Plasma University was started as small institute named Plasma Institute of Medical Lab-Science on May, 15th 2005 which become the first private higher education institute that offered two year Associate Degree in Medical Lab Technology in the country. After the graduation of first batch the institute was expanded to the College of Health Science with three faculties / Schools; School of Medical Lab-Science, School of Nursing &Midwifery and School of Pharmacy

In July 2009(2009-2010)

During the graduation ceremony of the second batch, Plasma was upgraded to Plasma University, and the college of science and technology was launched with three faculties: Telecommunication, Electronics and Computer Science.
Plasma University keeps on its action plane of increasing new facilities and new programs in every academic year.

In July 2010(2010-2011)

Two New Colleges; College of Business and Economics with two schools and the college of agriculture & Veterinary Medicine which contains now three faculties; Agricultural Science, Veterinary Medicine and faculty of Environmental Studies have been increased to the university academic units. Besides that the faculty of Medicine and surgery enrolled fifty students for six years MBBS-Program and this faculty becomes the 4th faculty of the college of Health Science.

In July 2011(2011-2012)

At this academic year the Board of trustees approved to add two other Colleges; College of Sharia and Islamic Studies and the College of Education & Mass media Studies. Looking back the long journey we have been through for about six years and the experience we developed therein, Plasma University now comprises six colleges. Each college consists of at least three faculties / schools that offers degree and diploma programs.