University of Karachi

The University of Karachi (or KU) is a public university

Public university

A public university is a university that is predominantly funded by public means through a national or subnational government, as opposed to private universities. A national university may or may not be considered a public university, depending on regions...

 located in Karachi

Karachi

Karachi is the largest city, main seaport and the main financial centre of Pakistan, as well as the capital of the province of Sindh. The city has an estimated population of 13 to 15 million, while the total metropolitan area has a population of over 18 million...

, Pakistan

Pakistan

Pakistan , officially the Islamic Republic of Pakistan is a sovereign state in South Asia. It has a coastline along the Arabian Sea and the Gulf of Oman in the south and is bordered by Afghanistan and Iran in the west, India in the east and China in the far northeast. In the north, Tajikistan...

. It serves an on-campus student population of more than 24,000. According to the Higher Education Commission

Higher Education Commission

The Higher Education Commission , formerly the University Grant Commission, is the primary regulator of higher education in Pakistan. It also facilitated the development of higher educational system in Pakistan. Its main purpose was to upgrade universities in Pakistan to be centres of education,...

 (HEC) of Pakistan, it is ranked among the top three universities of the country. In 2008 the university entered the THE-QS World University Rankings for the top 500 universities in the world.

History

The University of Karachi was established through parliament as a Federal University in 1951. In 1962 its status was redefined as a university of the province of Sindh. On 23 October 1950 the Karachi University Act was passed and after an amendment in 1951 it was enacted. For the first two years, the University of Karachi remained as an examination University for the affiliated colleges.

In 1953 it started its teaching and research activities at two faculties of Arts and Science. Opened with an intake of 50 students, the university now has 53 Departments and 20 Research Centers and Institutes, under faculties of Arts, Science, Islamic Studies, Engineering, Law, Pharmacy, Management and Administrative Sciences and Medicine. The enrolment of regular students at the campus is around 28,000. There are about 1000 faculty members and more than 3000 supporting staff. On 18 January 1960 the university was shifted to the new campus on a plot of 1279 acres (5.2 km²) located on the Country Club Road (now University Road), under the vice-chancellorship of Prof. Dr. Basheer Ahmad Hashmi, 23 June 1957 - 22 June 1961.

Library

The Dr. Mahmud Hussain Library is a three-storey structure, established in 1952. The library was in another building before moving to the present building. The library houses 350,000 volumes, some of them dating back to the 17th century. The library is home to the personal book collection of Muhammad Ali Jinnah

Muhammad Ali Jinnah

Muhammad Ali Jinnah was a Muslim lawyer, politician, statesman and the founder of Pakistan. He is popularly and officially known in Pakistan as Quaid-e-Azam and Baba-e-Qaum ....

, the founder of Pakistan.

Teachers from over 100 affiliated colleges frequent the university, along with scholars from 19 research institutions. A loan and resource sharing system exists with other academic entities in the Karachi area. A digital library enables the scholars and students to access online books and journals. 25 librarians, 10 assistant librarians, and around 90 nonprofessional staff help maintain the library. The building includes six reading rooms for general purposes and six for research.

Karachi University Press

Karachi University Press publishes university books and other materials.

Faculties

• Faculty of Arts
• Faculty of Engineering
• Faculty of Islamic Studies
• Faculty of Law
• Faculty of Management and Administrative Sciences
• Faculty of Medicine
• Faculty of Pharmacy
• Faculty of Science

Departments of University of Karachi

The University of Karachi departments include:

