COMSATS Institute of Information Technology (or CIIT) is a Public Sector University in Pakistan. It comes under the umbrella of Commission on Science and Technology for Sustainable Development in the South (Asia) or COMSATS, an international inter-governmental organization. CIIT imparts education to over 18000 students nationwide. CIIT attained the status of degree awarding institute vide the Presidential Ordinance No. XXXVIII issued on 12th August, 2000. CIIT is currently ranked at 7th position in the Engineering discipline according to the HEC ranking issued in 2008 . It is ranked 1st in the Computer Science discipline, according to HEC.In terms of research output, CIIT has been ranked at number four among institutions of higher education numbering more than 114 in the country during 2005-07. In terms of research citations, the research produced at CIIT has been ranked at number two in Pakistan, as verified by web of Sciences. These are significant achievements in view of the fact that the institution was established less than 10 years ago.