HEC National Level HEIs Ranking
The Higher Education Data Repository (HEDR) Division of Higher Education Commission (HEC) Pakistan has announced the reinstatement of National Level University Ranking for 2023, after eight-year hiatus. In the last ranking published by HEC, Foundation University Islamabad was listed among the top 50 universities in Pakistan in the general category.
The HEDR Division involved all HEIs cross Pakistan in updating ranking proformas, criteria and data collection process. The HEC National Level Ranking for 2023 will be based on data from the year 2020 - 2021.
HEC National University Ranking is comprised of five main parameters, which are further divided into 69 sub-parameters. The Foundation University Islamabad data for the National Level University Ranking 2023 has been successfully submitted on the portal by HEC’s portal. The summarized parameters along with weightage of the HEC National University Ranking parameters are as under:
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Sr. # |
Parameters Heads |
No. of Parameters |
Weightage |
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1 |
Quality Assurance |
7 |
15% |
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2 |
Teaching and Learning Environment |
17 |
30% |
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3 |
Research |
19 |
41% |
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4 |
Financial and E-Governance |
14 |
10% |
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5 |
Social Integration and Community Development |
12 |
4% |
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69 |
100% |
The sub parameters are enlisted as below:
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Parameter A |
Quality Assurance |
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A1 |
Institutional Performance Evaluation |
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A2 |
Self-Assessment Reports |
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A3 |
Accreditation |
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A4 |
Post-graduate Program Review |
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A5 |
Functioning of QECs |
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A6 |
Implementation of HEC Policies |
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A7 |
Ranking of HEIs, atleast 1 ranking agency |
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Parameter B |
Teaching and Learning Environment |
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B1 |
Full time PhD faculty and total full time faculty from 01-07-2020 to 30-06-2021. |
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B2 |
Full time faculty to total number of students from 01-07-2020 to 30-06-2021. |
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B3 |
Full-time faculty having terminal degrees from other institutions over total full-time faculty members from 01-07-2020 to 30-06-2021. |
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B4 |
Number of training(s) of full-time faculty members (minimum duration of 3 days excluding HEC trainings) from 01-07-2020 to 30-06-2021. |
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B5 |
International students and total students from 01-07-2020 to 30-06-2021. |
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B6 |
Detail of the university/DAI established a teaching improvement policy document with short and long-term plans, and has it been approved by the Academic Council and the Syndicate during 2020-21 (01-07-2020 to 30-06-2021) |
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B7 |
Detail of the university/DAI regarding a policy document for improving the quality of the course syllabus and grading system during 2020-21 (01-07-2020 to 30-06-2021) |
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B8 |
Detail of the total duration/credit hours of the offered programs (BS, MS, and PhD) allowed as per HEC policy during 2020-21 (01-07-2020 to 30-06-2021) |
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B9 |
Detail of the HEI fulfilling the policy for minimum attendance (≥75%) in a course to complete its requirements during 2020-21 (01-07-2020 to 30-06-2021) |
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B10 |
Detail of the HEI meeting the criteria of the semester length 16-18 weeks (plus 1-2 weeks for exams) during 2020-21 (01-07-2020 to 30-06-2021) |
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B11 |
Detail of the HEI fulfilling the criteria of minimum qualifying CGPAs of 2.00 and 2.50 required for the completion of undergraduate and graduate degree programs respectively during 2020-21 (01-07-2020 to 30-06-2021) |
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B12 |
Detail of the HEI regarding meeting of its Board of Studies (BoS), Board of Faculty (BoF), and Academic Council on frequency as per its law during 2020-21 (01-07-2020 to 30-06-2021) |
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B13 |
Detail of the academic courses of the HEI approved by its statutory body till 30-06-2021 |
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B14 |
Detail of the HEI with active participation of its alumni through its alumni survey form 01-07-2020 to 30-06-2021 |
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B15 |
Detail of the HEI regarding the NCRC recommendations (if any) with respect to Eligibility Criteria in terms of previous qualification, percentage, discipline/specialization, and mandatory courses prior to admission to the offered programs form 01-07-2020 to 30-06-2021 |
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B16 |
Detail of the HEI fulfilling the minimum requirement of the Scheme of Studies and Practical Requirements prescribed by the respective NCRCs till 30-06-2021 |
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B17 |
Detail of the programs of the HEI structured on Outcome-based Education (OBE) till 30-06-2021 |
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Parameter C |
Research |
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C1 |
Detail of Number of Filed & Granted Patents at national/international level (one year) from 01-07-2020 to 30-06-2021 |
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C2 |
Detail of Number of Copyrights/Breeds/varieties granted/issued from 01-07-2020 to 30-06-2021 |
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C3 |
Number of registered Varieties/Technologies /Breeds and Creative Work recognized at national/international level (one year) from 01-07-2020 to 30-06-2021 |
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C4 |
Research Commercialized by Faculty/Researcher of HEI through Tech Transfer / Licensing / Spinoff at national/international level 01-07-2020 to 30-06-2021 |
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C5 |
Details of number of industrial/corporate / community collaborative / contract research projects (incl art projects/creative work/product) completed by HEI students/faculty from 01-07-2020 to 30-06-2022 |
