FDE to employ over 300 teachers

Islamabad

The Federal Directorate of Education (FDE) has planned to employ over 300 elementary school teachers for government schools in Islamabad.

Elementary school teachers usually engaged for fifth, sixth, seventh and eighth grades have one class to teach fundamental subjects like mathematics, science, Urdu, English, social studies, Islamiyat and drawing.

According to an official of the FDE in the know, Islamabad’s government schools currently have around 450 elementary school teacher vacancies (BPS-14).

Now, the FDE has decided to fill 322 of them.

Of these positions, 162 are for men and 160 for women. They all will be filled through test and interview both on merit and regional/provincial quota.

Currently, more than 1,405 teacher positions are lying vacant at the FDE educational institutions.

Of them, five are of BPS-20 principal, seven of BPS-19 principal, 27 of BPS-19 associate professor, four of BPS-19 deputy headmistress, 33 of BPS-18 assistant professors, 13 of BPS-18 assistant headmistress, 55 of BPS-18 vice principals, 148 of BPS-17 deputy headmistress/headmaster, 125 of BPS-17 senior school teacher, 31 of BPS-17 senior computer teacher, 129 of BPS-17 lecturer, four of BPS-17 DPE, five of BPS-17 upgraded SST, six of BPS-17 senior teacher, 40 of BPS-16 junior teacher, 294 of BPS-16 trained graduate teacher, one of BPS-16 junior lady teacher, 20 of BPS-16 drawing mistress and master, and 458 of BPS-14 elementary school teacher.