HEC Pakistan + China Scholarship Council
A deadline shown here is a research aid. The provider's current call controls the real deadline.
The current HEC call lists 75 seats for Pakistani applicants across bachelor's, master's and PhD study. The HEC nomination route is distinct from direct Type-B applications to Chinese universities.
| Academic | The 2026–27 HEC call allocated 35 Bachelor, 25 Master and 15 PhD seats; exact academic thresholds depend on the published call and programme |
| Language | Chinese or English according to the selected programme; undergraduate applicants through the current call also face the CSCA requirement |
| Other | HEC is the nominating agency for Type-A applicants; direct Type-B applications follow a separate route |
For HEC Type-A, apply through the HEC scholarship portal and follow the CSC/HEC instructions. Direct Type-B applicants deal with the selected Chinese university separately.
We keep past cycles rather than deleting them. Historical dates are the best predictor of when the next call opens.
| Year | Status | Opens | Deadline | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026/2027 | Closed | — | January 5, 2026 | HEC listed 5 January 2026 at 4:00 PM Pakistan Standard Time as the Type-A deadline. |
| 2027/2028 | Expected | — | — | HEC runs the Type-A nomination every year alongside the CSC calendar. The 2026/27 call closed on 5 January 2026. The CSC portal for 2027/28 is expected to open around December 2026 with embassy deadlines between January and April 2027, but HEC has not published its own dates yet. |
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