# Punjab top 10 university ranking still unpublished a year on; Rs 50 million exercise covered 60-plus universities

Source: Searchable (https://searchable.pk/news/education/punjab-top-10-university-ranking-still-unpublished-a-year-on-rs-50-million)
Type: News article
Author: Searchable Editorial
Published: 26 Oct 2026
Updated: 26 Oct 2026
Retrieved: 26 Oct 2026

> The Punjab Higher Education Commission has released no scores, criteria or names, and a professor says the government seems reluctant to publish.

The **Punjab government has still not released its ranking of the province's top 10 universities**, a year after it announced the exercise, [ProPakistani reported](https://propakistani.pk/2026/10/26/punjab-govt-yet-to-release-top-10-university-rankings/) on Monday 26 October 2026. The project, run through the **Punjab Higher Education Commission (PHEC)**, was meant to assess more than 60 universities and cost an estimated **Rs 50 million**, according to PHEC sources quoted in the report.

## What was promised

| | Detail |
|---|---|
| Announced | 2025 |
| Universities to be assessed | more than 60 across Punjab |
| Estimated cost | Rs 50 million (PHEC sources) |
| Output | the 10 best-performing universities |
| Frequency | updated every year |
| Use | to guide future funding and policy |

None of it has been published: not the scores, not the criteria and not the names of the top 10. A professor quoted by ProPakistani said the government appeared reluctant to release the results.

## A separate scorecard for vice chancellors

The ranking is different from the **key performance indicators (KPIs)** that PHEC approved last year for the heads of public universities. Those indicators judge vice chancellors on research output, teaching standards, faculty development, student performance, financial management, governance and progress on development plans, and allow for differences in a university's age and size.

## What students and parents can use meanwhile

Without a provincial ranking, the national Higher Education Commission's recognition and category lists remain the main official check on a university. Our guides cover what admissions need now:

- Work out your merit with the [MDCAT aggregate calculator](/tools/education/mdcat-aggregate-calculator) for medical colleges.
- Convert grades with the [CGPA calculator](/tools/education/cgpa-calculator).
- Download Board admit cards with our [BISE Lahore roll number slip guide](/guides/education/bise-lahore-roll-number-slip).

We will publish the list as soon as PHEC releases it.

## Sources

- Punjab Govt Yet to Release Top 10 University Rankings (ProPakistani): https://propakistani.pk/2026/10/26/punjab-govt-yet-to-release-top-10-university-rankings/

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