Panel on exam system reforms demanded

Islamabad
The All Pakistan Private Schools Association has demanded formation of a committee consisting of the representatives of both private and government educational institutions to reform the countrywide examination system.
“There should a reforms screening committee comprising members of government and private school associations to bring transparency and accountability in the existing examination system of the country’s all education boards,” APPSA Central President Dr M Afzal Babur told this scribe on Thursday.
He said private schools and colleges were contributing a lot to the promotion of quality, modern education in the country.
He said the country had over 300,000 private educational institutions, which had enrolled 0.3 million students.
The APPSA president said the countrywide private educational institutions had employed over 30,000 teachers and other staff members and therefore, they deserved to be declared social welfare institutions.