No positive change has been witnessed for educationists, teachers and students of the Federal Capital during the year 2011 except ranking of Pakistani universities among the top institutions of world. The Higher Education Commission (HEC) was instrumental in elevating the standard of education at university level and it enabled the universities to acquire recognition internationally. The National University of Sciences and Technology (NUST) was ranked 250th in the latest ranking by QS World for the year 2011 in the field of engineering while the University of Engineering and Technology (UET) Lahore was ranked 281st. The Quaid-i-Azam University (QAU) Islamabad was also ranked 69th among top 100 universities of the world in recognition of its valuable work and fast improving standard of education.
