STEP-BY-STEP PROCEDURE FOR HEC ATTESTATION

HEC has launched a completely secure and robust online degree attestation system, which requires an
applicant to apply from their homes. The applicant would be required to apply through weblink
(http://eportal.hec.gov.pk) by getting online registered and creating an account, filling online application
form and uploading scanned documents. The application will be initially scrutinize online at HEC head
office/regional centers as per option of the applicant. The applicant will then receive an email/SMS to
schedule his visit accordingly. However, for better understanding of the new system, following is a
step-by-step procedure for applying for the degree attestation through HEC new online degree
attestation system:

Step-1: Registration at E-portal: http://eportal.hec.gov.pk

 Open Internet Explorer (v 9.0 or above), Mozilla Firefox or Google Chrome.
 In the URL area, enter following URL:
o http://eportal.hec.gov.pk
 System will ask user to log in or register to the system.
 On registering / logging into the system, user will be navigated to Higher Education Commission
Welcome page.

Step-2: Create an Account

 Choose your Nationality
o If you are a Pakistani national, then select your country PAKISTAN and you must provide
your CNIC number and your Region.
o If you are a non-Pakistani national, select your country of nationality and provide your
desired User ID and Password.
 Provide your Primary Cell/Mobile Number and press button SEND CODE and provide the
code that you have received via TEXT/SMS and press button VERIFY NUMBER.
 Please read the instructions placed alongside fields carefully. If you have problems getting
SMS or Email Verification Code, please call at HEC call center on numbers available on the
website.

Step-3: Filling in the profile

After logging in, the user will land on “Dashboard”.

1. My Applications : This section shows the high level status of the application (saved, Submitted,
In process, Attested, Rejected)
2. My Tasks : In this section, tasks will appear which are pending on applicants e.g. Revise
Application form or Application Scheduling.

From Dashboard, using the left navigation panel of services user will route to “My Profile”. User is
expected to fill Personal, Contact and Education details.
In personal details, the applicant has to upload the copy of CNIC (or Passport if foreign National). In
Education tab, the application is expected to upload all the scanned copies of ORIGINAL educational
documents.
For PhD. applicants filling of “Publication” tab is also mandatory. In this publication tab, applicants must
have entered at least one publication of type “Research Article” published in “Indexed” Journal. System
figures this out by checking if, from user has selected “Research Article” in Publication type, selected
“yes” in indexed Journals and chosen from the drop down menu available of all indexed journals. If you
cannot find your indexed journal in the list, please call at HEC call center on numbers available on the
website.

Step-4: Uploading of Educational Documents:

 Upload the VISIBLE scanned copies of all educational documents, CNIC (Front & Back Side)
and profile photo (Passport Size Photograph of you is required), the scanned documents size
must not exceed 500kb.
 Click on “Save and Close” after uploading documents.

Step-4: Accessing & filling the online application form:

 User can access Application Form by clicking ‘Accreditation and Attestation’ menu item and
further clicking Application Form under Degree Attestation System
 Fill the online application form by completing the various tabs given in the application form.
Note:
o The new online degree attestation/verification system is linked with Pakistan
Qualification Register (PQR). If the information regarding the degree program/title
which the applicants holds is not populated in the given fields, immediately contact the
focal person of your university for entering the same in the PQR (List of University focal
person). Until and unless your degree program/title information are populated in the
given fields, you will not be able to proceed further for attestation of your documents.
PQR data is also available on HEC website for your reference.

Step-5: Select type of document to be attested:

 Attest new degree:
Please select this option if you want to get a degree attested which has not been attested
before. You may also select this option if your transcript or provisional degree was attested
before, but not your degree. You will be given an option to choose degree(s) from your
profile which haven't been attested before.
You may also choose this if you had your degrees verified in the old system. As the old
system was not integrated with PQR, the data has to be verified again for the applicant to
proceed further. This is a single step process in which you select the degree and then after
scrutiny it is verified.
 Duplicate Attestation:
If you have lost your already attested document, please select this option if you want to
get duplicate of your degree attested. You are required to bring POLICE FIR and
NEWSPAPER advertisement (complete Newspaper is mandatory)
Supplementary Attestation:
Please select this option if you want to get copies to your degree attested e.g. degree
photocopy, transcripts etc. You must have an attested degree to avail this option. You
will be given an option to choose degree(s) from your profile which have been attested
before.
 Update an Attested Degree:
 Please select this option if your degree was attested before but, for some reason, has
been updated. You will be given an option to choose degree(s) from your profile which
have been attested before.

