The government of Punjab has issued a notification for the implementation of a Single National Curriculum (SNC) for Grades Pre I-V for the forthcoming academic session 2021-22 and onwards. Also, Model Textbooks of Education, the Reforms & Textbook Development Wing, and the School Education Department have been developed by the federal government to be adopted by all the streams of education in the province. ------------------------------
The notification that was undersigned by the Managing Director Punjab Curriculum 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 76th meeting dated 31.12.2020 and as per Section 9(3)(a) of the PCTB Act-2015, the Competent Authority, Punjab Curriculum, and Textbook Board, Lahore hereby notified the Single National Curriculum (NSC) for Grades Pre I-V”.
The SNC will be launched in phases. In the first phase, a uniform syllabus will be introduced for classes one to five in March 2021, for classes 6 to 8 in March 2022, and for classes 9 to 12 in March 2023.