HEC Announces New Equivalence for Old Associate, Bachelor’s and Master’s Degrees

The Higher Education Commission (HEC) has issued letters to the heads of all public and private sectors universities and degree awarding institutes for the implementation of the revised Teacher Education Roadmap (TER) in line with the recommendations of the National Curriculum Review Committee in the discipline of Education.

According to the revised TER, candidates having an Associate Degree in Education (ADE) will be allowed to enroll in the 5th semester or third year of a four-year B.Ed. program.

Similarly, candidates with an Associate Degree in disciplines other than Education or two-year erstwhile BA/BSc degrees (now defunct) shall be admitted in the 5th semester or third year of a four-year B.Ed. program through a bridging semester after completing the deficiency courses (15-18 credit hours) as determined by the admitting university on a case-to-case basis.

Moreover, MA Education, M.Ed., and BS Education shall be considered equivalent to B.Ed. 4 years / B.Ed. (Hons), B.Ed. 2.5 after 14 years of qualification and B.Ed. 1.5 after 16 years of qualification for the purpose of employment and further education.

The graduates having sixteen years or equivalent qualification in disciplines other than Education and desirous to acquire B.Ed. degree will be allowed enrolment in B.Ed. 1.5 comprising of 45-54 credit hours coursework.

However, such graduates having sixteen years of non-relevant qualification desirous to acquire admission in MS/MPhil Education shall be required to complete deficiency courses of a minimum of 18 credit hours as part of the said degree program as determined by the admitting university on a case-to-case basis.

Lastly, the nomenclature for Teacher Education Degrees shall only be “Bachelor of Education (B.Ed.)” from Fall 2023 onwards. The strands, such as Early Childhood Education, Elementary and Secondary Education, etc., and specializations like Curriculum, Assessment, Academic Planning, Leadership, Guidance and Counselling, etc. shall only be reflected on transcripts and not on degrees.


  • third year of a four-year B.Ed. program through a bridging semester after completing the deficiency courses (15-18 credit hours) as determined by the admitting university on a case-to-case basis.
    Plz explain this section?

    • 5th semester mn admission lena hai. Right? But university adp students ko direct fifth semester start nhi krwati. Pehly aik semester krwati hai bridge semester and then fifth semester. Bridge semester ki fee alg say deni hoti hai.

      • بےغیرت انسان لڑکیوں کو وٹسایپ پر بات کرنے کے دعوت دے رہے ہو، اگر تمہاری بہن یا ماں کو کوئی ایسی دعوت دے تو کیسا محسوس ہوگا۔ ان سب بہنوں کو بھی اپنی ماں اور بہنوں کی طرح عزت دینا سیکھو۔

      • Aff q patanoo wali bool rahay hoo jani

        Or to or Ali mera name be hai

        Mein nay to kabhi aisa Urdu ni bola hai Jani

        Why are you speaking in that’s way?

  • Excellent policy on B.Ed and for BS Education, I appreciate H E C management/policy holders..

  • Hello everyone, i have done sone BBA(Hons) in 2014 now i want to switch to computer sciense . Which degree i can do other than BCS so that i can after that degree i can do MCS? Please guide…

  • Sir I am student of Master Of Teaching Education . Can u tell me ,is this equalent to M Ed Or MA Education

  • سر بی اے اینول سسٹم کی بحالی کی شنید میں کوئی صداقت ہے یا افواہیں ہی گردش کررہی ہیں؟؟؟؟؟؟

  • As i am the student of 4th semester of BS program of Electronic so it is possible that i want to take the admission in 5th semester of computer science.

  • Dear Sir I am m.phill I. Food science and technology and acquired B.ed (1.5 years) , do I need to get M.A education degree to apply for lecturer education ?

  • HEC is Money Wasted institute in Pakistan that is just getting salaries and nothing more.Pakisatni Govt. should functional the universities for their educational programs and they should start International and National programmes for the students and their job criteria.
    HEC couldn’t settle the problem of thousands of Students who wish to study PRIVATE .
    BA and MA should be restored for the private students ….

  • I have completed my diploma this year 3 year diploma so, if now I’m going to get admission in any university, I can get it directly in 5 th semester.

  • Sir g, mai nai 2018 computer science mai 4th semester complete kiya hai es kai bad mera course discontinued hugia due to some practicaly problem kia ab mujai IT mai 5th semester admission Mel sakta hai. mery pas 4th semester ka results hai. Plz sir reply me

  • I have 2 year bachelor in social sciences like BA,

    I these stage can I will eligible for master?

  • Is HEC giving any bridging or some other sort of benefits to those students who learn language or functional courses after intermediate and after putting three years still remain intermediate, no enhancement in degrees. They also should be given chance to get admission in fourth semester of BS program of the same field in the institute that are offering that functional courses.

  • After BA with computer science what’s we take admition in 5 th semester of bscs or bsit kindly give me information please

  • I am M.SC , can I teach as faculty member for Master Program student,before this amendment , I was told by one of the leading private university that I can not join as visiting faculty member to teach MS student due to having M.SC degree however I am having sufficient practical experience of the course I was seeking to teach.

  • Sir, can a person having B.Ed(2.5) after B.A or Bsc. apply for both Sst general and science?


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