RULES FOR TEACHER TRANSFER FROM ONE SCHOOL TO ANOTHER

(Revised for Compassionate Grounds)

(Updated: 23-10-2019)

A. General Rules

1. Transfer can only be done if vacant posts are available.

2. When applying rules for outgoing teachers, a teacher’s designation (and subject, if any) will be
considered. When applying rules for incoming teachers, the designation (and subject, if any) of
the sanctioned post will be considered.
3. While applying, teachers will be required to give at least one preference. The system will consider
all transfer options in the order of preference specified by teacher. Once a transfer is approved
by the authority (in the system), the teacher will be bound to comply with the transfer. Any failure
to do so will invoke a disciplinary action involving PEDA.
4. For applicants who are BPS 16 and below, all preferences of the application must belong to the
same district.
5. Finalization of across district transfers will be subject to the available quota of the post.
6. Female PST/ESE can apply to any school; for others teachers, males can apply to male schools and
females can only apply to female schools.
7. Teachers who have transferred in phase-1 or phase-2 of transfers will not be eligible to apply,
EXCEPT on wedlock and if their spouses are govt. servants.
8. An SSE(Computer Science)/SST(Computer Science) cannot transfer into a school where
a. There is no computer lab available
b. The total number of students in class 9 and 10 is less than 60.
9. Transfer will not be allowed, if it results in less than 2 teachers in the primary section of the school.
10. For PST/ESE teachers, transfers can only be done in schools that require teachers, based on the
teacher allocation criteria (mentioned in the Section H).
11. EST/SESEs can only apply if:
a. It does not result in less than 3 teachers in the middle section (classes 6-8 of the school)
b. The middle-level-STR (grade-6 to grade-8 enrollment/# of EST & SESE teachers) is greater
than 40 and a vacant post is available.
c. The transfer of a teacher out of a school will not be allowed if it results in the school
having zero teachers in all of the following posts: EST (General), SESE (Arts), EST (English),
SESE (English), EST (Urdu), SESE (Urdu), EST (Oriental) and EST (Vernacular).
d. The transfer of a teacher out of a school will not be allowed if it results in the school
having zero teachers in all of the following posts: EST (Maths), EST (Science), SESE (Maths),
SESE (Science) and SESE (Science/Maths).
12. SST/SSE can only apply if:
a. It does not result in less than 2 teachers in the High section (classes 9-10 of the school)
b. The secondary-level-STR (grade-9 & grade-10 enrollment/# of SST & SSE teachers) is
greater than 40 and vacant post is available.
 c. The transfer of a teacher out of a school will not be allowed if it results in the school
having zero teachers in all of the following posts: SST (Arts), SSE (Arts), SSE (English) and
SSE (Urdu).
d. The transfer of a teacher out of a school will not be allowed if it results in the school
having zero teachers in all of the following posts: SST (Science), SSE (Science), SSE (Maths)
and SSE (Physics/Maths).
13. If multiple teachers apply from a school, but not all of them can be transferred out (due to any of
the rules above), preference will be given based on a score calculated as follows:
a. Tenure (using ‘Date of Joining of School’ or ‘Date of Last Promotion’, whichever is later)
i. Maximum of 30 marks
ii. No marks given for first year.
iii. 2 marks per year, (with partial marks for partial year). Rounded down to two
decimal digits.
b. Seniority (using ‘Date of Last Promotion’, or ‘Date of Joining in Service’, if the teacher has
never been promoted)
i. Maximum of 20 marks
ii. 2 marks per year, (with partial marks for partial year). Rounded down to two
decimal digits.
14. In case of a tie in the score, preference will be given:
a. On the basis of gender (females will have priority)
b. Then, date of birth (as per CNIC)

B. Rules for Mutual Transfer

1. If a teacher is applying for mutual transfer, he/she cannot apply on the basis of open merit /
compassionate grounds.
2. Mutual transfer cannot be done if the remaining service is less than one year.
3. Mutual transfer cannot be done across-district, for BPS 16 and below.
4. Mutual transfer application will ONLY be considered if BOTH teachers apply.
5. Both teachers participating in the mutual transfer must have equivalent designation/subject and
grade (and same post subject)

