- Dawood College of Engineering and Technology
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Coordinates: 24°52′44″N 67°02′50″E / 24.87886°N 67.047299°E
Dawood College of Engineering and Technology 
Motto ایمان اتحاد تنظیم (Urdu)
Faith, Unity, Organization.Established August 04, 1962 Type Public Chancellor Governor of Sindh Principal Javaid Iqbal Mehar Academic staff 90 Students 2000 Location Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan 
Campus 5 acres (0.020 km2) Affiliations Higher Education Commission
Pakistan Engineering Council
Pakistan council of architects and town plannersWebsite http://www.dawoodcollege.edu.pk Dawood College of Engineering and Technology (or DCET) is a Public Degree-Awarding Institution located in Karachi, Pakistan. Established in 1962, the College is one of Pakistan's finest Engineering Institutes, and is one of the country's pioneers in the disciplines of Chemical, Electronics, Industrial and Metallurgical Engineering.
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History
The foundation stone of the college was laid on 4 August 1962 by former former President of Pakistan Field Marshal Muhammad Ayub Khan. The institution was established by the Dawood Foundation as Dawood College of Engineering and Technology. The college houses two purpose-built campuses.
Before 2007, Dawood College of Engineering functioned as an affiliated institute, initially with University of Karachi, then NED University of Engineering and Technology and then with Mehran University of Engineering and Technology. After this period, the decision was made by the government to upgrade the college to an autonomous institution and as a a result the College was granted a Degree-Awarding status by a Presidential Ordinance on 31 October 2007. Later on, the Degree-Awarding status was approved by the National Assembly and Senate of Pakistan on 3 November 2010.[1]
Departments
- Electronics Engineering
- Chemical Engineering
- Metallurgical Engineering
- Industrial Engineering and Management
- Architecture and Planning
- Energy and Environment Engineering
- Petroleum and Gas Engineering
- Telecommunication Engineering
- Basic Science, Maths and Humanities
Campus
College's main campus known as Jinnah campus, is located on New M.A Jinnah Road, situated in the vicinity of National Mausoleum commonly known as Mazar-e-Quaid. This campus is home to the Engineering studies. After becoming a Degree Awarding Institution, the campus was expanded and new floors and buildings were added to accommodate new Departments and Laboratories. The existing 750-seat Auditorium was completely renovated. Currently the Cafeteria is being renovated and an Elevator is being planned to be installed in the main block.
College's second campus known as Iqbal Campus, is located in Gulshan-e-Iqbal, situated near National Stadium. This campus is home to the Architectural studies.
Transportation
College offers transportation facilities to its students, which are available on both campuses. College operates buses, specifically for students which are available on major routes in the city.
Admissions
Applicants may become eligible to be admitted to the university if they have completed secondary education. Eligible students must sit in the Admission test conducted by the college for the purpose of admission. Final merit decisions are made by the College on the basis of combined marks of the HSC, SSC and Admission test exams.
Notable alumni
X-Students Designation Firm/company Country Comments Muhammad Yaseen Chairman Pakistan Telecommunication Authority[2] Sohail Wajahat H. Siddiqui Managing Director Siemens Pakistan Engineering Company Served as college's member of senate.[3] Walid Irshad President and CEO Pakistan Telecommunication Company Ltd Shabbir Hashmi Board of Directors Engro Corporation[4] Faisal Manzoor Arain Chair of Construction Project Management Southern Alberta Institute of Technology 
Listed in Outstanding Scientists of the 21st Century Syed Ali Ahmed Zaidi CEO Winson Engineering [5] 
Aila Pervaiz Architect D/O Gen Pervez Musharraf Mubarak Shah Scientist Harris Corporation 
IEEE Fellow Award, Engineering Achievement Award, Director Computer Vision Lab, University of Central Florida[6] Arif Masood Architect Designer of National Monument Islamabad Asif Javed Ghori Project Director Fellow Pakistan Nuclear Society, NESCOM Khalid Siraj Subhani President and CEO Engro Corporation[7] Engro Fertilizer limited Pakistan Akram Paracha General Manager Refinery Byco Petroleum Limited Wasi Khan President Byco Petroleum Limited Air Comodore Wajahat Kazmi Project Director Pakistan Aeronautical Complex Kamra, Kamran Masood Chief Research Engineer NASA Hameed Wajahat Chief Avionics Engineer NASA Shamim Raza Naqvi General Manager (P&C) and Marketing OOTCL Karachi, Khalid Bashir GM Technical Qatar Petroleum 
Rashid Hameed GM Production Qatar Refinery Asad Ullah Shah GM Operations Saudi Aramco Abdul Basit Khan GM Technical Saudi Aramco Kursheed Nawaz Khan Vice President Chevron California, Arif-ur-Rehman Director Fatima Fertilizer Company Limited Mian M. Akbar General Manager Production Fertile 
Muhammad Saleem Pak-Arab Refinery (PARCO) Muhammad Fahad Uddin Operational Manager Cybernet Syed Ashar Imam Manager SPE LINKdotNET Mohammad Reza Noghsan Mohammadi Architect and urban designer Yazd University 
Dean of Faculty of Art and Architecture at Yazd University[8] Sadiq Bashir General Manager Plant Fauji Moroco Phosphoric Acid Plant Jawaid Shams Chairman EED, Civil Aviation Authority 11-05-2010–Present Shahid Hussain Chairman The Automators (pvt)Ltd Automation Engineer Sami Ur Rehman Manager Supply Pakistan Refinery Limited Notes
- ^ "One Pakistan News". http://www.onepakistan.com/news/local/islamabad/71851-senate-passes-degree-awarding-bill.html.
- ^ "Connect-World ICT magazine". http://www.connect-world.com/articles/recent_article.php?oid=AP_III_2008_02.
- ^ "Daily Times". http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=2009\02\08\story_8-2-2009_pg15_1.
- ^ "Engro Corporation Limited". http://www.engro.com/our-company/leadership/board-of-directors/shabbir-hashmi/.
- ^ "Pakistan Economist". http://www.pakistaneconomist.com/issue2002/issue5/etc1.htm.
- ^ "Lakeside Labs". http://www.lakeside-labs.com/index.php?id=120.
- ^ "Engro Corporation". http://www.engro.com/our-company/leadership/board-of-directors/khalid-siraj-subhani/.
- ^ "University of Yazd". http://www.yazduni.ac.ir/.
External links
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- Colleges in Karachi
- Pakistan university stubs
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