ISLAMABAD: The Higher Education Commission (HEC) has asked the students to ensure that the university has a valid no-objection certificate (NOC) to offer certain programmes before taking admission.
It issued a notification according to which the programmes include MPhil, MS, equivalent and PhD. The HEC also issued a list of universities that were issued the NOCs to this effect.
According to the official sources, the HEC has made it mandatory for all universities and higher education institutions since November 7, 2013 to obtain a NOC before launching MS/MPhil or equivalent and a PhD programme.
The commission said that the affiliated educational institutions are not allowed to offer the above-mentioned programmes. “Parents and all prospective students are advised not to take admissions in PhD and MPhil/MS programmes offered by the universities/degree-awarding institutions or sub-campuses operating without prior NOC from the HEC as well as those offered and taught at any affiliated institution/college,” said the HEC statement. It also issued a warning that it will not recognise or attest to the degrees awarded in violation of its guidelines.
