| University of Gujrat | |
| Native Name: | جامعہ گجرات |
| Motto: | A World Class University |
| Type: | Public university |
| Chancellor: | Governor of the Punjab |
| Vice Chancellor: | Mushahid Anwar[1] |
| Students: | 25000+ (73.3% female, 0.17% foreign nationals) |
| City: | Gujrat, Punjab |
| Country: | Pakistan |
| Coordinates: | 32.6415°N 74.1654°W |
| Campus: | HH Campus, |
| Nickname: | UOG |
| Mascot: | Hayatian, Uogian |
The University of Gujrat (UOG) is a public university located in Gujrat, Punjab, Pakistan. It was established in 2004.[2] [3]
The University of Gujrat (UoG) has its historical roots in a college established in 1949 at the Kaidar Nath Haveli.[6] The college, inaugurated by Fatima Jinnah, was initially a women's college with Begum Surraya Saleem as its first principal.[6] The haveli, erected in 1905 by Lala Kaidar Nath, a notable Hindu magistrate of Gujrat, encompassed an area of four kanals and 19 marlas and featured 25 rooms.[6] Noteworthy for its architectural significance, the building was one of the notable structures in the region.[6] Lala Kaidar Nath, who died in the 1935 Quetta earthquake, was known for his charitable activities. His family migrated to India in 1947.[6]
The college came under the administration of the education department in 1952.[6]
In 2004, the University of Gujrat was officially established on the land donated by Hafiz Muhammad Hayat.[7]
In 2005, a restoration project, led by the district government and archaeology department, aimed to preserve the building's original structure.[6] The college underwent a name change by the then education minister, Mian Imran Masood, becoming the Government Fatima Jinnah College for Women.[6] Subsequently, the college building was incorporated into the University of Gujrat.[6]
In 2006, the Punjab government declared the Kaidar Nath Haveli as UoG's first campus.[6] With the university's move to a new campus at Hafiz Hayat village in July 2007, the haveli was designated as the university's old campus.[6]
UoG Transport System is the one-and-only transport system in Pakistan. Its routes run to all industrial cities & towns in Central Punjab, including Sialkot, Daska, Gujranwala, Gujrat, Kharian, Guliana, Bhagwal, Lala Musa, Dinga, Alipur Chatha, Jhelum, Wazirabad, Mandi Bahauddin, Sarai Alamgir, Sabour, Kotla Arab Ali Khan, and Bhimber. It is currently under the supervision of Professor Shoaib Rauf.
The University of Gujrat (UOG) uses an absolute grading system with a fixed range. The grading table is:
| 84.5 and above | A+ | 4.00 | |
| 79.5-84 | A | 3.70 | |
| 74.5-79 | B+ | 3.40 | |
| 69.5-74 | B | 3.00 | |
| 64.5-69 | B- | 2.50 | |
| 59.5-64 | C+ | 2.00 | |
| 54.5-59 | C | 1.50 | |
| 49.5-54 | D | 1.00 | |
| 49 and below | F | 0.00 |
University of Gujrat is a recognized university by the Higher Education Commission of Pakistan and Pakistan Engineering Council. Among the 58 recognized Punjab higher-education institutions, it ranks at number 9 among the 'Top Universities in Punjab' in 2021. It ranks at number 24 among all over Pakistan.[2] [8] [9]
The University of Gujrat has two campuses across Pakistan: