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AIMS
AND OBJECTIVES OF EDUCATION AND ISLAMIC EDUCATION
 Education
and training should enable the citizens of Pakistan
to lead their lives according to the teachings of Islam
as laid down in the Qur'an and Sunnah and to educate
and train them as a true practising Muslim. To evolve
an integrated system of national education by bringing
Deeni Madaris and modern schools closer to each stream
in curriculum and the contents of education. Nazira
Qur'an will be introduced as a compulsory component
from grade I-VIII while at secondary level translation
of the selected verses from the Holy Qur'an will be
offered.
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LITERACY
AND NON-FORMAL EDUCATION
Eradication of illiteracy through formal and informal
means for expansion of basic education through involvement
of community. The current literacy rate of about
39% will be raised to 55% during the first five
years of the policy and 70% by the year 2010. Functional
literacy and income generation skills will be provided
to rural women of 15 to 25 age group and basic educational
facilities will be provided to working children.
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Functional literacy will be imparted
to adolescents (10-14) who missed out the chance of primary
education. The existing disparities in basic education
will be reduced to half by year 2010. Top
ELEMENTARY EDUCATION
About 90% of the children in the age group (5-9) will
be enrolled in schools by year 2002-03. Gross enrolment
ratio at primary level will be increased to 105% by
year 2010 and Compulsory Primary Education Act will
be promulgated and enforced in a phased manner. Full
utilization of existing capacity at the basic level
has been ensured by providing for introduction of double
shift in existing school of basics education. Quality
of primary education will be improved through revising
curricula, imparting in-service training to the teachers,
raising entry qualifications for teachers from matric
to intermediate, revising teacher training curricula,
improving management and supervision system and reforming
the existing examination and assessment system.
Integration of
primary and middle level education in to elementary
education (I-VIII). Increasing participation rate from
46% to 65% by 2002-3 and 85% 2010 at middle level..
At the elementary level, a system of continuous evaluation
will be adopted to ensure attainment of minimum learning
competencies for improving quality of education. Top
SECONDARY
EDUCATION
 One
model secondary school will be set up at each district
level. A definite vocation or a career will be introduced
at secondary level. It would be ensured that all the
boys and girls, desirous of entering secondary education,
become enrolled in secondary schools. Curriculum for
secondary and higher secondary will be revised and multiple
textbooks will be introduced. The participation rate
will be increased from 31% to 48% by 2002-03.
The base for technical and vocational education shall
be broadened through introduction of a stream of Matric
(Technical) on pilot basis and establishment of vocational
high schools. Multiple textbooks shall be introduced
at secondary school level. Top
TEACHER EDUCATION
To increase the effectiveness of the system by institutionalizing
in-service training of teachers, teacher trainers and
educational administrators through school clustering
and other techniques. To upgrade the quality of pre-service
teacher training programmes by introducing parallel
programmes of longer duration at post-secondary and
post-degree levels i.e. introduction of programs of
FA/FSc education and BA/BSc education . The contents
and methodology parts of teacher education curricula
will be revised. Both formal and non-formal means shall
be used to provide increased opportunities of in-service
training to the working teachers, preferably at least
once in five years. A special package of incentives
package shall be provided to rural females to join the
teaching profession. A new cadre of teacher educators
shall be created. Top
TECHNICAL AND VOCATIONAL EDUCATION
T o develop
opportunities for technical and vocational education
in the country for producing trained manpower, commensurate
with the needs of industry and economic development
goals. To improve the quality of technical education
so as to enhance the chances of employment of Technical
and vocational Education (TVE) graduates by moving from
a static, supply-based system to a demand-driven system.
 Revision
and updating of curricula shall be made a continuing
activity to keep pace with changing needs of the job
market and for accommodating the new developments. Development
of technical competence, communication skills, safety
and health measures and entrepreneurial skills etc.
shall be reflected in the curricula. Institution-industry
linkages shall be strengthened to enhance the relevance
of training to the requirements of the job market. Emerging
technologies e.g. telecommunication, computer, electronics,
automation, petroleum, garments, food preservation,
printing and graphics, textile, mining, sugar technology,
etc. greatly in demand in the job market shall be introduced
in selected polytechnics. A National Council for Technical
Education shall be established to regulate technical
education. Top
HIGHER EDUCATION
Access to higher education shall be expanded to at least
5% of the age group 17-23 by the year 2010. Merit shall
be the only criterion for entry into higher education.
