I need some sincere advice regarding UET, Lahore. What is the prospect for an undergrad after the first year of education from UET? To be more precise, would it be possible to transfer to an American/Canadian University (with decent GPA)?
Is it a renowned institution or no? Would it be the best bet for an engineering undergrad in Pakistan or no?
I am a UET garduate. Like most Pakistani institutions, it is as good as you are. I am not sure about transferring after the first year but I do know a lot of UET graduates who went to MIT and Stanford and other Ivy league institutions for masters.
yes the courses are easily transferable.. its is a great institution and is respected around the world.. but the courses one take in first year are technical and in States one has to study liberal science .. but those courses would easily be transferred..
thanx guys.......my worry is to get my credit transfered and if it is easy to do so then i guess UET is not bad at all.....
hmm any more UET grads and their comments? plz feel free to share :)
I have been a student in NUST, which is now Pakistans best engineering university, but I can safely say that UET is a great place. The best teachers we had in NUST (even the army officers) had done their bachelors from UET lahore, and then obtained Masters and PhD degrees from very reputable colleges abroad. The only thing they said was that they had a hard time completing their degrees because of the strikes that went on during those times. However, I have heard that the person now incharge is a retired army officer, and he makes sure no strikes etc go on, and students complete their degree in time. Go for UET Lahore!
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I am a UET garduate. Like most Pakistani institutions, it is as good as you are. I am not sure about transferring after the first year but I do know a lot of UET graduates who went to MIT and Stanford and other Ivy league institutions for masters.
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TGD, which session? I am a UET graduate also.
Rehaan, transferring shouldn't be a lot of problem. People have done that successfully in the past. You will find a lot of UET graduates in top American/Canadian universities as well. Things have improved there a lot during the last 3-4 years and yes its a well renowned institution.
But all said and done, GIK would be the best bet for engineering undergrad (in my opinion that is). Your life would be far easier in a foreign university if you went through a semester system school rather than one that is following annual system like UET. Believe me, its make a huge difference.
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... Your life would be far easier in a foreign university if you went through a semester system school rather than one that is following annual system like UET. Believe me, its make a huge difference. ...
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Last year they introduced semester system too.
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Last year they introduced semester system too.
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thats pretty good then...hmmm r u at UET?
Yep, they have introduced the semester system, and so credit transfers abroad shouldnt be a big problem now!
Whos Best ,,,,,hmmmmmmmmmmm
AOA! people and MR. Rehan if u want to avoid any prob while transfering anywhere, here is the ratings for priorities,,,,
1) Off course >>>>>> GIKI.
2) UET (all).
3) NED (Uet Khi)
4) SSUET,,(Sir Syed)
last & last) Off Course>>>>>>>>> NUST.
so choice is urs and if u want grades without any headache, even without oppening books, nust is not that bad. hope u understand.......
A Proud GIKIAN...........
going to UET these days is no fun.. you don't 'learn' anything else besides the usual coursework.. previously it used to be an 'experience' .. the six odd years you spent completing a 4 year course, the strikes, the hangamas, the firings, the strikes.. taught you much more than what any other Bachelor degree could.. did I tell you about the strikes?
These days it's a tossup.. go anywhere as long as it's recognized.
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going to UET these days is no fun.. you don't 'learn' anything else besides the usual coursework.. previously it used to be an 'experience' .. the six odd years you spent completing a 4 year course, the strikes, the hangamas, the firings, the strikes.. taught you much more than what any other Bachelor degree could.. did I tell you about the strikes?
These days it's a tossup.. go anywhere as long as it's recognized.
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Well thanks for the response PA. However, it seemed like you have something against UET lol. So far there were some decent responses and I think it was Spock who mentioned UET as being the safe place after NUST? Well I would certainly take your advice into consideration because I left Lahore when I was 13 so I absolutely have no clue, which school at present is the best engineering institution.
I didn’t understand some of the points in your post. Some people mentioned that strikes are not there anymore and they have introduced semester system since last year. Whereas, you stated that strikes are still the main problem along many other hangamas. Its just you vs. 7 odd replies so I was wondering if you personally faced all this recently? Or if you were told by some reliable source?
Thanks
anyone know the exact admission dates for coming september at UET, Lahore?