Faculty of Arts Department of Arabic Department of Criminology Criminology Criminology is the scientific study of the nature, extent, causes, and control of criminal behavior in both the individual and in society... Department of Persian Department of Persian, University of Karachi Department of Persian is division in the Arts Area at University of Karachi, Pakistan, is one of the unique and oldest department in Pakistan. It was introduced to promote the Persian Language and Persian Literature in Pakistan.-History:... Department of Bengali Department of Bengali, University of Karachi The Department of Bengali is a division of the Arts department at the University of Karachi, Pakistan. It is one of the oldest Bengali language departments in Pakistan, it was introduced to promote the Bengali Language and Bengali Literature in Pakistan.... Department of Education Department of Education, University of Karachi Department of Education is division in the Arts Area at University of Karachi, Pakistan, which is one of the unique and oldest department in Pakistan. It was created to promote the Education Industry in Pakistan... Department of Economics Economics Economics is the social science that analyzes the production, distribution, and consumption of goods and services. The term economics comes from the Ancient Greek from + , hence "rules of the house"... Department of English English language English is a West Germanic language that arose in the Anglo-Saxon kingdoms of England and spread into what was to become south-east Scotland under the influence of the Anglian medieval kingdom of Northumbria... Department of General History Department of International Relations Department of International Relations, University of Karachi The Department of International Relations is a department of the University of Karachi, Pakistan.. It was established in 1958.-History:The founding Chairman was Professor Dr. Mahmud Hussain... Department of Islamic History Department of Library Library In a traditional sense, a library is a large collection of books, and can refer to the place in which the collection is housed. Today, the term can refer to any collection, including digital sources, resources, and services...  & Information Science Information science -Introduction:Information science is an interdisciplinary science primarily concerned with the analysis, collection, classification, manipulation, storage, retrieval and dissemination of information... Department of Mass Communication Mass communication Mass communication is the term used to describe the academic study of the various means by which individuals and entities relay information through mass media to large segments of the population at the same time... Department of Philosophy Philosophy Philosophy is the study of general and fundamental problems, such as those connected with existence, knowledge, values, reason, mind, and language. Philosophy is distinguished from other ways of addressing such problems by its critical, generally systematic approach and its reliance on rational... Department of Political Science Political science Political Science is a social science discipline concerned with the study of the state, government and politics. Aristotle defined it as the study of the state. It deals extensively with the theory and practice of politics, and the analysis of political systems and political behavior... Department of Psychology Psychology Psychology is the study of the mind and behavior. Its immediate goal is to understand individuals and groups by both establishing general principles and researching specific cases. For many, the ultimate goal of psychology is to benefit society... Department of Sindhi Sindhi language Sindhi is the language of the Sindh region of Pakistan that is spoken by the Sindhi people. In India, it is among 22 constitutionally recognized languages, where Sindhis are a sizeable minority. It is spoken by 53,410,910 people in Pakistan, according to the national government's Statistics Division... Department of Sociology Department of Social Work Social work Social Work is a professional and academic discipline that seeks to improve the quality of life and wellbeing of an individual, group, or community by intervening through research, policy, community organizing, direct practice, and teaching on behalf of those afflicted with poverty or any real or... s Department of Special Education Special education Special education is the education of students with special needs in a way that addresses the students' individual differences and needs. Ideally, this process involves the individually planned and systematically monitored arrangement of teaching procedures, adapted equipment and materials,... Department of Urdu Urdu Urdu is a register of the Hindustani language that is identified with Muslims in South Asia. It belongs to the Indo-European family. Urdu is the national language and lingua franca of Pakistan. It is also widely spoken in some regions of India, where it is one of the 22 scheduled languages and an... Department of Visual Studies Visual culture Visual Culture as an academic subject is a field of study that generally includes some combination of cultural studies, art history, critical theory, philosophy, and anthropology, by focusing on aspects of culture that rely on visual images.- Overview :...

Faculty of Islamic Studies Department of Islamic Learning Department of Quran-o-Sunnah Department of Usul-ud-Din Sirah Chair

Faculty of Pharmacy Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry Department of Pharmaceutics Pharmaceutics Pharmaceutics is the discipline of pharmacy that deals with all facets of the process of turning a new chemical entity into a medication able to be safely and effectively used by patients in the community. Pharmaceutics is the science of dosage form design... Department of Pharmacology Pharmacology Pharmacology is the branch of medicine and biology concerned with the study of drug action. More specifically, it is the study of the interactions that occur between a living organism and chemicals that affect normal or abnormal biochemical function... Department of Pharmacognosy Pharmacognosy Pharmacognosy is the study of medicines derived from natural sources. The American Society of Pharmacognosy defines pharmacognosy as "the study of the physical, chemical, biochemical and biological properties of drugs, drug substances or potential drugs or drug substances of natural origin as well...

