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The Higher Education Commission (HEC) has announced the ranking of Pakistani universities on the basis of quality teaching and research, during a press conference held yesterday.
A statement issued by HEC said that the primary purpose of the ranking exercise is to share with the general public a comprehensive data on the key issues that determine the state of higher education in a particular institution.
Institutions established after December 2008 as well as distance education universities are excluded from the ranking lists.
Speaking on the occasion, Dr. Laghari, Chairperson HEC,  said that ranking is a quality indicator and this information will help shed light on key indicators of higher education institutions in Pakistan to allow students, parents, potential employers and all other stakeholders to make informed decisions regarding higher education institutions.
Ranking criteria for the universities include student intake as well as graduates produced at BS, MS and PhD levels, number of qualified faculty members, student-teacher ratio, quality of research produced and published in journals of international repute, physical and technological infrastructure, international collaborations, resource generation and sports facilities.
The universities have been ranked specifically by category/area of specialization to make it logical. The sector-wise sorting has not been done to provide equal reflection to both the public and private sector institutions. Universities can only be comparable within the assigned category, comparisons to be made among different categories based on the above list will not be logical.
Top 10 Universities in Pakistan:

1. Quaid-i-Azam University, Islamabad
2. Pakistan Institute of Engineering and Applied Sciences
3. Aga Khan University, Karachi
4. University of Agriculture, Faisalabad
5. University of The Punjab, Lahore
6. National University of Sciences and Technology (NUST)
7. Pir Mehr Ali Shah Arid Agriculture University
8. University of Health Sciences, Lahore
9. COMSATS Institute of Information Technology (CIIT)
10. Lahore University of Management Sciences, Lahore

Category wise Ranking:
Agriculture/Veterinary

1. University of Agriculture, Faisalabad
2. Pir Mehr Ali Shah Arid Agriculture University, Rawalpindi
3. University of Veterinary and Animal Sciences, Lahore
4. KPK Agriculture University, Peshawar
5. Sindh Agriculture University, Tandojam

Art & Design

1. National College of Arts, Lahore
2. Indus Valley School of Arts and Architecture, Karachi

Computer Sciences & IT

1. COMSAT Institute of Information Tech Islamabad
2. National University of Computer and Emerging Sciences , Islamabad
3. Qurtaba University D.I.Khan
4. Balochistan University of Information Technology and Management Sciences, Quetta
5. City University, Peshawar

Engineering & Technology

1. Pakistan Institute of Engineering and Applied Science, Islamabad
2. National University of Sciences and Technology, Islamabad
3. Ghulam Institute of Engineering and Technology , Swabi
4. University of Engineering and Technology , Taxila
5. Institute of Space Technology, Islamabad

Business Education

1. Lahore University of Management Sciences, Lahore
2. Institute of Business Administration, Karachi
3. Iqra University, Karachi
4. Sukkur Institute of Business Administration
5. National College of Business Administration & Economics, Lahore

Medical

1. Aga Khan University, Karachi
2. University of Health Sciences, Lahore
3. Dow University of Health Sciences, Karachi
4. Isra University, Hyderabad
5. Khyber Medical University, Peshawar

General Universities (Large)

1. University of the Punjab, Lahore
2. University of Karachi, Karachi
3. Bahauddin Zakariya University, Multan
4. University of Peshawar, Peshawar
5. International Islamic University, Islamabad

General Universities (Other)

1. Quaid-i-Azam University, Islamabad
2. Government College University, Lahore
3. Gomal University, DI Khan
4. Kohat University of Science and Technology
5. The University of Azad Jammu & Kashmir

Update:
For some unknown reasons, HEC has revised the ranking list for Pakistani universities. Below is the new rankings for Pakistani Universities:

Overall Top 10 Universities of Pakistan:

