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Priority Subject Areas

​​Following is the list of preferred subject areas/subjects in which scholarship under US – Pak Knowl​edge Corridor is offered effective Fall 2025, Spring/Summer 2026 and Fall 2026


​​ S. No Broad Subject Area Specific Research Area
1

 Life Sciences and Medicines 


  1. Crop Production, Soil and Environmental Sciences, Agricultural Biotechnology


  2. Breeding, Nutrition, Reproduction, Health, Dairy Science, and Veterinary Biotechnology
  3. Computational Biology and Bioinformatics
  4. Medical Biotechnology
  5. Cancer Biology
  6. Pharmacology
  7. Nanotechnology (Nano Medicines; application to cancer research)
  8. Pharmacetuical Sciences
  9. Biotechnology
  10. Industrial Biotechnology
2 Natural Sciences ​  -
3 Engineering and Technology
  1. Water Management and Sustainability
  2. Sustainable Energy System Engineering
  3. Urban Planning
  4. Climate Change and Environmental Engineering
  5. Bioengineering
  6. Land and Water Resource Engineering
  7. Agricultural Production Engineering.
  8. Automotive Engineering
  9. Metallurgical Engineering
  10. Chemical Engineering
  11. Software Engineering
  12. Mining Engineering
  13. Architecture Building and Planning 
  14. Computer Science and IT
  15. AI/Robotics​​
 4

Social Sciences and Management
  1. Rural Development Studies
  2. Urban Planning
  3. Water Management and Sustainability
  4. Sustainable Energy
  5. Education
  6. Public Policy

5

Arts and Humanities
  1. Creative Art and Design
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