University of Sargodha

University of Sargodha

Type	Govt
Established	1946
Academic staff	460
Students	6500
Undergraduates	5300
Postgraduates	1200
Location	Sargodha , Punjab, , Pakistan
Campus	Urban, 500 acres
Mascot	Sargodhian
Website	www.uos.edu.pk

The University of Sargodha was established in 2002 by an ordinance of the Government of Pakistan Formerly, it was called the Government College, Sargodha. Currently (2007), Dr. Muhammad Akram Chaudhary is the Vice-Chancellor of Sargodha University. The university is getting popular because there are remote areas around Sargodha, and most of the students now want to study in the University of Sargodha.

History

Govt. College Sargodha, at Shahpur before partition, was shifted to Sargodha in 1946. Very soon, it became the hub of all the cultural and intellectual activities.

In 1987-88, post graduate classes were introduced at Govt. College in the disciplines of English, Urdu, Mathematics, Physics, Chemistry, Economics, Islamic Studies, History.

In November 2002, College was upgraed to the rank of University of Sargodha. Soon after its inception in 2002, the University of Sargodha under the dynamic leadership of its founder Vice-Chancellor, Prof. Dr. Riaz-ul-Haq Tariq, put a giant step on the road to progress and since then never looked back. Recently in the year 2007 Prof.Dr.Akram Ch became The second Vice-Chancellor of the University

Departments

University has a broad range of Departments comprising of

• Department of Computer Sciences Online
• Department of Chemistry
• Department of Mathematics
• Department of Physics
• Department of Food Science & Technology
• Department of Pharmacy Online
• Department of Biological Sciences
• Department of Earth Sciences
• Department of Statistics
• Department of Economics
• Department of Education
• Department of Mass communication
• Department of History
• Department of Pakistan Studies
• Department of Islamic Studies
• Department of International Relations & Political Science
• Department of Psychology
• Department of Social Work
• Department Health & Physical Education
• Department of Law
• Department of English
• Department of Business Administration

Affiliated Colleges

• University of Sargodha , Sargodha
• Govt. College (W) Chandni Chowk, Sargodha
• Govt. College (W) Farooq Colony, Sargodha
• Govt. College (W) Sillanwali, Sargodha
• Govt. College (W) Sahiwal
• Govt. College (W) 36 S.B. Sargodha
• Govt. College (W) Bhalwal
• Govt. College (B) Shahpur Saddar, Sargodha
• Govt. College Bhalwal
• Govt. College Sillanwali
• Govt. Ambala Muslim College , Sargodha
• Govt. College 90 S.B. Sargodha
• Govt. College Farooqa
• Govt. College of Commerce, Sargodha
• Govt. College (W) Bhagtanwala
• Govt. College (W) Farooqa
• Govt. College Bhagtanwala
• Govt. College (W) Shahpur Sadar, Sargodha
• Govt. Postgraduate College Jauharabad, District Khushab
• Govt. Degree College Naushera, District Khushab
• Govt. Institute of Commerce, Mankera, District Bhakkar
• Govt. Degree College (W) Darya Khan, District Bhakkar
• Govt. Degree College (B) Darya Khan, District Bhakkar
• Army Public Degree College, Sargodha
• Al-Suffah Girls College, Sargodha
• Oriental College of Arts, Lahore
• ACME College of Excellence, Sargodha

See also

• List of universities in Pakistan
• Punjab College of Science
• Board of Intermediate and Secondary Education, Sargodha.
• ITM College Sargodha

External links

• University of Sargodha - Official Website