Access to higher education, therefore, shall be based
on entrance tests. Reputed degree colleges shall be
given autonomy and degree awarding status.  Degree
colleges shall have the option to affiliate with any
recognized Pakistani university or degree awarding institution
for examination and award of degrees. To attract highly
talented qualified teachers, the university staff will
be paid at higher rates than usual grades. Local M.Phil.
and Ph.D programs shall be launched and laboratory and
library facilities will be strengthened. Split Ph.D
programs shall be launched in collaboration with reputed
foreign universities and at the minimum, 100 scholars
shall be annually trained under this arrangement. All
quota/reserve seats shall be eliminated. Students from
backward areas, who clear entry tests, would compete
amongst themselves. In order to eliminate violence,
all political activities on the campus shall be banned.
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Computers shall be introduced
in secondary schools in a phased manner. School curricula
shall be revised to include recent developments in information
technology, such as software development, the Information
Super Highway designing Web Pages, etc Top
LIBRARY
AND DOCUMENTATION SERVICES
School, college and university libraries shall be equipped
with the latest reading materials/services. Internet
connection with computer shall be given to each library.
Mobile library services for semi-urban and remote rural
areas shall be introduced. Top
PRIVATE SECTOR IN EDUCATION
Encouraging private investment in education. There shall
be regulatory bodies at the national and provincial
levels to regulate activities and smooth functioning
of privately-managed schools and institutions of higher
education through proper rules and regulations. A reasonable
tax rebate shall be granted on the expenditure incurred
on the setting-up of educational facilities by the private
sector. Matching grants shall be provided for establishing
educational institutions by the private sector in the
rural areas or poor urban areas through Education Foundations.
Existing institutions of higher learning shall be allowed
to negotiate for financial assistance with donor agencies
in collaboration with the Ministry of Education. Educational
institutions to be set up in the private sector shall
be provided (a) plots in residential schemes on reserve
prices, and (b) rebate on income tax, like industry.
Schools running on non-profit basis shall be exempted
from all taxes. Curricula of private institutions must
conform to the principles laid down in the Federal Supervision
of curricula, Textbooks and Maintenance of Standards
of Education Act, 1976. The fee structure of the privately
managed educational institutions shall be developed
in consultation with the government. Top
INNOVATIVE PROGRAMS
The National Education Testing Service will be established
to design and administer standardized tests for admission
to professional institutions. Qualifying these tests
will become a compulsory requirement for entry to professional
education. This mechanism is expected to check the incidence
of malpractice in examinations. Likewise, standardized
tests shall be introduced for admission to general education
in universities. Top
IMPLEMENTATION MONITORING AND EVALUATION
A comprehensive monitoring and evaluation system has
been envisaged from grass-roots to the highest level.
The District Education Authority will be established
in each district to ensure public participation in monitoring
and implementation. The education Ministers at the Federal
and Provincial levels will oversee monitoring committees,
responsible for implementation at their levels. The
Prime Minister and Provincial Chief Ministers will be
the Chief of National and Provincial Education Councils
respectively which will ensure achievements of targets.
Existing EMIS
at Federal and Provincial levels shall be strengthened
to make them responsive to the need of Monitoring and
Evaluation System (MES).The Academy of Educational Planning
and Management (AEPAM) shall be strengthened and tuned
up to meet the emerging demands of MES and its obligations
at national and provincial levels. Data collected through
Provincial EMISs and collated by AEPAM through National
Education Management Information System (NEMIS) shall
be recognized as one source for planning, management,
monitoring, and evaluation purposes to avoid disparities
and confusion. Databases of critical indicators on qualitative
aspects of educational growth shall be developed and
maintained by AEPAM for developing sustainable indicators
of progress, based on more reliable and valid data to
facilitate planning, implementation and follow-up. A
School Census Day shall be fixed for collecting data
from all over the country.
The total expenditure
of the government on education will be raised from its
present level of 2.2% to 4% of GNP by the year 2002-03.
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