The Punjab Higher Education Department has allowed affiliation of the public and private colleges with private universities without taking the Higher Education Commission on board. — Creative commons/File
LAHORE: The Punjab Higher Education Department (HED) has allowed affiliation of the public and private colleges with private universities without taking the Higher Education Commission (HEC) on board.
The provincial cabinet has approved the policy in violation of the directions of the Council of Common Interests (CCI) and the Higher Education Commission (HEC). The HEC had imposed a ban on private universities to affiliate any public and private college but the HED has allowed the affiliation.