• To provide higher education, and to establish important academic departments on this campus to impart education in various fields of science, Arts and Commerce.
• To develop new technologies and various branches of knowledge in the important field of studies, so as to meet the development needs of the area and to improve the life and welfare of the people of Upper Sindh, in particular, and the country, in general
• To further accelerate the tempo of higher education at University level in Upper Sindh, comprising major parts of Arid Zone.
• To generate and update educational capabilities of younger generation, promoting teaching/research methods in this University.
• To devices, design and develop new technologies suited to different and varied needs of the community and the nation. To strengthen educational consultancy and advisory services of Shah Abdul Latif University in order to improve the socio-economic conditions in the region

Mission
        Shah Abdul LAtif University is committed to provide man power for the country by promoting merit, develop congenial academic atmosphere and relation infrastructure for quality education on reasonable expenses in the disciplines of Science, Social Science, Arts, Languages, I.T, and Business Administration and Commerce, teachinf through qualified faculty, use of Modern Teaching Aids and Methodologies, develop strendth in Faculty of take care of supporting staff, create and promote Research environment, provide consulation facilities to industrial organization and public sector, feel community and national responsibility, building national character and focus on producing quality graduates for contributing in the economic industrial and social development, adn to understand the universe.