| Prime Minister’s Electric Wheelchair Scheme for University Students | | Prime Minister’s Electric Wheelchair Scheme for University Students | <p style="text-align:justify;">Supporting Youth and promoting Higher Education is one of the top priorities of the current democratic government of Pakistan. It has a broad canvas of schemes aimed at enabling youth to get access to higher education, internships, trainings and then getting relevant jobs or entrepreneurship career path. </p><p style="text-align:justify;">In this connection, one of the great initiatives of the Government is the scheme for distributing Motorized/Electric Wheelchairs to disabled students studying in Public Sector Universities of Pakistan with the objective to facilitate them in their movements in order to complete their higher education, and enable them to contribute effectively towards the progress of the country.</p><p style="text-align:justify;">This scheme is aligned with the <span style="text-decoration:underline;">United Nation's Standard Development Goals (SDGs)</span> projecting, 'By 2030 eliminate gender disparities in education and ensure equal access to all levels of education and vocational training for the vulnerable persons with disabilities, indigenous people and children in vulnerable situations'. Pakistan has signed a treaty on September 15, 2008 in the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_Nations">United Nations</a> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Convention_on_the_Rights_of_Persons_with_Disabilities">Convention on "Rights of Persons with Disabilities</a>", and ratified on July 5, 2011. As per data of Census 1998, there were 622,025 disabled (crippled) persons in Pakistan. Out of these 21,925 were enrolled in different public and private sector schools, colleges and universities in Pakistan. </p><p><span style="text-decoration:underline;"><strong>OBJECTIVE</strong></span></p><p style="text-align:justify;">The main objective of the scheme is to facilitate special students having ambulatory disability, so that they can be assisted in their movements and contribute effectively towards the progress of the country.</p><strong style="text-align:justify;background-color:transparent;color:inherit;text-decoration:underline;">VISION:</strong><div><div style="text-align:justify;"><b><u><br></u></b></div><strong style="text-align:justify;background-color:transparent;color:inherit;text-decoration:underline;"></strong><p style="text-align:left;"><strong>Inclusive Development</strong><strong> </strong><strong>Leaving No One Behind</strong></p><p><span style="text-decoration:underline;"><strong>DESCRIPTION:</strong></span></p><p style="text-align:justify;">Ambulatory disabilities are those that have an impact on one's ambulation. This includes people who limp, who experience pain when walking, who cannot walk unaided, who use wheelchairs-canes-walkers and whose walk is impaired because of a physical difference.</p><p style="text-align:justify;">Ambulatory disability means a disability because of which a person:<br></p><ol><li>Has a physical and permanent disability to such a degree that the person is unable to move from place to place without the aid of a wheelchair;</li><li>Is not able to cross curbs because of paralysis or loss of function of the person's legs;</li><li>Is missing one or both legs; or</li><li>Has a permanently impaired or unsteady gait that makes it impossible or impractical to walk as a means of transportation. </li></ol><p><span style="text-decoration:underline;"><strong>EXECUTION:</strong></span></p><ol><li>The execution and operational phases would be looked after by HEC, via ensuring that the distribution is being made transparently and on merit to those students, who fulfill the eligibility criteria for the program.</li><li>Based on the criteria, the list of students declared eligible to receive the wheel chair would be shared with the respective universities. The student would also be informed via email and a letter addressed at his residential address to collect the wheel chair through the University's relevant department. The Universities via HEC Regional Centers would be responsible to deliver the wheel chair to the concerned student and forward a receiving to the HEC in this regard.</li><li>The details of the vendor would be shared with the student, so that any repair or service during the warranty period may be made immediately and free of cost.<br></li></ol><p><br></p></div> | 03-12-2019 10:17:37 | <img alt="" src="/english/PublishingImages/ThematicImages/youthprogram.png" style="BORDER:0px solid;" /> | https://www.hec.gov.pk/english/services/students/wheelchair |
