NOCs

APPROVED MS NOCs FROM HEC (2013 onward)

Institution	Programs	HEC Reference
SNS	MS Statistics with Data Science	NOC received from HEC vide HEC letter No. DD/2025/QAD-NOC/HEC/NUST/MS-SWDS/442 dated 27 April, 2026. w.e.f Fall 2026
MCE	MS Climate Change and Disaster Management	NOC received from HEC vide HEC letter No. DD/2025/QAD-NOC/HEC/NUST/MS CC&DM/2149 dated 04 Aug, 2025. w.e.f Fall 2025
CIPS	MS International Relations	NOC received from HEC vide HEC letter No. DD/2025/QAD-NOC/HEC/NUST/MS-IR/1021 dated 28 April, 2025. w.e.f Fall 2025
PNEC	MS Data Science	NOC received from HEC vide HEC letter No. DD/2025/QAD-NOC/HEC/NUST/MS-DS/1020 dated 28 April, 2025. w.e.f Fall 2025
SEECS	MS AI & Autonomous Systems	NOC received from HEC vide HEC letter No. DD/2024/QAD-NOC/HEC/NUST/MS-AI&AS/971 dated 11 March, 2025. w.e.f Fall 2025
NBC	MS Mining Engineering	NOC received from HEC vide HEC letter No. DD/2024/QAD-NOC/HEC/NUST-B/MS-Mining/953 dated 18 Feb, 2025. w.e.f Fall 2023
SMME	MS Robotics and Artificial Intelligence Engineering	NOC received from HEC vide HEC letter No. D.D/2024/QAD-NOC/HEC/NUST/372 dated 14th June, 2024. w.e.f. Fall 2024
USPCASE	MS Renewable Energy	NOC received from HEC vide HEC letter No. D.D/2024/QAD-NOC/HEC/NUST-I/278 dated 7th May, 2024. w.e.f. Fall 2024
College of E&ME	MS Artificial Intellegence	NOC received from HEC vide HEC letter No. D.D/2024/QAD-NOC/HEC/NUST-I/264 dated 23 April, 2024. w.e.f. Spring 2024
PNEC	MS Artificial Intellegence	NOC received from HEC vide HEC letter No. D.D/2024/QAD-NOC/HEC/NUST-I/246 dated 27 March, 2024. w.e.f. Spring 2024
NBC	MS Mining Engineering	NOC received from HEC vide HEC letter No. D.D/2023/QAD-NOC/HEC/NUST-I/123 dated 21 Dec, 2023. w.e.f. Fall 2023
NBS	MS Marketing	NOC received from HEC vide HEC letter No. AD/2023/QAD-NOC/HEC/NUST/MS-Marketing/737 dated 27 June, 2023. w.e.f. Fall 2023
MCS	MS Electrical Engineering	NOC received from HEC vide HEC letter No. DD/2023/QAD-NOC/HEC/NUST/MS-EE/639 dated 02 June, 2023. w.e.f. Fall, 2020
CAE	MS Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering	NOC received from HEC vide HEC letter No. Dir/2023/QAD-NOC/HEC/NUST/MS-I&ME/614 dated 24 May, 2023. w.e.f. Fall, 2023
CAE	MS Aviation Management	HEC letter No. Dir/2023/QAD-NOC/HEC/NUST/MS-Aviation/550 dated 18 April, 2023. Fall 2023
MCE	MS Water Resources Engineering & Management	HEC letter No.Dir/2023/QAD-NOC/HEC/NUST/MS-WRE/551 dated 18 April, 2023. Fall 2023
MCE	MS Mathematics	HEC letter No. Dir/2023/QAD-NOC/HEC/NUST/MS-Math/554 dated 18 April, 2023. Fall 2023
SINES	MS Climate Change & Sustainable Developmen SINES	HEC letter No. Dir/2023/QAD-NOC/HEC/NUST/MS-CC&SD/536 dated 13 April, 2023. Fall 2023
NBC	MS Civil Engineering	HEC letter No. Dir/2022/QAD-NOC/HEC/NUST/MS-CE/351 dated 11 January, 2023. Fall 2023
College of E&ME	MS Applied Mathematics	NOC received from HEC vide HEC letter No. Dir/2022/QAD-NOC/HEC/NUST/MS-AM/128 dated 06 December, 2022. Fall 2023
PNEC	MS Electrical Engineering	NOC received from HEC vide HEC letter No. Dir/2022/QAD-NOC/HEC/NUST/MS-EE/133 dated 06 December, 2022. Fall 2022
NBC	MS Computer Science	NOC received from HEC vide HEC letter No. DD/2022/QAD-NOC/HEC/NUST/MS-CS/867 dated 01 Nov, 2022. Fall, 2022
CAE	MS Engineering Management	NOC received from HEC vide HEC letter No. AD/QAD-NOC/HEC/2022/NUST/MS-EM/359 dated 27 June, 2022.
