PESHAWAR, July 4: After sensing that hundreds of students could not be able to get admission in colleges, the government has decided to set up new colleges in partnership with private parties in certain cities of the province.

The new colleges will recruit teachers on contractual basis on nominal salaries. They will not be paid pension, gratuity and other allowances.

The Frontier Education Foundation is launching a programme to establish degree colleges for women in different cities by September this year, the director of the foundation, Khalid Sultan told Dawn here on Wednesday.

He said that initially, six colleges in different districts — Peshawar, Kohat, Tangi, Bannu, Chakdara and Haripur — would be established.

The provincial government has provided some of the old buildings in these cities for colleges, like the old building of Peshawar Development Authority, the old women’s hospitals in Kohat and Tangi, and elementary college, Bannu, and old elementary hostel in Haripur.

In these colleges the principals and lecturers would be appointed on a two-year contract, and their selection would be done on the basis of experience and merit.

The lecturers would be paid according to government pay scale. Unlike government colleges, the lecturers in these colleges, would not be transferred that is why the foundation is trying to appoint local women.

Khalid Sultan said that they were looking for an experienced person for the post of principal.

He said that subjects which are in demand like computer science, statistics, economics, physics, and other science subjects at the Fsc and Bsc level, will be taught. The tuition fees would be Rs300 per month.

He said that the foundation would also conduct workshops to train lecturers. One such academy will be at Kohat. These colleges would also hold diploma classes.