Recognise madrasa degrees for defence,IAS

The Sachar committee has suggested degrees from madrassas (Islamic schools) be granted recognition for eligiblity in defence, civil and banking examinations.

"The idea is to facilitate a process whereby madrassa graduates too have a choice and an incentive to participate in these employment streams," the seven-member committee headed by former Delhi High Court Chief Justice Rajindar Sachar said in its report on social, economic and educational status of Muslims.

The report, tabled in Parliament today, noted that madrassas should not be looked upon as alternative to regular school, but as a complement.



"This (recognition to madrassa degrees) should, however, remain within the existing framework of these competitive examinations," it said.

The committee suggested mechanisms be evolved to link madrassas with higher secondary school boards in order to enable their students to shift to regular and mainstream education.

Flexibility, it said, should be introduced so as to enable madrassa graduates to move across to regular mainstream education after graduating from these institutions, if they so wish.

"In other words, opportunity should be made available to them, especially in courses where admission is done through an entrance test/competitive examination," the committee added.

It noted that modernised madrassas were unlikely to satisfy the educational demand of the Muslim community and that the government would have to set up mainstream schools where they are not available.

First it was ok, there will be reserved seats for you

then it was ok, still cant get in, you can score less marks and those seats will be yours?

now ok, still you cant get in, you can even go to your own school set your own agenda and score less marks and those seats are yours

What next? Just show up, we will consider you for defense, civil services posts?