National Fertilizer Corporation of Pakistan is one of the largest employers
of qualified engineers particularly in the field of Chemical Engineering. In
order to meet the requirement of trained manpower for chemical process industry
especially in the fertilizer sector, a Training Centre was established in 1985
with the technical assistance of M/s. COSMO International Co., Ltd., Japan.
The Centre trained managers, engineers, supervisors, operators/ technicians
through multi-dimensional programs that vary widely in content and duration
for all types of process and engineering industry.
To further diversify the activities of the Centre and in line with the education
policy announced by the Government of Pakistan, NFC with the approval of Ministry
of Industries & Production, Government of Pakistan upgraded the Centre in
1994 and started graduate engineering classes initially in Chemical Engineering
discipline and changed its nomenclature as “NFC Institute of Engineering
& Technological training”. This was also the need of the country and
particularly of this area.
The degree programs at NFC IET are affiliated with Bahauddin Zakariya University,
Multan. Pakistan Engineering Council, the apex body to regulate Engineering
education in the country has recognized and accredited “NFC Institute
of Engineering & Technological Training, Multan on the basis of its facilities
and high standards of Engineering Education.
First batch of 45 students was admitted to B.Sc. (Engineering) Chemical Engineering
First Professional class for the session 1993-97 in April, 1994 which passed
out in 1998, exactly after four year of their admission. Similarly, the second
batch admitted in April 1995, graduated in 1999 and so on. The graduates are
well placed in the Chemical/Process industry of Pakistan.
Students from all over Pakistan are undergoing studies for the persuit of Bachelor’s
degree program in Chemical Engineering at the Institute.