Higher education in Pakistan is the systematic process of students continuing their education beyond secondary school, learned societies and two-year colleges. The governance of higher education is maintained under the Higher Education Commission (Pakistan) (HEC), which oversees the financial funding, research outputs, and teaching quality in the country. In Pakistan, the higher education system includes the public, private and military universities accredited by the HEC. Since independence, new universities have expanded throughout the country with support provided by the University Grants Commission (UGC), which had been an autonomous institution of recognizing universities until 2002, when it was replaced by the Higher Education Commission. As of 2024, 262 universities are providing higher education in Pakistan, which produce about 445,000 graduates and 50,000 computer science graduates annually. Following public and private higher education institutions are active in the country: Islamabad
Balochistan
Balochistan University of Engineering & Technology, Khuzdar, has two campuses in Turbat and Uthal
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
Punjab
Sindh
Azad Kashmir
Gilgit-Baltistan University Location Established Campuses Specialization Type1 Karakoram International University Gilgit 2002 Hunza Valley, Ghizar, Chilas General Public2 Baltistan University Skardu 2017 General Public
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See also Education in Pakistan Rankings of universities in Pakistan Ragging in Pakistani colleges and universities List of educational boards in Pakistan List of engineering universities and colleges in Pakistan List of Law schools in Pakistan List of computing schools in Pakistan List of business schools in Pakistan List of pharmacy schools in Pakistan List of medical schools in Pakistan List of medical schools in Islamabad List of medical schools in Punjab, Pakistan List of medical schools in Sindh List of medical schools in Balochistan List of medical schools in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa List of medical schools in Azad Kashmir List of medical schools in Gilgit-Baltistan Pakistan Academy of Sciences National Technology Council List of universities in Pakistan List of universities in Islamabad List of universities in Punjab, Pakistan List of universities in Sindh List of universities in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa List of universities in Balochistan List of universities in Azad Kashmir List of universities in Gilgit-Baltistan
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