Higher Education Department (HED) is a department of Government of Punjab, Pakistan. Higher Education Department is responsible for education, learning and related services for students, as well as teaching and non-teaching staff, serving in Public and Private higher education institutions in the province of Punjab.
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Functions
The department has administrative and financial control of the Higher Education sector in the Punjab. It manages 517 colleges in 37 districts. The department also supervises 09 Boards of Intermediate and Secondary Education, 17 Public Sector Universities and 26 Private Universities.
Directorate of Public Instruction Colleges
Directorate of Public Instruction Colleges (Punjab) is an attached department that performs a coordinating role between the secretariat and the district education office.
Boards
The Higher Education Department has a network of 09 Boards of Intermediate and Secondary Education to cater to the examination of Intermediate classes in public and private sector colleges across Punjab
Rules & Regulations
The department and its attached bodies are governed under following acts.