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THE PUNJAB HIGHER EDUCATION COMMISSION ACT, 2014 (I of 2015)
TEXT 1THE PUNJAB HIGHER EDUCATION COMMISSION ACT, 2014 (I of 2015) [2nd January, 2015] An Act to provide for the establishment of Punjab Higher Education Commission. Whereas in the interest of improvement and promotion of higher education, research and development, it is expedient to provide for the establishment of the Punjab Higher Education Commission and for ancillary matters; It is enacted as follows:
CHAPTER I
PRELIMINARY
Section 1. Short title, extent and commencement
(1) This Act may be cited as the Punjab Higher Education Commission Act, 2014.
(2) It shall extend to whole of the Punjab.
(3) It shall come into force at once.
Section 2. Definitions
In this Act:
(a) “Accreditation Committee” means the Accreditation Committee constituted under the Act;
(b) “Chairperson” means the Chairperson of the Commission;
(c) “Chief Operating Officer” means the Chief Operating Officer of the Commission[;] 2
(d) “Commission” means the Punjab Higher Education Commission;
(e) “committee” means a committee constituted by the Commission under Section 13;
(f) “Controlling Authority” means the Controlling Authority of the Commission specified in Section 3;
(g) “governing body” means the Senate, Syndicate, Board of Governors or any other governing body, by whichever name called, of a university or institution;
(h) “Government” means Government of the Punjab;
1This Act was passed by the Punjab Assembly on 29 December 2014; assented to by the Governor of the Punjab on 2 January 2015; and published in the Punjab Gazette (Extraordinary), dated 2.1.2015, pages 2015-2120.
2Misprinted in the Gazette as “inverted comma”.
(i) “higher education” means post 12th grade education including bachelor’s or higher degree programmes, graduate and postgraduate certificates, diplomas, and research and development activities in any area of knowledge;
(j) “Higher Education Commission” means the Higher Education Commission set up under the Higher Education Commission Ordinance, 2002 (LIII of 2002);
(k) “institution” means any entity offering certificate, diploma or degree in higher education including colleges, university or any other degree awarding institute imparting higher education, established or incorporated under any law of the Punjab;
(l) “member” means a member of the Commission;
(m) “prescribed” means prescribed by statutes or regulations made under the Act;
(n) “regulations” mean the regulations made under the Act; and
(o) “statutes” means the statutes made under the Act.
CHAPTER II
CONTROLLING AUTHORITY AND COMMISSION
Section 3. Controlling Authority
(1) The Chief Minister Punjab shall be the Controlling Authority of the Commission.
(2) The Controlling Authority shall supervise the affairs of the Commission.
Section 4. Establishment of the Commission
(1) The Government shall, by notification in the official Gazette, establish a Commission to be called Punjab Higher Education Commission.
(2) The Commission shall be a body corporate having perpetual succession and a common seal with powers, subject to the provisions of this Act, to acquire hold and dispose of property and shall, by the said name, may sue or be
sued.
(3) The headquarters of the Commission shall be at Lahore and it may set up its sub-offices at such place or places as it may deem fit.
Section 5. Appointment of Chairperson
(1) The Controlling Authority shall appoint a person of eminence and proven ability, having at least a Ph.D degree or equivalent with significant contribution to higher education as teacher, researcher or administrator, as Chairperson on such terms and conditions as it may determine.
3[(1A) A person shall not be eligible for appointment as the Chairperson if he is more than sixty five years of age on the last date fixed for submission of applications for the post.]
3Inserted by the Punjab Higher Education Commission (Amendment) Act 2026 (VII Of 2026), and published in the Punjab Gazette (Extraordinary), dated 04.2.2026, p 4085, s.2
(2) The Chairperson shall:
(a) be appointed for a term of four years; and
(b) not be eligible for re-appointment for more than two terms.
(3) The Chairperson shall be the chief executive officer of the Commission and shall be responsible for all administrative, financial and academic functions of the Commission.
Section 6. Composition of the Commission
(1) The Commission shall consist of the following:
(a) Chairperson;
(b) Secretary to the Government, Higher Education Department;
(c) Secretary to the Government, Health Department;
(d) Secretary to the Government, Agriculture Department;
(e) Secretary to the Government, Finance Department;
(f) a nominee of Higher Education Commission not below the rank of a whole time member of the Higher Education Commission;
(g) Chairperson, Accreditation Committee;
(h) one member of the Provincial Assembly of the Punjab with excellent academic background and understanding of the higher education sector to be nominated by the Speaker of the Assembly;
(i) three Vice Chancellors of the universities including one from a professional university and one from a private sector university to be nominated by the Governor of the Punjab;
(j) four eminent academicians, including at least one woman and principal of a degree college to be nominated by the Controlling Authority; and
(k) two members representing industry and civil society to be nominated by the Controlling Authority.
(2) The Chief Operating Officer shall be the ex-officio Secretary to the Commission.
