Eligibility Criteria

General Eligibility

The applicant has never been blacklisted by HEC
The applicant/publication has not received the same award earlier
None of the publications on Applicant/Authors’ credit is plagiarized as per HEC plagiarism policy

a) Best Researcher

The applicant must be resident of Pakistan for at least three years on 1st January 2021

b) Best Young Researcher

The applicant must be under 40 years of age on 1st January 2021
The applicant must be a resident of Pakistan for at least one year on 1st January 2021

c) Best Publication

The publication must be a scholarly book or journal article.
The publication must not be more than three years before 1st January 2021
The publication must be written by no more than three authors
All authors must be residents of Pakistan for at least three years on 1st January 2021
Research articles only published in a W-category journal in HEC Journal Recognition System (HJRS) are eligible
Research articles must have a minimum citation count of 100
Publications (including extended version of a paper) that have previously been submitted for the same category of the award are not eligible for resubmission viii. Books must be published by a recognized academic press as defined by HEC.