CIIT is ranked among top 250 Asian Universities by QS University Rankings in 2014 and nationally it is ranked top in Computer Sciences & IT category and 9th overall in the country. It is also a member of Association of Commonwealth Universities[2] It main campus located in Chak Shahazad, Islamabad has over 5,000 students and 30,000 more students in its 6 satellite campuses. Its student body also includes international students from 9 Countries. CIIT has 18 Departments which combined offer 96 degree programs and has since inception produced 850 PhDs.[3]
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CIIT is an institution of higher learning with campuses across the country, with the headquarters located in Islamabad. Campuses of CIIT are located in the following cities: [4]Vehari Campus[edit]
Vehari is the centre place for diverse socio-economic life in the region. Vehari District was established in 1976. It has an area of 4,373 km2 and an estimated population of 3.5 million. The district shares its boundaries with Bahawalnagar and Bahawalpur districts on the Southern side, Pakpattan district on the Eastern, Lodhran district on the Western and Sahiwal and Khanewal districts on the Northern side.Islamabad[edit]
COMSATS Institute of Information Technology (CIIT), Islamabad was established in 1998 to promote Information Technology and to reduce the ever-growing gap between the developed and developing world through useful applications of science and technology. During the first year of its establishment, the Institute offered only a few certificate courses and a postgraduate diploma in computer studies with a single class room and limited resources. Islamabad Campus, the main campus of CIIT is situated at Chak Shahzad, Islamabad. Currently more than 5,000 students are enrolled in various degree programs at this Campus. The newly built campus at Chak Shahzad is fully equipped with facilities of international standards. Its area is 43 acres (approx.).
Wah[edit]
COMSATS Institute of Information Technology (CIIT) Wah Campus was established in 2001 with the joint effort of CIIT and Pakistan Ordnance Factories (POF). The Campus is housed in spacious buildings and provides state-of-the-art facilities for disseminating education in the field of Engineering, Information Technology, Mathematics and Business Administration. Currently more than 3,000 students are enrolled in the disciplines of Business Administration, Computer Science, Mathematics, Electrical Engineering and Civil Engineering. And more than 3,500 students have graduated from CIIT Wah since its inception.[5]
Lahore[edit]
(DDP-Dual Degree Programme Campus, Affiliated with Lancaster University UK)Was Established in March 2002, COMSATS Institute of Information Technology, Lahore is located on 1.5 km Ali Akbar Road(Defence Road), Off Raiwind Road. It is about 25 minutes drive from main city. The sprawling campus is a purpose built and spreads over an area of 200 acres. Like all other CIIT Campuses, the Lahore Campus is also equipped with the state-of-the-art computer labs, electronics and hardware labs. The distinctive feature of this campus is that it has a good infrastructure available for software development houses, to set up on-campus facilities. In a city of learning such as Lahore, the CIIT is catering for the ever-increasing demands of students in the fields of IT, Engineering and business administration. It rightly serves as a center of excellence. The campus offers 30% seats to children of industrial workers free of cost, besides other scholarships and financial aid to the students. Its area is 185 acres (approx.) [6]
