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THE UNIVERSITY<br />
With phenomenal increase in students’ enrollment in 1970’s,<br />
a plan to establish additional campuses <strong>of</strong> the <strong>University</strong> <strong>of</strong><br />
<strong>Engineering</strong> <strong>and</strong> Technology Lahore was conceived. As a<br />
result <strong>of</strong> that, the <strong>University</strong> College <strong>of</strong> <strong>Engineering</strong> Taxila was<br />
established in 1975. For three years it functioned at Sahiwal.<br />
In 1978 it was shifted to its permanent location at Taxila.<br />
The College continued its working under the administrative<br />
control <strong>of</strong> the <strong>University</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>Engineering</strong> <strong>and</strong> Technology,<br />
Lahore till October 1993. During this month it received its<br />
charter as an independent university under the <strong>University</strong><br />
<strong>of</strong> <strong>Engineering</strong> <strong>and</strong> Technology Taxila Ordinance 1993. At<br />
present total enrollment <strong>of</strong> <strong>undergraduate</strong> <strong>and</strong> postgraduate<br />
students is above 2000.<br />
ADMINISTRATION<br />
The Governor <strong>of</strong> Punjab is the Chancellor <strong>and</strong> the Education<br />
Minister <strong>of</strong> Punjab is the Pro-Chancellor <strong>of</strong> the <strong>University</strong>. The<br />
Syndicate is the governing/legislative body <strong>and</strong> the Academic<br />
Council is the highest academic body <strong>of</strong> the <strong>University</strong>. The<br />
Vice-Chancellor is the Chief Executive <strong>and</strong> Academic Officer <strong>of</strong><br />
the <strong>University</strong>. He is assisted by Deans <strong>of</strong> Faculties, Chairmen <strong>of</strong><br />
Departments, Directors <strong>and</strong> Principal Officers <strong>of</strong> the <strong>University</strong><br />
– the Registrar, the Treasurer, the Controller <strong>of</strong> Examinations<br />
<strong>and</strong> the Project Director, to ensure that the provisions <strong>of</strong> the<br />
<strong>University</strong> Act, the Statutes <strong>and</strong> the Regulations are faithfully<br />
observed <strong>and</strong> implemented.<br />
LOCATION<br />
The <strong>University</strong> campus is located on the outskirts <strong>of</strong> Taxila<br />
at a distance <strong>of</strong> 5 km from the city. It is situated near railway<br />
station Mohra Shah Wali Shah on Taxila-Havelian branch line.<br />
The city <strong>of</strong> Taxila is 35 km from the twin cities <strong>of</strong> Islamabad <strong>and</strong><br />
Rawalpindi on the main Rawalpindi-Peshawar highway. The<br />
<strong>University</strong> buses commute daily between the campus <strong>and</strong> the<br />
cities <strong>of</strong> Islamabad, Rawalpindi <strong>and</strong> Wah Cantt. The campus<br />
covers an area <strong>of</strong> 163 acres. All the teaching departments,<br />
residential colony for teachers/ employees, student hostels,<br />
guesthouse, post <strong>of</strong>fice <strong>and</strong> bank are housed on campus.<br />
UNIVERSITY OF ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY- TAXILA / UNDERGRAD PROSPECTUS <strong>2011</strong><br />
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INTRODUCTION