(3) The term of a member other than an ex-officio member shall be four years and such a member shall not be eligible for re-appointment for more than two
terms.
(4) The Chairperson or a member may not be removed from office before the expiry of the term except on proven charges of corruption, inefficiency, permanent disability or failure to attend three consecutive meetings without intimation in advance.
Section 7. Honorarium of the members
The members shall be entitled to such honorarium and allowances as may be prescribed.
Section 8. Resignation and vacancies
(1) The Chairperson or a member other than an ex officio member may, by writing under his hand addressed to the Controlling Authority, resign from his office.
(2) Any vacancy occurring in the membership of the Commission owing to death, removal or resignation shall be filled in accordance with the provisions of this
Act.
(3) If the office of the Chairperson is vacant due to any cause, the Controlling Authority may nominate any member of the Commission as Chairperson for a maximum period of three months during which period the Controlling Authority shall appoint a Chairperson.
Section 9. Meeting of the Commission
(1) A meeting of the Commission shall be held at least four times in a financial year on such day, at such time and place as the Chairperson may determine.
(2) Six or more members may requisition a meeting of the Commission and, in such an eventuality, the Chairperson or Secretary shall summon the meeting of the Commission to be held within ten days from the date of requisition.
(3) The quorum for a meeting of the Commission shall be one half of the total number of members, a fraction counted as one.
(4) The Chairperson, or in his absence, a member elected by the members present in the meeting, shall preside over the meeting of the Commission.
(5) All decisions of the Commission shall be expressed in terms of the opinion of the majority of its members present and voting. In the event of an equality of votes, the Chairperson or the member presiding the meeting shall have an additional vote.
Section 10. Powers and functions of the Commission
For purposes of promotion of higher education, research and development and for bringing provincial higher education institutions at par with national and international standards, the Commission may:
(a) coordinate with Higher Education Commission in a result oriented manner;
(b) formulate guidelines and recommend policies in line with national standards prepared by the Higher Education Commission under which public and private institutions may be opened and operated in the Province;
(c) prescribe guidelines and conditions under which institutions, other than universities and degree awarding institutions, may offer qualifications in the higher education sector;
(d) cause monitoring and evaluation of the performance of the institutions and carry out accreditation of institutions including their sub-campuses, out posts, faculties, departments and disciplines through Accreditation Committee;
(e) provide guidelines to ensure good governance and management of institutions to maintain high standards of higher education in the Punjab;
(f) assist and advise the Government in quality enhancement and quality assurance of colleges;
(g) cause third party performance audit of higher education institutions and furnish a copy of the results to the concerned body for corrective measures and follow up;
(h) cause ranking of the higher education institutions of the Punjab;
(i) submit to the Government precise grant in aid requirements of the institutions;
(j) allocate funds to public sector institutions out of bulk financial provision received from the Government and other sources for such purpose on performance and need basis;
(k) advise Institutions in raising funds from sources other than the Government;
(l) support in creating of linkages between institutions and industry as well as national and international organizations that support research and development in the higher education;
(m) facilitate the introduction of educational and training programs that meet the needs of the market and promote the study in every field of national and international importance in the institutions;
(n) ensure imparting marketable education and skills in the institutions and promote self-employment through entrepreneurship and small and medium enterprises;
(o) advise institutions to ensure a proper balance between teaching and research;
(p) undertake various faculty development programs for improving the quality of teaching and research in the institutions;
(q) develop guidelines and facilitate the implementation of a system of quality assurance of institutions, based on the standards developed by the Higher Education Commission;
(r) encourage, support and facilitate training programs, workshops and symposia at provincial and regional levels in public and private sector institutions;
(s) prepare, in consultation with the institutions, plans for the development of higher education;
(t) promote formal links between institutions to make the most effective use of expertize and specialized equipment and promote provincial, national and international linkages with respect to knowledge sharing, collaborative research, personnel exchange and cost sharing;
(u) take measures, including allocation of funds, for award of fellowships, scholarships, travel and research grants;
(v) establish endowment funds for higher education with contributions from the Government as well as non-governmental national and international sources;
(w) collect such information and statistics on higher education and institutions as it may deem fit;
(x) set up various committees consisting of provincial, national and international experts to advise the Commission on its affairs;
(y) advise the institutions on framing of subordinate legislation; and
(z) perform such other functions as may be prescribed or as may be incidental to the discharging of the above functions or as may be assigned to it by the Government.
Section 11. Secretariat of Commission
(1) The Government shall appoint a Chief Operating Officer, who shall, unless earlier removed on any grounds specified in sub-section (4) of Section 6, hold office for a term of four years on such terms and conditions as the Government may deem appropriate.
(2) The Chief Operating Officer shall be the head of the Secretariat and provide secretariat support to the Commission and the Chairperson for various activities of the Commission.
(3) The Secretariat shall act as the executive wing of the Commission and be responsible for implementation of all the orders, decisions, directives and policy of the Commission.
