Moot discusses modern education system

RAWALPINDI:

The Punjab Boards Committee of Chairmen (PBCC) on Saturday hosted an educational conference aimed at promoting high-quality education, improving examination methods, and introducing modern educational reforms.

The key officials, who attended the meeting, included the Chairman of the Punjab Education Task Force (PETF), Muzammil Mahmood, Education Task Force Member Rana Shakeel Ahmed Bhatti, Secretary of Higher Education Dr Farrukh Naveed as well as representatives from Agha Khan Board, Cambridge, Federal Board, and the Inter Board Committee of Chairmen (IBCC).

The conference provided suggestions that aligned with the needs of the modern education system. PETF's Muzammil Mahmood, speaking on the occasion, said that modern education reforms were being introduced in all Punjab education boards. He said that a special task force had been established to bring reforms, aiming to improve and modernise Punjab's education boards.

The Secretary of Higher Education, Dr Farrukh Naveed reiterated the government's commitment to transparency and merit in educational appointments, such as the recent recruitment of Vice Chancellors and College Teaching Interns (CTIs) for 18 universities.