Explore BE Environmental Engineering – QUEST Nawabshah at University of Engineering and Technology, Peshawar, including duration, eligibility and connected admission resources.

BE Environmental Engineering at QUEST Nawabshah is a four-year PEC-accredited morning-shift degree offered in the Faculty of Engineering. It is listed in the university’s undergraduate programme page and in the Batch-26 (2026) admission notice among the engineering disciplines.

Program Overview

The programme deals with water and wastewater treatment, air pollution control, solid and hazardous waste management, environmental impact assessment, environmental chemistry and microbiology, hydrology, climate change and sustainable development, supported by civil engineering fundamentals such as fluid mechanics and surveying. Laboratory analysis of water and air samples and field visits to treatment plants are part of the training.

The discipline suits students concerned about pollution, water scarcity and public health who want technical tools to address them. Sindh’s challenges with drinking water quality, industrial effluent and urban waste make the subject locally relevant.

Quick Facts

Degree	BE (Bachelor of Engineering)
Duration	4 years (8 semesters, semester system since Batch-17) – Source: QUEST undergraduate programmes page
Department / Faculty	Department of Environmental Engineering, Faculty of Engineering
Campus	QUEST main campus, Sakrand Road, Nawabshah (Shaheed Benazirabad), Sindh
Intake	Once a year (Batch-26 for 2026; applications opened 25 April 2026)
Official page	quest.edu.pk/programmes/undergraduate.php

Eligibility Criteria

According to the Batch-26 (2026) admission notice, candidates for BE programmes at QUEST must have passed HSC-II (intermediate), DAE or an equivalent examination in 2026 or earlier (not before the 2021 annual examination) with at least 60 percent marks, excluding Hifz-ul-Quran and grace marks. Pre-engineering is the standard group; pre-medical candidates are accepted only for Biomedical Engineering. Software Engineering and Computer Systems Engineering candidates may check the prospectus for the ICS group rule. Regular and self-finance seats are for candidates domiciled in Sindh; applicants from other provinces can apply only under the self-finance scheme, and some seats are reserved for overseas Pakistanis and differently-abled candidates. All applicants must sit the QUEST Pre-Admission Test and score at least 40 marks. Source: quest.edu.pk/news/212.

Admission Process

Register on the QUEST online admission portal at admissions.quest.edu.pk and fill in the application form (Batch-26 applications opened on 25 April 2026).
Generate the processing-fee challan from the portal and deposit it at any HBL branch; self-finance applicants also submit a bank draft in favour of the Director Finance, QUEST.
Upload a blue-background photograph and the paid challan before the deadline (24 May 2026 for Batch-26).
Download the admit slip from your portal account and appear in the computer-based Pre-Admission Test, held at QUEST Nawabshah from 9 June 2026 on a district-wise schedule.
Check the merit list on the portal, attend the interview or document verification if called, and pay the admission fee to confirm your seat.

Full details of the cycle are on our QUEST Admissions 2026 (Batch-26) record and the QUEST Pre-Admission Test page. Source: official QUEST admission notice.

Fee Structure

The 2026 admission notice gives a one-time self-finance fee for this programme of Rs. 525,000 (self-finance, one-time), inclusive of government tax. Overseas and foreign applicants pay US$ 6,000 by demand draft. Semester fees for regular (merit) seats are not stated in the notice, so check the official website or prospectus for the regular fee schedule. Source: QUEST admission notice Batch-26 (2026), quest.edu.pk admission advertisement PDF.

Career Scope in Pakistan

Environmental engineers are employed by the Sindh Environmental Protection Agency, water and sanitation agencies, Karachi Water and Sewerage Corporation, industrial plants needing compliance officers, environmental consultancies that prepare EIA reports, NGOs and international development projects, and oil and gas operators. Postgraduate study and HSE certifications widen the options further.

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