Educational program to be suited to genius of people,

consonant with our history and culture

To build future economic life through scientific and
technical education
To build up character using spiritual element of
future nation
To base education on Islamic conception of universal
brotherhood

To instill sense of honor, integrity and

responsibility and selfless service to nation
To build up modern moderate state as enjoined
by Islam
To enable to earn a living
To train for citizenship
To root out illiteracy

To ensure national integration by using Urdu for

inter-provincial communication and at the same
time develop provincial languages for
dissemination of the culture
To foster international cooperation through
education

Meet individual and collective needs

Equip people to lead productive life
Preservation of ideas of Islamic way of
life
Education as investment
Develop dignity of labor

5 years of compulsory education in 10

years and 8 years of schooling in 15 years
To make a child functionally literate
To develop personality
Curriculum be relevant to abilities and
situation
Teaching methods be activity oriented
Religious education be compulsory
Women teachers especially up to Class III
Pay scales for reasonable standard of living
200 working days

As a complete stage
Development as individual, citizen,
worker and patriot
Classes IX-XII

Core subjects for living a useful and

productive life
Additional subjects to prepare for career
Urdu, science and math- greater emphasis
Use of hand tools be compulsory in VI-VIII
Practical arts into secondary school
Secondary schools to become multipurpose
schools offering diversified courses
Examination 75% , periodic tests 25%
Teachers be trained
225 working days per year

Intermediate be separated from universities

and transferred to Boards of Secondary
Education
Periodic tests 25%, final exams by the
university 75%
Pass marks 40% and aggregate 50%, 2nd division
from 60% and 1st division 70% marks
Senior teachers should carry on research
Autonomous Board to review and coordinate
research
University Grants Commission be established to
develop higher education and coordinate
programs

An integral part of educational system

General education curriculum be diversified
to include practical arts and TVE courses to
include social studies and humanities
Vocational schools throughout the country
be established
Duration of courses 2-3 years
Polytechnics to train technicians for 3 years
after X

Industry should bears substantial portion of

cost of establishing technical institutes.
Also to provide training
Evening and part time courses on self
finance basis
Vocational guidance officer be appointed at
Directorate level
Training of technical teachers of all level
be arranged

Equal expansion for boys and girls

Girls to secondary or vocational schools
after VIII
Subjects suited to girls be in high schools
Higher education opportunities and
relevant subjects
Education to build character
Schools and colleges to develop dignity of
labor.
Scholarships for equalization of
educational opportunities

Education of handicapped -General and

Vocational
Tests and counsellings at completion of VIII, X &
XII
Training and conditions of service of teaching
Duration:
Teachers

of classes I to VI
Teachers of classes VI to VIII
Teachers of classes IX-X
Teacher of classes XI-XII

I year
2 years
2 years
short courses

In service training a necessity

Salary be consistent with their role and status

National language to replace English

gradually
Mother tongue as medium up to class V
Urdu be compulsory up to class XII
Optional medium at XI-XII
Textbooks be prescribed up to class XII

Primary education be broad based

Maktab etc. should provide vocational
courses

Fees 60% management 20% Govt. grant

20%
Develop some institutions of high
quality
At least one residential school in every
division in due course

Education to promote national cohesion

Islamic study be compulsory up to Class V
Madrassahs be integrated in educational
system
Foreign missionary institutions be nationalized
Medium of instruction be Urdu in West Pakistan
National Literacy Core be instituted for
literacy on massive scales
Massive shifts towards vocational and technical
at secondary level and made it 60%. Make it
terminal stage

Education

for preservation and

inculcation of Islamic values for
national unity
Shifting emphasis to scientific,
technical and vocational education
Education as instrument of social
change through equal access
Improvement in educational quality
Decentralization of educational
administration

Eight year elementary education

Universal education up to class five by
1980

Shift to scientific, technical and vocational

education
General education to include science and
maths
Changes in science and maths curricula and
facilities
National training schemes: Part time, full
time vocational training

Balance between arts and science in

colleges and universities (50:50)
Establishment of centers of excellence
Establishment of modern languages
institutes
Establishment of new universities
Improving service conditions

Standardization
Giving statutory status

Expansion of training programmes

Relaxation of academic and
training requirements for females
Comprehensive program of in
service education

Ensure preservation of ideology of Pakistan

National cohesion
Develop personality
Eradicate illiteracy
Integration of general and vocational
education
Free and universal up to Class X,.
Textbooks and writing materials free
Universal primary education by 1979 (boys)
and 1984 for girls
Universal education up to Class VII by 1987