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C6 |
Amount of research grants (grants>= 0.5 million) won/obtained by HEIs from 01-07-2020 to 30-06-2021 |
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C7 |
Number of travel grants won for presentation of papers abroad from 01-07-2020 to 30-06-2021 |
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C8 |
Detail of Research Papers published in HEC recognized W, X and Y category journals from 01-07-2020 to 30-06-2021. |
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C9 |
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C10 |
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C11 |
Detail of Total number of Books / Book Chapters / published (last 05 years publications) 01-07-2016 to 30-06-2021. |
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C12 |
Total number of Citations (ISI Web of Sciences (last 05 years publications) 01-07-2016 to 30-06-2021 |
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C13 |
Detail of HEC Recognized Journals Published by the HEIs (Science and Social Science Journals) from 01-07-2020 to 30-06-2021. |
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C14 |
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C15 |
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C16 |
Detail of Digital Library Utilization of HEI 01-07-2020 to 30-06-2021 |
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C17 |
Detail of Number of national/ international conferences / symposia / workshops / seminars / Creative work Exhibitions organized (at least 03 International participants traveling from abroad for the international conference) by the HEI during the year From 01-07-2020 to 30-06-2021 |
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C18 |
Total PhD output and full time faculty during the year 01-07-2020 to 30-06-2021. |
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C19 |
The ratio of R&D Expenditure to Total Annual Budget of HEI of HEI 01-07-2020 to 30-06-2021 |
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Parameter D |
Financial and E-governance |
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D1 |
Detail of Non-Tuition Amount generated through own resources and Annual Budget from 01-07-2020 to 30-06-2021 |
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D2 |
Institutional overall financial health (Surplus/Deficit/Balanced Actual Budget) Financial Year (FY) 2020-21 (01-07-2020 to 30-06-2021) |
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D3 |
Volume (percentage of own resourced) of financial assistance/scholarship offered to students from institutional own resources in FY 2020-21 (01-07-2020 to 30-06-2021) |
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D4 |
Detail of the Teaching and Non-teaching staff from 01-07-2020 to 30-06-2021 |
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D5 |
%age of Institutional own Income from intellectual/Third Stream of Sources (collaborative and contracted research, consultancy, testing, Patents and Disclosures, intellectual property, Professional Courses) in Total Own Resources. 01-07-2020 to 30-06-2021 |
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D6 |
Appointment of Regular/Full time Professional against key statutory positions of the Registrar, Treasurer, and Controller of Examinations till 2020-21 i.e., till 30-06-2021) |
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D7 |
External Audit (commercial/statutory audit) undertaken in FY 2020-21 (01-07-2020 to 30-06-2021) |
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D8 |
Detail of total PERN Bandwidth from 01-07-2020 to 30-06-2021 |
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D9 |
Detail of Wi-Fi-Campus Blanket Coverage / Smart Universities Wi-Fi from 01-07-2020 to 30-06-2021 |
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D10 |
Detail of the university having Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP)/ Learning Management System (LMS)/ Campus Management System (CMS)/ Online Admission or Application System during 2020-21 (01-07-2020 to 30-06-2021) |
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D11 |
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D12 |
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D13 |
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D14 |
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Parameter E |
Social Integration and Community Development |
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E1 |
Detail of Number of community outreach programs funded by HEI (amount ≥ Rs 0.25 mil), and community service projects by the HEIs (at least 200 student-hrs) 01-07-2020 to 30-06-2021 |
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E2 |
Detail of international/national collaboration/exchange programs (outbound/inbound student & faculty (at least 01 weeks for faculty/non-teaching staff and for students) from 01-07-2020 to 30-06-2021 |
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E3 |
Sports Quota Implementation at the Undergraduate Level |
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E4 |
Participation to total HEC's Sports events from 01-07-2020 to 30-06-2021 |
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E5 |
Actual expenditures on sports activities as %age of total expenditures in FY 2020-21 (01-07-2020 to 30-06-2021) |
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E6 |
Position obtained at national inter-university championship. {Quantification Levels i) 1st Position -- 3 ii) 2nd Position -- 2 iii) 3rd Position -- 1} from 01-07-2020 to 30-06-2021 |
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E7 |
Full-fledged Alumni office established in the University |
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E8 |
Income by the Alumni from 01-07-2020 to 30-06-2021 |
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E9 |
Detail of Community engagement events: Arranging awareness walks/seminars on literacy day/global warming/breast cancer/women empowerment/flood donation/blood donation camps/water cleaning/HIV Aids/ Air pollution/Covid 19 from 01-07-2020 to 30-06-2021 |
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E10 |
Detail of Joint projects with local govt and non-govt organizations with respect to civic amenities, safe drinking water, solid waste management, immunization of health services, awareness on social issues and environmental conservations, and sports-related activities from 01-07-2020 to 30-06-2021 |
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E11 |
Detail of University response during natural calamities i.e., floods, Covid-19, earthquakes, landslides, and extreme temperatures from 01-07-2020 to 30-06-2021 |
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E12 |
Detail of the joint/exchange programs involving students and teaching staff e.g., student/teaching staff of one province study/teaches in other provinces (s) in exchange programs from 01-07-2020 to 30-06-2021 |