Joint Efforts Needed To Improve Education In Sindh: Jam Mehtab Hussain Dahar

Joint efforts needed to improve education in Sindh: Jam Mehtab Hussain Dahar

Sindh Minister for Education and Literacy, Jam Mehtab Hussain Dahar has said that all stakeholders have to work on same page to eradicate cheating in examinations and to improve education in the province and this is the only way that we can save our future generation from total destruction.

KARACHI, (Pakistan Point News - 12th Feb, 2018) : Sindh Minister for Education and Literacy, Jam Mehtab Hussain Dahar has said that all stakeholders have to work on same page to eradicate cheating in examinations and to improve education in the province and this is the only way that we can save our future generation from total destruction. He said this while presiding over the meeting of Steering Committee on Education held here in Sindh Assembly Building Committee Room on Monday.

Secretary Colleges Pervaiz Ahmed Seehar, Special Secretary Education Schools Nasir Abbas, chairmen of all educational boards, Director General Private Institutions, representatives of private institutions, officers and educationists also attended the meeting. Secretary Colleges Pervaiz Ahmed Seehar briefed the attendants regarding objectives of the meeting. It was decided unanimously that academic session of the schools would commence from 1st April, academic session of the Cambridge O and A level would start from 1st August while academic session of the colleges would commence from 1st August as well.

It was also decided that the students from class 1 to III would be promoted to next class on the basis of the performance and assessment. Examinations up to class VIII will be completed by March 10, and result will be announced by March 31. Theory exams of class IX and X shall commence from March 29, and their results will be announced by July 15 by all Boards of Sindh and the board of Secondary Education Karachi will announce the result by July 31.

Examinations of XI and XII will commence from April 24 and XII result will be announced by all Boards except Karachi by August 31 while Karachi Board would announce by September 15. Non -teaching staff will not be assigned invigilation duties in schools and colleges. It was decided too that summer vacation will be observed from June 01 to July 31 while winter vacation will be observed from December 22 to 31. Secretary Colleges Pervaiz Ahmed Seehar while briefing the meeting emphasized upon them to take all possible steps to curb cheating in exams and create awareness among all stakeholders including parents, teachers, and students regarding drastic effects of cheating in exams.

It was decided that monitoring teams would be formed to stop cheating in examinations The teachers will be bound to perform exams duties .Violators will be dealt strictly .It was also considered that to encourage teachers for exam duties their packages will be enhanced . All educational institutions will celebrate a week for sports. Concluding the meeting the minister for education Jam Mehtab Hussain Dahar asked them to play their positive role in curbing unfair means in the examinations and improve education in Sindh while Secretary Colleges assured them his full cooperation in implementing the policies.