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Sindh HEC Orders Public Universities to Remove Faculty From Administrative Posts

The court-backed directive enforces a clear separation of academic and administrative roles with vice-chancellors accountable for compliance.

Overview

  • The Sindh Higher Education Commission gave vice-chancellors eight working days to end all additional-charge, look-after, and OPS arrangements and submit compliance reports.
  • The letter, issued by Assistant Director Naheed J. Haider, cites the Sindh High Court’s CP No. 1757/2024, a Dec. 9 order by the SHC Circuit Bench in Hyderabad, and a 2024 Supreme Court communication.
  • The directive bars faculty and PhD holders from serving in non-teaching posts such as registrar, controller of examinations, Quality Enhancement Cell director, or ORIC head.
  • Non-compliance will make university administrations solely responsible for any consequences, the commission warned.
  • The order affects about 30 public universities where administrators have long assigned faculty to administrative roles, often citing severe financial constraints.