List of Chartered Universities / DAIs in Private Sector (Functional)
| Sr. | University/DAI Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Hamdard University, Karachi |
| 2 | Indus Valley School of Art and Architecture, Karachi |
| 3 | Ziauddin University, Karachi |
| 4 | Shaheed Zulfikar Ali Bhutto Institute of Science & Technology (SZABIST), Karachi |
| 5 | Sir Syed University of Engineering & Technology, Karachi |
| 6 | Baqai Medical University, Karachi |
| 7 | Greenwich University, Karachi |
| 8 | Isra University, Hyderabad |
| 9 | Institute of Business Management, Karachi |
| 10 | Jinnah University for Women, Karachi |
| 11 | Mohammad Ali Jinnah University, Karachi |
| 12 | Karachi Institute of Economics & Technology, Karachi |
| 13 | Iqra University, Karachi |
| 14 | Textile Institute of Pakistan, Karachi |
| 15 | Khadim Ali Shah Bukhari Institute Technology (KASBIT), Karachi |
| 16 | Newport Institute of Communications & Economics, Karachi |
| 17 | Dadabhoy Institute of Higher Education, Karachi (Admissions allowed only at SNPA-17/B, Block 3, P.E.C.H. Society,Shaheed-e-Millat Road, Karachi) |
| 18 | Nazeer Hussian University, Karachi |
| 19 | Preston University, Karachi |
| 20 | Commecs Institute of Business & Emerging Sci. Khi |
| 21 | Shaheed Benazir Bhutto Dewan University, Karachi |
| 22 | Indus University, Karachi |
| 23 | Habib University, Karachi |
| 24 | Karachi School for Business & Leadership |
| 25 | Sindh Institute of Management and Technology, Karachi (Admissions allowed only at LS 37/10 Sector-15, Main Korangi Industrial, Karachi in specific departements Maximum intake 40 till December 2022) |
| 26 | DHA Suffa University, Karachi |
| 27 | Sohail University, Karachi |
| 28 | Emaan Institute of Management and Sciences, Karachi |
| 29 | Ilma University (Institute of Business and Tech.), Karachi |
| 30 | Salim Habib University (Former Barret Hodgson University), Karachi |
| 31 | Karachi Institute of Technology & Entrepreneurship, Karachi |
| 32 | University of Art & Culture, Jamshoro |
| 33 | University of Modern Sciences, Tando Muhammad Khan |
| 34 | Malir University of Science and Technology Karachi |
| 35 | Metropolitan University Karachi |
| 36 | Millennium Institute of Technology and Entrepreneurship, Karachi |
| Non-Functional Universiteis / Admissions Stopped | |
| 37 | Preston Institute of Management, Science and Technology, Karachi (Banned for admissions w.e.f 10-06-2017 BY HEC Islamabad) |
| 38 | University of EAST, Hyderabad (Admissions banned by HEC Islamabad) |
| 39 | Hyderabad Institute of Arts, Science and Technology, Hyderabad |
| 40 | Qalandar Shahbaz University of Modern Sciences, Tando Muhammad Khan |
| 41 | Mohtarma Fatima Jinnah University Hyderabad (Altaf Hussain Uni. Hyd) |
| 42 | Mohtarma Fatima Jinnah University KARACHI (Altaf Hussain Uni. Karachi) |
| 43 | "Benazir Bhutto Shaeed City University (Temporarily Academic Activities ceased by CIEC / Sindh HEC)" |
| 44 | Etihad University, Karachi |
| 45 | Pakistan University, Karachi |
| 46 | City University, Karachi |