The Higher Education Commission (HEC) recognizes degrees of chartered universities/institutions from the public and private sector in Pakistan along with their approved campuses at specific places as mentioned in the following HEC web links:
- https://www.hec.gov.pk/site/ HEls
- https://www.hec. gov.pk/site/recognizedcampuses/
- https://www.hec.gov.pk/site/illegal-DAls
- https://www.hec.gov.pk/english/universities/Pages/ Foreign-Collaboration-institutions.aspx
The permission granted is restricted to a specific place. Any sub-campus, branch, or outpost established without the approval of HEC, and not listed on the HEC website shall be treated as unrecognized and degrees obtained after studying at such places will not be recognized by HEC.
In the larger interest of the general public and forthcoming admission season, students and their parents are advised to verify the legal recognition status of the university/institution or its campus from the above-mentioned links before obtaining admission.
Students are advised NOT to take admission to those institutions which are not listed on the HEC website in the list of recognized universities/institutions/campuses. Degrees obtained from unrecognized institutions/campuses will not be recognized by HEC.
Note: Students and parents are cautioned not to get admission to the universities/DAls whose admissions are banned due to various irregularities as mentioned on the HEC website.
