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The University of Karachi was established under the Karachi University Act in June 1951. On 29 October 1951, university started in five evacuee buildings, located in a very congested business neighborhood. Prof. A.B.A. Haleem appointed as its first Vice Chancellor. In the first academic year only four departments were established. Of these were Philosophy, Geography, Mathematics, and zoology. The departments contained no more than one or two teachers.

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  • The University of Karachi was established under the Karachi University Act in June 1951. On 29 October 1951, university started in five evacuee buildings, located in a very congested business neighborhood. Prof. A.B.A. Haleem appointed as its first Vice Chancellor. In the first academic year only four departments were established. Of these were Philosophy, Geography, Mathematics, and zoology. The departments contained no more than one or two teachers.
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  • The University of Karachi was established under the Karachi University Act in June 1951. On 29 October 1951, university started in five evacuee buildings, located in a very congested business neighborhood. Prof. A.B.A. Haleem appointed as its first Vice Chancellor. In the first academic year only four departments were established. Of these were Philosophy, Geography, Mathematics, and zoology. The departments contained no more than one or two teachers. In 1953-54, the existing departments were expanded and new departments of General History, Islamic History, Political Science, Economics and Bengali in Arts and Physics, Chemistry and Botany in Science were opened (Naseeb: 1978)i. In short, during the time span of two years 13 new departments were established by adding 6 departments in Arts and 6 departments in Sciences. On 18th January 1960 University of Karachi got shifted in its present place measuring 2 sq miles or 518 hectares on the Country Club road now known as University road. From 1965-71 Museums were established at the departments of Botany, Geology, Geography, and General History. Since then the University has started many new departments and research institutes.
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