University of Sargodha

The University of Sargodha (Urdu: یونیورسٹی آف سرگودھا‎‎) is a public research university based in Sargodha, Punjab, Pakistan.

University of Sargodha
یونیورسٹی آف سرگودھا

Former names	Government College, Sargodha (1946-2002) De'Montmorency College of Shahpur Sadr (1929-1946)
Type	Public sector
Established	2002
Chancellor	Governor of Punjab
Vice-Chancellor	Dr. Ishtiaq Ahmad
Academic staff	460
Students	28342
Undergraduates	10000
Postgraduates	1200
Location	Sargodha, Punjab, Pakistan
Campus	Sargodha (Central campus) Lahore satellite campus Mianwali satellite campus Mandi Bahauddin satellite campus Bhakkar satellite campus Faisalabad satellite campus Women Campus, Faisalabad Gujranwala
Colors	Yale blue, metallic gold, silver
Nickname	UOS
Affiliations	Higher Education Commission of Pakistan University of Health Sciences, Lahore
Mascot	Kiranians
Website	www.uos.edu.pk

It was founded in 2002 by an ordinance of the Government of Pakistan. The university is composed of the central campus in Sargodha, and seven branch satellite campuses located in Faisalabad (Faisalabad Satellite Campus and Women Campus Faisalabad), Lahore, Gujranwala, Mandi Bahauddin, Mianwali and Bhakkar. Its first acting chairman was Vice-Chancellor Riaz-ul-Haq Tariq.^[1] Former Vice-Chancellor of the University of Sargodha, Dr. Muhammad Akram Chaudhary has been awarded best Vice-Chancellor of any university in Pakistan. The university has eight faculties and 137 programmes, of which 53 are for M.Phil. and Ph.D.. 400 educational institutions are affiliated to it.^[2]

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Academics

University College of Engineering & Technology

Community Service programs

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