Annex-A to the Minutes of 87th EA&QEC/EAB held on August 2-3, 2018 at PEC HQ Islamabad.
Agenda Item No.03 Consideration of Visit Reports (Manual 2007) [Accreditation/Re-accreditation, Confirmatory]
Zone-II (Sindh, Balochistan)
S# Name of University/Program Profile Decision of 87-EA&QEC/EAB
01. NED University of Engineering and Technology, Karachi
Program B.E. Mechanical Re-accreditation is granted for two years i.e. Intake Batches 2013-14 & 2014-15. Further, the university is advised to comply on the following observations: i. Bringing student teacher ratio to
20:1. ii. Class size must not exceed 50
students per section with total five sections as per allowed intake.
The committee showed serious concern on violations pertaining to high student intake more than the allowed intake by PEC i.e 240 students per year. In this regard, a show cause notice is being issued to the HEI to submit response (within two weeks’ time after issuing of this decision) with justified reasons on the violation of continuously higher intake. Such violation is liable to imposition of penalties as per Article-8 of PEC Regulations for Engineering Education. The university is also advised to adopt Outcome - Based Education (OBE) system in all engineering programs and submit the Self-Assessment Report (SAR) in subsequent re-accreditation requests, inline with Accreditation Manual – 2014 guidelines. Assessment data of at-least one academic unit / semester (implementation in all Even or Odd 04
Current Status Till Intake of Batch 2012-13
Visit Type Re-accreditation
Date of Visit April 19-20, 2018
S# Name of University/Program Profile Decision of 87-EA&QEC/EAB
semesters) is a minimum requirement for the 1st accreditation under the guidelines mentioned above. No application for accreditation will be accepted on AC-1 (Accreditation Manual – 2007) after June 2018 which was the deadline conveyed to HEIs. The observations/Concern/weak areas identified by the PEC visitation team must be addressed. Further to observe CQI, university/institute has to submit separate progress report along with evidence to PEC, while applying for re-accreditation on SAR.
02. Sir Syed University of Engineering and Technology, Karachi
a. Program B.S. Bio Medical Engineering
Re-accreditation is granted for one year i.e. Intake Batch 2014 only. Next re-accreditation request will be only entertained subject to fulfillment of following requirements by submission of satisfactory compliance report:
i. Proper maintenance / up-gradation of the identified Lab equipment as mentioned in the weak areas of the report.
ii. Improvement in the library in following areas: a. Increase in the number of
Bio-Medical Engineering related titles and books.
b. Increase in the number of multiple copies of test books for book bank.
c. Enhancement in the library space.
d. Subscription of the hard copies of Bio-Medical Engineering related journals.
Current Status Upto Intake of Batch 2013
Visit Type Re-accreditation
Date of Visit April 26-27, 2018
iii. Addressal of the observations, weak areas and concerns as mentioned in the visitation report.
The university is also advised to adopt Outcome - Based Education (OBE) system in all engineering programs and submit the Self-Assessment Report (SAR) in subsequent re-accreditation requests, inline with Accreditation Manual – 2014 guidelines. Assessment data of at-least one academic unit / semester (implementation in all Even or Odd 04 semesters) is a minimum requirement for the 1st accreditation under the guidelines mentioned above. No application for accreditation will be accepted on AC-1 (Accreditation Manual – 2007) after June 2018 which was the deadline conveyed to HEIs.
b. Program B.S. Civil Engineering Re-accreditation is granted for one year i.e., Intake Batch 2014 only. Further, the re-accreditation for Intake Batch-2015 is also recommended subject to fulfillment of followings conditions by submission of satisfactory compliance report: i. Hiring of more faculty,
particularly one PhD of relevant engineering discipline per section be maintained, including the student teacher ratio with in 20:1 as prescribed.
ii. HoD must be PhD in Civil Engineering Department.
iii. Maintenance and addition of identified equipment in Geotechnical lab; Concrete Lab and Applied Mechanics Lab.
iv. Increase in number of practical in subjects such as CV-316; CV-103; CV-315; CV-111; CV-207 as per PEC guidelines.
Current Status Upto Intake of Batch 2013
Visit Type Re-accreditation
Date of Visit April 26-27, 2018
v. Improvement in the library in following areas:
a. Increase in the number of
Civil Engineering related multiple titles and books.
b. Enhancement in the library space.
c. Subscription of the hard copies of Civil Engineering related journals.
The committee showed serious concern on violations pertaining to increase number of DAEs and high student intake more than allowed by PEC i.e 200 students per year. In this regard, a show cause notice is being issued to the HEI to submit response (within two weeks’ time after issuing of this decision) with justified reasons on the violation of continuously higher intake/DAEs. Such violation is liable to imposition of penalties as per Article-8 of PEC Regulations for Engineering Education. The university is also advised to adopt Outcome - Based Education (OBE) system in all engineering programs and submit the Self-Assessment Report (SAR) in subsequent re-accreditation requests, inline with Accreditation Manual – 2014 guidelines. Assessment data of at-least one academic unit / semester (implementation in all Even or Odd 04 semesters) is a minimum requirement for the 1st accreditation under the guidelines mentioned above. No application for accreditation will be accepted on AC-1 (Accreditation Manual – 2007) after June 2018 which was the deadline conveyed to HEIs. The observations/Concern/weak areas identified by the PEC visitation team must be addressed. Further to observe CQI, university/institute has
to submit separate progress report along with evidence to PEC, while applying for re-accreditation on SAR.
c. Program B.S. Electronics Engineering
Re-accreditation is granted for two years i.e. Intake Batches 2014 & 2015. The university is also advised to adopt Outcome - Based Education (OBE) system in all engineering programs and submit the Self-Assessment Report (SAR) in subsequent re-accreditation requests, inline with Accreditation Manual – 2014 guidelines. Assessment data of at-least one academic unit / semester (implementation in all Even or Odd 04 semesters) is a minimum requirement for the 1st accreditation under the guidelines mentioned above. No application for accreditation will be accepted on AC-1 (Accreditation Manual – 2007) after June 2018 which was the deadline conveyed to HEIs. The observations/Concern/weak areas identified by the PEC visitation team must be addressed. Further to observe CQI, university/institute has to submit separate progress report along with evidence to PEC, while applying for re-accreditation on SAR.
Current Status Upto Intake of Batch 2013
Visit Type Re-accreditation
Date of Visit April 25-26, 2018
d. Program B.S. Telecommunication Engineering
Re-accreditation is granted for two years i.e. Intake Batches 2014 & 2015. The university is also advised to adopt Outcome - Based Education (OBE) system in all engineering programs and submit the Self-Assessment Report (SAR) in subsequent re-accreditation requests, inline with Accreditation Manual – 2014 guidelines. Assessment data of at-least one academic unit / semester (implementation in all Even or Odd 04 semesters) is a minimum requirement
Current Status From Intake of Batch 2008 upto 2013
Visit Type Re-accreditation
Date of Visit April 26-27, 2018
for the 1st accreditation under the guidelines mentioned above. No application for accreditation will be accepted on AC-1 (Accreditation Manual – 2007) after June 2018 which was the deadline conveyed to HEIs. The observations/Concern/weak areas identified by the PEC visitation team must be addressed. Further to observe CQI, university/institute has to submit separate progress report along with evidence to PEC, while applying for re-accreditation on SAR.
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03. NED University of Engineering and Technology, Karachi
Program B.E. Software Re-accreditation is granted for three years i.e. Intake Batches 2011-12, 2012-13 & 2013-14. The Intake is restricted to 100 students per year in single entry subject to employment of faculty to keep student teacher ratio as 20:1 (this decision is referred from the change of scope visit approved in 87th EA&QEC/EAB). Next re-accreditation request will be only entertained subject to fulfillment of following requirements by submission of satisfactory compliance report:
i. Curriculum should be updated/revised as per HEC/PEC guideline mentioned in report.
ii. Course files should be maintained as per PEC guideline.
iii. Increasing number of program relevant books/titles.
iv. Lab manuals must be revised and made consistent with the theory part of the course.
v. FYDP reports to be made consistent and a formal
Current Status Intake of Batch 2010-11 only
Visit Type Re-accreditation
Date of Visit June 25-26, 2018
template/guidelines should be developed for the students, including assessment rubrics for the faculty.
vi. Safety precautions and guidelines to be displayed in the laboratories and in the buildings.
The university is also advised to adopt Outcome - Based Education (OBE) system in all engineering programs and submit the Self-Assessment Report (SAR) in subsequent re-accreditation requests, inline with Accreditation Manual – 2014 guidelines. Assessment data of at-least one academic unit / semester (implementation in all Even or Odd 04 semesters) is a minimum requirement for the 1st accreditation under the guidelines mentioned above. No application for accreditation will be accepted on AC-1 (Accreditation Manual – 2007) after June 2018 which was the deadline conveyed to HEIs. The observations/Concern/weak areas identified by the PEC visitation team must be addressed. Further to observe CQI, university/institute has to submit separate progress report along with evidence to PEC, while applying for re-accreditation on SAR.
04. Dawood University of Engineering and Technology, Karachi
Program B.E. Computer Systems
Re-accreditation is granted for two years i.e. Intake Batches 2014 & 2015. The Intake must be restricted to 50 students per year in single entry. The university is also advised to adopt Outcome - Based Education (OBE) system in all engineering programs and submit the Self-Assessment Report (SAR) in subsequent re-accreditation requests, inline with
Current Status Intake of Batch 2013 only, and Intake of Batch 2011 to 2012-only such graduates who have completed remedial education verified by the university/college.
Visit Type Re-accreditation
Date of Visit July 6-7, 2018
Accreditation Manual – 2014 guidelines. Assessment data of at-least one academic unit / semester (implementation in all Even or Odd 04 semesters) is a minimum requirement for the 1st accreditation under the guidelines mentioned above. No application for accreditation will be accepted on AC-1 (Accreditation Manual – 2007) after June 2018 which was the deadline conveyed to HEIs. The observations/Concern/weak areas identified by the PEC visitation team must be addressed. Further to observe CQI, university/institute has to submit separate progress report along with evidence to PEC, while applying for re-accreditation on SAR.
05. Mehran University of Engineering and Technology - Shaheed Zulfiqar Ali Bhutto, Campus Khairpur Mirs
Program B.E. Petroleum & Natural Gas
Re-accreditation is granted for one year i.e. Intake of Batch-2015. Further re-accreditation of Intake Batch-2016 is also recommended subject to hiring of at least one PhD faculty registered with PEC in Petroleum Engineering. The Intake is restricted to 50 students per year in single entry subject to employment of faculty to keep student teacher ratio as 20:1 (this decision is referred from the change of scope visit approved in 87th EA&QEC/EAB). The university is also advised to adopt Outcome - Based Education (OBE) system in all engineering programs and submit the Self-Assessment Report (SAR) in subsequent re-accreditation requests, inline with Accreditation Manual – 2014 guidelines. Assessment data of at-least one academic unit / semester (implementation in all Even or Odd 04
Current Status From Intake of Batch 2010 upto 2014
Visit Type Re-accreditation
Date of Visit July 4-5, 2018
semesters) is a minimum requirement for the 1st accreditation under the guidelines mentioned above. No application for accreditation will be accepted on AC-1 (Accreditation Manual – 2007) after June 2018 which was the deadline conveyed to HEIs. The observations/Concern/weak areas identified by the PEC visitation team must be addressed. Further to observe CQI, university/institute has to submit separate progress report along with evidence to PEC, while applying for re-accreditation on SAR.
