PM Imran Khan will officially launch the Terming the Single National Curriculum (SNC).
(today).
Addressing a press conference at the
Press Information Department (PID), the minister said that except Sindh the SNC
had been launched from class I to 5 in public, private schools and seminaries.
“We
are hopeful Sindh too will adopt SNC at a later stage. I will hold meetings
with the education minister and the chief minister of Sindh soon,” he said. It
is for the first time in the history of the country that the SNC has been
prepared, which is indeed a great achievement of the PTI government, he said.
“Monday
is going to be a highly auspicious day for the country as the prime minister
will officially launch the SNC,” Mr Mahmood said, adding that all private,
public schools and seminaries were bound to teach SNC-based books, which were
available in markets.
Besides
government publishers, private publishers have also been issued non-objection
certificates for publishing the books.
He
said that there are some challenges for proper implementation of SNC as new
initiatives always face some resistance, adding that the government will
overcome all the challenges.
The
minister warned that action will be taken against those private schools which
will not adopt the SNC-based books. He, however, said private schools and
seminaries can teach students extra material/books of their choice but they can’t
avoid the SNC-based books. The government is also mulling conducting special
exams of class fifth in coming years to check implementations of the SNC.
He
said that from next year the SNC would be introduced from class six to eight
and then in 2023 from class nine to 12.
He
said many challenges, which the country was facing, were a result of the
disparity in the education system as a small group of students who got
education in upscale schools got maximum chances of excelling while majority of
students of public schools had no opportunity to shine because of the different
education system.
The
SNC, besides covering other aspects, also emphasised character building of
students, promoting tolerance, nationalism, civic responsibilities etc. He said
under the SNC Muslim students will be taught Nazra as a compulsory subject
while they will also be taught about the life of the holy Prophet Muhammad
(peace be upon him).
Similarly,
the minister said, for the first time students of five sects of minorities will
be taught books of their sects. To a query, the minister said he would ensure
that there is no shortage of books in the markets. He said compared to others
the SNC books were very cheap.
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