Criteria for Merit-Based Posting of Head Teachers in Public Schools
PECTAA, in collaboration with PMIU and the School Education Department, has designed a detailed Criteria for Merit-Based Posting of Head Teachers in Public Schools and provision of performance linked charge allowance.
The criteria was finalized in a high-level meeting chaired by the Special Secretary of the School Education Department on July 1, 2025, in Lahore. The PECTAA was tasked with designing a comprehensive and time table, including an MCQ-based online test, for selecting candidates on merit and evaluating them for performance-linked charge allowances.
Earlier, DPI Punjab has issued a notification in connection with the Identification of Potential Examination/Test Centers for Posting of Head Teachers in Public Schools of Punjab. The last date to submit the report by July 4, 2025 via the official WhatsApp groups.
Criteria for Merit-Based Posting of Head Teachers Selection
The merit-based selection of Head Teachers will be based on a multi-dimensional evaluation system which includes:
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Academic Qualification (15 Marks)
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Published Work (5 Marks)
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Experience (5 Marks)
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Online Test (50 Marks)
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Interview (25 Marks).
Key Components of the Selection Process
PECTAA, in collaboration with PMIU and the School Education Department, has designed a detailed mechanism that includes:
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Formation of Apex Committee and Item Development Committee
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Development of a secure and standardized MCQ-based online test
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Identification and preparation of online test centers
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Transparent and district-wise candidate application and test center allocation
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Finalization and public display of the merit list
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Issuance of official posting orders
Timeline and Important Dates
Here is the official timeline of the tasks assigned and their completion:
| Sr. No | Date | Task | Responsibility |
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| 1 | 01 July 2025 | Constitution of Apex Committee | PECTAA |
| 2 | 01 July 2025 | Constitution of Item Development Committee | PECTAA |
| 3 | 02 July 2025 | Meeting of Apex Committee | PECTAA |
| 4 | 02 July 2025 | Meeting of Item Development Committee | PECTAA |
| 5 | 04 July 2025 | Sample model online test shared with SED | PECTAA |
| 6 | 07 July 2025 | Identification of potential online test centers | DPI (SE), PMIU, CEOs-DEAs |
| 7 | 10 July 2025 | Preparation of tentative list of conduct staff for test centers | DPI, PMIU, CEOs-DEAs |
| 8–9 | 07–14 July 2025 | Online application receipt and submission of school-wise candidate lists | PMIU |
| 10–11 | 15–16 July 2025 | Test center allocation and final list preparation | PMIU, DPI, CEOs, PECTAA |
| 12 | 17 July 2025 | Constitution of monitoring teams | PECTAA, CEOs-DEAs |
| 13 | 18 July 2025 | Establishment of control room | PMIU, PECTAA |
| 14 | 19 July 2025 | Verification of test centers and staff | DPI (SE), PECTAA |
| 15 | 21 July 2025 | Handing over Item Bank for Test | PECTAA |
| 16 | 22 July 2025 | Online Test Conduct for eligible candidates | PECTAA |
| 17 | 23 July 2025 | Submission of online test result | PMIU |
| 18 | 24 July 2025 | Consolidation of results (without interview marks) | PECTAA, PMIU, SED |
| 19 | 25 July 2025 | Interview (25 Marks) | SED |
| 20 | 26 July 2025 | Final consolidation of complete merit including interview | PECTAA, PMIU, SED |
| 21 | 28 July 2025 | Display of Final Merit List | SED |
| 22 | 30 July 2025 | Issuance of Posting Orders | SED |