Section 12. Accreditation Committee
(1) The Government shall constitute an Accreditation Committee including three members of the Commission as members of the Committee.
(2) The Accreditation Committee shall make recommendations to the Commission in respect of the following matters:
(a) grant of charter for the establishment of institutions in the private sector;
(b) addition of new faculties by the private sector institutions;
(c) opening of sub-campuses by the private sector institutions;
(d) grant of affiliation by the private sector institutions;
(e) monitoring, inspection and visitation into affairs of the institutions; and
(f) any other matter assigned to the Accreditation Committee by the Commission.
(3) The Commission shall, within thirty days from the receipt of recommendations of the Accreditation Committee, forward the recommendations to the Government alongwith its views, if any.
(4) The Government shall, by notification, determine composition, procedure, rules of business and other ancillary matters of the Accreditation Committee.
Section 13. Committees
(1) The Commission may set up such committees as may be required to effectively perform its functions.
(2) The composition and functions of a committee shall be such as the Commission may determine.
Section 14. Recruitment of officers
The Commission may, from time to time, appoint or acquire services of such officers, staff, consultants and advisers as it may consider necessary for the efficient performance of its functions on such terms and conditions as may be prescribed.
Section 15. Statutes
The Commission may, by notification in the official Gazette, make statutes for recruitment and other conditions of service of its officers and employees.
Section 16. Tripartite mobility
(1) The Government may, in public interest and on the recommendation of the Commission, place the services of any officer or employee of the:
(a) Commission at the disposal of any organization or institution; or
(b) Government or any other institution at the disposal of the Commission.
(2) The terms and conditions of service of officer or employee under this Section shall not be less favourable than those enjoyed by him immediately before his services are placed at the disposal of the Commission, organization or institution, and full benefit of his previous service shall continue to remain in force.
CHAPTER III
ACCOUNTS AND AUDIT
Section 17. Account and reports of the Commission
(1) The Commission shall have a fund to which shall be credited all grants and contributions made by the Government or any national or international organization or by any person or authority and out of which shall be disbursed the grants and other expenditure to be made and incurred by the Commission.
(2) The accounts of the Commission shall be:
(a) maintained in such form and manner as may be determined by the Government; and
(b) audited by Auditor General of Pakistan.
(3) The Commission shall, after the end of every financial year, submit to the Controlling Authority the audited annual statement of accounts of the Commission, together with the report of the Auditor General of Pakistan.
(4) The Commission shall, within one month after the end of every year, submit an annual report to the Controlling Authority on the state of higher education in the Punjab and performance of the Commission during that year.
CHAPTER IV
MISCELLANEOUS
Section 18. Authentication of decision
All decisions of the Commission shall be authenticated by the signature of the Chairperson or of any other member authorized
by it in this behalf and all other orders or instruments issued or executed by or on behalf of the Commission shall be authenticated by the signature of an officer of the Commission authorized by it.
Section 19. Representation of Commission
Any law providing for the establishment or incorporation of an institution shall have effect as if it provided for the governing body of the institution consisting of a nominee, not below the rank of a whole time member, of the Commission in addition to the members of the governing body.
Section 20. Delegation of functions
(1) Subject to sub-section (2), the Commission may, by general or special order and subject to such conditions as it may deem fit to impose, delegate any of its functions to the Chairperson, the Chief Operating Officer or any of its member under this Act.
(2) The Commission shall not delegate the following functions:
(a) making of statutes or regulations;
(b) approval of annual and supplementary budget of the Commission;
(c) submission of report to the Controlling Authority; and
(d) setting up and variation in the composition of a committee.
Section 21. Public servants
The Chairperson, members, officers, employees, consultants and advisers of the Commission shall be deemed to be public servants within the meaning of Section 21 of the Pakistan Penal Code, 1860 (XLV of 1860).
Section 22. Act to override other laws
The provisions of this Act shall have effect notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in any other law.
Section 23. Regulations
Subject to this Act and the statutes, the Commission may, by notification in the official Gazette, make regulations to give effect to the provisions of the
Act.
Section 24. Indemnity
No suit or legal proceeding shall lie against the Government, the Commission or any authority, officer or employee of the Government or the Commission in respect of anything done in good faith or purporting to have been, or intended to be done under this Act.
Section 25. Transitory provisions
The Controlling Authority may, on the recommendation of the Chairperson, constitute a committee for a period not exceeding six months to perform the function of the Commission till such time the Commission is constituted under this Act.
Section 26. Removal of difficulties
If any difficulty arises as to give effect to the provisions of this Act, the Controlling Authority may, on the recommendation of the Chairperson, pass such orders as may be necessary to remove such difficulty.
Section 27. Repeal
The Punjab Higher Education Commission Ordinance, 2014 (XV of
2014) is hereby repealed.
