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University of Agriculture, Faisalabad

The University of Agriculture, Faisalabad originally the Punjab Agricultural College and Research Institute, was established in 1906 as the first major institution of higher agricultural education in the undivided Punjab. The university's faculty comprises more than 500 teachers. Of those, nearly half hold Ph.D. degrees, mainly from foreign universities. The university is organised into faculties of Agriculture, Agricultural Engineering and Technology, Food Engineering, Social sciences, Animal Husbandry, Veterinary Science and Sciences. A community college is also located on the main campus in Faisalabad. The College of Veterinary Sciences at Lahore was affiliated and is now a distinct entity known as the University of Veterinary and Animal Sciences, Lahore (UVAS). These units offer programmes leading to B.Sc. Agricultural Engineering, D.V.M., B.Sc. (Hons.), M.Phil, and Ph.D. degrees in agriculture and allied fields. HEC ranks the University of Agriculture, Faisalabad as a best university in the agriculture/veterinary field.