Ghulam Ishaq Khan Institute of Engineering Sciences and Technology

Ghulam Ishaq Khan Institute of Engineering Sciences and Technology
غلام اسحاق خان انسٹیٹیوٹ
Motto in English
 رَبِّ زدْنيِ عِلْماً (Arabic)
O my Lord! Advance me in Knowledge
Type Private
Established 1993 (1993)
President Engr. Shams-ul-Mulk
Rector Jehangir Bashar[1]
Academic staff
 99[2]
Students 1670
Location Topi, Swabi, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, PakistanPakistan
34°04′11″N 72°38′38″E
Colours Blue    
Nickname GIK
Affiliations HEC, PEC
Website www.giki.edu.pk

The Ghulam Ishaq Khan Institute of Engineering Sciences and Technology (Urdu: غلام اسحاق خان انسٹیٹیوٹ‎; commonly referred as GIK, is a private research university located in Topi, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan. GIK has eight academic faculties strongly emphasizing on science and engineering and its 400 acres (1.6 km2) primary campus is located in the vicinity of Swabi district of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan.[3]

Founded by civil servant and former President Ghulam Ishaq Khan in 1993, the college attracted country's influential scientists such as Abdul Qadeer Khan, Asghar Qadir, and Shaukat Hameed Khan since its establishment, and played formulating role in transforming the college in elevating as one of world's finest science and engineering college.[4] GIK is among one of the top institutions ranked by the HEC, and also has a long-standing competition with the Pakistan Institute of Engineering and Applied Sciences (PIEAS).[5][6]

History

The GIK Institute is a private educational institution, named after former bureaucrat and former President of Pakistan Ghulam Ishaq Khan. The project was delegated to Pakistani scientist, Dr. Abdul Qadeer Khan, who was one of the founding members of the institute and was once registered as an associate professor of physics.[7]

Clock Tower at GIK Institute

In 1988 the parent body of the GIK Institute, the Society for the Promotion of Engineering Sciences and Technology in Pakistan (SOPREST), was registered under the “Societies Act”. Mr. Ghulam Ishaq Khan, while President of Pakistan, was elected President for life And Mr. H. U. Beg was appointed its Honorary Executive Director.

In March 1993 an “Ordinance” was promulgated by the Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa (Provincial) Government for the establishment of the Institute under the umbrella of SOPREST, and the first batch of students was inducted the same year in October. Since an Ordinance has a limited life, it was ratified through an “Act” by the Provincial Assembly in July 1994.

Major founding donors include Nouman Benevolent Community Care, Infaq Foundation, Chiniot Anjuman-e-Islamia, Dawood Group of Industries, and the Government of the Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa which has donated land at Topi.

Location

The university is situated beside the river Indus in the mountains of Tarbela and Gadoon-Amazai, in the Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa near the town of Topi and in proximity to the lakes of Tarbela Dam (world's largest earth-filled dam) and Ghazi.[8] Its campus is in the mountains of Tarbela and Gadoon-Amazai, and is a residential campus with accommodation for students.

Admission

Admission to the university is based on the entry test. The test has MCQs of Physics, Mathematics and English. Eligibility criteria for admission to the university is at least 60% marks in physics and mathematics in FSc or Grade C in A levels. Entry test for the university is very competitive as large number of prospective students compete for a limited number of seats.[9]

Faculties and Departments

Faculty of Engineering Sciences

The Faculty offers a 4-year degree program leading to Bachelor of Science in Engineering Sciences which encompasses some of the modern fields of engineering such as:

The faculty also offers MS and PHD degree programs in applied mathematics and applied physics.[10]

Faculty of Computer Science and Electrical Engineering

The Faculty offers courses leading to Bachelor's (BS) in computer engineering and computer science. It also offers Master's (MS) and Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) Degrees in Computer System Engineering.[11]

It offers four year BS degree program in Electrical Engineering with following specializations:

Thrust Areas:

Faculty:

Faculty of Mechanical Engineering

Faculty:

Faculty of Material Sciences and Chemical Engineering

The Faculty offers a 4-year bachelor's degree licensed by the PEC detailing basic principles & mathematics of process operations in the first two years. Third & final year deal with the advanced level of the trade closely selected to cope the industrial requirements.

The Faculty also offers 4 year BS program in Materials Engineering which deals with a broad understanding of materials and the manufacturing of components. It offers following streams:

Faculty of Management Sciences and Humanities

Degree program at undergraduate level has started from 2013. This Faculty offers 4 year BS Management Science degree with specialization in:

International Advisory Board

The advisory board consists of scientists, engineers and academicians who monitoring the institutes' standards of education and research. It comprises faculty members from Kansas State University, Kyoto University, McGill University, University of Florida, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign and other institutions.