07. NED University of Engineering and Technology, Karachi
Program B.E. Civil (Construction)
Re-accreditation is granted for two years i.e Intake Batches 2012-13 & 2013-14 as B.E Civil with specialization as "Construction Engineering" mentioned on the transcript. Intake batches enrolled from 2014-15 and onwards be also considered as part of B.E Civil Engineering program with specialization in “Construction Engineering” and not as a separate program of B.E Civil (Construction) for the purpose of accreditation, since all the resources (faculty, labs, and infrastructure etc.) are the same. Therefore, all future admissions for this specialization be offered as part of Civil Engineering program and intake be adjusted within the maximum allowable intake for Civil Engineering program i.e. 260 students per year. In case of non-compliance on the decision of 82nd EA&QEC/EAB and decision above, no further re-accreditation visit of Civil Engineering program will be conducted.
Current Status Intake of Batch 2011-12 with specialization in "Construction" as mentioned on the Transcript.
Visit Type Re-accreditation
Date of Visit June 22-23, 2018
HEI must employ deficient faculty to maintain students-teacher ratio 20:1 including students enrolled in Construction specialization as one program of Civil Engineering. Reference to the NED UET Karachi website, it is observed that University is offering a separate program as B.E Civil (Construction) which has never been allowed/permitted by PEC. In case University desires to launch this program, University needs to follow the process of PEC for launching a new program including the approved curriculum from HEC. The observations/Concern/weak areas identified by the PEC visitation team must be addressed. Further to observe CQI, university/institute has to submit separate progress report along with evidence to PEC, while applying for re-accreditation on SAR.
08. Dawood University of Engineering and Technology, Karachi
a. Program B.E. Industrial Engineering & Management
Based on the verification of satisfactory compliance on weak areas, re-accreditation is granted for one year i.e., Intake Batch 2014 only. Necessary infrastructure (class rooms & labs) be established before next re-accreditation. The observations/Concern/weak areas identified by the PEC visitation team must be addressed. Further to observe CQI, university/institute has to submit separate progress report along with evidence to PEC, while applying for re-accreditation on SAR.
Current Status (Intake of Batches 2005, 2008 upto 2013)
Visit Type Confirmatory Visit (In compliance of 85th EA&QEC/EAB Meeting Decision)
Date of Visit April 24, 2018
b. Program B.E. Petroleum & Gas Based on the verification of satisfactory compliance on weak areas, re-accreditation is granted for two years i.e., Intake Batches 2012 & 2013.
Current Status (Intake of Batch 2011 only)
Visit Type Confirmatory Visit (In compliance of 85th EA&QEC/EAB Meeting Decision)
Date of Visit April 24, 2018 Necessary infrastructure (class rooms & labs) be established before next re-accreditation. The observations/Concern/weak areas identified by the PEC visitation team must be addressed. Further to observe CQI, university/institute has to submit separate progress report along with evidence to PEC, while applying for re-accreditation on SAR.
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S# Name of University/Program Profile Decision of 87-EA&QEC/EAB
01. University College of Engineering and Technology, Multan (Bahauddin Zakariya University, Multan)
Program B.Sc. Building & Architectural Engineering
Re-accreditation is granted for two years i.e. Intake Batches Fall-2012 & Fall-2013 only. The committee showed serious concern on violations pertaining to increased number of DAEs than the allowed by PEC in the years from 2012 to 2017 i.e. 2% of allowed intake of 50 students per year. In this regard, a show cause notice is being issued to the HEI to submit response (within two weeks’ time after issuing of this decision) with justified reasons on the violation of continuously higher number of DAEs. Such violation is liable to imposition of penalties as per Article-8 of PEC Regulations for Engineering Education. Next Re-accreditation visit request will be entertained subject to appointment of relevant PhD faculty at Professor / Associate Professor level as Head of Department. The university is also advised to adopt Outcome - Based Education (OBE) system in all engineering programs and submit the Self-Assessment Report (SAR) in subsequent re-accreditation requests, inline with Accreditation Manual – 2014 guidelines. Assessment data of at-least one academic unit / semester
Current Status From Intake of Batch 2005 upto 2011
Visit Type Re-accreditation
Date of Visit May 3-4, 2018
S# Name of University/Program Profile Decision of 87-EA&QEC/EAB
(implementation in all Even or Odd 04 semesters) is a minimum requirement for the 1st accreditation under the guidelines mentioned above. No application for accreditation will be accepted on AC-1 (Accreditation Manual – 2007) after June 2018 which was the deadline conveyed to HEIs. The observations/Concern/weak areas identified by the PEC visitation team must be addressed. Further to observe CQI, university/institute has to submit separate progress report along with evidence to PEC, while applying for re-accreditation on SAR.
02 University College of Engineering and Technology, Multan (Bahauddin Zakariya University, Multan)
Program B.Sc. Mechanical Engineering
Re-accreditation is granted for two years i.e. Intake Batches Fall-2012 & Fall-2013 only. The committee showed serious concern on violations pertaining to increased number of DAEs and high student intake more than the allowed by PEC in the years from 2012 to 2017 i.e. 2% of allowed intake of 50 students per year. In this regard, a show cause notice is being issued to the HEI to submit response (within two weeks’ time after issuing of this decision) with justified reasons on the violation of continuously increased number of DAEs and higher student intake. Such violations are liable to imposition of penalties as per Article-8 of PEC Regulations for Engineering Education. Next Re-accreditation visit request will be entertained subject to compliance on the following observations: i. Appointment of relevant PhD faculty at
Professor / Associate Professor level as Head of Department.
Current Status From Intake of Batch 2004 upto 2011
Visit Type Re-accreditation
Date of Visit May 3-4, 2018
S# Name of University/Program Profile Decision of 87-EA&QEC/EAB
ii. Intake must be restricted to 50 student and DAE limit (2%) in Fall-2018.
iii. Hiring of at-least 04 Lab Engineers and Lab Technicians
iv. The workshop may be upgraded with at-least CNC (lath and milling) machines
The university is also advised to adopt Outcome - Based Education (OBE) system in all engineering programs and submit the Self-Assessment Report (SAR) in subsequent re-accreditation requests, inline with Accreditation Manual – 2014 guidelines. Assessment data of at-least one academic unit / semester (implementation in all Even or Odd 04 semesters) is a minimum requirement for the 1st accreditation under the guidelines mentioned above. No application for accreditation will be accepted on AC-1 (Accreditation Manual – 2007) after June 2018 which was the deadline conveyed to HEIs. The observations/Concern/weak areas identified by the PEC visitation team must be addressed. Further to observe CQI, university/institute has to submit separate progress report along with evidence to PEC, while applying for re-accreditation on SAR.
03 University College of Engineering and Technology, Multan (Bahauddin Zakariya University, Multan)
Program B.Sc. Electrical Engineering
Re-accreditation is granted for two years i.e. Intake Batches Fall-2012 & Fall-2013 only. The committee showed serious concern on violations pertaining to increased number of DAEs and high student intake more than the allowed by PEC in the years from 2012 to 2017 i.e. 2% of allowed intake of 50 students per year. In this regard, a show cause notice is being issued to the HEI to submit response (within two weeks’ time after issuing of this
Current Status From Intake of Batch 1997 upto 2011
Visit Type Re-accreditation
Date of Visit May 10-11, 2018
S# Name of University/Program Profile Decision of 87-EA&QEC/EAB
decision) with justified reasons on the violation of continuously increased number of DAEs and higher student intake. Such violations are liable to imposition of penalties as per Article-8 of PEC Regulations for Engineering Education. Next Re-accreditation visit request will be entertained subject to compliance on the following observations identified in the visit report.
i. Intake must be restricted to 50 student and DAE limit (2%) in Fall-2018.
ii. Induction of at-least one relevant Ph.D faculty at Professor / Associate Professor Level.
iii. Hiring of minimum 4 Lab Engineers.
The university is also advised to adopt Outcome - Based Education (OBE) system in all engineering programs and submit the Self-Assessment Report (SAR) in subsequent re-accreditation requests, inline with Accreditation Manual – 2014 guidelines. Assessment data of at-least one academic unit / semester (implementation in all Even or Odd 04 semesters) is a minimum requirement for the 1st accreditation under the guidelines mentioned above. No application for accreditation will be accepted on AC-1 (Accreditation Manual – 2007) after June 2018 which was the deadline conveyed to HEIs. The observations/Concern/weak areas identified by the PEC visitation team must be addressed. Further to observe CQI, university/institute has to submit separate progress report along with evidence to PEC, while applying for re-accreditation on SAR.
S# Name of University/Program Profile Decision of 87-EA&QEC/EAB
04 Dr. A. Q. Khan Institute of Computer Science and Information Technology, Kahuta, Rawalpindi (UET-Taxila)
Program B.Sc. Computer Engineering
Accreditation is granted for one year i.e. Intake Batch Fall-2014 only subject to compliance on the following observations: i. Subject to appointment of two more
relevant MS/PhD qualified faculty members to fulfill minimum required 08 faculty member:
ii. Bring down student-teacher ratio with-in PEC prescribed limit of 20:1 by appointing more MS/PhD relevant qualified faculty members and to fulfill minimum required 08 faculty member.
iii. Establishment of Computer Communication & Networks Lab.
iv. Ensure the availability of adequate Hardware equipment/trainers in Applied Physics, Microprocessor, Signals & Systems and Digital Signal Processing Labs.
The committee showed serious concern on violations pertaining to increased number of DAEs than the allowed by PEC in the year(s) 2014 and 2017 i.e. 2% of allowed intake of 40 students per year. In this regard, a show cause notice is being issued to the HEI to submit response (within two weeks’ time after issuing of this decision) with justified reasons on the violation of increased number of DAEs. Such violation is liable to imposition of penalties as per Article-8 of PEC Regulations for Engineering Education. The university is also advised to adopt Outcome - Based Education (OBE) system in all engineering programs and submit the Self-Assessment Report (SAR) in subsequent re-accreditation requests, inline with Accreditation Manual – 2014 guidelines. Assessment data of at-least one academic unit / semester (implementation in all Even or Odd 04 semesters) is a minimum requirement for
Current Status Under process
Visit Type Accreditation
Date of Visit May 15-16, 2018
S# Name of University/Program Profile Decision of 87-EA&QEC/EAB
the 1st accreditation under the guidelines mentioned above. No application for accreditation will be accepted on AC-1 (Accreditation Manual – 2007) after June 2018 which was the deadline conveyed to HEIs. The observations/Concern/weak areas identified by the PEC visitation team must be addressed. Further to observe CQI, university/institute has to submit separate progress report along with evidence to PEC, while applying for re-accreditation on SAR.
05 National University of Computer and Emerging Sciences, Islamabad (Chiniot-Faisalabad Campus)
Program Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering
Accreditation is granted for one year i.e. Intake Batch Fall-2014 only. The university is also advised to adopt Outcome - Based Education (OBE) system in all engineering programs and submit the Self-Assessment Report (SAR) in subsequent re-accreditation requests, inline with Accreditation Manual – 2014 guidelines. Assessment data of at-least one academic unit / semester (implementation in all Even or Odd 04 semesters) is a minimum requirement for the 1st accreditation under the guidelines mentioned above. No application for accreditation will be accepted on AC-1 (Accreditation Manual – 2007) after June 2018 which was the deadline conveyed to HEIs. The observations/Concern/weak areas identified by the PEC visitation team must be addressed. Further to observe CQI, university/institute has to submit separate progress report along with evidence to PEC, while applying for re-accreditation on SAR.
