First of all i would like to appreciate Mehreen for providing an in-depth and accurate analysis about VU. It is really a nice effort to bring awareness among the people who mostly go after word of mouth to make a judgement instead of discovering the facts for themselves. I have also graduated from VU (BBA) while doing a job, and i’m grateful to VU for this because otherwise i would never be able to join any other university due to job and time constraints. VU made it possible to me to get a higher degree and now i am working as a Financial analyst in a multinational financial services firm in Pakistan along with MBA colleagues from other top notch universities. And believe me i don’t feel myself lesser than them in any respect and in fact sometimes better and confident that those guys in many ways, including knowledge, concepts and other areas of work and I must pay due credit to VU for all this.
So i would like to advise to all my friends that if you have time and resources to join a top university, then certainly go for it. But if it is not the case, then VU is by all means an excellent option, provided that you are willing and serious to get knowledge and skills, because in the market it is your knowledge and skill set which is going to count and if you prove urself capable enough for a certain job, then u r surely going to get it, regardless of the institution u got ur degree from. All what is required is the universty must be HEC recognized and have a good ranking, and VU fulfills these requirements very well. So in the end it is YOU who matters. Best of luck!!

Pros

-Quality education under a standardized process. You are guaranteed full 40-45 hours learning, contrary to physical universities, where professors waste time in classes.
-Complete course outline is covered, nothing is missed, and no selective studies
-Time is not wasted in commuting to and from university
-VU processes and student services are very simple, fast and world class, much better than slow bureaucratic process of physical university. You can do everything online , with just a few clicks and response time is remarkable. It is guaranteed that someone will service your request as soon as possible.
-You can make your own course outline, and only study subjects that you have interest in, not wasting time in things which you neither have interest in, nor matter in real life.
- You can use lectures from VU to compliment your studies if you are studying at a formal campus university. You can learn more from 1 hour watching a VU lecture than reading a book for 5 hours.

Cons
-Image problem. In Pakistan people go to universities not for learning, but to earn a branded degree. Unfortunately, this brand image mindset was bequeathed to us from the 1st and 2nd under-educated, status conscious generation of Pakistan. But branding is inevitable, and VU can choose to make its degree recognized in marketplace. VU has done some good work by forming dedicated job portals, however alumni network should be strong as well. But, people who come to VU is not because of its brand, but because of the learning opportunities that it provides.
-Lack of visibility. There isn’t much fanfare associated with VU, therefore it hardly gets noticed. It’s a comparatively new university and not much research activity is happening there right now. In time, this will also change.
-Limited physical collaboration. Going to universities is important because you meet new people, and form new relationships which are important later in life. Since VU students work in isolation, with the exception of job boards that lack real time interaction, the social structure is different here.
-Admission is not competitive. This means not only the best and brightest get in. This is however a marginal issue because the goal of VU is to make education affordable to maximum people, which in the bigger context is much important for the country.

By and large, VU is a blessing for Pakistan, and I would encourage students and professional alike to reap maximum benefits that you have here being a Pakistani. Trust me not many distance learning programs, not even in West provide the richness of learning experience, and quality content as VU does.

Some people have complained about VU students not getting job. Well jobs have no correlation with VU education. Jobs are related to economy, and for example in slow economy graduates from even prestigious institutions struggle to get jobs, and in a growing economy even poorly educated manage to find some way to earn a living. You cant put the whole burden of your livelihood on VU. It’s responsible for just providing quality and world class education to people, which it is doing. Nowhere does VU claim to get you good jobs. VU is doing a good job in creating a culture of knowledge in Pakistan, so that 3rd and 4th generation of Pakistan, has a different mindset from 1st and 2nd generation.

10 years is not a long time in VU history, as it still has a long day to go, and VU is one of those privileges you enjoy being a Pakistani.

1) no course outline: dependent upon lecturer. Most of the universities don’t have proper course outline, if they have then they don’t follow it.
2) Lecturer came almost late and left the class before time.
3) no skillfull lecturers are there.
4) no satisfactory answer by the lecturer.

one of the major problem of face to face semester system education is that of favourtism.

i prefer VU education system as:

1) there is no favourtism.
2) HEC developed course outline

VU offer MSCS after four year graduation only in seven cities of pakistan Islamabad, Karachi, Lahore, Peshawar,Multan,Gujranwala and Sialkot.

No result is not announced within one week in vu it takes one month or more.
And it is truth that VU staff is mannerless and rude specially people of main head off at raiwind lahore they dont have manners how to speak with students.They really deserve communication skill courses.VU should give them training how to talk with students.
But instructors and rector of Vu are nice.

Regards
Jalil

Regards,