Abro) recently open a Software House to develop software for University and commercial market of Pakistan.
Labs
All departments have their own laboratories with equipment and facilities for each subject.Especially Departments of Computer Systems, Information Technology, Computer Science have latest infrastructure and technical staff .
Sports
The university’s offers a comprehensive range of facilities for sport and leisure for almost every student sport and participation at all levels. Student common rooms are annexed to every hostel in which facilities are provided for indoor games such as Table Tennis, Badminton, Carom, etc. Facilities exist for outdoor games such as Volleyball, Cricket, Tennis, Hockey, Basketball, Football, Athletics and Bodybuilding. For all these games a sports complex held near the Sector - C Mosque.
Scholarships
The university provides some of the following scholarship opportunities to its brighter and needy students.
- HEC–JAPANESE NEED BASED MERIT SCHOLARSHIP
- IEP-SAC SAUDI ARABIA SCHOLARSHIP
- MORA SCHOLARSHIP
- MERIT SCHOLARSHIP
- Quaid-e-Azam Scholarship (mr)
- Merit Scholarships
- Foreign Funded Scholarship Programs
See also
- List of Universities in Pakistan
- Mehran University of Engineering and Technology
- NED University of Engineering & Technology
- Sindh Agriculture University
- University of Sindh
- Higher Education Commission
References
- ^ Google map. "Address and location of QUEST". Google map. Retrieved 30 December 2013.
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- Q.U.E.S.T Official Website
- Nawabshah
- American Society of Mechanical Engineers ASME
- Pakistan Engineering Council Accredited Engineering Qualifications
- Uni-Index
- Cultural Days of Q.U.E.S.T