Iqra University () is a private university primarily with its main campus located in the Defence View area of Karachi, Pakistan. It has additional campuses in other parts of the city, in Islamabad and Hyderabad. Iqra University was ranked as the number 1 business school in Pakistan by the Higher Education Commission of Pakistan in the rankings announced in 2016. Iqra University also collaborates with universities of international repute for student exchange program.
History Chartered by the Government of Sindh, Iqra university was founded as Asian Management Institute (AMI) in 1998, by a group of Karachi-based industrialists. Later, the university name was updated to "Iqra University" after being granted the status of university by HEC in 2002. In 2015, Iqra University inaugurated its North Campus (named ).
It was ranked in the top three business higher education institutions by HEC in 2015. Also, the university has the largest research publication output of other higher learning institutions of the country.
University management The university was founded by Pakistani businessman Hunaid Lakhani, founding chancellor and Chairman, who served as the president of Pakistan Bait-ul-Maal Sindh.
Co-founder: Mrs. Erum Asad
Vice Chancellor / President: Dr. Nassar Ikram
Registrar: Mr. Aseem Majid Rizvi
Campuses
Karachi
Main Campus - Defence view, Shaheed-e-Millat Road Gulshan Campus 2 - Block 7, Gulshan-e-Iqbal Gulshan Campus Extension - Block 7, Sector 8 B Gulzar E Hijri Scheme 33 Bahria Town Campus - Bahria town North Campus - Sector 7-B/1, North Karachi, opposite Muhammad Shah Graveyard. Malir Campus - Malir Halt, Airport road
Islamabad
5 Khayaban-e-Johar, Sector H-9/1 Chak Shahzad Campus
Hyderabad
A-26, Main Auto Bahn Rd, near Boulevard Mall, Hyderabad, 71000, Pakistan
Programs offered The university offers undergraduate, postgraduate, and doctoral studies programmes in engineering, film studies, management sciences, administration, and related social and natural sciences disciplines. University also offers associate degrees in different disciplines.
Academics profile University offers degrees in different departments.
Business Administration
Associate Degrees
Digital Marketing Entrepreneurship Islamic Banking & Finance Tourism & Hospitality Management Accounting & Finance Commerce Sales & Marketing
Undergraduate programs
Bachelor of Business Administration BS Entrepreneurship BS Accounting & Finance BS Economics & Finance BS Islamic Banking & Finance BS Media Studies
Graduate programs
Masters in Business Administration Master of Philosophy
Doctor of Philosophy
Ph.D. in Business Administration
Computer Science
Associate Degrees
Artificial Intelligence Computer Networking Cyber Security Database Management System
Undergraduate programs
BS Computer Sciences BS Software Engineering BS Artificial Intelligence
Graduate programs
MS Computer Science
Doctor of Philosophy
Ph.D. Computer Science
Engineering
Undergraduate programs
BE Electrical BE Electronics BE Software Engineering
Health Sciences
Associate Degrees
Counselling Psychology
Diploma programs
Certificated Nursing Assistant Post RN BSN
Undergraduate programs
Doctor of Pharmacy Doctor of Physical Therapy BS Human Nutrition & Dietetics BS Psychology BS Nursing BS Medical Lab Technology BS Anesthesia Technology BS Radiology Technology BS Optometry BS Ultrasound Technology BS Dental Technology
Education
Associate Degrees
Education English Language Teaching
Undergraduate programs
Bachelors of Education Bachelors of Science in English
Graduate programs
Masters of Philosophy in Education Masters of Philosophy in English
Doctor of Philosophy
Ph.D. in Education
Fashion & Textile
BFD (HONS) BTD (HONS) BS FMM (HONS) M-DMM
Media Studies
Undergraduate programs
Bachelors in Media Studies (Film & TV) Bachelors in Media Studies (Animation) Bachelors in Media Studies (Advertising)
Graduate programs
Masters in Media Sciences (Film & TV) Masters in Media Sciences (Advertising)
Information Resource Center The Information Resource Centre (IRC) at Iqra University has around 80000 volumes on various themes, including all curriculum topics, professional reading material, and general reading material. One of the greatest sources of secondary data is the Information Resource Centre, which keeps an up-to-date database of government publications related to the curriculum.
Rankings Iqra University was ranked at no.01 in Business as per Higher Education Commission of Pakistan (HEC) rankings 2012. According to the HEC 2015 ranking, Iqra University was in the first position in Pakistan in the Business category.
Latest figures from ISI Thompson shown that IQRA University has published more research papers than the other top business schools of Pakistan. In 2011, Iqra University was ranked as the no. 1 among all private institutions.
In a meeting held on July 13, 2012, NCEAC-HEC (National Computing Education Accreditation Council of Higher Education Commission) has granted accreditation to the Computer Science Program of Iqra University for the batches graduating in the academic years 2008–12, 2009–13 and 2010–14. NCEAC-HEC also evaluated the quality standard of the said program and placed it into the top most ranking (W-Category).
References
External links Iqra University - Main Campus Karachi Iqra University - Gulshan Campus Iqra University - North Campus Iqra University - Islamabad Campus