Sunday, February 12, 2017

More schools to have Montessori classes

The Federal Directorate of Education (FDE) has planned to begin Montessori classes in more government schools of Islamabad Capital Territory (ICT) under the Prime Minister’s Educational Reforms Programme (PMERP).

Currently, seven public sector schools of ICT, most located in the urban areas, have Montessori classes under the PMERP overseen by the prime minister’s daughter, Maryam Nawaz.

Junior section school teachers transferred to senior sections

The administrations of Islamabad’s many model colleges have transferred a couple of junior section teachers to their respective senior sections to address staff shortage there.

The teachers in question complain they’ve been given the senior section classes though it is the job of a separate cadre i.e. lecturers and professors.

FBISE SSC exams to begin on March 14

Islamabad: The Secondary School Certificate (SSC) annual examinations (part I & II) under the Federal Board of Intermediate and Secondary Education (FBISE) will begin in the middle of the next month.

According to the examinations schedule announced by FBISE controller of examinations (conduct) Ahmed Nawaz Malik, the SSC examinations for both part I & II will begin on March 14 and end on April 14.

The practical examinations will begin on April 6.  The SSC examinations will take place in the overseas educational institutions affiliated with the FBISE in accordance with the synchronised time, which has already been notified.

The board has issued roll number slips to candidates.  Regular students can get their roll number slips from their educational institutions, while those for private students have been sent on the respective postal addresses. 

Pakistan Army wants every child in school

MIRANSHAH: After the repatriation of the internally displaced persons (IDPs) and restoration of peace in North Waziristan Agency (NWA) the political administration and Pakistan Army keep reminding that they are waging jihad against illiteracy and corruption.

The army has introduced the slogan ‘Every Child in School’ while the political administration has coined the phrase ‘Every Teacher in School,’ said a tribal elder, Malik Aqil Zaman.

NUML students complain of fee hike

The National University of Modern Languages (NUML) has once again hiked its semester fee by almost Rs 4,000, adding additional charges.

Earlier, students at various faculties of the university were required to pay up to Rs40,000 as semester fee. However, that has jumped to Rs.43,900.

Work on 70 schools in K-P to be completed in June

PESHAWAR: In the first phase of standardisation of government schools across the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (K-P), 70 schools will be complete in June at a cost of over Rs4 billion in 13 districts of the province.

On October 30, 2015, the K-P government announced plans to standardise 200 government higher secondary schools for boys and girls. So far, the government has started standardisation work on 70 schools – including 23 girls schools and 47 boys schools.

Saturday, February 11, 2017

The future of education in Pakistan

Equal access to quality education, has been a long-standing challenge for Pakistan. Out of an estimated population of 191 million, nearly 25 million children between years 5-16, are deprived of schooling. Moreover, increasing urban-rural population divides have given strength to massive income disparities, which have made education a privilege for the wealthy, and a distant dream for the nation’s rural populace. To meet these challenges, it is essential to integrate educational equity, scalable technology and progressive lesson planning, into one far-reaching strategy. UnitedWeREACH promises just that.

10 universities have no permanent heads

PESHAWAR: Ten government universities of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa are functioning without permanent vice-chancellors exposing the inefficiency of the authorities tasked with filling the top varsity posts.

Under the law, the process to appoint a VC is to begin six months before the tenure of the incumbent ends.

Currently, pro-VCs or senior faculty members of these universities are acting as stand-in for permanent VCs.

صوبہ سندھ: موسم گرما کی چھٹیوں اور نئے تعلیمی سیشن کے شیڈول کا اعلان

میڈیا رپورٹس کے مطابق صوبہ سندھ کے تمام سکولوں کیلئے نئے تعلیمی سیشن کے شیڈول کا اعلان کر دیا گیا ہے۔ او لیول، اے لیول اور کیمرج سسٹم کیلئے نئے تعلیمی سیشن کا آغاز یکم اپریل، کالج کے طلبہ کیلئے یکم اگست اور آغاز خان بورڈ کے تحت چلنے والے سکولوں میں یکم مئی سے ہوگا۔ کلاس ون سے کلاس 8 تک کے امتحانات 15 مارچ سے پہلے مکمل کر لیے جائیں گے جبکہ تمام سیکنڈری سکول بورڈز میٹرک کے رزلٹ کا اعلان 31 جولائی سے پہلے کریں گے۔ یہ فیصلہ صوبائی وزیر تعلیم جام مہتاب حسین ڈاھر کے زیر صدارت سندھ اسمبلی بلڈنگ میں ہونے والے ایک اجلاس میں ہوا۔ اجلاس میں سیکرٹری ایجوکیشن سکولز جمال مصطفیٰ سید، سیکرٹری ایجوکیشن کالجز ڈاکٹر ریاض احمد میمن، آل سیکنڈری سکولز بورڈز کے چیئرمین اور دیگر حکام نے اس میٹنگ میں شرکت کی۔ اجلاس میں فیصلہ کیا گیا کہ طلبہ کیلئے موسم گرما کی چھٹیوں کا آغاز یکم جون سے 31 جون تک ہوگا جبکہ موسم سرما کی چھٹیاں شیڈول کے مطابق ہی ہونگی۔ اجلاس میں یہ بھی فیصلہ کیا گیا کہ تمام پرائیوٹ اور پبلک سکولز کم از کم ایک ہفتہ غیر نصابی سرگرمیوں اور سپورٹس کیلئے مختص کریں گے۔

PPSC Written Test Schedule for Different Post FEB 2017


PPSC Written Test Schedule for Different Post FEB 2017

PhD Zoology for in-Service Candidates (Old Scheme) 2017


UOM issues registration schedule for BA/BSc annual exams 2017

Khyber Pakhtunkhwa: The University of Malakand (UOM) is inviting the applications for B.A/B.Sc Part-I & Part-II Annual exams 2017 from regular/late college as well as private candidates.

The application forms for the above mentioned exams are available at the official website of university. You can also get application forms through the link given below.

Sindh Government decides to hire 6,000 teachers in schools

Karachi: The Sindh Government has decided to employee 6 thousand teachers to overcome the shortage of teaching staff in Sindh Schools.

This approval was given at a meeting in Karachi, which was headed Chief Minister of Sindh Syed Murad Ali Shah.

While speaking on the occasion, the Sindh CM ordered to ensure the transparency as well as merit in the recruitment.

Furthermore, he has announced the ban on transfers of the teachers and instructed to achieve the target of opening 2 thousand new schools in the province before next month.

BISE Gujranwala board issues matric annual exams date sheet 2017

Gujranwala: Board of intermediate and Secondary Education, Gujranwala (BISE Gujranwala) has issued the final date sheet for SSC part 1 & 2 annual exams 2017.

According to the issued exams date sheet by officials of BISE Gujranwala board, 10th class annual exams will begin from March 1st, 2017 and these exams will continue till March 16th, 2017.

PBTE launches online fees challan form system

Lahore: Punjab Board of Technical Education (PBTE) on Thursday launched online bank challan form to receive all kind of fees.

The chairperson of PBTE Ms Saima Javed inaugurated the latest system in a ceremony. While speaking on the event, she said the complete examination system of the PBTE starting from registration up to issuance of diploma was completely computerized and now the bank challan system was also made online.