University of Karachi (UoK) also known as Karachi University (KU) is one of the oldest universities of Pakistan in Karachi. It was founded in 1951 as a federal public university in Pakistan. The University of Karachi is a member of the Association of Commonwealth Universities of the United Kingdom. The campus size of this university spans over 1200 acres.
This university is famous for its multidisciplinary research and famous alumni. Some of the alumni are, Dr. A.Q. Khan – Physicist Atta-Ur-Rehman – Geneticist Altaf Hussain –Politician Hussain Haro UOK started its teaching and research activities at two Faculties of Arts and Science.
This university was opened with the intake of 50 students, the university has now 53 Departments and 20 Research Centers and Institutes, under eight faculties of Arts, Science, Islamic Studies, Pharmacy, Management, and Administrative Sciences, Law, Education, and Medicine. At present, the enrolment of regular students is over 41,000 (Approximately) as on 30/06/2018.
There are over 700 teachers and more than 2100 supporting staff. Karachi University today is the biggest university in Pakistan. It contains eight faculties with which all the colleges of the city are affiliated. B.S., M.S., M.Phil. and Ph.D. classes under five of these faculties Arts, Science, Management, Administrative Science, Pharmacy, and Islamic Learning are conducted on the campus.
The Faculties of Medicine, law, and Education examines the students admitted to their affiliated colleges. Research programmers leading to M.Phil and Ph.D. degrees are offered under all the faculties. The Science Faculty of UOK is consists of 23 departments and five research Institutes and is the biggest science center in the country.
The library of the UOK is one of the largest libraries in the country, it has a collection of over 360,000 books and has over 110,000 copies of national and foreign journals. There is a highlight of the UOK library is Quaid-i-Azam’s personal collection of books and many of which carry his own signature. In 1995 the University of Karachi introduced evening programs to provide an opportunity for the in-service peoples and professionals to pursue higher education.
University of Karachi Admissions, Departments and Scholarships
Admissions
Faculties and Departments
Scholarships
The University of Karachi Admissions works through an online portal. A student seeking to get admission in Karachi University has to create an account on their online portal. Submission of the documents is also through the portal.
When applying for different programs, students have to create different accounts. A student doesn’t need to submit the NTS fee twice. A single NTS Fee is sufficient for multiple programs. An aptitude test for visual studies is conducted by Karachi University.
Eligibility Criteria for Undergraduate Programs
→ 12 Years of Education in the respective field. → Karachi University NTS Test.
Eligibility Criteria for Graduate Programs → 16 Years of Education in the respective field. → Karachi University NTS Test. → Interview.
Eligibility Criteria for Postgraduate Programs → M.Phil/MS with Research Thesis. → Karachi University NTS Test. → Interview.
Faculty of Education
Department of Education
Programs
BS
M.Sc/M.A
M.S/M.Phil
PhD
Education
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Department of Special Education
Programs
BS
M.Sc/M.A
M.S/M.Phil
PhD
Diploma
Special Education
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Audiology & Speech Pathology
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Inclusive Education
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Department of Teacher Education
Program
BS
M.Sc/M.A
MS/M.Phil
PhD
Education
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Faculty of Engineering
Department of Chemical Engineering
Programs
BS
M.Sc/M.A
M.S/M.Phil
PhD
Chemical Engineering
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Faculty of Islamic Studies
Department of Islamic Learning
Programs
BS
M.Sc/M.A
M.S/M.Phil
PhD
Islamic Learning
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Department of Quran-o-Sunnah
Programs
BS
M.Sc/M.A
M.S/M.Phil
PhD
Quran-o-Sunnah
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Department of Usool-ud-din
Programs
BS
M.Sc/M.A
M.S/M.Phil
PhD
Usool-ud-din
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Faculty of Law
School of Law
Programs
LLB
LLM
M.Sc/M.A
M.S/M.Phil
PhD
Law
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Faculty of Management and Administrative Sciences
Karachi University Business School
Programs
BS
M.Sc/M.A
M.S/M.Phil
PhD
Business Administration
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Department of Commerce
Programs
BS
M.Sc/M.A
M.S/M.Phil
PhD
Commerce
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Department of Public Administration
Programs
BS
M.A/M.Sc
M.S/M.Phil
PhD
PGD
Public Administration
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Human resource management
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Faculty of Pharmacy
Department of Pharmacy
Programs
Pharm.D
M.Pharm
M.S/M.Phil
PhD
Pharmaceutical Chemistry
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Pharmaceutics
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Pharmacology
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Pharmacognosy
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Faculty of Science
Department of Agriculture of Agribusiness Management
Programs
BS
M.A/M.Sc
M.S/M.Phil
PhD
Agriculture with specialization in Agribusiness Management or Plant Protection
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Department of Applied Physics
Programs
BS
M.A/M.Sc
M.S/M.Phil
PhD
Applied Physics with Specialization in Electronics
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Department of Applied Chemistry and Chemical Technology
Programs
BS
M.A/M.Sc
M.S/M.Phil
PhD
Applied Chemistry and Chemical Technology
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Department of Biochemistry
Programs
BS
M.A/M.Sc
M.S/M.Phil
PhD
Biochemistry
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Department of Biotechnology
Programs
BS
M.S/M.Phil
PhD
Biotechnology
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Department of Botany
Programs
BS
M.A/M.Sc
M.S/M.Phil
PhD
Botany
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Department of Chemistry
Programs
BS
M.A/M.Sc
M.S/M.Phil
PhD
Chemistry
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Department of Computer Science
Programs
BS
M.A/M.Sc
M.S/M.Phil
PhD
Computer Science
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Software Engineering
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Department of Food Science and Technology
Programs
BS
M.A/M.Sc
M.S/M.Phil
PhD