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CONTENTS CHAPTER I PRELIMINARY 1. Short title, extent and commencement 2. Definitions CHAPTER II CONTROLLING AUTHORITY AND COMMISSION 3. Controlling Authority 4. Establishment of the Commission 5. Appointment of Chairperson 6. Composition of the Commission 7. Honorarium of the members 8. Resignation and vacancies 9. Meeting of the Commission 10. Powers and functions of the Commission 11. Secretariat of Commission 12. Accreditation Committee 13. Committees 14. Recruitment of officers 15. Statutes 16. Tripartite mobility CHAPTER III ACCOUNTS AND AUDIT 17. Account and reports of the Commission CHAPTER IV MISCELLANEOUS 18. Authentication of decision 19. Representation of Commission 20. Delegation of functions 21. Public servants 22. Act to override other laws 23. Regulations 24. Indemnity 25. Transitory provisions 26 Removal of difficulties 27. Repeal
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THE PUNJAB HIGHER EDUCATION COMMISSION ACT,
2014
(I of 2015)
CONTENTS
CHAPTER I
PRELIMINARY
1. Short title, extent and commencement
2. Definitions
CHAPTER II
CONTROLLING AUTHORITY AND COMMISSION
3. Controlling Authority
4. Establishment of the Commission
5. Appointment of Chairperson
6. Composition of the Commission
7. Honorarium of the members
8. Resignation and vacancies
9. Meeting of the Commission
10. Powers and functions of the Commission
11. Secretariat of Commission
12. Accreditation Committee
13. Committees
14. Recruitment of officers
15. Statutes
16. Tripartite mobility
CHAPTER III
ACCOUNTS AND AUDIT
17. Account and reports of the Commission
CHAPTER IV
MISCELLANEOUS
18. Authentication of decision
19. Representation of Commission
20. Delegation of functions
21. Public servants
22. Act to override other laws
23. Regulations
24. Indemnity
25. Transitory provisions
26 Removal of difficulties
27. Repeal
TEXT
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THE PUNJAB HIGHER EDUCATION COMMISSION ACT, 2014
(I of 2015)
[2nd January, 2015]
An
Act
to provide for the establishment of Punjab Higher Education Commission.
Whereas in the interest of improvement and promotion of higher education,
research and development, it is expedient to provide for the establishment of the
Punjab Higher Education Commission and for ancillary matters;
It is enacted as follows:
CHAPTER I
PRELIMINARY
1. Short title, extent and commencement.– (1) This Act may be cited as the
Punjab Higher Education Commission Act, 2014.
(2) It shall extend to whole of the Punjab.
(3) It shall come into force at once.
2. Definitions.– In this Act:
(a) “Accreditation Committee” means the Accreditation Committee
constituted under the Act;
(b) “Chairperson” means the Chairperson of the Commission;
(c) “Chief Operating Officer” means the C hief Oper ating Officer of the
Commission[;]
2
(d) “Commission” means the Punjab Higher Education Commission;
(e) “committee” means a committee constituted by the Commission under
Section 13;
(f) “Controlling Authority” means the Controlling Authority of the
Commission specified in Section 3;
(g) “governing body” means the Senate, Syndicate, Board of Governors or
any other governing body, by whichever name called, of a university or
institution;
(h) “Government” means Government of the Punjab;
1This Act was passed by the Punjab Assembly on 29 December 2014; assented to by the Governor of the Punjab on 2 January
2015; and published in the Punjab Gazette (Extraordinary), dated 2.1.2015, pages 2015-2120.
2Misprinted in the Gazette as “inverted comma”.
(i) “higher education” means post 12 th grade education including
bachelor’s or higher degree programmes, graduate and postgraduate
certificates, diplomas, and research and development activities in any
area of knowledge;
(j) “Higher Education Commission” means the Higher Education
Commission set u p under the Higher Education Commission Ordinance,
2002 (LIII of 2002);
(k) “institution” means any entity offering certificate, diploma or degree in
higher education including colleges, university or any other degree
awarding institute imparting higher education, established or
incorporated under any law of the Punjab;
(l) “member” means a member of the Commission;
(m) “prescribed” means prescribed by statut es or regulations made under
the Act;
(n) “regulations” mean the regulations made under the Act; and
(o) “statutes” means the statutes made under the Act.
CHAPTER II
CONTROLLING AUTHORITY AND COMMISSION
3. Controlling Authority .– (1) The Chief Minister Punjab shall be the
Controlling Authority of the Commission.
(2) The Controlling Authority shall supervise the affairs of the Commission.
4. Establishment of the Commission .– (1) The Government shall, by
notification in the official Gazette, establish a Commission to be called Punjab Higher
Education Commission.
(2) The Commission shall be a body corporate having perpetual
succession and a common seal with powers, subject to the provisions of this Act, to
acquire hold and dispose of property and shall, by the said name, may sue or be
sued.
(3) The headquarters of the Commission shall be at Lahore and it may set
up its sub-offices at such place or places as it may deem fit.
5. Appointment of Chairperson .– (1) The Controlling Authority shall appoint
a person of eminence and proven ability, having at least a Ph.D degree or
equivalent with significant contribution to higher education as teacher, researcher
or administrator, as Chairperson on such terms and conditions as it may
determine.
