The Higher Education Commission (HEC). Photo Courtesy: HECThe Higher Education Commission (HEC) on Wednesday notified a brand new PhD coverage.According to HEC Chairman Tariq Banuri, one can now apply for a PhD after 16 years of schooling as now the requirement for MS and MPhil previous to a PhD has been eliminated. The new coverage will probably be efficient from January 1, 2021.The new coverage is not going to be totally relevant to already enrolled PhD college students in universities, nevertheless, alumni might profit from some sections of the coverage. Moreover, for the primary time within the historical past of Pakistan, this coverage has eliminated the requirement for doctoral college students to pursue a PhD in their very own self-discipline.The doorways of an MPhil main to PhD for college kids are saved closed, nevertheless, MS/MPhil levels will be obtained on the premise of required {qualifications}.PhD college students are additionally barred from leaving their home nation for a minimum of two years.According to the notification, the requirement to ship PhD dissertations to overseas specialists for evaluation will even be eliminated and pupils will now be allowed to ship these for evaluation to Pakistani academicians.