HEC Corrigendum: NRPU Call for Research Proposals 2026–27 — Fee Exemption and Eligibility Relaxation

Issuer: Higher Education Commission (HEC) of Pakistan — Corrigendum to the National Research Programme for Universities (NRPU) Call for Research Proposals (2026–27) originally published on 2026-09-06.

Application Fee: The requirement to pay an application fee of Rs. 5,000 via the 1-LINK/I-Bill service (mobile or internet banking) is hereby exempted. No application fee will be charged from applicants submitting research proposals under the current NRPU call.

Delayed/Unsettled NRPU Cases: The prior restriction disqualifying universities with more than five (05) delayed/unsettled NRPU cases from applying has been relaxed/exempted. Accordingly, all universities are eligible to submit research proposals under the current NRPU call, subject to fulfillment of other eligibility criteria and requirements set out in the original advertisement.

Other Terms and Conditions: All other terms, eligibility criteria and requirements of the original NRPU advertisement remain unchanged. This corrigendum shall be read as an integral part of the original NRPU advertisement.

Contact for Queries and Submissions: Humaira Quddus, Director, National Research Program for Universities (NRPU) R&ID, Higher Education Commission. Address: H-9, Islamabad. Phone: 051-90401904, 051-90401924. Email: [email protected], [email protected].