Quality Enhancement Cell

The Office of QEC & Accreditation was established in August 2017 to strengthen the University’s internal and external quality assurance mechanisms. The office is led by the Associate Dean for Undergraduate Education (UGE).
The core purpose of the office is to ensure alignment and compliance with the requirements of the Higher Education Commission (HEC), Sindh Higher Education Commission, and relevant regulatory and accreditation bodies.

Quality Enhancement Cell Members
Dr. Shah Jamal Alam Associate Dean Undergraduate Education
Dr. Farhan Khan Faculty Director (Interim), QEC
Ms. Farhana Kazmi Manager, QEC & Accreditation
Focal Person National Accreditations
Mr. Salman Ahmed Assistant Manager QEC

Habib University

Annual Activity Calendar 2025-26

Title of Report Annual Activity Calendar 2025-26
(1st July, 2025 to 30th June, 2026)
Name of the Institution Habib University, Karachi
# Parameter Proposed Timeline Comments
1 Progress against Review of Institutional Performance and Enhancement (RIPE)
a Targets for those DAIs that have not conducted Self RIPE 2024-25
i Preparation and Submission of Updated Institutional Performance Enhancement Report (IPER) as per PSG 2023 guidelines. Fall 2025 The university will prepare the updated IPER as per PSG 2023 guidelines.
ii Conduct Self-RIPE as per the guidelines provided by QAA. Spring 2026 Self-RIPE is applicable.
b Targets of CQI (Continuous Quality Improvement)
i University must prepare Implementation Plan as per QAA guidelines against Self RIPE. Spring 2026 The university will prepare the Implementation Plan according to QAA guidelines based on the Self-RIPE.
2 Progress against Program Self-Assessment / Program Review for Effectiveness and Enhancement (PREE for IQA)
a SAR Reports must be submitted in line with PSG 2023, duly signed by the concerned PT and AT members, and approved by the IQC.

A letter duly approved from Director Academics must be provided showing all active programs in Academic Year 2025-26.

 Fall 2025 – Spring 2026
  • The self-assessments for BS Electrical Engineering and BS Computer Engineering have been completed and submitted to PEC. The BS Computer Science self-assessment will be completed in Spring 2026. These programs fall under the purview of their respective accreditation councils.
  • The program PREE for B.Sc. (Honors) Social Development and Policy, B.A. (Honors) Comparative Humanities, and B.A. (Honors) Communication and Design will be completed by Fall 2025.
i Total Number of Programs in which Corrective Actions have been taken. Completed
  • The rejoinders for the BS Electrical Engineering and BS Computer Engineering programs have been submitted to PEC.
  • The corrective actions for the BS Computer Science program have also been submitted to NCEAC.
ii Online feedback surveys conducted for each program. Ongoing
  • Course and Teacher Evaluations and the Graduating Student (Senior Exit) Survey are conducted each semester.
  • The Course Evaluation by Teacher is carried out annually as part of the curriculum review cycle.
  • Alumni and Employer Surveys are also conducted annually.
b Targets of CQI (Continuous Quality Improvement)
i Corrective Actions

Status of corrective actions taken on all SARs completed till 2024-25. If there are some corrective actions pending in any program, please give the reasons for not implementing the corrective actions.
  • The corrective actions for the programs under the purview of the accreditation councils are submitted to their respective accreditation councils.
  • After the Program PREE, the corrective actions will be taken, where applicable.
ii Actions taken on the online feedback survey reports of 2024-25.

  • All surveys must be conducted online through an effective digital platform.
  • All the survey results must be analyzed through effective analytical tools.
  • Response rate for each survey (program-wise) for 2025-26.
 Ongoing As per the schedule, the surveys will be conducted throughout the year during the appropriate semesters, and their analysis will be done accordingly. The program-wise response rate for each survey will be provided.
3 Accreditation
a All programs offered by the university either at Main Campus, Sub Campus, or any affiliated college that fall under the purview of any Accreditation Council need to be accredited/re-accredited from the respective council. Ongoing
  • BS Electrical Engineering program received re-accreditation until the Class of 2025 from the Pakistan Engineering Council.
  • BS Computer Engineering program received re-accreditation until the Class of 2024 from the Pakistan Engineering Council. Re-accreditation visit for the Class of 2025 is completed; result awaited.
  • BS Computer Science program received re-accreditation until the Class of 2025 from the National Computing Education Accreditation Council.
4 Ph.D. Program Review and MS/M.Phil. & Equivalent Program Review
a Launching of New PhD Programs and MS/M.Phil. & Equivalent Programs after October 2013. N/A Habib University does not offer Ph.D. and MS/M.Phil. Programs.
5 Functioning of QEC Secretariat
a
  • Targets 5.1 – 5.7
  • Targets 5.8 – 5.9 (Not Applicable)
 Ongoing
  • Targets for the functioning of the QEC Secretariat are ongoing tasks and will be completed during the course of the current academic year, i.e., 2025-2026.
  • Habib University does not have any sub-campuses or affiliated college.
6 Implementation of HEC(QA) Policies and Criteria
a
  • Plagiarism Policy
  • Faculty Appointment Criteria
  • Graduate Education Policy
 Completed
  • All relevant policies have been implemented.
  • Habib University does not offer any graduate/postgraduate programs.