Islamia College Peshawar (ICP), Pakistan: An Icon in Academia and Research for the Region

Abstract

This study portrayed Islamia College Peshawar (ICP) as an icon in academia and research since 2008, when it was upgraded from a college to a university. The study is based on quantitative cum qualitative research. The faculty of Islamia College Peshawar was taken as the population for whom a self- structured questionnaire was used to collect the data. SPSS software was used to give the results in the form of median and Chi-square tests because of the non-parametric data. The outcomes demonstrated that Islamia College Peshawar's performance has improved over time. ICP, which is also a university, has positioned itself at 34 of the nation's 73 universities, according to the HEC rating for 2015. Through a provincial assembly resolution, the college was granted university status in the year 2008. In the past twelve years of its upgrading, the institution has produced more than 1000 M.Phil. scholars and about 80 Ph.D. candidates. The findings further demonstrated that Islamia College Peshawar not only supports the local research culture but also upholds Pashtun history and its prior notoriety. Moreover, results revealed that Islamia College Peshawar faculty is satisfied with its upgradation status from college to university; they conduct different workshops/ seminars in their respective field of research and integrate their instruction with modern ICT in the classrooms. Results have been discussed, and limitations are given for future researchers.