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Summary A new rating for private universities is in the offing, by which W category is minimum baseline.
Degrees awarded by universities/degree awarding institutions (DAIs) holding such categories will not be recognized by HEC in future once the new system is in force.W category will now be the minimum baseline requirement for a university/DAI to be allowed to admit students and award degrees. W category is not the highest ranking.In an enhanced effort to provide better educational facilities to students, HEC has now devised and improved the criteria in which those universities/DAIs meeting the minimum HEC requirement will be awarded a W-1 category while those with far superior academic, financial and physical infrastructure will be awarded a W-4 category, which is now the “highest rating”.The revised rating of such universities will be disseminated through print and media by October 2011.
