Shikarpur:The Shikarpur Campus of Shah Abdul Latif University Khairpur was upgraded to the status of new university in the name of Shaikh Ayaz University Shikarpur as per notification issued by Sindh government.
The SALU Shikarpur campus has been closed and all the moveable and immoveable properties, including vehicles, were returned to another SALU, except government properties.
As per notification, Professor Nisar Ahmed Siddiqui, Vice Chancellor of IBA University Sukkur was appointed and posted as a first Vice Chancellor of Shaikh Ayaz University Shikarpur on temporary basis to look after the administrative and other university affairs and resumed his office on 17th December 2018 till the other Vice Chancellor was appointed on regular basis after completing the required legal formalities and appointment process.
While Pro-Vice Chancellor Ahmed Ali Shah posted at Shikarpur Campus was returned to Shah Abdul Latif University Khairpur after the notification of the Shaikh Ayaz University was issued by Sindh government.
About the new admissions, Deputy Registrar Mir Muhammad Mahar informed this correspondent that the new admission will commenced from 18th of December 2018, in the newly born Shaikh Ayaz University in different subjects. The student those who were managed qualified the entry tests for the admissions by Campus before the date of establishment of the Shaikh Ayaz University would be considered as acceptable by the University.
While the other regular admissions would be held in accordance to the terms and conditions formed by the University after 18th December 2018. In order to run the Shaikh Ayaz University Shikarpur in proper way the PC-I will be revised and submitted to the Government of Sindh with the Annual Development Program upto 10th January 2019.
According to university reliable sources, the competent authorities of the newly established University in Shikarpur will have to approach the Higher Education Commission of Pakistan for it’s recognization and allocation of funds required by the University to run.
The University Administration has requested to request the Sindh Government for allocation of funds in Annual Budget in order to enable the Shaikh Ayaz University Shikarpur for regular and proper functioning to meet the national course of promoting and providing the higher education facilities to the people of five districts of upper Sindh including Shikarpur, Jacobabad, Kandhkot-Kashmore, Qambar-Shahdadkot and Larkana and other adjoining areas of Balochistan and Punjab provinces and thousands of students of those area would be benefited.
The 55 acres of land was already purchased with the cost of Rs 917.000000 million by the Sindh government and the 45 acres of more land was finalized to purchase when the funds would be provided from Sindh government. At least 500 acres of the land are required for construction of university, offices, residential buildings and other required development purpose.
