Welcome to Pakistan

Welcome to Pakistan. Pakistan has always welcomed students from all over the world. Hospitality has been embedded in the nature of the people of Pakistan. You will not be a foreigner in Pakistan because a mosaic of cultures has been embedded in PAKISTANI culture.

The quality of the education and teaching staff at Pakistani Universities offers you a world of opportunities to get the skills you will need to compete in the global market.  Degrees granted by Pakistani Universities are recognized around the world. In Pakistan, students will have opportunity to experience both modernity and tradition in one of the safest and most stable countries in the region. Furthermore, in all Pakistani Universities the language of instruction is English and these universities also give opportunities to learn English. Above all, quality of education will make you ready for the future.

 Higher Education in Pakistan

Pakistani Education system is not the least bit below the international standard. In fact, Educational institutions in Pakistan are competing with international institutions and success of Pakistani medical doctors in America and increasing demand of Pakistani engineers in Middle East is a clear evident of it.

After 2001, when University Grants Commission was restructured and renamed as Higher Education Commission (HEC), the higher education in Pakistan experienced a dramatic change and progress.  HEC revised previous policies to make the educational system of Pakistan comparable to the international standards. The commission has conceived and implemented a number of programs for promotion and development of higher education in the country.

Institutions

At this time, 118 Chartered Universities and Degree awarding institutions are operating in the country with 1700 affiliated colleges.

Affiliated Colleges tends to be smaller and usually offer Undergraduate (Bachelor) degrees, whereas Chartered universities and Degree Awarding Institutions offer Undergraduate as well as Post Graduate degrees (Masters, M.Phil & Ph.D).

Discipline/Course

Disciplines are usually linked with Faculties. But there are different names for the same faculty in different institution. e.g one institution may have faculty with the name of arts and other may have social sciences although both are same. So we have divided the Disciplines into 9 TYPES keeping in mind the sequence and system of the institutions. Disciplines and their relevants are totally linked with these types.

Almost every type of discipline is being offered within Pakistan. Following table shows the number of the disciplines available in Pakistan.