| Equivalence Degree Issuance | | Equivalence Degree Issuance | <table cellspacing="0" width="100%" class="ms-rteTable-default"><tbody><tr class="ms-rteTableEvenRow-default"><td class="ms-rteTableEvenCol-default" style="width:28%;height:104px;"><img src="/english/scholarshipsgrants/ahbp/PublishingImages/Pages/default/new-blinking-icon-gif.gif" alt="" style="width:35px;margin:5px;height:18px;" /><br class="ms-rteForeColor-2" style=""><img src="/english/scholarshipsgrants/GCSP/PublishingImages/1.gif" class="ms-rteForeColor-2" alt="" style="width:70px;margin:5px;" /><br class="ms-rteForeColor-2" style=""></td><td class="ms-rteTableOddCol-default" style="width:90%;height:104px;text-align:justify;"><span class="ms-rteFontSize-3"><strong style="text-decoration-line:underline;"><span class="ms-rteForeColor-2" style="">PUBLIC ALERT: </span><br><a href="/english/HECAnnouncements/Pages/PUBLIC-ALERT.aspx">Apply for equivalence certificates through TCS, HEC Regional Offices and main office for the said purpose have been suspended with effect from March 17, 2020 till further orders</a></strong></span></td></tr></tbody></table><p><br></p><p> <span style="text-decoration:underline;font-size:12pt;"><a href="/english/HECAnnouncements/Pages/Foreign-Admission-Advisory.aspx"><strong style="font-size:12pt;">Advisory for Admission in Foreign Medical Universities/Institutions</strong></a></span><br></p><p><strong style="color:#ff0000;font-size:17.3333px;"><em>HEC revised the rates of equivalence fee for Local Degree/Deeni Asnads w.e.f. August 01, 2019 <a href="/english/services/students/Equivalence%20Degree%20Issuance/Documents/Notification-Regarding-Fee-Enhancement.pdf">(click here to download notification)</a></em></strong><br></p><p>The accreditation of institutions, courses and degree programs has become increasingly challenging with increasing international collaboration in the fields of science and technology, as well as the increased mobility of students and scholars in the modern world.<br>In such a scenario, the equivalence of degrees and diplomas and their recognition pose complex issues for educational authorities. With the proliferation of degree-awarding institutions – both in the private and public sectors – and given the diversity of taught programs and disciplines, the comparability and method of recognition for degrees has become more confusing<br>Nevertheless, the HEC has evolved a procedure whereby it is able to meet these challenges and address all the complexities involved.</p> | 13-07-2016 22:54:15 | <img alt="" src="/english/PublishingImages/ThematicImages/HEC%20ICON-11.png" width="300" style="BORDER:0px solid;" /> | https://www.hec.gov.pk/english/services/students/Equivalence Degree Issuance |
| PM's National Laptop Scheme | | PM's National Laptop Scheme | <p style="text-align:justify;"></p><p style="text-align:justify;">Prime Minister's Youth Program is a special initiative launched by the Government of Pakistan in 2013 for five (05) years. The Youth Program comprises of several schemes including Prime Minister's Interest Free Loan Scheme, Prime Minister's Youth Business Loans, Prime Minister's Youth Training Scheme, Prime Minister's Youth Skills Development Scheme, Prime Minister's Fee Reimbursement Scheme for Students from Less Developed Areas and Prime Minister's Laptops Scheme.</p><p style="text-align:justify;">Prime Minister's Laptops Scheme is for Talented Students with the main objective of this scheme is an attempt to enhance the scope of research and quality education in the country and increase the access to information technology.