The Higher Education Commission has taken a number of initiatives for broadening the reach of Information Technology to meet the IT challenges of the country, especially for the education sector. The Higher Education Commission has recently signed a MoU with PTCL for the provisioning of Broadband DSL connections to students, faculty members and administrative staff at substantially subsidized rates at their residence. This DSL facility/service under this MoU offers Broadband connection at 256 kbps, 512 kbps and 1 Mbps with a 30% discount on prevailing PTCL commercial rates against each capacity.

The students, faculty members and staff of university can avail this opportunity and benefit from this HEC’s exclusive offer. Applicants can apply online and once the application is submitted by the applicant, it will be forwarded via email to the Registrar for verification. Currently this facility is only available in Karachi, Lahore and Islamabad/Rawalpindi. As soon as PTCL open this facility for other cities, website will be updated accordingly.


How to Apply:


Applicants can apply online through this link http://bncc.ptcl.net.pk/WssWeb/welcomeStudent.jsp

Please note that this link can only be accessible from university/institution network.

For Further Queries/ Information:


For further information in this connection, please contact the IT Division of HEC by email to broadband@hec.gov.pk