HEC barred issuing NOCs to new universities 

Federal Education Minister, Rana Tanveer Hussain, has asked the Higher Education Commission (HEC) to not issue NOCs to new universities in order to improve the quality of current universities.  

In an official letter to Chairman HEC, Dr. Mukhtar Ahmed, the Federal Minister asked for taking strict action against the universities that have been established without obtaining NOCs from the higher education authority.

The Minister also recommended the Chairman HEC to launch a
comprehensive campaign about universities operating without NOCs.

The development comes days after the National Assembly Standing Committee on Education unanimously suggested the HEC ensure that universities are not established without obtaining NOC.

The Minister also noted that higher education is the basis for a platform that makes a great contribution to economic growth and development through nurturing innovation and increasing higher skills. Seventy percent of the country’s total population consists of youngsters. If imparted quality higher education, the youth can contribute to the economic development of Pakistan.