Free from October 1974

Shift towards science and
technology
Integrated science course

UGC will be established

2% age group in higher education.
To cover 3% by 1980
Shift towards science and
technology in higher education
By 1980, 40% of degree classes in
technologies and 30% in sciences

B. Tech Program
New technologies be introduced
All privately managed educational
institutions rationalized w.e.f.
01/09/1972
Comprehensive schools to be converted
into schools for the talented-one school
in each district
Peoples Open University to be
established

Women teachers to be introduced

especially at primary level. Academic
and training requirements be relaxed
for females to become teachers
Rent free houses to be provided to
teachers

Scholarships, interest free loans, boo banks,

transport facility at low cost, periodic medical
checkup standardized school uniform
Establishment of National Book Foundation for
book production
Separate radio and TV channel's for
educational programs
Progress in primary education will be
automatic. Thereafter up to class IX on
periodic cum-annual exams
Military training gradually for all (IX-XII)
Islamiyat will be compulsory up to class X

To develop loyalty to Islam and Pakistan

To create awareness of being a part of
Ummah
To develop character in accordance with
Quran and Sunnah
To produce citizens conversant with
ideological foundations

All boys of class I age be enrolled by 198283. the universal enrolment by 1986-87
and for girls by 1992
100% retention rate by 1982-83
13,000 new schools, 5000 mosque schools
Nation-wide school mapping be undertaken
Mosque schools: 20-30 students, same
curriculum, one trained PTC, text books
free to be kept in mosque

Mohalla Schools: Girls, 5000 schools, 20-30

students. Later to become primary schools.
Function, skill educational centers
Village workshops: for drop outs, one
teacher for each class. Indigenous agrobased skills, one year duration. Further
admission in vocational schools.
1,000 schools in 5 years

The women universities- Lahore, Karachi

3,000 female teachers to be employed in 5
years
Female residences for female teachers

Private parties will be allowed to open

educational institutions, Supervision by
educational department
Spirit of Islam permeates throughout policy

Use of community resources

10,000adult literacy centers- 5,000 by
education and rest by social service
departments
Allama Iqbal Open University- Use of
radio, TV programs, booklets and
reading material preparation
10,000 TV sets by UNESCO for literacy
centres

Survey of facilities, pilot projects,

general education and vocational
education
Teachers to be trained by government

4-tier system (primary, secondary, college,

university) will be replaced by 3-tier
(elementary, secondary and university)
IX-X to inter colleges and Xi-Xii will be
added to high schools
Math compulsory for IX-XII (Arts and
Science)
Agro-tech will be introduced in all schools
(phases)
2nd shift in some schools

Agro-tech in VI-VIII
Production units to be attached to a few
situations
Standardized lists of equipment to be
prepared testing and certification by interboard and TE committee to establish
standards for testing
A college for technical education to be
established

Explore creation of Madrasa Board for

uniformity
Making recommendations for
introducing common curricula
Equation of sanads required
Eligibility for foreign scholarship

Islamiat be compulsory to X
Textbooks to be reviewed for adequate
content on Islam, Pakistan ideology and
integration
Curriculum offerings to reflect basic
principles of Islam
AOUU to teach Arabic at various levels
30 Arabic language centers

Urdu as medium of instruction from 1979

in class I
Urdu as alternate medium at college and
university level
No new English medium school will be
established

Strengthening of in-service facilities

Up gradation on normal schools to college
of Elementary Teachers
AEPAM for in-service training of
administrators

Degree colleges- 4 years degree program

Book bank scheme to be recast to benefit
students

Consolidation of universities, strengthening

of centers of Excellence, Tripartite
nobility, generation of funds

Quranic principles an integral part of

currricula
UPE through formal and non formal
means
Diversification
Shift from supply to demand orientation
Institutionalization of in service training
TVE for trained man power

Holy Quran with translation from class

VI, completion by class XII
Degrees by Deeni Madaris to be equated

UPE through community involvement

Raise literacy rate from 39% to 70% by
2010
Use of mosques for literacy
Expansion of NFBE centers from 7000 to
82000
Involvement of AIOU in teacher training

To enhance participation rate

To enhance retention and completion of
primary up to 90%
Introduction of kachi class at primary level
To raise entry qualification of teachers
from SSC to HSSC
Increasing ratio of 1:6 between middle and
primary schools to 1: 3
Implementation of free and compulsory
primary education act in phased manner

