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Short Courses / Workshops / Seminars

CAE conducts special short courses as may be directed

by the Air Headquarters from time to time. Additionally,
custom-configured and mutually acceptable short
courses / workshops / seminsrs within the areas of
expertise and specialization of the faculty can also be
offered for engineers, managers and executives from
other organizations. Some of the short courses
conducted at CAE are:

• CNC Programming
• QC/QAP Course
• Project Management & Total Quality Management
• Lab View Programming
• Aircraft Engine Performance
• Frequency Management
• MATLAB Applications in Engineering
• Communication Networking
• Condition Based Maintenance
• Material Failure Analysis
• Structural Health Monitoring PIONEERS OF AERONAUTICAL ENGINEERING
• Low Speed Vehicle Aerodynamics IN PAKISTAN
• Fatigue and Fracture
• Advance Design Methods

Faculty Specialization / Research Interests

• Aerodynamics • Project Management

• Computational Fluid Dynamics • Total Quality Management QUALITY POLICY
• Heat Transfer • Supply Chain Management Commitment to make PAF College of Aeronautical
• Finite Element Analysis • System Analysis
•
Engineering a center of excellence for quality education in
• Fatigue & Fracture Mechanics Fuzzy Logic
• Advanced Materials • Fluid Mechanics the field of aeronautical engineering through enabling
• Flight Controls & Dynamics • Alternate Energy Methods environments, adaptive academic mechanisms and
• Power Electronics & Circuits • Wind Turbine Design competent faculty.
• Communications • Electronic Warfare
• • Micro Air Vehicle
Control Systems
• Thermal Imaging
Contact us at COLLEGE OF AERONAUTICAL ENGINEERING
• Microwave Engineering
• Computational Intelligence +92-923-631391-7
• Radar Systems PAF ACADEMY RISALPUR
or on the web at www.caeweb.com
 COLLEGE OF AERONAUTICAL ENGINEERING
Brief History CAE is a modern teaching institution for Aeronautical Engineering in Pakistan. CAE with conducive environment,
competent faculty and adaptive mechanisms offers internationally recognized degree programmes for pursuing
During the early years of PAF, aeronautical and electronics higher education and research goals in Aerospace and Avionics Engineering. The BE degree curricula for both
engineers were trained abroad as service had no such technical Aerospace and Avionics Engineering disciplines are spread over four years having eight semesters. Each semester
training facilities and no engineering university in Pakistan offered comprises 20 weeks of training. To earn a Bachelor of Engineering degree at CAE, a total of 134.0 credit hours
curricula in the requisite fields.
have to be successfully completed. After initial two semesters, based upon performance, aptitude, requirement, and
The initiative to establish facilities for educating PAF own choice, students are allocated either Aerospace or Avionics engineering disciplines.
engineers to the level of at least a Bachelor's Degree had to be
taken by the PAF either in collaboration with one of the existing Humanities & Sciences Engineering-Economics, (PDD)
and to expand existing Circuits & Power Electronics;
engineering institutions or by establishing its own engineering Product Design & Development
Department >>> knowledge through cutting-edge Digital & Embedded Systems;
college. Professional Ethics, Statistical
research. In this discipline of Communications; Guidance,
After studying several proposals, it was decided that the most Humanities & Sciences engineering, physical sciences, Navigation & Controls; Quality Control (SQC), Engg
practical and economical solution for the PAF was to set up its own Department welcomes the mathematics, and computers Electromagnetics, Microwave & Management, Computer Aided
college at Korangi Creek, Karachi, where considerable training prospective Aeronautical are combined in the design of Antenna; and Radar & Avionics Instrumentation, and
facilities already existed. Accordingly, in October, 1963, a detailed Engineers in CAE. The aerospace vehicles to achieve Systems. Manufacturing & CNC
proposal was made and the Government of Pakistan sanctioned the department not only high performance with limited Machines.
establishment of the PAF College of Aeronautical Engineering with consolidates the knowledge of size. This aspect makes the
effect from March, 1965. basic sciences and humanities mission of the department
For smooth functioning of the College, the United States Air in first two semesters, but also highly demanding. The
Force lent the services of three qualified and experienced officers provides a sound foundation for department has four curriculum
for the posts of the Principal and the Heads of the Department of the subsequent semesters by groups namely Aerodynamics &
Aerospace and Avionics Engineering. Colonel John H. Blakelock imparting education in Algebra Fluid Mechanics; Aerospace
from USAF Institute of Technology arrived on July 7, 1965 to be the & Calculus, Differential Structures & Material Sciences;
first Principal. Gp Capt. A. K. Sufi, the first PAF officer to head the Equations, Advanced Engg Aerospace Propulsion; and
College, succeeded him in June 1969. Two USAF officers Mathematics, Probability & Mechanics.
continued to serve in the faculty of the College till June, 1978. Statistics, Programming & Industrial Engineering
Numerical methods, Engg
The College was initially affiliated with the University of Physics, Chemistry, English, Department >>> Professional Continuing
Karachi. Later, on the establishment of NED University of
Engineering & Technology in March, 1977, affiliation of the College
Islamic studies, Pakistan Industrial Engineering Education Department
studies and International Department provides the
was transferred to NED University. Relations. students a solid background in This department conducts short
The first batch of students arrived at the College on 24 July, engineering fundamentals, training courses for fresh and
1965 and instructions for the course started on 29 July, 1965. workshop technology and serving engineers. All the
Graduation ceremony of the first-degree course was held on system integration. It has courses are recognized by
9 November, 1968. In May, 1986, CAE was shifted to Risalpur and enabled the college graduates Pakistan Engineering Council
since then it is an integral part of the PAF Academy. In December, to promote quality, efficiency, (PEC). Some of these courses
1994, the College became one of the constituent colleges of
Avionics Engineering and productivity by optimizing are Senior Engg Management
(SEM), Flight Line Management
National University of Sciences and Technology (NUST), Department >>> the resources while concurrently
(FLM), SEO (Electronics),
Islamabad. In 1997, MS programmes in Aerospace and Avionics minimizing operational costs.
Modern Aeronautical Systems Aircraft Inspection Services &
Engineering commenced at CAE. Aerospace Engineering are heavily dependent on its
Department is divided into three
Quality Control (AIS/QC),
curriculum groups namely:
In 1999 to keep pace with the technological advancements Department >>> Avionics sub systems. CAE is
Production Engineering; Primary Professional Training
and to meet the international requirements, ISO 9000 certification Aerospace Engineering one of the few institutes in the (PPT) and JCOs Maintenance
for the quality management system of its academic programs was Engineering Management and
Department has a two-fold world that has a dedicated Management.
successfully achieved. Engineering Design. The
mission; to provide students Avionics Engineering
department offers industrial
with a solid foundation in the Department. The department
engineering subjects including:
comprises of six curriculum
Role of CAE discipline of Aerospace
Laboratories Laboratories & Facilities Facilities
To train prospective and serving officers of PAF, trainees of other
organizations and friendly countries to BE degree level in Aerospace • Aerodynamics • Digital & Embedded Systems • Physics • Internet
and Avionics Engineering. • Propulsion & Heat Transfer • Guidance, Navigation & Controls • Chemistry • Hobbies Club
To conduct specialist, refresher and short courses for officers and • Structures • Antenna & Electromagnetic • Industrial Engineering • Sports
JCOs of PAF or trainees of other organizations and friendly countries as
approved by Air Headquarters. • Materials Science • Communications • Test & Measurement • Library
To undertake basic and applied research & development work in • Numerical Analysis • Radar • Counseling & Guidance
the fields related to Aeronautical Engineering.
• Microwave