NED University
NED University of Engineering and Technology in Karachi, Pakistan. The acronym NED stands for Nadirshaw Eduljee Dinshaw, though the full form is almost never used. The NED University of Engineering and Technology Karachi was established in March 1977 under the Act of Provincial Assembly of Sindh on upgradation of the former NED Government Engineering College, Karachi. From the historical point of view, therefore, the University is fairly young. However, the NED Government Engineering College which originally formed the nucleus of the University structure, was setup in 1922 and was thus the oldest engineering institution of Pakistan. Initially starting from an enrolment of 50 students in Civil Engineering more than seven decades ago, the students population now in the main campus has gone up to around 4000 at undergraduate and graduate levels. This institution was initially founded as Prince of Wales Engineering College with the donations of the citizens of Karachi to commemorate the visit of the Prince of Wales in 1921. The College was renamed as NED Engineering College in 1924 in memory of Mr. Nadirshaw Edulji Dinshaw, a well known philanthropist, whose heirs made substantial donations for its development at the time of his first death anniversary. After the creation of Pakistan, the Government of the Province of Sindh took over the management of the College on October 17, 1947, and renamed it as NED Government Engineering College, Karachi. The College remained affiliated to the following Universities before it was raised to the status of full fledged University: - The University of Bombay (from inception to 1947)
- The University of Sindh (from 1947 to 1951)
- The University of Karachi (from 1951 to February 1977)
A Comprehensive plan was prepared in 1964 to shift the college from the downtown area to a new 40-hectare site adjoining University of Karachi. The project was executed with World Bank assistance and the College was shifted to the new Campus in 1975, upgraded as additional Campus of the University of Karachi in 1976, and finally raised to the University level on March 1, 1977. Further development of the institution is continuing. The main Campus at present has adequate teaching and laboratory facilities for graduate programs leading to the degree of Bachelor of Engineering in eight disciplines viz. - Civil
- Mechanical
- Electrical
- Electronics
- Computer & Information Systems
- Textile Engineering
- Industrial & Manufacturing Engineering
- Computer Science & Information Technology
- Architechture & Planning
- Environmental Engineering
- Mathematics & Basic Science
- Humanities & Management
- Petroleum Engineering
A Central Library with over 95,000 books, centrally air-conditioned Auditorium of 600 seating capacity, hostels for 500 students, Student Medical Center, Mosque, Student Cafeterias, well- equipped Gymnasium and other outdoor sports facilities are available on the new Campus site.
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