An IT-based Scholarship Management System of the USAID-funded Merit and Needs-based Scholarship Programme (MNBSP) was launched at the Higher Education Commission… Read More
Govt Caught Lying About ‘Huge’ Increase in HEC Budget for 2022-23
The Finance Ministry has allocated Rs. 109 billion for the Higher Education Commission (HEC) in the annual budget for FY2022-23… Read More
Islamabad to Get a New University
The Finance Ministry has set aside a total of Rs. 1.69 billion for 260 Public Sector Development Projects (PSDP) projects… Read More
Academics Demand Monthly Fuel Subsidy for University Students
Academics have called for the provision of a monthly fuel subsidy for the students of the higher education institutes in… Read More
Country’s Spending on Education as Percentage of GDP Declined in FY22
The cumulative education expenditures by federal and provincial governments in the fiscal year 2020-21 declined to 1.77 percent of GDP… Read More
KP Achieves Highest Literacy Rate Growth Among All Provinces
The federal government has launched the Pakistan Economic Survey (PES) 2021-22, detailing how the national economy performed in the current… Read More
Medical Students Confused as Govt Abolishes PMC and All MDCAT, NLE Tests
The National Assembly on Thursday revoked the Pakistan Medical Commission (PMC) Act and reinstated the Pakistan Medical and Dental Commission… Read More
Bill to Establish National University of Security Sciences Tabled in Parliament
A bill calling for the establishment of the National University of Security Sciences was introduced in the session of the… Read More
Parliament Rejects Resolution for Compulsory Drug Tests of Students
The National Assembly has rejected a resolution that sought the introduction of a bill for declaring the drug tests of… Read More
13 Pakistani Universities Feature in Top QS World University Rankings 2023
13 Pakistani universities have made it into the recently published QS World University Rankings for 2023, with the National University… Read More
Govt Allocates Rs. 42 Billion for Scholarships, Universities, Laptop Scheme and Education Projects
The Finance Division has approved to allocate Rs. 41.87 billion for 149 Public Sector Development Projects (PSDP) projects under the… Read More
Govt Grants Rs. 6 Billion to Education Ministry for FY2022-23
The Finance Division has approved allocating Rs. 6 billion to 27 Public Sector Development Projects (PSDP) under the Federal Education… Read More
