THIS is with reference to the Higher Education Commission’s (HEC) decision to abolish the two-year bachelor’s degree programme. This is a serious threat to the financial and academic autonomy of public-sector universities. The decision has been taken without proper consultation with the stakeholders, especially the public-sector universities, the vice-chancellors and the Federation of All-Pakistan Universities Academic Staff Association (FAPUASA). In principle, public-sector universities are supposed to accomplish their internal academic matters individually without any intervention. The public-sector universities must be trusted and allowed to decide issues, such as admission policy, curriculum development, quality assurance, or the introduction of novel ideas concerning academic programmes.