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University of Engineering and Technology, Lahore

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The University of Engineering and Technology, Lahore (UET Lahore) is a public university located in Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan specializing in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) subjects.[1][2][3] It is the oldest and one of the most selective engineering institutions in Pakistan. Every year around 40,000 candidates appear in ECAT while there are around 3,045 fully subsidized (A1 & A1-M) and partially subsidized (A2 and A2-M) seats available in UET Lahore and its campuses, making the selection ratio of 7.6% in ECAT based disciplines.

University of Engineering and Technology, Lahore
جامعہ ہندسیہ و تکنیکیہ لاہور
Other name
UET
Former names
Mughalpura Technical College, Maclagan Engineering College, Punjab College of Engineering and Technology, East Punjab college of Engineering
MottoRead in the name of thy Lord who created!
TypePublic
Established1921 (1921)
Academic affiliations
Higher Education Commission (Pakistan)
Pakistan Engineering Council
Pakistan Council for Architects and Town Planners
Washington Accord
ChancellorGovernor of the Punjab
Vice-ChancellorDr.Nasir Hayat
RegistrarMuhammad Asif
Students12000
Undergraduates9800
Postgraduates1900
300
Location
Lahore, Punjab
,
Pakistan

31°34′48″N 74°21′22″E / 31.57993°N 74.3561°E / 31.57993; 74.3561
Campus300 Acres
MascotUETian
Websiteuet.edu.pk

History and overview

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Founded in 1 January 1921 in Mughalpura, a suburban area of Lahore, as Mughalpura Technical College, it later became the 'MacLagan Engineering College', a name given to it in 1923 after Sir Edward Douglas MacLagan, the then Governor of Punjab, who laid the foundation stone of the main building, now called the Main Block. In 1929, it was affiliated with the University of Punjab for the award of Bachelor's Degrees in Electrical and Mechanical Engineering. In 1939, the name was again changed to Punjab College of Engineering and Technology, and a Civil Engineering degree was also started in the college. At the time of partition, part of the college relocated to India, called East Punjab College of Engineering.[4] In 1954, a bachelor's degree program in mining engineering was started. In 1962, it was granted charter and was named the West Pakistan University of Engineering and Technology, Lahore.[5] During the 1960s, bachelor's degree programs were started in chemical engineering, petroleum and gas engineering, metallurgical engineering, architecture and city and regional planning. In 1972, it was officially renamed the University of Engineering and Technology, Lahore. By the 1970s, it had established a score of master's degree programs in engineering, architecture, city and regional planning and allied disciplines. Several Ph.D. degree programs were also started. A second campus of the university was established in 1975 in Sahiwal which was relocated to Taxila in 1978 and became an independent university in 1993 called the University of Engineering and Technology, Taxila.[6]

Today, it is widely considered one of the best and most prestigious engineering universities in Pakistan where more than 50,000 students apply for admission every year.[7]

The university, as of 2016, had a faculty of 881 people of which 257 had doctorates. It has a total of 9,385 undergraduate and 1,708 postgraduate students studying.[8] It has a strong collaboration with the University of South Carolina, University of Manchester and the Queen Mary University of London and has conducted research funded by Huawei, Cavium Networks, Microsoft and MontaVista.[9][10] It is one of the highest ranked universities in Pakistan with domestic rankings placing it as the third best engineering school in Pakistan while QS World University Ranking put it as 236th in world in the category of Engineering & Technology in the year 2024. It is also ranked 101-150 in the category of Petroleum Engineering, 201-250 in Electrical & Electronics Engineering, 251-300 in Mechanical Engineering, 351-400 in Chemical Engineering and 401-450 in Computer Science & Information Systems in the world by the same publication in 2024.[2][1] Meanwhile, in Asia the university ranking is currently ranked at No. 165th.[11] As of 2023, Computer Science is the highest-merit and most sought after discipline at UET Lahore (at Undergraduate Level).

 
Aerial Panorama of UET Lahore and its surrounding

The government of Punjab commemorated the 100th anniversary of UET by issuing a Commemorative coin and a Postage stamp in January 2022.[12]

Location

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Khayaban e Fazal, the newly constructed entrance of UET Lahore

The campus is situated on the Grand Trunk Road (GT Road), a few kilometers from the Mughal era Shalimar Gardens.

Sub campuses and constituent colleges

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Sub-campus/Constituent college name Location Establishment
Rachna College of Engineering and Technology Wazirabad 2003
UET Faisalabad Campus Faisalabad 2004
UET New Campus Kala Shah Kaku (Sheikhupura District) 2006
UET Narowal Campus Narowal 2012
 
UET Narowal Campus (Temporary Building)
 
UET Lahore City Campus, Main Block

Research centers

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Laser and Optronics Center

The university consists of the following research centers:

  • Al-Khawarizmi Institute of Computer Science (KICS)
  • Huawei – UET Joint TeleComm and IT Center[13]
  • Center for Language Engineering[14]
  • ZTE – UET Joint TeleComm Center[15]
  • Laser and Optronics Center[16]
  • Energy Research Technologies Development Center[17]
  • Institute of Environmental Engineering and Research[18]
  • DSP and Wireless Communication Center[19]
  • Center of Excellence in Water Resources Engineering[20]
  • Research Center[21]
  • Software Engineering Center[22]
  • Manufacturing Technologies Development Center[23]
  • Automotive Engineering Center[24]
  • Nano Technology Research Center[25]
  • Innovation and Technology Development Center
  • Engineering Services UET Pakistan (Pvt) Limited (ESUPAK)[26]
  • Center for Energy Research and Development
  • BioMedical Engineering Center

More than 870 students are foreign students and more than 1000 are female students.[27]

Academics

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University rankings
Global – Overall
QS World[28]751-760 (2025)
Regional – Overall
QS Asia[29]179 (2024)

Teaching faculty

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The faculty consists of 741 people including 14 international faculty members; around 122 have doctoral degrees.[30] Its faculty holds one Tamgha-e-Imtiaz, one Sitara-i-Imtiaz, one Izaz-e-Kamal Presidential Award and nine HEC Best Teacher Awards.