Faculty of Science Department of Agriculture Agriculture Agriculture is the cultivation of animals, plants, fungi and other life forms for food, fiber, and other products used to sustain life. Agriculture was the key implement in the rise of sedentary human civilization, whereby farming of domesticated species created food surpluses that nurtured the... Department of Applied Chemistry Department of Applied Physics Applied physics Applied physics is a general term for physics which is intended for a particular technological or practical use.It is usually considered as a bridge or a connection between "pure" physics and engineering.... Department of Biochemistry Biochemistry Biochemistry, sometimes called biological chemistry, is the study of chemical processes in living organisms, including, but not limited to, living matter. Biochemistry governs all living organisms and living processes... Department of Bio-Technology Department of Botany Botany Botany, plant science, or plant biology is a branch of biology that involves the scientific study of plant life. Traditionally, botany also included the study of fungi, algae and viruses... Department of Chemical Technology and Engineering Engineering Engineering is the discipline, art, skill and profession of acquiring and applying scientific, mathematical, economic, social, and practical knowledge, in order to design and build structures, machines, devices, systems, materials and processes that safely realize improvements to the lives of... Department of Chemistry Chemistry Chemistry is the science of matter, especially its chemical reactions, but also its composition, structure and properties. Chemistry is concerned with atoms and their interactions with other atoms, and particularly with the properties of chemical bonds.... Department of Computer Science Computer science Computer science or computing science is the study of the theoretical foundations of information and computation and of practical techniques for their implementation and application in computer systems...  (UBIT) Department of Food Science Food science Food science is a study concerned with all technical aspects of foods, beginning with harvesting or slaughtering, and ending with its cooking and consumption, an ideology commonly referred to as "from field to fork"...  and Technology Technology Technology is the making, usage, and knowledge of tools, machines, techniques, crafts, systems or methods of organization in order to solve a problem or perform a specific function. It can also refer to the collection of such tools, machinery, and procedures. The word technology comes ;... Department of Genetics Genetics Genetics , a discipline of biology, is the science of genes, heredity, and variation in living organisms.... Department of Geology Geology Geology is the science comprising the study of solid Earth, the rocks of which it is composed, and the processes by which it evolves. Geology gives insight into the history of the Earth, as it provides the primary evidence for plate tectonics, the evolutionary history of life, and past climates... Department of Geography Geography Geography is the science that studies the lands, features, inhabitants, and phenomena of Earth. A literal translation would be "to describe or write about the Earth". The first person to use the word "geography" was Eratosthenes... Department of Health Health Health is the level of functional or metabolic efficiency of a living being. In humans, it is the general condition of a person's mind, body and spirit, usually meaning to be free from illness, injury or pain...  and Physical Education Physical education Physical education or gymnastics is a course taken during primary and secondary education that encourages psychomotor learning in a play or movement exploration setting.... Department of Mathematics Mathematics Mathematics is the study of quantity, space, structure, and change. Mathematicians seek out patterns and formulate new conjectures. Mathematicians resolve the truth or falsity of conjectures by mathematical proofs, which are arguments sufficient to convince other mathematicians of their validity... Department of MIBM (Evening Programme) Department of Microbiology Microbiology Microbiology is the study of microorganisms, which are defined as any microscopic organism that comprises either a single cell , cell clusters or no cell at all . This includes eukaryotes, such as fungi and protists, and prokaryotes... Department of Petroleum Technology Department of Physics Physics Physics is a natural science that involves the study of matter and its motion through spacetime, along with related concepts such as energy and force. More broadly, it is the general analysis of nature, conducted in order to understand how the universe behaves.Physics is one of the oldest academic... Department of Physiology Physiology Physiology is the science of the function of living systems. This includes how organisms, organ systems, organs, cells, and bio-molecules carry out the chemical or physical functions that exist in a living system. The highest honor awarded in physiology is the Nobel Prize in Physiology or... Department of Statistics Statistics Statistics is the study of the collection, organization, analysis, and interpretation of data. It deals with all aspects of this, including the planning of data collection in terms of the design of surveys and experiments.... Department of Zoology Zoology Zoology |zoölogy]]), is the branch of biology that relates to the animal kingdom, including the structure, embryology, evolution, classification, habits, and distribution of all animals, both living and extinct...

Faculty of Engineering Department of Chemical Engineering BE (Chemical Technology) BE (Polymer And Process),Plastics Technology Center, Korangi Industrial Area Korangi Industrial Area Korangi Industrial Area is located in Korangi Town, in Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan. It is one of the largest industrial areas of Pakistan. It houses approximately 3000 facilities for various industries, including textile, steel, pharmaceutical, automobile, chemical, engineering and flour mills... ,Karachi

Faculty of Law Sindh Muslim Law College Sindh Muslim Law College The Sindh Muslim Government Law College or S. M. Law College is located on Dr. Ziauddin Ahmed Road, Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan. The college was established by its first Principal Hassanally A. Rahman Zubedi, a leading Advocate of Sindh on the June 28, 1947 and was affiliated to the University of... Islamia Law College

Faculty of Management & Administrative Sciences Karachi University Business School Department of Commerce Commerce While business refers to the value-creating activities of an organization for profit, commerce means the whole system of an economy that constitutes an environment for business. The system includes legal, economic, political, social, cultural, and technological systems that are in operation in any... Department of Public Administration Public administration Public Administration houses the implementation of government policy and an academic discipline that studies this implementation and that prepares civil servants for this work. As a "field of inquiry with a diverse scope" its "fundamental goal.....

