VCs finalised for six public sector varsities in K-P

After a lengthy process, committee selected six successful candidates, names sent to K-P government

PESHAWAR:

A final list of vice-chancellors (VC) has been sent to the K-P government for six public sector varsities by the Islamabad-based committee.

This committee had been formed on the request of the provincial government in Islamabad to interview candidates for the posts and select vice-chancellors from the list sent to the committee by the Higher Education Commission K-P.

After a lengthy process, the committee selected six successful candidates whose name have been sent to the K-P government.

For Islamia College University Professor Bakhat Jehan, Khyber Medical University Dr. Ziaul Haq, Women University Mardan Professor Dr. Ghazala Yasmin, University of Buner Professor Dr. Amin Badshah, University of Chitral Professor Dr. Zahir Shah, and Fata University Professor Dr. Muhammad Jehanzeb are the top in the list.

For each slot three initial candidates were selected by the HEC and these above-mentioned candidates are on the top of their lists after interviews.

It is worth mentioning here that the K-P government formed a committee for the purpose of selecting vice-chancellors for the public sector universities in the province and this six-member committee interview the candidates shortlisted by the Higher Education Commission. Afterward the committee submits its recommendations to the K-P government.

Previously seven vice-chancellors were selected by the committee and now VCs for six more universities have been selected.

The provincial government or HEC is supposed to send three recommendations for each post to the committee and all the 18 candidates were interviewed. As per the policy of the Search Committee, the provincial government is bound to appoint the candidates recommended by the committee on the basis of their scores in interviews.

“We have received the list and the notification for their appointment will soon be issued by the government,” said an official while talking to The Express Tribune.

Published in The Express Tribune, March 7^th, 2021.