Do you know? There are more than 165 fake universities, and unrecognized universities exist in Pakistan according to HEC.
But keep in mind two things:
- A university must be recognized by HEC
- The programme or degree also must be recognized by HEC
That's why, many programmes of the famous universities sometimes are not recognized by HEC, and students face problem upon the completion of the degree.
I felt a great need to write an article on it because thousands of innocent students are wasting their years in getting an education from a university that has no future.
I will tell you some ways how you can check the authenticity of the degree
1. Offical Website
Some students don't know how to spot a fake university from the official website of HEC. Just go to the official website.
Then check fake universities that are presented there, I hope your university is not on the fake list.
The problem with the site is that you can't check either your degree is verified or not.
For this, go to HEC Office.
2. Office
It's one of the tedious tasks because you need precious time and energy to go to the office.
KUCH PANY KY LIYE KUCH KHONA PARTA HAI*
*(To get something, you have to lose something)
You can go to the HEC Office page to see the offices in:
- Lahore
- Islamabad
- Karachi
- Peshawar
- Quetta
3. Contact
Visiting office must be the last option if you don't get an answer. But before visiting, you can contact HEC via e-mail or with the help of phone numbers.
Here are the e-mails:
Here are the phone numbers:
- +92- 42-99263092-96
- +92-42-99263093
- +92-81-9201791
- +92-81-2823798
- (051) 9040 0000
- (051) 9040 0000
- +92-21-99231476-77
- +92-21-99230290
- +92-91-9217643
- +92-91-9219571-5
- +92-91-9217878
The slash (-) means there is a series of range of number you can dial.
3. University and Degree Verification and Stay Updated
I have already told that university and the degree both should be verified by HEC. If your university is HEC recognized, but your programme is not recognized then your future is at risk.
Stay up to date with the latest news about the banning of new programmes in the university by HEC in the major newspaper.
A few days, HEC banned 450 programmes in universities, according to Express Tribune. If you can't read, no problem, stay up to date with the official page of HEC of Facebook.
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