{"id":114332,"date":"2024-09-26T19:22:30","date_gmt":"2024-09-26T14:22:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pni.net.pk\/en\/?p=114332"},"modified":"2024-09-26T19:22:30","modified_gmt":"2024-09-26T14:22:30","slug":"hec-clarifies-misleading-news-on-urdu-as-compulsory-subject-at-undergraduate-level","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pni.net.pk\/en\/latest-education-news\/hec-clarifies-misleading-news-on-urdu-as-compulsory-subject-at-undergraduate-level\/","title":{"rendered":"HEC Clarifies Misleading News on Urdu as Compulsory Subject at Undergraduate Level"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Islamabad, September 26, 2024:\u00a0 A misleading news has been published regarding exclusion of\u00a0 Urdu as a compulsory subject at the undergraduate level. It is clarified that Urdu has never been a compulsory subject in the undergraduate level. However, the subject is taught at levels up-to secondary higher education i.e., intermediate \/ equivalent, which is still intact.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Moreover, it is clarified that while formulation of the HEC Undergraduate Education Policy V 1.1. (2023), all key stakeholders were consulted and the policy was finalized accordingly. It should also be noted that at undergraduate level, a full-fledged specialized degree programme in the discipline of Urdu is offered for which a curriculum has been developed by HEC and is available at HEC website.\u00a0 The minimum requirement for the general education component is 32 credits in all the undergraduate degree programmes including the Associate Degrees. As far as the optional subjects are concerned, the universities may add more courses as and when required including Urdu for which there is not restriction from HEC.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The primary objective of the policy is to promote student learning, which is envisioned as the ability to comprehend and apply conceptual knowledge, acquire professional skills and competencies, and act as an individual with strong civic and ethical values of tolerance and inclusivity. The Higher Education Commission (HEC) remains committed to supporting universities in ensuring that the education imparted at the undergraduate level meets international standards while remaining relevant to the needs of the country.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Islamabad, September 26, 2024:\u00a0 A misleading news has been published regarding exclusion of\u00a0 Urdu as a compulsory subject at the undergraduate level. It is clarified that Urdu has never been a compulsory subject in the undergraduate level. However, the subject is taught at levels up-to [&#8230;]<\/p>\n<p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":113824,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[10454],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-114332","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-latest-education-news"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.1.1 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>HEC Clarifies Misleading News on Urdu as Compulsory Subject at Undergraduate Level - Pakistan News International<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/pni.net.pk\/en\/latest-education-news\/hec-clarifies-misleading-news-on-urdu-as-compulsory-subject-at-undergraduate-level\/\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:title\" content=\"HEC Clarifies Misleading News on Urdu as Compulsory Subject at Undergraduate Level - Pakistan News International\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:description\" content=\"Islamabad, September 26, 2024:\u00a0 A misleading news has been published regarding exclusion of\u00a0 Urdu as a compulsory subject at the undergraduate level. It is clarified that Urdu has never been a compulsory subject in the undergraduate level. However, the subject is taught at levels up-to [...]\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:image\" content=\"https:\/\/pni.net.pk\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/english-142.jpg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"News Desk\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"1 minute\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/pni.net.pk\/en\/latest-education-news\/hec-clarifies-misleading-news-on-urdu-as-compulsory-subject-at-undergraduate-level\/#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/pni.net.pk\/en\/latest-education-news\/hec-clarifies-misleading-news-on-urdu-as-compulsory-subject-at-undergraduate-level\/\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"News Desk\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/pni.net.pk\/en\/#\/schema\/person\/2b326eefbddc9c3b180116b6f37cce9f\"},\"headline\":\"HEC Clarifies Misleading News on Urdu as Compulsory Subject at Undergraduate Level\",\"datePublished\":\"2024-09-26T14:22:30+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/pni.net.pk\/en\/latest-education-news\/hec-clarifies-misleading-news-on-urdu-as-compulsory-subject-at-undergraduate-level\/\"},\"wordCount\":250,\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/pni.net.pk\/en\/#organization\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/pni.net.pk\/en\/latest-education-news\/hec-clarifies-misleading-news-on-urdu-as-compulsory-subject-at-undergraduate-level\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\/\/pni.net.pk\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/english-142.jpg\",\"articleSection\":[\"Education\"],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/pni.net.pk\/en\/latest-education-news\/hec-clarifies-misleading-news-on-urdu-as-compulsory-subject-at-undergraduate-level\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/pni.net.pk\/en\/latest-education-news\/hec-clarifies-misleading-news-on-urdu-as-compulsory-subject-at-undergraduate-level\/\",\"name\":\"HEC