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Sindh government spends Rs 8.2 billion from the allocated education budget

KARACHI: The Sindh government had set the budget of the education department for schools, colleges and maintenance and repair at Rs 21 billion in 2021. Out of this amount, Rs 12 billion was released and Rs 8.2 billion has been

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UET to postpone ECAT 2021 due to COVID-19 

LAHORE: Due to COVID 19 emergency, University of Engineering and Technology (UET) Lahore has postponed the Entry Test (ECAT 2021) until further orders, which was scheduled to be held from 24 to 27 May 2021 across Punjab. Similarly, the mock

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APSUP demands timely commencement of autumn semester 2021

KARACHI: The Association of Private Sector Universities of Pakistan (APSUP) Chairman Prof. Dr. Ch. Abdul Rehman has written a letter to the Federal Education & Professional Training Minister Shafqat Mahmood, demanding timely commencement of autumn semester 2021 at private varsities.

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SAU extends form submission date for admissions

KARACHI: The Sindh Agriculture University on Friday has extended form submission date for admissions in the undergraduate degree programs, in its affiliated colleges and sub-campuses. According to a statement issued by the spokesman of the university, the Deans’ Committee of

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UVAS inks MoU with UMT to promote collaborative research and innovation

LAHORE: The Department of Parasitology of the University of Veterinary and Animal Sciences (UVAS) Lahore and School of Textile and Design of the University of Management and Technology, Lahore (UMT) signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to promote collaborative relationship

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GCU decides to reform 22-year old grading system

LAHORE: The Government College University (GCU) Lahore is going to replace a 22-year old relative grading system with a rubric-based absolute marking system. Prof Dr Asghar Zaidi, GCU VC, chaired the first meeting of the Committee to review the current

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Class 9th, 11th exams will not be cancelled: Shafqat Mahmood

LAHORE: Federal Minister for Education and Professional Training, Shafqat Mahmood, has announced that class 9 and 11 examinations are not been cancelled and will be held as per schedule. In his tweet shared on Wednesday night, Shafqat Mahmood dismissed all

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KU awards 80 MPhil, 31 PhD & 4 MS degrees in various disciplines

KARACHI: The Advanced Studies and Research Board of the University of Karachi in its recent meeting held under the chairmanship of Vice Chancellor, Professor Dr Khalid Mahmood Iraqi, has awarded as many as 80 MPhil, 31 PhD, and M.S degrees

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President Dr Arif Alvi lauds UMT for its role in nation-building

Lahore: President of Pakistan Dr Arif Alvi called upon the President University of Management and Technology (UMT) Ibrahim Hassan Murad at the President House. Both leaders discussed various points of mutual interest mainly surrounding higher education and artificial intelligence. President

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Govt waives off 20 pc tuition fee of private schools

LAHORE: The Federal Minister of Education and Professional Training has announced to waive off 20 percent tuition fee of private schools in Islamabad. According to a tweet shared by Federal Minister of Education and Professional Shafqat Mahmood the decision will