Faculty of Medicine Karachi Medical & Dental College MS Master of Surgery The Master of Surgery is an advanced qualification in surgery. It is most commonly abbreviated Ch.M. or M.S., as well as M.Ch. and M.Chir. from its Latin name, Magister Chirurgiae or the English form of Master of Surgery....  (Surgery Surgery Surgery is an ancient medical specialty that uses operative manual and instrumental techniques on a patient to investigate and/or treat a pathological condition such as disease or injury, or to help improve bodily function or appearance.An act of performing surgery may be called a surgical... ) MD Doctor of Medicine Doctor of Medicine is a doctoral degree for physicians. The degree is granted by medical schools...  (Medicine Medicine Medicine is the science and art of healing. It encompasses a variety of health care practices evolved to maintain and restore health by the prevention and treatment of illness.... )

Research institutes and centres

Applied Economics Research Centre Area Study Center for Europe Center of Excellence for Women Study Center of Excellence in Marine Biology Center for Molecular Genetics H.E.J. Research Institute of Chemistry Hussain Ebrahim Jamal Research Institute of Chemistry The Hussain Ebrahim Jamal Research Institute of Chemistry, widely known as H.E.J. Research Institute of Chemistry, is an advanced and academic Chemistry and Mathematics research institute in Karachi, Sindh Province of Pakistan... Dr. Panjwani Center for Molecular Medicine Dr. A.Q. Khan Institute of Biotechnology and Genetic Engineering Institute of Clinical Psychology Institute of Environmental Studies Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences

Institute of Marine Science National Nematological Research Centre Pakistan Study Center Sheikh Zayed Islamic Research Centre Institute of Space and Planet Astrophysics Institute for Sustainable Halophyte Utilization Marine Reference & Research Collection Center Department of Chemical Engineering Department of Zoology Department of Computer Science

Affiliated Medical,Engineering Universities & Educational colleges

Former vice chancellors

• Prof. A. B. A. Haleem, 23 June 1951 - 22 June 1957
• Prof. Dr. Basheer Ahmad Hashmi, 23 June 1957 - 22 June 1961
• Prof. Dr. Ishtiaq Hussain Qureshi
  Ishtiaq Hussain Qureshi
  Prof. Dr. Ishtiaq Hussain Qureshi SP, HI was a noted historian, educationist and scholar of Pakistan as well as a prolific writer. He is regarded as the founding member of Muqtadra Qaumi Zaban and served as the first education minister of Pakistan...
  
  , 23 June 1961 - 2 August 1971
• Prof. Dr. Mahmud Hussain, 3 August 1971 - 9 April 1975
• Prof. Dr. Saleemuzzaman Siddiqui (Acting), 10 April 1975 - 16 January 1976
• Prof. Dr. Ehsan Rasheed, 7 January 1976 - 31 August 1979
• Prof. Dr. S. Masum Ali Tirmizi, 1 September 1979 - 31 August 1983
• Prof. Dr. Jameel Jalibi
  Jameel Jalibi
  Muhammad Jameel Khan commonly known as Prof. Dr. Jameel Jalibi Ph.D., D.Litt, SI, HI, is a noted linguist, critic, writer, researcher, educationist and scholar of Urdu literature and linguistics from Pakistan...
  
  , 1 September 1983 - 31 August 1987
• Prof. Dr. Manzoor uddin Ahmad, 1 September 1987 - 7 July 1990
• Prof. Dr. S. Irtafaq Ali, 8 July 1990 - 6 July 1994
• Prof. Dr. Abd-ul-Wahab (Acting), 6 July 1994 - 4 April 1995
• Prof. Dr. Abd-ul-Wahab, 5 April 1995 - 9 November 1996
• Prof. Dr. Hafeez A. Pasha
  Hafeez A. Pasha
  Dr. Hafiz Ahmed Pasha is a distinguished economist of Pakistan who is a member of the country's Panel of Economists, an independent advisory committee for the government. He is also the dean of the School of Social Sciences at the Beaconhouse National University, Lahore...
  
  , 10 November 1996 - 24 July 1997
• Prof. Dr. Zafar H. Zaidi, 25 July 1997 - 7 January 2001
• Prof. Dr. Zafar Saeed Saify (Acting), 12 January 2001 - 28 February 2001
• Prof. Dr. Zafar Saeed Saify, 1 March 2001 - 5 January 2004
• Prof. Dr. Pirzada Qasim
  Pirzada Qasim
  Prof. Dr. Pirzada Qasim Raza Siddiqui is a noted Pakistani scholar, Urdu poet scientist and educationist.He is serving as Vice Chancellor of the University of Karachi.- Biography :...
  
   Raza Siddiqui, 6 January 2004–present

See also

• Student life at the University of Karachi
  Student life at the University of Karachi
  The University of Karachi is Pakistan's largest and one of oldest universities. Originally established in 1951, the university has grown to become one of the country's most modern, high-standard educational institutes offering a broad range of career choices for students.There are currently over...
  
  
• Higher Education Commission of Pakistan
• Pakistan Educational Research Network
  Pakistan Educational Research Network
  The Pakistan Education and Research Network connects universities and research institutes through high-speed Internet bandwidth. The main purpose of this network is to facilitate researchers/students in sharing data and to coordinate with each other though video conferencing.Currently 56 Pakistani...
  
  

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