</p><p style="text-align:justify;"><strong>Objectives</strong></p><div style="text-align:justify;">Investment in youth not only has the highest rate-of-return (ROI), but has also been recognized as the best long-term investment for prosperous future of any nation, with a positive demographic dividend. Many large countries have transformed their challenge of big populations with high growth rate into opportunities to bolster their economies by empowering their youth with marketable skills. This realization by the government was the catalyst that crystalized the project to empower youth by giving them laptops for their academic and research activities.</div><div style="text-align:justify;"> </div><div style="text-align:justify;">Distribution of laptops is envisioned to bring a paradigm shift in the current education and research culture in the country. In this information age, personal computing devices, like a laptop, is a must especially for students at higher education level. Keeping this reality in consideration and realizing the limited number of laptops availability for the program, HEC preference is to give these laptops to those who is at the beginning of their academic years as to avail maximum benefits of this initiative.</div><div style="text-align:justify;"> </div><font color="#000000" face="Times New Roman" size="3">
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Minister's Laptop Scheme – Phase IV & V (2017)</span></strong></li><font color="#000000" face="Times New Roman" size="3">
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</font><p style="margin:0in 0in 7.5pt;text-align:justify;line-height:normal;"><span lang="EN" style="color:#5f5f5f;font-family:"lato regular";font-size:10.5pt;">This scheme was launched in 2013-14 with
a target to procure and distribute 100,000 laptops amongst the students
studying in Pakistan and AJ&K. HEC was given the responsibility to devise
the mechanism of distribution of 100,000 laptops after procurement through open
competitive bidding.</span></p><font color="#000000" face="Times New Roman" size="3">
</font><p style="margin:0in 0in 8pt;text-align:justify;line-height:normal;"><span lang="EN" style="color:#5f5f5f;font-family:"lato regular";font-size:10.5pt;">On the directives of the Prime Minister of Islamic Republic of Pakistan,
the Government of Pakistan has initiated a national program for distribution of
laptops to young and bright students studying in public sector higher education
institutes (HEIs) across the country and Azad Jammu & Kashmir. The scheme
is part of the Prime Minister's Youth Programs for FY2013-14. The Higher
Education Commission (HEC) of Pakistan is the executing agency responsible for
developing criteria, mechanism, modalities and a road map for procurement and
distribution of laptops under this scheme.</span></p><font color="#000000" face="Times New Roman" size="3">
</font><p style="margin:0in 0in 8pt;text-align:justify;line-height:normal;"><span lang="EN" style="color:#5f5f5f;font-family:"lato regular";font-size:10.5pt;">Similar to the past year, the scheme is conceived as a comprehensive
ecosystem around the laptop instead of distributing "black boxes" to
students. Ecosystem as envisaged around the laptop hardware for this project,
consists of various components ranging from licensed/ genuine Windows 10
Operating System; Microsoft Office365 application software; Training
opportunity at Microsoft IT Academy at respective university/ institutes;
Microsoft Office Specialist (MOS) Certification voucher, 3G EVO Device;
Access to HEC's National Digital Library using 3G/ 4G EVO Device and have oppertunity to take online cources from world renowned universities on subsidized rates through <a href="https://pakcoursera.org/">https://pakcoursera.org</a>. These aspects
will not only bring value to money but will create synergy with relevant
industries, as well as help HEIs to provide state-of-the-art technologically
enabled academic environment at par with HEIs in the developed world.</span></p><font color="#000000" face="Times New Roman" size="3">