Clarifies Misleading News on Urdu as Compulsory Subject at Undergraduate Level - Pakistan News International\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/pni.net.pk\/en\/#website\"},\"primaryImageOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/pni.net.pk\/en\/latest-education-news\/hec-clarifies-misleading-news-on-urdu-as-compulsory-subject-at-undergraduate-level\/#primaryimage\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/pni.net.pk\/en\/latest-education-news\/hec-clarifies-misleading-news-on-urdu-as-compulsory-subject-at-undergraduate-level\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\/\/pni.net.pk\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/english-142.jpg\",\"datePublished\":\"2024-09-26T14:22:30+00:00\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/pni.net.pk\/en\/latest-education-news\/hec-clarifies-misleading-news-on-urdu-as-compulsory-subject-at-undergraduate-level\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/pni.net.pk\/en\/latest-education-news\/hec-clarifies-misleading-news-on-urdu-as-compulsory-subject-at-undergraduate-level\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/pni.net.pk\/en\/latest-education-news\/hec-clarifies-misleading-news-on-urdu-as-compulsory-subject-at-undergraduate-level\/#primaryimage\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/pni.net.pk\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/english-142.jpg\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/pni.net.pk\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/english-142.jpg\",\"width\":660,\"height\":360},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/pni.net.pk\/en\/latest-education-news\/hec-clarifies-misleading-news-on-urdu-as-compulsory-subject-at-undergraduate-level\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\/\/pni.net.pk\/en\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"HEC Clarifies Misleading News on Urdu as Compulsory Subject at Undergraduate Level\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/pni.net.pk\/en\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/pni.net.pk\/en\/\",\"name\":\"Pakistan News International\",\"description\":\"Latest News, Breaking News from Pakistan\",\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/pni.net.pk\/en\/#organization\"},\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\/\/pni.net.pk\/en\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":{\"@type\":\"PropertyValueSpecification\",\"valueRequired\":true,\"valueName\":\"search_term_string\"}}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"Organization\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/pni.net.pk\/en\/#organization\",\"name\":\"Pakistan News International\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/pni.net.pk\/en\/\",\"logo\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/pni.net.pk\/en\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/pni.net.pk\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/site-logo.jpg\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/pni.net.pk\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/site-logo.jpg\",\"width\":431,\"height\":121,\"caption\":\"Pakistan News International\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/pni.net.pk\/en\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/\"}},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/pni.net.pk\/en\/#\/schema\/person\/2b326eefbddc9c3b180116b6f37cce9f\",\"name\":\"News Desk\",\"image\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/pni.net.pk\/en\/#\/schema\/person\/image\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/34e9ad84679b4a782d4fff9ca3763ebbd7e2cb1b0bb77b91492bba01714a2b4f?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/34e9ad84679b4a782d4fff9ca3763ebbd7e2cb1b0bb77b91492bba01714a2b4f?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"caption\":\"News Desk\"},\"url\":\"https:\/\/pni.net.pk\/en\/author\/zafarmalik\/\"}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"HEC Clarifies Misleading News on Urdu as Compulsory Subject at Undergraduate Level - Pakistan News International","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/pni.net.pk\/en\/latest-education-news\/hec-clarifies-misleading-news-on-urdu-as-compulsory-subject-at-undergraduate-level\/","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_title":"HEC Clarifies Misleading News on Urdu as Compulsory Subject at Undergraduate Level - Pakistan News International","twitter_description":"Islamabad, September 26, 2024:\u00a0 A misleading news has been published regarding exclusion of\u00a0 Urdu as a compulsory subject at the undergraduate level. It is clarified that Urdu has never been a compulsory subject in the undergraduate level. However, the subject is taught at levels up-to [...]","twitter_image":"https:\/\/pni.net.pk\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/english-142.jpg","twitter_misc":{"Written by":"News Desk","Est. reading time":"1 minute"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Article","@id":"https:\/\/pni.net.pk\/en\/latest-education-news\/hec-clarifies-misleading-news-on-urdu-as-compulsory-subject-at-undergraduate-level\/#article","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/pni.net.pk\/en\/latest-education-news\/hec-clarifies-misleading-news-on-urdu-as-compulsory-subject-at-undergraduate-level\/"},"author":{"name":"News Desk","@id":"https:\/\/pni.net.pk\/en\/#\/schema\/person\/2b326eefbddc9c3b180116b6f37cce9f"},"headline":"HEC Clarifies Misleading News on Urdu as Compulsory Subject at Undergraduate