ISLAMABAD, Aug 22: The subcommittee of the Senate Standing Committee on Education has stressed the need for improving quality of education by establishing high calibre universities in both public and private sector.

This observation was made by the committee during a meeting held at the Parliament House on Monday to discuss the criteria of establishment of private universities. The meeting was presided over by Senator Dr Mohammad Said.

The committee members were of the view that there should be an independent body which rated both public and private sector universities and published its findings on regular basis.

They also deliberated on various other aspects that could prove helpful in improving the standard of education at the higher level.

The members observed that no compromise should be made in bringing a qualitative change in the standard of education.

The committee would soon finalize its report for submission to Senate Standing Committee on Education for further discussion.

The meeting was attended by senators Dr Mohammad Said (convener), Roshan Khursheed Bharucha, Prof Mohammad Saeed Siddiqi and Dr Nighat Agha, the HEC executive director.—APP