Faisalabad Institute of Research, Science and Technology (FIRST)

Faisalabad Institute of Research, Science and Technology (FIRST), has been set up in Faisalabad at Chak 250 RB, about thirty minutes drive from the city centre. The primary aim of the Institute is to impart quality education in science and technology and promotion of applied and basic research. Presently the Institute has a covered area of about twenty seven thousand square feet and it seems to be enough for our present requirements to start under graduate courses in B.Sc. Honors in Biotechnology. We hope to extend our educational, laboratory and research facilities as our program expands to include more disciplines. Limited Hostel facilities at the campus are also available. We have about two hundred and twenty kanals of land, on which to construct the whole campus, including student hostels and staff residences. Facilities for student play grounds and athletics are to be commissioned soon. It is intended to have a centre built at the site where the academic and research staff will interact with the industry to help solve the problems of industry, farming sector and animal husbandry as related to the solutions developed and designed by advanced Biotechnology. The Institute hopes to develop new processes and methods as required by the industry.

Programs Offered

FIRST provides a range of programs in different fields of science, technology and engineering. It offers Undergraduate degree and master degree level courses and its courses are in various fields like Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Biotechnology and Applied sciences. Among them are the BS in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, Biotechnology, MS in a range of technical disciplines. Learning outcomes of the courses developed in the programs make students ready for future change and trends within their fields.

Facilities and Activities

FIRST has well developed infrastructure with all the facilities required to support educational processes for students as well as other co curricular activities. It has well equipped practical lab for teaching and learning in most of the scientific and engineering disciplines. Computer laboratories and research centers are available for students to perform experiments or handle creative projects. The library is filled with academic books, magazines, and other digital materials to supports student’s study and research activities. The institute also has extra-curricular and games and sports facilities for the proper all-round development of the students.