Punjab Govt announce Smart Schools System December 2013

Punjab Govt announce Smart Schools System December 2013

LAHORE (Online): The Punjab Government has decided to introduce "Smart Schools System" in the province.This was disclosed by the Provincial Minister for Education Rana Mashhood Ahmad Khan while presiding over a meeting to determine the areas of jurisdiction for the proposed Private Educational Institutions Commission here on Sunday.

Under this system, 55000 public sector schools, both for boys and girls, will be transformed into centers of excellence through many innovative means including the provision of computer Tabs of I-Pad size to all the students of 8th to 10th class. These computers Tabs will be uploaded with the course comprising of the syllabus of the relevant classes.The non-official members will be nominated from known educationists, technocrats, philanthropists and NGOs.The minister further announced that the chairman of the commission will be nominated from the non-official members.