Top 5 Universities in Islamabad | Blog | AH Group
“The foundation of every state is the education of its youth”.
This beautiful but short quote by Diogenes (a Greek philosopher) tells us the importance of education for the development of a person and a nation.
Pakistan is a country rich in culture, history, monuments, hill stations, mountain ranges, and state of art universities. Because of the increasing development in infrastructure, balance in the economy, and improvement in the science and IT sector; Pakistan is also growing in the education sector and in the real estate sector day by day.
Islamabad, the capital of Pakistan, is playing a massive role in the educator sector of the country. It has become the center point to perform many activities like politics, education, and religion. If you are a resident of Peshawar and looking for a school, you must read our blog about schools in Peshawar. Getting a good degree from an authorized and well-reputed university is a gateway to your success. To put it simply, a good degree is your lead to get better jobs and opportunities.
It is a commonly-known fact that searching for a good university, that can facilitate students by offering different services with education, is not that easy. Normally, students prefer to get admission to a university that can offer a hostel, transport, and restaurants/eateries nearby. Currently, there are a lot of universities in Islamabad that are famous for their quality education. We have researched and compiled a list of universities in Islamabad for those of you who have just finished your college education and are searching for the top universities in Islamabad.
So before any further delay, let’s start our blog with the list of universities in Islamabad.
COMSATS University Islamabad is a public university established in 1998 that was later, in April 2018, been upgraded to a Federally Chartered University. It was the very first university for information and technology (IT) in Pakistan to promote and learn of the advancement of the field. The main campus of the university is located at Park Road, Tarlai Kalan, Islamabad. However, the campuses of the university are spread in the following cities of Pakistan:
When it comes to the top government universities in Islamabad, COMSATS takes the 3rd position. The reason behind this success is the university’s 2,600+ faculty bases, 100 academic programs, 7 campuses in major cities, and 22 academic departments. Some of the other facilities that it offers include:
National University of Modern Languages, also known as NUML, was established in 1969 as an institute and is one of the oldest universities in Islamabad. In the start, it only trained the personnel of armed forces to communicate with each other in various oriental and occidental languages. In May 2000, it upgraded to a public university. NUML is not just specialized in offering degrees in multiple languages such as French, Arabic, German, etc. It also offers vibrant research programs like MS/MPhil and Ph.D. research degrees. The main campus of the university is located at H-9 Islamabad, Pakistan; while other campuses are situated at the prime location of the below-mentioned major cities of Pakistan:
For being listed as one of the top government universities in Islamabad it offers multiple facilities to its students. These facilities include:
Allama Iqbal Open University, also known as AIOU, was established in 1974 to offer educational opportunities to those who cannot leave their homes. Also, it offers jobs to people who wish to continue their education. AIOU is the second biggest open university in the world and the very first in all of Asia and Africa. Previously, it was named People’s Open University and then on the occasion of the first centenary of the national poet, Allama Muhammad Iqbal, this university was renamed as Allama Iqbal Open University.
AIOU offers a wide range of degree programs that start from the basic literacy programs and extend to Ph.D. programs. It has only one campus that is located at sector H-8, Islamabad, Pakistan. The best thing, for which AIOU is considered one of the top universities in Islamabad, is that it goes doorstep to doorstep to educate and facilitate the students. Besides all this, it also offers a lot of services that include:
The Foundation for Advancement of Science and Technology, also known as FAST, was established in 1980. It’s one of the best private universities in Islamabad with campuses in almost all major cities of Pakistan. These cities include:
It’s a leading institution in offering computer science and IT, under the Higher Education Commission, Pakistan. The university specializes in offering undergraduate, mathematics, postgraduate, Business administration, civil engineering, a Ph.D. degree in computer science, and electrical engineering. Besides all this, the university offers a wide range of services that includes:
When we talk about the best engineering universities in Islamabad PIEAS, this university is the best option to choose. It’s a public university located at Lehtrar Road, Nilore, Islamabad. It was established in 1967 as a small training school named “Reactor School”. Later, in 2000, the school was upgraded to a degree-awarding institute by the Government of Pakistan. The university has almost 135 faculty members in the medicine, physical sciences, and engineering fields. The university has other campuses in the following cities:
Now, let’s talk about the facilities that the university offers. It has a big list of them and we are going to mention some of them here:
There we have it! The top 5 universities in Islamabad – a land that is rated as the second most natural and beautiful capital in the world.
We hope the article was helpful for you.
You can also read our blog about the top universities in Peshawar.
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