📋 Job Summary
Posted on: November 04, 2026
Location: Islamabad, Pakistan
Education: As per HEC criteria for the post (see section 3)
Vacancies: 15 Posts (12 Categories)
Apply Method: Online via AIOU Job Portal (careers.aiou.edu.pk) + dossier for Associate Professor posts
Organization: Allama Iqbal Open University (AIOU), Islamabad
Official Source:https://careers.aiou.edu.pk
Last Checked: November 04, 2026
📅Last Date to Apply: November 30, 2026
You have 26 days remaining to submit your application.
1. Job Description
The Allama Iqbal Open University (AIOU), Islamabad, invites applications for 15 faculty positions on a regular / contract basis across four faculties: Faculty of Sciences, Faculty of Social Sciences & Humanities, Faculty of Arabic & Islamic Studies, and Faculty of Education. The advertisement (PID(I)3887/26) was published in Daily Nawaiwaqt on October 28, 2026.
The vacancies are 3 Associate Professor posts (BPS-20) and 12 Lecturer posts (BPS-18). Applicants must apply online through the AIOU Job Portal (careers.aiou.edu.pk). Candidates for Associate Professor posts must additionally submit a dossier in hard and soft form after the online application. The last date for submission of applications is November 30, 2026. The processing fee is Rs. 1,500 for BPS-18 posts and Rs. 5,000 for BPS-20 posts, payable through the bank challan downloaded from the AIOU Job Portal. For more openings, see latest government jobs on CareerInPak.
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2. Who Can Apply
Candidates who meet the HEC criteria for the post can apply. Eligibility is determined as per HEC criteria, and shortlisting / scrutiny is carried out strictly as per the AIOU Services Statutes 1978 (as amended), the AIOU Recruitment & Promotion Rules 2022 (as amended up to April 27, 2026) and the Internal Assessment Framework approved by the apex body of the University, available on the AIOU website. The maximum age limit as prescribed under the Rules is relaxed under the Relaxation of Upper Age Limit Rules, 1993 (as amended), as provided in the AIOU Services Statutes 1978. Applicants working on a regular, acting charge, officiating, ad-hoc, current charge or contract basis in Government / Semi-Government and Autonomous Bodies (including AIOU employees) must apply through proper channel and submit an NOC and service certificate(s) from their Controlling Authority by the due date.
3. Eligibility Criteria
- Associate Professor (BPS-20) — Sociology, English, Islamic Economics: Eligibility as per HEC criteria for Associate Professor in the relevant subject, plus the research record and other requirements in the AIOU Recruitment & Promotion Rules 2022 and the Internal Assessment Framework on the AIOU website.
- Lecturer (BPS-18) — all subjects: Eligibility as per HEC criteria for Lecturer in the relevant subject, as laid down in the AIOU Recruitment & Promotion Rules 2022 and the Internal Assessment Framework on the AIOU website.
- Age limit: Maximum age limit as prescribed under the Rules, with relaxation under the Relaxation of Upper Age Limit Rules, 1993 (as amended). No single numeric age limit is stated in the advertisement summary, so none is stated here.
- Note: This article does not invent per-post degree or experience requirements — the advertisement itself refers candidates to the HEC criteria and the AIOU rules and framework on the AIOU website.
4. Vacant Positions
| Sr # | Position Title | Vacancies | Education | Scale | Location | Age Limit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lecturer, Computer Science | 3 | As per HEC criteria | BPS-18 | Islamabad | As per Rules (relaxation applies) |
| 2 | Associate Professor, Sociology | 1 | As per HEC criteria | BPS-20 | Islamabad | As per Rules (relaxation applies) |
| 3 | Associate Professor, English | 1 | As per HEC criteria | BPS-20 | Islamabad | As per Rules (relaxation applies) |
| 4 | Lecturer, Urdu | 1 | As per HEC criteria | BPS-18 | Islamabad | As per Rules (relaxation applies) |
| 5 | Lecturer, Politics & International Relations | 2 | As per HEC criteria | BPS-18 | Islamabad | As per Rules (relaxation applies) |
| 6 | Lecturer, Psychology | 1 | As per HEC criteria | BPS-18 | Islamabad | As per Rules (relaxation applies) |
| 7 | Lecturer, Pakistan Studies | 1 | As per HEC criteria | BPS-18 | Islamabad | As per Rules (relaxation applies) |
| 8 | Lecturer, Languages and Translation Studies | 1 | As per HEC criteria | BPS-18 | Islamabad | As per Rules (relaxation applies) |
| 9 | Associate Professor, Islamic Economics | 1 | As per HEC criteria | BPS-20 | Islamabad | As per Rules (relaxation applies) |
| 10 | Lecturer, Islamic Economics | 1 | As per HEC criteria | BPS-18 | Islamabad | As per Rules (relaxation applies) |
| 11 | Lecturer, Early Childhood Education & Care | 1 | As per HEC criteria | BPS-18 | Islamabad | As per Rules (relaxation applies) |
| 12 | Lecturer, Lifelong Learning | 1 | As per HEC criteria | BPS-18 | Islamabad | As per Rules (relaxation applies) |
5. Documents Required
The official advertisement requires the following, particularly for Associate Professor posts. Candidates should confirm the final list from the official advertisement before applying:
- ✔ Online application through the AIOU Job Portal (mandatory — without it, hard and soft copies will not be entertained)
- ✔ For Associate Professor posts: 04 sets of the application in binding form + 01 soft copy (CD/USB) in PDF format
- ✔ Attested copies of academic documents
- ✔ Research articles and documentary testimonials (conference papers, M.Phil / Ph.D students supervised, research grants / projects, community development / social responsibility)
- ✔ Paid original bank challan (Rs. 1,500 for BPS-18, Rs. 5,000 for BPS-20)
- ✔ NOC and service certificate(s) from the Controlling Authority (government / autonomous-body employees)
6. Application Mistakes to Avoid
- Do not submit applications after the closing date (November 30, 2026).
