SPQEM is best scheme to bring about qualitative improvement in Madrasas
to enable Muslim children attain standards of the national education system in
formal education subjects. The salient features of SPQEM scheme are: -
1 To increase capacities in
Madrasas for teaching of the formal curriculum subjects like Science
Mathematics, Language, Social Studies etc. through enhanced payment of teacher
honorarium.
2 Training of such teachers every
two years in new pedagogical practices.
3 Providing Science labs, Computer
labs with annual maintenance costs in the secondary and higher secondary stage
madrasas.
4 Provision of
Science/Mathematics kits in primary/upper primary level madrassas.
5 Strengthening of libraries/book
banks and providing teaching learning materials at all levels of madrasas.
6 The unique feature of this
modified scheme is that it encourages linkage of Madrasas with National
Institute for Open Schooling (NIOS), as accredited centers for providing formal
education, which will enable children studying in such Madrasas to get
certification for class 5, 8, 10 and 12. This will enable them to transit to
higher studies and also ensure that quality standards akin to the national
education system. Registration & examination fees to the NIOS will be
covered under this scheme as also the teaching learning materials to be used.
7 .The NIOS linkage will be
extended under this scheme for Vocational Education at the secondary and higher
secondary stage of Madrasas.
8 For the monitoring and
popularization of the scheme it will fund State Madrasa Boards. Go I will
itself run periodic evaluations, the first within two years.
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