KARACHI, April 19: The Aga Khan University Examination Board has neither the intention nor the authority to change the national curriculum, said Mughis-ul-Hasan of the AKUEB in a press statement here on Tuesday, adding that the recent allegations levelled by certain quarters were unfounded and did not reflect the reality on ground.

“AKUEB being one of the 27 examination boards in the country is not authorised by the government of Pakistan to change the national curriculum,” he said.

Mr Hasan maintained that the AKUEB’s secondary school certificate and higher secondary certificate examinations, like those of other boards’, would be based on the government-approved national curriculum for all subjects, including Islamiat and Pakistan Studies.

“This has been clarified by the federal minister for education on a number of occasions. Periodic review and definition of the national curriculum is the responsibility of the Curriculum Wing of the Federal Ministry of Education,” the statement said.

The AKUEB further clarified that it had no intention to take over government examination boards. Commenting on the examination board, Mughis-ul-Hasan, principal of the Lahore Public School, said the work undertaken by the government boards was simply beyond the means and scope of one private board.

“The fact is that AKUEB has not been given any such authority by the government of Pakistan,” sources said mentioning that the enormous work involved could not be handled by one board, therefore, the government was operating 26 examination boards.—APP