18 th amendment to constitution of pakistan

1. 18th amendment to constitution of pakistan Review & possible implications for hec

2. background prior to the 18th Amendment, there was no explicit entry dealing with higher education. Instead, Item 38 of the Concurrent Legislative List only dealt generally with “Curriculum, syllabus, planning, policy, centers of excellence and standards of education.”

3. 18th Amendment – provisions concerning hec Fourth Schedule [Article 70(4)]: Federal Legislative List Part I • Item # 16: Federal agencies and institutes for the following purposes, that is to say, for research, for professional or technicaltraining, or for the promotion of special studies. • Item # 17: Education as respects Pakistani students in foreign countries and foreign students in Pakistan • Item # 32: International treaties, conventions and agreements and International arbitration

4. 18th Amendment – provisions concerning hec Fourth Schedule [Article 70(4)]: Federal Legislative List Part II • Item 6: All regulatory authorities established under a Federal law • Item 7: National planning and national economic coordination including planning and coordination of scientific and technological research. • Item 11: Legal, medical and other professions • Item 12: Standards in institutions for higher education and research, scientific and technical institutions. • Item 13: Inter-provincial matters and co-ordination • Item 14: Matters incidental or ancillary to any matter enumerated in this part

5. Control and governance Fourth Schedule [Article 70(4)]: Federal Legislative List Part I – controlled and managed by the federal government

6. Control and governance Fourth Schedule [Article 70(4)]: Federal Legislative List part-ii the Council of Common Interest (CCI) under Article 154 of the Constitution shall formulate and regulate policies in relation to matters in Part II of the Federal Legislative List and shall exercise supervision and control over related institutions.

7. Control and governance The Council of Common Interests is formed under Article 153 of the Constitution and is comprised of the Prime Minister, The Chief Ministers of the provinces, and three members from the government. • Anything which comes under Part II of the Federal Legislative List has to be regulated by CCI. • Since various functions of HEC fall within part II of the Federal Legislative List, the HEC Ordinance may not be amended without the prior approval of the CCI. • If CCI approves an amendment of the HEC Ordinance, Parliament would then need to pass the amendment.

8. Comparison of functions of hec under section-10 of hec ordinance & fll part-1&2

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