Military College of Signals Military College of Signals , also known as MCS , is a co - educational Pakistani military school located in Rawalpindi , Pakistan . It is an affiliate of the National University of Sciences and Technology . MCS consists of two engineering departments . The college puts a strong emphasis on scientific and technological education and research . It is one of the leading engineering institutions of Pakistan . It is located in the heart of Rawalpindi on Humayun Road ( Lalkurti ) , close to the General Headquarters and Combined Military Hospital . The College is approximately 5 kilometres from the Benazir Bhutto International Airport and 3 kilometers from the Rawalpindi Railway Station . Prime shopping center of Saddar is about 2 kilometers from the college . History . Military College of Signals was raised immediately after partition of the Indo - Pak Subcontinent in 1947 as " School of Signals " , with the task of training officers and selected Non - Commissioned Officers of the Corps of Signals of Pakistan Army . The School had to be raised from a scratch because the signal training facilities of undivided Indian Army were located either at Poona or Jabalpur which became a part of India at the time of independence . Lt Col C . W . M . Young , a British Officer of the Royal Corps of Signals was the first commandant of the school . During the early years , due to the shortage of training facilities in the country in the field of telecommunication , a number of officers were trained at School of Signals , UK , and subsequently at US Army Signal School at Fort Monmouth , New Jersey . The College , since its raising has undergone various phases of expansion to meet the requirements of the Corps of Signals . The status of the school was raised to that of a college in 1977 when it was affiliated with University of Engineering and Technology , Lahore for Telecommunication Engineering degree programme . The college was affiliated with National University of Sciences and Technology in 1991 and since then it has progressed phenomenally as a center of quality education . Today the curriculum is not only confined to merely undergraduate level but also Master and PhD level . Campus life . The college has kept military traditions alive . Military rules are applied and NUST policy is also followed . It provides opportunities to participate in a variety of co - curricular activities . There are students ' societies and clubs which organize different activities . Presently , the college has two societies . Both were established in June 2001 . Companies . There are two Companies for boys . The " Jinnah Company " and the " Iqbal Company " while " Fatima Company " is for female students . Organization and administration . The College of Signals is functionally and administratively controlled by the General Headquarters through Signals Directorate . It is headed by Major General / Brigadier and is sub - divided into four functional groups . Academics . Undergraduate program . MCS offers undergraduate degrees in two streams namely Telecommunication Engineering ( BETE ) and Computer Science Engineering ( BESE ) . Computer Science students can either major in Computer Software Engineering or Information Security . Military College of Signals is one of the pioneer institutions to offer Information Security at Bachelors level in Pakistan . Each year a standard NET ( NUST Entrance Test ) is conducted for the undergraduate enrollment in these courses . The students are also enrolled via SAT subject tests . Some students are also selected as Gentlemen Cadets of Pakistan army through ISSB . Moreover , wards of army personnel are also selected as PC ' s ( Paying Cadets ) and ASC ' s ( Additional Selected Cadets ) . Graduate program . The college also offers graduate degrees in Electrical ( Telecom ) Engineering , Computer Software Engineering and Information Security . The graduate degree also leads to PhD . Students are enrolled after passing the GAT ( Graduate Assessment Test ) . Departments . The college has three main departments . People . Students . There are seven different categories of students at college . Faculty . The rector of the college is Lieutenant General ( Retd ) Muhammad Asghar " ( pictured ) " . MCS has about seventy faculty members who are responsible for teaching both graduate and undergraduate courses . Dr . Abdul Rauf is the current Head of Department of Electrical Department while Dr . Naveed Iqbal heads the Department of Computer Science and Dr . Hanif is responsible for heading the Department of Humanities and Basic Sciences .