CM Maryam Nawaz congratulated the higher education team for recruiting interns on merit by maintaining transparency
Punjab recruits over 7,300 interns to teach in govt colleges. The government of Punjab, Pakistan, has completed the recruitment of 7,354 college teacher interns in government colleges across the province.
In a briefing to the Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz, Secretary Higher Education Dr. Farrukh Naveed stated that college teacher interns would be given Rs. 50,000 per month for eight months.
The college teacher interns, hired under the Higher Education Internship Program, would teach in government colleges until the completion of the academic session by March 31.
During the meeting, CM Maryam Nawaz congratulated the higher education team for recruiting interns on merit by maintaining transparency, the statement read.
The participants were also informed in the briefing that the transfer and posting of 962 college teachers had been completed under an e-transfer policy.
The teachers received their orders after applying online on a portal. The appointment of principals and directors of government colleges would also be done under transparent criteria, the officials added.
Punjab CM Laptop Scheme distribution schedule announced
Earlier this week, Chief Minister of Punjab Maryam Nawaz Sharif has set a target of providing laptops to students within 90 days.
As per the details, under the Chief Minister Laptop and Merit Scholarship Program, students in Punjab will be given the latest Core i7, 13th generation laptops.
Chief Minister Maryam has directed that 2,000 laptops should be distributed among minority students as well as students who secured positions in the Matriculation and Intermediate (F.S.C) examinations.
20,000 university students, 14,000 college students, 4,000 students from the industrial and agricultural sectors and 2,000 students from medical and dental colleges will get laptops. 32 percent of the students who will receive laptops will belong to South Punjab.
According to the plan, 5,000 laptops will be distributed within 30 days and a total of 35,000 laptops will be distributed by February 20.
Students from the fields of computer science, medical, science, engineering, social sciences, business, languages, veterinary and agriculture will also get laptops.
Scholarships will be given to 30,000 students from government institutions and 10,000 students from private educational institutions across Punjab, Pakistan.