Level","datePublished":"2024-09-26T14:22:30+00:00","mainEntityOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/pni.net.pk\/en\/latest-education-news\/hec-clarifies-misleading-news-on-urdu-as-compulsory-subject-at-undergraduate-level\/"},"wordCount":250,"publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/pni.net.pk\/en\/#organization"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/pni.net.pk\/en\/latest-education-news\/hec-clarifies-misleading-news-on-urdu-as-compulsory-subject-at-undergraduate-level\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/pni.net.pk\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/english-142.jpg","articleSection":["Education"],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/pni.net.pk\/en\/latest-education-news\/hec-clarifies-misleading-news-on-urdu-as-compulsory-subject-at-undergraduate-level\/","url":"https:\/\/pni.net.pk\/en\/latest-education-news\/hec-clarifies-misleading-news-on-urdu-as-compulsory-subject-at-undergraduate-level\/","name":"HEC Clarifies Misleading News on Urdu as Compulsory Subject at Undergraduate Level - Pakistan News International","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/pni.net.pk\/en\/#website"},"primaryImageOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/pni.net.pk\/en\/latest-education-news\/hec-clarifies-misleading-news-on-urdu-as-compulsory-subject-at-undergraduate-level\/#primaryimage"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/pni.net.pk\/en\/latest-education-news\/hec-clarifies-misleading-news-on-urdu-as-compulsory-subject-at-undergraduate-level\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/pni.net.pk\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/english-142.jpg","datePublished":"2024-09-26T14:22:30+00:00","breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/pni.net.pk\/en\/latest-education-news\/hec-clarifies-misleading-news-on-urdu-as-compulsory-subject-at-undergraduate-level\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/pni.net.pk\/en\/latest-education-news\/hec-clarifies-misleading-news-on-urdu-as-compulsory-subject-at-undergraduate-level\/"]}]},{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/pni.net.pk\/en\/latest-education-news\/hec-clarifies-misleading-news-on-urdu-as-compulsory-subject-at-undergraduate-level\/#primaryimage","url":"https:\/\/pni.net.pk\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/english-142.jpg","contentUrl":"https:\/\/pni.net.pk\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/english-142.jpg","width":660,"height":360},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/pni.net.pk\/en\/latest-education-news\/hec-clarifies-misleading-news-on-urdu-as-compulsory-subject-at-undergraduate-level\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/pni.net.pk\/en\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"HEC Clarifies Misleading News on Urdu as Compulsory Subject at Undergraduate Level"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/pni.net.pk\/en\/#website","url":"https:\/\/pni.net.pk\/en\/","name":"Pakistan News International","description":"Latest News, Breaking News from Pakistan","publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/pni.net.pk\/en\/#organization"},"potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/pni.net.pk\/en\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https:\/\/pni.net.pk\/en\/#organization","name":"Pakistan News International","url":"https:\/\/pni.net.pk\/en\/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/pni.net.pk\/en\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/pni.net.pk\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/site-logo.jpg","contentUrl":"https:\/\/pni.net.pk\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/site-logo.jpg","width":431,"height":121,"caption":"Pakistan News International"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/pni.net.pk\/en\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/"}},{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/pni.net.pk\/en\/#\/schema\/person\/2b326eefbddc9c3b180116b6f37cce9f","name":"News Desk","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/pni.net.pk\/en\/#\/schema\/person\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/34e9ad84679b4a782d4fff9ca3763ebbd7e2cb1b0bb77b91492bba01714a2b4f?s=96&d=mm&r=g","contentUrl":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/34e9ad84679b4a782d4fff9ca3763ebbd7e2cb1b0bb77b91492bba01714a2b4f?s=96&d=mm&r=g","caption":"News Desk"},"url":"https:\/\/pni.net.pk\/en\/author\/zafarmalik\/"}]}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/pni.net.pk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/114332","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/pni.net.pk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/pni.net.pk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pni.net.pk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pni.net.pk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=114332"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/pni.net.pk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/114332\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":114333,"href":"https:\/\/pni.net.pk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/114332\/revisions\/114333"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pni.net.pk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/113824"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/pni.net.pk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=114332"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pni.net.pk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=114332"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pni.net.pk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=114332"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}