The Federal Government Educational Institutions (Cantonments/Garrisons) Directorate or FGEI (C/G) Dte, is a
school system under the administration of
Pakistan Army
Federal Government Educational Institutions (Cantonments/Garrisons) Directorate
Established on June 1, 1975, it encompasses educational institutions across various Pakistani cities and towns.[1] With the formation of this directorate, all employees within these institutions became Federal Government
civil servants as per the Civil Servants Act of 1973.[1]
In September 1977, the control and management of these institutions shifted to the
General Headquarters (GHQ), placing the FGEI (C/G) Directorate under the umbrella of the Federal Ministry of Defence.[1] The directorate works in tandem with the GHQ, Military Formations, and the
Ministry of Defence (MoD).[1] It receives budgetary allocations for employee salaries and the development of new institutions from the
Ministry of Finance, mediated through the MoD.[1]
The FGEI (C/G) Directorate falls within the structure of the IGT&E's Branch and is led by a Director General.[1] In an effort to enhance administrative efficiency, three Brigadiers have been added to the structure, bringing the total to 12 subordinate Regional Offices.[1] These offices are based in
Peshawar, Wah,
Rawalpindi,
Chaklala,
Kharian,
Lahore,
Multan,
Bahawalpur,
Gujranwala,
Karachi, Fazaia, and
Quetta. Offices in
Bahawalpur,
Chaklala,
Gujranwala, and Fazaia are operational on an ad-hoc basis.[1]
In 2011, the
Government of Pakistan converted federal government colleges in Islamabad into model colleges.[2]
FGEI (C/G)
The primary mandate of the FGEI (C/G) Directorate is to provide quality education to the children of
Pakistan Armed Forces personnel and civilian children living in
cantonments.[1] The directorate exerts administrative, academic, technical, and financial oversight over all its affiliated educational institutions, adhering to the policies of the Ministry of Defence/Establishment Division.[1]
FGEI Alumni
Muhammad Hassaan is a famous Pakistani actor, singer, journalist, freelancer, author and world’s most youngest film producer who is also serving as CEO and founder of
AH Films Entertainment, has passed his matric exams from FG Public high school, Attock Cantt. He was admitted in this school in 2022 in class 9. He represented this institution in all Pakistan speech competition and also won it in 2023.