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 In order to provide adequate opportunity of
engineering education to the people belonging to
the interior of Sindh province, the Sindh
University Engineering College Jamshoro was
established in 1963 as a constituent college of
the University of Sindh. According to the
education policy of 1972, it was decided by the
government to upgrade the college to the level
of University of Engineering & Technology after
shifting it to Nawabshah. Consequently, the 1st
year classes were started at Nawabshah in
February 1974.
In July 1976, this institution entered the
second phase and was declared as additional
campus of University of Sindh through amendment
in the Sindh University Act, 1972 and was headed
by a Pro Vice-Chancellor. The additional campus
was eventually upgraded to the level of
University on 1st March 1977 through an
ordinance. Later on, the provincial Assembly of
Sindh also passed an Act in this regard and
named the institution “ Mehran University of
Engineering and Technology, Nawabshah”.
In 1980, the Government decided to shift the
seat of University to Jamshoro and the campus at
Nawabshah, was declared as constituent college
of Mehran University; renamed “ Mehran
University College of Engineering and Technology
(MUCET), Nawabshah. On 7th August 1996, MUCET
was upgraded to the level of University through
an Ordinance and latter an Act of Sindh Assembly
and named as “Quaid-e-Awam University of
Engineering, Science and Technology (QUEST),
Nawabshah”. QUEST is accredited with Higher
Education Commission and Pakistan Engineering
Council.
QUEST campus is situated just outside the
city of Nawabshah near airport and is spread
over an area of 457 acres on both sides of the
main Sakrand road. Presently, it consists of
three academic sectors. Sector A houses the
departments of Electrical Engineering,
Electronics Engineering, Computer Systems
Engineering, Institute of Information Technology
the Administration Block and a well-established
Computer Centre. Sector B houses the departments
of Civil Engineering, Mechanical Engineering,
Energy & Environment Engineering and Basic
Sciences & Related Studies. While all the
laboratories of Civil Engineering, Mechanical
Engineering and Workshop are located in Sector C
and the Central Library is located between
Sector B & C. Two new buildings for Electronics
and Energy & Environment Engineering are under
construction between sectors – A&B. There is a
well-planned residential colony consisting of a
substantial number of bungalows for the teachers
and officers and quarters for other employees.
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