The government of Punjab has issued a notification for the implementationof a Single National Curriculum (SNC) for Grades Pre I-V for theforthcoming academic session 2021-22 and onwards. Also, Model Textbooks ofEducation, the Reforms & Textbook Development Wing, and the SchoolEducation Department have been developed by the federal government to beadopted by all the streams of education in the province.——————————
The notification that was undersigned by the Managing Director PunjabCurriculum and Textbook Board, Dr. Farooq Manzoor, read:
“The Provincial Cabinet of Punjab, in its 39th meeting dated 17.12.2020,has accorded the concurrence and adoption of the Single National Curriculum(SNC)”.
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It further stated: “Therefore, as per approval of the Board in its 76thmeeting dated 31.12.2020 and as per Section 9(3)(a) of the PCTB Act-2015,the Competent Authority, Punjab Curriculum, and Textbook Board, Lahorehereby notified the Single National Curriculum (NSC) for Grades Pre I-V”.
The SNC will be launched in phases. In the first phase, a uniform syllabuswill be introduced for classes one to five in March 2021, for classes 6 to8 in March 2022, and for classes 9 to 12 in March 2023.
