HEC

HEC stand for Higher Education Commission of Pakistan. It’s a regulation authority for higher education institutions which was established to have check and balance and introduce guidelines, rules and regulations for the institutions.

Education Commission identifies all the laws and regulations must be followed by new and existing institution. The commission is also responsible to check the institutions lab standards, course material, faculty and policies among students and staff.

HEC also assign rating to the universities according to their standard following guidelines. The higher the standards the better the ratings. Many development has been seen in the commission since the past decade.

PhD Country Directory Online System inaugurated at HEC

ISLAMABAD: Minister for Federal Education and Professional Training Rana Tanveer Hussain on Tuesday inaugurated the… Read More

HEC invites ‘innovative’ start-ups for Innovator Seed Fund Grant

ISLAMABAD: The Higher Education Commission (HEC) has invited innovative start-ups owned by students, alumni, faculty… Read More

HEC announces foreign scholarships: Here’s how to apply

The Higher Education Commission (HEC) has announced fully funded scholarships for studies in China for… Read More

HEC asks universities to promote lassi, sattu

KARACHI: The Higher Education Commission of Pakistan (HEC) has suggested the universities to promote the… Read More

Govt decides to slash HEC budget

KARACHI: The PML-N led federal government has proposed slashing half of the budget of the… Read More

President Arif Alvi asks HEC to encourage Associate Degree Programmes

President Dr Arif Alvi has asked the Higher Education Commission (HEC) to actively encourage universities… Read More

Opinion: A fatal blow to Higher Education

The provincial cabinet of ministers,in its 30 December 2021 meeting decided to reconstitute the ‘Search… Read More

Govt to announce 6mn scholarships for students

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Imran Khan on Sunday announced that his government will soon introduce 6… Read More

HEC offers international scholarships for PhD studies: Here’s how to apply

ISLAMABAD: The Higher Education Commission (HEC) of Pakistan on Thursday announced scholarships for students interested… Read More

SC orders HEC to close illegal campuses of universities

ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court (SC) has ordered the Higher Education Commission (HEC) to close all… Read More

HEC announces new international scholarships: Here’s how to apply

The Higher Education Commission (HEC) has announced fully funded scholarships for studies in China for… Read More

HEC announces Master’s, PhD overseas scholarships

Islamabad: Higher Education Commission (HEC) has announced overseas scholarships for master's and PhD students, who… Read More

KU raises objection over HEC research journal policy

KARACHI: The editors of the research journals of the University of Karachi on Thursday termed… Read More

PM directs to complete higher education projects on priority basis

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Imran Khan has directed the concerned authorities to complete the higher education… Read More

HEC directs universities to hold online examinations

It is pertinent to mention here that protests have erupted in parts of the country… Read More

HEC allows universities to hold online exams based on their capacity

Higher Education Commission(HEC) has allowed universities to conduct exams, either on-campus or online based on… Read More

MPhil, MS not mandatory for admission in PhD, announces HEC chairman

The Higher Education Commission (HEC) in its newly announced PhD policy has discontinued ‘MS/MPhil leading… Read More

BS Hons students can apply for PhD admissions as HEC’s new policy comes into effect

A BS degree, or equivalent, will be the minimum criteria for Ph.D. admission Read More

Foreign PhD programme causes huge financial loss to national exchequer

The overall financial loss soared to around Rs3 billion to the national exchequer due to… Read More