HEC University rankings: Why not Indus Valley, IBA or NCA?
The headlines are in, folks; scholars can stop holding their breath now. The HEC, or the Higher Education Commission of Pakistan, has declared irrevocably who is the best in the business. The HEC has...
View ArticleUniforms are pointless: Here are 10 reasons why!
This article is a response to the one posted earlier on The Express Tribune blogs which emphasised the importance of uniforms for university going students. As a university going student myself, not...
View ArticleA short guide to help you with the NTS-GAT exam for Pakistani universities
Graduate Assessment Test (GAT), which is also sometimes known as the local Graduate Record Examination (GRE), is a prerequisite test taken in order to get admission into any M Phil in almost all...
View ArticleApplying to NED? These tips may save your life!
Ever wondered why people who manage to get admission into NED University of Engineering and Technology (NEDUET) have a certain kind of ecstasy in their eyes? As if they have conquered the world, or at...
View ArticleThe five things you got wrong about LUMS
What is the first thing that comes to your mind when you hear the word LUMS? Vulgarity, a bunch of pampered kids smoking cigarettes, elite class, narcissists, stuck-up teens, the high fee, the...
View ArticleWhy Pakistani universities need to offer more than just social sciences and BBA
It seems quite obvious that most Pakistani universities and colleges tend to offer a handful of majors including social sciences, medicine, business administration, law, finance and accounting, and...
View Article‘Go set yourself on fire’: Abdul Basit is but one of many students under...
His name was Abdul Basit and he just wanted to pass his exams. A student of Hamdard University (HU), Basit had been struggling for years according to the principal, Dr Furqan. As his mother tells it,...
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