31 PhD and 26 MPhil programmes shut down across number of Pakistani universities

Due to the failure of meeting the requirements set by the Higher Education Commission (HEC), as many as 31 PhD and 26 MPhil programmes have been shut down across number of universities in Pakistan. The Chairperson of HEC, Dr. Mukhtar Ahmed during a press conference explained that different institutes offering MS, MPhil and PhD programmes were inspected by the education commission’s Quality Assurance Agency. The programmes that couldn’t meet the quality requirements