In order to provide adequate opportunity of engineering education to the
people belonging to the interior of Sindh province, the Sindh
University Engineering College Jamshoro was established in 1963 as a
constituent college of the University of Sindh. According to the
education policy of 1972, it was decided by the government to upgrade
the college to the level of University of Engineering & Technology
after shifting it to Nawabshah. Consequently, the 1st year classes were
started at Nawabshah in February 1974.
In July 1976, this institution entered the second phase
and was declared as additional campus of University of Sindh through
amendment in the Sindh University Act, 1972 and was headed by a Pro
Vice-Chancellor. The additional campus was eventually upgraded to the
level of University on 1st March 1977 through an ordinance. Later on,
the provincial Assembly of Sindh also passed an Act in this regard and
named the institution Mehran University of Engineering and Technology,
Nawabshah.
In 1980, the Government decided to shift the seat of
University to Jamshoro and the campus at Nawabshah, was declared as
constituent college of Mehran University; renamed Mehran University
College of Engineering and Technology (MUCET), Nawabshah. On 7th August
1996, MUCET was upgraded to the level of University through an Ordinance
and latter an Act of Sindh Assembly and named as “Quaid-e-Awam
University of Engineering, Science and Technology (QUEST), Nawabshah.
QUEST is accredited with Higher Education Commission and Pakistan
Engineering Council.
QUEST campus is situated just outside the city of
Nawabshah near airport and is spread over an area of 457 acres on both
sides of the main Sakrand road. Presently, it consists of three academic
sectors. Sector A houses the departments of Electrical Engineering,
Electronics Engineering, Computer Systems Engineering, Institute of
Information Technology the Administration Block and a well-established
Computer Centre. Sector B houses the departments of Civil Engineering,
Mechanical Engineering, Energy & Environment Engineering and Basic
Sciences & Related Studies. While all the laboratories of Civil
Engineering, Mechanical Engineering and Workshop are located in Sector C
and the Central Library is located between Sector B & C. Two new
buildings for Electronics and Energy & Environment Engineering have
constructed between sectors A&B. There is a well-planned residential
colony consisting of a substantial number of bungalows for the teachers
and officers and quarters for other employees.
