Engineering education & work executions are regulated by Pakistan Engineering Council (PEC) in Pakistan. When talking about PEC Registration, there are 03 major departments as
- Engineers Registration Department
- Contractors / Operators Registration Department
- Consulting Engineers Registration Department
- CPD (Continued Professional Developement) Department

Engineers Registration Department
Engineers Registration department is responsible for the registration of Engineers who stood qualified as per PEC Bye-Laws. There are hundreds of universities offering engineering courses throughout the country. But, very few universities are accredited by PEC as per accreditation Laws.
So, to get registered with PEC as Engineer you must possess a degree from PEC recognized institution. B-Tech or BS (Hons) is not considered an engineer if he/ she does not have a PEC registration card. There are two categories of Engineers
- Registered Engineer – RE
- Professional Engineers – PE
PEC Registration may start from Engineers Registration to Contractors & Operators & to Engineers Consultants.
Role of PEC
Why PEC Registration is required for an Engineer? If an engineer got unable to get PEC registration, he/she will not be considered as Engineer. He will not be able to apply for any Engineering related post in a Public or semi-government organization.
PEC Offices
Pakistan Engineering Council – PEC Headquarter is located in Islamabad. It is a multi-storey building owned by PEC. Policymaking & all related matters are controlled from PEC HQ.
PEC Headoffice Address: Attaturk Avenue (East), G-5/2, Islamabad
PEC Facilitation Center
Engineer Biometric
How to pay PEC Fee
PEC Fee can be paid manually or even online. PEC Printed Fee slip challans are available with MCB & HBL Banks
Is B-Tech is equivalent to PEC Registered Engineer?
No, as per PEC by-laws B-Tech holder cannot be considered an Engineer. Instead, he / she may be called Technologist.
PEC Registration cost
Contractor Registration
PEC License Categories
Contractor License
PEC Contractor Licenses are divided into 8 broad categories from C-6 to C-A. List of PEC license categories is as follows (ascending order as per project limit)
- PEC C-6 Category
- PEC C-5 Category
- PEC C-4 Category
- PEC C-3 Category
- PEC C-2 Category
- PEC C-1 Category
- PEC C-B Category
- PEC C-A Category
PEC Foreign Firm Registration
There are 3 categories offered by PEC to foreign companies
- PEC FC-1 category
- PEC FC-B category
- PEC FC-A cateogry
How do you I Register with PEC?
How Can I avail PEC Discounts?
What is PEC Address
What is the procedure for registration of a firm
What is PEC Supervisory Certificate
What is PEC complimentary Registration?
How do I deposit PEC Registration Fee
PEC Fee calculator
Consulting Firm Registration
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What is the limit of civil contractors for different categories?
Dear Tahir Azam,
You can visit https://tencoconsulting.com/pec-license-limits/ for PEC license limits
Dear Tahir Azim sb,
Following are the limits of PEC categories
==> C6 – 25Mn
==> C5 – 65Mn
==> C4 – 200Mn
==> C3 – 500Mn
==> C2 – 1000Mn
==> C1 – 2500Mn
==> CB – 4000Mn
==> CA – No limit category