20 Best universities for Automation and Control engineering in Pakistan

Updated: March 02, 2025

Ranking by academic field

Below is a list of best universities in Pakistan ranked based on their research performance in Automation and Control engineering. A graph of 37.9K citations received by 3.38K academic papers made by 20 universities in Pakistan was used to calculate publications' ratings, which then were adjusted for release dates and added to final scores.

We don't distinguish between undergraduate and graduate programs nor do we adjust for current majors offered. You can find information about granted degrees on a university page but always double-check with the university website.

1. National University of Sciences and Technology

Pakistan | Islamabad

For Automation and Control engineering

#210 in Asia

#570 in the World

Founded: 1991

2. COMSATS Institute of Information Technology

Pakistan | Islamabad

For Automation and Control engineering

#223 in Asia

#596 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 100%
Founded: 2000

3. University of the Punjab

Pakistan | Lahore

For Automation and Control engineering

#475 in Asia

#1147 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 25%
Founded: 1882

4. University of Engineering and Technology, Lahore

Pakistan | Lahore

For Automation and Control engineering

#488 in Asia

#1182 in the World

Founded: 1962

5. National University of Computer and Emerging Sciences

Pakistan | Islamabad

For Automation and Control engineering

#502 in Asia

#1212 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1980

6. University of Science and Technology, Bannu

Pakistan | Bannu

For Automation and Control engineering

#507 in Asia

#1221 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 25%
Founded: 2005

7. Information Technology University

Pakistan | Lahore

For Automation and Control engineering

#514 in Asia

#1236 in the World

Founded: 2013

8. Pakistan Institute of Engineering and Applied Sciences

Pakistan | Islamabad

For Automation and Control engineering

#548 in Asia

#1293 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1967

9. University of Engineering and Technology, Taxila

Pakistan | Taxila

For Automation and Control engineering

#565 in Asia

#1325 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Founded: 1975

10. University of Lahore

Pakistan | Lahore

For Automation and Control engineering

#591 in Asia

#1371 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 100%
Enrollment: 34,404
Founded: 1999

11. Mehran University of Engineering and Technology

Pakistan | Jamshoro

For Automation and Control engineering

#708 in Asia

#1586 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Founded: 1963

12. Mohammad Ali Jinnah University

Pakistan | Karachi

For Automation and Control engineering

#759 in Asia

#1693 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 100%
Enrollment: 6,000
Founded: 1998

13. Air University

Pakistan | Islamabad

For Automation and Control engineering

#774 in Asia

#1717 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 2002

14. University of Engineering and Technology, Peshawar

Pakistan | Peshawar

For Automation and Control engineering

#778 in Asia

#1722 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1952

15. International Islamic University, Islamabad

Pakistan | Islamabad

For Automation and Control engineering

#779 in Asia

#1724 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1980

16. Ghulam Ishaq Khan Institute of Engineering Sciences and Technology

Pakistan | Topi

For Automation and Control engineering

#823 in Asia

#1806 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 15%
Founded: 1993

17. Quaid-e-Awam University of Engineering, Science and Technology

Pakistan | Nawabshah

For Automation and Control engineering

#825 in Asia

#1811 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 67%
Founded: 1974

18. Sir Syed University of Engineering and Technology

Pakistan | Karachi

For Automation and Control engineering

#836 in Asia

#1822 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 14%
Enrollment: 225
Male:Female: 52:48
Founded: 1993

19. NED University of Engineering and Technology

Pakistan | Karachi

For Automation and Control engineering

#850 in Asia

#1846 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 37%
Founded: 1921

20. Islamia University of Bahawalpur

Pakistan | Bahawalpur

For Automation and Control engineering

#882 in Asia

#1901 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 88%
Founded: 1925

The best cities to study Automation and Control engineering in Pakistan based on the number of universities and their ranks are Islamabad, Lahore, Bannu, and Taxila.