Preparation for world of work

Multiple text books
Replacement of compartmentalized
scheme of studies by a flexible system
Education card for needy students
Revision of curriculum
Role of national education testing
service to be expanded

Technical education __ Post secondary

(Technicians)
Vocational education __ Lower level,
skilled
and semiskilled
Institution_ industry linkage
Use of NFE for TVE also

Expand access to quality higher

education
Enhance participation rate to about 5%
PROFESSIONAL EDUCATION
Agri

edu, engg edu, health edu, commerce

and business edu, legal edu
Enhancement of quality
Faculty development
Research
Discipline on the campus

Application of IT at all levels

Computer literacy for managers
Computer as a subject
Computer education compulsory for all
training programs
Availability of internet in educational
institutions

ISSUES
Fees
English

medium
Elite orientation
Foreign curricula

STEPS

Regulatory bodies
Tax rebate
matching grants

Public-private partnership in rural

areas
Companies with Rs 100 million to
establish schools up to secondary level

Governance
Manifesting commitment by investing
more in education

Failure in performance in access,

quality and equity in opportunities
Government commitment to Millenium
Development Goals (MDGs)
Quest for becoming knowledge society

Islamic education
Reforms and policy action at sub-sector
levels
Framework for implementation

1. DEMOGRAPHIC TRANSITION
Dependent

population (Below 15 and above 65

years) likely to decrease to 38.3 % by 2015

2. UNIFORMITY AND CONFIDENCE IN PUBLIC

EDUCATION SYSTEM
Private

schools and Madaris violate

Policy encourages blend and uniformity in
curricula, standards, costs and conditions
Governance very weak

3. GLOBALIZATION AND COMETITIVENESS

4. SOCIAL EXCLUSION AND SOCIAL COHESION
5. SETTING STANDARDS
6. DOVETAILING GOVERNMENT INITIATIVES
WITH PRIVATE SECTOR

7. MAJOR DEFICIENCIES
Access
Quality
Causes for Deficiencies Identified and
Discussed
commitment gap (system, values,
priorities and resources)
Implementation gap (Good
governance)

Aims and Objectives

Strengthen

basic ideology
Create sense of unity and nationhood
Promote cultural harmony
Widen access
Equalize access to boys an d girls
Earn livelihood

Targets
Universal

and free primary education

2015
Universal and free secondary
education
2025
Making education relevant

Mobilizing Resources
7%

of GDP by 2015
Increase private sector contribution

Ensuring Good Governance

Comprehensive

HRD policy
Overcoming fragmented governance
Decentralization of governance
Bridging public private gap
Overcoming structural divide --English from class I, English as medium
for Maths and Science from class IV
Getting the community involved

Teaching of Holy Quraan and

Islamiyat compulsory
Facilitate learning of Arabic
Mainstreaming of Deeni Madaris

Early childhood education (3-5 age)

Elementary education --- all children by
2015
Secondary and higher secondary
Expand

provisions
Counseling facilities
XI and XII to be merges with school level

Literacy and non-formal

learning

Literacy rate 86 % by 2015

Develop national literacy curriculum
Mainstreaming NF programs
Horizontal linkage between schools
and skill training centers

1.

Improving Teacher Quality

Bachelor degree with B. Ed. For

elementary
Masters with B. Ed. For
secondary
Standardization of teacher
training
Establishing accountability
mechanism

2. Curriculum Reforms
Focus on learning outcomes
Environment, ICT, health and
safety education, matric tech.

3. Quality of Text Books and Learning

Materials

competitive publishing

Improve school libraries

4. Improving Student Assessment

Assessment of competencies in
each specialized area
Use of multiple assessment
techniques

5. Attaining Standards in School

Facilities / Learning
Environment
6. Co-Curricular Activities
7. Relevance to Job Market

Equitable access for 18 to 23 years age

Faculty development
Improvement of stakeholders
Industry-university linkage
ICT

Increase enrolment
To 10%

by 2015
To 15% by 2020
20%

budget increase
High quality distance
education
Introduce 4-year bachelor

Access
Primary
Secondary
Tertiary

66%
24%
4.7%

2008
2008
2008

2. Equity
large differences in access
across gender, ethnicity,
regions, urban-rural

3. Gender Disparity

Vocational education
38%

Rural
36%
Urban 36%

Secondary 35% rural 48% urban

Survival rate up to class V 72%

Dropout 2005 31% during primary

16% after middle
16% after SSC
16% during HSSC

2.5% of GDP
Iran
4.7%
Malaysia 6.2%
India
3.8%
Annual per pupil expenditure
Primary
Secondary
Tertiary

