QAU tops HEC university rankings for 2014
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ISLAMABAD: Quaid-i-Azam University is Pakistan’s best university in the general category, according to rankings for 2014 released on Monday by the Higher Education Commission (HEC).
University of Agriculture, Faisalabad and University of Punjab take second and third spot, respectively.
National University of Science and Technology (NUST) is ranked at the top for engineering education; Institute of Business Administration (IBA) Karachi takes the lead in business education; University of Agriculture, Faisalabad in agriculture; Aga Khan University in medical sciences; and National College of Arts (NCA) in arts and design.
Announcing these rankings at a ceremony organised at the HEC Secretariat, HEC Chairman Dr. Mukhtar Ahmed said ranking universities was a global practice, undertaken to fuel competition in education, research and innovation.
“For students and parents these rankings help provide guidelines in selection of universities according to the disciplines they want to pursue.”
Ahmed said the ranking criteria for 2014 had been modified and improved in light of previous practices and crucial feedback received from stakeholders.
The HEC chairman said this time around, higher education institutes were ranked “overall” and also in six categories — General, Engineering and Technology, Business Education, Agriculture and Veterinary, Medical, Arts and Design.
He said only HEC recognised universities were included in the rankings. However, universities established after June 2009 and those offering distance-learning programmes have not been included in the selection in order to provide them time to adopt required standards and enhance their research ability and capacity.
Ahmed also shed light on parameters considered in the comprehensive selection process, which include “quality assurance, teaching quality, research, finance and facilities, social integration/community development.”
The ranking results are based on data shared by universities relevant to the given standards.
The first HEC rankings were announced in 2006, the second in 2012, followed by the third in 2013. The criteria for the latest report have been amended to bring it at par, and make it more compatible, with global practices.
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May 25, 2015 07:21pm
What were the performance evaluation measurements?
How many individuals were informed in the actual appraisal?
What is their background, where are they based; and how were they selected?
What measure was taken to ensure impartiality?
Do all universities accept this appraisal?
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May 25, 2015 07:23pm
How come HEC missed investigating Axact?
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May 25, 2015 07:37pm
How about LUMS?
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May 25, 2015 07:57pm
And world wide there not even in top 500
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May 25, 2015 08:05pm
Hats off....!!
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May 25, 2015 08:06pm
Lums no where?? that's disappointing
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May 25, 2015 08:21pm
HEC has been devolved to the provinces.
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May 25, 2015 08:33pm
The quality of education in Pakistan is a lot worse than what is being depicted in these rankings. Universities in Pakistan are nothing more than a lucrative business for the administrations and students are nothing more than a dispensable commodity.
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May 25, 2015 08:35pm
nust is not the top ranking in engineering, chk your facts!
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May 25, 2015 08:36pm
LUMS is not in list of top Business universities. Are you joking HEC?
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May 25, 2015 08:55pm
how many universities are in global ranking of muslim majority countries.
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May 25, 2015 08:57pm
So if parents think that putting their kids in LSE or IMS will somehow lead to better pay say compared to LUMS...you got to be deluded. This shows the utter disconnect between HEC and the industry. Their benchmarks checks off all the theoretical points but fail to consider things such as pay scales, how much time it takes for students to be employed after graduation, the strength of alumni, industry linkages etc. This is how leading businessn schools are measured by leading metrics.
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May 25, 2015 09:14pm
Work harder LUMS. LUMS is becoming more of a liberal arts college.
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May 25, 2015 09:27pm
The criteria for ranking is not based on quality of education so much as on quality of infrastructure, quantity of faculty, resources, books. IBA has recently upgraded their physical structure very substantially otherwise in academic quality it still lags far behind LUMS. That is where it needs to improve itself.
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May 25, 2015 09:30pm
There should be LUMS. But its pleasure to know.
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May 25, 2015 09:33pm
Where is Lums and NED
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May 25, 2015 09:37pm
such rankings published by the state held authority will only create misery, disappointment and sense of inferiority for those students who may be graduating from universities other than listed above. let the government be problem solver rather problem creator
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May 25, 2015 09:38pm
@Skeptic
These are pretty broad categories. LUMS doesn't offer much disciplines to be qualified in general or Engineering category. In management category its always a close call between LUMS and IBA. I'm not sure whether LUMS offer BBA. It didn't during our era.
