University of Central Punjab

University rankings
University rankings
Global – Overall
THE World	801-1000 (2025)
Regional – Overall
QS Asia	=362 (2025)

University of Central Punjab
یونیورسٹی آف سنٹرل پنجاب
Other name	UCP
Motto	"The centre of your future"
Type	Private
Established	2002
Accreditation	Washington Accord
Academic affiliations	Higher Education Commission (Pakistan); Pakistan Engineering Council; Pharmacy Council of Pakistan; Pakistan Bar Council
Chairman	Mian Amer Mahmood
Pro-Rector	Dr. Hammad Naveed
Academic staff	602
Students	16,000+
Undergraduates	14,400+
Postgraduates	1,600+
Address	1, Khayaban-e-Jinnah Road, Johar Town Lahore,Punjab 2, D-464 6th Road, Satellite Town, Rawalpindi Punjab, Pakistan; 31°26′49″N 74°16′06″E / 31.4469°N 74.2682°E
Campus	Urban
Mascot	UCPian
Website	ucp.edu.pk

The University of Central Punjab (Urdu: یونیورسٹی آف سنٹرل پنجاب) or UCP is a private university located on Khayaban-e-Jinnah Road, Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan.^[2]

History

On 15 August 1996, the Punjab Group of Colleges, a private business venture, petitioned the Government of Punjab for the establishment of a university in the province. UCP was chartered by the Government of the Punjab in 2002 and recognized by the Higher Education Commission (Pakistan).^[3] Punjab Institute of Computer Science (PICS), Punjab College of Commerce (PCC) and Punjab College of Information Technology (PCIT) formed the core of the university at the time of establishment.

Following a restructuring in 2004, the PCBA and PICS operate under the Faculty of Management Studies and Faculty of Information Technology of the University of Central Punjab respectively. The Punjab Colleges of Commerce and the Punjab Law College respectively function under the Faculties of Commerce and of Law of the University of Central Punjab. The Faculty of Engineering (FOE) was introduced in 2002.

The university is located opposite Shaukat Khanum Memorial Cancer Hospital & Research Centre on Khayaban-e-Jinnah Road Lahore. It covers an area of 500,000 square feet. The campus was built in 2010 and consists of five blocks. There is an auditorium block consisting of 300 seats. It houses a number of facilities, both curricular and co-curricular in nature.

Library

The library of the university has an academic collection of more than 40,000 books from various disciplines being taught at the university. The collection in the library is arranged according to a specific classification scheme known as Dewey Decimal Classification (DDC) scheme.

Organization and administration

The governor of Punjab serves as the Patron of the university. Educational Excellence Limited is the sponsoring body of the university whose chairman, currently Mian Amer Mahmood, also chairs the Board of Governors. The board includes the chairman, Pro-rector and members nominated by the Patron, Chairman, HEC, PHEC and accrediting bodies.

Academics

Faculties

The university consists of the following faculties:

Faculty of Engineering
Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences
Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences
Faculty of Law
School of Media and Communication Studies
Faculty of Life Sciences
Faculty of Information Technology and Computer Science
Faculty of Language & Literature
Faculty of Science & Technology
Faculty of Management Sciences

Accreditation

All of the engineering programs offered by UCP are accredited by the Pakistan Engineering Council under Level-II, substantially equivalent to Washington Accord. Whereas, the Pharm-D program is accredited by the Pharmacy Council of Pakistan and Computer Science program by NCEAC.

Rankings

UCP was ranked #=94 in QS Asian University Rankings - Southern Asia for 2025.^[6] It was also ranked #1201+ in QS Sustainability Ranking for 2025.^[7] According to the HEC ranking 2022, its business school was ranked seventh in Lahore.^[8]