However, in 2009 the government approved the new national education policy, which stipulates that education expenditure will be increased to 7% of GDP, an idea that was first suggested by the Punjab government. First, increased enrolment; second, a uniform education system (which includes government, private and madrasah schools); third, improved quality; and, fourth, greater emphasis on skills in further and higher education. 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At face value, the NEP is innocuous, even charming. From Indian press reports I found that he, along with nine other BJP ministers, has also sent his children to study abroad. Pakistan’s new education policy, only parts of which are known so far, is much more upfront on creating a religion-based society. It is not all only about knowledge and skills, systematic learning and exams. But inside the NEP’s not-so-hidden agenda are the clear wishes of the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh, the BJP’s ideological parent. There is much to be gained if madrasah schools can become a formal part of the country’s education systems. Most Muslims, Sikhs and Christians were then proud to declare themselves Indian. Education is mainly about what takes places in the classroom and school, and that resources should rather be put there, not in IT. But the policy document doesn’t seem to give as high priority to youth and adult education as to education for children. Federal Govt Cabinet has approved the New Education Policy 2020. But today, tens of thousands of RSS-associated vernacular language schools stand against them. It is important to do that, too, and any government planner and bureaucrat would think that way. In principle Hindu, Muslim, Sikh, and Christian students will use the same books, study side by side in the same classrooms, and take the same exams. In 1947, the RSS wanted all Muslims remaining in India expelled to Pakistan. There must certainly be quality in these fields, but not with targets above what all or most students can reach. It speaks of India’s rich heritage, the ancient universities of Nalanda and Takshashila, mathematicians like Bhaskaracharya and Brahmagupta, jnan (knowledge) and satya (truth) etc. The Draft National Education Policy 2019 is focussed on Access, Equity, Quality, Affordability, and Accountability of the education system of the country. PAKISTAN EDUCATION POLICY 1972 1. Starting with the early years and school education, the policy talks about a major overhail in the curriculum of the early Childhood Care and Education or ECCE which concerns the pre-schoolers . Perhaps less realized is that the madrasah schools have important contributions to make to the overall education of the country, especially if we give more attention to moral education and ethics. With no lessons learnt from 1971, Pakistan still assumes that solidifying its Islamic identity will somehow create national integration. The NEP also engages our anti-colonial sensibilities: Indian children up to grade 6-7 can learn English if they want but, under its new three-language formula, states and regions can choose their languages provided at least two of the three are native to India. Private higher education is relatively new in Pakistan and was, in fact, banned under leftist governments in the 1970s and early 1980s. The writer is a senior Norwegian social scientist with experience from university, diplomacy and development aid. I’d suggest we must in debates and policy documents pay more attention to these aspects of education and socialization, and I’d certainly say we should emphasize the value of education in itself. And obviously they should beentire educative structure. Major changes are afoot at higher levels as well. The policy paper takes up the issue of medium of instruction (English or Urdu), but that is only one of the fields to discuss, yet, it may be a clear hint to the private sector to be a more loyal part of the country and cultures. Doing so, he said, will ensure that our university students learn Arabic. PS: I suggest that if the new government follows my suggestion, it will win next elections, too – and if it doesn’t, perhaps it won’t. The gender aspects are typically part of the ‘hidden curriculum’. Compare that with education policies in Pakistan where regional cultures and languages find only fleeting references. But, as Indian secularism retreats, this is now disappearing. The decision of changing the name of the ministry was done as per the recommendations listed in the draft on new education policy, which suggested it to bring the focus back on education … Religious materials are mandatory from nursery classes onward. Who could possibly object? As for the last priority area, notably skills and higher education, I shall refrain from specific comments today. Yes, indeed an important step which opens the debate about one of Pakistan’s most important sectors. After it was re-introduced, the number of private HEIs grew substantially, helping to absorb the rising demand for higher education. But if it is implemented, it will lead to fasaadi extremism of a kind that operations like Radul Fasaad cannot ever defeat. Minimum Standards for Quality Education in Pakistan: January 17, 2017: True: 8: National Education Policy 2009: August 21, 2014: True: 9: National Plan of Action- A Landmark Achievement: September 10, 2013: True: Quick Links. Or are Muslims merely wicked temple-destroyers who shattered the seraphic heaven of Mother India? Well, I believe in distance education support programmes. Pakistan’s new education policy, only parts of which are known so far, is much more upfront on creating a religion-based society. Systematic schooling is an important part of this, but we should also respect an uneducated, or unschooled, persons values, knowledge and skills; sometimes, he or she can be smarter and more thoughtful than a schooled person. Urdu, on the other hand, although spoken by tens of millions of Indians and once the language of the Bombay film industry, is absent from a list that includes Tamil, Telugu, Kannada, Malayalam, Odia, Pali, Persian, and Prakrit. The government of Punjab has announced the new education policy 2020 for all government school teachers. The goal is to … Still better: my computer word search yielded only two occurrences of the word “religion”, both times in the harmless context of the NEP’s purported inclusion of all religions. The figure used is 22.5 million children. Higher Education Commission ; … For building national identity Pakistan seeks to Arabicise and Islamise whereas India wants to indigenise and Hinduise. The major programs and targets proposed for promotion of higher education include: increase access from the current 8% to 15% of the 17-23 age group; initiatives of establishing community colleges in underserved areas to prepare certified technically competent manpower; establish 15 new public … Religious education, on the other hand, is also important, but separate.