{"id":4982,"date":"2025-02-02T19:17:35","date_gmt":"2025-02-02T14:17:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/educations.pk\/blog\/?p=4982"},"modified":"2025-02-02T19:17:35","modified_gmt":"2025-02-02T14:17:35","slug":"sindh-passes-controversial-law-on-vice-chancellor-appointments","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/educations.pk\/blog\/2025\/02\/02\/sindh-passes-controversial-law-on-vice-chancellor-appointments\/","title":{"rendered":"Sindh Passes Controversial Law on Vice Chancellor Appointments"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Despite strong resistance from opposition parties, the <a href=\"https:\/\/educations.pk\/blog\/2025\/01\/14\/sindh-establishes-a-committee-to-examine-controversial-inter-exam-findings\/\">Sindh Assembly<\/a>, led by the Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP), passed the Sindh Universities and Institutes Laws (Amendment) Bill on Friday. The new law permits bureaucrats without a PhD to be appointed as vice-chancellors in universities across the province.<\/p>\n<p>The bill sparked heated protests in the assembly, with opposition members from Muttahida Qaumi Movement-Pakistan (MQM-P), Jamaat-e-Islami (JI), and Tehreek-e-Insaf-backed Sunni Ittehad Council gathering in front of the Speaker\u2019s desk, chanting slogans and tearing up copies of the bill in protest.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Key Changes in the Bill:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>.<\/strong> Bureaucrats with a master\u2019s degree can now be appointed as vice-chancellors.<br \/>\n<strong>.<\/strong> A BPS-21 or higher officer with a bachelor\u2019s in engineering and a master\u2019s from an HEC-recognized\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0institution is also eligible.<br \/>\n<strong>.<\/strong> Bureaucrats appointed as VC must resign from civil service.<br \/>\n<strong>.<\/strong> Academics with a PhD, 15 years of experience, and a strong research record remain eligible.<br \/>\n<strong>.<\/strong> The age limit for applicants is set at 62 years.<br \/>\n<strong>.<\/strong> A search committee will shortlist three candidates for final selection.<\/p>\n<p><strong>\u00a0Opposition\u2019s Concerns<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Opposition Leader Rana Ansar criticized the bill\u2019s urgency, stating that such amendments should have been discussed thoroughly. \u201cIf the government wants to silence us, it should stop talking about democracy,\u201d he remarked.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Other Legislation Passed<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The Sindh Civil Courts (Amendment) Bill was also approved, removing financial limits on district courts in civil cases. 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