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Minister's Laptop Scheme – Phase III (closed)</span></strong><span lang="EN" style="font-family:"lato regular";font-size:10.5pt;"></span></li><font color="#000000" face="Times New Roman" size="3">
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</font><li style="margin:0in 0in 8pt;text-align:justify;line-height:normal;font-style:normal;font-weight:normal;"><strong><span lang="EN" style="font-family:"lato regular";font-size:10.5pt;">Prime Minister's Laptop Scheme – Phase II (closed)</span></strong></li><font color="#000000" face="Times New Roman" size="3">
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(closed)</span></strong></li><font color="#000000" face="Times New Roman" size="3">
</font></ul><div style="text-align:justify;"><br> <a class="static menu-item ms-core-listMenu-item ms-displayInline ms-navedit-linkNode" href="/english/services/students/pmnls/Pages/Merit-list-ICT-FATA.aspx"><span class="additional-background ms-navedit-flyoutArrow"><span class="menu-item-text"><u><font color="#0066cc">Merit
list of ICT & FATA (Provisional)</font></u></span></span></a></div><p></p> | 09-08-2016 06:43:33 | <img alt="" src="/english/services/students/pmnls/PublishingImages/Laptop.jpg" style="BORDER:0px solid;" /> | https://www.hec.gov.pk/english/services/students/pmnls |
| Sports & Extra Curricular Activities | | Sports & Extra Curricular Activities | <div style="text-align:justify;"><span lang="EN-GB"></span><font size="3" face="Calibri"><p><span lang="EN">Sports is an integral part
of a student's life. It is imperative that all educational institutions
encourage this activity and hold competitions. Such healthy exercise allows
those who are more athletically inclined to excel during their student days. </span></p></font><font size="3" face="Calibri"><font size="3" face="Times New Roman" color="#000000">
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</font><p><span lang="EN">University Sports is
preliminary meant for the purpose of training of mind and body of the youth and
to enable them to live physically fit and comfortable in the world as a good
citizen. Like all other healthy activity sports have always help in achieving
academic goals of university education. </span>It has been formed keeping
in this mind to develop the sports culture in our society for students (both
men and women) of the Universities/ Institutes of Higher Learning.<br></p><font size="3" face="Times New Roman" color="#000000">
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</font><p>PUSB cultivates sports leaders of tomorrow and to promote and improve
healthy physical activity for our society, nation, and the world community. Our
students/players are prepared with both theories and applications of
relevant academics under the national educational principles.</p><font size="3" face="Times New Roman" color="#000000">
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</font><p>PUSB
organizes Intervarsity Championships for the students and provide them platform
for participation at National and International levels. </p><font size="3" face="Times New Roman" color="#000000">
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</font><p dir="LTR">The
history of university education in Pakistan reveals that sports at university
level always receipt due importance. Sports always help feeding national teams
with a new blends of educated youngsters<br> <span class="ms-rteFontSize-4"><br></span></p><p dir="LTR"><span class="ms-rteFontSize-4"><strong>Composition of Pakistan University Sports Board</strong></span></p></font></div><h2>Chairman</h2><p>Chairman Higher Education Commission </p><h2>Members</h2><p>Executive Director (HEC) </p><p>Vice Chancellors of all Universities / Institutes of Pakistan</p><p>Director General Sports, Pakistan Sports Board </p><h2>Secretary / Director</h2><p>Director Sports (HEC)</p> | 25-07-2016 10:13:51 | <img alt="" src="/english/PublishingImages/ThematicImages/HEC%20ICON-10.png" style="BORDER:0px solid;" /> | https://www.hec.gov.pk/english/services/students/Sports |
