Rawalpindi formally known as Pindi, is the fourth-largest city in Pakistan. Located in the Punjab province of Pakistan, it is one of the largest metropolitan areas. Rawalpindi is adjacent to Islamabad and jointly called as twin cities of Pakistan. The historic GT Road (Grand Trunk Road) passes by Pindi and connects Peshawar to Islamabad and Lahore. Several social and economic factors are the reason for its popularity in the country. It has a population of 2,098,231 in the area of approx. 108.8 square kilometers. Local people of Pindi speak a variety of Punjabi languages like Pothohari, Majhi, Pahari, Shahpuri, Dhani, and Kashmiri. Urdu as a national language, spoken and understood by the significant population. Rawalpindi is also the military headquarters of the Pakistan Armed forces.
It has 2,463 government public schools, including 1706 primary schools, 306 middle schools, and 334 high schools. Moreover, there are 117 higher education colleges and 17 universities.
Here is a list of universities in Rawalpindi;
In terms of individually and collectively as a country, quality in higher education is essential. Excellence in the education system defines the nation’s progress and development. It also plays an integral part in an individual’s life as it allows you to pursue your professional life. In the past several years, Pakistan is started focusing on the quality of education and ranked the universities of the public and private sector on the basis of specific criteria.
HEC ranked three universities from Rawalpindi in the category of W4 (the highest rating category) which are Foundation University, FAST National University of Computer & Emerging Sciences, and Riphah International University. NUML and NUMS are also known as the best universities in Pakistan.
Riphah University is the private chartered university by the federal government of Pakistan in 2002. It has 11 faculties and many other academic departments. It is well known for medical and dental studies. Riphah international also offers quality engineering education in biomedical and electrical engineering. RISE (Riphah Institute of System Engineering) is an excellent initiative to impart quality in education, professional training & consultancy in the field of Information Security. They are providing security training in “Certified Ethical Hacker”, “EC-Council Certified Security Analyst”, and “Computer Hacking Forensic Investigator”.
Fatima Jinnah Women University is a public sector institution known for the best women education. It is promoting female education and facilitating studies and research in various fields of higher education. It has 25 departments for different undergraduate and postgraduate degree programs.
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