NCERT team to light up 575-odd madrasas in state

Updated on: Wednesday, August 12, 2009

Kolkata: A central team comprising experts from the National Council of Educational Research and Training (NCERT) on Tuesday heaped praise on the 575-odd madrasas in the state for their focus in science and technology, saying they could be an 'eye-opener' for the rest of the country where popular perception about the Islamic seminaries is stereotypical.

The NCERT team is in the city for a three-day orientation programme in science and mathematics in the light of the National Curriculum Framework -2005. 'There is no difference between madrasas in the state and the schools here. This is an eye-opener for us. We will like to convey this to other parts of the country,' said Prof Hukum Singh, the head of mathematics and science department at the NCERT.

According to Singh, madrasas in the other parts of the country are considered to be backward and shying away from science and technical education. The members expressed satisfaction that the department of madrasa education in the state was focusing on mathematics and science education. 'This is the first time we are organising an orientation programme with madrasas of any state in the country,' Singh said.

NCERT team to light up 575-odd madrasas in state

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