This program aims to improve the quality of Education along with enhancing external and internal efficiency of University education. It also envisages to up-grade quality of research through staff development and provision of better facilities. The present project will provide monetary as well as self-esteemed incentives to a teacher of Universites and degree awarding institutions through awards and certificate. This national recognition of the contributions made by them will act as catalyst for others to enhance their efforts in the fields of teaching and research. It is expected that a changed atmosphere rising as a result of this scheme will help in lifting the standards of education and research in our institutions of higher education.

1. It will contribute towards the development of socio-economic conditions of the country by up grading the standards of teaching community to exert their dedicated efforts for improvement of academic atmosphere in the institutions of higher learning.

2. It is envisaged to provide incentive to improve the quality and output of University Teachers and also recognize their efforts for promotion of higher education in the country.

Each year nominations for the awards are invited from the Universities and Degree awarding institutions of Pakistan on the prescribed performa. Each University sends at least two nominations for the award.

1.     The competition for the award is basically intra-institutional with there being one award per institution.

2.     In total a teacher will be evaluated out of 100 marks.  

 3.     The following three areas will be evaluated:

·           Academic Work Performance (65 marks)

·           Research Work Performance (24 marks)

·           Creative Work (11 marks)

4.     Academic Work Performance

65 marks of Academic Work Performance will be further divided as follows:

·         25 marks should be given to students evaluation*

·         20 marks should be given to evaluation by superiors (i.e. Vice Chancellor, Dean & Head of the Dept.)

·         20 marks should be given to peers review

5.     Research Work Performance

Likewise 24 marks earmarked for research paper publication and supervision of students at different levels will be divided as under:

·         15 marks shall be for Research Publications

·         9 marks shall be for Student’s Supervision

Research Work (24 Marks)
Research Publications (15 marks)			Student's Supervision (9 marks)
Research Category	Marks Allocated		Students Supervision Category	Marks Allocated
International Publication with impact factor	4 marks for each publication		PhD Students	2 marks for each student supervised
National Publications in HEC recognized Journals	2 mark for each publication		M.Phil / M.Sc Students	1.5 marks for each student supervised
National Publications in Journals not recognized by HEC	No credit shall be given		BA / BS students	1 marks for each student but teacher who has not supervised any post graduate level student shall not be given more than 5 marks

(For the year 2010 Award Nominee will provide face sheet of the research paper for verification. Only those papers will be considered which have been published during the previous three calendar years i.e 2008, 2009 and 2010. No marks will be given to the papers which have only been accepted for publication and not yet been published.)

 6.     Creative Efforts

Similarly, remaining 11 marks reserved for creative work of the nominee will be distributed as follows:

a.     5 marks for minimum two activities.

b.    8 marks for 3-4 activities.

c.     Full marks for more than 4 activities.

7.     The Vice Chancellor of University/Degree Awarding Institutions will recommend two top scoring teachers of his University in order of merit alongwith a certificate (Copy attached at Annexure III) clearly indicating score of the teachers evaluated as per above guidelines and ensure that nominee is not involved in plagiarism.

 8.     There should be no disciplinary proceedings and no adverse remark in the ACRs against a nominee during the last five years.

9.     A teacher who has already received a Best Teachers Award will be reconsidered for the said award after 5 years intervening period.

10.  The HEC Award Committee will review and will recommend the final names of the selected teachers for the “Best University Teachers Award 2010”.