The University of Central Punjab (Urdu: یونیورسٹی آف سنٹرل پنجاب) or UCP is a private university located on Khayaban-e-Jinnah Road, Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan.[2]
یونیورسٹی آف سنٹرل پنجاب | |
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Other name | UCP |
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| Motto | "The centre of your future" |
| Type | Private |
| Established | 2002 |
| Accreditation | Washington Accord |
Academic affiliations | Higher Education Commission (Pakistan) Pakistan Engineering Council Pharmacy Council of Pakistan Pakistan Bar Council |
| Chairman | Mian Amer Mahmood |
| Pro-Rector | Dr. Hammad Naveed[1] |
Academic staff | 602 |
| Students | 16,000+ |
| Undergraduates | 14,400+ |
| Postgraduates | 1,600+ |
| Address | 1, Khayaban-e-Jinnah Road, Johar Town , , Pakistan 31°26′49″N 74°16′06″E / 31.4469°N 74.2682°E |
| Campus | Urban |
| Mascot | UCPian |
| Website | ucp |
History
editOn 15 August 1996, The Punjab Group of Colleges petitioned the Government of Punjab for the establishment of a university in the province. UCP was chartered by the Government of the Punjab in 2002 and recognized by the Higher Education Commission (Pakistan).[3] Punjab Institute of Computer Science (PICS), Punjab College of Commerce (PCC) and Punjab College of Information Technology (PCIT) formed the core of the university at the time of establishment.
Following a restructuring in 2004, the PCBA and PICS operate under the Faculty of Management Studies and Faculty of Information Technology of the University of Central Punjab respectively. The Punjab Colleges of Commerce and the Punjab Law College respectively function under the Faculties of Commerce and of Law of the University of Central Punjab. The Faculty of Engineering (FOE) was introduced in 2002.
Campus
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The university is located opposite Shaukat Khanum Memorial Cancer Hospital & Research Centre on Khayaban-e-Jinnah Road Lahore. It covers an area of 500,000 square feet. The campus was built in 2010 and consists of five blocks. There is an auditorium block consisting of 300 seats. It houses a number of facilities, both curricular and co-curricular in nature.
Library
editThe library of the university has an academic collection of more than 40,000 books from various disciplines being taught at the university. The collection in the library is arranged according to a specific classification scheme known as Dewey Decimal Classification (DDC) scheme.
Organization and administration
editThe governor of Punjab serves as the Patron of the university. Educational Excellence Limited is the sponsoring body of the university whose chairman, currently Mian Amer Mahmood, also chairs the Board of Governors. The board includes the chairman, Pro-rector and members nominated by the Patron, Chairman, HEC, PHEC and accrediting bodies.
Academics
editFaculties
The university consists of the following faculties:
- Faculty of Engineering
- Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences
- Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences
- Faculty of Law
- School of Media and Communication Studies
- Faculty of Life Sciences
- Faculty of Information Technology and Computer Science
- Faculty of Language & Literature
- Faculty of Science & Technology
- Faculty of Management Sciences
Accreditation
All of the engineering programs offered by UCP are accreditated by the Pakistan Engineering Council under Level-II, substantially equivalent to Washington Accord. Whereas, the Pharm-D program is accreditated by the Pharmacy Council of Pakistan and Computer Science program by NCEAC.
Rankings
| University rankings | |
|---|---|
| Global – Overall | |
| THE World[4] | 801-1000 (2025) |
| Regional – Overall | |
| QS Asia[5] | =362 (2025) |
UCP was ranked #=94 in QS Asian University Rankings - Southern Asia for 2025.[6] It was also ranked #1201+ in QS Sustainability Ranking for 2025.[7] According to the HEC ranking 2022, its business school was ranked seventh in Lahore.[8]
See also
edit- Muhammad Ali Jinnah University, Karachi
- University of Central Punjab, Lahore
- Capital University of Science & Technology, Islamabad
- Allied Schools
References
edit- ^ ""University of Central Punjab welcomes Dr. Hammad Naveed as New Pro-Rector"".
- ^ Riazul Haq (23 February 2016). "(Higher Education Commission) HEC announces university rankings". The Express tribune (newspaper). Retrieved 25 March 2023.
- ^ "Profile of University of Central Punjab". Higher Education Commission of Pakistan website. Retrieved 11 December 2021.
- ^ https://www.timeshighereducation.com/world-university-rankings/latest/world-ranking
- ^ https://www.topuniversities.com/asia-university-rankings
- ^ "QS World University Rankings by Region 2025: Southern Asia". Top Universities. 16 November 2024. Retrieved 20 November 2024.
- ^ "QS Sustainability University Rankings 2024". Top Universities. 16 November 2024. Retrieved 20 November 2024.
- ^ "Ranking of Higher Education Institutions (scroll down to Business Category to read University of Central Punjab, Lahore ranked no. 9 in Pakistan)" (PDF). Higher Education Commission of Pakistan website. 23 February 2016. Archived from the original (PDF) on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 25 March 2023.
External links
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