1. Quaid-i-Azam University, Islamabad
   
2. Pakistan Institute of Engineering and Applied Sciences
   
3. Aga Khan University, Karachi
   
4. University of Agriculture, Faisalabad
   
5. University of The Punjab, Lahore
   
6. National University of Sciences and Technology (NUST)
   
7. Pir Mehr Ali Shah Arid Agriculture University
   
8. University of Health Sciences, Lahore
   
9. COMSATS Institute of Information Technology (CIIT)
   
10. Lahore University of Management Sciences, Lahore
    

CATEGORY WISE RANKINGS

 

Agriculture/Veterinary

No.	Institute	Teaching Quality	QA Criteria	Research	Total Score
1	University of Agriculture	28.29	16	30.40	75
2	Pir Mehr Ali Shah Arid Agriculture University	25.37	17	26.54	69
3	University of Veterinary and Animal Sciences	25.84	14	17.94	58
4	KPK Agricultural University	23.25	14	18.60	56
5	Sindh Agriculture University	16.90	11	6.62	35
6	Lasbela University of Agriculture, Water and Marine Sciences	10.65	12	2.48	25

Art & Design

No.	Institute	Teaching Quality	QA Criteria	Research	Total Score
1	National College of Arts	34.21	0.000	22.00	56
2	Indus Valley School of Art and Architecture	28.61	11.000	0.00	40

Computer Sciences & IT

No.	Institute	Teaching Quality	QA Criteria	Research	Total Score
1	COMSATS Institute of Information Technology (CIIT)	28.67	15	24.77	68
2	National University of Computer and Emerging Sciences	33.06	9	18.85	61
3	Qurtaba University of Science and Information Technology	26.72	11	5.55	43
4	Balochistan University of Information Technology and Management Sciences	16.79	14	6.04	37
5	City University of Science and Information Technology	16.10	11	0.91	28
6	CECOS University of Information Technology and Emerging Sciences	14.61	11	0.00	26

Medical

No	Institute	Teaching Quality	QA Criteria	Research	Total Score
1	Aga Khan University	33.73	10	18.96	63
2	University of Health Sciences	13.12	8	25.32	46
3	Dow University of Health Sciences	11.53	18	4.40	34
4	Isra University	11.91	13	5.41	30
5	Zia-ud-Din University	13.50	10	3.80	27
6	Khyber Medical University	12.30	10	4.97	27
7	King Edward Medical University	9.60	9	7.17	26
8	Baqai Medical University	18.56	4	2.33	25
9	Liaquat University of Medical & Health Sciences	7.22	13	4.04	24
10	Gandhara University	11.24	11	0.27	23

Engineering & Technology

No.	Institute	Teaching Quality	QA Criteria	Research	Total Score
1	Pakistan Institute of Engineering and Applied Sciences	36.51	17	28.27	82
2	National University of Sciences and Technology	25.83	18	18.22	62
3	Ghulam Ishaq Khan Institute of Engineering Sciences & Technology	24.37	9	22.67	56
4	University of Engineering and Technology- Lahore	16.15	12	11.65	40
5	University of Engineering and Technology-Taxila	16.82	10	12.23	39
6	Institute of Space Technology	14.72	14	9.92	39
7	KPK University of Engineering and Technology	12.48	12	6.05	31
8	Mehran University of Engineering & Technology	12.11	12	5.59	30
9	NED University of Engineering & Technology	10.66	13	4.50	28
10	Air University	13.77	10	4.27	28
11	National Textile University	9.68	8	8.44	26
12	Quaid-e-Awam University of Engineering Science & Technology	7.97	14	1.54	24
13	Balochistan University of Engg & Technology	8.37	13	1.52	23
14	Sir Syed University of Engineering & Technology	7.59	14	0.86	22
15	Mirpur University of Science & Technology	6.78	13	2.18	22
16	Dawood College of Engineering & Technology	5.78	14	0.00	20

General Universities(*Large )

