The future belongs to those who can innovate and possess the knowledge and tools to operate across disciplines. At the Faculty of Engineering Sciences we offer a high-quality inter-disciplinary PEC accredited engineering program that puts the combined power of Mathematics, Physics, Computing, and Engineering in your hands, creating unique opportunities for innovative solutions to modern engineering problems.
Our goal is to prepare innovation-ready engineers with a flexible range of career paths. Over the last thirty years, the Engineering Sciences program has produced 600+ graduates now successfully contributing to a variety of industrial, research, business, and academic ventures.
The BS in Engineering Sciences Program is Accredited by PEC.
Engineering Sciences graduates are working in a large variety of national and international organizations.
Engineering Sciences, and related Interdisciplinary Engineering, programs are offered in some of the top universities of the world including Oxford, Purdue, Texas A&M, Tsukuba, and Berkeley.
MESSAGE FROM THE DEAN
Two roads diverged in a wood, and I—
I took the one less travelled by,
And that has made all the difference.
~ Robert Frost
I vividly remember summer of 1998 when I had GIK Institute prospectus in my hands. I was young and hungry, and as I turned the pages, my mind kept looking for something that stood out – that stood apart. And I found exactly that. The Engineering Sciences program with its unique content and vision of producing future-ready multi-disciplinary engineers fascinated me from the start and I took the decision of making it my first choice. I have never looked back. Learning what I learned in Engineering Sciences provided me with a flexibility that has been the major strength of my career. I have no doubt that the future is even more inter-disciplinary. Photonics, as they say, is the electronics of the 21st century. Light, in particular laser, has become the workhorse and the instrument of choice both in research and industry, covering engineering applications from communications to instrumentation. Importance of Semiconductors and Microelectronics continues to grow and the introduction of software-based design of devices as the new “fabless” industry is bringing new opportunities to Pakistan. Modeling and Simulation are now the key design and decision-making tools being used across the world. It is satisfying to see that our alumni have gone on to become successful engineers, managers, researchers, and academicians, working in fields such as medical imaging, optical communications, instrumentation, sensors, control, chip design, operations management, data science, and software solutions. My dear prospective student, as you now look through various academic programs, young and hungry, I invite you to choose something that stands out.
Dr. Naveed R. Butt Dean & Alumnus Faculty of Engineering Sciences
What is Engineering Sciences? Career Prospects? Why GIKI? Scholarships?
Machine Learning, Photonics, Microelectronics – Choose Your Future.
OUR PROGRAMS
Undergraduate Engineering Program
We offer a 4-year engineering degree program leading to Bachelor of Science in Engineering Sciences which encompasses some of the most modern fields of engineering, split into two specialization options (streams). The curriculum has considerable overlap with Electronics Engineering and Computer Engineering with additional specialization courses.
Graduate Program
We also offer MS and PhD degree programs in a number of exciting fields (Click Here for Details):
Group A : Applied Mathematics
Group B : Applied Physics
Group C : Engineering with Specialization in (1) Photonics (2) Digital Systems. or (3) Signal Processing
Frequently Asked Questions
FAQ-1: What is Engineering Sciences at GIK Institute?
Engineering Sciences (ES) is a PEC-accredited Multidisciplinary Engineering Program that offers you the opportunity to prepare yourself for some of the most modern fields of engineering including Data Analytics, Smart Devices, Modern Instrumentation, and Communication Technologies.
First two years of the program are very similar to common engineering programs, while from the third year, students can choose courses according to their target career.
In short, ES is a multidisciplinary engineering program with a flexible career path suited for those who think outside the box and want to gauge their interests before committing to a particular direction.
Infographic below gives a quick overview of the curriculum, specialization options, and resulting career paths.
FAQ-2: What Distinguishes the Engineering Sciences Program from other Engineering Programs?
The key distinguishing feature of the ES program is that it allows students to choose their direction after two years. By joining the ES program, you get the opportunity to learn basic sciences, engineering, and computing common to most modern engineering programs in the first two years. Then, having carefully gauged your aptitude and interests, you can choose either to go for the hardware (sensors, systems) of modern tech, or its brain (algorithms, AI).
So, for example, if you are interested in the hardware and sensors of Smart Cars or Drones you can choose Photonics and Microelectronics, while if you are interested in writing the artificial intelligence-based algorithms for Smart Cars and Drones you may choose Simulation and Machine Learning. The good thing is that you do not have to make this choice in the first year and can see how your interest develops in the first two years before you choose.
FAQ-3: Is Engineering Sciences Only Suitable for those Interested in Higher Studies?
No. While a good proportion of GIKI graduates goes for higher studies, most of the graduates are currently working in industry. This is true for Engineering Sciences as well.
FAQ-4: Which Local and International Companies Hire ES Graduates?
ES graduates are typically able to avail career opportunities in
Communications (Nokia, Ericsson, Huawei etc.)
Instrumentation & Control (Engro, Fatima, Dawlance etc),
Renewable Energy (ReOn, Pantera, SkyElectric etc.)
AI, Software Solutions, and Data Analytics (Afiniti, Systems, Tkxel, Motiv etc.).
Microelectronics, Embedded, and Smart Systems (Microsoft, AMD etc.)
Higher Education in International Universities (MS and PhD)
Engineering, Research, and Leadership Positions in a large range of organizations abroad
FAQ-5: Where are ES Graduates Currently Working?
Over the last twenty years, the Engineering Sciences program has produced 600+ graduates now successfully contributing to a variety of industrial, research, business, and academic ventures. Infographic below shows names of organisations where ES graduates are currently working. Recent survey shows that 52% of ES graduates are currently working abroad while the rest are working in Pakistan.
*Last updated May 2022. Response rate 50%.
FAQ-6: In What Roles are ES Graduates Currently Working?