SADA	MS Architectural Design	NOC received from HEC vide HEC letter No. QAD-NOC/HEC/2022/NUST/MArch.Design/339 dated 17 June, 2022.
CIPS	MS Strategic Studies	NOC received from HEC vide HEC letter No.1-49/2022/QAD-NOC/HEC/NUST/275 dated 4th April 2022
NIT	MS Structure Engineering	NOC received from HEC vide HEC letter No.1-49/2021/QAD-NOC/HEC/NUST/693 dated 20 Aug, 2021. Fall, 2021.
NIT	MS Geotechnical Engineering	NOC received from HEC vide HEC letter No.1-49/2021/QAD-NOC/HEC/NUST/692 dated 20 Aug, 2021. Fall, 2021.
NIT	MS Transportation Engineering	NOC received from HEC vide HEC letter No.1-49/2021/QAD-NOC/HEC/NUST/694 dated 20 Aug, 2021. Fall, 2021.
MCE	MS Mining Engineering	NOC received from HEC vide HEC letter No. 1-49/2021/QAD-NOC/HEC/NUST/572 dated 16 July 2021 w.e.f Fall 2021
ASAB	MS Molecular Medicine	NOC received from HEC vide HEC letter No. 1-49/2021/QAD-NOC/HEC/NUST/503 dated 09 July 2021 w.e.f Fall 2021
MCS	MS Computer Science	NOC received from HEC vide HEC letter No. 1-49/2021/QAD-NOC/HEC/NUST/132 dated 01 Feb, 2021 w.e.f Fall 2020
ASAB	MS Agri Business Management	NOC received from HEC vide HEC letter No. 1-49/2021/QAD-NOC/HEC/NUST/128 dated 01 Feb, 2021 w.e.f Fall 2020
SEECS	MS Artificial Intelligence	NOC received from HEC vide HEC 02 Nov, 2020 vide HEC letter No. 1-49/2020/QAD-NOC/HEC/NUST/36 w.e.f Fall 2020
CAE	MS Mechanical Engineering	NOC received from HEC vide HEC letter No. 1-49/2020/QAD-NOC/HEC/NUST/8711 dated 17 Sep,2020 w.e.f Fall 2020
CAE	MS Electrical Engineering	NOC received from HEC vide HEC letter No. 1-49/2020/QAD-NOC/HEC/NUST/8731 dated 17 Sep,2020 w.e.f Fall 2020
S³H	MS Governance & Public Policy	NOC received from HEC vide HEC letter No. 1-49/2021/QAD-NOC/HEC/NUST/152 dated 17 Sep,2020 w.e.f Fall 2020
PNEC	MS Cyber Security	NOC received from HEC vide HEC letter No. 1-49/2019/QAD-NOC/HEC/NUST/522 dated 23 Sep, 2019 w.e.f Fall 2019
SEECS	MS Data Science	NOC received from HEC vide HEC letter No. 1-49/2018/QAD-NOC/HEC/NUST/193 dated 8th May, 2019 w.e.f Fall 2019
SNS	MS Statistics	NOC received from HEC vide HEC letter No. 1-49/2018/QAD-NOC/HEC/NUST/76 dated 1st April, 2019 w.e.f Fall 2019
PNEC	MS in Naval Architecture	NOC received from HEC vide HEC vide HEC letter No. 1-49/2018/QAD-NOC/HEC/NUST/434 dated 20th April, 2018 w.e.f Fall 2018
NBS	MS Innovation and Entrepreneurship	NOC received from HEC vide HEC letter No. 1-49/2018/QAD-NOC/HEC/NUST/280 dated 13th Mar, 2019 w.e.f Fall 2018
SEECS	MS Innovative Technologies in Learning	NOC received from HEC vide HEC vide HEC letter No. 1-49/2016/QAD-NOC/HEC/NUST/383 dated 3rd July 2017 w.e.f Fall 2017
MCE	MS Geotechnical Engineering	NOC received from HEC vide HEC letter No. 1-49/2016/QAD-NOC/HEC/NUST/276 dated 19 June, 2017 w.e.f 15 Mar 17
