can anybody tell me what if someone is facing difficulty in securing admission in phd program what should he do ? i emailed hec that i faced difficulty in securing admission in phd because of which there's a gap of one year in my studies now after completing my masters. they replied that provide us as a proof written documents of where you have applied. whereas, the scenario is i went to different universities, met with their professors and told them i want to apply for phd in their university. they replied me that we have limited seats, since you are young and don't have much experience so your profile is not strong enough to secure admission so no need to apply here. now from where should i get the written documents as a proof since they refrained me from applying even? what should i reply to HEC?
any senior hec scholar remarks in this regard would be worth admiring