Higher Education Commission HEC Islamabad issued a Parent and Student Alert. Parents and Students are advised not to seek admission in unrecognized/illegal universities/institutes and illegal campuses. The Higher Education Commission (HEC), Pakistan recognizes degrees of accredited universities/institutions from the public and private sector in Pakistan along with their approved campuses in approved campuses as mentioned on the HEC website.
Lists of Recognized Universities and campuses are available on HEC Website. Also, the list of unrecognized and fake campuses and universities is available on the HEC website. A list of Recognised Universities Institutions may be found here https://hec.gov.pk/english/universities/pages/recognised.aspx
List of Recognised Campuses of Public and Private Sector Institutions is available at https://hec.gov.pk/english/universities/Pages/DAIs/HEC-recognized-Campuses.aspx
Recognized Foreign Collaboration Institutions is available here https://hec.gov.pk/english/universities/Pages/Foreign-Collaboration-Institutions.aspx
List of Illegal/ Fake Institutions https://www.hec.gov.pk/english/universities/Pages/AJK/Illegal-DAIs.aspx
It is hereby notified for awareness of the general public that the Islamic University of Pakistan, Sialkot Is a non-chartered and unrecognized university, hence its name is included in the list of illegal/fake institutions (available on the HEC website). The students and parents are requested to check and verify the status of the university/institution and its campus from the above-mentioned links before seeking admission and are advised NOT to take admission in those institutions which are not listed on the HEC website in the recognized list of universities/institutions/campuses. Otherwise, the degree issued to the students studying in un-recognized or un-chartered institutions shall not