The University of Larkano (; Sindhi لاڙڪاڻو يونيورسٽي informally Larkana University or UoLrk) is a

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located in

Larkana Larkana (; ) is a city located in the Sindh province of Pakistan. It is the 15th largest city of Pakistan by population. It is home to the Indus Valley civilization site Mohenjo-daro. The historic Indus River flows in east and south of the ci ...

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, established on 20 August 2023. The University of Larkano Bill, 2023 having been passed by the Provincial Assembly of Sindh on 24 July 2023 and assented to by the Governor of Sindh on 20 August 2023 is hereby published as an Act of the Legislature of Sindh.

History

The University of Larkano was created by the merger of several educational institutions, which now form its faculties: * The Larkana campus of the

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is now the Faculty of Social Sciences and Humanities. * The Larkana campus of the Quaid-e-Awam University of Engineering, Science & Technology is now the Faculty of Engineering. * The Shaheed Zulfiqar Ali Bhutto Agricultural College Dokri has been restructured as the Faculty of Agriculture.

Academic programs

In its inaugural batch of 2024, the University of Larkano is offering various undergraduate programs across its three main faculties: ; Faculty of Social Sciences and Humanities * Bachelors degrees in Business Administration, English (Language & Literature), and Computer Science ; Faculty of Engineering * Bachelors degrees in Civil Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, and Electronics Engineering ; Faculty of Agriculture * Bachelors degree in Agriculture. In the following programs named below 1. Agronomy 2. Soil Science 3. Plant breeding and genetics 4. Horticulture 5. Plant protection 6. Plant pathology 7. Entomology

References

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