University of Arid Agriculture, Rawalpindi:
Pakistan is predominantly an agricultural country. However, since its independence in 1947. Emphasis has been on irrigated agriculture, while the dryland/arid agriculture remained neglected. With rapid increase in population the irrigated areas failed to provide food requirements and it became imperative to find out ways to make use of the huge part of culturable land in the rainfed region. In the 1970s the Government of Pakistan constituted a Barani Commission to review and recommend measures for the development of rainfed agriculture and uplift of the poor masses through eduction, research, and development of technology, and manpower. Pursuant to the recommendations of the Barani Commission, the Government of Punjab The Punjab province of Pakistan is part of the larger Punjab region. Neighbouring areas are Sindh to the south, Balochistan and Federally Administered Tribal Areas, Pakistan to the west, North-West Frontier, Pakistan, Azad Kashmir and Islamabad to the north and Punjab, India and other Indian states to the east. Established Barani Agricultural College, Rawalpindi which was later upgraded to the level of the University in 1994. The mandate of the university is to form an organized scientific infrastructure for teaching and research for the development of dryland regions of the country, thus minimizing the income gap between the rich and poor.

Fatima Jinnah University for Women, Rawalpindi:
Fatima Jinnah Women University is named in commemoration of the contributions made by "Madr-e-Millat" Fatima Jinnah (Madr-e-Millat [Mother of the Nation) (1893 - 1967) was the sister of Pakistan's first governor-general, Muhammed Ali Jinnah. After their father's death (1901), Muhammed became her legal guardian. She was enrolled in a dental college, in Calcutta, in 1919 and opened a Bombay clinic in 1923. Fatima attended the Muslim League session of 1937 and sessions from 1940 onwards.It is housed in a building which was the old presidency and it is through this University that our heritage has been beautifully interlinked with the education of women for next millennium. The building has an architectural splendor. This gift to the nation, its daughters,and their families has been conceived and presented in an outstanding academic as well as architectural environment. As it stands, it is a symbol of the commitment of the nation to women's Education.

The National University of Science and Technology (NUST) :
NUST was founded in 1991. Located near the CMH, NUST has been one of the most famous places to study.