BS Urdu

What BS Urdu covers, career paths in Pakistan, and which universities offer it.

Quick Facts

Degree LevelBS
DisciplineArts
Offered By 61 universities in our directory
Typical Duration4 years

BS Urdu is a four-year undergraduate degree in Urdu language and literature — its classical and modern traditions, linguistics, criticism and composition.

What You’ll Study

Coursework covers classical and modern Urdu poetry and prose, literary criticism and theory, Urdu linguistics and grammar, history of Urdu literature, comparative literature, and translation and composition.

Career Scope in Pakistan

Teaching is the largest destination — Urdu is taught throughout Pakistani schooling and at college and university level, sustaining consistent demand. Other paths include publishing and editorial work, translation between Urdu and English, media and broadcasting content, curriculum and textbook development, and research and academia.

Translation deserves specific mention as an under-served skill: high-quality Urdu-English translation is genuinely scarce, and it is needed across publishing, media, government, development organisations and increasingly technology localisation. Graduates who develop that capability deliberately have a marketable specialism rather than a general humanities degree.

Admission Requirements

Intermediate or an equivalent qualification, plus the admission test used by the university concerned. Check each university’s admissions page for the current cycle.

Where You Can Study This

  • 61 universities
  • 34 cities
  • 54 public
  • 7 private

Fees are not shown here: we hold a published figure for 29 of these 61 universities, and comparing one against a blank column would be misleading rather than informative. Each university page carries its own fee where we have it.

University City Sector Duration
Bahauddin Zakariya University Multan Public 4 years
Emerson University, Multan Multan Public 4 Year Degree Program
Federal Urdu University of Arts, Sciences & Technology Islamabad Public 2 Years
Federal Urdu University of Arts, Sciences & Technology Islamabad Public 4 Years
Ghazi University, Dera Ghazi Khan Dera Ghazi Khan Public 4 years
Government College for Women University, Sialkot Sialkot Public 4 years
Government College for Women University, Sialkot Sialkot Public 4 years
Government College University, Faisalabad Faisalabad Public 4 Years
Government College University, Hyderabad Hyderabad Public 4 Years
Government College University, Lahore Lahore Public —
Government College Women University, Faisalabad Faisalabad Public 4 years
Government College Women University, Faisalabad Faisalabad Public 4 years
Government Sadiq College Women University Bahawalpur Public —
Government Sadiq College Women University Bahawalpur Public —
Hazara University Mansehra Public —
International Islamic University Islamabad Public 4 Years
Islamia College Peshawar Peshawar Public —
Kalam Bibi International Women Institute, Bannu Bannu Public —
Karakurum International University Gilgit Public 4 years
Kinnaird College for Women Lahore Public —
Kohat University of Science and Technology Kohat Public —
National University of Modern Languages Islamabad Public —
National University of Modern Languages Islamabad Public —
National University of Pakistan Rawalpindi Public —
Sardar Bahadur Khan Women University Quetta Public 4 Years
Shah Abdul Latif University Merit Khairpur Public 4 Years (BS)
Shah Abdul Latif University Khairpur Public 4 Years (BS)
Thal University, Bhakkar Bhakkar Public 4 years
Thal University, Bhakkar Bhakkar Public 2 years
The Women University Multan Public 4 Years
The Women University Multan Public 4 Years
The Women University Multan Public 2 Years
University of Azad Jammu & Kashmir Muzaffarabad Public 4 Years
University of Baltistan, Skardu Skardu Public 4 Years
University of Buner Bunair Public 4 years
University of Chakwal, Chakwal Chakwal Public 4 Years
University of Chitral Chitral Public 4 Years
University of Education Lahore Public —
University of Education Lahore Public —
University of Gujrat Gujrat Public —
University of Jhang Jhang Public 4 Years
University of Kotli Kotli Public 2 Years
University of Kotli Kotli Public 4 Years
University of Lakki Marwat Lakki Marwat Public 4 Years
University of Layyah Layyah Public —
University of Mianwali Mianwali Public —
University of Narowal Narowal Public 4 Years
University of Peshawar Peshawar Public 4 years
University of Sargodha Sargodha Public —
University of Sindh Mirpur Khas Public 4 years
University of Swabi Swabi Public 4 Years
University of Swat Swat Public 4 years
Woman University Swabi Swabi Public 4 Years
Women University Mardan Mardan Public 4 years
Forman Christian College Bachelor of Studies Lahore Private 4 Years
Ghazi National Institute of Engineering and Sciences, Dera Ghazi Khan Dera Ghazi Khan Private —
Imperial College of Business Studies Lahore Private 4 years
Lahore Garrison University Lahore Private —
Lahore Leads University Lahore Private 4 Years (8 semesters)
University of Lahore Lahore Private 4 years
University of Sialkot, Sialkot Sialkot Private —

Frequently Asked Questions

What can I do with an Urdu degree besides teaching?

Publishing and editorial work, Urdu-English translation, media and broadcasting content, curriculum and textbook development, and research. High-quality translation in particular is scarce and needed across publishing, government, development and technology localisation.