Ghulam Ishaq Khan Institute of Engineering Sciences and Technology

The university is situated beside the river Indus in the mountains of Tarbela and Gadoon-Amazai, in the Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa near the town of Topi and in proximity to the lakes of Tarbela Dam (world's largest earth-filled dam) and Ghazi.[9] Its campus is in the mountains of Tarbela and Gadoon-Amazai, and is a residential campus with accommodation for students.

Clock Tower
GIK Institute Clock Tower
General information
Type	Time, Monument, other
Coordinates	34.0687°N 72.6449°E / 34.0687; 72.6449
Completed	1995 (est.)

Clock Tower, (Landmark of Ghulam Ishaq Khan, aka LoGIK in short), is located in Ghulam Ishaq Khan Institute of Engineering Sciences and Technology, Topi, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan. Amidst all the picturesque buildings of the institute stands erect the Clock Tower in all its glory. The clock tower can be seen from almost everywhere in the institute and has clocks on all four of its sides. It is the tallest structure in the area visible for many miles, and it provides a view of Tarbela Dam and the surrounding areas of Topi.[10][11] It unites the institute on one time, and the student community is particularly fond of it.

Landmark of Ghulam Ishaq Khan.

Initially, the library was housed in the Faculty of Metallurgy and Material Engineering (now Faculty of Material Science and Engineering). The construction of the main library building was started and completed in 1996. It is a stately three-story building, situated at the foothill of hills near Tarbela Dam.[12]

Central Library

The Agha Hasan Abedi (AHA) Auditorium is named after Agha Hasan Abedi. It occupies the central place in the campus. It has a seating capacity of 535, and is a venue of conferences, seminars, debates, declamation contests, concerts, and other such functions.[13]

AHA Auditorium at Ghulam Ishaq Khan Institute of Engineering Sciences and Technology

Faculty of Engineering Sciences building

The Faculty offers a 4-year degree program leading to Bachelor of Science in Engineering Sciences which encompasses some of the modern fields of engineering such as:

• Lasers and Electro-Optics
• Semiconductors and Superconducting Devices
• Modelling and Simulations

The faculty also offers MS and PHD degree programs in applied mathematics and applied physics.[15]

Faculty of Computer Science and Electrical Engineering building

Faculty of Electrical Engineering and Faculty of Computer Science and Engineering share the same department building.

It offers four year BS degree program in Electrical Engineering with following specializations:

• Electronic Engineering
• Power Engineering

Faculty Thrust Areas:

• Communication and Digital Signal Processing
• Microelectronics and ASIC Design
• Electric Power and Control Systems

The Faculty offers courses leading to Bachelor's (BS) in Computer Engineering, Artificial Intelligence, Data Science, and Computer Science. It also offers a Master's (MS) and a Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) Degrees in Computer Systems Engineering.[16]

On 6 July 2020, Ghulam Ishaq Khan Institute of Engineering Sciences and Technology, in collaboration with Huawei, launched its Bachelor of Science program in Artificial Intelligence.[17]

Ghulam Ishaq Khan Institute introduced its programs of Data Science in 2021 and Cyber Security in 2022.

GIKI Faculty of Mechanical Engineering building

Faculty of Mechanical Engineering at the University of Ghulam Ishaq Khan Institute of Engineering Sciences & Technology aspires to produce technically sound and professionally mature Mechanical Engineers to cater our National needs in the 21st century. We seek to enrich our educational and research programs, and ultimately society, through service. The Faculty of Mechanical Engineering at GIK has a well-balanced and modern curricula designed both for the professional and the R&D / research engineer. Drawing on all classical disciplines such as mechanics and materials, drawing/drafting, thermal and fluid sciences, design and control. Curricula also reflect the latest advances in Finite Element Methods, Computational Fluid Dynamics, Computer Aided Design and Drafting (CADD), Numerical Control Machines and Energy Management. Modern labs, workshops and demonstration facilities complement the futuristic curricula. The center of Energy and Environment studies (CEES) has already gained national and international exposure through its various workshops and conferences. The Centre for Manufacturing Productivity and Technology Transfer (CMPT) is a multidisciplinary research / R&D Centre aimed at bridging the gap between industry and academia, especially in manufacturing domain. Anticipating the technological scenario of the 21st century, the faculty provides an enjoyable and exciting academic experience.

The Faculty offers two 4-year bachelor's degree programs licensed by the PEC detailing basic principles & mathematics of process operations in the first two years. Third & final year deal with the advanced level of the field closely selected to cope the industrial requirements. Materials Engineering degree program is focused towards understanding of materials, their processing and characteristics. Chemical Engineering program deals with understanding of chemical engineering principles and their use in the industrial processing of various chemicals.