3
[(1A) A person shall not be eligible for appointment as the Chairperson if
he is more than sixty five years of age on the last date fixed for submission of
applications for the post.]
3Inserted by the Punjab Higher Education Commission (Amendment) Act 2026 (VII Of 2026), and published in the Punjab
Gazette (Extraordinary), dated 04.2.2026, p 4085, s.2
(2) The Chairperson shall:
(a) be appointed for a term of four years; and
(b) not be eligible for re-appointment for more than two terms.
(3) The Chairperson shall be the chief executive officer of the Commission
and shall be responsible for all administrative, financial and academic functions of
the Commission.
6. Composition of the Commission .– (1) The Commission shall consist of the
following:
(a) Chairperson;
(b) Secretary to the Government, Higher Education Department;
(c) Secretary to the Government, Health Department;
(d) Secretary to the Government, Agriculture Department;
(e) Secretary to the Government, Finance Department;
(f) a nominee of Higher Education Commission not below the rank of a
whole time member of the Higher Education Commission;
(g) Chairperson, Accreditation Committee;
(h) one member of the Provincial Assembly of the Punjab with excellent
academic background and understanding of the higher education
sector to be nominated by the Speaker of the Assembly;
(i) three Vice Chancellors of the universities including one from a
professional university and one from a private sector university to be
nominated by the Governor of the Punjab;
(j) four eminent academicians, including at least one woman and principal
of a degree college to be nominated by the Controlling Authority; and
(k) two members representing industry and civil society to be nominated
by the Controlling Authority.
(2) The Chief Operating Officer shall be the ex-officio Secretary to t he
Commission.
(3) The term of a member other than an ex -officio member shall be four
years and such a member shall not be eligible for re -appointment for more than two
terms.
(4) The Chairperson or a member may not be removed from office before
the expir y of the term except on proven charges of corruption, inefficiency,
permanent disability or failure to attend three consecutive meetings without
intimation in advance.
7. Honorarium of the members .– The members shall be entitled to such
honorarium and allowances as may be prescribed.
8. Resignation and vacancies .– (1) The Chairperson or a member other than
an ex officio member may, by writing under his hand addressed to the Controlling
Authority, resign from his office.
(2) Any vacancy occurring in the mem bership of the Commission owing to
death, removal or resignation shall be filled in accordance with the provisions of this
Act.
(3) If the office of the Chairperson is vacant due to any cause , the
Controlling Authority may nominate any member of the Commis sion as Chairperson
for a maximum period of three months during which period the Controlling Authority
shall appoint a Chairperson.
9. Meeting of the Commission .– (1) A meeting of the Commission shall be
held at least four times in a financial year on such day, at such time and place as the
Chairperson may determine.
(2) Six or more members may requisition a meeting of the Commission
and, in such an eventuality, the Chairperson or Secretary shall summon the meeting
of the Commission to be held within ten days from the date of requisition.
(3) The quorum for a meeting of the Commission shall be one half of the
total number of members, a fraction counted as one.
(4) The Chairperson, or in his absence, a member elected by the members
present in the meeting, shall preside over the meeting of the Commission.
(5) All decisions of the Commission shall be expressed in terms of the
opinion of the majority of its members present and voting . In the event of an equality
of votes, the Chairperson or the member presiding the meeting shall have an
additional vote.
10. Powers and functions of the Commission .– For purposes of promotion of
higher education, research and development and for bringing provincial higher
education institutions at par with national and international standards, the
Commission may:
(a) coordinate with Higher Education Commission in a result oriented
manner;
(b) formulate guidelines and recommend policies in line with national
standards prepared by the Higher Education Commission under which
public and private institutions may be opened and operated in the
Province;
(c) prescribe guidelines and conditions under which institutions, other than
universities and degree awarding institutions, may offer qualifications in
the higher education sector;
(d) cause monitoring and evaluation of the performance of the institutions
and carry out accreditation of institutions including their sub -campuses,
out posts, faculties, departments and disciplines through Accreditation
Committee;
(e) provide guidelines to ensure good governance and management of
institutions to maintain high standards of higher education in the
Punjab;
(f) assist and advise the Government in quality enhancement an d quality
assurance of colleges;
(g) cause third party performance audit of higher education institutions and
furnish a copy of the results to the concerned body for corrective
measures and follow up;
(h) cause ranking of the higher education institutions of the Punjab;
(i) submit to the Government precise grant in aid requirements of the
institutions;
(j) allocate funds to public sector institutions out of bulk financial provision
received from the Government and other sources for such purpose on
performance and need basis;
(k) advise Institutions in raising funds from sources other than the
Government;
(l) support in creating of linkages between institutions and industry as well
as national and international organizations that support research and
development in the higher education;
(m) facilitate the introduction of educational and training programs that
meet the needs of the market and promote the study in every field of
national and international importance in the institutions;
(n) ensure imparting marketable education and skills in the institutions and
promote self -employment through entrepreneurship and small and
medium enterprises;
(o) advise institutions to ensure a proper balance between teaching and
research;
(p) undertake various faculty development programs for improving the
quality of teaching and research in the institutions;
(q) develop guidelines and facilitate the implementation of a system of
quality assurance of institutions, based on the standards developed by
the Higher Education Commission;
(r) encourage, support and facilitate training programs, workshops and
symposia at provincial and regional levels in public and private sector
institutions;
(s) prepare, in consultation with the institutions, plans for the development
of higher education;
(t) promote formal links between institutions to make the most effective
use of expertize and specialized equipment and promote provincial,
national and interna tional linkages with respect to knowledge sharing,
collaborative research, personnel exchange and cost sharing;
(u) take measures, including allocation of funds, for award of fellowships,
scholarships, travel and research grants;
(v) establish endowment funds for higher education with contributions from
the Government as well as non -governmental national and
international sources;
(w) collect such information and statistics on higher education and
institutions as it may deem fit;
(x) set up various committees consisting of provincial, national and
international experts to advise the Commission on its affairs;
(y) advise the institutions on framing of subordinate legislation; and
(z) perform such other functions as may be prescribed or as may be
incidental to the discharging of the above functions or as may be
assigned to it by the Government.
