List of universities in Sindh

Higher education in Sindh, Pakistan, has seen significant growth, with numerous public and private universities offering a variety of academic programs. Karachi, the provincial capital, is home to some of the country's top institutions, such as the University of Karachi and Aga Khan University. The province has focused on expanding access to higher education, improving research facilities, and enhancing educational quality. While institutions in Sindh contribute to national development, challenges like financial constraints and regional disparities persist. The government continues to invest in education to address these issues and promote innovation and academic excellence.

List of universities

University	Location	Established	Campuses	Specialization	Type
Liaquat University of Medical and Health Sciences	Jamshoro	1881	Thatta	Medical Science	Public
Sindh Madressatul Islam University	Karachi	1885		General	Public
NED University of Engineering and Technology	Karachi	1922	Tharparkar	Engineering Science	Public
Dow University of Health Sciences	Karachi	1945		Medical Science	Public
University of Sindh	Jamshoro	1947	Badin, Dadu, Mirpur Khas, (till 2024) Naushahro Feroze, Thatta, Larkana (till 2024)	General	Public
University of Karachi	Karachi	1951		General	Public
Institute of Business Administration, Karachi	Karachi	1955		General	Public
Dawood University of Engineering and Technology	Karachi	1962		Engineering & Technology	Public
Mehran University of Engineering and Technology	Jamshoro	1963	Khairpur, Sujawal, Jacobabad, Umerkot	Engineering & Technology	Public
Pakistan Naval Academy	Karachi	1970		General	Military
Shah Abdul Latif University	Khairpur	1974	Ghotki,Shahdadkot	General	Public
Quaid-e-Awam University of Engineering, Science and Technology	Benazirabad	1974	Larkana, Jacobabad	Engineering & Technology	Public
Sindh Agriculture University	Tandojam	1939	Khairpur, Umerkot, Dokri (till 2024)	Agriculture Science	Public
Indus Valley School of Art and Architecture	Karachi	1989		Arts, Design & Architecture	Private
Baqai Medical University	Karachi	1989		Medical Science	Private
Hamdard University	Karachi	1991	Islamabad	General	Private
Commecs institute of business and emerging sciences	Karachi	1993		General	Private
Sir Syed University of Engineering and Technology	Karachi	1993		Engineering Science	Private
Sukkur IBA University	Sukkur	1994	Hyderabad, Larkana, Mirpurkhas, Kandhkot	Engineering & Administration	Public
Textile Institute of Pakistan	Karachi	1994		Textile & Manufacturing	Private
Institute of Business Management	Karachi	1995		Management Science	Private
Shaheed Zulfiqar Ali Bhutto Institute of Science and Technology	Karachi	1995	Hyderabad, Islamabad, Larkana, Gharo, United Arab Emirates	Engineering & Technology	Private
Isra University	Hyderabad	1997	Islamabad, Karachi	General	Private
Karachi Institute of Economics and Technology	Karachi	1997		General	Private
Greenwich University, Karachi	Karachi	1987	Mauritius	General	Private
Jinnah University for Women	Karachi	1998		General	Private
Iqra University	Karachi	1998	Islamabad, Quetta	General	Private
Dadabhoy Institute of Higher Education	Karachi	2000		General	Private
Ilma University	Karachi	2001		General	Private
Preston University	Karachi	2001		General	Private
Indus University	Karachi	2004		General	Private
University of EAST	Hyderabad	2004		General	Private
Aga Khan University	Karachi	1983	London [1]	General	Private
Shaheed Mohtarma Benazir Bhutto Medical University	Larkana	2008		General	Public
Muhammad Ali Jinnah University	Karachi	1998		General	Private
Sindh Institute of Medical Sciences	Karachi	2009		General	Private
Karachi School for Business and Leadership	Karachi	2009		General	Private
Habib University	Karachi	2009		General	Private
Benazir Bhutto Shaheed University	Karachi	2010		General	Public
Shaheed Benazir Bhutto University, Benazirabad	Benazirabad	2010	Sanghar, Naushehro Feroze	General	Public
KASB Institute of Technology	Karachi	2011		General	Private
Pir Abdul Qadir Shah Jeelani Institute of Medical Sciences	Khairpur	2003 [2]		General	Public
Jinnah Sindh Medical University	Karachi	1973		General	Public
Shaheed Zulfiqar Ali Bhutto University of Law	Karachi	2012		General	Public
DHA Suffa University	Karachi	2002		General	Private
Nazeer Hussain University	Karachi	2012		General	Private
Peoples University of Medical and Health Sciences for Women	Benazirabad	2013		General	Public
Shaheed Benazir Bhutto University of Veterinary and Animal Sciences	Benazirabad	2012		General	Public
Newports Institute of Communications and Economics	Karachi	2013		General	Private
Shaheed Benazir Bhutto City University	Karachi	2013		General	Private
Shaheed Benazir Bhutto Dewan University	Karachi	2013		General	Private
Qalandar Shahbaz University of Modern Sciences	Karachi	2013		General	Private
Benazir Bhutto Shaheed University of Technology and Skill Development	Khairpur	1950		Engineering & Technology	Public
Begum Nusrat Bhutto Women University	Sukkur	2018		General	Public
University of Sufism and Modern Sciences	Bhit Shah	2011		General	Public
Government College University Hyderabad	Hyderabad	1917		General	Public
Shaikh Ayaz University	Shikarpur	2011 [3]		General	Public
Ziauddin University	Karachi	1986 [4]	Sukkur	General	Public
Salim Habib University	Karachi	2015 [5]		General	Private
60 Sohail University	Karachi	2018		General	Private
University of Art and Culture, Jamshoro	Jamshoro	2018		Arts & Design	Private
Shaheed Allah Bux Soomro University of Art, Design and Heritages	jamshoro	1990		Arts & Design	Public
Aror University of Art, Architecture, Design & Heritage	Sukkur	2013		Arts & Design	Public
Millennium Institute of Technology and Entrepreneurship	Karachi	2021		General	Private
Hyderabad Institute for Technical & Management Sciences	Hyderabad	2023		General	Public
City University of Health Sciences	Karachi	1991		Medical	Public
Karachi Institute of Technology & Entrepreneurship	Karachi	2013 [6]		General	Private
Emaan Institute of Management and Sciences	Karachi	2018		General	Private
Malir University of Science and Technology	Karachi	2017		General	Private
Karachi Institute of Power Engineering (KINPOE)-College of PIEAS	Karachi	1993	Hawksbay Road, Karachi, Constituent College of Pakistan Institute of Engineering & Applied Sciences (PIEAS)	Nuclear Power Engineering & Technology	Public
University of Larkano	Larkana	2024 [7]	Bill passed on 26 July 23 in Sindh Assembly	General	Public
University of Mirpurkhas	Mirpurkhas [8]	purposed [9]	Bill passed on 26 July 23 in Sindh Assembly (Sindh University campus upgraded to full-fledged University)	General
University of Thar	Tharparkar@Mithi	purposed [10]	May be the Campus of University of Sindh/University of Mirpurkhas [11]	General (Later may be full-fledged university)

See also

• Education in Pakistan
• List of universities in Pakistan
  • List of universities of Punjab, Pakistan
  • List of universities of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
  • List of universities of Balochistan
  • List of universities of Azad Kashmir
  • List of universities of Gilgit-Baltistan

References

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