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Education covers admissions, examinations, accreditation, scholarships, and institutional recognition across Pakistan. We monitor announcements from the Higher Education Commission, provincial education departments, examination boards, and professional councils to report changes that affect students, parents, and educators. Topics include university programme accreditation status, examination schedule changes, scholarship application windows, fee structure revisions, and policy decisions that alter admission criteria or degree recognition. Each article distinguishes between institutional recognition, programme accreditation, and professional licensure so that readers understand exactly what a qualification means in practical terms.
A Ministry of Federal Education notification dated August 27, 2026 directs the Higher Education Commission to stop recognising graduation and post-graduation degrees from Afghanistan for employment in federal and provincial institutions.
A Ministry of Federal Education notification dated August 27, 2026 bars HEC from recognising graduation and post-graduation degrees from Afghan institutions. Existing holders face a November 6 deadline to apply for equivalence.
The government has set a fee ceiling for private medical colleges, opened a portal for student complaints, and banned new private medical colleges for three years, the National Assembly was told on August 25, 2026.
The Pakistan Medical and Dental Council approved new annual tuition fee ceilings for 16 private institutions on 11 August 2026, ranging from Rs1.8 million to Rs2.16 million, after reviewing audited financial statements.
Federal Board approves a 50% multiple-choice, 50% descriptive split for five SSC and HSSC subjects, phased in from the Second Annual Examination 2026.
The Pakistan Medical and Dental Council has postponed the medical and dental college admission test by five weeks on the Prime Minister's directions, affecting roughly 135,000 candidates nationwide.
The Federal Board of Intermediate and Secondary Education has published the Secondary School Certificate 2026 results, incorporating artificial intelligence into answer script evaluation alongside human examiners for the first time.
A newly signed agreement connects Higher Education Commission degree attestations with the Pakistan Software Export Board's upcoming workforce platform, enabling direct credential verification for domestic and international employers.
The Federal Board of Intermediate and Secondary Education will simultaneously publish Class 9 and Class 10 annual examination results on July 29, 2026.
Public and private universities across Pakistan must incorporate a mandatory three-credit-hour artificial intelligence course for all undergraduate and postgraduate students starting in Fall 2026.
The Ministry of Federal Education and Professional Training, together with PIE and JICA, has launched the Federal Non-Formal Education Strategy 2025 to support out-of-school children across Pakistan.
Higher Education Commission mandates a three-credit-hour AI course across all higher education degrees starting Fall 2026 and bi-annual skills evaluations for senior computing students.
Higher education institutions throughout Pakistan will require students in every academic discipline to complete coursework in artificial intelligence following new directives from the Higher Education Commission.
Beginning Fall 2026, Pakistani higher education institutions will integrate compulsory artificial intelligence training for all degree students and conduct biannual skill assessments for senior computing undergraduates.
A national initiative spearheaded by MoFEPT, PIE, and JICA establishes flexible academic and vocational learning paths for out-of-school youth across Pakistan.
Higher Education Commission policy directives require general education coursework, supervised internships, capstone projects, and professional certifications for degree programs.