Fatima Jinnah Women University
Fatima Jinnah Women University is a public Secto
History
Fatima Jinnah Women University was founded on the initiative of then Chief Minister of Punjab Shehbaz Sharif. The university began classes on 28 December 1998 and Najma Najam became the first vice-chancellor. The first cohort of students graduated in September 2001.Recognition
Regarded as the first women's university in Pakistan, it is ranked at number 61 as of 2024, down from 18 in the Higher Education Commission of Pakistan rankings of 2015. Dr. Najma Najam, a neuroscientist, was the founding Vice-Chancellor of this institution.Students come from all over the country from as far as Balochistan, Southern Punjab, Gilgit-Baltistan, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and Sindh.
Campuses
The main building is Victorian, built as a residence by Sikh brothers Mohan and Sohan Singh.Fatima Jinnah Women University has two main campuses in Rawalpindi: The City Campus at Kacheri Chowk and Campus II on Chakri Road.
Academic departments
Arts and Humanities
- Anthropology
- Sociology
- Urdu
- English
- Fine Arts
- Education
- Islamic Studies
- Gender Studies
Business and Social Sciences
- Behavioral Sciences
- Business Administration
- Communication and Media Studies
- Commerce
- Economics
- Computer Arts
- Computer Science
- Chemistry
- International Relations
- Public Administration
- Biotechnology
- Bioinformatics
Engineering
- Electronic Engineering
- Environmental Sciences
- Software Engineering
Science and Technology
- Mathematical Sciences
- Physics
- Chemistry
- Computer Science