About SINA
A technical institute
that names its exams.
Synergy Institute of Networks & Automation trains graduates and working professionals for certifications awarded by 14 international bodies — from a campus in I-8/4, Islamabad, in English and Urdu.
Who we are
Networks and automation, then everything they touch.
SINA began with the two disciplines in its name. The catalogue now runs to 66 programmes across 8 academic faculties — but the standard set by a Cisco lab is the one every other faculty is held to.
Cloud, cybersecurity, industrial automation, finance and ERP, project management, marketing and design. One campus, one ladder, and a route between them that does not mean starting again elsewhere.
- Academic faculties
- 8
- Courses & certifications
- 66
The route through
A ladder, not a single course.
Most students arrive for one certification and leave with three. The catalogue is built as a progression, so each tier is the entry requirement for the next.
Foundation
Start with nothing assumed
A first line of Python, a first subnet mask, a first ledger entry. Foundation programmes list no prerequisites because they have none.
Associate
Sit your first vendor exam
CCNA 200-301, AWS Solutions Architect Associate, CompTIA Security+. This is the tier where a CV stops describing skills and starts naming exam codes.
Professional
Specialise where the work is
CCNP Enterprise and Security, Azure Security Engineer, SAP FICO, PMP. Narrower, deeper, and priced by the market accordingly.
Expert
Be trusted with the standard
CISSP, CISM and the PECB lead auditor tracks for ISO 27001, 9001 and 22301. At this tier the exam tests judgement rather than recall.
Mission
To make internationally recognised technical qualifications reachable from I-8/4, Islamabad — taught to the standard the certifying body demands, in the languages our students actually think in.
- 27
- programmes tied to a named vendor exam
- 10
- programmes taught on campus with lab access
- 14
- awarding bodies across the catalogue
Vision
A generation of Pakistani engineers, analysts and administrators whose credentials travel — whether they build a career here, in the Gulf, or remotely for clients anywhere.
A vendor certification is portable in a way a local diploma is not. It is the same exam, the same blueprint and the same pass mark in Islamabad as in Dubai or Toronto, which is precisely why the catalogue is built around them.
6
programmes also delivered fully online, for students who cannot reach a campus in Islamabad Capital Territory
What we hold to
Six commitments, and what each one costs us.
Every one of these rules out something a training provider would otherwise be free to do.
Integrity
Say what the exam is.
A certification programme names its exam code and its awarding body, or it is not sold as one. Vagueness there is how training gets oversold.
Excellence
Teach to the blueprint.
Where a vendor publishes exam domains and weightings, the syllabus follows them — not the share of time an instructor finds most interesting.
Practical learning
Configure before you discuss.
Networking, automation and cloud sessions open on equipment or in a live account. The exam tests configuration; a lecture-first course prepares you for the wrong test.
Innovation
Track what changes.
Blueprints get revised and exam codes retire. Programmes follow the version of the exam being sat this year, not the one that was easiest to write.
Collaboration
Bilingual by default.
Sessions run in English and Urdu. Technical vocabulary stays in English, because that is how the exam, the documentation and the interview are written.
Industry readiness
Weighted to where the hiring is.
Cisco and MikroTik networking, cloud certification, industrial automation, internationally traded finance — the catalogue leans toward Pakistan and the Gulf.
Leadership
Shahid Iqbal
Chief Executive Officer
Ghosia Naeem
Managing Director
Fuzail
IT Expert
Raja Saad
Assistant Manager, Coordination
Meet our mentors
Taught by people who do the work.
Hanzalah Mukhtar
Video Editing & Graphic Designing Trainer
Creative and experienced trainer specializing in video editing and graphic designing. Passionate about helping learners develop practical design skills, creative thinking, and professional editing techniques through hands-on training.
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Student life
Benches, screens, and the people at them.
Small rooms, shared equipment and eight faculties' worth of kit. Programmes that depend on physical hardware are taught on campus, because half of that learning is wiring and fault-finding.
Learning experience
Method over marketing.
Four rules that decide how every programme in the catalogue is built and delivered.
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Lab first
Equipment or a live cloud account before the slide deck. Certification exams test configuration and troubleshooting.
02
Blueprint weighting
A domain worth 28% of the exam gets 28% of the hours. The vendor decides that split, not the timetable.
03
The right format
Industrial automation is on-campus only. Some subjects cannot be taught properly at a distance, and we say so.
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Stated limits
Prerequisites, scope and exclusions are on the course page. Exam fees are paid to the vendor, and that is said upfront.
Awarding bodies
The certificate is theirs, not ours.
SINA delivers the training. The credential is issued by the body below after you sit its proctored exam — which is why every course page names both, and why exam fees are paid to the vendor rather than to us.
Where it leads
The roles these programmes prepare for.
Named on the course pages themselves. Graduate stories replace this section once real students have given their names and consent.
By the numbers
Counted from the catalogue, not from a brochure.
66
Courses & certifications
8
Academic faculties
14
International awarding bodies
30
Programmes with a named exam code
10
Programmes with campus lab access
EN · UR
Languages of instruction
Questions
About the institute.
What does SINA stand for?
Synergy Institute of Networks & Automation. The name reflects where the institute started — networking and industrial automation — though the catalogue now spans eight academic faculties.
Where is the campus?
693 Rehman Baba Road, opposite PSO Pump, I-8/4, Islamabad. Classes run on campus, and most programmes are also available online or hybrid.
Are the certifications awarded by SINA?
No, and this distinction matters. Vendor certifications are awarded by Cisco, AWS, Microsoft, CompTIA, PMI, PECB and the other bodies named on each course page, after you sit their proctored exam. SINA delivers the training that prepares you for it.
Can I visit before enrolling?
Yes. Call the campus to arrange a visit, particularly for the automation and networking programmes where seeing the lab equipment is the fastest way to judge whether the course is right for you.
Come and see the labs
before you decide.
Tell us which of the 66 programmes you are considering and the admissions team will confirm the next intake, the fee and the prerequisites.
Call to arrange a visit or ask about an intake.
+92 320 340 0111