HEC

The applicants would be required to upload HEC Attested Degrees from Bachelor onwards for issuance of equivalence letter along with supporting documents i.e. CNIC, Professional Council Registration, Marriage Certificate, etc., where required. Attestation of Transcript (s) is mandatory only if its degree is not attested from HEC.

Applicant apply through HEC online Portal: ​(https://eservices.hec.gov.pk​)

No, HEC Regional Centers are not authorized to issue equivalence letters.

Rs. 2000/- (non-refundable) is charged for equivalence of Pakistani degree (PhD/MPhil/MS/Masters/BS (Hons)/Diploma/Certificate) which can be deposited through online challan form in HEC income account.

No, the CNIC must be valid.

No, It is mandatory for applicants that Name and Father's Name, date of birth and all other details must be same on all educational documents and CNIC or Passport (in case of foreign national).

Yes, you can get provisional equivalence certificate on the basis of transcript subject to verification of your transcript from the concerned Controller of Examinations/Authorized officers of respective University/DAI. Final Equivalence Certificate will be issued on provision of degree.

No, HEC does not grant equivalence certificate against incomplete studies.

Yes, for female married applicants, a copy of Marriage Certificate/NikkahNama/old CNIC before marriage or any other appropriate documentary evidence is essential in order to ascertain her identity.

In such cases, transcript issued by constituent/affiliated college/institute/department must be verified/attested by concerned Controller of Examinations/authorized officers of respective University/DAI.

Yes, as per HEC approved policy, 2-year Associate degree (comprising 60-66 credit hours with 04 regular semesters excluding summer semesters) awarded by HEC Chartered Universities/DAIs is equivalent to generally old BA/BSc (14 years schooling). However, equivalence of degrees is determined by HEC on individual basis upon submission of application at eservices.hec.gov.pk.

No, it's not equivalent to BEd.

Yes, as per approved policy, any 4-year Bachelor (Hons) degree (minimum 124-136 credit hours with 08 regular semesters excluding summer semesters) awarded by HEC chartered Universities/DAI after 12-year schooling is generally recognized by HEC as equivalent to MA/MSc degree in their own field of specialization involving 16-year of schooling. However, equivalence of degrees is determined by HEC on individual basis upon submission of application at eservices.hec.gov.pk

Yes, as per HEC approved policy, 2-year Bachelor of Business Studies degree (comprising 60-66 credit hours with 04 regular semesters excluding summer semesters) awarded by HEC Chartered Universities/DAIs is similar to old MBA (16 years schooling). However, equivalence of degrees is determined by HEC on individual basis upon submission of application at eservices.hec.gov.pk

No, both these degrees are not equivalent.

Yes, according to the revised Teacher Education Roadmap, holders of a 1.5-year B.Ed. (Hons.) degree awarded with 54 credit hours after 16 years of non-relevant qualification can be considered equivalent to MA in Education/M.Ed. involving 16-year of schooling.​

Yes, as per Teacher Education Roadmap, the holder of BEd (1.5 years) degree obtained after 16 years non-relevant education is eligible to get admission into MS/MPhil Education after fulfilling all other eligibility conditions of the admitting university/DAI.

Yes, both these degrees are awarded after completion of minimum 30 credit hours. The level of these degrees is same.

Yes, as per roadmap for Business Education, 3.5-year MBA degree (minimum 90-96 credit hours with 07 regular semesters excluding summer semesters) after Bachelor/14-year schooling is generally recognized by HEC as equivalent to MS/MPhil degree involving 18-year of schooling in the relevant field. However, equivalence of degrees is determined by HEC on individual basis upon submission of application at eservices.hec.gov.pk

Yes, 2-year LLM degree awarded by HEC Chartered Universities/DAIs after LL.B is generally recognized by HEC as equivalent to MPhil degree in general stream involving 18 years of schooling. However, equivalence of degrees is determined by HEC on individual basis upon submission of application at eservices.hec.gov.pk

HEC only requires NOC for all those postgraduate degree programs i.e. MBA/MS/MPhil/PhD or equivalent which have been launched by Universities/DAIs after November 07, 2013 (List of NOC's is available on HEC website https://www.hec.gov.pk/english/services/faculty/Plagiarism/Documents/Updated-list-NOC-Issued.pdf

Yes, the holders of MCPS and FCPS duly recognized by PM&DC (Now PMC) are eligible to get admission into PhD degree program subject to fulfillment of all other eligibility conditions laid down by the admitting University/DAI.

As per Quality Assurance Division of HEC's letter No. 1-AD/QA/HEC/NOC(Affiliated Colleges)/2016/122 dated 13.04.2016, MS/MPhil/PhD or equivalent degree programs cannot be launched at affiliated colleges/institutes. Any such degree awarded in violation of above instructions cannot be equated by HEC.

No, HEC has no role in recruitment process or determining eligibility for any post.

No, HEC does not play any role in admission of candidates for higher studies.

No, as per approved policy, HEC is not issuing equivalence certificate against CA/ICMA and ACCA qualifications on individual basis. A general Notification in this regard is already available on HECwebsite https://www.hec.gov.pk/english/services/students/Equivalence%20Degree%20Issuance/Documents/Equ-Notification.pdf

No, erasing/overwriting on any document is not acceptable for issuing equivalence certificate.

Following is the link of HEC recognized Universities/DAIs: https://www.hec.gov.pk/english/universities/pages/recognised.aspx