| Access to scientific instruments program | | Access to scientific instruments program | <div style="text-align:center;"></div><p style="text-align:center;"><strong class="ms-rteFontSize-3">Due to revision of HEC policy on Access to Scientific Instrumentation Program' the program is on Halt</strong><br></p> | 13-07-2016 21:21:35 | <img alt="" src="/english/PublishingImages/ThematicImages/HEC%20ICON-13.png" width="300" style="BORDER:0px solid;" /> | https://www.hec.gov.pk/english/services/students/Access to scientific instruments program |
| Admission of Foreign Students Under Self-Finance Scheme | | Admission of Foreign Students Under Self-Finance Scheme | <p style="text-align:justify;"><span class="ms-rteFontSize-3"><span class="ms-rteForeColor-2"></span>The Self-Finance Scheme aims to assist foreign students and dual-nationality holders with educational aspirations in Pakistan. Originally a project of the Economic Affairs Division, the Scheme was transferred to the Higher Education Commission in 2006, and assures a limited number of seats in the disciplines of medicine (MBBS), dentistry (BDS), pharmacy (Pharm-D) and undergraduate engineering (B.Sc Engineering). This program is open to Dual National Pakistanis and Foreign citizens with an HSSC or equivalent degree</span></p><p style="text-decoration:underline;"><span class="ms-rteFontSize-3" style="text-decoration:underline;"><strong>Objectives</strong><strong></strong></span></p><ul style="text-align:justify;"><li><span class="ms-rteFontSize-3">To encourage expatriate Pakistanis to stay connected with their mother country, and foreign nationals to learn about Pakistani culture and society</span></li><li><span class="ms-rteFontSize-3">To encourage knowledge-sharing with friendly, fellow developing countries</span></li><li><span class="ms-rteFontSize-3">To improve relationships with the international community</span></li></ul><div><br></div><div>HEC Official Facebook Page at <span class="ms-rteThemeForeColor-5-0"><a href="https://www.facebook.com/HECPakistan2002/" target="_blank">https://www.facebook.com/HECPakistan2002/</a></span><br></div><div><br><strong></strong></div><div>HEC Official Twitter Page at <a href="https://twitter.com/hecpkofficial" target="_blank"><span class="ms-rteThemeForeColor-5-0"></span>https://twitter.com/hecpkofficial<br></a></div> | 13-07-2016 21:41:09 | <img alt="" src="/english/PublishingImages/ThematicImages/HEC%20ICON-13.png" style="BORDER:0px solid;" /> | https://www.hec.gov.pk/english/services/students/SFS |
| Imagine Academy Program | | Imagine Academy Program | <p style="text-align:justify;">HEC's Imagine Academy Initiative is a huge step towards the realization of HEC's vision of having an education system which produces graduates and scholars whose skills are certified against a singular scale, a scale recognized in every country around the globe. HEC & Microsoft is setting up and awarding status of Microsoft Imagine Academy to all private and public sector universities and Certiport Testing Center to all public sector universities across Pakistan and AJ&K.</p><p style="text-align:justify;"> </p><p style="text-align:justify;">The Microsoft IT Academy program provides a complete IT education solution that bridges the world of education with the world of work. The program is designed to help drive employability, digital literacy, technical and STEM-focused training and certification, and 21st-century workforce development for students. </p><p style="text-align:justify;"> </p><p style="text-align:justify;"><strong>Providing benefits for students, educators, academic institutions and your community.</strong></p><p style="text-align:justify;"> </p><p style="text-align:justify;">Studies suggest that in the next 5 to 10 years there will be a significant shortage in the supply of skilled IT professionals. Microsoft Imagine Academy helps bridge the skills gap by providing institutions the curriculum for technology education and learning tools that will enable students and educators to achieve success. Membership is open to all accredited educational institutions of HEC and benefits include: </p><p> </p><table width="100%" class="ms-rteTable-default" cellspacing="0"><tbody><tr><td class="ms-rteTable-default" style="width:50%;"><strong>Curriculum</strong></td><td