Northern University was Chartered by KPK Government (Pakistan) on 2nd November 2002. It is a non-profit institution managed by Educational Development and Research Trust (EDR Trust). Northern University is a multi-disciplinary general University with following Faculties and Departments: 1. Faculty of Engineering and Information Technology a. Department of Computer Science b. Department of Electronics 2. Faculty of Administrative Science a. Department of Management Science b. Department of Commerce 3. Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences a. Department of Economics b. Department of Education c. Department of English d. Department of Fashion and Technical Design d. Department of Urdu 4. Faculty of Sciences a. Department of Environmental Sciences b. Department of Mathematics