IIUI flouts rules in filling up key administrative positions on February 17, 2017ISLAMABAD: There appear to be no rules in the International Islamic University (IIU) Islamabad for filling the key administrative positions, Daily Times has learnt reliably. According to the information available, the university’s senior management appointed Dr. Aqdas Naveed Malik to the post of Vice President Higher Studies and Research while Dr. Munir was appointed to […]
HEC wants VCs appointed in accordance with criteria on February 16, 2017ISLAMABAD: The Higher Education Commission (HEC) has recommended universities and degree awarding institutions to appoint their heads in accordance with the prescribed legal criteria. In a letter, a copy of which is available with Daily Times, the universities and DAIs have been asked to appoint their vice chancellors, rectors or heads through search committees existing […]
Al-Khair University submits 78,000 degrees to HEC on February 14, 2017ISLAMABAD: The management of Al-Khair University of Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJ&K) has submitted 78000 degrees’s data to the Higher Education Commission (HEC) for reviewing their originality. As per reliable information with Daily Times, the Al-Khair University’s senior management submitted the details of 78,000 degrees that were awarded by the university in different sessions before […]
FDE delaying payment to a private consultant on February 12, 2017ISLAMABAD: The Federal Directorate of Education (FDE) has least bothered to pay Rs 1.52 million to a private consultant who provided his services to the FDE for years as repairing of official vehicles. Muhammad Saqib Naeem Sheikh owner of Honda Meher Motors located on Peshawar Road Rawalpindi, is dealing with sale and purchase of various […]
Senate body fails to resolve issue of daily-wage workers on February 10, 2017ISLAMABAD: Like many previous meetings, the Senate Standing Committee of the Cabinet Secretariat in its meeting on Thursday could not find any solution regarding the daily wages employees of the Federal Directorate of Education (FDE), Pakistan Institute of Medical Sciences (PIMS) cardiac Centre and the Federal General Hospital Islamabad. The committee met under Senator Muhammad […]
FDE fails to make seniority list of officials on February 8, 2017ISLAMABAD: Despite the passage of years and repeated directions from the Capital Administration and Development Division (CA&DD), the authorities in the Federal Directorate of Education have not compiled the seniority of senior officials in compliance with the fundamental recruitment rules. According to the documents available with Daily Times, the seniority of the officials of various […]
HEC closes down 24 PhD programmes of IIU on February 7, 2017ISLAMABAD: The Higher Education Commission (HEC) has closed down 24 PhD academic programmes of the International Islamic University (IIU) Islamabad for not fulfilling the commission’s required criteria. The HEC also directed to stop all academic activities in these programmes till fulfillment of the prescribed requirements. According to the PhD Programme Review Report compiled by the […]
Several administrative positions occupied by teachers in FDE on February 5, 2017ISLAMABAD: No rules in the Federal Directorate of Education (FDE) as several administrative slots in the directorate have been filled by teachers in violation of fundamental recruitment rules, Daily Times learnt reliably. As per list available with this scribe, there are around 17 teachers of various cadres serving in the FDE against several key administrative […]
HECs decision to establish own testing service opposed on January 30, 2017ISLAMABAD: The Federation of All Pakistan Universities Academic Staff Associations (FAPUASA) as well as some vice chancellors have rejected the decision of the Higher Education Commission (HEC) that seeks to establish its own National Testing Council (NTC) for the purpose to conduct entrance and scholarship tests for the universities. As per notification, a copy of […]
Senate body suggests internships at grassroots on January 25, 2017ISLAMABAD: Although the National Internship Programme (NIP) is introduced, but introduction of the training programmes at the grassroots will have an impressive impact on education. This was discussed in the standing committee on Tuesday with Senator Nauman Khattak in the chair. The Higher Education Commission (HEC) officials told the body that the comprehensive strategies regarding […]