When it comes to higher education in Pakistan, no university can compellingly flaunt its ranking in the academic world, except for NUST. Ever since its ambitious foundation, the National University of Science and Technology has been making a profound statement as the leading platform in delivering education that excels even the highest of expectations; hence, it is common practice for a vast majority of people affiliated with the University, to discover, and start following their dreams. Thus, NUST plays a role for its students well beyond the realm of academia, and to the point that it is able to forever imprint its aspirations onto its people, by the time that they are through with their education.

So let’s have a deeper look into what remains as the University’s most under rated aspect, which surprisingly also serves as the most pivotal reason why NUST is able to successfully reform its students: the extracurricular offered at NUST. Though NUST gets a fair amount of spotlight for its academics, it is often not praised enough for its one distinguished attribute: the specialty of offering a vibrant plethora of numerous co-curricular activities. This uniquely diverse range of extracurricular activities enriches the lives of the students by ensuring that they undergo wondrous lengths of personal and professional growths, which, in turn, creates long term impacts on their mindsets, and, hence, their way of life. The backbones of these extracurricular activities are the enthusiastic student societies, which are entities run by the students themselves, thereby offering them unparalleled experiences of learning management skills by a series of trial and errors. Therefore, one could confidently say that there is a great deal of significance in the role played by these non-scholastic activities.

Without further ado, let’s have a brief glance at some of the much beloved extracurriculars that are currently being offered at NUST.

Here to break all stereotypes and provide the most anticipated events, the extracurriculars of this category are always a delight for its participants and spectators alike! Each year, the students with admirable talents in acting, theatre, comedy, singing, film making and much more, manage to woo the crowds away with the impressive showcases of their arts. Leave it to societies like NUST Dramatics Club, NUST Media Club and NUST Fine Arts Club to bring the most impressive students in the spotlight. It is, thus, an incredibly important experience in terms of the learning for all the students who have raw talent for entertainment. From writing scripts and designing costumes to presenting live performances of plays and music, students at NUST manage to captivate the audience every time! Hence, even if you are not the artsy student, you can always be the one to witness the unfolding of the magic by being a part of the audience instead.

Another particular favorite amongst the students, these co-curricular activities provide the students with an essential nutrition for their minds, so that they could have a healthier outlook at life. Whether it’s the celebration of history and the present through the magic of literature, or if it is to spread feelings of patriotism and love for one’s heritage, these activities are often important in encouraging students to lead more knowledgeable and reflective lives. Societies like NUST Literary Circle and NUST Bazm e Pakistan are amongst many others that help to create this network of people wanting to celebrate cultures. Students who attend such events, find their spirits ignited with renewed motivations, and a general aura of positivity.