Current Status Under process
Visit Type Accreditation
Date of Visit May 3-4, 2018
S# Name of University/Program Profile Decision of 87-EA&QEC/EAB
06 College of Textile Engineering, Multan (Bahauddin Zakariya University, Multan)
Program B.Sc. Textile Engineering
Re-accreditation is granted for two years i.e. Intake Batches Fall-2013 and Fall-2014 only. The university is also advised to adopt Outcome - Based Education (OBE) system in all engineering programs and submit the Self-Assessment Report (SAR) in subsequent re-accreditation requests, inline with Accreditation Manual – 2014 guidelines. Assessment data of at-least one academic unit / semester (implementation in all Even or Odd 04 semesters) is a minimum requirement for the 1st accreditation under the guidelines mentioned above. No application for accreditation will be accepted on AC-1 (Accreditation Manual – 2007) after June 2018 which was the deadline conveyed to HEIs. The observations/Concern/weak areas identified by the PEC visitation team must be addressed. Further to observe CQI, university/institute has to submit separate progress report along with evidence to PEC, while applying for re-accreditation on SAR.
Current Status From Intake Batch 2004 upto 2012
Visit Type Re-accreditation
Date of Visit April 16-17, 2018
07 COMSATS Institute of Information Technology, Islamabad (Lahore Campus)
Program Bachelor of Science in Electrical (Electronics) Engineering
Re-accreditation is granted for two years i.e. Intake Batches Fall-2014 and 2015 (Fall & Spring) only. The university is also advised to adopt Outcome - Based Education (OBE) system in all engineering programs and submit the Self-Assessment Report (SAR) in subsequent re-accreditation requests, inline with Accreditation Manual – 2014 guidelines. Assessment data of at-least
Current Status Intake of Batch Fall-2012 upto Spring-2014
Visit Type Re-accreditation
S# Name of University/Program Profile Decision of 87-EA&QEC/EAB
Date of Visit May 11-12, 2018 one academic unit / semester (implementation in all Even or Odd 04 semesters) is a minimum requirement for the 1st accreditation under the guidelines mentioned above. No application for accreditation will be accepted on AC-1 (Accreditation Manual – 2007) after June 2018 which was the deadline conveyed to HEIs. The observations/Concern/weak areas identified by the PEC visitation team must be addressed. Further to observe CQI, university/institute has to submit separate progress report along with evidence to PEC, while applying for re-accreditation on SAR.
08 NFC Institute of Engineering and Technology, Multan
Program B.Sc. Civil Engineering Accreditation is granted for two years i.e. Intake Batches Fall-2013 & Fall-2014 only. The committee showed serious concern on violations pertaining to high student intake more than the allowed by PEC in the years(s) 2013, 2014 and 2017 i.e. intake of 40 students per year. In this regard, a show cause notice is being issued to the HEI to submit response (within two weeks’ time after issuing of this decision) with justified reasons on the violation of higher student intake. Such violation is liable to imposition of penalties as per Article-8 of PEC Regulations for Engineering Education. The university is also advised to adopt Outcome - Based Education (OBE) system in all engineering programs and submit the Self-Assessment Report (SAR) in subsequent re-accreditation requests, inline with Accreditation Manual – 2014 guidelines. Assessment data of at-least one academic unit / semester (implementation in all Even or Odd 04 semesters) is a minimum requirement for
Current Status Under process
Visit Type Accreditation
Date of Visit May 21-22, 2018
S# Name of University/Program Profile Decision of 87-EA&QEC/EAB
the 1st accreditation under the guidelines mentioned above. No application for accreditation will be accepted on AC-1 (Accreditation Manual – 2007) after June 2018 which was the deadline conveyed to HEIs. The observations/Concern/weak areas identified by the PEC visitation team must be addressed. Further to observe CQI, university/institute has to submit separate progress report along with evidence to PEC, while applying for re-accreditation on SAR.
09 Namal College, Mianwali (affiliated with Bradford University, UK)
Program BEng in Electrical & Electronics Engineering
Re-accreditation is granted for one year i.e. Intake Batch Fall-2015 only (under Schedule-II). This intake batch is the last admission taken in affiliation with Bradford University, UK. The university is also advised to adopt Outcome - Based Education (OBE) system in all engineering programs and submit the Self-Assessment Report (SAR) in subsequent re-accreditation requests, inline with Accreditation Manual – 2014 guidelines. Assessment data of at-least one academic unit / semester (implementation in all Even or Odd 04 semesters) is a minimum requirement for the 1st accreditation under the guidelines mentioned above. No application for accreditation will be accepted on AC-1 (Accreditation Manual – 2007) after June 2018 which was the deadline conveyed to HEIs. The observations/Concern/weak areas identified by the PEC visitation team must be addressed. Further to observe CQI, university/institute has to submit separate progress report along with evidence to PEC, while applying for re-accreditation on SAR.
Current Status From Intake of Batch 2010 upto 2014
Visit Type Re-accreditation
Date of Visit June 22-23, 2018
S# Name of University/Program Profile Decision of 87-EA&QEC/EAB
10 University College of Engineering and Technology, Sargodha (University of Sargodha)
Program B.Sc. Electrical Engineering
Accreditation is granted for one year i.e. Intake Batch Fall-2013 only. The university is also advised to adopt Outcome - Based Education (OBE) system in all engineering programs and submit the Self-Assessment Report (SAR) in subsequent re-accreditation requests, inline with Accreditation Manual – 2014 guidelines. Assessment data of at-least one academic unit / semester (implementation in all Even or Odd 04 semesters) is a minimum requirement for the 1st accreditation under the guidelines mentioned above. No application for accreditation will be accepted on AC-1 (Accreditation Manual – 2007) after June 2018 which was the deadline conveyed to HEIs. The observations/Concern/weak areas identified by the PEC visitation team must be addressed. Further to observe CQI, university/institute has to submit separate progress report along with evidence to PEC, while applying for re-accreditation on SAR.
Current Status Under Process
Visit Type Confirmatory of Accreditation
Date of Visit July 6, 2018
11 University College of Engineering and Technology, Sargodha (University of Sargodha)
Program B.Sc. Mechanical Engineering
Re-accreditation is granted for one year i.e. Intake Batch Fall-2014 only subject to appointment of two more relevant MS/PhD qualified faculty members to fulfill minimum required 08 faculty member. The university is also advised to adopt Outcome - Based Education (OBE) system in all engineering programs and submit the Self-Assessment Report (SAR) in subsequent re-accreditation requests, inline with Accreditation Manual – 2014 guidelines. Assessment data of at-least one academic unit / semester (implementation in all Even or Odd 04 semesters) is a minimum requirement for
Current Status Intake of Batch 2013 only
Visit Type Re-accreditation
Date of Visit June 28-29, 2018
S# Name of University/Program Profile Decision of 87-EA&QEC/EAB
the 1st accreditation under the guidelines mentioned above. No application for accreditation will be accepted on AC-1 (Accreditation Manual – 2007) after June 2018 which was the deadline conveyed to HEIs. The observations/Concern/weak areas identified by the PEC visitation team must be addressed. Further to observe CQI, university/institute has to submit separate progress report along with evidence to PEC, while applying for re-accreditation on SAR.
12 NFC Institute of Engineering and Fertilizer Research, Faisalabad (University of Engineering and Technology, Lahore)
Program B.Sc. Mechanical Engineering
Re-accreditation is granted for one year i.e. Intake Batch Fall-2014 only. The university is also advised to adopt Outcome - Based Education (OBE) system in all engineering programs and submit the Self-Assessment Report (SAR) in subsequent re-accreditation requests, inline with Accreditation Manual – 2014 guidelines. Assessment data of at-least one academic unit / semester (implementation in all Even or Odd 04 semesters) is a minimum requirement for the 1st accreditation under the guidelines mentioned above. No application for accreditation will be accepted on AC-1 (Accreditation Manual – 2007) after June 2018 which was the deadline conveyed to HEIs. The observations/Concern/weak areas identified by the PEC visitation team must be addressed. Further to observe CQI, university/institute has to submit separate progress report along with evidence to PEC, while applying for re-accreditation on SAR.
Current Status From Intake of Batch 2004 upto 2013
Visit Type Re-accreditation
Date of Visit June 25-26, 2018
S# Name of University/Program Profile Decision of 87-EA&QEC/EAB
13 College of Engineering and Emerging Technologies, Lahore (University of the Punjab, Lahore)
Program B.Sc. Metallurgy & Materials Engineering
Re-accreditation is granted for two years i.e. Intake Batches Fall- 2013 & Fall-2014 only. The university is also advised to adopt Outcome - Based Education (OBE) system in all engineering programs and submit the Self-Assessment Report (SAR) in subsequent re-accreditation requests, inline with Accreditation Manual – 2014 guidelines. Assessment data of at-least one academic unit / semester (implementation in all Even or Odd 04 semesters) is a minimum requirement for the 1st accreditation under the guidelines mentioned above. No application for accreditation will be accepted on AC-1 (Accreditation Manual – 2007) after June 2018 which was the deadline conveyed to HEIs. The observations/Concern/weak areas identified by the PEC visitation team must be addressed. Further to observe CQI, university/institute has to submit separate progress report along with evidence to PEC, while applying for re-accreditation on SAR.
Current Status From Intake of Batch 2005 upto 2012
Visit Type Re-accreditation
Date of Visit July 18-19, 2017
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01. Gandhara Institute of Science and Technology, PGS Engineering College, Peshawar (UET, Peshawar)
Program B.Sc. Civil Engineering
Re-accreditation is granted for one year i.e. Intake Batch Fall-2014 only. The institute is advised to adopt Outcome - Based Education (OBE) system in all engineering programs and submit the Self-Assessment Report (SAR) in subsequent accreditation/re-accreditation requests, inline with Accreditation Manual – 2014 guidelines. Assessment data of at-least one academic unit / semester (implementation in all Even or Odd 04
Current Status From Intake of Batch 2001 upto Fall-2013
Visit Type Re-accreditation
Date of Visit April 18-19, 2018
semesters) is a minimum requirement for the first accreditation under the guidelines mentioned above. No application for accreditation will be accepted on AC-1 (Accreditation Manual – 2007) after June, 2018 which was the deadline conveyed to HEIs. The observations/Concern/weak areas identified by the PEC visitation team must be addressed. Further to observe CQI, university/institute has to submit separate progress report along with evidence to PEC, while applying for re-accreditation on SAR.
02. Institute of Engineering and Technology, Gomal University, D.I. Khan
Program B.Sc. Electrical (Telecommunication) Engineering
The house showed serious concern on continuous major deficiencies in labs / faculty, causing compromised quality of engineering education, re-accreditation for intake batch-2014 is not recommended and further intake from Fall-2018 is stopped. Further; the pursuance of academic operations for already enrolled batches (intake Fall-2014 to Fall-2017) is also not allowed till the complete solution demonstrating fulfillment of required teaching / learning aspects as per PEC criteria (particularly required faculty and lab facilities etc.) is attained by HEI with subsequent permission by PEC. In case of failure, the program shall be completely closed by PEC and the already enrolled students will be allowed for migration to an accredited engineering program of an HEI in the same region, provided that the accepting HEI has the required infrastructure and facilities to accommodate the migrated students. Further; HEC, HED and Governor KPK (Chancellor of the university) shall also be intimated about the serious deficiencies and poor academic quality of the program.
Current Status From Intake of Batch 2011 upto 2012
Visit Type Re-accreditation
Date of Visit May 10-11, 2018
03. The University Engineering and Technology, Peshawar (Main Campus)
Program B.Sc. Agricultural Engineering
Re-accreditation is granted for three years i.e. Intake Batches 2014, 2015 & 2016. The university is advised to adopt Outcome - Based Education (OBE) system in all engineering programs and submit the Self-Assessment Report (SAR) in subsequent accreditation/re-accreditation requests, inline with Accreditation Manual – 2014 guidelines. Assessment data of at-least one academic unit / semester (implementation in all Even or Odd 04 semesters) is a minimum requirement for the first accreditation under the guidelines mentioned above. No application for accreditation will be accepted on AC-1 (Accreditation Manual – 2007) after June, 2018 which was the deadline conveyed to HEIs. The observations/Concern/weak areas identified by the PEC visitation team must be addressed. Further to observe CQI, university/institute has to submit separate progress report along with evidence to PEC, while applying for re-accreditation on SAR.
