The National Assembly (NA) Standing Committee on Education on Friday recommended that the government formulate a national admission policy to facilitate the students in admission process in different educational institutions of the country.
The meeting held with Abid Sher Ali in the chair discussed the problems of students in getting admission in educational institutions. It observed that there were many ambiguities in the admission policy of Karachi University. The committee asked for its thorough review.
Education Minister Mir Hazar Khan Bijarani informed the committee that the admission policy of Karachi University would be discussed in the parliament to take members input for formulating the policy.
This is a step in the right direction. A standard and transparent national admission policy will not only lessen the confusion among students, who currently may have to go though a different set of entrance exams for each university, but will also help in reducing the cases of illegal admissions in universities.
Editor’s Note: We would like to thank Mr. Salman Naveed Khan for bringing this important news item to the editorial board’s attention.
