National Educational Policy 1998 2010

National
Educational
policy 1998-
2010
Instructor name:
Farheen Malik
The National Educational Policy 1998-2010
 The prime minister of Pakistan asked the ministry
of education in January 1998 to formulate a
national education policy that would smoothly
lead the nation into the next century the ministry
embarked upon a comprehensive process of
consultation with scholars, administration leaders
of public opinion and representative of NGO,s to
design an initial draft. Finally, the prime minister
in national educational convention on education,
announced the silent features of the policy on
march 1998.
Salient Features of National
Education Policy 1998-2010
 Aims and objective of Education and Islamic
Education:
 Education and training should enable the citizen of
Pakistan to lead their lives according to the teaching
of Islam and laid down in the Quran and Sunnah and
to educate and train them as a true practicing
Muslim.
 To involve an integrated system of National
educational by bringing Deeni Madaris and modern
school closer to each stream in curriculum and
contents of education
 Nazira Quran will be introduced as a compulsory
component from grade I-VII.
o While at secondary level translation of the
selected verses from the Holy Quran will be
offered..
Literacy and Non-Formal
Education:
 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.
 Functional literacy will be imparted to adolescent
(10- 14) who missed out the chance of primary
education.
 The existing disparities in the basic education will

be reduced to half by the year 2010
Elementary Education
 About 90% of the children in the age group (5-9)

will be enrolled in schools by the year 2002-03.
 Gross enrolment ratio at primary level will be

increased to 105% by the 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.
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.
 Itwould be ensured that all the boys and girls,

desirous of entering secondary education, become
enrolled in secondary school.
 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 2002-2003.
Higher Education
 Access to higher education shall be expended 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.
 Local M.Phil. And PHD programs shall be
launched and laboratory and library facilities will
be strengthened.
 Student 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.
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.
 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.
Technical and Vocational Education
 Development of technical competence,
communication skills, safety and health measures
and entrepreneurial skills etc. shall be reflected in
the curricula.
 Emerging technologies e.g. telecommunication,
computer, electronic, automation, petroleum,
garments, food preservation, printing and graphics,
textile, 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
Information Technology
 Computers shall be introduced in the secondary
schools in a phased manner.
 Schoolcurricula shall be revised to include recent

developments in information technology, such as
software development, the Information Super
Highway designing Web pages, etc.
Private Sector in Education
 Encouraging private investment in education.
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.
 Existing institutions of higher learning shall be

allowed to negotiate for financial assistance with
donor agencies in collaboration with the Ministry
of Education.
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.
Implementation Monitoring and
Evaluation
A comprehensive monitoring and evaluation
system has been envisaged from grass-root 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.
Problem in implementation of
national educational policy
 This educational policy could not be implemented

due to the poor communication system, weak
administration, leadership vacuum and deeply
entrenched corruption.

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 The existing disparities in the basic education will

 About 90% of the children in the age group (5-9)

 Gross enrolment ratio at primary level will be

 Quality of primary education will be improved

A definite vocation or a career will be introduced

 Itwould be ensured that all the boys and girls,

 The participation rate will be increased from 31%

 Merit shall be the only criterion for entry into

 Access to higher education , therefore, shall be

 Schoolcurricula shall be revised to include recent

 Curricula of private institutions must conform to

 Existing institutions of higher learning shall be

 This educational policy could not be implemented

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