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National
Fertilizer Corporation (NFC) Institute of Engineering &
Technological Training (IET) is a subsidiary of NFC, which is a state
run enterprise with its head office in Lahore, Pakistan. The
corporation works under the Ministry of Industries and Production, Govt.
of Pakistan.
NFC
developed several industries like Pakarab Fertilizers Limited, Pak-Saudi
Fertilizers Limited, Pak-American Fertilizers Limited, Hazara Phosphate
Limited and Lyallpur Chemicals and Fertilizers Limited, a Technical
Training Center in Multan, followed by a Fertilizers Research Institute
in Faisalabad. Both of the institutes were later upgraded to Engineering
Institutions. Recently NFC-IET has been upgraded to a federal degree
awarding institute. The Synthetic Fiber Development and Application
Center and Plastic Technology Centre, Karachi are also under the
umbrella of NFC.
NFC-IET is
situated in Multan, a city located in the orbit of world known Indus
civilization and is among the few ancient cities of Pakistan. The
Institute is offering technical education at three levels;
- 4 Years BS Engineering & Science
Program
- One Year Post Diploma Training Program
- Professional Skill Development Program for
Engineers & Technicians
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National Fertilizer Corporation of Pakistan
is one of the largest employers of qualified engineers
particularly in the field of Chemical
Engineering. In order to meet the requirement of trained
manpower for chemical process industry especially in the fertilizer
sector, a Training Centre was established in 1985 with the technical
assistance of M/s. COSMO International Co., Ltd.,
Japan. The Centre trained managers,
engineers, supervisors, operators/ technicians
through multi-dimensional programs that vary widely in
content and duration for all types of process and engineering industry. |
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further diversify the activities of the
Centre and in line with the education policy announced by
the Government of Pakistan,
NFC with the approval of Ministry of
Industries & Production, Government of Pakistan upgraded
the Centre in 1994
and started graduate engineering classes initially in Chemical
Engineering discipline and changed its nomenclature as “NFC
Institute of Engineering & Technological training”.
This was also the need of the country and particularly of this area. |
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The
degree
programs at NFC IET are affiliated
with Bahauddin Zakariya University,
Multan. Pakistan Engineering Council, the apex body to
regulate Engineering education in the country has recognized and
accredited “NFC Institute of Engineering
& Technological Training, Multan on the
basis of its facilities and high standards of Engineering
Education.
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First
batch of 45 students was admitted
to B.Sc. (Engineering) Chemical Engineering First
Professional class for the session 1993-97
in April, 1994 which passed out in 1998, exactly after four
year of their admission. Similarly, the second batch admitted in April
1995, graduated in 1999 and so on. The graduates are well placed in the
Chemical/Process industry of Pakistan. |
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| Students
from all over Pakistan
are undergoing studies for the persuit
of Bachelor’s degree program in Chemical Engineering at the
Institute. |
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| The Institute
is located in close proximity to Pakarab Fertilizers Ltd.,
which is one of the biggest chemical process complex in the country,
and provides a strong technical backup to t he Institute.
The practical engineering education facilities which are
available
in the Institute, such as Distributed Control System (DCS),
Programmable Logic Controller (PLC) and Miniature Plant
provide added benefits to students in learning actual plant
operation, process control and plant optimization. These facilities have
no parallel in other engineering institutions/ universities of
Pakistan. |
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Oil Refinery is a newly
established petrochemical complex by PARCO and is the
biggest employer of IET graduates.
The refinery is about 60
kilometers from Multan and provides opportunity for
Internships, student training, industrial tours and has proved a source
of learning and technical collaboration for the IET students. |
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