The higher education system in Pakistan includes both private and public universities. Public universities are supported by the Government of Pakistan and the state governments, while private universities are mostly supported by various bodies and societies. Universities in Pakistan are recognized by the Hec. This is a list of higher education institutions in Pakistan. In Pakistan, up till 2002, Universities were recognized by the University Grants Commission (UGC) which drew its powers from The University Grants Commission Act, 1974. The Act was repealed in 2002 by the Higher Education Commission Ordinance, 2002[1] and since then, Higher Education Commission of Pakistan (HEC) is responsible for higher education policy, quality assurance, degree recognition, development of new institutions and uplift of existing institutions in Pakistan. Pakistan has both private and public universities, many of which are supported by the Government of Pakistan and the Provincial governments. Apart from these there are private universities supported by various bodies and societies. Pakistan produces about 445,000 university graduates and 10,000 computer science graduates per year.[2]
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