Shaheed Zulfikar Ali Bhutto Institute of Science and Technology (SZABIST) is a fully Chartered Institute established through a Legislative Act of  Sindh Assembly (Sindh Act No. XI of 1995).  SZABIST is approved and recognized by the Higher Education Commission (HEC) of Pakistan as a degree awarding institution.

Today SZABIST  is known as a major university comprising of five campuses (including one foreign campus), three diploma centers, three intermediate colleges and one research center. More than 6500 degrees have been awarded by SZABIST to date.