The Sindh Education Department has decided to open 20 more colleges in the province, Business Recorder learnt on Saturday. According to details, 16 colleges would be for women and rest for boys.
While 14 out of 20 government colleges would be started in various areas of Karachi including Degree Boys College Gulistan-e-Johar (evening), Degree Boys College Metroville SITE, Degree Boys College Bihar Colony, Degree Boys College KMC Store, Degree Girls College Jamshed Road, Degree Girls College Azam Basti, Degree Girls College Qasba Colony, Degree Girls College 11-c Orangi, Degree Girls College Punjabi Club, Degree Girls College Surjani Town, Degree Girls College Safooran Goth, Degree Girls College Buffer Zone, Degree Girls College Gulshan-e-Maymar and Degree Girls College Pak Colony, sources said.
While, rest of six colleges would be functional in various areas of other districts of province including Degree College Tando Allahyar, Degree Girls College Khairpur Nathan Shah, Degree Boys College Ghora Bari, Degree Girls College Shahdadpur, Degree Girls College Kunri and Degree Girls College Ghotki, sources said. The Sindh Finance Department on the request of Education Department has approved Sanctioned New Expenditures (SNEs) of the said colleges a few weeks ago, sources said.
According to documents of SNEs, 20 principals, 90 associate professors, 246 assistant professors and 374 lecturers would be posted in said colleges. Initially, teaching staff of 30 to 40 to be appointed while non-teaching staff for above mentioned colleges would be recruited by the Education Department shortly, sources said.
Initially, staff would be transferred and posted in said new colleges from other nearest colleges until the completion of recruitment process by Sindh Public Service Commission (SPSC). The process is continued, sources added. There are 261 government-run colleges in all over the province out of which 131 are in Karachi. And establishment of 20 more colleges would increase the total number of colleges to 281.