class="ms-rteTable-default" style="width:50%;"><strong>Professional development</strong></td></tr><tr><td class="ms-rteTable-default"><ul><li>Microsoft Official Academic Course (MOAC) teaching framework</li><li>Microsoft Online Learning curriculum</li><li>Microsoft Digital Literacy curriculum</li><li>Ready-to-use, customizable lesson plans</li></ul><p> </p></td><td class="ms-rteTable-default"><p>Guides and exam vouchers for Educators: -</p><ul><li>Microsoft Office Specialist (MOS)</li><li>Microsoft Technology Associate (MTA)</li><li>Microsoft Certified Educator (MCE)</li><li>Teaching with Technology Curriculum</li></ul></td></tr><tr><td class="ms-rteTable-default"><strong>Certification</strong></td><td class="ms-rteTable-default"><strong>Resources and partnership</strong></td></tr><tr><td class="ms-rteTable-default"><ul><li>Academic discounts on Certification exams</li><li>Validate students technology skills:</li><li>Microsoft Office Specialist (MOS) exams</li><li>Microsoft Technology Associate (MTA)</li><li>Microsoft Certifications Solutions Associate/ Expert (MCSA/MCSE)</li><li>Microsoft Certified Educator (MCE) exams measure competency in the area of Information and Communication<br>Technologies (ICT)</li><li>Become a testing center and offer onsite exams</li></ul></td><td class="ms-rteTable-default"><ul><li>Microsoft Imagine Academy members website:</li><li>Program information, support materials and resources</li><li>Posters to promote Microsoft Imagine<br>Academy with students</li><li>Marketing materials, press kits and videos</li><li>Customizable, print-ready Certificate of Completion</li></ul><p> </p></td></tr></tbody></table> | 17-08-2016 10:00:08 | <img alt="" src="/english/PublishingImages/ThematicImages/HEC%20ICON-13.png" style="BORDER:0px solid;" /> | https://www.hec.gov.pk/english/services/students/msia |
| Education Testing Council | | Education Testing Council |
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;"><span style="font-size:11.5pt;">Higher Education Commission
has established Education Testing Council (ETC) under which it will hold
standardized entry tests from Fall 2017 admissions for public and private
universities of Pakistan. The aim of constitution of ETC is to hold uniform,
accessible and competitive assessment base for admissions to universities. The
test under ETC will be free of cost for the students.<br></span></p><table width="100%" class="ms-rteTable-0" cellspacing="0"><tbody><tr class="ms-rteTableEvenRow-0"><td class="ms-rteTableEvenCol-0" style="width:9%;"><br></td><td class="ms-rteTableOddCol-0" style="width:50%;"></td></tr></tbody></table><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;"><strong class="ms-rteFontSize-3">Downloads:</strong><br></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;"><span></span></p><p></p><ul><li><a href="/english/services/students/etc/Documents/Instructions-for-Candidates.pdf">Instructions for Candidate</a> <img src="/english/services/faculty/SSAH/PublishingImages/Pages/ssjournals/New-Blink.gif" alt="New-Blink.gif" style="width:25px;text-align:justify;margin:5px;" /><br></li><li><a href="/english/services/students/etc/PublishingImages/LAT-pattern.PNG">LAT Test Pattern and Syllabus</a><span style="text-align:justify;"><img src="/english/services/faculty/SSAH/PublishingImages/Pages/ssjournals/New-Blink.gif" alt="New-Blink.gif" style="width:25px;margin:5px;" /></span><br></li><li><a href="/english/services/students/etc/Documents/Curriculum-LAW-GAT-test.pdf">Curriculum of law GAT</a><br></li><li><a href="/english/services/students/etc/Documents/How%20to%20register%20for%20Entry%20Test%20of%20ETC.pdf">ETC Registration User Guide</a></li><li><a href="/english/services/students/etc/Documents/Private-Public-Universities-ETC.pdf">List of Public and Private Sector Universities</a><br></li><li><a href="/english/HECAnnouncements/Documents/HAT/HAT-UG-PAPER-DISTRIBUTION.pdf">HAT Undergraduate Paper Distribution</a></li><li><a href="/english/HECAnnouncements/Documents/HAT/FAQs.pdf">Frequently Ask Questions </a></li></ul><br><span style="font-size:11.5pt;"></span><p></p> | 03-08-2017 08:47:08 | <img alt="" src="/english/PublishingImages/ThematicImages/HEC%20ICON-11.png" style="BORDER:0px solid;" /> | https://www.hec.gov.pk/english/services/students/etc |