- Do not skip the online application — for Associate Professor posts, hard and soft copies without an online application will not be entertained.
- Do not add claims later that were not in the online form — information in the online application is treated as final, and later claims are not accepted.
- Government / autonomous-body employees must apply through proper channel with NOC and service certificate(s) by the due date, or the application will be treated as incomplete and rejected.
- Do not pay the wrong fee — Rs. 1,500 for BPS-18 posts and Rs. 5,000 for BPS-20 posts, through the challan downloaded from the AIOU Job Portal.
- Do not expect TA/DA — no TA/DA is admissible in any case.
7. Official Selection Process
- Online application through the AIOU Job Portal (careers.aiou.edu.pk) and payment of the processing fee (Rs. 1,500 for BPS-18, Rs. 5,000 for BPS-20) before November 30, 2026.
- For Associate Professor posts: submission of the dossier — 04 hard sets in binding form + 01 soft copy (CD/USB) in PDF format — with attested documents and research record, reaching the undersigned on or before the cut-off date.
- Eligibility determination as per HEC criteria, and shortlisting / scrutiny as per the AIOU Services Statutes 1978, Recruitment & Promotion Rules 2022 and the Internal Assessment Framework.
- Final selection by AIOU — the University reserves the right to increase or decrease the number of posts, or not to fill / withhold any post, without assigning any reason.
8. How to Applyدرخواست جمع کروانے کا طریقہ
- سب سے پہلے AIOU جاب پورٹل www.careers.aiou.edu.pk پر جائیں اور اپنی پوسٹ کے لیے آن لائن درخواست مکمل کریں۔
- جاب پورٹل سے بینک چالان فارم ڈاؤن لوڈ کریں اور مقررہ فیس جمع کروائیں — BPS-18 کے لیے 1,500 روپے اور BPS-20 کے لیے 5,000 روپے۔
- ایسوسی ایٹ پروفیسر کی پوسٹوں کے لیے آن لائن درخواست کے بعد ڈوزیئر بھی جمع کروائیں: 04 سیٹ بائنڈنگ فارم میں + 01 سافٹ کاپی (CD/USB) PDF فارم میں، جس میں تصدیق شدہ تعلیمی دستاویزات، تحقیقی مضامین اور اصل بینک چالان شامل ہوں۔
- سرکاری / خود مختار اداروں کے ملازمین پراپر چینل سے درخواست دیں اور NOC اور سروس سرٹیفکیٹ مقررہ تاریخ تک جمع کروائیں۔
- درخواست جمع کروانے کی آخری تاریخ 30 نومبر 2026 ہے۔ آن لائن درخواست کے بغیر ہارڈ اور سافٹ کاپیاں قبول نہیں کی جائیں گی، اور کسی بھی صورت میں TA/DA نہیں دیا جائے گا۔
9. Official Job Advertisement
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10. Official Source & Verification
Official careers portal: https://careers.aiou.edu.pk and university website https://www.aiou.edu.pk
Advertisement PID(I)3887/26, published in Daily Nawaiwaqt on October 28, 2026. All figures above were checked against the full advertisement text on November 04, 2026. Per-post degree and experience requirements are governed by the HEC criteria and the AIOU rules and framework named in the advertisement and are not invented here. No salary figure is stated in the advertisement, so none is stated here.
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