This is the news which you should not ignore if you are planning to get admission in Pakistani university which is recognized by professional education body of Pakistan called HEC. Recently, HEC has decided to close number of programmes offered by universities of Pakistan. This rule will not affect all the universities of Pakistan but some of them which include private and public universities of Pakistan. Surprisingly, all of these universities to whom HEC asked to shutdown their postgraduates and PhDs are based in Punjab and contain names of popular universities.

Although, the news for many of the students should not be shocking as HEC has also shuts down 31 PhD, 26 MPhil programmes in September 2016 while the new shuts down notice will effect 34 postgraduate programmes in different universities of Punjab.

HEC asked following universities to close their programme

As per the data of PhD programmes in Punjab, University of Agriculture Faisalabad (UAF) has been asked to halt its economics, environmental and resource economics programme.

Bahauddin Zakaria University (BZU) Multan has been told to wind up its agricultural engineering, microbiology and education programmes.
Beaconhouse National University (BNU) has been asked to close down its mass communication programme.

No more intakes in following universities as per new HEC rule

The second category includes Minhaj University Lahore’s PhD programme in Islamic Studies, University of Veterinary and Animal Sciences (UVAS) PhD programme in bioinformatics, HITEC University Taxila’s PhD in Mathematics and Pir Mehr Ali Shah Arid Agriculture University’s PhD in biotechnology.

BZU Multan’s PhDs in botany, zoology, political science, Pak Studies, Arabic, communication studies, Islamic Studies and pharmacy programmes are also included on the list.

These varsities have been asked to stop further intake of students. Students already enrolled will be allowed to complete their degrees after deficiencies are rectified by the institutions.

For MPhil and MS programmes, Lahore Leads University has been told to stop further enrolment of students in its Islamic studies, education, physical education, English linguistics, English literature, Urdu, computer sciences, mathematics, economics, accounting and finance courses.

MPhil programmes for information technology and mass communication at Lahore Leads University and master’s in business administration, management sciences, higher education in leadership and management at Fatima Jinnah University have been halted.

The purpose of closing these programmes in specific universities is to bring new changes in Pakistan education system and bring more quality by removing those programmes which does not have good career in Pakistan in future or students has shows the least interest.

HEC shuts down postgraduate and PhD programmes in Pakistan

This is the news which you should not ignore if you are planning to get admission in Pakistani university which is recognized by professional education body of Pakistan called HEC. Recently, HEC has decided to close number of programmes offered by universities of Pakistan. This rule will not affect all the universities of Pakistan but some of them which include private and public universities of Pakistan. Surprisingly, all of these universities to whom HEC asked to shutdown their postgraduates and PhDs are based in Punjab and contain names of popular universities.

Although, the news for many of the students should not be shocking as HEC has also shuts down 31 PhD, 26 MPhil programmes in September 2016 while the new shuts down notice will effect 34 postgraduate programmes in different universities of Punjab.

HEC asked following universities to close their programme

As per the data of PhD programmes in Punjab, University of Agriculture Faisalabad (UAF) has been asked to halt its economics, environmental and resource economics programme.

Bahauddin Zakaria University (BZU) Multan has been told to wind up its agricultural engineering, microbiology and education programmes.
Beaconhouse National University (BNU) has been asked to close down its mass communication programme.

No more intakes in following universities as per new HEC rule

The second category includes Minhaj University Lahore’s PhD programme in Islamic Studies, University of Veterinary and Animal Sciences (UVAS) PhD programme in bioinformatics, HITEC University Taxila’s PhD in Mathematics and Pir Mehr Ali Shah Arid Agriculture University’s PhD in biotechnology.

BZU Multan’s PhDs in botany, zoology, political science, Pak Studies, Arabic, communication studies, Islamic Studies and pharmacy programmes are also included on the list.

These varsities have been asked to stop further intake of students. Students already enrolled will be allowed to complete their degrees after deficiencies are rectified by the institutions.

For MPhil and MS programmes, Lahore Leads University has been told to stop further enrolment of students in its Islamic studies, education, physical education, English linguistics, English literature, Urdu, computer sciences, mathematics, economics, accounting and finance courses.

MPhil programmes for information technology and mass communication at Lahore Leads University and master’s in business administration, management sciences, higher education in leadership and management at Fatima Jinnah University have been halted.

The purpose of closing these programmes in specific universities is to bring new changes in Pakistan education system and bring more quality by removing those programmes which does not have good career in Pakistan in future or students has shows the least interest.
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