Quaid-e-Awam University of Engineering, Science & Technology

Quaid-e-Awam University of Engineering, Sciences & Technology
قائد عوام یونیورسٹی آف انجینئرنگ، سائنس اینڈ ٹیکنالوجی، نوابشاہ
Former names	Mehran university's College of Engineering & technology
Motto in English	To provide quality and state-of-the-art education
Type	Public
Established	1974
Affiliation	Higher Education Commission (Pakistan); Pakistan Engineering Council
Chancellor	Governor of Sindh
Vice-Chancellor	Prof. Dr. Saleem Raza Samo
Provost	Aamir Bhutto
Dean	Prof. Dr Abdullah Saand
Director	Intesab Hussain Sadhayo
Students	~4200
Undergraduates	~3800
Postgraduates	~400
Doctoral students	~30
Address	Alishah Town, University Road, Nawabshah, Sindh, Pakistan
Campus	Urban
Colours	Blue and white;
Nickname	QUEST
Mascot	QUESTIAN
Website	quest.edu.pk

The Quaid e Awam University of Engineering, Sciences & Technology (Sindhi: قائد عوام یونیورسٹی آف انجینئرنگ، سائنس اینڈ ٹیکنالوجی) often referred as 'QUEST' is a public technical and research university located in the urban neighborhood of Nawabshah, Sindh, Pakistan.^[1]

It is one of the best universities in Pakistan, ranks 7th best university among engineering universities in Pakistan.^[2] The university is named after the former Prime Minister of Pakistan, Zulfikar Ali Bhutto (Quaid-e_Awam).^[3]

Recognized university

This university is recognized by the Higher Education Commission of Pakistan.^[1]

Academic Departments

The following:^[4]

Department of Artificial Intelligence
Department of Automation and Control Engineering
Department of Agro-Food Processing Engineering Technology
Department of Basic Sciences And Related Studies
Department of Chemical Engineering^[5]
Department of Civil Engineering
Department of Computer Science
Department of Computer Systems Engineering
Department of Electrical Engineering
Department of Electronic Engineering
Department of Energy & Environmental Engineering
Department of Energy systems Engineering
Department of Environmental Engineering
Department of English (Language and Literature)
Department of Information Technology
Department of Mathematics And Statistics
Department of Mechanical Engineering
Department of Physics
Department of Software Engineering
Department of Telecommunication Engineering

Academics

Undergraduate programs

The system of education is the semester wise system. The academic year is divided into two semesters. University offers four-year (Eight Semesters) Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Information Technology, Computer Science, English and Mathematics.

Bachelor's degree program is offered by the following departments of university:

Department of Artificial Intelligence
Department of Automation and Control Engineering
Department of Agro-Food Processing Engineering Technology
Department of Chemical Engineering^[5]
Department of Civil Engineering
Department of Computer Science
Department of Computer Systems Engineering
Department of Electrical Engineering
Department of Electronic Engineering
Department of Energy & Environment Engineering
Department of English (Language and Literature)
Department of Information Technology
Department of Mathematics And Statistics
Department of Mechanical Engineering
Department of Physics
Department of Software Engineering
Department of Telecommunication Engineering

Postgraduate program

The new department situated at the front of Administration Block is Post Graduate Department, where various departments of university offer MS, M.Phil and Ph.D degree programs in following areas of research:

Master of Engineering (ME)

Construction Engineering
Civil Engineering
Structural Engineering
Power Engineering
Computer System Engineering
Computer Communication and Networks
Manufacturing Engineering
Industrial Engineering & Management
Energy Systems Engineering
Environmental Engineering
Communication Engineering
Industrial Automation and control

Master of Science (MS)

Information Technology
Software Engineering
Mathematics
Computer Science

Campus

Quaid-E-Awam University College of Engineering, Science & Technology, Larkano^[6]^[7]

Affiliated Colleges

Facilities

Q.U.E.S.T Software House, A-Sector

The Chairman of Department of Information Technology (Prof. Dr. Zahid Hussain Abro) recently open a Software House to develop software for University and commercial market of Pakistan.

Labs

All departments have their own laboratories with equipment and facilities for each subject. Especially Departments of Computer Systems, Information Technology, Computer Science have latest infrastructure and technical staff .

Student's Societies

The university support different international and national student societies . These Societies organize seminars about advancements in the technologies, different competitions and debates. The university also provides financial support to these societies to organize such events.

Sports

The university's offers a comprehensive range of facilities for sport and leisure for almost every student sport and participation at all levels. Student common rooms are annexed to every hostel in which facilities are provided for indoor games such as Table Tennis, Badminton, Carom, etc. Facilities exist for outdoor games such as Volleyball, Cricket, Tennis, Hockey, Basketball, Football, Athletics and Bodybuilding. For all these games a sports complex held near the Sector - C Mosque.

Scholarships

The university provides some of the following scholarship opportunities to its brighter and needy students.

HEC–JAPANESE NEED BASED MERIT SCHOLARSHIP
IEP-SAC SAUDI ARABIA SCHOLARSHIP
MORA SCHOLARSHIP
MERIT SCHOLARSHIP
- Quaid-e-Azam Scholarship (mr)
- Merit Scholarships
Foreign Funded Scholarship Programs
- OGDCL* Scholarship

References

^ ^a ^b "Categorywise Rankings of Universities (scroll down to read under title 'Engineering & Technology')". Higher Education Commission of Pakistan website. Archived from the original on 25 May 2013. Retrieved 23 October 2022.
^ "Address and location of QUEST". Google Maps website. Retrieved 23 October 2022.
^ "List of Universities Worldwide including Pakistan". University Directory Worldwide. Archived from the original on 21 February 2009. Retrieved 23 October 2022.
^ "QUEST NAWABSHAH". www.quest.edu.pk. Retrieved 17 April 2020.
^ ^a ^b "QUEST NAWABSHAH". www.quest.edu.pk. Retrieved 17 April 2020.
^ "Larkana will have Quest campus soon". DAWN.COM. 29 November 2010. Retrieved 14 January 2024.
^ Correspondent, The Newspaper's (8 July 2021). "Students of CMC, QUEST protest lack of facilities at hostels, campuses". DAWN.COM. Retrieved 14 January 2024. {{cite web}}: |last= has generic name (help)

External links

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[HEC-1] "Categorywise Rankings of Universities (scroll down to read under title 'Engineering & Technology')". Higher Education Commission of Pakistan website. Archived from the original on 25 May 2013. Retrieved 23 October 2022.

[Google_map-2] "Address and location of QUEST". Google Maps website. Retrieved 23 October 2022.

[3] "List of Universities Worldwide including Pakistan". University Directory Worldwide. Archived from the original on 21 February 2009. Retrieved 23 October 2022.

[4] "QUEST NAWABSHAH". www.quest.edu.pk. Retrieved 17 April 2020.

[:0-5] "QUEST NAWABSHAH". www.quest.edu.pk. Retrieved 17 April 2020.

[6] "Larkana will have Quest campus soon". DAWN.COM. 29 November 2010. Retrieved 14 January 2024.

[7] Correspondent, The Newspaper's (8 July 2021). "Students of CMC, QUEST protest lack of facilities at hostels, campuses". DAWN.COM. Retrieved 14 January 2024. {{cite web}}: |last= has generic name (help)

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