Institutional Performance Evaluation (IPE) – Fast University Karachi

The institutional performance evaluation process consists of a University Portfolio Report and a team visit. The IPE process that takes place periodically is of vital importance to all universities that desire to meet international standards.

Various performance evaluation standards outlining major areas to be focused on by the HEIs for evaluation of their effectiveness and future development are given below:

Standard 1: Mission Statement and Goals

Standard 2: Planning and Evaluation

Standard 3: Organization and Governance

Standard 4: Integrity

Standard 5: Faculty

Standard 6: Students

Standard 7: Institutional Resources

Standard 8: Academic Programs and Curricula

Standard 9: Public Disclosure & Transparency

Standard 10: Assessment & Quality Assurance

Standard 11: Student Support Services

b. Details of Cycles of IPE

Cycle	Year	UPR	UwD	Review Panel	Review Panel Report	IP	Corrective Action
1^st	2019-20	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
2^nd	2020-21	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
3^rd	2021-2022	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
4th	2022-2023	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
5th	2023-2024	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔

c. List of IPE Review Panel (evaluated so far against IPE standards)

External Evaluator:

Mahar Abdul Razak, Director QEC, Textile Institute of Pakistan (TIP), Karachi.

Internal Evaluators:

Fahad Sherwani, Assistant Professor, FAST School of Computing, FAST-NUCES, Karachi.

Nausheen Shoaib, Assistant Professor, FAST School of Computing, FAST-NUCES, Karachi.

Syed Muhammad Atif Saleem, Assistant Professor, Department of Electrical Engineering, FAST-NUCES, Karachi.

MS/PhD Program Review

d. Details of Cycles of MS/PhD Program Review

Cycle	Year	Program	Program Proforma	Faculty Proforma	Student Proforma	Review Panel	Review Panel Report	IP	Corrective Action
1^st		MS (CS)	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
		MS(CNS)	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
		MS(SPM)	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
		MS(DS)	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
		MS(EE)	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
		PhD(CS)	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
		PhD(EE)	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔

MS/PhD Review Panel

External Evaluator:

Dr. Atif Shahab Butt, Head/Sr. Manager Quality Enhancement Cell, Shaheed Zulfikar Ali Bhutto, Institute of Science and Technology (SZABIST), Karachi.

Internal Evaluators:

Dr. Ghufran Ahmed, Associate Professor, FAST School of Computing, FAST-NUCES, Karachi.
Dr. Muhammad Farrukh Shahid, Assistant Professor, FAST School of Computing, FAST-NUCES, Karachi.
Dr. Mumtaz Ali, Assistant Professor, Department of Electrical Engineering, FAST-NUCES, Karachi.