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| Bahauddin Zakariya University | |
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| Multan University | |
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| Motto: | knowledge is power |
| Established: | |
| Type: | Public |
| Chancellor: | Salman Taseer (Governor Punjab) |
| Vice-Chancellor: | Prof. Dr. Muhammad Zafarullah |
| Students: | 8076 |
| Undergraduates: | 3809 |
| Postgraduates: | 4084 |
| Doctoral students: | 183 |
| Location: | Multan, Pakistan  |
| Affiliations: | HEC, UGC |
| Website: | www.bzu.edu.pk |
Bahauddin Zakariya University (Urdu: جامعھ بہاؤ الدین زکریا ) is located in Multan, Punjab, Pakistan. Bahauddin Zakariya University was formerly known as Multan University. It was renamed in honor of Hazrat Baha-ud-din Zakariya. It is a degree awarding institute in more than 23 subjects, including medical, engineering, humanities, business administration, law, art, music, IT and languages.
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History
The University started functioning in 1975 in rented buildings with 8 departments. Presently University has 20 departments and 4 constituent colleges namely; University Gilani Law College, University College of Agriculture, University College of Engineering and Technology and Multan College of Arts. The University is providing the maximum possible residential facilities to the students and staff.
The Bahauddin Zakariya University is a general University, providing instruction in both Arts and Science subjects. However, keeping in view the fact that agriculture is the mainstay of this region, (the place and its environs can boast of producing the country’s best silver crop (Cotton) and fruit crops (Mangoes, Citrus, and Dates), it was considered expedient to train manpower in the region for solving agricultural problems. Accordingly, a College of Agriculture was established in 1989. (The College of Agriculture and its complement, an Engineering College, form an integral part of the University Plan). The College of Engineering & Technology was established in 1994. Department of Commerce was started from November, 1996. BBA classes were started in the Department of Business Administration from October, 1996. Bachelor of Computer Science has also been introduced in the Department of Computer Science from November, 1996. B.Sc. Electrical Engineering class was started in November, 1997. Information Technology Centre was established in July 1999. BS and MSc. Telecommunication System was started in year 2004. B.Sc. Mechanical, Computer and Architectural Engineering classes were started in year 2005.
Location
The University is located at a distance of 10 km from the city centre. The University Campus is spread over 960 acres (3.9 km2) of land.
Jurisdiction
The main objective of the University is to provide facilities of higher education and research to the population of the southern region of the Punjab, covering the Civil Administrative Divisions of Multan and Dera Ghazi Khan. The University fulfils the triple function of teaching, affiliation and an examining body, and has 79 affiliated colleges which include such old and prestigious institutions as the Government College, Bosan Road, Multan (formerly known as Emerson College), Government College, Burewala, the Government College, Sahiwal and the Nishtar Medical College, Multan, and NFC college of technology, Multan.
Student Admissions
Student admissions usually take place in the month of July. Some of the departments require GAT and some have their own testing criteria.
Academic departments
1. Faculty of Arts-Social Sciences
- Department of Economics
- Department of Education
- Department of History
- Department of Pakistan Studies
- Department of Political Science & International Relations
- Department of Mass Communication
- Department of Sociology
- Department of Applied Psychology
- Department of Philosophy
- Undergraduate Studies in Social Sciences
2. Faculty of Science and Agriculture
- Institute of Pure and Applied Biology
- Department of Chemistry
- Centre for Advanced Studies in Pure and Applied Mathematics
- Department of Computer Science
- Department of Physics
- Institute of Biotechnology
- Department of Statistics
- University College of Agriculture
- Centre for Undergraduate Studies
3. Faculty of Islamic Studies and Languages
- Department of Arabic
- Department of Islamic Studies
- Department of English
- Department of Urdu
- Department of Seraiki
4. Faculty of Commerce, Law & Business Administration
- Institute of Management Sciences (Business Administrations)
- Department of Business Administration ( Sub-Campus D.G.Khan )
- Department of Computer Science ( Sub-Campus D.G.Khan )
- Department of English ( Sub-Campus D.G.Khan )
- Department of Economics ( Sub-Campus D.G.Khan )
- Department of Business Administration ( Sub-Campus Sahiwal )
- Department of Applied Psychology ( Sub-Campus Sahiwal )
- Department of English ( Sub-Campus Sahiwal )
- Department of Economics ( Sub-Campus Sahiwal )
- Multan College of Arts
- Department of Commerce
- University Law College
5. Faculty of Pharmacy
- Department of Pharmacy
- Department of Pharmacology
- Department of Pharmaceutics
- Department of pharmaceutical chemistry
6. Faculty of Veterinary Sciences
- Department of Veterinary Sciences
7. Faculty of Engineering
- University College of Engineering & Technology
- University College of Textile Engineering
- Institute of Advance Materials
8. Sub Campuses
- Sub Campus Sahiwal
- Sub Campus D.G. Khan
Hostels
Following are the hostels accommodating thousands of students.
- Abu Bakar Hall
- Umer Hall
- Usman Hall
- Hamza Hall
- Ali Hall
- Ayesha Hall
- Marium Hall
- Fatima Hall
- Aamina Hall
In boys hostels one cubicle room, that is good enough for 1 person, is usually occupied by 3 persons and in girls hostels the figure is 4 girls per room; one mattress is shared by two girls. The lack of hostel facilities is a serious impediment in the growth of the university. Some quarters are of the view that over crowding in hostels is promoting homosexuality and lesbianism.
Staff Hiring
Advertisements are placed in the prominent newspaers whenever staff has to be hired. The short listed candidates are invited for interview by selection board. The shortlisting criteria does not give any weightage to the professional experience other than that of teaching. The current Vice Chancellor, Dr. Muhammad Zafarullah was hired as Assistant Professor without a single day's teaching experience but the practice of giving weightage to industry experience has been stopped due to unexplicable reason due to some vested interests.
External links
- Bahauddin Zakariya University
- Pakstudy (Bahauddin Zakariya University Multan Section)
- Discussion Forum for Students of Computer Science Department of BZU
- Department of Computer Science Bahauddin Zakariya University
- Zakariyan Alumni Network
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