The Higher Education Commission (HEC) said that false informationlinkwasbeing circulated using its name on social media.

HEC in its tweet clarified that:

*Some fake images, with HEC social media handles, are circulating carryingfalse information about HEC’s decisions and policies.*

The education body further said that:

Please confirm/verify any such message/information from below-mentioned HECaccounts before further sharing it:

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Some fake images, with HEC social media handles, are circulating carryingfalse information about HEC’s decisions and policies.

Please confirm/verify any such message/information from below-mentioned HECaccounts before further sharing it:

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— HEC Pakistan (@hecpkofficial) January 21, 2021link

Higher Education Commission said that if social media users wanted verifiedinformation, they could reach its official Twitter, Facebook, and Instagramaccounts.

HEC earlier notified students not to take admission in unauthorized 2-YearBA/BSc & MA/MSc programs.

HEC in its tweet informed that students are advised not to waste their timeand money by enrolling in unauthorised degree programmes.

These programmes have been phased out because of quality concerns.

One or two universities have announced admission to unauthorised BA/BSc andMA/MSc programmes. While this will earn money for the university, it willnot be in the interest of the students.

These discarded programmes degrees will not enable students to apply forjobs or further education.

The decision to phase out the BA/BSc and MA/MSc programmes and replace themwith a single, composite, 4-year BS degree was taken in 2004. However,universities were allowed to continue both systems till transition period.

According to HEC, the universities have been given a grace period of threemonths to conclude the final BA/BSc exams. Any exams concluded before March31, 2021 shall be considered to be 2020 exams.