ATTOCK, Nov 4: Rector Comsats Institute of Information Technology (CIIT) Dr Syed Junaid Zaidi has said approval has been granted for launching of BS electronic programme at the CIIT Attock campus from the year 2011.

He stated this while speaking at the convocation of CIIT Attock campus on Thursday.

Dr Zaidi said they had already started procurement of equipment, furniture and other logistics and appointment of staff besides establishing additional labs and disciplines for the BS electronic programme.

About upgradation of the campus into an IT university, he said an amount of Rs15 million had been released for the purpose while PC-1 had also been approved. Another amount of Rs15 million would be released in December for the project, he added. “In addition, we are also planning to start MS in computer sciences and management sciences,” he said.

The CIIT Attock campus was established on April 4, 2004, with the vision to impart quality education to the youth of the district.

The rector said despite financial constraints, they were working to enhance labs, libraries and other facilities at the campus.

Director CIIT Attock Dr Mohammad Mukhtar said in a short period of six years the institute had achieved a lot.

He said today 64 students were being given degrees out of whom four students got gold medals. They were Hira Imtiaz, Syeda Fatmee, Sabih Imtiaz and Umara Noor. Similarly, two students - Khan Akbar and Sarah Javed - were awarded silver medals, while three others, Sidaf Firdous and Muqidad Ali Khan, bagged bronze medals.

Later, the chief guest awarded degrees and medals to the graduating students.