Current Status Upto Intake of Batch 2013
Visit Type Re-accreditation
Date of Visit May 11-12, 2018
04. Sarhad University of Science and Information Technology, Peshawar
a. Program B.Sc. Civil Engineering
Re-accreditation is granted for one year i.e. Intake Batch 2014 only. The committee showed serious concern on violations pertaining to high student intake more than the allowed intake by PEC i.e., 120 students per year in 2016 and 2017. In this regard, a show cause notice is being issued to the HEI to submit response (within two weeks’ time after issuing of this decision) with justified reasons on the violation of continuously higher intake. Such violation is liable to imposition of penalties as per Article-8 of PEC Regulations for Engineering Education.
Current Status From Intake of Batch 2007 upto 2013
Visit Type Re-accreditation
Date of Visit May 10-11, 2018
The university is advised to adopt Outcome - Based Education (OBE) system in all engineering programs and submit the Self-Assessment Report (SAR) in subsequent accreditation/re-accreditation requests, inline with Accreditation Manual – 2014 guidelines. Assessment data of at-least one academic unit / semester (implementation in all Even or Odd 04 semesters) is a minimum requirement for the first accreditation under the guidelines mentioned above. No application for accreditation will be accepted on AC-1 (Accreditation Manual – 2007) after June, 2018 which was the deadline conveyed to HEIs. The observations/Concern/weak areas identified by the PEC visitation team must be addressed. Further to observe CQI, university/institute has to submit separate progress report along with evidence to PEC, while applying for re-accreditation on SAR.
b. Program B.Sc. Mechanical Engineering
Re-accreditation is granted for two years i.e. Intake Batches 2014 & 2015. The university is advised to adopt Outcome - Based Education (OBE) system in all engineering programs and submit the Self-Assessment Report (SAR) in subsequent accreditation / re-accreditation requests, inline with Accreditation Manual – 2014 guidelines. Assessment data of at-least one academic unit / semester (implementation in all Even or Odd 04 semesters) is a minimum requirement for the first accreditation under the guidelines mentioned above. No application for accreditation will be accepted on AC-1 (Accreditation Manual – 2007) after June, 2018 which was the deadline conveyed to HEIs.
Current Status From Intake of Batch 2008 upto 2013
Visit Type Re-accreditation
Date of Visit May 9-10, 2018
Next re-accreditation visit request will only be entertained subject to addressal of weak areas identified by the PEC visitation team. Further to observe CQI, university/institute has to submit separate progress report along with evidence to PEC, while applying for re-accreditation on SAR.
05. The University of Lahore (Islamabad Campus)
Program B.S. Mechanical Engineering
Accreditation is granted for one year i.e. Intake Batch 2014 only. The university is advised to adopt Outcome - Based Education (OBE) system in all engineering programs and submit the Self-Assessment Report (SAR) in subsequent accreditation/re-accreditation requests, inline with Accreditation Manual – 2014 guidelines. Assessment data of at-least one academic unit / semester (implementation in all Even or Odd 04 semesters) is a minimum requirement for the first accreditation under the guidelines mentioned above. No application for accreditation will be accepted on AC-1 (Accreditation Manual – 2007) after June, 2018 which was the deadline conveyed to HEIs. The observations/Concern/weak areas identified by the PEC visitation team must be addressed. Further to observe CQI, university/institute has to submit separate progress report along with evidence to PEC, while applying for re-accreditation on SAR.
Current Status Under Process
Visit Type Accreditation
Date of Visit 19-20 April 2018
06. Hamdard Institute of Engineering and Technology, Islamabad Campus (Hamdard University, Karachi)
Program Bachelor of Electrical Engineering
Re-accreditation is granted for one year i.e. Intake Batch 2014 only. Further re-accreditation visit request of HEI will be entertained only subject to
Current Status From Intake of Batch 2007 upto 2013
Visit Type Re-accreditation
Date of Visit February 15-16, 2018 appointment of dedicated Ph.D engineering qualified and experienced HoD of the program. The university is advised to adopt Outcome - Based Education (OBE) system in all engineering programs and submit the Self-Assessment Report (SAR) in subsequent accreditation/re-accreditation requests, inline with Accreditation Manual – 2014 guidelines. Assessment data of at-least one academic unit / semester (implementation in all Even or Odd 04 semesters) is a minimum requirement for the first accreditation under the guidelines mentioned above. No application for accreditation will be accepted on AC-1 (Accreditation Manual – 2007) after June, 2018 which was the deadline conveyed to HEIs. The observations/Concern/weak areas identified by the PEC visitation team must be addressed. Further to observe CQI, university/institute has to submit separate progress report along with evidence to PEC, while applying for re-accreditation on SAR.
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07. The University of Poonch, Rawalakot
Program B.Sc. Electrical Engineering
Re-accreditation is granted for one year i.e. Intake Batch 2013 only. Further re-accreditation for intake batch 2014 is also recommended subject to fulfillment of followings by submission of satisfactory compliance report: a. Appointment of qualified Ph.D
Engineering faculty as HoD. b. Addressal of weak areas as identified
in visitation team report. The university is further advised to shift the department in dedicated building within one year, otherwise further intake will be stopped.
Current Status Intake of Batch 2012 (Fall) only
Visit Type Re-accreditation
Date of Visit June 29-30, 2018
The university is also advised to adopt Outcome - Based Education (OBE) system in all engineering programs and submit the Self-Assessment Report (SAR) in subsequent accreditation/re-accreditation requests, inline with Accreditation Manual – 2014 guidelines. Assessment data of at-least one academic unit / semester (implementation in all Even or Odd 04 semesters) is a minimum requirement for the first accreditation under the guidelines mentioned above. No application for accreditation will be accepted on AC-1 (Accreditation Manual – 2007) after June, 2018 which was the deadline conveyed to HEIs. The observations/Concern/weak areas identified by the PEC visitation team must be addressed. Further to observe CQI, university/institute has to submit separate progress report along with evidence to PEC, while applying for re-accreditation on SAR.
08. University of Azad Jammu and Kashmir, Muzaffarabad
Program B.S. Electrical Engineering (Telecommunication / Electronics)
Accreditation is granted for one year i.e. Intake Batch Fall-2013 only. The university is also advised to adopt Outcome - Based Education (OBE) system in all engineering programs and submit the Self-Assessment Report (SAR) in subsequent accreditation/re-accreditation requests, inline with Accreditation Manual – 2014 guidelines. Assessment data of at-least one academic unit / semester (implementation in all Even or Odd 04 semesters) is a minimum requirement for the first accreditation under the guidelines mentioned above. No application for accreditation will be accepted on AC-1 (Accreditation Manual
Current Status Under Process
Visit Type Accreditation
Date of Visit July 2-3, 2018
– 2007) after June, 2018 which was the deadline conveyed to HEIs. The observations/Concern/weak areas identified by the PEC visitation team must be addressed. Further to observe CQI, university/institute has to submit separate progress report along with evidence to PEC, while applying for re-accreditation on SAR.
09. Federal Urdu University of Arts, Science and Technology, Islamabad Campus
Program B.Sc. Electrical Engineering
Re-accreditation is granted for one year i.e. Intake Batch 2014 only. Further re-accreditation for intake batch 2015 is also recommended subject to fulfillment of following by submission of satisfactory compliance report: a. Shifting of the Electrical Engineering
Department in newly constructed/dedicated building before Fall-2019 admission.
b. Establishment of separate dedicated Power Electronics lab.
The university is also advised to adopt Outcome - Based Education (OBE) system in all engineering programs and submit the Self-Assessment Report (SAR) in subsequent accreditation/re-accreditation requests, inline with Accreditation Manual – 2014 guidelines. Assessment data of at-least one academic unit / semester (implementation in all Even or Odd 04 semesters) is a minimum requirement for the first accreditation under the guidelines mentioned above. No application for accreditation will be accepted on AC-1 (Accreditation Manual – 2007) after June, 2018 which was the deadline conveyed to HEIs. The observations/Concern/weak areas identified by the PEC visitation team must be addressed. Further to observe CQI,
Current Status From Intake of Batch 2004 to 2013
Visit Type Re-accreditation
Date of Visit July 2-3, 2018
university/institute has to submit separate progress report along with evidence to PEC, while applying for re-accreditation on SAR.
10. ISRA University, Hyderabad (Islamabad Campus)
Program Bachelors of Electrical Engineering
Re-accreditation is granted for one year i.e. Intake Batch 2014 only. The university is advised to address the observations of last PEC visit report which were not complied yet and submit compliance report before subsequent visit request. The university is also advised to adopt Outcome - Based Education (OBE) system in all engineering programs and submit the Self-Assessment Report (SAR) in subsequent accreditation/re-accreditation requests, inline with Accreditation Manual – 2014 guidelines. Assessment data of at-least one academic unit / semester (implementation in all Even or Odd 04 semesters) is a minimum requirement for the first accreditation under the guidelines mentioned above. No application for accreditation will be accepted on AC-1 (Accreditation Manual – 2007) after June, 2018 which was the deadline conveyed to HEIs. The observations/Concern/weak areas identified by the PEC visitation team must be addressed. Further to observe CQI, university/institute has to submit separate progress report along with evidence to PEC, while applying for re-accreditation on SAR.
Current Status Intake of Batch 2013 only
Visit Type Re-accreditation
Date of Visit July 5-6, 2018
11. Iqra National University, Peshawar
a. Program B.Sc. Electrical Engineering
Re-accreditation is recommended for one year i.e. Intake Batch 2014 only subject to fulfilment of deficiencies of Section-6 ‘Library’ as highlighted in the visit report and submission of satisfactory compliance report.
Current Status From Intake of Batch 2010 upto 2013
Visit Type Re-accreditation
Date of Visit June 26-27, 2018
The committee showed serious concern on violation pertaining to high DAE student intake in 2017. In this regard, a show cause notice is being issued to the HEI to submit response (within two weeks’ time after issuing of this decision) with justified reasons on the violation. Such violation is liable to imposition of penalties as per Article-8 of PEC Regulations for Engineering Education. The university is also advised to adopt Outcome - Based Education (OBE) system in all engineering programs and submit the Self-Assessment Report (SAR) in subsequent accreditation/re-accreditation requests, inline with Accreditation Manual – 2014 guidelines. Assessment data of at-least one academic unit / semester (implementation in all Even or Odd 04 semesters) is a minimum requirement for the first accreditation under the guidelines mentioned above. No application for accreditation will be accepted on AC-1 (Accreditation Manual – 2007) after June, 2018 which was the deadline conveyed to HEIs. The observations/Concern/weak areas identified by the PEC visitation team must be addressed. Further to observe CQI, university/institute has to submit separate progress report along with evidence to PEC, while applying for re-accreditation on SAR.
b. Program B.Sc. Civil Engineering
Re-accreditation is recommended for one year i.e. Intake Batch 2013 only subject to fulfilment of following and subsequent verification of same through a confirmatory visit within three months: a. Fulfilment of deficiencies of Section-6
‘Library’ as highlighted in the visit report.
b. Hiring of at-least one more Ph.D civil engineering qualified faculty member.
Current Status From Intake of Batch 2010 upto 2012
Visit Type Re-accreditation
Date of Visit June 25-26, 2018
c. Hiring of more Civil Engineering qualified faculty, minimum M.Sc. Engineering to bring the student teacher ratio down to 20:1.
d. Compliance on allowed intake from Fall-2018 and onwards.
e. Addressal of weak areas as highlighted in the visitation team report.
