Type Public Campus 8 acres Founded 1885 Chancellor Governor of Sindh | Vice-Chancellor Dr Muhammed Ali Shaikh Founder Hassan Ali Effendi Phone +92 21 99217501 | |
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Motto in English Enter To Learn Go Forth to Serve Established 1885
University Status Granted in 2012 Location Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan Address Near Habib Bank Plaza، Aiwan-e-Tijarat Road، Karachi 74000, Pakistan Similar Federal Urdu University, Dawood University Of Engine, Mohamm Ali Jinnah University, DHA Suffa University, SM Law College Profiles | ||
News package sindh madressatul islam university
Sindh Madressatul Islam University (Urdu: سندھ مدرسۃ الاسلام; Sindhi: سنڌ مدرسته الاسلام, also known as SMI University) is a university in Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan. Founded in 1885, it is one of the oldest education institutes in South Asia.
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Sindh Madrasa was founded on the 1st of September 1885 by Hassan Ali Effendi, a Sindhi of Turkish origin who settled in Karachi. It's establishment was supported by Indian Muslim jurists including Syed Ahmad Khan and Syed Ameer Ali. It became a popular school for many Muslims of Sindh and Balochistan. Modeled after a British public school, Sindh Madrasa remained a high school until 1943 when it was elevated to a college, and in February 2012 was chartered as a university by Sindh.
Today, Sindh Madrasa is a publicly funded university located in downtown Karachi, near I. I. Chundrigar Road on an eight-acre estate which is home to several colonial era buildings most of his designed by architect James Strachan. Sindh Madressatul offers four year undergraduate programs and two year master's degrees, however doesn't award doctorate's. The university is constructing a 15-floor academic tower in its current campus. The institute has been associated with several prominet South Asian Muslims including Pakistan's first head of state Mohammed Ali Jinnah who received his matriculation from the school in 1892, apart from Jinnah, Shah Nawaz, Abdullah Haroon, Ghulam Hussain and Ayub Khuhro also studied here.
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Academics
The department offers the following degree programs:
The department offers nationally and internationally recognized programs at graduate and undergraduate levels, which have been designed in consultation with the corporate sector. The department is located in Karachi's Business District, close to I.I Chundrigar Road, which is known as the Wall Street of Karachi. Most of the multinational and national trading houses, banks, financial institutions as well as Karachi Chamber of Commerce and Industry are located on walking distance from the department. Living in the 'Business Environment' is one of the advantages that the Business Administration students of SMIU enjoy in addition to opportunities for internships. Being a public-sector institution, SMIU charges minimum fees. It charges about one-sixth of the fee charged by other comparable institutions for business education programs.
The department offers the following programs:
It is equipped with three computer labs: two of them are computing laboratories while the other one is a hardware laboratory with electronic and digital circuit design courses. The computers are connected through a network.
IT/Industrial Hub:SMIU is located in the area where numbers of IT industries, software houses, institutions, media and government organizations' networks are located, enabling students to seek internships, etc., as well as familiarize themselves with IT related environment.
The department offers the following programs:
The department has access to SMIU Model School for practical training of the students of its graduate and undergraduate programs.
The department offers the following programs:
The department offers the following programs:
The university is located in the area where leading media outlets, both print and electronic, like Daily Dawn, Daily Jang, The News, as well as almost all the major satellite television networks are located. The department has a television studio and FM Radio station, providing an opportunity for hands-on training on broadcasting equipment.