Is heat a conserved quantity?
No, heat is not a conserved quantity.
A conserved quantity remains the same before and after the physical event.
Heat is a form of energy, and energy can neither be created nor be destroyed, but can transform from one form to another.
Best example is a thermocouple, where heat energy is transformed into electrical output due to adjoining two dissimilar metals.
From 1st principle of thermodynamics, only the total energy before or after transformation remains constant.