HEC Jobs October 2026: 9 Posts, Salary Up to Rs 398,130, Apply by 14 October

HEC has 9 job openings on its careers portal, and the last date to apply is 14 October 2026. Apply online at careers.hec.gov.pk. The posts run from Attendant at Rs 37,800 a month to Project Director at Rs 398,130 a month. Each post shows a Rs 1,000 application fee.

We read the full list on the Higher Education Commission's own careers portal on 1 October 2026. All 9 posts sit under HEC development projects, such as the Faculty Development Program and the Overseas Scholarship for PhD. Each post has one seat. Each one is tied to a domicile quota, so check your province before you start.

All 9 HEC posts with pay scale and salary

HEC lists 9 project posts on pay scales PPS-01 to PPS-09. Monthly salary runs from Rs 37,800 for the Attendant to Rs 398,130 for the Project Director. Every post has one seat and the same last date, 14 October 2026.

PPS means project pay scale. It is not the same as BPS, the basic pay scale for regular government jobs. A project post is paid from the project's budget and is linked to that project, not to the permanent HEC cadre.

The salaries above are the figures HEC's portal records for each post. The portal gives one figure per post and does not break it into pay and allowances.

Eligibility and experience for each HEC post

Senior posts need a 16 year degree, at least second division, plus five to seven years of experience. The Office Assistant needs a 14 year degree and two years of work. The Attendant needs Matric and one year of relevant experience.

• Project Director (PPS-09): Master's degree (16 years) or equal, at least 2nd division, from an HEC recognised university. Seven years of experience in a public or private organisation, including five years in a managerial role after the final degree.
• Project Manager (PPS-08): 16 year degree, at least 2nd division. Five years of experience, including three years at managerial or supervisory level. MS Office and MS Project are compulsory.
• Project Manager (PPS-07, Punjab and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa): 16 year degree, at least 2nd division. Five years of relevant experience, including two years of mid-level management after the final degree. MS Office and MS Project are a must.
• Law Officer (PPS-08): LLB or equal from an HEC recognised university. Five years as a practising lawyer in service or corporate law. Good spoken and written communication, and MS Office skills.
• Project Accountant (PPS-07): MBA (Finance), M.Com or CMA, 16 years of education, at least 2nd division. Three years of experience, including one year of mid-level management after the final degree.
• Office Assistant (PPS-05): Graduation (14 years), at least 2nd division. Two years of work experience and advanced MS Office.
• Attendant (PPS-01): Matric with one year of relevant experience. Local based, Islamabad.

"HEC recognised" matters here. If your degree is from abroad or from an unusual institution, sort out HEC degree attestation early, because it takes longer than the 14 day window.

Age limit and domicile quota

The minimum age is 18 for every post. The upper limit is 35 for the Attendant, 40 for PPS-05 and PPS-07 posts, 50 for PPS-08 posts and 62 for the Project Director. Provincial quota posts need a matching domicile.

Two posts are open on merit, so any Pakistani can apply: the Project Director and the PPS-08 Project Manager. The other seven are reserved for one province or region. The Office Assistant under the Faculty Development Program is for Sindh Rural, and the Project Accountant is for Sindh Urban. Your domicile certificate decides which of these you can apply for.

How to apply for HEC jobs online

Apply only through careers.hec.gov.pk. Make an account, fill in your profile, upload six documents as PDF, pick a test city, pay the Rs 1,000 fee and submit before 14 October 2026. HEC's portal is the only official route.

1. Open careers.hec.gov.pk on a computer. The home page lists all 9 posts with "Last date to apply: 2026-10-14".
2. Sign up with your email address. The portal sends a code to verify it.
3. Fill in your personal details, address, education and work history in the profile.
4. Open the post you want and press apply. Choose a test city when asked, because every post on the portal is marked as needing one.
5. Upload six PDFs: both sides of your CNIC, degrees and transcripts, experience certificates, domicile, your CV and a passport size photo.
6. Pay the Rs 1,000 application fee shown for the post, then submit. Save a screenshot of the confirmation.

Scan your papers before you sit down. Every upload must be a PDF, and a photo saved as JPG will not go through. If your CV is old, a clean CV made for Pakistani employers helps, since shortlisting starts from it.

Fee, test and selection

Each post shows a Rs 1,000 application fee and asks for a test city, which points to a written test before interviews. HEC has not published a test date, so finish your application early.

Applications opened on 29 September 2026. When we checked at about 1:45 pm on 1 October, 28 people had already applied for the Project Director post and 22 for the merit Project Manager post. The Attendant and Project Accountant posts had none yet.

That gap is useful. If you fit a provincial quota post, you will face far fewer rivals than on the two merit posts. Each post has its own apply button and its own fee, so two posts mean two fees.

Questions go to HEC's careers support at sup_careers@hec.gov.pk, or the HEC UAN (051) 111-119-432. HEC's head office is in Sector H-9, Islamabad. For other federal and provincial openings this month, the routine for applying for government jobs online is much the same.

Common questions

What is the last date for HEC jobs in October 2026?

14 October 2026. HEC's careers portal shows this date for all 9 posts.

Where do I apply for HEC jobs?

Online at careers.hec.gov.pk. That portal is the only route HEC shows for these 9 posts. Do not pay anyone who offers to apply for you.

What is the salary of the HEC Project Director?

Rs 398,130 a month on PPS-09, as listed on HEC's portal. The post is open on merit and the age limit is 62.

Is there a fee for HEC jobs?

Yes. HEC's portal records a Rs 1,000 application fee for each post. We could not see the payment method without registering.

Are these permanent HEC jobs?

No. They are project posts on the PPS scale, paid from HEC development projects. They are reported to be on contract, linked to the life of each project.

Can a woman apply for these HEC posts?

Yes. Every post is open to both men and women, according to the portal.

How we verified this

What we checked, where we read it, and what we could not confirm.

Last checked at about 1:45 pm PKT on 1 October 2026. We read the list of 9 posts on HEC's careers portal at careers.hec.gov.pk, including each post's project, pay scale, salary, quota, age limit, eligibility, required documents, Rs 1,000 fee, test city requirement and the opening date of 29 September and closing date of 14 October 2026. The applicant counts are what the portal showed at that time and will change. The careers page on hec.gov.pk returned a server error when we tried it, so the portal is our source. That the posts are on contract is reported from the printed advertisement, which we could not find on HEC's website. We did not register or apply, so the payment method and test date are not confirmed.