The Institute of Management Sciences (also known as IMSciences) is a public sector government owned autonomous institution recognized by Higher Education Commission. The institute was founded in 1995 from elements of the

University of Peshawar The University of Peshawar (; ; ; abbreviated UoP; known more popularly as Peshawar University) is a public research university located in Peshawar, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan. The university is one of the oldest universities in the provi ...

. In 2011, it was ranked 7th in the Business Category by

Higher Education Commission of Pakistan The Higher Education Commission (colloquially known as HEC) is a statutory, statutory body formed by the Government of Pakistan which was established in 2002 under the Chairmanship of Atta-ur-Rahman (chemist), Atta-ur-Rahman. Its main functions ...

. The institute is located in the

Hayatabad Hayatabad is a suburb on the western outskirts of Peshawar, the capital of the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province of Pakistan. It borders the now defunct Federally Administered Tribal Areas, Tribal Areas and is close to Torkham, Pakistan, Torkham, which ...

area of

Peshawar Peshawar is the capital and List of cities in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa by population, largest city of the Administrative units of Pakistan, Pakistani province of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. It is the sixth most populous city of Pakistan, with a district p ...

and is organised into four faculties —management sciences, computer sciences, information technology and liberal arts. It is recognised as a degree-awarding institution by the

and is chartered by the

Government of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa The Government of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (; ), is the provincial government of the Administrative units of Pakistan, Pakistani province of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. Its powers and structure are set out in the provisions of the Constitution of Pakistan, 1 ...

. The institute has two incubation centers: IM, Durshal, a combined program of KPITB and IM, Sciences, and the Business Incubation Centre (BIC).

Degrees offered

The institute has been granting degrees since 2005, in the following fields: * Management * Computer Science and Information Technology * Data Science and Software Engineering * Planning and Policy Analysis * Banking * Finance and Accounting * Marketing * Health Service and Hospital Management * Local Government and Public Enterprises * Applied Economics * Social Sciences * English (Literature & Linguistics) The institute also offers a "split site PhD" program with the Southampton Management School at the

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in the

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References

Educational institutions established in 1955 Educational institutions in Pakistan Universities and colleges in Peshawar 1955 establishments in Pakistan Hayatabad Business schools in Pakistan Public universities and colleges in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa {{Pakistan-university-stub