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*Originally posted by Rehaan: *
Well thanks for the response PA. However, it seemed like you have something against UET lol. So far there were some decent responses and I think it was Spock who mentioned UET as being the safe place after NUST? Well I would certainly take your advice into consideration because I left Lahore when I was 13 so I absolutely have no clue, which school at present is the best engineering institution.
I didn’t understand some of the points in your post. Some people mentioned that strikes are not there anymore and they have introduced semester system since last year. Whereas, you stated that strikes are still the main problem along many other hangamas. Its just you vs. 7 odd replies so I was wondering if you personally faced all this recently? Or if you were told by some reliable source?
Thanks
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Obviously Pabroad has been abroad for a long time... The strikes are a thing of the past now!
I know a few UET grads, came to top US unis for their masters and are working in top companies here. Looking at this group of people I would think UET is a pretty good college.
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I know a few UET grads, came to top US unis for their masters and are working in top companies here. Looking at this group of people I would think UET is a pretty good college.
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UET is ok. Actually there is not much choice for Pre-Engg students after FSc, if they live in or around Lahore. PU only offers three (?) tracts of Engg, and UET is the only full (sorta speaking) Engg school. So whether you are top most student or a sifarshi, UET is just the only worthwhile choice. What you do afterwards in US schools is more to the ability of the individuals.
Anectodically speaking, a friend of mine did his Civil Engg from UET (late 80's), got a gold medal, and got admission in MIT for Masters. He says that for the first year of the Masters, he really had to struggle very hard because the basic engineering foundations laid down by UET were so poor, and the difference in syllabii and teaching methods was enormous. However, at the end of the day, the guy ended up with real top honors from MIT as well, so I suspect it was more to do with the person's abilities than UET. He is now running a very successful computer consulting company in Pakistan and US. Few other UET grads I know, did their Masters from US and are now working for Sun, Intel, Cisco and other top companies. And are doing really well.
the other day, a recent graduate from UET was telling me that the new Vice Chancellor at UET has implemented a lot of changes. Good news first, that there are no more student strikes or delays in admissions or exams, and that students are now graduating in the prescribed four years. I think these changes were beginning to take shape in early 90's, but the backlog of delayed sessions took a while to clear up. The other good news is that now UET is offering many more engineering tracts, rather than the 8 or 9 they were offering some years ago. The bad news is, it seems, the new VC has lowered the requirements for teachers and faculity, in order to attract more teachers. This has resulted in many new teachers coming in who don't have PhD's or Doctoral qualifications, and therefore, a number of very high profile, very experienced and respected teachers have left UET in protest. How will that impact the standard (whatever it is) of UET, its reputation in foreign countries or the capabilities of its students in real life, is something only time will tell.
Thanks, Faisal. but i am very certain that i wont be finishing my undergrad at UET. I will be looking forward to Transfer to an American/Canadian University right after first year (if things go according to plan).
I am currently living in Canada but moving back in just matter of days. As for now i dont have any option but to attend some decent school so in near future i could esily transfer to some university overseas.
so what do you think would be the prospect after the first year at UET?
I actually know atleast three of my friends who applied in US colleges for Engineering and in the mean time got admission in UET. By the time, the admissions were finalized in US and they flew over, they had already completed one year of study in UET. They tried to get some credit but didn't get any. I guess it depends on the US college and its equivalency policies. You can certainly try.
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I actually know atleast three of my friends who applied in US colleges for Engineering and in the mean time got admission in UET. By the time, the admissions were finalized in US and they flew over, they had already completed one year of study in US. They tried to get some credit but didn't get any. I guess it depends on the US college and its equivalency policies. You can certainly try.
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they finished their first yr of study in an american school and wanted to go to UET?
i dont know may be im reading wrong lol..but here im trying to finish off first yr of study at UET and transfering to an american/canadian school.
Nahi bhai.. they were in Pakistan, passed their FSc (Pre-Engg) from Pakistan... read their SAT's and had plans to apply to US schools for under-grad in EE/CE. At the same time admissions to UET (Lahore) started and they got admission in EE there. By the time, their admissions to US colleges were finalized and they flew over from Pak to US, they had already finished one year of study in UET.
Now, read the previous post. :) Clear now?