Capital University of Science & Technology, Islamabad is established by a federal charter and vested with the authority to award degrees at various levels in all disciplines. As per CUST Act, it is a comprehensive Institution which can have faculties including, but not limited to, Engineering, Medicines, Natural Sciences, Management, Computing, Humanities and Arts. Currently, CUST has three Faculties: Faculty of Engineering; Faculty of Computing and Faculty of Management and Social Sciences.

To ensure the acceptability of our graduates in local as well as in foreign institutions, the University has adopted a widely accepted semester system and offers BS, MS and PhD degrees in compliance to the international norms and standards. Further, our academic programs are accredited by the respective accreditation bodies of the country. Research is another area of prime importance at CUST. Research and Development are the crucial tools which countries use to transform their developing economies into developed nations. The advanced degree programs in Electrical Enigneering, Mechanical Engineering, Civil Engineeirng, Banking and Finance, Computer Science, Bioinformatics/Biosciences and Management Information Systems, prepare young men and women to meet the challenges of the new millennium.