No Jobs, Higher Education for Students Studying in Pakistan, Say AICTE, UGC

“Any Indian National/Overseas Citizen of India who intends to take admission in any degree college/educational institution of Pakistan shall not be eligible for seeking employment or higher studies in India on the basis of such educational qualifications in any subject acquired in Pakistan.”

SRINAGAR — University Grant Commission (UGC) and All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE) have cautioned the Indian origins to not visit Pakistan for Higher Education else they would not be eligible to seek employment and pursue higher studies in India.

AICTE Member Secretary and UGC Secretary in a public notice said that any Indian National/Overseas Citizen of India who intends to take admission in any degree college/educational institution of Pakistan shall not be eligible for seeking employment or higher studies in India on the basis of such educational qualifications in any subject acquired in Pakistan.

However, it further added that migrants and their children who have acquired higher education degrees in Pakistan and have been awarded citizenship by India would be eligible for seeking employment in India after obtaining security clearance from MHA.