It is one of the oldest engineering universities in Pakistan, acknowledged for its best teaching practices and graduates.

Founded as Prince of Wales Engineering College, it was renamed after Parsi landowner and its benefactor Nadirshaw Edulji Dinshaw.

The NED University is thus one of the oldest institution in Pakistan for teaching and producing Engineering graduates.

Prior to this, the D.J.Sindh College, used to run classes to train subordinates for the Sindh PWD, the Municipalities and Local Boards.

[4][1][6] The university offers programmes in engineering, science, and architecture for undergraduate, postgraduate, and doctoral studies.

[17] The academy has two sections: CCEE offers courses for Engineering, Information Technology, Management and Conversion Programmes.

It s offered so that professionals, teachers, and students attain higher levels of research, information, and experience.