October 30, 2008	Thursday	Shawwal 30, 1429

KARACHI, Oct 29: The University of Karachi has notified that BA Part-I, II and both parts (external) annual examinations will commence on Nov 3.

According to a university notification issued on Wednesday, admit cards and programme of examination have already been dispatched to the postal addresses of the candidates.

However, the candidates, who have not received their admit cards and the schedule of exams, have been advised to collect the duplicate admit cards from KU offices at the university’s Silver Jubilee Gate on Oct 31 and Nov 1 between 9:30am and 1pm.

Admissions

The University of Karachi, meanwhile, announced that application forms for admissions on reserved seats are available for Rs300 at the office of deputy registrar (academics), located on the first floor of the university’s administration block, during office hours.

The candidates aspiring to get admission on reserved seats in first year BS (Hons) and Pharm-D may collect and submit the duly filled forms till Nov 8. Applicants have been advised to also apply on open merit.

“They will have to appear in the aptitude test,” the notification said.

According to another notification, admission forms for textile design, graphic design, industrial design, ceramics and glass, fine arts, Islamic art and art history are available at the department of visual studies.

The eligibility for the admission is intermediate or equivalent qualification with 45 per cent of marks.

The department will receive duly filled forms from candidates till Nov 4. Aptitude test will be conducted on Nov 9 from 11am to 1pm at the STC Building on the campus. Classes will begin from January 1, 2009.

Teachers’ seniority

A delegation of the Professors and Subject Specialists Association called on Sindh Chief Secretary Fazlur Rahman at his office on Wednesday.

The matters of recruitment in the education department, promotions, performance reports, appointment of BPS-18 subject specialists and head masters as principals in higher secondary schools, and unattractive area allowance issue were discussed in the meeting.

The chief secretary directed the education secretary to form a “review committee” for compiling a seniority list of teachers so that they could be promoted to the next scale on a seniority basis instead of any political criteria.

He told the delegation that some of the issues would be resolved through the Sindh Public Service Commission and the Sindh government would take these matters as per rules and regulations. He asked teachers to perform their duties with passion.—PPI/APP