The University of Balochistan was established in October-1970 through an Ordinance issued by the then Governor Balochistan. In June 1996, the Balochistan Assembly passed an ACT called the University of Balochistan ACT 1996,
later-on the provincial assembly had passed a unified ACT in 2022 for all public
sector Universities. Therefore, presently UoB is governed by same Act of 2022. The University of Balochistan
is the biggest general University of the Province imparting Higher Education to the entire population of the province in Science, Arts and Humanities.
Presently the University has 06 faculties, 52 departments, 06 specialized centers,
57 affiliated colleges, 03 institutes, 04 campuses and 01 constituent law
college. The University initially started with three departments i.e. Physics,
Chemistry and Geology. With the passage of time, new departments have been
established, three Institutes (Institute of Management Sciences, Institute of
Bio-Chemistry, Institute of Education & Research) and following specialized centers : Center of Excellence in Mineralogy, Pakistan Study Center, Area Study Center, Balochistan Study Center,
China Study Centre, Center for Advance Studies in Vaccinology
and Bio-Technology, one constituent Law College,
following sub-campuses : Jungle Bagh campus Quetta, City Campus Quetta, Mastung
Campus, Kharan Campus, Pishin Campus, Killa-Saifullah Campus, and several other affiliated colleges
are there. Furthermore, the Abdul Samad Khan Shaheed Chair, and Nawab Yousaf Aziz Magsi Chair has been established at UoB.
Four year BS program has only been started in different departments and likewise departments are successfully running Master's, M.Phil and PhD degree programs. The University has shifted to semester system w.e.f.. 2017.
The current enrolment is over 12000 in different degree programs.
48 UG , 41 M.Phil /MS and 21 PhD programs are offered.
Admission is given to the local as well as domicile residents of the province on the following basis:-
a. Open Merit Balochistan 10%.
b. Open merit Quetta District 15%.
c. Open Merit: District other than Quetta. 75%.
d. A number of seats are also reserved for other disciplines.
The University of Balochistan campus is ISO 9001:2008 and ISO 14001:2004 certified
Vision:
We envision to achieve academic and research excellence, fostering lifelong learning and developing high-quality human capital. We strive to contribute towards sustainable socio-economic development to excellence.
Mission:
Our mission is to nurture motivated professionals, scholars, and practitioners who uphold strong ethical values. We aim to achieve sustainability in both environmental and socio-economic dimensions, making significant contributions and collaborations in an increasingly technologically advanced world.
Goals:
⚬ Being the oldest institute of higher learning in the province, the University of Balochistan aims to:-
⚬ Enhance the existing capacity of vaccine production, research capacity of the faculty of Center of Advanced Studies in Vaccinology and Bio-technology (CASVAB) and upgrade it by giving it autonomy and make it a financially sustainable body in future.
⚬ Explore and exploit the indigenous mineral and energy resources of the province of the Balochistan
⚬ Its short term ambition is to be rated amongst the top TEN Universities of the country.
⚬ The long-term goal is to be initially grouped/included in the top 500 Universities/Institutions of the world.
Current Faculties & Academic Programs
1. Faculty of Physical and Environmental Science |
|
S.No |
Departments |
1 |
Department of Chemistry |
2 |
Department of Mathematics |
3 |
Department of Physics |
4 |
Department of Statistics |
5 | Department of Computer Science $ IT |
6 | Department of Geology |
7 | Department of Renewable Energy |
8 | Department of Geophysics |
9 | Centre of Excellence in Mineralogy |
10 | Department of Environmental Sciences |
11 | Department of Geography and Regional Planning |
2. Faculty of Arts and Humanities |
|
S.No |
Departments |
1 | Department of Archaeology |
2 |
Institute of Education And Research |
3 |
Department of Fine Arts |
4 |
Department of History |
5 |
Department of Media Studies |
6 |
Department of Philosophy |
7 |
Department of Psychology |
8 |
Department of Islamic Studies |
3. Faculty of Biological, Pharmaceutical And Health Sciences |
|
S.No |
Departments |
1 |
Department of Botany |
2 |
CASVAB |
3 |
Institute of Bio-Chemistry |
4 |
Department of Microbiology |
5 |
Department of Zoology |
6 | Botanical Garden |
7 |
Department of Eastern Medicine |
8 |
Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry |
9 |
Department of Pharmaceutics |
10 | Department of Pharmacognosy |
11 | Department of Pharmacology |
12 | Department of Pharmacy Practice |
13 | Department of Physical Therapy |
14 | Department of Pharmacy |
4. Faculty of Literature & Languages |
|
S.No |
Departments |
1 |
Department of Balochi |
2 |
Department of Brahui |
3 |
Department of Pashto |
4 |
Department of Persian |
5 |
Department of Urdu |
6 |
China Study Centre |
7 |
Balochistan Study Centre |
8 | Department of English Literature |
9 | Department of Linguistics and Philology |
5. Faculty of Management and Information Sciences |
|
S.No |
Departments |
1 |
Commerce Department |
2 |
Economics Department |
3 |
Institute of Managment Sciences (MBA/MPA) |
4 |
Department of Library & Information Science |
6. Faculty of Social Sciences |
|
S.No |
Departments |
1 |
Department of Anthropology |
2 |
Area Study Center |
3 |
Department of Disaster Management & Development studies |
4 |
Department of International Relations |
5 |
University Law College |
6 |
Department of Political Science |
7 | Department of Social Work |
8 | Department of Sociology |
9 | Department of Gender & Development Studies |
10 | Pakistan Study Center |
Logo | ![]() |
Established | 1970 |
Type |
Public Sector: General University |
Chancellor | Honorable Governor Balochistan |
Vice Chancellor | Prof. Dr. Zahoor Ahmed Bazai |
Pro-Vice Chancellor | |
Registrar |
Muhammad Tariq Jogezai |
Faculties | 06 |
Departments | 56 |
Main Campus | Sariab Road, Quetta, Balochistan (Pakistan) |
Telephone | +92-81-9211008 |
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