Pakistani credit hours to ECTS

What ECTS means

One academic year (University of Freiburg)

One academic year corresponds to 60 ECTS-credits that are equivalent to 1500–1800 hours of studySource: https://www.tf.uni-freiburg.de/en/studies-and-teaching/a-to-z-study-faq/ects · checked 2026-10-22

One ECTS point

1 ECTS-points equals 30 working hoursSource: https://www.tf.uni-freiburg.de/en/studies-and-teaching/a-to-z-study-faq/ects · checked 2026-10-22

What HEC credit hours show

Credits per semester (HEC undergraduate policy)

Ordinarily, students will complete 15 credits in every semesterSource: https://www.hec.gov.pk/english/services/faculty/Plagiarism/Documents/UGE-Policy.pdf · checked 2026-10-22

Minimum for a BS (HEC)

The minimum credit requirement to qualify for a BS degree is 120 credits.Source: https://www.hec.gov.pk/english/services/faculty/Plagiarism/Documents/UGE-Policy.pdf · checked 2026-10-22

BS Computer Science / SE / IT (HEC curriculum)

Minimum credit hours shall be 130 for BS (CS, SE, IT) programsSource: https://www.hec.gov.pk/english/services/universities/RevisedCurricula/Documents/2016-2017/COMPUTER-SCIENCE.pdf · checked 2026-10-22

The programme decides

Example: a programme asking for 210 ECTS (TH Lübeck)

Bachelor’s degrees from India or Pakistan (Bachelor of Engineering or Technology) are not equivalent to the required 210 ECTS PointsSource: https://www.th-luebeck.de/fileadmin/media/02_Studium/05_Bewerbung/MScMechEng-Information_for_applicants_01.pdf · checked 2026-10-22

Example: a programme asking for 180 ECTS (TH Rosenheim)

Applicants with fewer than 180 ECTS credits from their first degree cannot be admitted to the Masters’ degree programme.Source: https://www.th-rosenheim.de/en/studies-and-further-education/courses-of-study/masters-degree-programmes/advanced-industrial-engineering · checked 2026-10-22

Not stated officially

None of the official sources we checked gives a fixed formula for converting Pakistani credit hours to ECTS. Each German university decides for its own programme.

Get an estimate with the Credit hours to ECTS tool.

Frequently asked questions

Is 120 Pakistani credit hours automatically 180 ECTS?

No official source we checked says so. Use your documented workload as an estimate and follow the receiving programme's own rule.

How many ECTS make an academic year?

60 ECTS, equal to 1,500–1,800 hours of study, according to the University of Freiburg.

What does one ECTS represent?

30 working hours, in the University of Freiburg's ECTS FAQ.

Why can a 4-year degree still need checking?

Programme thresholds differ. TH Lübeck states that Bachelor's degrees from India or Pakistan (Bachelor of Engineering or Technology) are not equivalent to its required 210 ECTS.

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