11. Secretariat of Commission .– (1) The Government shall appoint a Chief
Operating Officer , who shall, unless earlier removed o n any grounds specified in
sub-section (4) of Section 6 , hold office for a term of four years on such terms and
conditions as the Government may deem appropriate.
(2) The Chief Operating Officer shall be the head of the Secretariat and
provide secretariat support to the Commission and the Chairperson for various
activities of the Commission.
(3) The Secretariat shall act as the executive wing of the Commission and
be responsible for implementation of all the orders, decisions, directives and policy of
the Commission.
12. Accreditation Committee .– (1) The Government shall constitute an
Accreditation Committee including three members of the Commission as members of
the Committee.
(2) The Accreditation Committee shall make recommendations to the
Commission in respect of the following matters:
(a) grant of charter for the establi shment of institutions in the private
sector;
(b) addition of new faculties by the private sector institutions;
(c) opening of sub-campuses by the private sector institutions;
(d) grant of affiliation by the private sector institutions;
(e) monitoring, inspection and visitation into affairs of the institutions; and
(f) any other matter assigned to the Accreditation Committee by the
Commission.
(3) The Commission shall, within thirty days from the receipt of
recommendations of the Accreditation Committee, forward the recommend ations to
the Government alongwith its views, if any.
(4) The Government shall, by notification, determine composition,
procedure, rules of business and other ancillary matters of the Accreditation
Committee.
13. Committees.– (1) The Commission may set up such committees as may be
required to effectively perform its functions.
(2) The composition and functions of a committee shall be such as the
Commission may determine.
14. Recruitment of officers .– The Commission may, from time to time, appoint
or acquir e services of such officers, staff, consultants and advisers as it may
consider necessary for the efficient performance of its functions on such terms and
conditions as may be prescribed.
15. Statutes.– The Commission may, by notification in the official Gazette, make
statutes for recruitment and other conditions of service of its officers and employees.
16. Tripartite mobility.– (1) The Government may, in public interest and on the
recommendation of the Commission, place the services of any officer or employee of
the:
(a) Commission at the disposal of any organization or institution; or
(b) Government or any other institution at the disposal of the Commission.
(2) The terms and conditions of service of officer or employee under this
Section shall not be l ess favourable than those enjoyed by him immediately before
his services are placed at the disposal of the Commission, organization or institution,
and full benefit of his previous service shall continue to remain in force.
CHAPTER III
ACCOUNTS AND AUDIT
17. Account and reports of the Commission .– (1) The Commission shall have
a fund to which shall be credited all grants and contributions made by the
Government or any national or international organization or by any person or
authority and out of which shal l be disbursed the grants and other expenditure to be
made and incurred by the Commission.
(2) The accounts of the Commission shall be:
(a) maintained in such form and manner as may be determined by the
Government; and
(b) audited by Auditor General of Pakistan.
(3) The Commission shall, after the end of every financial year, submit to
the Controlling Authority the audited annual statement of accounts of the
Commission, together with the report of the Auditor General of Pakistan.
(4) The Commission shall , within one month after the end of every year,
submit an annual report to the Controlling Authority on the state of higher education
in the Punjab and performance of the Commission during that year.
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MISCELLANEOUS
18. Authentication of decision .– All decisions of the Commission shall be
authenticated by the signature of the Chairperson or of any other member authorized
by it in this behalf and all other orders or instruments issued or executed by or on
behalf of the Commission shall be authenticated by the signature of an officer of the
Commission authorized by it.
