[1][5] She graduated from the Aligarh Muslim University in 1959[6] and later moved to Lucknow where she attended Lucknow College of Arts and Crafts along with her sister, Hajra Mansoor.
In 2010, the government of Pakistan awarded her the Pride of Performance in recognition of her paintings, depicting an orphan with visage.
[12] She was also commissioned to create a statue for an industrial organization[13] and public and private architectural structures in Islamabad.
Her career was covered in a book titled Unveiling the Visible: Lives and Works of Women Artists of Pakistan by Salima Hashmi which was published in 2002.
[13] The book Rabia Zuberi: Life & Works, according to the Hindustan Times doesn't cover about her migration to Pakistan.