C. Rules for Wedlock

1. Wedlock will be allowed for male teachers, if

a. For going across district
b. If the spouse is a government servant.
2. Wedlock will be allowed for all female teachers.
3. Wedlock be considered along with open merit.
4. An image of the “Nikah-nama” and the spouses’ “Service Certificate” (if applicable) must be
uploaded in the app.
D. Rules for Compassionate Grounds:

1. There will be three options for compassionate grounds:

a. Disability
b. Divorce
c. Widow
2. Only one of the above three options can be opted.
3. The option for “Divorce” & “Widow” is only available for females.
4. In case of wedlock, only “Disability” can be opted for.
5. The following documents must be uploaded in the app:
a. For “Disability”, the disability certificate.
b. For “Divorce”, the “Nikah-nama” and the “Talaq-nama”
c. For “Widow”, the “Nikah-nama” and the husband’s death certificate.

E. Score:

Distance 20 Marks
- For Tehsil Cadre 0.5 Marks/km for every km distance after 8 kms
- For District Cadre 0.25 Marks/km for every km distance after 16 km
- For Province Cadre 0.25 Marks/km for every km distance after 24 km
- Marks will be based on straight-line-distance.
- KM distance will be rounded down two decimal places.
- Score will be calculated to two decimal places.
- For cross-district transfers, no marks will be awarded.
Tenure 30 marks (As defined in A.3.a.)
Seniority 20 marks (As defined in A.3.b.)
Wedlock 15 marks
Compassionate 15 marks

H. Teacher Allocation Criteria (for Primary Section)

The following defines the teachers required in a primary school (or the primary section of a school)

Teacher Allocation Criteria (Calculated based on Grade Katchi - Grade 5 Enrolment)

Enrolment Teachers Enrolment Teachers Enrolment Teachers Enrolment Teachers
Range Required Range Required Range Required Range Required
0 – 40 2 1001 – 1040 27 2001 - 2040 52 3001 - 3040 77
41 – 80 3 1041 – 1080 28 2041 - 2080 53 3041 - 3080 78
81 – 120 4 1081 – 1120 29 2081 - 2120 54 3081 - 3120 79
121 – 160 5 1121 – 1160 30 2121 - 2160 55 3121 - 3160 80
161 – 200 6 1161 – 1200 31 2161 - 2200 56 3161 - 3200 81
201 – 240 7 1201 – 1240 32 2201 - 2240 57 3201 - 3240 82
241 – 280 8 1241 – 1280 33 2241 - 2280 58 3241 - 3280 83
281 – 320 9 1281 – 1320 34 2281 - 2320 59 3281 - 3320 84
321 – 360 10 1321 – 1360 35 2321 - 2360 60 3321 - 3360 85
361 – 400 11 1361 – 1400 36 2361 - 2400 61 3361 - 3400 86
401 – 440 12 1401 - 1440 37 2401 - 2440 62 3401 - 3440 87
 441 – 480 13 1441 - 1480 38 2441 - 2480 63 3441 - 3480 88
481 – 520 14 1481 - 1520 39 2481 - 2520 64 3481 - 3520 89
521 – 560 15 1521 - 1560 40 2521 - 2560 65 3521 - 3560 90
561 – 600 16 1561 - 1600 41 2561 - 2600 66 3561 - 3600 91
601 – 640 17 1601 - 1640 42 2601 - 2640 67 3601 - 3640 92
641 – 680 18 1641 - 1680 43 2641 - 2680 68 3641 - 3680 93
681 – 720 19 1681 - 1720 44 2681 - 2720 69 3681 - 3720 94
721 – 760 20 1721 - 1760 45 2721 - 2760 70 3721 - 3760 95
761 – 800 21 1761 - 1800 46 2761 - 2800 71 3761 – 3800 96
801 – 840 22 1801 – 1840 47 2801 - 2840 72 3801 – 3840 97
841 – 880 23 1841 – 1880 48 2841 - 2880 73 3841 – 3880 98
881 – 920 24 1881 – 1920 49 2881 - 2920 74 3881 – 3920 99
921 – 960 25 1921 – 1960 50 2921 - 2960 75 3921 – 3960 100
961 – 1000 26 1961 – 2000 51 2961 – 3000 76 3961 – 4000 101

The enrolment numbers considered will be based on the census conducted in Oct-Nov 2018. The number
of required teachers will be considered using:

a. In a primary school, all teachers.

b. In other schools, all PST/ESEs