19. Representation of Commission.– Any law providing for the establishment or
incorporation of an institution shall have effect as if it provided for the governing body
of the institution consisting of a nominee , not below the rank of a whole time
member, of the Commission in addition to the members of the governing body.
20. Delegation of functions .– (1) Subject to sub -section (2), the Commission
may, by general or special order and subj ect to such conditions as it may deem fit to
impose, delegate any of its functions to the Chairperson, the Chief Operating Officer
or any of its member under this Act.
(2) The Commission shall not delegate the following functions:
(a) making of statutes or regulations;
(b) approval of annual and supplementary budget of the Commission;
(c) submission of report to the Controlling Authority; and
(d) setting up and variation in the composition of a committee.
21. Public servants .– The Chairperson, members, off icers, employees,
consultants and advisers of the Commission shall be deemed to be public servants
within the meaning of Section 21 of the Pakistan Penal Code, 1860 (XLV of 1860).
22. Act to override other laws .– The provisions of this Act shall have effec t
notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in any other law.
23. Regulations.– Subject to this Act and the statutes, the Commission may, by
notification in the official Gazette, make regulations to give effect to the provisions of the
Act.
24. Indemnity.– No suit or legal proceeding shall lie against the Government, the
Commission or any authority, officer or employee of the Government or the
Commission in respect of anything done in good faith or purporting to have been, or
intended to be done under this Act.
25. Transitory provisions .– The Controlling Authority may, on the
recommendation of the Chairperson, constitute a committee for a period not
exceeding six months to perform the function of the Commission till such time the
Commission is constituted under this Act.
26. Removal of difficulties .– If any difficulty arises as to give effect to the
provisions of this Act, the Controlling Authority may, on the recommendation of the
Chairperson, pass such orders as may be necessary to remove such difficulty.
27. Repeal.– The Punjab Higher Education Commission Ordinance, 2014 (XV of
2014) is hereby repealed.This law in the library
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r of the Commission[;] 2 (d) “Commission” means the Punjab Higher Education Commission; (e) “committee” means a committee constituted by the Commission under Section 13; (f) “Controlling Authority” means the Controlling Authority of the Commission specified in Section 3; (g) “governing body” means the Senate, Syndicate, Board of Governors or any other governing body, by whichever name ca
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ittee” means a committee constituted by the Commission under Section 13; (f) “Controlling Authority” means the Controlling Authority of the Commission specified in Section 3; (g) “governing body” means the Senate, Syndicate, Board of Governors or any other governing body, by whichever name called, of a university or institution; (h) “Government” means Government of the Punjab;
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ariat of Commission .– (1) The Government shall appoint a Chief Operating Officer , who shall, unless earlier removed o n any grounds specified in sub-section (4) of Section 6 , hold office for a term of four years on such terms and conditions as the Government may deem appropriate. (2) The Chief Operating Officer shall be the head of the Secretariat and provide secretariat support to the Commis
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Section 21 of Pakistan Penal Code, 1860
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ic servants .– The Chairperson, members, off icers, employees, consultants and advisers of the Commission shall be deemed to be public servants within the meaning of Section 21 of the Pakistan Penal Code, 1860 (XLV of 1860). 22. Act to override other laws .– The provisions of this Act shall have effec t notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in any other law. 23. Regulations.– Subject to this Act and the statutes, th
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Academic Council” means the Academic Council of the University; (b) “Accreditation Committee ” means the Accreditat ion Committee constituted by the Government under section 12 of Punjab Higher Education Commission Act 2014 (I of 2015); (c) “Act” means the Bahawalpur Metropolitan University Act 2022; (d) “Authority” means any of the Authority of the University specified in section 18; (e) “Board” means the Board of Governors of the Universit
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“Academic Council” means the Academic Council of the University; (b) “Accreditation Committee” means the Accreditation Committee constituted by the Government under section 12 of Punjab Higher Education Commission Act 2014 (I of 2015); (c) “Act” means the Asian University for Research and Adv ancement Act 2025; (d) “Authority” means any of the authorities of the University; (e) “Board” means the Board of Governors of the University; (f) “
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“Academic Council” means the Academic Council of the University; (b) “Accreditation Committee” means the Accreditation Committee constituted by the Government under section 12 of Punjab Higher Education Commission Act 2014 (I of 2015); (c) “Act” means the University of Chenab Act 2021; (d) “Administrative Department'' means the Higher Education Department of the Government; (e) “Authority” means any of the Authority of the University specif
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ducation: Provided that Faculties to be established later on, shall be approved, on the recommendations of the Accreditation Committee constituted under section 12 of the Punjab Higher Education Commission Act 2014 (I of 2015);] Provided that in case of medical and engineering education, approval of the Pakistan Medical & Dental Council and Pakistan Engineering Council respectively shall be a pre requisite; (b) to provide for resear
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essional education. Provided that faculties to be estab lished later on, shall be approved, on the recommendations of the Accreditation Committee constituted under section 12 of the Punjab Higher Education Commission Act 2014 (I of 2015) and where applicable, subject to the prior approval of relevant statutory body of a professional education.] 3Substituted by the Grand Asian Universit
