The multi campus and multi-disciplinary university has 47 well-established departments that offer degrees in more than 70 disciplines.

Quality education is being imparted in latest and emerging disciplines such as Business Administration, Engineering, Agriculture, Veterinary Sciences, Computer, Law, Education, Fine Arts, Pharmacy, Life Sciences and Sports Sciences. However further study and research is still being carried out in the pre-existing conventional fields of Religious Affairs, Languages, Social and Basic Sciences. Higher Education Commission of Pakistan (HEC) recognizes all degree programs offered at IUB while the undergraduate Engineering degrees are acknowledged by the Pakistan Engineering Council (PEC). The undergraduate, post-graduate and doctoral studies degrees awarded by the University have a great scope in the job market. There is a special demand of the business management, applied sciences, engineering, and computer science degrees offered by this university.

The university observes a semester system, there are two academic semesters namely Fall and Spring. The academic policies of the IUB are in compliance to the international standards of Higher Education. Each department prescribes courses that ought to be completed and passed by the students.