KARACHI, Aug 1: The Sindh Textbook Board has started the revision of the curricula and books being taught at government- run primary and secondary schools in Sindh.

The project would be completed at a cost of six million rupees and it is hoped that present syllabi and books would be replaced with revised courses from the next academic session.

“The initiative has been taken to streamline the syllabi, while considering the changing scientific and technological global challenges and requirements of society,” said an official of STBB on Friday.

He said that new courses, subjects and research materials were being included in the curricula of schools in accordance with the advanced research in the fields of natural and social sciences, economics and other fields.

“Scholars from the curriculum wing of the Higher Education Commission, besides educationists from private sector were assisting the STBB experts in the revision of curricula,” he said, adding that around 150 books, presently being taught at schools, would be revised.

According to the Board, the contents and material of languages being taught at schools, including English, Urdu and Sindhi, would also be revised and after the completion of the task. The revised syllabi and newly-prepared curricula would be sent to the federal education ministry for a final approval, after which the same would be implemented.

The STBB official maintained that after the approval from the ministry, the STBB would start publishing books and expressed hope that the revised syllabi and curricula would be taught at government-run schools from the year 2004.

He said that private schools were in practice of changing books, syllabi and curricula every year, which made students more competent and well-equipped with advancements in the field of education.

Giving the details of other projects, he said that the STBB was also working on the revision of syllabi being taught at higher secondary level and within a short span of time, the task would be completed and dispatched to the federal education ministry for approval.

“We have completed the revision of textbook of biology for intermediate classes and the revised books with a lot of additions in the content would be published shortly,” he added.

—PPI