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Federal Government Colleges in Decline: Teachers Criticize Bureaucratic Disarray and Lack of Representation

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The Federal Government (FG) colleges in Islamabad are struggling to maintain academic standards due to what teachers describe as 'irrational and damaging' policies by the Federal Directorate of Education (FDE). A lack of representation of FG teachers in key administrative posts has accelerated the decline of these institutions, with many complaining about the abolition of BS programmes, arbitrary transfers, and misallocated faculty members. The absence of experienced FG professors in critical positions, such as the Director (Colleges) and Director Academics, has paralyzed governance and hindered policy decisions.

Key Takeaways:

  • The Federal Directorate of Education's (FDE) policies, including the abolition of BS programmes, have been criticized by FG teachers as 'irrational and damaging'.
  • The absence of FG representation in key administrative posts, such as the Director (Colleges) and Director Academics, has accelerated the decline of FG colleges.
  • The transfer of primary-section teachers from model colleges to FG colleges has been condemned as a 'blunder' that threatens to erode academic standards.
  • The post of Director (Colleges), once reserved for senior FG college professors, has been filled for over a decade by principals from model colleges, with the last FG college teacher holding the position in 2013.
  • The merger of the separate FG Colleges Directorate with that of model colleges in 2018 has sidelined FG voices in policy decisions.
  • The concentration of powers in one individual, usually a model college principal, has paralyzed governance.
  • Teachers have urged the Ministry of Federal Education and Professional Training to initiate urgent reforms, including restoring separate directors for FG and model colleges.

Statistics:

  • The post of Director (Colleges) has been filled by model college principals for over 10 years, with no FG professor holding the position since 2013.
  • The abolition of BS programmes in FG colleges has had severe consequences for academic standards.
  • The transfer of primary-section teachers from model colleges to FG colleges has placed inexperienced teachers in positions where they are supposed to instruct college students.
  • 2018: The merger of the separate FG Colleges Directorate with that of model colleges.

Sources:

  • Islamabad: Teachers complain about FDE policies, warn about decline of FG colleges (Pakistan Today, exact date not provided)
  • Teachers condemn FDE's 'destructive' policies, demand reforms (Geo.tv, exact date not provided)

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