The committee showed serious concern on violations pertaining to high student intake more than the allowed intake by PEC i.e., 80 students per year in 2016 and 2017. In this regard, a show cause notice is being issued to the HEI to submit response (within two weeks’ time after issuing of this decision) with justified reasons on the violation of continuous higher intake. Such violation is liable to imposition of penalties as per Article-8 of PEC Regulations for Engineering Education. The university is also advised to adopt Outcome – Based Education (OBE) system in all engineering programs and submit the Self-Assessment Report (SAR) in subsequent accreditation/re-accreditation requests, inline with Accreditation Manual – 2014 guidelines. Assessment data of at-least one academic unit / semester (implementation in all Even or Odd 04 semesters) is a minimum requirement for the first accreditation under the guidelines mentioned above. No application for accreditation will be accepted on AC-1 (Accreditation Manual – 2007) after June, 2018 which was the deadline conveyed to HEIs.
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Annex-B to the Minutes of 87th EA&QEC/EAB held on August 2-3, 2018 at PEC HQ Islamabad.
Agenda Item No.03.Consideration of Visit Reports (Manual 2014) [Accreditation/Re-accreditation, Confirmatory]
Zone-III (Islamabad, AJK, KPK, Gilgit and Baltistan)
S# Name of University/Program Profile Decision of 87-EA&QEC/EAB
01. University of Engineering and Technology, Peshawar (Bannu Campus)
Program B.Sc. Civil Engineering
Based on deficiencies and major weaknesses/concerns in most of the criteria and partial implementation of OBE, re-accreditation is recommended for one year i.e., Intake Batch 2014 under Level-I of First Schedule, subject to submission of satisfactory compliance report / evidence of MS qualified faculty hiring and to bring the student teacher ratio down to 20:1. The Institution; however, is expected to address deficiencies / weak areas / concerns of all the Criteria. Furthermore, all other observations as mentioned in the detailed report be addressed as a part of its CQI process before applying for subsequent visit.
Current Status From Intake of Batch 2002 to 2013
Visit Type Re-accreditation (OBA)
Date of Visit May 27-29, 2018
02. NUST - Institute of Environmental Sciences and Engineering, Islamabad
Program B.E. Environmental Based on deficiencies and major weaknesses/concerns in most of the criteria and partial implementation of OBE, re-accreditation is granted for one year i.e., Intake Batch 2014 under Level-I of First Schedule. Further, re-accreditation for intake batch 2015 is also recommended under Level-II subject to submission of comprehensive compliance report on the following: a. CQI implementation under OBE
including corrective actions for individual students, CLO based course CQI & PLO based program CQI.
b. Implementation of lab rubrics and assessment procedures for affective
Current Status From Intake of Batch 2008 upto 2013
Visit Type Re-accreditation (OBA)
Date of Visit April 27-28, 2018
domain courses. Learning levels especially for the psychomotor need to be revised.
c. Implementation of Complex Engineering Problems, Open Ended Labs and Problem Based Learning in courses with proper evidences.
d. Evidence of active pursuance at the part of the program to create awareness and job opportunities for the graduates.
The Institution; however, is expected to address weak areas / concerns particularly for the Criteria 2, 3, 5 & 6. Furthermore, all other observations as mentioned in the detailed report be addressed as a part of its CQI process before applying for re-accreditation visit.
03. Institute of Space Technology, Islamabad
Program B.S. Mechanical Engineering
Based on the satisfactory level of compliance against accreditation criteria/ quality standards, particularly the breadth and depth of the curriculum, QMS, implementation of the Outcome Based Assessment procedures & CQI, re-accreditation is granted for three years i.e., Intake Batches 2014, 2015 & 2016 under Level-II of First Schedule. The Institution; however, is expected to address weak areas / concerns, particularly for the Criteria 2, 3, 4 & 6. Furthermore, all other observations as mentioned in the detailed report be addressed as a part of its CQI process before applying for re-accreditation visit.
Current Status From Intake of batches 2012 upto 2013 (Level-II)
Visit Type Re-accreditation (OBA)
Date of Visit May 3-5, 2018
04. NUST - School of Chemical and Materials Engineering, Islamabad
Program a. B.E. Materials (for Intake Batch 2014)
b. B.E. Metallurgy & Materials (for Intake Batch 2015 & onwards)
Based on the satisfactory level of compliance against accreditation criteria/ quality standards, particularly the breadth and depth of the curriculum, QMS, implementation of the Outcome Based Assessment procedures & CQI, re-accreditation is granted for three years i.e., Intake Batches 2014, 2015 & 2016 under Level-II of First Schedule.
Current Status Accredited
Visit Type Re-accreditation (OBA)
Date of Visit May 7-8, 2018 The Institution; however, is expected to address weak areas / concerns, particularly for the Criteria 2, 3, 6 & 9. Furthermore, all other observations as mentioned in the detailed report be addressed as a part of its CQI process before applying for re-accreditation visit.
05. International Islamic University, Islamabad
Program Bachelor of Science (B.S.) in Mechanical Engineering
Based on the satisfactory level of compliance against accreditation criteria/ quality standards, particularly the breadth and depth of the curriculum, QMS, implementation of the Outcome Based Assessment, CQI and in the light of HEI rejoinder considered, re-accreditation is granted for two years i.e., Intake Batches 2014 & 2015 under Level-II of First Schedule. The Institution; however, is expected to address weak areas / concerns particularly for the Criteria 2, 3, 6, 8 & 9. Furthermore, all other observations as mentioned in the detailed report be addressed as a part of its CQI process before applying for re-accreditation visit.
Current Status From Intake of Batch 2010 upto 2013
Visit Type Re-accreditation (OBA)
Date of Visit May 11-12, 2018
06. Islamic International Engineering College, Islamabad (Riphah International University, Islamabad)
Program B.Sc. Biomedical Engineering
Based on the satisfactory level of compliance against accreditation criteria/ quality standards, particularly the breadth and depth of the curriculum, QMS, implementation of the Outcome Based Assessment procedures & CQI, re-accreditation is granted for two years i.e., Intake Batches 2014 & 2015 under Level-II of First Schedule. The Institution; however, is expected to address weak areas / concerns particularly for the Criteria 1, 2, 3, 6 & 8. Furthermore, all other observations as mentioned in the detailed report be addressed as a part of its CQI process before applying for re-accreditation visit.
Current Status From Intake of Batch 2009 upto 2013
Visit Type Re-accreditation
Date of Visit May 16-17, 2018
07. Center of Advanced Studies in Engineering, Islamabad
Program B.Sc. Electrical Engineering (Computer / Telecommunication)
Based on the satisfactory level of compliance against accreditation criteria/ quality standards, particularly the breadth and depth of the curriculum, QMS, implementation of the Outcome Based Assessment procedures & CQI, re-accreditation is granted for three years i.e., Intake Batches 2014, 2015 & 2016 under Level-II of First Schedule. The Institution; however, is expected to address weak areas / concerns particularly for the Criteria 3, 6 & 8. Furthermore, all other observations as mentioned in the detailed report be addressed as a part of its CQI process before applying for re-accreditation visit.
Current Status From Intake of Batches 2011 upto 2013 (Level-II)
Visit Type Re-accreditation (OBA)
Date of Visit April 19-20, 2018
08. Abasyn University, Islamabad Campus
Program B.E. Civil Based on the satisfactory level of compliance against accreditation criteria/ quality standards, particularly the breadth and depth of the curriculum, QMS, implementation of the Outcome Based Assessment procedures & CQI, re-accreditation is granted for two years i.e., Intake Batches 2014 & 2015 under Level-II of First Schedule. The university is also advised to hire more relevant qualified Ph.D faculty. The Institution; however, is expected to address weak areas / concerns particularly for the Criteria 2, 3, 5, 7 & 8. Furthermore, all other observations as mentioned in the detailed report be addressed as a part of its CQI process before applying for re-accreditation visit.
Current Status Under Process
Visit Type Accreditation (OBA)
Date of Visit April 25-26, 2018
09. Pakistan Institute of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Islamabad
Program B.S. Mechanical Engineering
Based on the satisfactory level of compliance against accreditation criteria/ quality standards, particularly the breadth and depth of the curriculum, QMS, implementation of the Outcome Based Assessment procedures & CQI, re-accreditation is granted for two years i.e.,
Current Status From Intake of Batch 2009 upto 2013
Visit Type Re-accreditation (OBA)
Date of Visit May 14-15, 2018
Intake Batches 2014 & 2015 under Level-II of First Schedule. The Institution; however, is expected to address weak areas / concerns particularly for the Criteria 2, 3, 5, 8 & 9. Furthermore, all other observations as mentioned in the detailed report be addressed as a part of its CQI process before applying for re-accreditation visit.
10. Pakistan Institute of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Islamabad
Program B.Sc. Electrical Engineering
Based on the satisfactory level of compliance against accreditation criteria/ quality standards, particularly the breadth and depth of the curriculum, QMS, implementation of the Outcome Based Assessment procedures & CQI, re-accreditation is granted for three years i.e., Intake Batches 2015, 2016 & 2017 under Level-II of First Schedule. The Institution; however, is expected to address weak areas / concerns particularly for the Criteria 2, 3, 5 & 6. Furthermore, all other observations as mentioned in the detailed report be addressed as a part of its CQI process before applying for re-accreditation visit.
Current Status From Intake of Batch 2009 upto 2014
Visit Type Re-accreditation (OBA)
Date of Visit June 26 - 27, 2018
11. University of Engineering and Technology, Peshawar (Main Campus)
Program B.Sc. Chemical Engineering
Based on deficiencies and major weaknesses/concerns in most of the criteria and partial implementation of OBE, re-accreditation is granted for one year i.e., Intake Batch 2014 under Level-I of First Schedule. Further, re-accreditation for intake batch 2015 is also recommended under Level-II subject to verification on the following through a confirmatory visit: a. Establishment and implementation
strategy/plan of CQI mechanism/ process for CLOs, PLOs & PEOs.
b. Exposure of Complex Engineering Problems (CEPs), Problem Based Learning and Open Ended Labs to the
Current Status From Intake of Batch 1995 upto 2013
Visit Type Re-accreditation (OBA)
Date of Visit July 5-6, 2018
students of Intake batch 2015 and onwards in major breadth and depth courses.
c. Strengthening of Industrial Advisory Board.
The Institution; however, is expected to address deficiencies / weak areas / concerns particularly for the Criteria 1, 2, 3, 4, 8 & 9. Furthermore, all other observations as mentioned in the detailed report be addressed as a part of its CQI process before applying for subsequent visit.
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S# Name of University/Program Profile Decision of 87-EA&QEC/EAB
01. HITEC University, Taxila Cantt.
Program B.S. Computer Engineering
Based on the satisfactory level of compliance against accreditation criteria/ quality standards, particularly the breadth and depth of the curriculum, QMS, implementation of the Outcome Based Assessment procedures & CQI, Accreditation is granted for two years i.e., Intake Batches 2014 & 2015 under Level-II of First Schedule. The Institution, however, is required to address the weak areas and concerns, particularly in Criteria 1, 2, 3, 8 & 9. Furthermore, all other observations as mentioned in the detailed report be addressed as a part of its CQI process before applying for re-accreditation visit under OBA.
Current Status Under process
Visit Type Accreditation
Date of Visit April 23-24, 2018
02. HITEC University, Taxila Cantt.
Program B.S Electrical Engineering
Based on the satisfactory level of compliance against accreditation criteria/ quality standards, particularly the breadth and depth of the curriculum, QMS, implementation of the Outcome Based Assessment procedures & CQI, re-accreditation is granted for three years
Current Status From Intake of Batch 2007 upto 2011 (Level-I) & From Intake of Batches 2012 upto 2013 (Level-II)
Visit Type Re-accreditation
S# Name of University/Program Profile Decision of 87-EA&QEC/EAB
Date of Visit April 23-24, 2018 i.e., Intake Batches 2014, 2015 & 2016 under Level-II of First Schedule. The Institution, however, is required to address the weak areas and concerns, particularly in Criteria 2, 3 & 4. Furthermore, all other observations as mentioned in the detailed report be addressed as a part of its CQI process before applying for re-accreditation visit under OBA.
