Human Rights Series: Discrimination In Admission To Universities

May 10,2019

The Constitution of Pakistan, 1973 prohibits discrimination on the basis of race, religion, caste or place of birth when it comes to giving a student admission in a public university. Article 22 states this fundamental right:

No citizen shall be denied admission to any educational institution receiving aid from public revenues on the ground only of race, religion, caste or place of birth.

Article 22(3)(b)

Article 22 protects the young students against any kind of discrimination. Any Pakistani can apply at his favourite university to obtain higher education, and he does not need to worry about racism because the Constitution is there for his protection.

If you are a student, and a university or college has denied you admission due to the above-mentioned reasons, you have the right to approach the court of law. In such a case, the court will order the institution to grant you admission.