UP: Madrassas To Teach Using NCERT Books, Include English And Science As Compulsory Subjects

Madrassas in Uttar Pradesh will now teach students using books issued by the National Council Of Educational Research And Training (NCERT), News18 has reported.

The Yogi Adityanath-led Uttar Pradesh government has taken several steps to integrate madrassas into the mainstream and check irregularities. Various reports in the past few years have suggested that madrassas in the country do not follow curriculum prescribed by the state education boards.

Earlier this year, the government made it mandatory for all madrassas to register on a government portal for regular monitoring. Madrassas in the state - about 16,000 in number - were directed to give details of teachers and other employees with their building details, class measurements as well as photographs.

“There were complaints of irregularities in madrassas and it was decided to make the registration online so that details of all madrasas, their management, teachers, etc are available online,” UP Waqf Minister Mohsin Raza said back then.

According to Hindi daily Navbharat Times, the government may cancel accreditation of 2,682 madrassas for failing to register on the portal.

The state government has now set up a 40-member committee to revamp the curriculum in madrassas. The government will likely make Hindi, English, Mathematics, Science and Social Sciences mandatory at some levels.