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The
university
started
functioning
in
1975
in
rented
buildings
with
eight
departments.
Now
the
university
has
a
large
campus
with
sixty
departments
and
several
constituent
colleges,
such
as
University
Gilani
Law
College
and
Multan
College
of
Arts,
and
faculties
including
Veterinary,
Agricultural
Science
and
Technology
(FAST)
(formerly
University
College
of
Agriculture
or
UCA),
Engineering
and
Technology.
The
university
also
has
residential
facilities
for
students
and
staff
and
also
The
Bahauddin
Zakariya
University
is
a
general
university,
providing
education
in
Arts
and
Science.
Since
agriculture
is
the
mainstay
of
this
region
-
the
place
and
its
environs
produce
the
country's
best
silver
crop
(cotton)
and
fruit
crops
like
mangoes,
citrus,
and
dates
-
it
was
considered
expedient
to
train
manpower
for
solving
agriculture
problems.
Accordingly,
a
College
of
Agriculture
was
established
in
1989.
The
College
of
Agriculture
and
its
complement,
an
Engineering
College,
form
an
integral
part
of
the
University
Plan.
The
College
of
Engineering
&
Technology
was
established
in
1994.
Department
of
Commerce
was
started
in
November
1996.
BBA
classes
were
started
in
the
Department
of
Business
Administration
in
October
1996.
Bachelor
of
Computer
Science
was
introduced
in
the
Department
of
Computer
Science
in
November
1996,
though
Masters
in
Computer
Science
(MCS)
was
already
running
since
1989.
B.Sc.
Electrical
Engineering
class
was
started
in
November
1997.
Information
Technology
Centre
was
established
in
July
1999.
BS
and
MSc.
Telecommunication
System
was
started
in
January
2004.
B.Sc.
Mechanical,
Computer,
Textile,
Agricultural
and
Architectural
Engineering
classes
were
started
in
fall
2004.