The University of the Punjab (PU), Lahore invites applications from qualified female Pakistani nationals under Advertisement No. 14/2026 to fill the post of Mali (Female) on a purely Daily Wages / Contingent Basis for an initial period of 89 days, funded through departmental contingent staff budgets in the Office of the Vice Chancellor / Registrar, Lahore.
Campus Landscaping and Horticultural Environment
The University of the Punjab's Quaid-i-Azam Campus spans hundreds of acres along the Lahore Canal, characterized by extensive botanical gardens, faculty department lawns, female residential hostels, and ceremonial green squares. The horticulture division is tasked with preserving this rich green heritage, sustaining seasonal floral displays, nurturing tree canopies, and creating serene, ecologically sustainable study environments for thousands of students and faculty members.
Groundskeeping Duties and Daily Gardening Scope
The appointed Mali (Female) will perform day-to-day horticultural and grounds maintenance duties across designated female hostels, department courtyards, and campus gardens. Primary responsibilities include:
- Cultivating, watering, weeding, and aerating soil in campus flowerbeds, shrubberies, and lawn turf.
- Trimming hedges, pruning trees, and clearing fallen foliage to maintain clean and visually pleasing campus landscaping.
- Nurturing seasonal floral seedlings, potted plants, and nursery vegetation in green houses.
- Applying fertilizers, organic compost, and pest-control treatments under supervisory safety guidelines.
- Safeguarding gardening implements, hoses, mowers, and ensuring irrigation channels function efficiently.
Online Application Instructions and Document Checklist
Eligible candidates should submit their initial application through the university's recruitment web link, followed by dispatch of hard copy credentials:
- Printed and signed online application form generated from the university recruitment portal.
- Attested photocopy of Computerized National Identity Card (CNIC).
- Attested copy of Primary certificate (if candidate is Primary pass).
- Attested copy of Domicile certificate.
- Recent 1x1 size passport-style color photographs.
- Experience certificate verifying past gardening or horticulture service in institutions or nurseries (if available).
Submission Guidelines and Recruitment Conditions
Applications must be submitted online at http://111.68.103.6/nonteaching before 4:00 PM on 21 October 2026. The signed physical dossier with all attested supporting certificates must be sent via registered postal service or courier to the Office of the Registrar (Administration Branch-II, Admin Block, Room No. 33), University of the Punjab, Quaid-i-Azam Campus, Lahore. Applications received by hand will be rejected. Engagement is purely temporary and non-regularizable. No TA/DA is admissible for tests or interviews.