| Science Talent Farming Scheme for Undergraduate Program | | Science Talent Farming Scheme for Undergraduate Program | <p style="text-align:justify;"><span class="ms-rteThemeForeColor-2-0" style="text-decoration:underline;"><strong style="text-decoration:underline;"></strong></span></p><p style="text-align:center;"><strong class="ms-rteFontSize-4 ms-rteThemeForeColor-2-0"></strong></p><p align="center" style="margin:0px 0px 10px;text-align:center;line-height:normal;"><span class="ms-rteThemeForeColor-2-0"><strong><span style="margin:0px;font-size:18pt;">Science Talent Farming Scheme (STFS) for Undergraduate
Program-HEC</span></strong><span style="margin:0px;font-size:10.5pt;"></span></span></p><p style="margin:0px 0px 10px;text-align:justify;line-height:normal;"><span class="ms-rteThemeForeColor-2-0" style="margin:0px;font-size:10.5pt;"> </span></p><p style="margin:0px 0px 10px;text-align:justify;line-height:normal;"><span class="ms-rteThemeForeColor-2-0"><strong><span style="margin:0px;font-size:13pt;">Overview of the Scheme</span></strong><span style="margin:0px;font-size:10.5pt;"></span></span></p><p style="margin:0px 0px 10px;text-align:justify;line-height:normal;"><span class="ms-rteThemeForeColor-2-0"><span style="margin:0px;font-size:10.5pt;">Science
Talent Farming Scheme for Undergraduate Program - HEC is a scholarship program
for the scholars who will complete their Higher Secondary School education
under Science Talent Farming Scheme (Phase-I) executed by Pakistan Science
Foundation (PSF).</span><span style="margin:0px;font-size:10.5pt;"></span></span></p><p style="margin:0px 0px 10px;text-align:justify;line-height:normal;"><span class="ms-rteThemeForeColor-2-0"><span style="margin:0px;font-size:10.5pt;">The
program shall support four year bachelor level studies at top ranking Pakistani
Universities along with additional interventions to groom and capacity building
of young students in Natural Sciences and Mathematics. The main theme of the
scheme is that the scholars who have aptitude towards science and are
outstanding in their studies could be productive scientists for future by
developing their critical thinking skills.</span><span style="margin:0px;font-size:10.5pt;"></span></span></p><p style="margin:0px 0px 10px;text-align:justify;line-height:normal;"><span class="ms-rteThemeForeColor-2-0"><strong><em><span style="margin:0px;font-size:10.5pt;">Specialized Interventions</span></em></strong><span style="margin:0px;font-size:10.5pt;"></span></span></p><p style="margin:0px 0px 0px 48px;text-align:justify;line-height:normal;text-indent:-0.25in;"><span class="ms-rteThemeForeColor-2-0"><span style="margin:0px;font-family:symbol;font-size:10.5pt;"><span style="margin:0px;">·<span style="font:7pt "times new roman";margin:0px;font-size-adjust:none;font-stretch:normal;"> </span></span></span><span style="margin:0px;font-size:10.5pt;">A three to four months/Semester long non credit hour language
course shall be arranged in the selected universities during the first year of
studies for the scholars under the scheme to enhance their spoken and
expression skills of English Language.</span><span style="margin:0px;font-size:10.5pt;"></span></span></p><p style="margin:0px 0px 0px 48px;text-align:justify;line-height:normal;"><span class="ms-rteThemeForeColor-2-0" style="margin:0px;font-size:10.5pt;"> </span></p><p style="margin:0px 0px 0px 48px;text-align:justify;line-height:normal;text-indent:-0.25in;"><span class="ms-rteThemeForeColor-2-0"><span style="margin:0px;font-family:symbol;font-size:10.5pt;"><span style="margin:0px;">·<span style="font:7pt "times new roman";margin:0px;font-size-adjust:none;font-stretch:normal;"> </span></span></span><span style="margin:0px;font-size:10.5pt;">Every scholar shall appear in the IELTS/TOEFL examination
conducted by relevant organizations periodically within six months' time period
after the completion of English language course to measure his/her language
