Refrigeration & AC Technology
Department of Refrigeration & Air Conditioning Technology
Established: 2005DAE — 3 YearsNazimabad-5, Karachi
The Department of Refrigeration & Air Conditioning Technology trains students in the installation, maintenance, repair, and overhaul of industrial, commercial, and residential HVAC systems. The program aims to increase student employability as a servicing expert.
- —Curriculum includes Refrigeration & Air Conditioning, Engineering Drawing, Piping & Pipe Design, Duct Design.
- —Also covers low pressure boilers, Cooling Towers, Water Chillers, etc.
- —The department successfully achieves the aim of self-employment as well as job placement.
Engr. Muhammad Akhtar Zafar
Head of Department
Message from the HOD
“The RAC department was established in 2005 in Jinnah Polytechnic Institute. It deals with cooling and heating of the environment. The three-year diploma course is designed to give students advanced practical knowledge in the field. Students learn to install, maintain, repair, and overhaul industrial, commercial, and residential refrigeration and air conditioning systems and their component parts.”
Courses Offered
1Islamic & Pak Studies
2Technical English
3Applied Mathematics-I
4Applied Physics
5Applied Chemistry
6Technical Drawing
7Applied Electricity
8Computer Applications
9Principles of Refrigeration
10Workshop Practice-I
11Applied Mathematics-II
12Industrial Management & Human Relations
13Principles of Air-Conditioning
14Applied Thermodynamic & Low-Pressure Boiler
15Engineering & Architectural Drawing
16Workshop Practice-II
17Advance Refrigeration
18Business Management & Industrial Economics
19Business Communication
20Air-Conditioning System Design
21Water & Air Distribution
22Control & Instrumentation
23Industrial Refrigeration & Air-conditioning
24Technical Project
25Heat Transfer & Refrigeration Calculations
26RAC Workshop Practice-III
Labs & Facilities
—Refrigeration Lab — Refrigerators, Freezers, Cold Storage Units
—Air Conditioning Lab — Split ACs, Central AC Systems, Chillers
—HVAC Workshop — Piping, Ducting, Brazing Equipment
—Controls Lab — Thermostats, Sensors, Building Automation Systems
Career Scope
—HVAC Technician
—Refrigeration Engineer
—Building Services Engineer
—Cold Storage Supervisor
—Maintenance Engineer
—Self-Employment (Own Business)
—Facility Management Companies
Faculty Members
Engr. Muhammad Akhtar Zafar
Head of Department
Mr. Nadeem Akhter
Associate HOD
Engr. Ameer Ahmed
Senior Instructor
Mr. Muhammad Affan
Trade Instructor
