By offering a broad range of disciplines the CIIT
encompasses the issues that are of real interest to professionals, prospective employers
and to you as students. Our institution has more than 1600 academic and active research
staff. Many of our faculty are academics of world renown and they are doing research
at the cutting edge of the respective disciplines. The expertise is reflected in
our teaching and has made this institution a credible center of excellence both
in quality teaching and research.
The CIIT is one of the largest and fastest grown research oriented institutions
in Pakistan. The recent 2006-HEC Research Assessment Exercise has confirmed
our institute’s position as one of the top 10 research institutions with departments
undertaking research of national and international excellence. During 2007, the
CIIT earned the singular honor of being ranked at number seven among 114 institutions
of higher education in the country on account of research output by its
qualified faculty. Similarly among the Engineering disciplines, the CIIT was ranked
at number seven in the country. Our commitment to the advancement of knowledge
and our remarkable achievements in research is evidence of our success. This success
has led to the increasing number of students joining the CIIT every year.
Alongside such finesse in academic performance, the institute takes pride in the
strong links it has established with business and industry, which helps students
understand and experience the dynamics of the market place. Our growing international
reputation is evident in the prestigious exchange agreements (MoUs) the CIIT holds
with some of the best institutions, the notable being the University of Illinois
at Urbana-Champaign (USA), Harbin Institute of Technology (China), University of
Essex (UK) and many others.
The CIIT also recognizes that our students, while facing a highly competitive technological
environment would be functioning at higher levels. As such, the CIIT places a strong
emphasis on preparing the students for the work place. The employers recognize
the value of a degree from the CIIT and our graduates are among the highest paid
in the country. Our career development offices have made positive headway in this
direction and the employers rate our career services as most proactive.
If you choose to study at the CIIT you will be joining one of the most forward looking
institutions. We are committed to our distinguished reputation as a world class
seat of learning for graduate studies and research. Our right choice will place
you in good stead for the acquisition of advanced knowledge and your job prospects
after studying at the CIIT would second to none.
With Best Wishes
Dr. S. M. Junaid Zaidi,
Sitara-i-Imtiaz
Rector CIIT