Step-6: For PhD. Applicants

For PhD. applicants, the PCD verification process is a twostep process which ensures that their most
relevant and up to date data is available in the system.
1. From Dashboard, Navigate to “PhD. Country Directory”.
2. System will search you in our PCD database on the bases of your CNIC or Email.
3. If your record is not found, you will be requested to add PCD Serial Number which is available on
HEC website PCD page.
4. Fill in the data verification form, in which your data will be pre-populated based on your CNIC,
email or PCD serial Number.
5. HEC will verify your record and after that will let your through for subsequent attestation.

Step-6: Select Documents to be attested: (Original & photocopies)

 Enter “Number of pages for original Documents” Or “Number of Pages of Photocopy
Documents” for at least one document type.
 Amount will be calculated on the basis of the no of pages and amount per page.
 Grand Total will be displayed at the bottom of the grid.

Step-7: Selection of Head office/Regional Center from where you want to attest your documents
 Please select the desired HEC center i.e. Islamabad, Karachi, Lahore, Quetta and Peshawar
from the drop down list where you want to get Attestation service. Please be careful once
you selects the desired HEC center, it will not be changed.
 Select checkbox against the undertaking text.

Step-8: Submission of online application

 After successful completion of profile and application along with uploading of documents,
submit the online application by clicking the button “Submit”
 You will receive a pop up message on your screen that your application has successfully
submitted for initial scrutiny at HEC with an application ID.

Step-9: Initial Scrutiny of application at HEC

 After submission of online application by the applicant, the documents are scrutinized by
the HEC officials and if found complete according to the attestation SOP’s, the application
is approved in the system.

Step-10: Revise Application Form

Based on scrutiny, the applicant may be asked to revise the application form by uploading some other
documents etc.
This will be intimated to applicant through SMS and through Email. Applicant may see the task in “My
Task” section in the Dashboard after they log in the eportal.hec.gov.pk
Applicants will have to remove the deficiencies mentioned in the “Comment” section of the task.

Step-10: Application Scheduling:

 After successful scrutiny, the applicant will receive a message & email for scheduling his visit
according to his convenience and as per availability of time slot in the following ways:
 Through Self submission/authorize person: In this case the applicant will personally
schedule his visit for attestation of his documents or through authorize person and will
bring all his original documents along with a copy of the same, Bank challan form and a
print out of the application form for same day attestation at the selected office.
 Through Courier: In this case the applicant will select the mode of attestation through
courier and will deposit the attestation fee with the courier company i.e LCS/Fed Ex (For
outside Pakistani applicants). You would be required to upload fee receipt with the
application form and hand over the same along with all your original documents to the
relevant courier company representative for attestation of your documents. Attestation
through Courier Company will take at least 10 working days.
After selecting courier, a subsequent task appears in “My Task” section of
Dashboard names “Upload Courier Receipt”. It is mandatory for the applicant to
upload the courier receipt in the system. Only after this task is processed, will
further tasks appear in HEC queue for attestation. No Application will be
entertained if this task is not processed.
 Application Re-Scheduling: After first scheduling, if an applicant cannot find time to visit
HEC offices for attestation, the applicant can re-schedule his visit.

Step-11: Submitting documents for attestation through personal visit/authorize person:

 You will submit all your original documents along with copies of CNIC/educational
documents at HEC and a print out of the application form at the attestation windows.
 After verification of the original documents, you will submit fee at the bank counter within
the HEC premises.
 You will collect his attested documents from the window after announcement of your
name.

Step-12: Tracking of Application:

 Selects the application and click on either “View Attestation Details” or “View Application
Details”.
 On click of button, respective sections are opened.
 Applicant can click on Download button to download the zip file of documents.
 Applicants can also download their Application Forms and Challan Forms using this
screen after they have scheduled their application.
 All the phases are displayed.
 Applicant can click on View Comments to view the comments against the tasks of that
particular phase.