Higher education commission of Pakistan or HEC is an educational promoting organization that is established by the government of Pakistan in order to boast up the universities of Pakistan to meet the challenges of modern world. The main opbjective of this organization is to control, regularize, revitalize, encourage, establish and check the universities, colleges, research institutes etc of Pakistan.
Several scholarships are being awarded to different deserving students, every year. Scholarships for the research purposes, Phd level, or doctoral level are also awarded to the students. This organization provides and sets a criteria and rules and regulation for the universities of Pakistan to regulate them. The chairman of HEC is Dr. Atta Ur Rehman.
The main objectives of HEC are:
- Faculty development
- Improving Access
- Excellence in Learning and Research
- Relevance to national priorities