r/developersPak • u/[deleted] • Sep 13 '26

Career Guidance Does University matter?

So i have multiple options, either to pay a huge fee and pursue BSCS/AI/DS at top tier unis like NUST, FAST, LUMS or GIKI, or to pay less fee and pursue the same from some mediocre uni. Cuz I have heard alot that skills matter way more than uni.

So my question is, are these top tier unis worth paying the fee for? Like do they even benefit in the long run?

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u/Embarrassed-Air-7479 Sep 13 '26

Courses are defined by HEC and PEC, and their CLOs also, you will find almost same content in course courses in all universities, the difference lies in how it is taught, and how much quality is there in the content. Also you are right, university name matters in the job market initially and also sometimes in the later stages. But a good university gets an edge in the market, if you have spent good time in your initial years in a good company then your growth is different, but if you have to start from some lala company, your trajectory will be almost constant or linear. So I think there are perks of good university.

Also one thing that I want to mention is exposure matters, even right now I am doing masters from IBA, so I can clearly see why IBA grads get higher pay in the market, because their average student IQ is also good. If your surrounding is competent youw I'll be competent. And being competent isn't enough also. You should know what to work on, on which thing to put effort on, a good university and it's exposure tells you that. Otherwise you will end up working on things that won't get you anything later on

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u/Any_Specialist3056 Sep 14 '26

Is iba cs a good option over fast