NBS	MS Logistics and Supply Chain Management	NOC received from HEC vide HEC letter No. 1-49/2016/QAD-NOC/HEC/NUST/512 dated 20 July, 2017 w.e.f 06 Apr 17
SCME	MS Process System Engineering	NOC received from HEC vide HEC letter No. 1-49/2017/QAD-NOC/HEC/NUST/223 dated 18 Sep, 2017 w.e.f 29 Mar 17
CAE	MS Avionics Engineering	NOC received from HEC vide HEC letter No. NOC/D/QA/HEC/NUST/2016/590 dated 29th Mar, 2016 w.e.f 11 Feb 2016
CIPS	MS Peace & Conflict Studies	NOC received from HEC vide HEC letter No. NOC/D/QA/HEC/NUST/2016/359 dated 9th June, 2016 w.e.f 22 Feb 2016
S³H	MS Development Studies	NOC received from HEC vide HEC letter No. 1-49(F)/2016/QAD-NOC/HEC/NUST/810 dated 26 Sep, 2016 w.e.f 28 Apr 2016
RCMS	MS Bioinformatics	NOC received from HEC vide HEC letter No. 1-49/2016/QAD-NOC/HEC/NUST/52 dated 24 Apr, 2017 w.e.f Fall 2016
SEECS	MS Innovative Technologies in Education	NOC received from HEC vide HEC letter No. 1-49/2016/QAD-NOC/HEC/NUST/384 dated 3rd July 2017 w.e.f Spring 2014 to Fall 2016
USPCAS-EN	MS Electrical Energy Engineering	NOC received from HEC vide HEC HEC letter No. 1-49/2016/QAD-NOC/HEC/NUST/17 dated 09 Aug, 2017 w.e.f 25 May 2016
USPCAS-EN	MS Electrical Energy Engineering (Power)	NOC received from HEC vide HEC letter No. 1-49/2016/QAD-NOC/HEC/NUST/265 dated 08 Nov, 2018 w.e.f Fall 2016
CAS-EN	MS Thermal Energy Engineering	NOC received from HEC letter No. NOC(68)/AD-1/QA/HEC/NUST/2015/503 dated 8th Sep, 2015 w.e.f Sep 2015
CAS-EN	MS Energy System Engineering	NOC received from HEC vide HEC letter No. NOC(68)/AD-1/QA/HEC/NUST/2015/502 dated 8th Sep, 2015 w.e.f 8 Sep 2015
CAE	MS Aerospace Engineering	NOC received from HEC vide HEC letter No. NOC/D/QA/HEC/NUST/2016/03 dated 6th April, 2016 w.e.f 11 Feb 2015
MCE	MS Structural Engineering	NOC received from HEC vide HEC letter No. NOC/D/QA/HEC/NUST/2016/523 dated 22 July, 2016 w.e.f 22 Dec 2015
SNS	MS Chemistry	NOC received from HEC vide HEC letter No. NOC/D/QA/HEC/NUST/2016/03 dated 6th April, 2016 w.e.f 25 Aug 2015
MCE	MS Transportation Engineering	NOC received from HEC vide HEC letter No. 1-49/2016/QAD-NOC/HEC/NUST/86 dated 03 May, 2017 w.e.f 22 Dec 15
NBS	MS Human Resource Management	NOC received from HEC vide HEC letter No. NOC/D/QA/HEC/NUST/2016/355 dated 13th June, 2016 w.e.f 30 Dec 2014
S3H	MS Mass Communication	NOC received from HEC vide HEC letter No. 1-49(F)/2016/QAD-NOC/HEC/NUST/448 dated 06 Apr, 2017 w.e.f 1 Sep 2014
MCS	MS System Engineering	NOC received from HEC vide HEC letter No. 1-49/2016/QAD-NOC/HEC/NUST/5 dated 19 Apr, 2017 w.e.f Fall 2014

Approved PhD NOCs from HEC (2013 onward)

Institution	Programs	HEC Reference
MCE	PhD Water Resources & Hydropower Engineering	NOC received from HEC vide HEC letter No. DD/2026/QAD-NOC/HEC/PhD-WR&HPE/NUST/404 dated 25 March, 2026. w.e.f Fall 2026