Rs. 6436
Rs. 6815
Rs. 40332

Disbursement

Primary
Secondary
Tertiary

44%
24%
13%

Public Provision
Overall
Primary
Secondary

64%
87%

55%
Higher secondary and tertiary 66%

Very high proportion of budget on recurrent

head
Meager amount on teacher training,
curriculum development, supervision,
monitoring

Literacy rate (age 10 and above)

57.7%
69.5%

male, 45.2% female; urban 73.2%,

rural 49.2%; Punjab 59.6%,
Balochistan 51.5%
Degree and above
2008-9 (4.21%)
2009-10 (4.3%)

Degree colleges (XIII-XIV)

Universities

(enrolment)
2009-10 1478000
2010-11 1725000

Policy Target (2015) From Present

5% to 10%
Mothers Literacy Rate
National
32%
Gilgit-Baltistan 55%

1992-2002

1998-2010

2009

Understanding Quranic
message

Quranic principles integral

part of curriculum

Preservation of ideals with

Islamic ethos

Eliminate disparity in HRD

Dissemination of Quranic
message

Create welfare state

Private finance for adult

education

UPE, use of Non-Formal

approach

National cohesion

Access to every childMore academic & VO school

Increase in middle &
in rural area
Secondary school

Equal opportunities

Increase access to female

Diversification

Confidence in public sector

(raising equality)

Establishing two type of

schools- Academic, Voc

Institutionalizing in-service
training

EFA

1992-2002

Quranic Nazira Compulsory

Meaning at secondary and

postsecondary

1998-2010
Quran with translation VIXII

2009

As per 1973 constitution

Articles (29, 30, 31, 33, 36,
37 and 40)
Learn and apply Islamic
principles

1992-2002

1998-2010

2009

Compulsory, free

Retention rate 90% by 2010

Universal, free primary

education by 2015

Two-room schools with 5

teachers

Introduction of Kachi Class

Reduce dropout by
financial food support

Primary, Mohalla and

mosque schools

In-service training in 3 year

cycle

Female teachers

Public-private partnership

Integrated I-III class

curriculum

Uniform curriculum in
public & private schools

Quran Nazira complete in

Class V

Promulgation of compulsory
Primary Education Act

1992-2002
Basic education classes IVIII

Wastage 50%

1998-2010
Improvement in
management, assessment

2009

1992-2002

1998-2010

2009

70% by 2002

70% by 2002

86% by 2015

NGO involvement

82,000 NFBE community

schools

NFE

Teacher training through

AIOU

1992-2002

1998-2010

2009

Preparation for world of

work

Expansion in girls schools

Access to all desirous boys

and girls

Counseling facilities

Remove ambiguities in 3
tier system

XI and XII to be merged

with school

Participation from 31% to

48% (SSC), 11 to 13% (HSSC)
Flexible scheme of studies
Pre-service and in-service
training

1992-2002

1998-2010
Education card for needy
students
Guidance centre
Core subjects and
additional subjects for
career
Competitive textbooks

Matric (technical)
B.S. Ed. and B.A. Ed.

2009

1992-2002

1998-2010

2009

Democratic culture with

Islamic values

Presentation of Islamic
values

Access from 4.7% to 10% by

2015 and 15% by 2020
(India 7%, Malaysia 12%)

Information retrieval
centre linked with UGC

Produce highly qualified

manpower

Tenure track

Encourage research

Access- 5%

ICT use

Accountability of teachers

50:50 Arts and science

Faculty development

Professional education
related to societal
problems

4 year Bachelor degree

17-23 year 13.6% of

25.377 m (Est.)
Faculty development,
Indigenous Ph. D
Encourage research

University-industry link

1992-2002

1998-2010

2009

TVE facilities at tehsil level Revision of curricula

Issues access and quality

Review of curricula

Linkage with industry

Develop skill standards

Parallel stream of
vocational high schools

Emerging technologies

Focus on agro-based

Computer education
compulsory

Increase institution
(Polytechnics, VI, CI)

Tech. Ed- Post secondary

programs aimed at
preparation of technicians
(middle level supervisory
staff)

Improve teacher quality

Voc Ed.- preparation of

semi-skilled and skilled
workers