Khushal Khan Khattak University Karak is a public sector university situated in Karak, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan.[1][2] The main campus was situated on Bannu road and then it was shifted to a new location on main indus highway near Jail chowk near judicial complex of Karak & Takht-e-Nasrati.
Khushal Khan Khattak University Karak was established by then ANP led provincial government of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa in October 2012. The Higher Education Commission (HEC) issued the No Objection Certificate (NOC) to the university vide notification no. 15-27/HEC/A&A/2013/1361.[3]
The university is named after famous Pashtoon warrior and poet Khushal Khan Khattak.[4] In May 2017, KPOGCL starts the company's chair in the university in order to establish close liaison with the academia[5] for which Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) was signed in 2016.[6] The construction of new main campus of the university was started in mid-2023 adjacent to Indus Highway near jail chowk which will be completed in 2024.
Departments
The university has the following departments as of 2026.[1]
Department of Education and Research
Department of Computer Science and Bioinformatics
Department of Management Sciences
Department of Communication & Media Studies
Department of English
Department of Library & Information Science
Department of Material Physics and Nanotechnology
Department of Geology
Department of Mathematics
Department of psychology
Department of Political Science
Department of Zoology
Department of Botany
Department of Chemistry
Department of Medical Laboratory technology (MLT)
Programs & Courses
The university currently offers the following degree programs and courses.[7]
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