The Sindh government has enacted the Universities Amendment Bill 2025, paving the way for bureaucrats to be appointed as vice chancellors in varsities of the province.
Sindh Governor Kamran Tessori had refused to grant his assent to the bill and returned it to the provincial assembly for reconsideration, raising objections to the new law that expanded the eligibility criteria to the serving bureaucrats for appointment as vice chancellor in public-sector universities.
Under Section 3 of Article 116 of the Constitution, if the bill is passed again by the assembly, with or without amendments, it will automatically be enacted within 10 days, even if the governor refuses to grant his assent.
Meanwhile, the Higher Education Department has announced the vacancy for the vice chancellor position at NED University, and bureaucrats with a grade of 21 or above are eligible to apply.
