The University of Central Punjab ( ur, ) or UCP is a

private university Private universities and private colleges are institutions of higher education, not operated, owned, or institutionally funded by governments. They may (and often do) receive from governments tax breaks, public student loans, and grant (money ...

located in Khayaban-e-Jinnah Road,

Lahore, Punjab Lahore ( ; pnb, ; ur, ) is the second most populous city in Pakistan after Karachi and 26th most populous city in the world, with a population of over 13 million. It is the capital of the province of Punjab where it is the largest city ...

, Pakistan . One of the best university of Pakistan

Recognized university

University of Central Punjab is a part of the Punjab Group of Colleges. It was chartered by Government of the Punjab in 2002 and recognized by the

Higher Education Commission (Pakistan) The Higher Education Commission (colloquially known as HEC) is a statutory body formed by the Government of Pakistan which was established in 2002 under the Chairmanship of Atta-ur-Rahman. Its main functions are funding, overseeing, regulati ...

. According to the HEC ranking 2013, its business school is on ninth ranking in Lahore.

History

On 15 August 1996, The Punjab Group of Colleges petitioned Government of Punjab for the establishment of a university in the province. Punjab Institute of Computer Science (PICS), Punjab College of Commerce (PCC), Punjab Law College (PLC) and Punjab College of Information Technology (PCIT) formed the core of the university at the time of establishment. Following a restructuring in 2004, the PCBA and PICS operate under the Faculty of Management Studies and Faculty of Information Technology of the University of Central Punjab respectively. The Punjab Colleges of Commerce and the Punjab Law College respectively function under the Faculties of Commerce and of Law of the University of Central Punjab. The Faculty of Engineering (FOE) was introduced in 2002.

Campus

The university is located opposite Shaukat Khanum Memorial Cancer Hospital & Research Centre on Khayaban-e-Jinnah road. It covers an area of 500,000 square feet. The campus was built in 2010 and consists of five blocks. There is an auditorium block consisting of 300 seats. It houses a number of facilities, both curricular and co-curricular in nature.

Library

The library of the university has an academic collection of more than 40,000 books from various disciplines being taught at the university. The collection in the library is arranged according to a specific classification scheme is known as

Dewey Decimal Classification The Dewey Decimal Classification (DDC), colloquially known as the Dewey Decimal System, is a proprietary library classification system which allows new books to be added to a library in their appropriate location based on subject. Section 4.1 ...

(DDC) scheme.

Academics

The university consists of the following faculties: * Faculty of Engineering * Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences * Faculty of Pharmacy * Faculty of Law * School of Media and Communication Studies * Faculty of Life Sciences * Faculty of Information Technology

References

External links

UCP official website
* Engineering universities and colleges in Pakistan Universities and colleges in Lahore Punjab Group of Colleges Private universities and colleges in Punjab, Pakistan 2002 establishments in Pakistan Educational institutions established in 2002 {{Pakistan-university-stub