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The NED University of Engineering & Technology, Karachi was established in March 1977 under an Act of the Provincial Assembly of Sindh on upgradation of the former NED Government Engineering College, Karachi. The NED The institution was initially founded as Prince of Wales Engineering College by the donation of the citizens of Karachi to commemorate the visit of the then Prince of Wales in 1921. The college was renamed as NED Engineering College in 1924 in memory of Mr. Nadir Shah Edulji Dinshaw whose heirs made substantial donations for its development at the time of his first death anniversary.After the creation of Pakistan, the Government of the province of Sindh took over the management of the college on October 17, 1947, & renamed it s NED Government Engineering College, Karachi. The College remained
affiliated to the following universities before it was raised to the status of
full fledged University: a) The University of Bombay (from inception to 1947)A comprehensive plan was prepared in 1964 to shift the College from the downtown area to a 40 hectare site adjoining the University of Karachi. The project was executed with the World bank assistance and the College was shifted to the new campus in 1975, upgraded as additional campus of the University of Karachi in 1976 and finally raised to the University level on March 1, 1977. The manin campus caters 4000 students in graduate programmes leading to the degree of Bachelor of Engineering in following disciplines:
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