GUJARKHAN:Recruitment of college teaching interns (CTIs) has begun in colleges falling under the jurisdiction of the Higher Education Department (HED).

Sources in the HED confirmed to Dawn that a large number of colleges were facing shortage of teaching staff.

As a stop-gap arrangement, the provincial government has decided to hire CTIs on a temporary basis. The interview process for the hiring of CTIs started on Monday and will continue on Tuesday.

Successful candidates will be placed on duty on Oct 16.

When contacted, Sher Ahmed Satti, the deputy director colleges Rawalpindi, told Dawn that the HED had taken the initiative to save the time of students while the selection of lecturers and assistant professors was under process by the Punjab Public Service Commission.

The CTIs are paid Rs30,000 per month. Correspondent