Engineering Sciences graduates show excellent career growth in their chosen fields. Infographic below covers current job titles of ES graduates.
*Last updated May 2022. Response rate 50%.
FAQ-7: Why is there a Separate Program of Engineering Sciences instead of it being a part of Electrical or Computer Engineering?
The concept of Engineering Sciences is built around allowing flexibility in curriculum design and updating according to newly emerging fields of engineering. Such new fields typically do not fit within strict conventional boundaries and can be well covered under the umbrella of Engineering Sciences as interdisciplinary engineering. A similar model is available in many Western universities.
A key distinguishing feature of the ES program is that it allows students to choose their direction after two years. By joining the ES program you get the opportunity to learn basic sciences, engineering, and computing common to most modern engineering programs in the first two years. Then, having carefully gauged your aptitude and interests, you can choose either to go for the hardware (sensors, systems) of modern tech, or its brain (algorithms, AI).
Our Procedures & Policies
Faculty of Engineering Sciences ensures quality of experience for all its constituents through regularly reviewed and clearly defined administrative policies and through active functional units, each tasked with ensuring quality activities, documentation, and engagement within its specific domain.
At the Faculty of Engineering Sciences, we believe that a course is not just something to be covered, but an opportunity to ignite passion for a subject and its applications.
Alongside excellence in teaching, FES aims to become a center of excellence in research and development in fields aligned with various sustainable development goals including Renewable Energy (Generation, Storage, and Use) and Machine Learning for Innovative Data-Driven Solutions.
Engineering Sciences graduates have gone on to become successful engineers, managers, researchers, and academicians, working in fields such as medical imaging, optical communications, instrumentation, sensors, control, chip design, operations management, data science, and software solutions. Here are some of them.
Dr. Naveed R. Butt Dean & Alumnus Faculty of Engineering Sciences GIK Institute
Engr. Fahad Mahboob Product Owner – Digital Video Security & Analytics Motorola Solutions
Dr. Umar Piracha Lidar Module Lead Zoox Amazon Inc.
Dr. Bilal Malik Senior Scientist Clinical Imaging Genentech/Roche
Engr. Zakaria Hadi Lead Solution Engineer VoLTE/VoWiFi Services Nokia
Engr. Durdana Achakzai Managing Director Digital Transformation Vodafone
Engr. Safder Raza Senior Director Software Engineering Trifacta
Engr. Jawad Masood Director Logistics Forecasting AT&T
Engr. Haider Zulfiqar Analyst Production Afiniti
Engr. Moeen Ghafoor PhD Researcher Optical Design KU Leuven
Engr. Umar Mujadid Analysis & Processing Engineer 5G RF TEOCO
Engr. Abdul Wahab Khan Instrumentation & Control Engineer Utilities Fatima Group
Testimonials
OUTCOME BASED EDUCATION (OBE)
Our Mission
To produce capable engineers working as responsible global citizens, future leaders of society and leading practitioners of Engineering Sciences.
Program Educational Objectives (PEOs)
PEO 1: Competent and Multifaceted Engineers
Graduates having a strong scientific foundation practicing as competent, continuously developing engineers in Engineering Sciences related fields.
PEO 2: Professionalism and Leadership
Graduates providing leadership in their organizational and technical capacities, working whether as an individual or as part of a team.
PEO 3: Broader Perspective
Graduates acting as ethical and responsible professionals providing solutions with due consideration to economic, environmental and safety impacts of their work on society.
Program Learning Objectives (PLOs)
PLO 1: Engineering Knowledge
Ability to apply knowledge of mathematics, science, engineering fundamentals and an engineering specialization to the solution of complex engineering problems.
PLO 2: Problem Analysis
Ability to identify, formulate, research literature, and analyze complex engineering problems reaching substantiated conclusions using first principles of mathematics, natural sciences and engineering sciences.
PLO 3: Design/Development of Solutions
Ability to design solutions for complex engineering problems and design systems, components or processes that meet specified needs with appropriate consideration for public health and safety, cultural, societal, and environmental considerations.
PLO 4: Investigation
Ability to investigate complex engineering problems in a methodical way including literature survey, design and conduct of experiments, analysis and interpretation of experimental data, and synthesis of information to derive valid conclusions.
PLO 5: Modern Tool Usage
Ability to create, select and apply appropriate techniques, resources, and modern engineering and IT tools, including prediction and modeling, to complex engineering activities, with an understanding of the limitations.
PLO 6: The Engineer and Society
Ability to apply reasoning informed by contextual knowledge to assess societal, health, safety, legal and cultural issues and the consequent responsibilities relevant to professional engineering practice and solution to complex engineering problems.
PLO 7: Environment and Sustainability
Ability to understand the impact of professional engineering solutions in societal and environmental contexts and demonstrate knowledge of and need for sustainable development.
PLO 8: Ethics
Ability to apply ethical principles and commit to professional ethics and responsibilities and norms of engineering practice.
PLO 9: Individual and Team Work
Ability to work effectively, as an individual or in a team, on multifaceted and /or multidisciplinary settings.
PLO 10: Communication
Ability to communicate effectively, orally as well as in writing, on complex engineering activities with the engineering community and with society at large, such as being able to comprehend and write effective reports and design documentation, make effective presentations, and give and receive clear instructions.
PLO 11: Project Management
Ability to demonstrate management skills and apply engineering principles to one’s own work, as a member and/or leader in a team, to manage projects in a multidisciplinary environment.
PLO 12: Lifelong Learning
Ability to recognize importance of, and pursue lifelong learning in the broader context of innovation and technological developments.
If you would like to know more about the Engineering Sciences Program, its requirements, scholarships, and resulting career options, please drop us an email. You will be connected to the most relevant person in the Faculty
Mr. Muhammad Shafiq
