Activities

Activities of the Centre

Since its inception, the Centre has been actively engaged in various activities aimed at promoting science education in schools. Programs undertaken by the Centre during the period April 1985 to June2000 are:

Prepared directories of Muslim Managed Educational Institutions (NMEls) and Deeni Madaris (DMs).
Conducted educational surveys of MMEls and DMs through questionnaires, to assess their science education programmes, to know their attitudes and problems regarding the introduction of science teaching (in DMs) and for improving the quality of science teaching in MMEls. The response was not very encouraging and was not analyzed.
Sent teachers from A.M.U. to some Deeni Madaris and MMEls for advise and help.
Regular organization of Refresher Courses and Workshops (of 10-12 days' duration) for science teachers (of Classes IX to XII) of MMEls. These attract a large number of requests for participation from all over the country and have been the backbone of the activities of the Centre.

Organization of Introductory Science Courses (Tarrufi-Tarbiati Programmes) for teachers from Deeni Madaris. These have been very successful as a part of creating awareness of the importance of acquiring scientific knowledge. It is expected that these will also motivate a large number of DMs to ultimately introduce science teaching in their curricula. The process has already started.
Compilation of lecture notes given by the faculty members during the Courses and their distribution to the participants. Books and relevant resource material were also gifted to the participants.
Organization of Conferences/ Seminars of Muslim scientists, educationists and principals/ managers of MMEls and DMs. The first such conference, organized by the Centre from Jan 15-17, 1986, was inaugurated by Prof. Abdus Salam (Nobel Laureate). It was very successful and its Proceedings were published by the Centre in 1986. Appreciable change, towards science education, has been observed in the attitudes of the Ulemas and Deeni Madaris. Some progress has been made in the introduction of science teaching in Deeini Madaris.

Organization of Orientation Programmes (like use of computers in teaching) for teachers of MMEIs.
Preparatory work for the translation of elementary science textbooks forUrdu medium schools and DMs.
CPS prizes for best science students at M.Sc. level. These were given in 1988 and discontinued later on.
CPS Tahzibul Akhlaq Prizes for popular science writing in Urdu were given by Prof Abdus Salam on May 13,1989.