PGD
Food Science & Technology
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Department of Genetics
Programs
BS
M.A/M.Sc
M.S/M.Phil
PhD
Genetics
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Department of Geography
Programs
BS
M.A/M.Sc
M.S/M.Phil
PhD
Geography
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Department of Geology
Programs
BS
M.A/M.Sc
M.S/M.Phil
PhD
Geology
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Department of Health Physical Education and Sports Sciences
Programs
BS
M.A/M.Sc
M.S/M.Phil
PhD
Health and Physical Education
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Department of Mathematics
Programs
BS
M.A/M.Sc
M.S/M.Phil
PhD
Diploma
Mathematics
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Department of Microbiology
Programs
BS
M.A/M.Sc
M.S/M.Phil
PhD
Microbiology
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Department of Petroleum Technology
Programs
BS
M.A/M.Sc
M.S/M.Phil
PhD
Petroleum Technology
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Department of Physics
Programs
BS
M.A/M.Sc
M.S/M.Phil
PhD
Physics
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Department of Physiology
Programs
BS
M.A/M.Sc
M.S/M.Phil
PhD
Physiology
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Department of Zoology
Programs
BS
M.A/M.Sc
M.S/M.Phil
PhD
Zoology
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Department of Statistics
Programs
BS
M.A/M.Sc
MS/M.Phil
PhD
PGD
Statistics
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Actuarial Sciences and Risk Management
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Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences
Department of Arabics
Programs
BS
M.A/M.Sc
MS/M.Phil
PhD
Diploma
Certification
Arabic
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Quranic Arabic
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Contemporary Arabic
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Department of Bengali
Programs
BS
M.A/M.Sc
MS/M.Phil
PhD
Certification
Bengali
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Department of Criminology
Programs
BS
M.A/M.Sc
MS/M.Phil
PhD
Criminology
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Department of Economics
Programs
BS
M.A/M.Sc
MS/M.Phil
PhD
PGD
Economics
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Tourism Management
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EF
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Department of English
Programs
BS
M.A/M.Sc
MS/M.Phil
PhD
English
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English Literature
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English Linguistics
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Department of History
Programs
BS
M.A/M.Sc
MS/M.Phil
PhD
Certification
Diploma
General History
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Hindi Language
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Indian Studies
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Department of International Relations
Programs
BS
M.A/M.Sc
MS/M.Phil
PhD
International Relations
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Department of Islamic History
Programs
BS
M.A/M.Sc
MS/M.Phil
PhD
Islamic History
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Department of Library and Information Sciences
Programs
BS
M.A/M.Sc
MS/M.Phil
PhD
Library and Information Sciences
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Department of Mass Communication
Programs
BS
M.A/M.Sc
MS/M.Phil
PhD
Mass Communication
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Department of Persian
Programs
BS
M.A/M.Sc
MS/M.Phil
PhD
Diploma
Certification
Persian language
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Historical text
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Department of Philosophy
Programs
BS
M.A/M.Sc
MS/M.Phil
PhD
Philosophy
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Department of Political Sciences
Programs
BS
M.A/M.Sc
MS/M.Phil
PhD
Political Sciences
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Department of Psychology
Programs
BS
M.A/M.Sc
MS/M.Phil
PhD
Psychology
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Department of Sindhi
Programs
BS
M.A/M.Sc
MS/M.Phil
PhD
Diploma
Certificate
Sindhi
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Balochi
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Department of Social Work
Programs
BS
M.A/M.Sc
MS/M.Phil
PhD
Social Studies
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Department of Sociology
Programs
BS
M.A/M.Sc
MS/M.Phil
PhD
Sociology
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Criminological Sciences
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Population Sciences
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Department of Urdu
Programs
BS
M.A/M.Sc
MS/M.Phil
PhD
Urdu
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Department of Visual Studies
Programs
BS
M.A/M.Sc
MS/M.Phil
PhD
Architecture
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Fine Arts
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Design
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Scholarships and Financial Aids
Scholarships and financial aids are provided to the intellgient and needy students. Alot of students are able to get the quality education through various diverse scholarships. Here is the list of them.
1. Professional Merit Scholarship 2. Need-Based Scholarship 3. District Scholarship 4. HEC- Japanese Need-Based Scholarship 5. HEC Meritorious Need & Based Scholarships 6. Pakistan Bait-ul-Mall Scholarships 7. Mora Scholarships 8. Syeda Mubarik Begum Scholarships 9. University Scholarships a) Merit Scholarships b) Need-Based Scholarships
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Research and development is a process planned to form new technology that can provide a competitive advantage at the business, industry, or national level. The ORIC office encourages the Research, Innovation, and Commercialization culture through integration among University, Industry, and Civil Society.
The University of Karachi organized different seminars and workshops for the students. These events help students to grasp the knowledge more efficiently. Recently, the University of Karachi conducted the following seminars
One day Seminar on “Articulation Disorder” conducted on October 8, 2011.
One day Seminar on “Speech Disorder”, conducted on October 1, 2011.
One day Seminar on “Assessment Procedure”, conducted on October 1, 2011.
One day Seminar on “Parental Reaction of A Special Child and Role of Counselor”, conducted on August 18, 2011.
International Conference on Information Science & Communication Technology
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