Kohat University of Science & Technology

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Kohat University of Sciences and Technology
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Mottoأَفَلا يَتَدَبَّرُونَ [وہ قران میں غور کیوں نہیں کرتے!]
Type Public
Established2001
Chancellor Governor of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
Vice-Chancellor Prof. Dr. Sardar Khan
Students6090
Undergraduates 4098
Postgraduates 937
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Location, ,
Pakistan
Campus Urban , Hangu Campus
Colors     Pink, White & Purple
Nickname KUST
Affiliations Higher Education Commission (Pakistan), Pharmacy Council of Pakistan
Website kust.edu.pk

The Kohat University of Science and Technology (KUST) is a public university located at the Kohat District within the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province of Pakistan. It was established in 2001. The university was inaugurated by the then Governor of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Lt. Gen. Syed Iftikhar Hussain Shah(late).

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History

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Kohat University of Science & Technology

KUST attained the status of degree-awarding institution vide NWFP ordinance No. XXIII of 2001 and the subsequent notification No. Legis: 1 (12) 2001/4451-56, of August 30, 2001.[ citation needed ]

The university was founded with four institutes - Institute of Information Technology, Institute of Management Sciences, Institute of Education and Research and Department of Microbiology. These offered two-year and four-year bachelor degrees and two-year master degrees in 2004. Later on, the university was expanded by establishing departments in Physics, Chemistry, Botany, Zoology (Dr. Farzana Perveen has established the department of Zoology at KUST from the beginning and brings it up) and Microbiology. These departments offer B.S. (Hons.), M.Sc., M.Phil. and Ph.D. degree programs.

The first vice chancellor of the university was Prof. Dr. Sher Ali Khan Shinwari.

KUST is ranked 22 in the general category of the Higher Education Commission (Pakistan) rankings. [1]

Faculties

Physical & Numerical Sciences

Social Sciences

Biological Sciences

Faculty of Chemical & Pharmaceutical Sciences

Allied Health Sciences

Academics

Degree programs

KUST offered the following degree programs. The regular duration of BS and MS/M Phil degree programs are 4 and 2 years, respectively.

DisciplineDegree Program [2]
BSMSPh.D
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Vice Chancellors

List of the Vice Chancellors from the date of establishment:

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References

  1. - Ranking of Higher Education Commission (HEC) Recognized Universities in Pakistan Archived 2015-06-27 at the Wayback Machine
  2. "Home". kust.edu.pk. Retrieved 2020-12-07.