Punjab education boards raises fee up to 50 percent

Lahore, All Pakistan Private Schools Management Association (APPSMA) Divisional President Ibrar Ahmed Khan said on Tuesday that all eight Intermediate and Secondary Education boards of Punjab is going to raise their fees to plot their budgetary losses and this was unacceptable.

APPSMA divisional president rejected this increase in the fee structure of the boards and termed it as an anti- education policy of the boards concerned. Inspection fee of associated educational institutions had been raised to Rs 10,000 from Rs 5,000.  Similarly re-visit fee had also been doubled.

After the government’s approval, secondary education boards in Punjab had increased examination fee for Matric and Intermediate registration fee processing and language fee. The decision of Punjab Boards Committee of Chairman (PBCC) would be affecting from the 2012 supplementary examination.

Under this decision, class 9th and 10th examination fee for science group had been increased to Rs 700 from Rs 600, and the new fee for arts group was raised to Rs 650 from Rs 550. In the same way fee for private Matric and combined science group had also been increased.

The Distance learning system holds a prominent position in modern world and it has potential to play a vital role in socio-economic development of any country as Pakistan is a developing country and necessity of facilitating growing population can be cordially resolved through distance education.

This was stated by Islamia University, Bahawalpur, Vice-Chancellor, Dr Muhammad Mukhtar, at a meeting with students of MPhil Distance Education class.

Meanwhile, a training workshop was organized for the students of MPhil under the Institute of Distance Education (IDE). On the occasion, the students also congratulated the Vice-Chancellor for arranging national solidarity rally in a very suitable manner.