According to available records, approximately 200 educators within the higher education sector across various government degree colleges in Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa are still receiving salaries despite not fulfilling their teaching obligations. This inconsistency arises from their assignment to unsuitable roles.
Official documents indicate that an additional 679 teachers in government colleges are unable to meet the required credit hour standards. The department’s policy mandates two credit hours per day, yet these educators only manage to deliver one credit hour. The Directorate of Higher Education stipulates a workload of 12 credit hours per week for each teacher. However, exceptions are granted to faculty members who take on additional responsibilities such as coordinators, examiners, and chief proctors, allowing them three extra credit hours. The Secretary of the Higher Education Department (HED) has announced ongoing initiatives to rectify these discrepancies in teacher assignments.
Conversely, chaotic transfers and assignments have burdened 808 teachers across multiple colleges, necessitating them to take on extra classes due to staff shortages. Data reveals that among the affected individuals, there are six professors in BPS-20, 33 associate professors in BPS-19, 61 assistant professors in BPS-18, and 85 lecturers in BPS-17 who are absent from their classes.
Furthermore, there are 31 professors in BPS-20, 195 associate professors in BPS-19, 163 assistant professors in BPS-18, and 285 lecturers in BPS-17 who only attend half of their classes. Additionally, 16 professors in BPS-20, 84 associate professors in BPS-19, 238 assistant professors in BPS-18, and 270 lecturers in BPS-17 are overwhelmed, exceeding their class capacities.
Secretary Arshed Khan aims to optimize the distribution of teachers in government colleges for the benefit of students. He has compiled data on student enrollment and teacher allocation in colleges. Recently, he turned down a proposal to transfer two teachers to a government college due to the presence of 88 teachers already stationed there. However, in a college located in Karak, 400 students lacked an assigned teacher. Khan promptly directed the deployment of three teachers to fill this gap.
In his endeavor to maintain balanced teacher-student ratios, Khan conducts daily interviews with college principals to assess their staffing and infrastructure needs. Sources suggest that both the minister and higher education secretaries bear responsibility for the irrational transfer of teachers. They highlight instances where teachers are assigned to roles unrelated to their expertise, resulting in disruptions to academic progress.
Allegations suggest that teachers exploit their connections with lawmakers, ministers, and other higher authorities to secure inappropriate placements. Principals of government degree colleges also express concern over these misplacements, citing academic setbacks for students as a consequence.
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