The story
It was established in 1963 in direct response to industrialization as Sind University Engineering College, in Jamshoro about 15 km (9.3 mi) from Hyderabad. It was affiliated with the University of Sindh until 1973, Abdul Qadeer Khan Afghan was one of the founding principal of the college, later with his efforts college was granted the charter of "Engineering University" under the title of "Mehran University of Engineering & Technology" on 1 March 1977 through an ordinance issued by Government of Sindh. The first batch of MUET was inducted in January 1974 with the enrollment of 450 students in civil, mechanical, electrical, electronics, metallurgy, chemical, and industrial engineering.
Initially, the classes were started at Government College of Technology, Sakrand Road, Nawabshah, with students residing in college hostels (some classrooms were converted into residential dormitory). Some students acquired private houses in the Society area in Nawabshah, where they lived for two years until newly constructed hostel blocks were made available adjacent to the college campus.
With the induction of the third batch in 1976, the students of the first batch were shifted to Jamshoro to complete their third year and final year of engineering education. This was predominately due to the availability of well-equipped laboratories and highly qualified faculty at MUET Jamshoro campus, and also due to the shortage of space for classrooms and labs at Nawabshah since the number of students had risen to 1500 when the third batch was admitted. The same practice continued for other junior batches who passed their second year of engineering at MUET, Nawabshah, were transferred to MUET Campus at Jamshoro to resume the fifth semester (third year). Later in 1996, the constituent college of Nawabshah also became an independent university.
To further promote Engineering education to interior Sindh, the Government of Sindh established a constituent college of MUET named as "Mehran University College of Engineering & Technology, Khairpur Mir's". Which was later upgraded as a campus of MUET, renamed as "Mehran University of Engineering & Technology, Shaheed Zulfiqar Ali Bhutto Khairpur Mir's Campus". The total number of students enrolled to the First Year classes of all disciplines at Jamshoro campus under the regular scheme was 1053, with 1000 candidates from Sindh Province. It had 548 and 86 individuals admitted under the Self Finance Scheme and Special Scheme, respectively. At Khairpur Mir's Campus, however, there are 244 students admitted to the First Year classes of all four disciplines, with 60 candidates admitted under the Self Finance Scheme.
Inaugurated in 1978, postgraduate courses were started at MUET, leading to a master's degree. It was initiated with three branches, at present it has been extended to other departments.
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