University of Karachi
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| Motto | رَبِّ زدْنيِ عِلْماً (Arabic) O my Lord! Advance me in Knowledge |
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| Established | June, 1951 |
| Type | Public |
| Vice-Chancellor | Prof. Dr. Pirzada Qasim Raza Siddiqui |
| Staff | Approx 1000 |
| Students | Approx 20,000 |
| Location | Karachi, Pakistan |
| Affiliations | HEC, UGC |
| Website | www.uok.edu.pk |
The University of Karachi (Urdu: جامعہ كراچى ), located in Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan. It is the largest public university in Pakistan and ranked number one in the country according to HEC (Higher Education Commission). The university also holds the honor of producing largest amount of research output in terms of patent, international peer reviewed journals and regular academic conference.
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History
It was chartered by the Majlis-e-Shoora in September 1950 via an Act of Parliament. The university was established in June 1951, the fourth oldest university in Pakistan and the first in Karachi.
The university consists of 56 departments organized into eight faculties: Arts & Commerce, Science, Pharmacy, Education, Medicine, Law, and Islamic Studies. In addition, there are 17 research centers and 130 affiliated colleges.ku is consist of nearly 1300 to 1700 acre yards land area. ku has morning and evening programes .in morning there are near 20000 students are studying and near 225000 students are enrolled as a private candidates.ku has produced a major personalities of pakistan. many vice chancelor of ku had a fame of intelectual or scholary back ground .such as dr,ishtiaq hussain qureshi,dr mahmoodhussain brother of dr zakir hussain who was indian president,dr manzoor ahmed ,dr jameel jalbi,dr abdul wahab.ku has a record for struggle againist military dictator ship.ku students fought for the democracy in ayub khan period many students from ku send behind the bar of prison.during 1967 to 68 .ku student are considerd more aware of global or local affairs than others in pakistan. pakistan 3rd biggest party mqm was established in ku during 1978. ku is basicly not a name of roof or walls in this aspect many university of pakistan are more glorious or magnificient then ku but ku is name of thinking or conception.that flows in the vein of students.many people such as mohammad ali junaid and other student who passouted in 2005 and had a fame in ku during his studeies as a scholar or philosopher said that the ugly face of ku is just its politics that has spoil whole university.but many answered him that its a part of democratic society but he refuted that its not neccessary that every clause may be applied every where.the big no of students are at his back in his reason to ban politics in ku.
Traditions
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Life in campus
Distinguished alumni
- Israr Ahmed
- Mohammed Ajeeb
- Muhammad Taqi Usmani
- Naimatullah Khan, former Mayor of the city of Karachi.
- Nisar Memon, former Federal Minister for Information & Broadcasting.
- Altaf Hussain, famous politician and Founder of the MQM.
- Ahmed Ali
- Ajmal Mian, former Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Pakistan.
- Nazim Hussain Siddiqui, former Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Pakistan.
- Abdul Qadeer Khan, regarded as the founder of Pakistan's nuclear weapons development programme.
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Departments
- Department of Computer Science
- Department of International Relations
- Department of Food Science and Technology
- Department of Visual Studies
- Department of Sheikh Zayed Islamic Centre
Institutes
Affiliated colleges
- D J Science College
- College of Business and Information Technology [3]
- College Of Digital & Management Science CDS
- Sir Adamjee Institute of Technology [4]
Categories
Universities and colleges in Karachi District