75 National Top Talent Scholarships

On the auspicious occasion of the National Celebrations of the 75th Independence Anniversary of Pakistan, the Government of Pakistan announces 40 Ph.D. and 35 MS scholarships for Pakistani and Azad Kashmir nationals to study in the world's 25 top-ranked universities (QOS or Times Higher Education (THE) Rankings only). The scholarships will be awarded on the provision of proof of confirmed admission to desired universities and selected subjects only.

After obtaining degrees in advanced technologies and cutting-edge disciplines, these scholars will prove to be national assets and help the country to enter a new era. The scholarship period will be for 2 years for MS and 4 years for Ph.D. The last date to submit the application for National Top Talent Scholarship is March 21, 2023.

Eligibility Criteria for National Top Talent Scholarship

• Applicant must be a Pakistani/Azad Kashmir national
• Confirmed/unconditional admission/enrollment in any of the World’s 25 top-ranked universities (QS or THE) in the selected subjects
• Candidates must have a minimum qualification:
• For MS Scholarships: BS/BE/Master’s or equivalent to 16 years of education in relevant fields of education
• For PhD Scholarships: MS/MPhil/ME or equivalent 18 years education in relevant fields of study
• Maximum one 2nd Division throughout the academic career prior to the final degree 3.0 CGPA out of 4.0 & 3.75 out of 5 in the semester system or 1st Division (in the annual system) in terminal degree.
• Maximum Age on the closing date
• 40 years for full-time regular faculty members of the public sector universities/degree awarding institution/colleges and employees of the public sector organizations
• 35 years for all others

How to Apply for National Top Talent Scholarship

• Applicants are required to submit the applications online on the HEC e-portal i.e. https://eportal.hec.gov.pk
• Candidates have to secure admissions in the world's top 25 ranked universities.​​
• Candidates have​ to return to Pakistan immediately after the completion of their studies.
• Successful candidates have to sign an agreement with HEC to serve for a period of 3 years for MS and 5 years of Ph.D. in Pakistan after completion of their studies.

 

​Top 25 THE Ranking Universities 2022

Sr. No	Name	Country	THE Rank
1	University of Oxford	United Kingdom	1​
2	California Institute of Technology (Caltech)	United States	2
3	Harvard University	United States	2
4	Stanford University	United States	4
5	University of Cambridge	United Kingdom	5​
6	Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)​	United States	5
7	Princeton University	United States	7
8	University of California, Berkeley	United States	8
9	Yale University	United States	9​
10	The University of Chicago	United States	10
11	Columbia University	United States	11
12	Imperial College London	United Kingdom	12
13	Johns Hopkins University	United States	13
14	University of Pennsylvania	United States	13
15	Eidgenössische Technische Hochschule (ETH) Zurich	Switzerland	15​
16	Peking University	China	16
17	Tsinghua University	China	16
18	University of Toronto	Canada	18
19	University College London (UCL)	United Kingdom	18
20	University of California, Los Angeles	United States	20
21	National University of Singapore	Singapore	21
22	Cornell University	United States	22
23	Duke University	United States	23
24	University of Michigan-Ann Arbor	United States	24
25	Northwestern University	United States	24

 

Top 25 QS Ranking Universities 2023:
 

Sr. No	University Name	Address	QSRanking
1	Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT​)	United States	1
2	University of Cambridge	United Kingdom	2
3	Stanford University	United States	3
4	University of Oxford	United Kingdom	4
5	HarvardUniversity	United States	5
6	California Institute of Technology (Caltech)	United States	6
7	Imperial College London	United Kingdom	7
8	University College London	United Kingdom	8
9	ETH (Eidgenössische Technische Hochschule) Zurich	Switzerland	9
10	The University of Chicago	United States	10​
11	National University of Singapore (NUS)	Singapore	11
12	Peking University	China	12
13	University of Pennsylvania	United States	13
14	Tsinghua University	China	14​​​
15	The University of Edinburgh	United Kingdom	15
16	École polytechnique fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL)	Switzerland	16
17	Princeton University	United States	16
18	Yale University	United States	18
19	Nanyang Technological University	Singapore	19
20	Cornell University	United States	20
21	The University of Hong Kong	Hong Kong	21
22	Columbia University	United States	22
23	The University of Tokyo	Japan	23
24	Johns Hopkins University	United States	24
25	University of Michigan-Ann Arbor	United States	25​