The latest news is to notify all that the Higher Education Department issued a notification. In this notification, HED permits to affiliate public and private colleges with private universities without taking the HEC on board. Moreover, they approved this policy in violation of the Council of Common Interests (CCI) directions and the Higher Education Commission (HEC).
Other than that, the colleges will have to apply to getting affiliation six months, before the start of the academic year. Also must have a minimum of 0.5 acre or four-Kanal land for setting up any institute or college. Now, they will establish well-equipped laboratories and libraries. They also develop computer labs for practical work.
In a recent meeting, they suggested that the government set up a UHS-type body to maintain education in private colleges and universities. “A body set up to take examinations in these institutions, and authorized to issue degrees, etc.,” he said.
