Intermediate, B.Com revised examinations schedules
BIEK, KU announced revised exams schedules
Karachi, Jan 04: The Board of Intermediate Education Karachi (BIEK) has announced
that HSC Science (pre-engineering and pre-medical), Arts (humanities) and Home
Economics supplementary examinations-2009 as well as the CT/PTC annual
examinations-2009 will begin on Monday. However, the HSC (commerce)
supplementary examinations-2009 will commence on Wednesday. All these
examinations would be held in accordance with the date sheets already provided
to all affiliated educational institutions and the designated examination
centers, BIEK officials said, adding that new dates for December 30 and 31, 2009
and January 1 and 2, 2010 papers which were postponed would be announced on
January 6. Meanwhile, A spokesman for the University of Karachi announced
that the oral pathology paper for the students of BDS (third
professional) which was earlier postponed will now be held on Tuesday. The
community dentistry paper for the students of BDS (second professional) will be
held on Wednesday. Meanwhile, KU controller of examinations announced
that the papers of the on-going BCom annual examinations-2009 for
male regular candidates scheduled for January 11 will be held at centralised
examination centre set up at the new examination complex, near the university's
Maskan gate. However, the centres and timings of all other papers will remain
the same as already announced in the programme. Meanwhile, Registrar of the Karachi University Prof Raees Alvi announced that
the new academic session-2010 of both the morning and evening programmes will
commence on January 11. According to him, the decision has been taken in view of
the law and order situation in the city and the delay already caused in the
completion of the admission process and the holding of the degree examinations. Dawn
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Adhoc teachers wait for salaries
Karachi: The government wants to flourish private coaching centres in the
province hence more than 500 adhoc college lecturers are still waiting for their
salaries despite of their job regularization. The Sindh Education Department had
stopped their salaries nearly seven months ago without any intimation or reason.
Conversely, as many as five associate professors have been retired with the hope
of getting promotion in 20 grade from 19. Central Leader of Sindh Professors
and Lecturers Association (SPLA) Prof Iftikhar Azmi expressed these views on
Sunday. He said that families of ad-hoc college
lecturers are suffering from severe financial crunch, while they were getting
income from coaching and tuitions. He said, "Around six years have been
passed but there is no up-gradation of teachers on the basis of fourtier
formula. On the other hand, in Punjab teachers are getting promotions annually
on the same formula. Around 1,048 promotions in all grades are pending. The
government has failed to resolve the issues of college teachers and educational
institutions in the province." It is to be noted here that the last meeting
of Provincial Selection Board-One, held on 12 November, 2009, had been ended
without giving 20-grade promotion to any single deserving teacher, while around
80 college teachers, waiting for their promotion. Prof Azmi said that the
education department had not submitted cases in the PSB-One meeting, chaired by
Sindh Chief Minister Qaim Ali Shah and well attended by 12 secretaries of
different sectors, including Sindh Chief Secretary, a source said. The
meeting ended without giving promotion to any deserving teacher from grade 19 to
20 due to the inefficiency of the Sindh Education Department, who did not
submitted the cases in the high level meeting. He said that five associate
professors had been retired while out of them 56 were male and 49 female. The nation
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Many hurdles to overcome before SBBMC become reality
Karachi: The fate of the Shaheed Benazir Bhutto Medical College (SBBMC), the
establishment of which was passed through a bill in the Sindh Assembly, seems
uncertain owing to inadequate homework and necessary legal
procedures. The SBBMC is temporarily set up in the premises of the Ayaz
Samoon Nursing School. The SBBMC has yet to be intimated with the
admission policy, which is the key to making the college
functional. According to sources, influential businessmen are already
occupying the Ayaz Samoon Nursing School. There are four large warehouses at the
school that have been occupied for decades. During 1973 and 74, the then
provincial government had asked the warehouses owners to shift someplace else
and was also prepared to pay them compensation in advance. However, the
warehouse owners refused to budge and continued occupying the warehouses even
after accepting and receiving the compensation money from the government, thus
making their occupation illegal. Presently, the warehouse owners have
once again refused to vacate the premises and demanded compensation money
again. The SBBMC administration had recently invited applications for the
posts of professors, associate and assistant professors to complete the teaching
faculty, but received no applications as it offered less emolument and perks in
comparison with the private sector. However, hundreds of applicants
rushed to catch the post of demonstrators but just 200 were issued interview
letters to select the appropriate candidates for only 30 seats. According
to sources privy to the situation, unless stern measures were taken against the
influential mafia controlling the premises of the nursing school, the fate of
the SBBMC would remain a dream that is unlikely to come true. Meanwhile,
the doctors and paramedics employed at the Lyari General Hospital do not execute
their responsibilities, while more than 50 percent of them are simply ghost
employees. They consume hefty funds worth more than Rs 5 million, which
is a burden on the national exchequer. Lyari Town Nazim Mehmood Hasim and
Town Municipal Officer Muhammad Raeesi have discussed the admission policy with
SBBMC Principal and Project Director Hassan Dost Afridi. Mehmood said
that initially 100 seats have been allocated to the SBBMC while it
was likely that the admission policy would be announced within the next two
weeks. Mehmood said President Asif Ali Zardari is expected to visit Lyari
in the next 10 days and then the SBBMC would be officially inaugurated alongwith
other major projects. Daily times
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