18/05/2026
🎓📢 Important Update for AIOU Students
Dear Students,
Your face-to-face workshops will start from 8 June. Some workshops will continue from 8–10 June, while a few course workshops will be held from 11–13 June. Please make sure to check your workshop schedule and attend on time Source
Your Teaching Practice period will be from 17 August to 30 October, so you can complete your practice according to your school opening schedule. The submission of work will be from 11–13 November, and related academic processing will continue from 11–25 November Source
Please note that ATTC workshops will not be online. If your region has been merged with another region, you must attend classes in the assigned conducting region. Stay connected with your regional office and follow the instructions shared with you Source
✅ Attend your workshops on time
✅ Complete your teaching practice within the given schedule
✅ Submit your work before the deadline
✅ Stay in touch with your regional office for updates
18/05/2026
With effect from Fall 2026 session, all admissions to MS/MPhil (or equivalent) and PhD (or equivalent) programs in public and private sector Higher Education Institutions (HEIs) shall be based exclusively on GRE/HAT General and relevant Subject Tests conducted through the Education Testing Council (ETC) of HEC.
This decision has been taken in the interest of ensuring quality assurance, transparency, standardization, and merit-based admissions across graduate education in Pakistan, thereby establishing a uniform and credible national-level assessment framework.( Chairman HEC)
19/05/2026