03. HITEC University, Taxila Cantt.
Program B.Sc. Mechanical Engineering
Based on the satisfactory level of compliance against accreditation criteria/ quality standards, particularly the breadth and depth of the curriculum, QMS, implementation of the Outcome Based Assessment procedures & CQI, re-accreditation is granted for three years i.e., Intake Batches 2014, 2015 & 2016 under Level-II of First Schedule. The Institution, however, is required to address the weak areas and concerns, mentioned in visit report. Furthermore, all other observations as mentioned in the detailed report be addressed as a part of its CQI process before applying for re-accreditation visit under OBA.
Current Status From Intake of Batch 2007 upto 2011 (Level-I) & From Intake of Batches 2012 upto 2013 (Level-II)
Visit Type Re-Accreditation
Date of Visit April 23-24, 2018
04. Wah Engineering College, Wah Cantt.
Program B.Sc. Mechanical Engineering
Based on major deficiencies, weaknesses & concerns in few of the criteria and partial implementation of OBE, re-accreditation is granted for one year i.e., Intake Batch 2014 only under Level-I of First Schedule. The Institution, however, is required to address the deficiencies, weak areas and concerns, particularly in Criteria 1, 2, 3, 6, 8 & 9. Furthermore, all other observations as mentioned in the detailed report be addressed as a part of its CQI process before applying for re-accreditation visit under OBA.
Current Status From Intake of Batch 2010 upto 2013
Visit Type Re-accreditation
Date of Visit April 25-26, 2018
05. Wah Engineering College, Wah Cantt.
Program B.Sc. Mechatronics Engineering
Based on major deficiencies, weaknesses & concerns in few of the criteria and partial
S# Name of University/Program Profile Decision of 87-EA&QEC/EAB
Current Status From Intake of Batch 2009 upto 2013
implementation of OBE, re-accreditation is granted for one year i.e., Intake Batch 2014 only under Level-I of First Schedule. The committee showed serious concern on violations pertaining to increased number of DAEs and high student intake more than the allowed by PEC in the year(s) 2014 and 2017 i.e. 2% of allowed intake of 50 students per year. In this regard, a show cause notice is being issued to the HEI to submit response (within two weeks’ time after issuing of this decision) with justified reasons on the violation of increased number of DAEs and higher student intake. Such violations are liable to imposition of penalties as per Article-8 of PEC Regulations for Engineering Education. The Institution, however, is required to address the weak areas and concerns, particularly in Criteria 1, 2, 3, 6, 8 & 9. Furthermore, all other observations as mentioned in the detailed report be addressed as a part of its CQI process before applying for re-accreditation visit under OBA.
Visit Type Re-accreditation
Date of Visit April 25-26, 2018
06. Swedish College of Engineering and Technology, Wah Cantt.
Program B.Sc. Civil Engineering
Based on the satisfactory level of compliance against accreditation criteria/ quality standards, particularly the breadth and depth of the curriculum, QMS, implementation of the Outcome Based Assessment procedures & CQI, re-accreditation is granted for two years i.e., Intake Batches 2014, 2015 under Level-II of First Schedule. The institution is strictly advised to adhere the PEC allowed intake of 80 students per year in single intake. The Institution, however, is required to address the weak areas and concerns, particularly in Criteria 1, 2, 3, 6, 8 & 9. Furthermore, all other observations as mentioned in the detailed report be
Current Status From Intake of Batch 2009 upto 2013
Visit Type Re-accreditation
Date of Visit May 15-16, 2018
S# Name of University/Program Profile Decision of 87-EA&QEC/EAB
addressed as a part of its CQI process before applying for re-accreditation visit under OBA.
07. Swedish College of Engineering and Technology, Wah Cantt.
Program B.Sc. Mechanical Engineering
Based on the satisfactory level of compliance against accreditation criteria/ quality standards, particularly the breadth and depth of the curriculum, QMS, implementation of the Outcome Based Assessment procedures & CQI, re-accreditation is granted for two years i.e., Intake Batches 2014 & 2015 under Level-II of First Schedule. The Institution, however, is required to address the weak areas and concerns, particularly in Criteria 1, 3, 6, 7, 8 & 9. Furthermore, all other observations as mentioned in the detailed report be addressed as a part of its CQI process before applying for re-accreditation visit under OBA.
Current Status From Intake of Batch 2009 upto 2013
Visit Type Re-accreditation
Date of Visit May 15-16, 2018
08. Lahore University of Management Sciences, Lahore
Program B.S Electrical Engineering
Based on the satisfactory level of compliance against accreditation criteria/ quality standards, particularly the breadth and depth of the curriculum, QMS, implementation of the Outcome Based Assessment procedures & CQI, re-accreditation is granted for two years i.e., Intake Batches 2014 & 2015 under Level-II of First Schedule. The house showed serious concern on continued non-compliance by offering one year common classes for all admitted students in engineering and other faculties despite of PEC decisions conveyed earlier. University is, therefore, strictly advised to adhere the PEC regulations in this regard and compliance report be submitted before next re-accreditation.
Current Status From Intake of Batch 2008 upto 2010 (Level-I) & From Intake of Batch 2011 upto 2013 (Level-II)
Visit Type Re-accreditation
Date of Visit April 26-27, 2018
S# Name of University/Program Profile Decision of 87-EA&QEC/EAB
The Institution, however, is required to address the weak areas and concerns, particularly in Criteria 1, 2, 3, 4, 7, 8 & 9. Furthermore, all other observations as mentioned in the detailed report be addressed as a part of its CQI process before applying for re-accreditation visit under OBA.
09. University of Engineering and Technology, Taxila (Main Campus)
Program B.Sc. Electrical Engineering
Based on major weaknesses & concerns in few of the criteria and partial implementation of OBE, re-accreditation is granted for one year i.e., Intake Batch 2014 under Level-I of First Schedule.
However, re-accreditation of Intake Batch 2015 is also recommended under Level-II of First Schedule subject to compliance on the weak areas and concerns identified in visit report, particularly in Criteria 1, 2, 3, 6, 8 & 9 and compliance report be submitted within six (06) months.
Furthermore, all other observations as mentioned in the detailed report be addressed as a part of its CQI process before applying for re-accreditation visit under OBA.
Current Status Upto Intake of Batch 2013
Visit Type Re-accreditation
Date of Visit May 24-25, 2018
10. University of Engineering and Technology, Taxila (Main Campus)
Program B.Sc. Electronics Engineering
Based on the satisfactory level of compliance against accreditation criteria/ quality standards, particularly the breadth and depth of the curriculum, QMS, implementation of the Outcome Based Assessment procedures & CQI, re-accreditation is granted for two years i.e., Intake Batches 2015 & 2016 under Level-II of First Schedule.
The committee showed serious concern on violations pertaining to high student intake more than the allowed by PEC in the years from 2014 to 2017 i.e. intake of 40 students per year. In this regard, a show cause notice is being issued to the HEI to submit response (within two weeks’ time after issuing of this decision) with justified reasons on the violation of
Current Status From Intake of Batch 2010 upto 2014
Visit Type Re-accreditation
Date of Visit May 24-25, 2018
S# Name of University/Program Profile Decision of 87-EA&QEC/EAB
continuously higher student intake. Such violation is liable to imposition of penalties as per Article-8 of PEC Regulations for Engineering Education.
The Institution, however, is required to address the weak areas and concerns, particularly in Criteria 2, 3, 6 & 9. Furthermore, all other observations as mentioned in the detailed report be addressed as a part of its CQI process before applying for re-accreditation visit under OBA.
11. University of Engineering and Technology, Taxila (Main Campus)
Program B.Sc. Software Engineering
Based on the satisfactory level of compliance against accreditation criteria/ quality standards, particularly the breadth and depth of the curriculum, QMS, implementation of the Outcome Based Assessment procedures & CQI, re-accreditation is granted for two years i.e., Intake Batches 2014 & 2015 under Level-II of First Schedule. The Institution, however, is required to address the weak areas and concerns, particularly in Criteria 2, 3, 5, 8 & 9. Furthermore, all other observations as mentioned in the detailed report be addressed as a part of its CQI process before applying for re-accreditation visit under OBA.
Current Status Intake of Batch 2002 upto 2013
Visit Type Re-Accreditation
Date of Visit May 24-25, 2018
12. University of Engineering and Technology, Taxila (Chakwal Campus)
Program B.Sc. Mechatronics Engineering
Based on major weaknesses & concerns in few of the criteria and partial implementation of OBE, re-accreditation is granted for one year i.e., Intake Batch 2014 under Level-I of First Schedule. However, re-accreditation of Intake Batch 2015 is also recommended under Level-II of First Schedule subject to compliance on the weak areas and concerns identified in visit report, particularly in Criteria 1, 2, 3, 4, 6 & 8 and compliance be verified through a confirmatory visit.
Current Status Intake of Batch 2003 upto 2013 excluding intake of Batch 2006
Visit Type Re-accreditation
Date of Visit June 26-27, 2018
S# Name of University/Program Profile Decision of 87-EA&QEC/EAB
The committee showed serious concern on violations pertaining to high student intake more than the allowed by PEC in the years from 2014 to 2017 i.e. intake of 40 students per year. In this regard, a show cause notice is being issued to the HEI to submit response (within two weeks’ time after issuing of this decision) with justified reasons on the violation of continuously higher student intake. Such violation is liable to imposition of penalties as per Article-8 of PEC Regulations for Engineering Education. Furthermore, all other observations as mentioned in the detailed report be addressed as a part of its CQI process before applying for re-accreditation visit under OBA.
13. University of Engineering and Technology, Taxila (Chakwal Campus)
Program B.Sc. Electronics Engineering
Based on major weaknesses & concerns in few of the criteria and partial implementation of OBE, re-accreditation is granted for one year i.e., Intake Batch 2014 under Level-I of First Schedule. However, re-accreditation of Intake Batch 2015 is also recommended under Level-II of First Schedule subject to compliance on the weak areas and concerns identified in visit report, particularly in Criteria 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 8 & 9 and compliance be verified through a confirmatory visit. The committee showed serious concern on violations pertaining to high student intake more than the allowed by PEC in the years(s) 2014 and 2017 i.e. intake of 40 students per year. In this regard, a show cause notice is being issued to the HEI to submit response (within two weeks’ time after issuing of this decision) with justified reasons on the violation of higher student intake. Such violation is liable to imposition of penalties as per Article-8 of PEC Regulations for Engineering Education.
Current Status From Intake of Batch Fall-2005 upto 2013 excluding intake of batch 2006
Visit Type Re-accreditation
Date of Visit June 26-27, 2018
S# Name of University/Program Profile Decision of 87-EA&QEC/EAB
Furthermore, all other observations as mentioned in the detailed report be addressed as a part of its CQI process before applying for re-accreditation visit under OBA.
14. Rachna College of Engineering and Technology, Gujranwala
Program B.Sc. Mechanical Engineering
Based on major deficiencies, weaknesses & concerns in few of the criteria and partial implementation of OBE, re-accreditation is granted for one year i.e., Intake Batch 2014 only under Level-I of First Schedule. However, re-accreditation of Intake Batch 2015 is also recommended under Level-II of First Schedule subject to compliance on the weak areas and concerns identified in visit report, particularly in Criteria 1, 2, 3, 5, 6, 8 & 9 and compliance be verified through a confirmatory visit. Furthermore, all other observations as mentioned in the detailed report be addressed as a part of its CQI process before applying for re-accreditation visit under OBA.