S3H	PhD Development Studies	NOC received from HEC vide HEC letter No. DD/2025/QAD-NOC/HEC/NUST/PhD-DS/1042 dated 08 May, 2025. w.e.f Fall 2025
CIPS	PhD International Relations	NOC received from HEC vide HEC letter No. DD/2025/QAD-NOC/HEC/NUST/MS-IR/1019 dated 28 April, 2025. w.e.f Fall 2025
NBC	PhD Mining Engineering	NOC received from HEC vide HEC letter No. DD/2024/QAD-NOC/HEC/NUST-B/PhD-Mining/954 dated 18 Feb, 2025. w.e.f Spring 2025
NICE-SCEE	PhD Water Resources & Hydropower Engineering	NOC received from HEC vide HEC letter No. Dir/2024/QAD-NOC/HEC/NUST/PhD-WRNE/622 dated 23 Sep, 2024. w.e.f. Fall 2024
SMME	PhD Robotics and Artificial Intelligence Engineering	NOC received from HEC vide HEC letter No. DD/2024/QAD-NOC/HEC/NUST/PhD-Robotics/342 dated 27 May, 2024. w.e.f. Fall 2024
MCS	PhD Computer Science	NOC received from HEC vide HEC letter No. DD/2023/QAD-NOC/HEC/NUST/PhD-CS/689 dated 14 June, 2023. w.e.f. Fall 2023
MCS	PhD Electrical Engineering	NOC received from HEC vide HEC letter No. DD/2023/QAD-NOC/HEC/NUST/PhD-EE/640 dated 02 June, 2023. w.e.f. Fall, 2020
MCE	PhD Water Resources Engineering & Management	NOC received from HEC vide HEC letter No. Dir/2023/QAD-NOC/HEC/NUST/PhD-WRE/552 dated 18 April, 2023. Fall 2023
SINES	PhD Climate Change and Sustainable Development	NOC received from HEC vide HEC letter No. DD/2023/QAD-NOC/HEC/NUST/PhD-CC&SD/568 dated 10 May, 2023. w.e.f. September, 2023
MCE	PhD Mathematics	NOC received from HEC vide HEC letter No.Dir/2023/QAD-NOC/HEC/NUST/PhD-Math/553 dated 18 April, 2023. Fall 2023
SINES	PhD Bioinformatics	NOC received from HEC vide HEC letter No. Dir/2023/QAD-NOC/HEC/NUST/PhD-BI/494 dated 21 March, 2023. Fall 2023
NICE-SCEE	PhD Transportation Engineering	NOC received from HEC vide HEC letter No. Dir/2023/QAD-NOC/HEC/NUST/PhD-CS/493 dated 21 March, 2023. Fall 2023
NBC	PhD Civil Engineering	HEC letter No. Dir/2022/QAD-NOC/HEC/NUST/PhD-CE/350 dated 11 January, 2023. Fall 2023
NBC	PhD Computer Science	NOC received from HEC vide HEC letter No. Dir/2022/QAD-NOC/HEC/NUST/PhD-CS/130 dated 06 December, 2022. Fall 2022
College of E&ME	PhD Applied Mathmatics	NOC received from HEC vide HEC letter No. DD/2022/QAD-NOC/HEC/NUST/PhD-AM/51 dated 18 Nov, 2022. Spring, 2023
MCE	PhD Construction Engineering and Management (CEM)	NOC received from HEC vide HEC letter No. DD/2022/QAD-NOC/HEC/NUST/PhD-CE&M/876 dated 2 Nov, 2022. Spring, 2022
SNS	PhD Statictics	NOC received from HEC vide HEC letter No. Dir/2022/QAD-NOC/HEC/NUST/PhD-S/673 dated 7 September, 2022. Fall 2022
CAE	PhD Mechanical Engineering	NOC received from HEC vide HEC letter No.1-49/QAD-NOC/2022/HEC/NUST/294 dated 24th May 2022
CAE	PhD Electrical Engineering	NOC received from HEC vide HEC letter No.1-49/2022/QAD-NOC/HEC/NUST/251 dated 14th April 2022.
