New schools and colleges to open in Islamabad by August

After receiving approval from the Ministry of Education, the Federal Directorate of Education (FDE) plans to open seven new schools and colleges in August of this year.

The FDE announced, seven new institutions would be open by August.

"These institutions had been in the works for years." However, their construction is now complete, and lessons will begin in August," stated FDE spokeswoman Abdul Waheed.

Inam Jahangir, the directorate's head of planning, stated that formal notices for the institutions' opening had been issued and that the process of procuring equipment had begun and that these institutions – five colleges and two schools – will serve thousands of students.

Islamabad Model College for Boys (IMCB) G-15, IMCB G-13/2, Islamabad Model School (I-V) Gohra Shahan, Islamabad Model College for Girls (IMCG) G-14/4, IMCB Pakistan Town, and IMCG G-13/1 are among the newly established institutions.

Mera Bagwal College will start classes in August. This college was built in 1989 in a rural location near Bhara Kahu, but previous governments refused to take the necessary steps to make it functioning.

The FDE, however, obtained possession of the college building after years of persistent attempts by former PTI MNA Raja Khurram Nawaz.

According to FDE sources, a PC-I worth Rs250 million has been developed for necessary repairs and maintenance, as well as furniture acquisition.

According to them, the PC-I included a provision for recruiting over 100 teaching and non-teaching staff on a three-year contract basis. During this time, regular employees will be hired.

It is worth noting that FDE Director General Dr. Ikram Ali Malik played a key role in completing the building work of the aforementioned institutions, while school teachers were appointed through a third party for the first time in FDE's history (Education Testing Council of Higher Education Commission).

The FDE and its ministry used to hire instructors on their own in the past.

"Through the testing council, we made all of our hiring decisions based only on merit." The merit-based appointment will have a significant impact on Islamabad's education system, according to an FDE official.