Bacha Khan University ( ps, ) ( ur, ) is a public university situated in
Charsadda
Chārsadda ( ps, چارسده; ; ur, ; ) is a town and headquarters of Charsadda District, in the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province of Pakistan. ,
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (; ps, خېبر پښتونخوا; Urdu, Hindko: خیبر پختونخوا) commonly abbreviated as KP or KPK, is one of the four provinces of Pakistan. Located in the northwestern region of the country, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa ...
,
Pakistan
Pakistan ( ur, ), officially the Islamic Republic of Pakistan ( ur, , label=none), is a country in South Asia. It is the world's List of countries and dependencies by population, fifth-most populous country, with a population of almost 24 ...
, named after
Abdul Ghaffar Khan
Abdul Ghaffār Khān (; 6 February 1890 – 20 January 1988), also known as Bacha Khan () or Badshah Khan (), and honourably addressed as Fakhr-e-Afghan (), was a Pakistani Pashtun, independence activist, and founder of the Khudai Khidmatgar ...
(Bacha Khan). The university was founded on 3 July 2012 with the mission to advance knowledge and learning through quality research and education for Pakistan.
Currently, the university's campus consists of 25 acres, with another 97 acres of land being purchased near Charsadda, Motorway Interchange. The Academic Departments at Bacha Khan University, Charsadda currently include more than 3047 students who are enrolled in BS, Masters and MS/MPhil degree programs. There are two boys and one girls' hostel at the campus.
Departments
Bacha Khan University offers education in the following areas:
*Agriculture
*Biotechnology
*Botany & Zoology
*Chemistry
*Computer Science & Electronics
*Economics
*English
*Geology & Geophysics
*Management Science
*Mathematics and Statistics
*Pakhtunkhwa Study Centre
*Sociology & Gender Studies & Education
See also
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List of universities in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
References
2012 establishments in Pakistan
Charsadda District, Pakistan
Educational institutions established in 2012
Public universities and colleges in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
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