Higher Education sector has been administratively reconfigured by Divisional Directorates. The province is divided in 09 divisional directorates, with Director Education (Colleges) performing a supervisory role in the constituent districts. The key role of the Director Education (Colleges) is to maintain a liaison between field and administrative offices.
Office of the Deputy Director (Colleges)/Functions
The office was originally introduced under the LGO 2001 in each district and core functions of the office include:
- Implement government policies
- Distribute budgetary grants to Colleges
- Prepare feasibility reports for upgradation of colleges and introduction of new subjects
- Prepare ADP schemes
- To maintain career records of the teaching and non-teaching staff up to BPS-17 within the district
- To award scholarships to eligible students
- To decide pension issues of employees up to BPS-18
- Appoint staff up to BPS-15 within the district
- Transfer teaching/non-teaching staff up to BPS-19 within the district
- Monitor student affairs
- Promotion, move-over, selection grade issue of non-teaching staff up to BPS-15
- Sanction of leave not exceeding 90 days except study leave and ex-Pakistan leave up to BPS-19
- Sanction of GP fund advance up to BPS-20
- Issuance of NOC for passport
- Grant of relaxation (up to 5 years) in upper age limit for admission
- Grant of relaxation (up to 3 years) in upper age limit for recruitment (BPS-01 to BPS-15)