NIT	PhD Geotechnical Engineering	NOC received from HEC vide HEC letter No.1-49/2021/QAD-NOC/HEC/NUST/125 dated 31 Jan, 2022.
NIT	PhD Structural Engineering	NOC received from HEC vide HEC letter No.1-49/2021/QAD-NOC/HEC/NUST/76 dated 24 Dec, 2021.
NIT	PhD Transportation Engineering	NOC received from HEC vide HEC letter No.1-49/2021/QAD-NOC/HEC/NUST/75 dated 24 Dec, 2021.
SEECS	PhD Artificial Intelligence	NOC received from HEC vide HEC letter No.1-49/2020/QAD-NOC/HEC/NUST/640 dated 3 Aug,2021. Fall,2021.
MCE	PhD Structural Engineering	NOC received from HEC vide HEC 25 Jan, 2021 vide HEC letter No. 1-49/2020/AD-NOC/HEC/NUST/118 w.e.f Spring 2021
MCE	PhD Mining Engineering	NOC received from HEC vide HEC 14 Jan, 2019 vide HEC letter No. 1-49/2018/QAD-NOC/HEC/NUST/22 w.e.f Spring 2019
USPCAS-EN	PhD Electrical Energy Engineering (Power)	NOC received from HEC vide HEC letter No. 1-49/2018/QAD-NOC/HEC/NUST/86 dated 1 April, 2019 w.e.f Spring 2019
USPCAS-EN	PhD Thermal Energy Engineering	NOC received from HEC vide HEC letter No. 1-49(F)/2016/QAD-NOC/HEC/NUST/322 dated 27 April, 2017 w.e.f Fall 2018
MCE	PhD Geotechnical Engineering	NOC received from HEC vide HEC letter No. 1-49(F)/2016/QAD-NOC/HEC/NUST/69 dated 27 April, 2017 w.e.f 15 Mar 2017
S³H	PhD in Psychology	NOC received from HEC vide HEC letter No. 1-49/2016/QAD-NOC/HEC/NUST/964 dated 07 November, 2016w.e.f Sep 2016
SCME	PhD in Nano-science & Engineering	NOC received from HEC vide HEC letter No. 1-49/2016/QAD-NOC/HEC/NUST/1036 dated 18 November, 2016 w.e.f 26 Aug 2016
CAE	PhD Aerospace Engineering	NOC received from HEC vide HEC letter No. 1-49(F)/2016/QAD-NOC/HEC/NUST/081 dated 29 November, 2016 w.e.f 15 Nov 2016
CAE	PhD Avionics Engineering	NOC received from HECvide HEC letter No. 1-49(F)/2016/QAD-NOC/HEC/NUST/082 dated 10 Dec, 2016 w.e.f 15 Nov 2016
NICE-SCEE	PhD Water Resources Engineering & Management	NOC received from HEC vide HEC letter No. NOC/D/QA/HEC/NUST/2016/550 dated 1st August, 2016 w.e.f 14 Mar 2016
SMME	PhD in Biomedical Engineering	NOC received from HEC vide HEC letter No. NOC/D/QA/HEC/NUST/2016/694 dated 19th August, 2016 w.e.f 12 May 2016
SMME	PhD in Biomedical Sciences	NOC received from HEC vide HEC letter No. NOC/D/QA/HEC/NUST/2016/694 19th August, 2016 w.e.f 12 May 2016
CAS-EN	PhD Energy System Engineering	NOC received from HEC vide HEC letter No. NOC(68)/AD-1/QA/HEC/NUST/2015/502 dated 8th Sep, 2015 w.e.f 8 Sep 2015
CIPS	PhD in Peace and Conflict Studies	NOC received from HEC vide HEC letter No. NOC-AD-1/HEC/NUST/2015/47 dated 28th Jan, 2015 w.e.f 28 Jan 2015
SCME	PhD Chemical Engineering	NOC received from HEC vide HEC letter No. 1-49/2016/QAD-NOC/HEC/NUST/836 dated 30th Sep, 2016 w.e.f Fall 2015
SNS	PhD Chemistry	NOC received from HEC vide HEC letter No. NOC/D/QA/HEC/NUST/2016/656 dated 19th August, 2016