Karachi

Karachi is the largest city in Pakistan and the capital of Sindh with an estimated GDP of $164 billion. It is the industrial and financial center of Pakistan. Karachi contains Pakistan’s largest airport that is Jinnah International Airport along with the two largest seaports, the Port of Karachi and Port Bin Qasim.

The literacy rate in Karachi was estimated to be 79%. There are both public and private Universities in Karachi. It has well-known universities including The University of Karachi which is Pakistan’s largest university with 24000 students. Karachi has the country’s oldest engineering institute i.e. NED University of Engineering and Technology.

Facts about Universities in Karachi

  • National University of Computer and Emerging Sciences (NUCES-FAST) is one of the top universities of Pakistan in computer sciences.
  • Dawood University of Engineering and Technology offers various degree programs in engineering including Petroleum and gas engineering, energy and environment engineering, and telecommunication engineering.
  • Karachi contains the only institution in Pakistan providing training in the field of polymer engineering and plastics i.e. Plastic Technology Centre (PTC).
  • The Institute of Business Administration (IBA) is the oldest business school.
  • Pakistan Marine Academy (PMA) is the only institution giving training in Marine Engineering and Ship Management.
  • Bait al Hikmat is the largest library of Pakistan located in Karachi.
  • Karachi contains the first Women University of Pakistan Jinnah women university.

What is education like in Karachi?

  • Education in Karachi is from primary level to university and further leading to high-level degrees.
  • Karachi has institutions from primary to the graduate level in both the public and private sectors.

Quick Facts about Karachi

  • Due to its location on the Arabian Sea Karachi serves as a transport hub.
  • It is the largest city in Sindh with a population of 16,459,000 according to the 2021 census.
  • Karachi is the fastest-growing city of Pakistan with almost every community.
  • Karachi serves as the center of Pakistan’s economy.
  • Pakistan’s largest banks are located in Karachi and are also home to the Pakistan stock exchange.
  • It also contains a large portion of industries dealing with textiles, cement, and food products.
  • Pakistan’s largest malls and various museums are located in Karachi.

      Below are some top universities in Karachi.

  • Agha Khan University
  • Institute of Business Administration
  • Institute of Business Management
  • University of Karachi 
  • NED University of Engineering and Technology
  • Hamdard University
  • Jinnah University of Women

Quick Facts

Population: 14.91 Millions

Literacy Rate: 79%

Location

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Universities in Karachi

Sindh Institute of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Karachi

Metropolitan University Karachi

Sohail University, Karachi

Sindh Institute of Management & Technology Karachi

Ziauddin University Karachi

National University of Computer & Emerging Sciences (FAST NUCES) Karachi

Karachi Institute of Technology and Entrepreneurship (KITE)

Emaan Institute of Management & Sciences, Karachi

Air War College Institute, Karachi

Usman Institute of Technology University, Karachi

Federal Urdu University of Arts Science and Technology (FUUAST), Karachi

Bait-us-Salam, Karachi

Pakistan Naval Engineering College (PNEC), NUST Karachi Campus

Shaheed Benazir Bhutto City University (SBBCU), Karachi

Shaheed Zulfiqar Ali Bhutto University of Law (SZABUL), Karachi

Bahria University (BU), Karachi

Isra University, Karachi

National University of Modern Languages, Karachi

National Textile University (NTU), Karachi

Dawood University of Engineering and Technology (DUET), Karachi

Jinnah University for Women, Karachi

Greenwich University (GU), Karachi

Textile Institute of Pakistan,Karachi

Pakistan Naval Academy, Karachi

Preston University, Karachi

Shaheed Benazir Bhutto Dewan University, Karachi

Indus Valley School of Art & Architecture, Karachi

Baqai Medical University, Karachi

Salim Habib University, Karachi

Jinnah Sindh Medical University (JSMU), Karachi

Commecs Institute of Business and Emerging Sciences, Karachi

DHA Suffa University, Karachi

Dadabhoy Institute of Higher Education, DIHE Karachi

KASB Institute of Technology, Karachi

Preston Institute of Management Science and Technology (PIMSAT), Karachi

Iqra University, Karachi

ILMA University, Karachi

Nazeer Hussain University, Karachi

Karachi School of Business and Leadership

Dow University of Health Sciences (DUHS), Karachi

Sindh Institute of Medical Sciences, Karachi

Mohammad Ali Jinnah University, Karachi

NED University of Engineering and Technology (NEDUET), Karachi

Sindh Madressa-Tul-Islam University, Karachi

Indus University, Karachi

Karachi Institute of Economics & Technology

Habib University, Karachi

Shaheed Zulfiqar Ali Bhutto Institute of Science and Technology , Karachi

Sir Syed University of Engineering and Technology, Karachi

Hamdard University, Karachi

Institute of Business Administration, IBA Karachi

Aga Khan University, Karachi

The University of Karachi