The Punjab government has not yet published its ranking of the province's top ten universities, a performance-based evaluation programme announced last year.
The scheme was designed to assess more than 60 universities across Punjab and single out the ten best-performing institutions.
Sources at the Punjab Higher Education Commission (PHEC) say the project was budgeted at Rs. 50 million. The rankings were meant to be refreshed each year, with the outcomes shaping future funding allocations and policy choices.
A professor noted that the provincial government seems hesitant to disclose the rankings, including university scores, the evaluation methodology and the names of the top ten schools.
The ranking effort is distinct from PHEC's work to set measurable performance indicators for university vice-chancellors.
Last year, the commission approved key performance indicators (KPIs) for heads of public-sector universities, taking into account differences in age and size of institutions.
The framework seeks to judge university leadership on quantifiable academic and administrative results.
Assessment criteria cover research output, teaching quality, faculty development, student performance, financial management, governance and progress on development plans.
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