Dawood University of Engineering & Technology

Dawood University of Engineering and Technology

دانشگاہِ داوَد برائے علومِ مہندسی و فنونِ صنعتی
Other name	DUET
Former names	Dawood College of Engineering and Technology
Motto	University of Relevance
Type	Public university
Established	1962 (1962)
Founder	Seth Ahmed Dawood
Academic affiliations	Higher Education Commission (Pakistan) Pakistan Engineering Council Pakistan Council for Architects and Town Planners
Vice-Chancellor	Samreen Hussain
Location	Karachi, Sindh , Pakistan 24°52′44″N 67°02′51″E / 24.8788°N 67.0475°E / 24.8788; 67.0475
Colours	Cyan, black, white
Website	duet.edu.pk

The Dawood University of Engineering and Technology (initials:DUET) (Urdu: دانشگاہِ داوَد برائے علومِ مہندسی و فنونِ صنعتی) is a public university located in Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan.^[1][2] It was established by Seth Ahmed Dawood and is named after him.

Dawood College of Engineering and Technology was established in 1962 as a federal government engineering institution. Initial financial endowment and foundation stone of the Dawood College of Engineering and Technology was laid by then President of Pakistan Field Marshal Mohammad Ayub Khan in 1962. It was established by Dawood Foundation under the supervision of Seth Ahmed Dawood in 1964.^[1][3]

It is regarded as one of the oldest institutions of higher learning in engineering in Pakistan and pioneer in the fields of electronics, chemical, petroleum, metallurgical and industrial engineering degrees.^[3]

It is one of the notable institutions in Karachi and secured its place in the engineering category by the Higher Education Commission of Pakistan, as of 2010.^[4][1]

In 2013, the Government of Sindh upgraded it to a university, renaming it 'Dawood University of Engineering and Technology'.^[5]

• BS Computer Science^[5]
• BS Mathematics
• BS Business and Information Systems
• BS Chemistry
• BS Environmental Sciences
• BS Artificial Intelligence
• BS Cyber Security
• BE Chemical Engineering
• BE Electronic Engineering
• BE Industrial Engineering and Management^[1]
• BE Metallurgy and Materials Engineering
• BE Petroleum and Gas Engineering
• BE Telecommunication Engineering
• BE Computer System Engineering
• BE Energy and Environment Engineering
• BArch Architecture and Planning

• MS Telecommunication Engineering
• MS Chemical Engineering
• MS Electronic Engineering
• MS Metallurgy and Materials Engineering^[5]
• MS Industrial Engineering and Management
• MS Industrial Chemistry
• MS Chemistry

• PhD Telecommunication Engineering^[5]
• PhD Chemical Engineering^[5]
• PhD Electronic Engineering^[5]
• PhD Computer System Engineering^[5]
• PhD Metallurgy and Material Engineering^[5]
• PhD Industrial And Management Engineering^[5]

• Dawood Group
• NED University of Engineering and Technology, Karachi
• Mehran University of Engineering and Technology, Jamshoro
• List of universities in Pakistan
• List of engineering universities and colleges in Pakistan

• DUET official website