A fake notification claiming Punjab colleges will waive attendance requirements is circulating online. HEC clarifies the alert is false and urges students and institutions to rely on official sources.
Punjab students and educational institutions were recently misled by a fake notification claiming that public and private colleges and universities in the province would no longer enforce attendance requirements. Circulated widely on social media, the document allegedly dated January 17, 2026, instructed institutions not to block students from admissions or exams due to low attendance and prohibited any attendance-related fines.