Labs and Facilities

High Performance Computing Cluster

HPC platform has been donated to GIK Institute by Directorate of Science and Technology (DoST) KPK Pakistan. It is a compute intensive platform and has the following hardware components:[13]

Agha Hasan Abedi (AHA) Auditorium

AHA Auditorium

The Agha Hasan Abedi (AHA) Auditorium is named after Agha Hasan Abedi.

The Incubator

GIK Institute established its own startup Incubator in 2014. With aim to motivate entrepreneurial skills among the students. Incubator will provide facilities and technical assistance, working space and other services to incubate the startup initiatives by the participants. It will also help them get venture capitalists to convert their fledgling startups into mature ones.[14]

GIK incubator got a funding of Rupees 10 cores (100 million) from Directorate of Science and Technology, Ministry of ST & IT, Govt of Khyber Pakhtunkhuwa. The grant is given in order to develop Entrepreneurship via Establishment and Strengthening of Technology Incubation center.[15][16]

Student societies

See also

References

  1. ↑ Overview of Important Contacts in GIKI
  2. ↑ About GIKI - GIK Institute
  3. ↑ WebTeam, The GIKI. "Campus". GIK Institute. Retrieved 2016-03-10.
  4. ↑ WebTeam, The GIKI. "About GIK". GIK Institute. Retrieved 2016-03-10.
  5. ↑ "HEC releases the rankings". TEX. Retrieved 16 September 2013.
  6. ↑ HEC Ranking. "HEC Ranking". HEC Ranking. Archived from the original on 13 November 2013. Retrieved 16 September 2013.
  7. ↑ "On institutions - Dr A Q Khan". Thenews.com.pk. 2011-02-07. Retrieved 2011-12-23.
  8. ↑ "Ghulam Ishaq Khan Institute of Engineering Sciences and Technology - Campus". Giki.edu.pk. Retrieved 2012-03-05.
  9. ↑ "GIKI Entry Test Format - A Snapshot". Pakprep.com. 2014-04-29. Retrieved 2015-04-10.
  10. ↑ "Faculty of Engineering Sciences". The GIKI WebTeam. Retrieved 9 February 2013.
  11. ↑ "Faculty of Computer Sciences and Engineering". The GIKI WebTeam. Retrieved 9 February 2013.
  12. ↑ "Faculty of Material Sciences and Engineering". The GIKI WebTeam.
  13. ↑ WebTeam, GIKI. "GIKI IT Facilities". The GIKI WebTeam. Retrieved 9 February 2013.
  14. ↑ WebTeam, The GIKI. "The-Incubator". GIK Institute. Retrieved 2016-03-10.
  15. ↑ "GIKI Gets 100 Million from KP Govt for Entrepreneurship Development". Retrieved 2016-03-10.
  16. ↑ "'The INCUBATOR' of GIKI receives Rs. 100 million grant from KPK Government | The News Teller". www.thenewsteller.com. Retrieved 2016-03-10.
  17. ↑ WebTeam, GIKI. "The GIKI WebTeam". The GIKI WebTeam. Retrieved 15 March 2014.
  18. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 "About GIKI - GIK Institute". giki.edu.pk. Retrieved 2012-03-05.
  19. ↑ Asif Khan (March 29, 2012). "The Cultural Dramatics & Entertainment Society is geared up for its 14th All Pakistan Performing Arts". The News International. Archived from the original on 2012-04-02.
  20. ↑ "NAQSH all Pakistan Art Festival At GIKI | Xnews - GIKI". 2010-10-11. Archived from the original on 2012-04-07. Retrieved 2011-12-23.
  21. ↑ "UGX 2010: Biggest Gaming Event in GIKI | Xnews - GIKI". 2010-11-30. Archived from the original on 2012-04-07. Retrieved 2011-12-23.
  22. ↑ "Career building seminar held at GIKI | Pakistan Today | Latest news, Breaking news, Pakistan News, World news, business, sport and multimedia". Pakistan Today. Retrieved 2011-12-23.
  23. ↑ "Advancement: GIKI holds education expo – The Express Tribune". Tribune.com.pk. 2011-02-26. Retrieved 2011-12-23.
  24. ↑ "A Tribute to Raja Jahanzeb - A Legend (Youth Magazine)". Retrieved 1 October 2014.

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