Khushal Khan Khattak University Karak is a public sector university situated in Karak, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan. The main campus was situated on Bannu road and then it was shifted to a new location on main indus highway near Jail chowk near judicial complex of Karak & Takht-e-Nasrati.
Overview and History Khushal Khan Khattak University Karak was established by then ANP led provincial government of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa in October 2012. The Higher Education Commission (HEC) issued the No Objection Certificate (NOC) to the university vide notification no. 15-27/HEC/A&A/2013/1361.
The university is named after famous Pashtoon warrior and poet Khushal Khan Khattak. In May 2017, KPOGCL starts the company's chair in the university in order to establish close liaison with the academia for which Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) was signed in 2016. The construction of new main campus of the university was started in mid-2023 adjacent to Indus Highway near jail chowk which will be completed in 2024.
Departments The university has the following departments as of 2026.
Department of Education and Research Department of Computer Science and Bioinformatics Department of Management Sciences Department of Communication & Media Studies
Department of English Department of Library & Information Science Department of Material Physics and Nanotechnology Department of Geology Department of Mathematics Department of psychology Department of Political Science Department of Zoology Department of Botany Department of Chemistry Department of Medical Laboratory technology (MLT)
Programs & Courses The university currently offers the following degree programs and courses.
Undergraduate BS Computer Science BS Bioinformatics BS Physics BS Nanotechnology BS Geology BS English BS Library & Information Sciences BS Communication & Media Studies BBA (Honors)
Post Graduate MPhil Communication & Media Studies MPhil Library & Information Sciences MS Computer science MPhil English MS Management Sciences MS Physics
Doctoral PhD Management Sciences PhD LIS PhD Physics
Affiliated Colleges Government Post Graduate College Karak GDC BD Shah GDC Ahmad Abad GDC Latamber GDC Takht-e-Nasrati GDC Sabir Abad Govt. college of Management sciences Karak GGDC Sabir Abad GGDC KDA Karak GGDC Takht-e-Nasrati Chokara Joint College Chokara
Convocation 2026 Convocation for the sessions 2014 to 2025 was held on 12th of February 2026 at the new campus of the university.
See also Government Post Graduate College Karak Kohat University of Science and Technology University of Science and Technology Bannu Universities in Pakistan
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