List of Fake, Illegal, Unlawful, and Unrecognized Institutions in Pakistan
Fake, Illegal, Unlawful and Unrecognized Institutions in Pakistan: The Higher Education Commission of Pakistan (HEC) acknowledges degrees from licensed universities/higher education institutions (HEIs) in the public and private sectors, as well as their recognized campuses in specified locations as listed on the HEC website.
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It is possible to validate the status of colleges connected with public sector universities by contacting the appropriate universities.
Moreover, private sector HEIs are not authorized to offer affiliation and can only function through their accredited Main Campus and accredited campus/sub-campuses with a No Objection Certificate (NOC) from the Higher Education Commission (HEC) as shown on their website.
The list of false, illegal, unlawful, and unrecognized institutions in Pakistan that have been found so far is available here and on the HEC website at
Furthermore, any campus/sub-campus, college, branch, or outpost founded without HEC approval and not mentioned on HECโs website will be viewed as a forgery, illegal, unlawful, and unrecognized institution, and degrees earned at such institutions would not be recognized by HEC.
HEC will treat any other university/HEI that is not mentioned in the HEC Recognized Universities/Institutions/Campuses list and is functioning illegally as a false, illegal, unlawful, and unrecognized institution.
List of Fake, Illegal, Unlawful, and Unrecognized Institutions in Pakistan
Before requesting admission, it is recommended to check the recognition status of the university/institution or its campuses on the HEC website/regional offices for the greater good of the public and to protect the future of students. HEC will not recognize degrees earned from false, illegitimate, unlawful, or unrecognized institutions/campuses.