Khushal Khan Khattak University

Khushal Khan Khattak University Karak is a public sector university situated in Karak, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Pakistan.

Overview and History
Khushal Khan Khattak University Karak was established by then ANP led provincial government of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa in October 2012. The Higher Education Commission (HEC) issued the No Objection Certificate (NOC) to the university vide notification no. 15-27/HEC/A&A/2013/1361.

The university is named after famous Pashtoon warrior and poet Khushal Khan Khattak. In May 2017, KPOGCL starts the company's chair in the university in order to establish close liaison with the academia for which Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) was signed in 2016. The construction of new main campus of the university was started in mid of 2023 adjacent to Indus Highway near jail chowk which will be completed in 2024.

Departments
The university has the following departments as of 2017.


 * Department of Education and Research
 * Department of Computer Science and Bioinformatics
 * Department of Management Sciences
 * Department of Communication & Media Studies


 * Department of English
 * Department of Library & Information Science
 * Department of Material Physics and Nanotechnology
 * Department of Geology

Programs & Courses
The university currently offers the following degree programs and courses.

Undergraduate

 * BS Computer Science
 * BS Bioinformatics
 * BS Physics
 * BS Nanotechnology
 * BS Geology
 * BS English
 * BS Library & Information Sciences
 * BS Communication & Media Studies
 * BBA (Honors)

Post Graduate

 * MA Communication & Media Studies
 * MA Library & Information Sciences
 * M.Ed
 * MS Management Sciences
 * M.Phil Education

Doctoral

 * PhD Management Sciences