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May 25, 2015 09:41pm
Feel delighted to know that QAU is on top, as I studied there in early 80s. But what about lums ??
Need to be fair!!
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May 25, 2015 09:41pm
. . . “For students and parents these rankings help provide guidelines in selection of universities according to the disciplines they want to pursue.”
How is it going to help students and parents if the admissions are based on quota system and not on merit?
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May 25, 2015 09:45pm
No doubt, QAU is the best...I am proud to be an alumnus of the institution and I think it is still the best in terms of research, publications and quality of education
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May 25, 2015 09:48pm
What happened to lums? Looks like it wasnt included in the ranking sample as its no where in the top5 business schools which obviously cant be true considering the rankings of last several years.
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May 25, 2015 09:48pm
LUMS in the middle of no where. And what about UHS ?
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May 25, 2015 09:51pm
No LUMS, no FAST-NU - IBA being ranked higher than LUMS in business education... QAU being number one in general. Hilarious!
HEC should stop making a mockery of these rankings :)
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May 25, 2015 09:52pm
Is this ranking credible?
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May 25, 2015 09:53pm
No.1 in Pakistan means no. 658 in Asia and no. 2759 in the world
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May 25, 2015 10:00pm
Ranks only in Pakistan.
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May 25, 2015 10:04pm
Can some one please share the link to new ranking:
At this link http://www.hec.gov.pk/insidehec/divisions/qali/others/rankingofuniversities/pages/categorywise.aspx
Lums is still number 1 in Business Education, but this might be reflecting the previous rankings.
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May 25, 2015 10:07pm
what about Indus Valley School of Arts and Architecture ???
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May 25, 2015 10:11pm
Is there a document that outlines the methodology anywhere?
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May 25, 2015 10:26pm
No offence; but to all those who are wondering why LUMS and NUST are not in the list. Universities are meant for research and development, and these institutions are more like glorified colleges. How many new technologies/theories/models these 2 institutions have developed, how many PhDs they have produced and how many international peer reviewed publications....? (these are the key indicators for ranking)
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May 25, 2015 10:27pm
the new ranking of universities really helps a lot the students & parents for their career opportunities. HEC should also rank the pakistani universities according international level
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May 25, 2015 10:28pm
University of Agriculture Faisalabad is among top 150 agricultural universities of the world (QS world ranking) and 98th best university as per NTU ranking. pl. google.
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May 25, 2015 10:30pm
Association of chartered certified accountants (ACCA's) and chartered accountants of ICAP lead in business studies. Not IBA in which 60 % of marks you get from attendance and participating in sports.
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May 25, 2015 10:32pm
@just_someone
http://www.hec.gov.pk/InsideHEC/Divisions/QALI/Others/RankingofUniversities/Documents/Quality%20and%20Research%20Based%20Ranking%20of%20Pakistan%20HEIs_Updated.pdf
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May 25, 2015 10:32pm
QAU is the only Pakistani university which secure position in top 500 world ranking, and consistent top position in Pakistan. The links between industries and QAU is not zero like others and they are further improving. 24/7 lab facility and student teacher friendly relationship. The faculty always welcome the students.
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May 25, 2015 10:36pm
Lums is no 1 on social media. but factually, in terms of research, quality of teaching and low tuition fee the QAU attract the most talented middle class youth of Pakistan. And here is the outcome. Congrats QAU...you deserve it.
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May 25, 2015 10:43pm
Lums ?????
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May 25, 2015 10:57pm
@Aam Admi :> It is incorrect to report IBA as number one. It is still number two. Lums scores 69.21; IBA scores 40.5; Iqra scores 40.0; Iba Sukkur scores 39. The numbers makes this plain.
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May 25, 2015 11:08pm
proud to be a QUAIDIAN :)
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May 25, 2015 11:15pm
yahoooOOOO IBA great !!!
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May 25, 2015 11:21pm
I have a problem with IBA as most of IBA’s Alumni are instructors at same institution. I think LUMS is more credible when it comes to quality of education.
