hav religious topic in studies, but dont mix it, we in India also have prayers ,about god ect ,but we hav kept them in state lang. like hindi, marathi, guj…. many( as per the mother tongue text book ) ,same u people can do , keep all the religious study in 1st or 2nd lang. textbook ,like urdu if its ur mother tongue or in any other lang., and rest of topic like science, history, ss, maths , in english.
as we both have comman history , so wht is wrong sharing the history sub.
hwever one thing is sure in India we just dont have many institute and university but also a very high class coaching classes for the same.and the middle calss family send their kids to this classes and ready to pay high fees , as they also belive education is must for their kids for their future.

I would like to state an interesting anecdote. I graduated from FG Post Graduate College, H-8, in Islamabad in 1994. I was at the college until 1997, but thereafter my personal journey and interest took me away from Pakistan. I happened to be in Islamabad last year and asked my brother to take me to my college as the temptation to see the changes at my den of seven years was too great to ignore.

What I saw was shocking and beyond belief, to say the least. Nothing had changed in 12 years since I had last visited the college as a student. The college building had more or less the same decor inside and out, the walls inside the class rooms were a horror show as windows with broken glass are just the way I had left more than a decade ago. Most doors can’t be locked from inside our out. In short, there is not one thing that I would say had changed in11 years. It was shocking as it was painful.

Higher education is what shapes the careers of future leaders and feeds a country with talent that can take the country forward. If this is the state of one of the best colleges in Islamabad, then it is very easy to assume that Pakistan is struggling big time.

I have had the good fortune of attending schools in Pakistan and abroad, primarily in Sri Lanka and India, two countries who definitely have a much better education system than what we get to see and experience in Pakistan. Make no mistake about it!

Government schools, colleges and universities simply suck in Pakistan. Things may have improved off lately but it wasn’t the case in the 90s when I was in college. Had it not been for my time spent in schools in Sri Lanka and India, I would have been just another individual walking around with a degree from University of the Punjab.

I am sorry to disappoint all those who feel highest education is Pakistan is a smash hit. It definitely is not. I say this from my own experience. The time I spent in college in Islamabad should have shaped my career in some way but obviously it did not. Imagine the plight of students who are enrolled at such institutions and who have no idea that most of them would be misfits in society since when they are done with their graduation/masters. A few of them would break free with a bit of luck and influence, but most of the students are staring at a bleak future, unfortunately.

Here’s a primer of what ails higher education system in Pakistan and what needs to be done (I don’t remember the name of the author who wrote this but its a job well done by the person who completed this thesis):

Problems in Pakistan

(i) access was very limited in universities.
(ii) quality was very low in the fields of academic, administration, research and equipment.
(iii) faculty and staff need development in knowledge and skills.
(iv) funds were provided inadequate and misappropriation was common.
(v) character building of the students was ignored.
(vi) there was no linkage between university and industry.
(vii) examination system was faulty.
(viii) good governance was non-existent.
(ix) private sector was expanding without merit.

Recommendations to solve the problems mentioned above:

(i) Enrolment in universities should be increased by providing adequate all types of educational facilities.
(ii) Quality of faculty, staff, students, library, laboratory, research and equipment should be enhanced.
(iii) Development of faculty and staff should be ensured through meaningful continuous in-service training.
(iv) Funds for higher education should be increased reasonably.
(v) Character building of students should be focused.
(vi) Linkage between university and industry should be established.
(vii) Good governance should be ensured.
(ix) More open universities should be established.
(x) New disciplines should be started to meet the need of the market.
(xi) Night classes should be started with transport facilities.
(xii) Summer vacations should be banned.
(xiii) Political activities should not be allowed.
(xiv) Rules and regulations should be enforced forcefully.

Anyone who agrees with these? Am all ears, people!

Good luck!

I was a student until a few months back when I graduated with a degree in Engineering from a reputed University which is ranked just below the IITs. Like many of my fellow friends have stated, other than the IITs and select few other Institutes, Indian Universities have a lot to work for before they can claim to produce ‘educated’ pool of professionals. India spends a very small amount of its annual GDP on Education, and I believe its about 3% of our total GDP. Thus, we cannot bask in Pakistan’s bleak educational reforms if we cannot mend our own backyard.

However, I feel that if Pakistan feels the need to get Iranian/ Indian professors/ educationalists to help jump start the dying interest in Education, then both sides should be willing to acknowledge that both countries only stand to gain by it. Almost all my Indian and pakistani brothers will agree with me when I say that we’re really the same people. We have nearly the same culture, our fashion is almost same, our food is similar ( Yes, my Pakistani friends like spicy food too :-) ), and our way of life is quite similar too. So why do we need to compare?

Positive comparison only builds trust, friendship and loyalty, all three of which is lacking in India more than in Pakistan, I kid you not when I say I have met some Pakistanis who were so good to me that it could change anyone’s idea about Pakistan as a whole. I honestly vouch for such people’s generosity.

Both countries are developing, and maybe India has had some few crowning achievements but that doesn’t give us the reins to belittle Pakistan.

I honestly pray both countries prosper and become a beacon of achievement for other countries to look up upon. :)

http://pakistannewsblog.com/fake-degrees-vs-fake-petrol-bills/

Anshuman Mohanty
Btech , MBA ( contd)
KIIT university
bhubaneswar

Apart from this issue, I always feel that when it comes to teaching the history of independance , the curriculam in both the countries become too patriotic , to the extent that they create a hate in the minds of students about the’enemy’ right from the childhood. At the end of the tenth standard,the student forgets about the British rule and becomes a strong opponent to the neighbouring country. In India, he becomes suporter of Nehru while Jinah becomes a villan . May be opposite in Pakistan.

Why can’t we teach history as just the incidents which happened due to the contemporary situations? May be this positive approch will bring about a much needed change in the relations between the two countries.