NCC seeks provinces' input on draft framework of new curriculum.

ISLAMABAD -- National Curriculum Council (NCC), after perusal of multiple curricula from across the globe, had finalized a draft framework of new curriculum, which had been referred to the provinces for their formal inputs and suggestions. After taking suggestions from the provinces, in Phase-I the new curriculum from class one to five would be implemented from March 2020, official sources told reporter on Tuesday. In the second phase, the curriculum from class six to eight would be finalized till March 2021, while in the Phase-III the curriculum from class 9th to 12th would be prepared and implemented till March 2022, they added.

In principle, the federal government, in collaboration with provinces, had set different policy parameters for the implementation of Uniform Education System in the public, private and religious sector schools across the country.

The sources pointed out that the comparative analysis of the learning standard of the curricula of Singapore, Malaysia, Cambridge, Indonesia and United Kingdom had been made while preparing the national curriculum from class one to five. The subject standards had been finalized after reviewing the results of comparative studies and learning standards of foreign curricula, they said. They said that the modern techniques had been kept in view while preparing new curriculum, adding the subjects, relating to the latest technology, were also included in it.

Workshops have been arranged at provincial level to solicit the provinces opinion besides ensuring committees briefing on...