AIOU to facilitate seminaries’ students in admission from August 1

Islamabad

Students of Wafaq-ul-Madaris have welcomed the government’s decision facilitating them to get qualified their compulsory subjects from Allama Iqbal Open University (AIOU) for equivalence of their BA level degrees.

The students’ representatives during a meeting held here on Tuesday thanked AIOU Vice Chancellor Prof. Dr. Shahid Siddiqui for his support providing them cost-effective educational facilities to qualify the compulsory subjects including English, Pakistan Students and Islamiyat.  They visited the University along with other delegates of Pakistan US Alumni Network (PUAN) International Conference and lauded its learning system that mainly benefits the people from remote regions, particularly females.

Dr. Shahid Siddiqui briefed them about the university’s educational facilities being offered to religious institutions. The students could enrol themselves with AIOU for the study of compulsory subjects. The decision to this effect was taken at a meeting held here last week under the chairmanship of Minister of State for Education Muhammad Balighur Rehman in presence of representatives of Wafaq-ul-Madaris and Higher Education Commission. It was agreed that that every possible support including books and tutorial workshops will be provided by the AIOU to the enrolled students.

Dr. Shahid Siddiqui said the seminaries’ students will be facilitated in the admission and examination process. They will support the initiative being carried out by the government for Madaris reforms so as to bring them into mainstream.

The fee structure for the students of Madaris will be normal as per AIOU’s policy. The needy students will be provided financial assistance in shape of scholarships, as well. Text books and tutorial support will be provided by the University.

He hoped that thousands of students of Wafaq-ul-Madaris will take benefit of these arrangements.

The AIOU will be starting its new admission from August 1, and these students could avail the opportunity to take the admission in their relevant programmes.  The delegates including from regional countries showed keen interest in the University’s education system and noted that it had major contribution in enhancing literacy and coping with the educational needs of drop-out students.