Materials Engineering program offers following specialization streams:

• Specialization in Manufacturing
• Specialization in Nanotechnology[18]

Ghulam Ishaq Khan Institute introduced its program of Civil Engineering in 2018. The department offers a four years BS Civil Engineering program.

Degree program at undergraduate level has started from 2013. This Faculty offers 4 year BS Management Science degree with specialization in:

• Marketing & Entrepreneurship
• Accounting & Finance
• Supply Chain Management
• Project Management

The advisory board consists of scientists, engineers and academicians who are monitoring the institute's standard of education and research. It comprises faculty members from Kansas State University, Kyoto University, McGill University, University of Florida, University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign and other institutions.

Main Entrance (from inside) – Credit: Hassan Zaheer

GIK Institute High Performance Computing Cluster

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HPC platform has been donated to GIK Institute by the Directorate of Science and Technology (DoST) KPK Pakistan. It is a compute-intensive platform and has the following hardware components:[19]

• Front Node: Dell R815 with 64 CPU cores, 256GB RAM, 1.8TB Secondary Memory
• 3 Compute Nodes: Dell R175 each with 32 CPU cores/ compute node (96 in total), 128GB RAM/ compute node (384GB in total), 600GB Secondary Memory/ compute node (1.8TB in total).
• NVIDIA Tesla M2090 Graphical.
• Dell Power Connect 8024F layer-3 manageable switch: Front Node and the Compute Nodes are connected to each other using this switch.

GIK Institute established its own startup Incubator in 2014 with the aim to motivate entrepreneurial skills among the students. The incubator will provide facilities and technical assistance, working space, and other services to incubate the startup initiatives by the participants. It will also help them get venture capitalists to convert their fledgling startups into mature ones.[20]

In 2015, GIK incubator received funding of 100 million PKR from the Directorate of Science and Technology, Ministry of ST & IT, Govt of Khyber Pakhtunkhuwa. The grant was given in order to develop entrepreneurship through the establishment and strengthening of Technology Incubation center.[21][22]

The institute offers opportunities for students to participate in technical and professional societies. Study trips to industries and organizations are arranged, guest speakers from institutes and industries are invited and seminars and workshops are held. Sports facilities are available on the campus. Each faculty in the institute supports professional organizations, devoted to advancing the theory and practice of their fields. There are also societies that have been created for non-technical purposes and do not represent any particular faculty.

• ACM GIK Student Chapter[26]
• AIAA – American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics[26]
• AIESEC
• ASHRAE – American Society of Heat Refrigeration and Air Conditioning Engineer
• ASM/TMS – American Society for Materials[26] or The Mineral, Metal & Material Society
• ASME – American Society of Mechanical Engineers[26]
• CDES – Cultural Dramatics and Entertainment Society[26][27]
• GIK Institute Consulting Group
• GSS – GIK Sports Society[26]
• GMS – GIK Mathematics Society[26]
• GSS – Graduate Students Society[26]
• IET Institute of Engineering and Technology – GIK Students Chapter[26]
• IEEE – GIK Student Branch[26]
• IEEE – Women In Engineering (WIE)[26]
• LDS – Literary and Debating Society
• LES - The Leadership and Entrepreneurship Society
• MediaClub[26]
• NAQSH – Arts Society[26][28]
• NETRONiX – Society of student administrators maintaining GIK's local area network[26][29]
• Project Topi[26]
• GSS – GIK Science Society
• Scribes – Writing Team
• SMEP – Society of Mechanical Engineers of Pakistan[26][30]
• SOPHEP – Society for the Promotion of Higher Education Pakistan[31][32]
• SPIE – Society for Photo-optical Instrumentation Engineers[26]
• WES – Women Engineers Society[26]

• The GIK WebTeam[33] - The team designs and maintains the institute's official website.
• Team Invictus - The only team that represents Pakistan in the international Design/Build/Fly Competition annually held in the United States.
• Team Hammerhead Arc
• Team Urban
• Formula GIK Team Infinity - GIK Institute's only team representing at the FSUK of IMechE held annually at Silverstone, United Kingdom.
• GIKI Rocket Engineering Team (GRET) represents Pakistan at Spaceport America Cup, an international intercollegiate rocketry competition annually held in New Mexico, US.
• Team Foxtrot- Team Specialized in building drones and Unmanned aerial vehicles(UAV's)
• Team Lambda - GIK Institute's Machine Learning and Data Science team.

The campus has its own sports facilities. Courts for indoor games and activities such as table tennis, badminton, and squash are available on the campus. Tennis, basketball and volleyball courts, football and cricket grounds are also present. The sports complex also features a swimming pool and gymnasium.