History
The institution started its career in 1921 as the ‘ Mughalpura Technical College ’. Later it became the ‘Maclagan Engineering College’, a name given to it in 1923 when Sir Edwards Maclagan, the then Governor of the Punjab who laid the foundation stone of the main building, now called the Main Block, which still retains its majesty despite the wear and tear of over eight decades.
Research
The Higher Education Commission of Pakistan has placed the Pakistan Journal of Engineering and Applied Sciences in X-category. It is also index in Google Scholar h5. Double-blind peer review is practiced. Process for submitting your manuscript is described here while guidelines for authors can be found here. Manuscript formatting template can also be downloaded form here The journal is fully funded by the University of Engineering and Technology, Lahore and there is no submission/publication fee.
Short Courses
University Ranking
Academic Ranking of World Universities by Shanghai Jiao Tong University
2023
701
2022
701 100
2021
801
ARWU World University rankings is the first world university ranking. It ranks the world's top 1000 colleges and universities based on objective indicator. They look at the number of award-winning (Fields Medals and Nobel Prize) scientists who are located there, how much of their research is cited and referenced around the world, and how much they've contributed to different academic fields. After calculating and comparing these criteria, ARWU ranks the universities accordingly.
QS World University Rankings by TopUniversities
2024
791 10
2023
801
2022
801
QS World University Rankings is one of the top international rankings measuring the popularity and performance of universities all over the world. They measure university reputation based on the impressions of higher education experts, companies who hire graduates, and teaching quality. QS also considers the ratio of international teachers and students present at universities, as well as the times research papers were mentioned by researchers. After calculating and comparing these criteria, QS ranks the universities accordingly.
World University Rankings by Times Higher Education
2024
1001
2023
1001 200
2022
1201
World University Rankings is a vital resource that provides the definitive list of the world's best universities. They look at how often they're producing new ideas, what their reputation is around the world, and how much they're contributing to science and academic fields. After calculating and comparing these criteria, THE ranks the universities accordingly.
Best Global Universities Rankings by U.S. News & World Report
2024
-
2023
1417 41
2022
1458
Best Global Universities Rankings by U.S. News & World Report presents all the top universities from the U.S. and 60 other countries around the world. They measure the rate of students going to their second year of studies, as well as the rate of students who graduate. It also asks university representatives on the performance of universities, and evaluates university resources, teacher salaries, graduation rates, student academic achievements and satisfaction. After calculating and comparing these criteria, U.S. News ranks the top international universities accordingly.
Housing services
The University has ample provisions for hostel accommodation. It has fifteen halls of residence with accommodation for about 2700 students. The halls reflect history of the institution through variations in the architectural styles over the last half a century. Some of them are of the pre-independence period, inherited from the former Maclagan College of Engineering or the Sikh National College whereas others were built over a period of quarter of a century since the inception of the University. Al-Zohra Hall, Khadeeja Hall and Ayesha Hall are for girl students having accommodation capacity of 425 students. The Senior Warden's Offices are housed in the Administration block.
Library services
The National Library of Engineering Sciences has significantly improved its book holdings and now it is the biggest engineering Library of the country. The total collection of the library is 1, 40,000 which includes more than 1, 00,000 Books, 25,000 Journals,5000 theses and 1500 CDs. The NLES is a lending library and most of its collection is available to the members on loan basis.
ICT services
Number of computers for students use in the University: > 10,000Number of computers for faculty use in the University: 893
Sports facilities
The University provides ample facilities to the students for participation in games and sports, both outdoors and indoors. Facilities are provided for all the major sports including cricket, Hockey, foot Ball, tennis, badminton, basketball, squash table Tennis, Body Building and athletics.