Higher Education Commission (HEC) Islamabad has announced a revised roadmap for teacher education in Pakistan. According to the new roadmap, MA Education, M.Ed, and BS Education degrees are now awarded the equivalent status of B.Ed 4 years, B.Ed Hons, B.Ed 2.5 years after 14 years of education, and B.Ed 1.5 years after 16 years of education.
The new roadmap is designed in line with the recommendations of the National Curriculum Review Committee in the discipline of Education.As per the revised roadmap:
- Candidates with Associate Degree in Education (ADE) will be allowed to enroll in the 5th semester or third year of a four-year B.Ed. program.
- Candidates with an Associate Degree in disciplines other than Education or two-year erstwhile BA/BSc degrees (now defunct) shall be admitted in the 5th semester or third year of a four-year B.Ed. program through a bridging semester after completing the deficiency courses (15-18 credit hours) as determined by the admitting university on a case-to-case basis.
- MA Education, M.Ed., and BS Education shall be considered equivalent to B.Ed. 4 years/B.Ed. (Hons), B.Ed. 2.5 after 14 years qualification and B.Ed.1.5 after 16 years qualification.
- Graduates having 16 years or equivalent qualification in disciplines other than Education and desirous to acquire B.Ed. the degree will be allowed enrolment in B.Ed.1.5 comprising of.45-54credit hours course work.
- Graduates having 16 years of non-relevant qualification desirous to acquire admission in MS/MPhil Education, shall be required to complete deficiency courses of a minimum of 18 credit hours as part of the said degree program as determined by the admitting university on a case-to-case basis.
- The nomenclature for Teacher Education Degrees shall only be "Bachelor of Education (B.Ed.)" from Fall 2023 onwards.
- The strands, such as Early Childhood Education, Elementary and Secondary Education, etc., and specializations like Curriculum, Assessment, Academic planning, Leadership, Guidance & Counseling, etc. shall only be reflected on transcripts and not on degrees.
- The same has been conveyed to the heads of all public and private sector universities as well as degree-awarding institutes through an official letter.