Current Status Intake of Batches 2003 upto 2013
Visit Type Re-accreditation
Date of Visit July 3-4, 2018
15. University of Engineering and Technology, Lahore (Kala Shah Kaku Campus)
Program B.Sc. Chemical Engineering
Based on the satisfactory level of compliance against accreditation criteria/ quality standards, particularly the breadth and depth of the curriculum, QMS, implementation of the Outcome Based Assessment procedures & CQI, re-accreditation is granted for two years i.e., Intake Batches 2014 & 2015 under Level-II of First Schedule. The Institution, however, is required to address the weak areas and concerns particularly in Criteria 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 8 & 9. Furthermore, all other observations as mentioned in the detailed report be addressed as a part of its CQI process before applying for re-accreditation visit under OBA.
Current Status From Intake of Batch 2007 upto 2013
Visit Type Re-accreditation
Date of Visit June 26-27, 2018
S# Name of University/Program Profile Decision of 87-EA&QEC/EAB
16. University of Engineering and Technology, Taxila (Main Campus).
Program B.Sc. Civil Engineering
Based on the satisfactory level of compliance against accreditation criteria/ quality standards, particularly the breadth and depth of the curriculum, QMS, implementation of the Outcome Based Assessment procedures & CQI, re-accreditation is granted for two years i.e., Intake Batches 2014 & 2015 under Level-II of First Schedule. The Institution, however, is required to address the weak areas and concerns particularly in Criteria 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 8 & 9. Furthermore, all other observations as mentioned in the detailed report be addressed as a part of its CQI process before applying for re-accreditation visit under OBA.
Current Status Upto Intake of Batch 2013
Visit Type Re-accreditation
Date of Visit July 3-4, 2018
17. University of Engineering and Technology, Taxila (Main Campus)
Program B.Sc. Environmental Engineering
Based on the satisfactory level of compliance against accreditation criteria/ quality standards, particularly the breadth and depth of the curriculum, QMS, implementation of the Outcome Based Assessment procedures & CQI, re-accreditation is granted for two years i.e., Intake Batches 2014 & 2015 under Level-II of First Schedule. The committee showed serious concern on violations pertaining to high student intake more than the allowed by PEC in the year 2017 i.e. intake of 40 students per year. In this regard, a show cause notice is being issued to the HEI to submit response (within two weeks’ time after issuing of this decision) with justified reasons on the violation of higher student intake. Such violation is liable to imposition of penalties as per Article-8 of PEC Regulations for Engineering Education. The Institution, however, is required to address the weak areas and concerns particularly in Criteria 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 8 & 9. Furthermore, all other observations as
Current Status From Intake of Batch 2010 upto 2013
Visit Type Re-accreditation
Date of Visit July 3-4, 2018
S# Name of University/Program Profile Decision of 87-EA&QEC/EAB
mentioned in the detailed report be addressed as a part of its CQI process before applying for re-accreditation visit under OBA.
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S# Name of University/Program Profile Decision of 87-EA&QEC/EAB
01. Pakistan Navy Engineering College, Karachi (NUST Islamabad)
Program Industrial & Manufacturing Engineering
Based on deficiencies and major weaknesses/concerns in few of the criteria and partial implementation of OBE, re-accreditation is granted for one year i.e., Intake Batch 2014 under Level-I of First Schedule. Further, the HEI must ensure minimum required faculty i.e eight (08) to run the intake batches 2015 & 2016 of the program. The observations/Concern/weak areas identified by the PEC visitation team must be addressed. Further to observe CQI, university/institute has to submit separate progress report along with evidence to PEC, while applying for re-accreditation on SAR.
Current Status From intake of Batch 2008 upto 2013
Visit Type Re-accreditation(OBA)
Date of Visit May 10-12, 2018
02. Sukkur Institute of Business Administration, Sukkur
Program Bachelor of Engineering in Electrical
Re-accreditation is granted for three years i.e Intake Batch 2014 under Level-I of First Schedule (due to deficiencies and major weaknesses/concerns in few of the criteria and partial implementation of OBE) and Intake Batches 2015 & 2016 under Level-II of First Schedule (based on the satisfactory level of compliance against accreditation criteria/quality standards, particularly the breadth and depth of the curriculum, QMS, implementation of
Current Status From Intake of Batch 2010 upto 2013
Visit Type Re-accreditation(OBA)
Date of Visit July 2-3, 2018
S# Name of University/Program Profile Decision of 87-EA&QEC/EAB
the Outcome Based Assessment procedures & CQI). The Institution, however, is required to address the weak areas / concerns, particularly in Criteria 2, 3, 6, & 8. Furthermore, all other observations as mentioned in the detailed report be addressed as a part of its CQI process before applying for re-accreditation visit under OBA.
03. Usman Institute of Technology, Karachi (Hamdard University, Karachi)
Program B.E. Electrical (Electronics, Telecommunication, Power & Computer Systems)
Based on the satisfactory level of compliance, re-accreditation is granted for one year i.e., Intake Batch 2014 only under Level-II of First Schedule. The committee showed serious concern on violations pertaining to high student intake more than the allowed intake by PEC i.e 240 students per year. In this regard, a show cause notice is being issued to the HEI to submit response (within two weeks’ time after issuing of this decision) with justified reasons on the violation of continuously higher intake. Such violation is liable to imposition of penalties as per Article-8 of PEC Regulations for Engineering Education.
Current Status From Intake of Batch 2009 upto 2013
Visit Type Confirmatory
Date of Visit June 30, 2018
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Annex-C to the Minutes of 87th EA&QEC/EAB held on August 2-3, 2018 at PEC HQ Islamabad.
Agenda Item No. 03 Consideration of Visit Reports [Zero/Interim/Change of Scope/Confirmatory]
Zone-II (Sindh, Balochistan)
S# Name of University/Program Profile Decision of 87-EA&QEC/EAB
01. Preston Institute of Management Science and Technology, Karachi
Program B.E. Electrical Permission is granted to continue the program. This is also to mention that there is no intake/admission taken in 2016 & 2017 by the HEI. However, the weak areas mentioned in the visit report must be addressed and compliance/progress report be submitted before subsequent visit request.
Current Status Under Process
Visit Type Interim
Date of Visit May 04, 2018
02. Preston Institute of Management Science and Technology, Karachi
Program B.E. Civil The house showed serious concern on late submission of interim visit for 1st intake batch 2014, continuous major deficiencies in labs / faculty and causing serious compromise on quality of engineering education, the program is, therefore, not recommended to continue and further intake/admission from Fall-2018 is stopped. Further; the pursuance of academic operations for already enrolled batches (intake Fall-2014 to Fall-2016) is also not allowed till the complete solution, demonstrating fulfillment of required teaching / learning aspects as per PEC criteria (particularly required faculty and lab facilities etc.) is attained by HEI with subsequent permission by PEC. This is also to mention that there is no intake/admission taken in 2017 by the HEI.
Current Status Under Process
Visit Type Interim
Date of Visit May 03, 2018
The house also showed concern on dual employment status (in PIMSAT, Karachi & Qurtuba University D.I. Khan) of Engr. Dr. M. Tariq Bashir (PEC Reg. No.Civil/13606), the only Ph.D and HoD of this program. EA&QEC/EAB referred the matter along with evidence to Enrolment Committee to initiate necessary action as per PEC Act & Bye-Laws, and any disciplinary action by the concerned HEIs. In case of failure/non-compliance, the program shall be closed completely and already enrolled students will be allowed for migration to an accredited engineering program of an HEI in the same region, provided that the accepting HEI has the required infrastructure and facilities to accommodate the migrated students.
03. Ziauddin University, Karachi
a. Program B.S Civil Engineering Permission is not granted to continue the program at this stage due to non-compliance on infrastructure, labs and other weak areas mentioned in the report. Therefore, further intake/admission is not allowed w.e.f Fall-2018 till verification of full compliance through a confirmatory visit by PEC.
Current Status Under Process
Visit Type Confirmatory Visit of Zero Visit
Date of Visit May 11, 2018
b. Program B.S Electrical Engineering
Permission is not granted to continue the program at this stage due to non-compliance on infrastructure, labs and other weak areas mentioned in the report. Therefore, further intake/admission is not allowed w.e.f Fall-2018 till verification of full compliance through a confirmatory visit by PEC.
Current Status Under Process
Visit Type Confirmatory Visit of Zero Visit
Date of Visit May 11, 2018
04. NED University of Engineering and Technology, Karachi
Program B.E Software Permission is granted to increase the intake from 40 to 100 students per year in a single entry (2 sections of 50
Current Status (Intake of Batch 2010-11 only)
Visit Type Change of Scope (Increase in Intake)
students each) from Fall-2018 intake subject to hiring of more MS engineering qualified faculty to maintain student teacher ratio as 20:1.
Date of Visit June 25-26, 2018
05. Mehran University of Engineering and Technology- Shaheed Zulfiqar Ali Bhutto, Campus Khairpur Mirs
Program B.E Petroleum & Natural Gas
Permission is granted to increase the intake from 40 to 50 students per year in single entry (one sections of 50 students) from Fall-2018 intake subject to hiring of at least one more relevant PhD faculty registered with PEC in Petroleum Engineering.
Current Status (From Intake of Batch 2010 upto 2014)
Visit Type Increase in Intake
Date of Visit July 04-05, 2018
06. Nazeer Hussain University, Karachi (NHU)
a. Program B.E Electrical Permission is not granted to continue the program due to following deficiencies: a. Non-availability of the required
minimum faculty i.e. eight (08) b. Non availability of requisite dedicated
/ core Electrical Engineering Labs. For existing intake batches of Fall – 2014, Fall – 2015 and Fall – 2016 the University must fulfill the following:
a. Hiring of minimum required faculty i.e eight (08).
b. Remedial education for the following labs:
i. Control Engineering ii. Power Electronics iii. Electrical Machines iv. Power System
The HEI is advised to fulfill the above conditions and submit compliance report to PEC at earliest for verification through a confirmatory visit. Further intake is stopped w.e.f. Fall-2018. In case of failure/non-compliance, the program shall be closed completely and already enrolled students will be allowed for migration to an accredited engineering
Current Status Under Process
Visit Type Interim
Date of Visit June 5, 2018
program of an HEI in the same region, provided that the accepting HEI has the required infrastructure and facilities to accommodate the migrated students.
b. Program B.E Mechanical Permission is not granted to continue the program due to following deficiencies: a. Non-availability of the required
minimum faculty i.e. eight (08). b. There is not even a single dedicated
/ core Mechanical Engineering Lab presently available in the department.
For existing intake batches of Fall – 2014, Fall – 2015 and Fall – 2016 the University must fulfill the following:
a. Hiring of minimum required faculty i.e eight (08).
b. Remedial education for the following labs:
i. Material Testing ii. Thermodynamics iii. Mechanics of Material iv. Fluid Mechanics v. Heat and Mass Transfer vi. Engineering Drawing vii. Refrigeration and Air
Conditioning viii. Mechanical Vibration
The HEI is advised to fulfill the above conditions and submit compliance report to PEC at earliest for verification through a confirmatory visit.
Further intake is stopped w.e.f. Fall-2018.
In case of failure/non-compliance, the program shall be closed completely and already enrolled students will be allowed for migration to an accredited engineering program of an HEI in the same region, provided that the accepting HEI has the required infrastructure and facilities to accommodate the migrated students.
