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NATIONAL TECHNOLOGY COUNCIL Pakistan


9th BOG Meeting of National Technology Council

nineth meeting of National Technology Council

DECISIONS OF 9TH BOG MEETING OF NTC

9th BOG Meeting of National Technology Council (NTC) was held on 11th August 2022 at 11:00 AM in Lecture Hall of HEC HQ H9 Islamabad. The Meeting was presided by Mr. Imtiaz H. Gilani, Chairman NTC. The Meeting started with the recitation from the Holy Quran. After a round of introductions, Mr. Imtiaz H. Gilani, Chairman NTC, welcomed the Guest of Honor and the Council Members. He then requested the guest of Honor, Dr. Mukhtar Ahmed, Chairman HEC, to share his views and thoughts. Dr. Mukhtar Ahmed thanked the participants for attending the meeting and appreciated the progress of NTC on Accreditation and Registration. He highlighted the challenges faced by engineering technology education and graduates in Pakistan. He emphasized on skill building in technology education. He extended his full support to technologists as Chairman HEC and would meet the Honorable Prime Minister of Pakistan and Vice Chancellors of Universities to remove bottlenecks for the socio-economic development of the country. After that the Chairman NTC requested acting Secretary to start the proceedings and Agenda of the Meeting. Mr. Muhammad Fahd Amin, Acting Secretary, presented each agenda Item and necessary approvals were taken as follows:-

  • Title of Registered Engineering Technologists.
  • Admission of B. Tech. (Pass) Degree holders in BSc Engineering Technology Programs.
  • Removal of Fashion Design Engineering Technology from scope of NTC and adding / revising Software Engineering Technology Program.
  • Distance Learning Technology Education Policy.
  • Regularization of Engineering Technology Program.