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May 25, 2015 11:26pm
Lol. That awkward moment when credibility of HEC rankings is checked by the position it lists LUMS on.
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May 25, 2015 11:30pm
This ranking will do more harm to HEC itself than to LUMS. Recruiters now know that the no longer need to look such crap HEC ranking to search for best youngsters. It is HEC who is loosing its credibility not LUMS. LUMS dont deserve to be ranked by such highly incompetent people of HEC. Nobody needs to prove HEC that LUMS is the best in business category. Nobody needs to prove that LUMS is the best university of Pakistan. International agencies have already ranked LUMS as best in Pakistan for business category. Though it is time to laugh upon HEC but there should be legal action taken by LUMS against HEC for misleading people of Pakistan and abroad because this ranking will harm LUMS reputation especially abroad. people in Pakistan do know LUMS but people abroad can look for such Crap HEC ranking before hiring any Luminite.
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May 25, 2015 11:32pm
@Skeptic this ranking is a disappointment from HEC not LUMS
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May 25, 2015 11:38pm
LUMS doesn't need any recognition. Such rankings by HEC has no value in professional circles.
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May 26, 2015 12:17am
What is the criteria for this ranking??
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May 26, 2015 12:21am
@ali asad daminoo We have 3 uni's among top 200 uni's of the world. The disciplines are Agriculture and Forestory. Moreover, you need to be practucal and optimustic. Pak uni's are slowly and surely catching up since last few years. As a reference, we now have more than 10 uni's among top 250 uni's of Asia.
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May 26, 2015 12:46am
giki rocks but wished to be at the top..
in near future after expanding students intake and faculty...they will b on top
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May 26, 2015 02:02am
Uet Peshawar and khyber medical college is top universities in Pakistan
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May 26, 2015 02:51am
Educational institution rankings must be done by a third party independent group of companies and not by the Higher Education Commission itself. HEC is there to maintain its required standards and not ranking.
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May 26, 2015 03:45am
A university's strength is mainly measured by it's research activities. How much research was conducted/published by these institutions and acknowledged outside? And above all, what was the contribution of their research in forming any form of legislation in the country, as is the case in first world countries.
Regardless of all these questions, at least these institutions are providing education.
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May 26, 2015 03:49am
For HEC the most important subjects are Business, Agri, Arts, Eng, medical and veterinary. What about science; Physics, chemistary, maths and nano technology? Aren't these the most important fields of education?
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May 26, 2015 04:44am
@ Bahi aisa kuch nahi ha. People even don't know the name of these institution you are talking about.
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May 26, 2015 04:52am
I think the university ranking should be based on real world problem solving capability.There is not even a single university in Pakistan including LUMS,IBA ,NUST and many more which have solved the problem of nation, top one's are terrorism,poverty,unemployment,power shortage,human resource development and many more..
what is the use of these ranking when our graduates are not able to serve the nation.When degrees are nothing but piece of papers.
Secondly no one in outer word knows our university and care for these kind of rankings.
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May 26, 2015 05:51am
No way, where is Allama Iqbal Open University. And Khairpur University.
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May 26, 2015 07:32am
Helloooo what about LUMS??? Any one...
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May 26, 2015 07:40am
HEC must also emhasize on rankings at international level.This will also reflect the exact performance in the field of R&D.The criteria of assessing universities must also include on the contribution of universities in economic betterment of Pakistan.
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May 26, 2015 08:01am
Unfortunately none of the universities are in Global 500 ranking....to be considered seriously..
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May 26, 2015 08:03am
Where is KU? Time to make KU a top university by removing politics and politicians from its campus!
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May 26, 2015 08:19am
@bkt You are looking at the old ranking scores - I believe these are from the 2013 ranking!!!
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May 26, 2015 11:15am
First we have to read the criteria and then we can comment on biased or true ranking
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May 26, 2015 09:49pm
Of late LUMS has certainly lost bit of shine in its academic credentials, Which is quite evident in the ranking.
P.S : Also the LUMS supporters should not bemoan IBA being number 1 : As before the formation of LUMS IBA held the spot of number 1 business school of Pakistan for more than thirty years.
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