On 14th February 2021, the Higher Education Commission Issued the accreditation status of the institute and program. According to the details, around 14 professional accreditation authorities recognize the professional degree programs offered by universities and institutes. Other than that, HEC also clarifies that accreditation from these authorities is required in addition to HEC’s recognition. Moreover, the Higher education Commission is the only one who announced the status of the institute.
Apart from this, the requirements of the professional degrees will be checked by the professional accreditation authorities. Some of the institutes include Pakistan Medical and Dental Commission, Pakistan Engineering Council, National Computing Education Accreditation council, etc. We have also listed the following accreditation authorities and the type of degree program. The details are as under
Degree Accreditation Authorities/Councils in Pakistan
|
Accreditation Authority |
Type of Degree Programs accredited |
| Pakistan Engineering Council | All Engineering programs |
| Pakistan Medical Commission | MBBS and BDS |
| Pakistan Veterinary Medical Council | DVM |
| Pakistan Nursing Council | BSc Nursing |
| Pakistan Council of Architects and Town Planners | Architecture and City & Regional Planning degrees |
| Pharmacy Council of Pakistan | Pharm.D |
| Pakistan Bar Council | LLB |
| Pakistan Council for Homeopathy | BHMS |
| Pakistan Council for Tibb | Unani, Ayurvedic or Homoeopathic System of Medicine |
| National Agriculture Education Accreditation Council | Agriculture Degrees |
| Pakistan Business Education Accreditation Council | BBA |
| National Computer Education Accreditation Council | BS CS, BS SE, BS IT, and all computing degrees |
| National Accreditation Council for Teacher Education | B.Ed and Teaching Degrees |
| National Technology Council | B.Tech and BS Technology programs |