proficiency.</span><span style="margin:0px;font-size:10.5pt;"></span></span></p><p style="margin:0px 0px 0px 48px;text-align:justify;line-height:normal;"><span class="ms-rteThemeForeColor-2-0" style="margin:0px;font-size:10.5pt;"> </span></p><p style="margin:0px 0px 0px 48px;text-align:justify;line-height:normal;text-indent:-0.25in;"><span class="ms-rteThemeForeColor-2-0"><span style="margin:0px;font-family:symbol;font-size:10.5pt;"><span style="margin:0px;">·<span style="font:7pt "times new roman";margin:0px;font-size-adjust:none;font-stretch:normal;"> </span></span></span><span style="margin:0px;font-size:10.5pt;">A special summer semester shall be arranged for the scholars at
participating universities to attend the lectures and to carryout research
activities during the second year of study. Scholars shall be encouraged to
design the proposal for the final year project.</span></span></p><p style="margin:0px 0px 0px 48px;text-align:justify;line-height:normal;"><span class="ms-rteThemeForeColor-2-0" style="margin:0px;font-size:10.5pt;"> </span></p><p style="margin:0px 0px 0px 48px;text-align:justify;line-height:normal;text-indent:-0.25in;"><span class="ms-rteThemeForeColor-2-0"><span style="margin:0px;font-family:symbol;font-size:10.5pt;"><span style="margin:0px;">·<span style="font:7pt "times new roman";margin:0px;font-size-adjust:none;font-stretch:normal;"> </span></span></span><span style="margin:0px;font-size:10.5pt;">One hundred outstanding scholars shall be sent abroad each year
in the third year of their study to attend a semester at a high ranking foreign
university of technologically advanced country in their respective field of
study. </span></span></p><p style="margin:0px 0px 0px 48px;text-align:justify;line-height:normal;"><span class="ms-rteThemeForeColor-2-0" style="margin:0px;font-size:10.5pt;"> </span></p><p style="margin:0px 0px 10.66px 48px;text-align:justify;line-height:normal;text-indent:-0.25in;"><span class="ms-rteThemeForeColor-2-0"><span style="margin:0px;font-family:symbol;font-size:10.5pt;"><span style="margin:0px;">·<span style="font:7pt "times new roman";margin:0px;font-size-adjust:none;font-stretch:normal;"> </span></span></span><span style="margin:0px;font-size:10.5pt;">Research Project shall be mandatory for all Scholars in their
final year of BS studies under the Science Talent Farming Scheme. The scholars
are expected to start designing the research project in the second year of
studies. The universities shall be asked to provide the lab facilities and
supervision during the summer vacations. </span><span style="margin:0px;font-size:10.5pt;"></span></span></p><p style="margin:0px 0px 10px;text-align:justify;line-height:normal;"><span class="ms-rteThemeForeColor-2-0"><span style="margin:0px;font-size:10.5pt;">NOTE:
HEC has the right to amend and revise the interventions at any stage and all
terms and conditions shall be applicable to the selected scholars.</span><span style="margin:0px;font-size:10.5pt;"></span></span></p><p></p> | 22-06-2017 05:36:17 | <img alt="" src="/english/PublishingImages/ThematicImages/HEC%20ICON-15.png" style="BORDER:0px solid;" /> | https://www.hec.gov.pk/english/services/students/stfs |
| Declamation Contest | | Declamation Contest | <p>Should you have any questions, please feel free to contact us.</p><p>Focal Persons:</p><p><strong>Mr. Sulaiman Ahmad</strong></p><p>Director (Academics)</p><p>Higher Education Commission</p><p>H-8, Islamabad</p><p><a href="mailto:slahmad@hec.gov.pk">slahmad@hec.gov.pk</a></p><p>Fax: +92-51-90402102</p><p> </p><p><strong>Mr. Rizwan Shoukat</strong></p><p>Deputy Director (Academics)</p><p>Higher Education Commission</p><p>H-8, Islamabad</p><p><a href="mailto:rshoukat@hec.gov.pk">rshoukat@hec.gov.pk</a></p><p> </p><p><strong>Ms. Saher Mirza</strong></p><p>Assistant Director (Academics)</p><p>Higher Education Commission</p><p>H-8, Islamabad</p><p><a href="mailto:smirza@hec.gov.pk">smirza@hec.gov.pk</a><br></p><p style="text-align:justify;"><br></p> | 08-11-2016 18:43:38 | <img alt="" src="/english/PublishingImages/ThematicImages/HEC%20ICON-15.png" style="BORDER:0px solid;" /> | https://www.hec.gov.pk/english/services/students/Declamation |