The Sindh government has eased qualification requirements for the appointment of vice-chancellors at government universities and has also removed the Sindh domicile requirement.
According to a recent advertisement for vice chancellor positions at Dow University of Medical and Health Sciences, Shaheed Benazir Bhutto University Skrand, and other institutions, the required number of research publications has been reduced from 15 to 10, despite the Higher Education Commission (HEC) setting the standard at 15 for professors.
Additionally, the mandatory PhD requirement has been changed to “preferable,” making master’s degree holders in Grade 21 eligible. This adjustment appears to accommodate bureaucratic candidates.
The maximum age limit has been set at 62 years, whereas in Punjab, Balochistan, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, the federal government, and Azad Jammu & Kashmir, the age limit remains 65 years. The required administrative experience in Grade 17 or above has been reduced to 10 years, while teaching experience has been entirely omitted. Furthermore, cadre officers applying based on civil service experience will be required to resign or retire upon selection as vice chancellor.
The deadline for applications is March 28. Earlier, President Asif Ali Zardari had instructed the Sindh chief minister via letter to remove the Sindh domicile requirement for the vice chancellor position.
Candidates must have 15 years of experience in intellectual thought, civil society, research, or administrative leadership, along with a record of outstanding research and publications in HEC-recognized journals.
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