Karachi has both public and private educational institutions from primary to university level.
Most educational institutions are gender based from primary to university level.
The federal government mostly assists in curriculum development, accreditation and some financing of research.
The college accepts student at secondary level in two fields; Pre-Engineering and Pre-Medical.
[8] At the moment the university has seven faculties and imparting education in 25 different engineering technologies.
Abul Kalam joined the N.E.D University in 1996[9] as a vice-chancellor and served 16 precious year as a head of the institute.
The Plastics Technology Center (PTC), located in Karachi's Korangi Industrial Area, is Pakistan's only educational institution providing training in the field of polymer engineering and plastics testing services.
Pakistan Marine Academy (PMA), founded in 1962, is the only institution of its kind in the public sector training Merchant Navy Cadets with a degree in Marine Engineering and in Ship Management.
PLANWEL[12] has a CISCO Network Academy as well as iCBT center for ETS Prometric and Pearsons VUE.
The College of Accounting and Management Sciences (CAMS) also has three branches in the city.
Over the last few years, many new kindergarten (sometimes called montessori) schools have also sprung up in Karachi.
Usually pre-school Muslim children get Islamic education of Quran and Hadis at home or local Masjid or Madrasahs.
Most universities of Karachi are considered to be amongst the premier educational institutions of Pakistan.