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CUI concludes selection board

By Our Correspondent
February 27, 2026
The COMSATS University Islamabad (CUI) in Islamabad. —X@HamzaHameed_x/File
The COMSATS University Islamabad (CUI) in Islamabad. —X@HamzaHameed_x/File

Islamabad:COMSATS University Islamabad (CUI) has successfully concluded its 40th Selection Board for recruitment and promotion of faculty under the Officer grade (OG) and Tenure Track System (TTS) streams.

The Selection Board chaired by Prof. Dr. Raheel Qamar, Rector CUI held interviews and examined cases of appointment in higher grade of 780 faculty members on OG Scale across CUI and 212 Faculty Members on TTS Scale across CUI.

Marking a major step towards institutional modernisation, the Selection Board, conducted over a span of sixteen days, represents the first-ever Selection Board held through electronic means at COMSATS University Islamabad using the University’s in-house developed software, SmartSelect.

This dedicated software was designed, developed, and deployed within an accelerated period of four weeks by CUI’s own software development team, enabling efficient digital handling of cases, secure documentation, and streamlined decision-making.

SmartSelect provides a highly secure and efficient platform for conducting faculty evaluations, featuring system-generated blinded recommendations based solely on candidates’ academic credentials and performance indicators, thereby strengthening transparency and merit-based assessment.