The university has established a Directorate of Research, Extension and Advisory Services which strives for the promotion and organization of research activities. The Al-Khwarizmi Institute of Computer Sciences is a notable name in Pakistan's research activity in computer sciences.

Co-curricular, extracurricular activities and student societies

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The university has a sports complex, consisting of a swimming pool, tennis court, table tennis court, squash court and a cricket stadium used for athletics. The university has several football grounds. Apart from sports-related facilities, there are societies to promote co-curricular activities and seminars.[31]

The National Library of Engineering Science

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National Library of Engineering Sciences

The National Library of Engineering Science, inaugurated by Faisal bin Abdul-Aziz Al Saud, is the central library of the university with a seating capacity for 400 readers and more than 125,000 volumes of books, 22,000 volumes of bound serials and 600 issues of scientific and technical serials on diverse fields.[32] The Library has the honor of having recently been chosen by the Higher Education Commission to serve as the primary resource center for engineering and technical education. It is a three-story building in front of Allah Hu Chowk.

Notable alumni

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  •  
    Ahsan Iqbal was a federal minister of Pakistan
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    Mosharraf Hossain is a Bangladeshi politician
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    Mehreen Faruqi is an Australian politician

References

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  1. ^ a b "Category Wise Rankings - Higher Education Institutions in Pakistan". Higher Education Commission Commission of Pakistan website. Archived from the original on 25 May 2013. Retrieved 22 October 2022.
  2. ^ a b "Only 13 Pakistani Universities make it to QS World Subject Rankings". The Dawn (newspaper). 24 March 2023. Retrieved 24 March 2023.
  3. ^ "Location and address of the UET". Google Maps. Retrieved 22 October 2022.
  4. ^ "Born in Lahore, a young PEC eyes eventful century". Times of India. 21 November 2020. Retrieved 22 October 2022.
  5. ^ "UET Lahore | History of University of Engineering and Technology".
  6. ^ Hassan, Muzammil. "UET Lahore - the University of Engineering and Technology". www.uet.edu.pk. Retrieved 22 October 2022.
  7. ^ "UET Facts in Numbers". Archived from the original on 31 January 2021. Retrieved 22 October 2022.
  8. ^ Hassan, Muzammil. "UET Lahore - University of Engineering and Technology". www.uet.edu.pk. Retrieved 11 September 2016.
  9. ^ Hassan, Muzammil. "List of International Linkages of UET Lahore". www.uet.edu.pk. Retrieved 22 October 2022.
  10. ^ Hassan, Muzammil. "UET Lahore - University of Engineering and Technology". University of Engineering and Technology, Lahore website. Retrieved 22 October 2022.
  11. ^ "University of Engineering and Technology (UET) Lahore". QS TopUniversities.com website. 16 July 2015. Retrieved 22 October 2022.
  12. ^ "Governor Punjab Unveiled Commemorative Coin and Postage Stamp of UET". uet.edu.pk.
  13. ^ "HUTIC is under construction".
  14. ^ "Center for Language Engineering".
  15. ^ "ZTE-UET Telecommunication Centre". Archived from the original on 10 January 2011. Retrieved 22 October 2022.
  16. ^ "Laser & Optrnics Center".
  17. ^ "Unknown".[permanent dead link‍]
  18. ^ "..Institute of Environmental Engineering & Research." Archived from the original on 10 January 2011.
  19. ^ "Laser & Optrnics Center".
  20. ^ "CEWRE – Centre of Excellence in Water Resource Engineering, UET, Lahore".
  21. ^ "....::::Research Center, UET, Lahore::::".
  22. ^ "..Software Engineering Center, UET, Lahore".
  23. ^ "Laser & Optrnics Center".
  24. ^ "::::::Automotive Engineering Center Labs::::::".
  25. ^ "::::Nanotechnology Research Centre:::::".
  26. ^ "ESUPAK".
  27. ^ Hassan, Muzammil. "UET Lahore - University of Engineering and Technology". www.uet.edu.pk. Retrieved 15 April 2018.
  28. ^ "Top Universities QS World University Rankings 2025". Retrieved 13 August 2024.
  29. ^ "QS Asia University Rankings 2024". Retrieved 13 August 2024.
  30. ^ Hassan, Muzammil. "UET Lahore - University of Engineering and Technology". www.uet.edu.pk. Retrieved 15 April 2018.
  31. ^ "Entrepreneur Muhammad Saqib Javed advocates for IT exports to benefit the Pakistani economy at the SNYES seminar hosted by UET Science Society". Lahore Herald. 16 February 2023.
  32. ^ "National Library of Engineering Sciences catalog".
  33. ^ Hassan, Muzammil. "UET Lahore - University of Engineering and Technology". www.uet.edu.pk. Retrieved 22 October 2022.
  34. ^ "Adil Najam Named Dean of Pardee School of Global Studies - BU Today - Boston University". bu.edu. 15 April 2014. Retrieved 22 October 2022.
  35. ^ "Ishfaq Ahmad". Ranger.uta.edu. Retrieved 22 October 2022.
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