Islamia University Bahawalpur has emerged as a leading public university touching new horizons of academia and research in the country

Islamia University Bahawalpur has emerged as a leading public university touching new horizons of academia and research in the country

BAHAWAL PUR (PR) The Islamia University of Bahawalpur, the oldest seat of learning of Southern Punjab has emerged as a leading public university touching new horizons of academia and research in the country. The university has shown tremendous performance during the last two years in every sector through a fast paced developmental strategy based on reforms initiated by Prof. Dr. Qaiser Mushtaq, Vice Chancellor. During recently held admissions drive for fall semester 2017, as many as 21,665 students applied for various programmes from undergraduate to PhD level. The university has enhanced its standing among stakeholders specially students and parents due to supremacy and merit, transparency, continuity of uniform policies and congenial academic environment. Tremendous boost in quality of teaching and research, enforcement of academic calendar has streamlined academic activities, admissions twice a year and appointment of 251 faculty members have further strengthened the university. Students from Southern Punjab, all four provinces and from far-flung   areas of Gilgat and Baltistan and FATA also applied for admission in the University which depicts popularity of the University across the country.