A
study
on
Government
policy
regarding
the
Education
uplift
of
the
Muslims
and
the
new
opportunities
offered
by
the
open
Universities
in
the
country
Mr.Manzoor Ahmad
The Institute of Objective Studies,New Delhi,organised a seminar on Identification of issues and Problems relating to Indian Muslims on March 19 and 20,1988.One of the committees,constituted by the seminar to study issues in depth was on education.
In its report,the committee on Education desired preparation of detailed report to provide Muslim information regarding the Government Policy on the educational uplift and the New Education Policy,Programme for Action and Government encouragement to lateral and multi-point entry in the main educational stream.This is of special relevance to our Madarsa students.
With this end in view and in pursuance of the directions given by the above mentioned seminar,a detailed survey was conducted and a set of informative guidelines have been prepared for the Muslim students from urban and rural areas.This may facilitate their availing of new opportunities for the higher education.
Another note was prepared on the Indira Gandhi National Open University which came into being in 1985 in order to provide education to all the deprived sections and to advance them educationally,using all the contemporary communication media,so that they may play a dynamic role in nation building.
We hope these two notes will be of great help to the poor students in general and Muslims in particular.
Contents :Preface ,1. A study on Government Policy regarding the Educational Uplift of the Muslims 2. Open University- An Important Avenue for Madarsa Students Annexture
The Author :Mr. Manzoor Ahmed was born at Hathwa (Bihar) in 1942. After completing his studies in Patna University in 1963, he taught political science in universities of Bihar before joining Public Service in 1966.
Mr. Ahmed joined as OSD in the Jamia Millia Islamia in January 1985 for supervising developmental activities of the university. In the words of Dr. Ali Ashraf the former Vice-Chancellor of the Jamia, "He served this institution with distinction where his contribution to development is writ large on the campus as a whole.And now as Administrator of the Punjab Wakf Board he has to deal with the educational institutions of Muslims at the grassroots level. I do not know any other Muslim officer who combines the experience and insight of civil service with that of educational institution in such rich measure. And Mr. Manzoor Ahmed is man who sincerely cares for the people, and he cares with devotion and favour, without any trace of personal ambition or avarice."Mr Manzoor Ahmed.As an administrator of Wakfs in Haryana,Punjab,Himachal Pradesh and Chandigarh from July 1988 to 1990,Mr Ahmed established a large number of educational institutions including vocational and computer training centres and revolutionarised the Madarsa teaching with introduction of contemporary syllabi,audio-visual aids to instructions and vocationalisation.His efforts in the field bought nationwide acclaim.In fact ulema chosen him as a manager of their National Committee for restructuring of the curricula of the Madarsas.Thus what he commands the respect of the modernists in education he also enjoys the trust of the Ulema.
He took over as Vice-Chancellor of Dr BR Ambedkar University in 1996,and added a number of new courses and regularising the academic calender.His success in rejuvenating this sick university has been praised everywhere.Mr Ahmed started in Lucknow in 1981 an Institute for Vocational Training of youths from backward sections.Again he started a Model High school for poor children in the backward region of Mewat from his personal resources Mr Ahmed is frequently invited to national and international seminars on education is well known writer on this subject.He represented India ,at the International seminar on Muslim Education in Chicago in October 1988 and International conference of Muslim Social Scientists in the State University of Lowa (US) in November 1988.He represented India in the conference of the vice-Chancellors in July 2000 in the Johannesburg,South Africa..
Mr. Manzoor Ahmed has written a number of monographs on education and on the New Education Policy. He has contributed in a meaningful manner to various seminars at home and abroad on education and related subjects.
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