University of Chakwal

University of Chakwal

یونیورسٹی آف چکوال
Type	Public
Established	17th January, 2020
Location	Chakwal , Punjab , Pakistan 32°56′N72°51′E / 32.93°N 72.85°E / 32.93; 72.85
Campus	Urban, 40 acres (16 ha)
Affiliations	Higher Education Commission
Website	uoc.edu.pk

The University of Chakwal (UOC) is a public university located in Chakwal, Punjab Pakistan. It was established in January, 2020 through the University of Chakwal ACT 2019 (Punjab Act No. I of 2020). ^[1] An exalted chapter was added in the history ^[2] of Pakistan as well as the Chakwal district, when the incumbent Minister for Higher Education Department, Govt. of the Punjab, Raja Yassir Humayun ^{[3] [ circular reference ]}, presented the bill of establishment of "University of Chakwal" in the Punjab Assembly which was approved unanimously ^[4] by combining Government Post Graduate College (Chakwal) and Old Kachehri Balkasar Sub-campuses of University of Engineering and Technology, Taxila.

The University of Chakwal ^[5] has six faculties; Faculty of Pharmacy, Faculty of Human Nutrition and Dietetics, Faculty of Engineering, Faculty of Basic Sciences, Faculty of Arts and Faculty of Computer Sciences & IT consisting of 21 departments. The existing batch 2015 of Electronics and Mechatronics Engineering studying under the University of Chakwal have been accredited by Pakistan Engineering Council under level II (Washington Accord). ^[6] [Item #19].

The Faculty of Pharmacy will offer bachelor's of Pharmacy, The Faculty of Human Nutrition and Dietetics will offer bachelor's of Human Nutrition and Dietetics, The Faculty of Engineering of the University of Chakwal will offer Bachelor's of Engineering in Electronics, Mechatronics and Petroleum & Gas, while Faculties of Arts, Basic Sciences and Computer Sciences and Information Technology offer degree programs in various disciplines.

The university was originally planned to be called North Punjab University ^{[7] [8]} with an estimated budget of Rs. 1000 Million. ^[9]

The name of University of Chakwal was previously allocated to a private institute that was established in 2015. The university was planned to offered 4-years bachelor's degree in basic sciences, social sciences, management sciences and computer sciences. It was a project by the Horizon College Chakwal. It was the Chakwal's first private university located at the main Bhaun Road in Chakwal having four faculties; Faculty of Natural Sciences, Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences, Faculty of Management Sciences and Faculty of Computer Sciences which consisted of 18 departments.

In May 2017, Higher Education Commission cancelled the No Objective Certificate (NOC) granted to Private University of Chakwal. ^{[10] [11]}

On 17 January 2020, University of Chakwal Act 2019 ^[12] came into force establishing Public sector University of Chakwal. ^[13]

University of chakwal consist of 20 Departments, 100+ Faculty, and 5000+ Students.

Faculties

Sr. #	Faculty	Departments
1	Faculty of Pharmacy	Department of Pharmacy
2	Faculty of Human Nutrition and Dietetics	Department of Human Nutrition and Dietetics
3	Faculty of Engineering	Department of Electronics
		Department of Mechatronics
		Department of Petroleum & Gas
4	Faculty of Arts	Department of English
		Department of Economics
		Department of Islamic Studies
		Department of Urdu
		Department of History
		Department of Political Science
		Department of International Relations
5	Faculty of Basic Sciences	Department of Botany
		Department of Mathematics
		Department of Physics
		Department of Chemistry
		Department of Statistics
		Department of Zoology
		Department of Geology
		Department of Anthropology
6	Faculty of Computer Sciences	Department of Computer Sciences
		Department of Information Technology

Faculty of Pharmacy

Currently, the faculty offers a 5-year degree program, Doctor of Pharmacy (PHARM-D).

Faculty Members

Name	Position
Dr. Asif Mahmood	Head of Department/Chairperson, Assistant Professor, HEC Approved Supervisor
Dr. Muhammad Imran	Assistant Professor
Dr. Waleed Shakeel	Lecturer
Dr. Urfa Nasir	Lecturer

References

1. "THE UNIVERSITY OF CHAKWAL ACT" (PDF). punjablaws.punjab.gov.pk. 2019. Retrieved 5 November 2020.
2. "University of Chakwal". uoc.edu.pk.
3. Raja Yassir Humayun
4. Abbas, Hassan (31 December 2019). "Punjab PA unanimously passes University of Chakwal Bill 2019". Business Recorder. Retrieved 21 September 2025.
5. "University of Chakwal". uoc.edu.pk.
6. "Accredited Engg. Programmes in Pakistan(First Schedule)". www.pec.org.pk.
7. "Chairman PHEC Prof. Dr. Fazal Ahmad Khalid co-chairs a meeting on the establishment of North Punjab University, Chakwal – PHEC".
8. Reporter, The Newspaper's Staff (2 January 2020). "Govt allocates Rs350m for Chakwal varsity". DAWN.COM.
9. "Higher Education proposal" (PDF). pnd.punjab.gov.pk. 2020. Retrieved 5 November 2020.
10. "HEC cancels NOC granted to University of Chakwal". Daily Times. Pakistan. 12 May 2017. Retrieved 22 January 2018.
11. "Illegal/Fake Universities & Campuses". Hec.gov.pk. Retrieved 22 January 2018.
12. "The University of Chakwal Act, 2019 (Punjab Act No. I of 2020)". nasirlawsite.com.
13. "University of Chakwal Act 2019 (Punjab Act No. I of 2020)" (PDF). Punjab Laws Online. Pakistan. 17 January 2020. Retrieved 16 May 2020.

External links

• UOC official website