In order to coordinate the efforts to bring improvement at higher education sector, HEC has constituted a Steering Committee of Provincial Education Secretaries in 2003 comprising all Provincial Education Secretaries including Secretary Education, Government of AJ&K under the chairmanship of Executive Director, HEC. Eight meetings of Steering Committee of Provincial Education Secretaries has been convened and minutes of the meetings are ...

The internationalization of higher education brought university education at the forefront of globalization and majority of student population now aspire to get foreign qualifications. The Commission is pursuing a progressive policy for offering of degree programs of reputable foreign universities/degree awarding institutes and has allowed them to operate either through their offshore campuses or through local partners thus providing easy access to quality education. To streamline the mechanism, the HEC has approved a policy for collaboration of foreign institutions...

The Higher Education Commission has, since its inception, adopted a proactive policy of encouraging the sponsors/management to establish/strengthen universities/institutions to make them high quality seats of learning. Since, the public sector cannot cope with the ever surging student population desirous of seeking place in higher education without the support of private sector, therefore, a deliberate effort has been made to attract private sector to come forward to cater for increasing demands of the student community...