Abstract

This study comprises students’ satisfaction in the higher education-a comparative study between Punjab and Azad Jammu and Kashmir, Pakistan. The comparison is made eight aspects of facilities provided by universities and concepts were used to examine differences in the satisfaction level of students about these facilities and the main factor affecting that perception, between students in the Punjab and the AJ&K universities. Seven out of fourteen general universities were used, in which five out of ten from Punjab and two out of four from AJ&K were asked about their satisfaction with respect to various facilities. It is found that universities of Punjab region excel from the universities of AJ&K region in all aspects of study.

Keywords:

AJ&K, higher education, Pakistan, Punjab, students satisfaction,

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