National University of Sciences and Technology (NUST) is one of the new generations of Pakistani Universities with a progressive and innovative outlook. The University is envisaged to grow as a modern centre of excellence for research and development in the fields of sciences and technology. The essence underlying the foundation of NUST revolves around spectral combination of engineering, information technology (IT), medical and management sciences with higher academic quality and spirit of excellence epitomizing its cherished objectives.

It has constituent colleges all over the Pakistan which are under the military supervision. These colleges include Pakistan Navy Engineering College (PNEC) in Karachi, Military College of Engineering (MCE) in Risalpur, Military College of Signals (MCS) in Rawalpindi, College of Electrical and Mechanical Engineering (C of E&ME)in Rawalpindi, College of Aeronautical Engineering (CAE) in Risalpur, Army Medical College,(AM College) in Rawalpindi, National Institute of Transportation (NIT) in Risalpur, NUST Institute of Information Technology (NIIT) in Rawalpindi and many more.