Research in Pakistan: Structure, Funding and Results
<p><span>In Pakistan Higher Education Commission (HEC) is considered<br /><span>as the centralized body that governs and sets policies for<br /><span>research and development for all educational institutions of<br /><span>higher learning. Availability of research material is one of the<br /><span>main hurdles in the production and creativity of many<br /><span>researchers in all disciplines at university level. Dearth of such<br /><span>facilities demotivates the young researchers, and they start<br /><span>looking for opportunities in the urban countries. HEC has made<br /><span>the first move by starting National Research Program for<br /><span>Universities (NRPU) by promoting the Research &<br /><span>development to meet the current challenges. The aim of this<br /><span>research is to provide the research status in Pakistan, its<br /><span>structure, funding and results. The support of the government<br /><span>to researchers plays a vital role. Some bottlenecks that have<br /><span>been identified are: centralized system, processing delays in<br /><span>approval of funds and projects and slow execution of policies</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br /></span></p><p><span><span>The delays in the approval and release of funds affect the system<br /><span>and interest of researchers. Poor check on policy implementation<br /><span>results in economic loss to the country. HEC is trying to<br /><span>encourage research culture in Pakistan; The HEC supports<br /><span>researchers based on their ability and impact factor with a<br /><span>maximum funding of 20 Million. It provides grants for research<br /><span>projects in the fields of Engineering, Science & Technology as<br /><span>well as humanities and social sciences. The objective is to<br /><span>encourage research in all fields and branches of learning</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br /><br class="Apple-interchange-newline" /></span></span></p>