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fessional education. Provided that faculties to be established later on, shall be approved, on the recommendations of the Accreditation Committee constituted under section 12 of the Punjab Higher Education Commission Act 2014 (I of 2015) and where applicable, subje ct to the prior approval of relevant statutory body of a professional education.] 2. Board of Faculty. – (1) There shall be a Board of Faculty for each Faculty which shall consist
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(b) “Act” means the Musarrat Institute of Technology Act 2025; (c) “Accreditation Committee” means the Accreditation Committee constituted by the Government under section 12 of Punjab Higher Education Commission Act 2014 (I of 2015); (d) “Authority” means an Authority of the Institute specified in section 17 of this Act; (e) “Board” means the Board of Governors of the Institute; (f) “Center” means a teaching or learning center maintained
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ofessional education: Provided that Faculties to be established later on, shall be approved on the recommendations of the Accreditation committee constituted under section 12 of the Punjab Higher Education Commission Act 2014 (I of 2015); (b) establish, maintain, regulate and administer Authorities of the Institute, Faculties, departments, schools, constituent colleges, distance learning study centers, research and teaching centers, representat
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ation; Provided that Faculties listed above or to be established later on, shall be approved, on the recommendations of Accreditation Committee constituted under section 12 of the Punjab Higher Education Commission Act 2014 (I of 2015) and where applicable, subject to the prior approval of relevant statutory body of a professional education; (b) decide teaching methods and strategies including virtual, on -campus, and online, distance learning
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essional education: Provided that Faculties to be established later on, shall be approved, on the recommendations of the Accreditation Committee constituted under section 12 of the Punjab Higher Education Commission Act 2014 (I of 2015). (b) establish, maintain and administer a teaching Department, Constituent College and an Institute with prior approval of Patron; (c) make provisions for research, application, advancement and dissemination o
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the approved faculties: Provided that faculties to be established later on, shall be approved, on the recommendations of Accreditation Committee constituted under section 12 of the Punjab Higher Education Commission Act 2014 (I of 2015) and where applicable, subject to the prior approval of relevant statutory body of a professional education;] (b) to provide for research, demonstration and other services, and for the advancement and dissemi
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ional education: Provided that the faculties to be established later on, shall be approved, on the recommendations of the Accreditation Committee constituted under section 12 of the Punjab Higher Education Commission Act 2014 (I of 2015).] 2. Board of Faculty .– (1) There shall be a Board of each Faculty which shall consist of– (a) the Dean of the Faculty; (b) the Professors and the heads of the teaching departments in the Faculty; (c) one
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mes Institute, Multan (Amendment) Act 2025 (LI of 2025), published in the Punjab Gazette (Extraordinary), dated: 2 June 2025, pp. 4939-4941 s.5(i). constituted under section 12 of the Punjab Higher Education Commission Act 2014 (I of 2015) and where applicable, subject to the prior approval of relevant statutory body of a professional education;]] (b) 22 [establish, maintain and administer faculties, departments, schools, constituent college
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“Academic Council” means the Academic Council of the University; (b) “Accreditation Committee” means the Accreditation Committee constituted by the Government under section 12 of Punjab Higher Education Commission Act 2014 (I of 2015); (c) “Act” means the Abdul Ghafoor Niazi University Act 2025; (d) “Authority” means any of the authorities of the University; (e) “Board” means the Board of Governors of the University; (f) “Chairperson” means
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ime: Provided that the faculties listed above or to be established later on, shall be approved, on the recommendations of Accreditation Committee constituted under section 12 of the Punjab Higher Education Commission Act 2014 (I of 2015) and where applicable, subject to the prior approval of relevant statutory body of a professional education; (b) establish, maintain and administer departments, schools, constituent colleges, distance learning s
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cation. “Provided that Faculties listed above or to be established later on, shall be approved, on the recommendations of Accreditation Committee constituted under section 12 of the Punjab Higher Education Commission Act 2014 (I of 2015) and where applicable, subject to the prior approval of relevant statutory body of a professional education;”. 2. Board of Faculty. – (1) There shall be a Board of Faculty for each Faculty which shall consist of:
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f professional education. Provided that Faculties to be established later on, shall be approved, on the recommendations of Accreditation Committee constituted under section 12 of the Punjab Higher Education Commission Act 2014 (I of 2015) and where applicable, subject to the prior approval of relevant statutory body of a professional education; (b) provide for instructions in such branches of learning as it may deem fit, and to mak e provisions
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rescribed by the statutes. Provided that Faculties to be established later on, shall be approved, on the recommendations of Accreditation Committee constituted under section 12 of the Punjab Higher Education Commission Act 2014 (I of 2015) and where applicable, subject to the prior approval of relevant statutory body of a professional education; (2) Pakistan Studies shall be compulsory for all students, Islamic studies shall be compulsory for Mus
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