KARACHI, Aug 8: An eminent scholar, Prof Dr Manzoor Ahmed, has called for bringing about educational reforms in order to streamline the academic system. He was speaking at an education conference held under the auspices of the Hamdard University at Madinatul Hikmah, here on Monday.

Dr Ahmed was of the view that ideally there should be one educational curriculum for 12 to 13 years before which no specialization should be allowed.

The scholar opined that after 12 to 13 years of proper and adequate education, a student would have some sense to decide for himself as to what he wants to be.

“If he wants to go to a madressah or seminary, they should be open to him with the highest possible standards, but if he wants to opt for medicine or engineering or liberal arts, opportunity should be made available to him to prove his mettle”, he remarked.

The scholar was of the view that a serious attempt was required to reorient the school education and change its pedagogical methodology.

The vice-chancellor of Hamdard University, Prof Dr Mohammad Iqbal Qureshi, pointed towards the shortfalls of the existing system of education.-—APP