{
  "id": 17209683,
  "title": "HEC Cuts Internship Charges to Ease Students’ Financial Burden",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/30/hec-cuts-internship-charges-to-ease-students-financial-burden",
  "topic": "tech",
  "section": "Tech",
  "published": "2026-10-30T09:56:51.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "ProPakistani",
    "slug": "propakistani",
    "url": "https://propakistani.pk/2026/10/30/hec-cuts-internship-charges-to-ease-students-financial-burden/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Parliamentary Secretary Rabia Naseem Farooqi announced on Thursday that all 282 universities in Pakistan offer internship opportunities, with a mandatory two-month program during the sixth semester of study. Addressing concerns over the lack of such experiences, Farooqi revealed that three-quarters of institutions are public while the other quarter operate privately. She emphasized that no university operates without a mandatory internship program. The internships are tailored to students' fields of study, with computer science majors placed in software companies, agriculture students sent to farms, and mechanical engineering students assigned to sites managed by the Oil and Gas Development Company Limited (OGDCL). Farooqi added that these internships count for three academic credit hours. However, an MNA questioned whether these internships were sufficient given the increasing number of universities, and alleged that a particular institution was charging students Rs25,000 for the internship. Farooqi clarified that the federal ministry had instructed all universities a month prior to reduce the financial burden on students through the Higher Education Commission (HEC). Under the new policy, students now only pay for one credit hour instead of the previous three. Monitoring of the internship policy has been intensified to ensure more students benefit from these opportunities and are not subjected to additional fees. Farooqi assured the lawmakers that details of the monitoring teams would be shared with the House.",
  "summary": "Parliamentary Secretary for the Federal Education and Professional Training Division, Rabia Naseem Farooqi, on Thursday told the National Assembly that … Read More The post HEC Cuts Internship Charges to Ease Students’ Financial Burden appeared first on ProPakistani .",
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}