Srinagar, Nov 13: Newly appointed lecturers in 15 subjects across Jammu and Kashmir are awaiting their posting orders despite receiving formal appointment letters between July and October, leaving selected candidates uncertain about their place of work and causing financial and personal difficulties for their families.

The lecturers said they had completed the recruitment process conducted by the Jammu and Kashmir Public Service Commission (JKPSC) and received their appointment orders. However, the School Education Department has yet to communicate their respective places of posting in Government Higher Secondary Schools across the Union Territory.

According to the affected candidates, appointment orders were issued in different subjects over several months, but the corresponding posting orders have remained pending.

The appointment orders for Economics, Education, Sociology and Statistics were issued on July 8, followed by Urdu on August 19 and Political Science on August 24. Orders for Sanskrit, English and Psychology were issued on August 31, while Zoology appointments were made on September 3.

Similarly, appointment orders for Botany were issued on September 17, Mathematics on September 25, Physics and Chemistry on October 17, and Environmental Science on October 19.

The selected lecturers said they have been regularly reporting to the Directorate of School Education to mark their attendance but remain unable to begin their teaching assignments in the absence of posting instructions.

They alleged that the prolonged delay has left them spending entire working days at the Directorate without being assigned any institution.

The families of some appointed candidates have also expressed concern over the situation, saying the uncertainty has resulted in additional travel expenses and mental stress.

A parent said his daughter, despite securing appointment as a lecturer, has been travelling to Srinagar regularly because her place of posting has not yet been communicated.

The affected candidates questioned why the department was taking so long to issue posting orders after completing the recruitment and appointment formalities through JKPSC.

They maintained that the remaining administrative process should be completed without further delay so that the newly recruited teaching staff could join their respective institutions and begin academic duties.

The lecturers also claimed that files concerning their postings were pending at the Secretariat and urged the authorities to expedite the process.

They have appealed to Chief Minister Omar Abdullah, Education Minister Shamima Firdous and Commissioner Secretary, School Education Department, to intervene and ensure the immediate issuance of pending posting orders.

The candidates said the continued delay was causing unnecessary hardship to newly appointed lecturers while keeping their services unavailable