No.	Institute	Teaching Quality	QA Criteria	Research	Total Score
1	University of the Punjab	15.89	17.000	12.18	45
2	University of Karachi	15.11	10.000	10.67	36
3	Bahauddin Zakariya University	12.08	12.000	9.76	34
4	University of Peshawar	12.06	10.000	10.43	32
5	International Islamic University	9.12	15.000	6.83	31
6	Govt. College University	8.06	18.000	2.95	29
7	Federal Urdu University of Arts, Science & Technology	8.84	17.000	2.84	29
8	University of Sargodha	8.35	13.000	4.61	26
9	University of Sindh	8.30	11.000	5.74	25
10	The Islamia University of Bahawalpur	9.33	10.000	5.69	25
11	Hazara University Mansehra	8.63	13.000	3.16	25
12	University of Education	4.94	15.000	2.70	23
13	National University of Modern Languages	5.69	14.000	2.54	22
14	University of Gujrat	5.97	14.000	1.58	22
15	Bahria University	6.35	7.000	2.18	16
16	Preston University, Kohat	7.05	7.000	0.37	14
17	University of Lahore	6.31	5.000	0.72	12

*student enrollment > 7000

General Universities(*Medium)

No.	Institute	Teaching Quality	QA Criteria	Research	Total Score
1	Quaid-i-Azam University	23.88	11	32.46	67
2	Government College University	14.65	13	11.95	40
3	Gomal University	10.64	17	4.71	32
4	Kohat University of Science and Technology	9.54	15	4.07	29
5	The University of Azad Jammu & Kashmir	9.72	15	3.58	28
6	Shah Abdul Latif University	9.18	14	4.39	28
7	Riphah International University	9.74	15	2.67	27
8	Fatima Jinnah Women University	8.22	15	2.71	26
9	University of Balochisan	9.44	13	3.73	26
10	University of Management & Technology	7.49	13	4.81	25
11	Shaheed Zulfikar Ali Bhutto Institute of Science & Technology	7.57	11	5.02	24
12	Forman Christian College	14.45	7	1.92	23
13	Lahore College for Women University	10.62	10	1.32	22
14	Mohammad Ali Jinnah University	7.53	3	6.70	17
15	Hamdard University	6.82	7	2.12	16
16	University of Central Punjab	5.68	8	1.47	15
17	Jinnah University for Women	7.39	7	0.69	15

*student enrollment >3000 and <7000

General Universities(*Small)

No.	Institute	Teaching Quality	QA Criteria	Research	Total Score
1	Pakistan Institute of Development Economics	23.43	6.000	7.72	37
2	University of Faisalabad	16.14	15.000	0.78	32
3	Sardar Bahadur Khan Women’s University	12.13	15.000	2.39	30
4	National Defence University	12.23	11.000	3.96	27
5	Karakurum International University	11.23	12.000	1.77	25
6	Textile Institute of Pakistan	14.16	11.000	0.00	25
7	University of Malakand	7.29	13.000	3.33	24
8	Foundation University	11.96	7.000	3.30	22
9	Beaconhouse National University	7.59	13.000	0.40	21
10	Dadabhoy Institute of Higher Education	6.05	15.000	0.00	21
11	Frontier Women University	4.86	15.000	1.46	21
12	University of South Asia	7.70	11.000	1.90	21
13	Sarhad University of Science and Information Technology	10.05	11.000	0.26	21
14	GIFT University	8.52	11.000	0.00	20
15	Indus Institute of Higher Education	8.59	10.000	0.00	19
16	Mohiuddin Islamic University	7.70	11.000	0.01	19
17	Hajvery University	6.73	11.000	0.00	18
18	Kinnaird College For Women	8.19	9.000	0.48	18
19	The Superior College	10.91	7.000	0.06	18
20	Karachi Institute of Economics & Technology	9.93	7.000	0.56	17
21	Newport Institute of Communications & Economics	5.89	11.000	0.25	17
22	Greenwich University	8.31	7.000	0.25	16
23	Minhaj University	11.03	3.000	0.00	14
24	Iqra University	0.00	12.000	0.34	12
25	Preston Institute of Management, Science and Technology	7.76	3.000	0.00	11
26	Preston University, Karachi	7.30	0.000	1.01	8

*student enrollment <3000