Current Status Under Process
Visit Type Interim
Date of Visit June 04, 2018
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Zone-III (Islamabad, AJK, KPK, Gilgit and Baltistan)
01. Gandhara Institute of Science & Technology, PGS Engineering College, Peshawar (affiliated with University of Engineering and Technology, Peshawar)
Program B.Sc. Civil Engineering
The increase in intake is not allowed at this stage due to the deficiencies highlighted in the visit report. Intake is restricted to 50 students per year in a single entry. However, the observations/weak areas identified by the PEC visitation team must be addressed. Further to observe CQI, university/institute has to submit separate progress report along with evidence to PEC, while applying for subsequent visit.
Current Status -
Visit Type Change Of Scope (Increase in Intake)
Date of Visit April 18-19, 2018
02. National University of Modern Languages, Islamabad
Program B.E. Electrical (Telecommunication)
The program is allowed for the change of nomenclature from B.E. Electrical (Telecommunication) to B.E. Electrical w.e.f intake Batch Fall-2018. Further, more faculty from core Electrical Engineering discipline should be hired. The increase in intake is not allowed at this stage due to the deficiencies highlighted in the visit report. Intake is restricted to 40 students per year in a single entry. However, the observations/weak areas identified by the PEC visitation team must be addressed. Further to observe CQI, university/institute has to submit separate progress report along with evidence to PEC, while applying for subsequent visit.
Current Status -
Visit Type a. Change of Scope (Nomenclature)
b. Change of Scope (Increase in Intake)
Date of Visit June 6, 2018
03. Institute of Space Technology, Islamabad
a. Program B.S. Avionics Engineering
Permission is granted to continue the program. The committee showed serious concern on late submission of Interim Visit request and increased intake. In
Current Status -
Visit Type June 28, 2018
Date of Visit Interim
this regard, a show cause notice is being issued to the HEI to submit response (within two weeks’ time after issuing of this decision) with justified reason. The university is advised to strictly adhere the PEC allowed intake of 40 students per year in a single entry. The university is also advised to address the observations/weak areas identified in the visit report particularly about the lab equipment for Radar Lab, Control Systems Lab, Airborne Avionics Systems Lab and lab staff before submission of accreditation visit request. Minimum eight (08) faculty must be employed and compliance report must be submitted before the commencement of Seventh (7th) semester (Fall-2018). However, the observations/weak areas identified by the PEC visitation team must be addressed. Further to observe CQI, university/institute has to submit separate progress report along with evidence to PEC, while applying for subsequent visit.
b. Program B.S. Electrical Engineering
Permission is granted to increase the intake from 80 to 100 students per year in single entry (2 sections of 50 students each) w.e.f Fall-2018 admissions. However, the observations/weak areas identified by the PEC visitation team must be addressed. Further to observe CQI, university/institute has to submit separate progress report along with evidence to PEC, while applying for subsequent visit.
Current Status -
Visit Type Change of Scope (Increase in Intake)
Date of Visit -
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Zone-I (Punjab)
S# Name of University/Program Profile Decision of 87-EA&QEC/EAB
01. Riphah College of Science and Technology, Lahore (RIU, Islamabad)
Program B.Sc. Electrical (Power, Electronics & Telecommunication )
Permission is granted to continue the program. The university is also advised to adopt Outcome - Based Education (OBE) system in all engineering programs and submit the Self-Assessment Report (SAR) in subsequent re-accreditation requests, inline with Accreditation Manual – 2014 guidelines. Assessment data of at-least one academic unit / semester (implementation in all Even or Odd 04 semesters) is a minimum requirement for the 1st accreditation under the guidelines mentioned above. No application for accreditation will be accepted on AC-1 (Accreditation Manual – 2007) after June 2018 which was the deadline conveyed to HEIs. The observations/Concern/weak areas identified by the PEC visitation team must be addressed. Further to observe CQI, university/institute has to submit separate progress report along with evidence to PEC, while applying for re-accreditation on SAR.
Current Status Under Process
Visit Type Confirmatory of Interim visit
Date of Visit May 14, 2018
02. HITEC University, Taxila
Program B.S Electrical Engineering
Permission is granted to increase the intake from 160 to 200 students per year (4 sections of 50 students each) from Fall-2018. The observations/Concern/weak areas identified by the PEC visitation team must be addressed. Further to observe CQI, university/institute has to submit separate progress report along with evidence to PEC, while applying for re-accreditation on SAR.
Current Status From Intake of Batch 2007 upto 2011 (Level-I) & From Intake of Batches 2012 upto 2013 (Level-II)
Visit Type Change of Scope (increase in intake)
Date of Visit April 23-24, 2018
03. HITEC University, Taxila
Program B.S Mechanical Engineering
Permission is granted to increase the intake from 160 to 200 students per year
Current Status From Intake of Batch 2007 upto 2011 (Level-I) & From Intake of Batches 2012 upto 2013 (Level-II)
(4 sections of 50 students each) from Fall-2018. However, the HEI is advised to enhance the lab equipment/workstations sufficiently to accommodate 2-3 students per workstation. The observations/Concern/weak areas identified by the PEC visitation team must be addressed. Further to observe CQI, university/institute has to submit separate progress report along with evidence to PEC, while applying for re-accreditation on SAR.
Visit Type -
Date of Visit April 23-24, 2018
04. College of Engineering and Emerging Technologies, Lahore (University Of The Punjab, Lahore)
Program B.Sc. Metallurgy & Materials Engineering
Permission is granted to regularize the increase of intake from 40 to 100 students per year w.e.f. Fall-2015 and onwards. However, the weak areas mentioned in the visit report must be addressed and compliance/progress report be submitted before subsequent visit request.
Current Status From Intake of Batch 2005 upto 2012
Visit Type Special CoS visit
Date of Visit May 31, 2018
05. PMAS-Arid Agriculture University, Rawalpindi
Program B.Sc. Agriculture Engineering
Permission is granted to continue the program. The instituted is advised to freshly apply for accreditation visit on AC-1 Form without further delay as intake batch 2013 already passed out and onwards. The university is also advised to adopt Outcome - Based Education (OBE) system in all engineering programs and submit the Self-Assessment Report (SAR) in subsequent re-accreditation requests, inline with Accreditation Manual – 2014 guidelines. Assessment data of at-least one academic unit / semester (implementation in all Even or Odd 04 semesters) is a minimum requirement for the 1st accreditation under the guidelines mentioned above. The observations/Concern/weak areas identified by the PEC visitation team must be addressed. Further to observe CQI,
Current Status Under process
Visit Type Confirmatory of Interim visit
Date of Visit July 3, 2018
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university/institute has to submit separate progress report along with evidence to PEC, while applying for re-accreditation on SAR.
06. University of Management and Technology, Lahore (Sialkot Campus)
Program B.S Mechanical Engineering
Permission is granted to continue the program. The institute is advised to freshly apply for Interim visit without further delay as intake batch 2014 is about to graduate. The observations/Concern/weak areas identified by the PEC visitation team must be addressed. Further to observe CQI, university/institute has to submit separate progress report along with evidence to PEC, while applying for re-accreditation on SAR.
Current Status Under process
Visit Type Confirmatory visit incompliance of 86th EA&QEC/EAB
Date of Visit June 27, 2018
07. Army Public College of Management Sciences, Rawalpindi
Program B.Sc. Software Engineering
Green Signal/Permission is granted to launch the program w.e.f. Fall-2018 and onwards. The intake must be restricted to 50 students per year. Observations of the visitation team must be addressed before next periodic visit.
Current Status under process
Visit Type Zero
Date of Visit June 22, 2018
Annex-D to the Minutes of 87th EA&QEC/EAB held on August 2-3, 2018 at PEC HQ Islamabad.
Agenda Item No.03 (B)
Approval / Ratification on Zero (Verification) / Special Zero Visit permissions.
(1) B.Sc. Civil Engineering, GIK Topi-Swabi, Green signal is recommended to launch the program in Fall-2018 with an intake of 40 students per year.
(2) B.E. Computer Systems, Iqra University, Karachi, Green signal is recommended to launch the program in Fall-2018 with an intake of 80 students per year.
(3) Special Zero visit for B.Sc. Mechanical Engineering program of Khawaja Fareed University of Engineering & IT, Rahim Yar Khan, for regularization of Intake Batches 2014 and 2015.
(4) Special Zero visit for B.Sc. Electrical Engineering program of Khawaja Fareed University of Engineering & IT, Rahim Yar Khan, for regularization of Intake Batches 2014 and 2015.
Agenda Item No.03 (C)
Ratification/Approval of EA&QEC/EAB on Compliance based extension of accreditation / re-accreditation to below mentioned engineering programs/batches, granted on the basis of satisfactory report submitted by following HEIs:- (i) Dawood University of Engineering and Technology, Karachi, B.E. Energy &
Environment, Intake of Batch 2012. (ii) Sir Syed University of Engineering and Technology, Karachi, B.S. Computer
Engineering, Intake of Batch 2014. (iii) NUCES-FAST, Peshawar Campus, B.S. Electrical Engineering, Intake of Batch
2014 only. (iv) UET Peshawar (Bannu Campus), B.Sc. Electrical Engineering, Intake of Batch 2014
only. (v) UET Peshawar (Kohat Campus), B.Sc. Electrical Engineering, Intake of Batch 2014
only. (vi) COMSATS (Sahiwal Campus), B.S. Mechanical Engineering, Intake of Batch 2014
only. (vii) SEECS-NUST Islamabad, Bachelor of Electrical Engineering, Intake Batches 2014
& 2015 under Level-II of the First Schedule.
(viii) a. Mirpur University of Science and Technology, AJ&K, B.Sc. Electrical Engineering (with specialization in ‘Power’ as mentioned on the Transcript only), Intake Batch 2014 only.
b. Mirpur University of Science and Technology, AJ&K, B.Sc. Civil Engineering, Intake Batch 2014 only. c. Mirpur University of Science and Technology, AJ&K, B.Sc. Mechanical Engineering, Intake Batch 2014 only.
(ix) Consideration for accreditation of B.E. Food program of NED UET, Karachi based on compliance report is attached.
The Committee was informed that as per 86th EA&QEC/EAB decision, accreditation was recommended for One year i.e., Intake Batch 2011-12 only subject to establishment of labs and conducting labs’ experiments by the students.
Decision: The compliance report submitted by HEI was presented before the Committee and after due deliberation, based on satisfactory compliance, one year accreditation was granted i.e., Intake Batch 2011-12 only. Further; as identified, the labs must be established before the next re-accreditation request.
(x) The Superior College, Lahore, B.Sc. Electrical Engineering program, Intake Batch
Fall-2013 based on compliance through remedial education, to be certified by HEI. (xi) Grafton College – Islamabad (affiliated with NUML, Islamabad), BE Electrical
(Telecommunication), Intake of Batch 2014. (xii) CECOS University of Information Technology and Emerging Sciences - Peshawar,
B.Sc. Electrical Engineering, Intake of Batch 2014.
(xiii) HIET Karachi, B.E. Bio-Medical, as per 86th EA&QEC/EAB decision, re-accreditation was granted for one year i.e., Intake of Batch 2013 only.
(xiv) Compliance report submitted by IoBM, Karachi against the decision of PEC 86th EA&QEC/EAB for Intake Batch 2014 of B.E. Electrical (Telecommunication/ Electronics) program.
Agenda Item No.04 (c)
The house was informed that as per PEC 86th EA&QEC/EAB decision, re-accreditation for Intake Batch 2014 of B.E Electrical (Telecommunication/Electronics) program of IoBM, Karachi was deferred and intake from Fall-2018 was also stopped due to serious deficiencies. Further, HEI was advised to submit the compliance report within six months. The HEI has submitted compliance report and requested to review the EA&QEC/EAB decision.
Decision: After detailed deliberation on the compliance submitted by HEI, the house granted re-accreditation for one year i.e Intake Batch-2014 only and was also allowed admission/intake w.e.f Fall-2018.
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