ISLAMABAD — The Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK) government has announced plans to fill vacant teaching positions and introduce a digital attendance system in schools as part of efforts to improve the education sector. Minister for Elementary and Secondary Education Engineer Umair Naeem Advocate chaired a meeting on Friday, where officials discussed recruitment, school monitoring and administrative reforms.
The meeting directed the department to identify vacant posts for senior general line and science teachers, headmasters, computer instructors and subject specialists before referring them to the Public Service Commission (PSC). Officials will also determine the relevant quotas to address staff shortages. The department will also expedite recruitment against various teaching cadres under the departmental quota and make regular and ad hoc appointments under existing rules. Under the digital attendance plan, the Education Management Information System (EMIS) will initially install its attendance application in 50 primary schools in each district within 15 days.
The department aims to extend the system to all educational institutions across AJK by March 2027. The meeting also reviewed biometric attendance devices and directed officials to make all 1,900 installed devices fully operational within seven days.