Associate Degree Programme: HEC extends implementation period by one year

KARACHI: The Federal Higher Education Commission (FHEC) has extended the implementation period of HEC Undergraduate Policy 2020 (Associate Degree Programme) and PhD policy for one year.

Deputy Director Coordination Samina Durrani has issued the notification in this regard and extended it till the fall of 2022 as per the notification.

However, the universities which intend to implement HEC undergraduate policy and PhD policy or have adopted this policy should continue it.

It may be recalled that the Higher Education Commission had in August 2020 approved the Undergraduate Policy 2020 and the PhD. Policy under which Associate Degree Programme/four-year degree programme by abolishing BA, B.Com, and B.Sc from universities and affiliated colleges.