Madrasa students of Uttar Pradesh will study in the central syllabus from this academic year. The announcement was made by the Madrasa Education Council in Uttar Pradesh on Wednesday. From the next academic year, Madrasa students will study according to the syllabus prepared by the National Council of Educational Research and Training.

Chairman of Madrasa Education Council Iftikhar Ahmed Javed said that modern science based education has been given importance in the new syllabus along with religious education. He said that the students of these madrasas will get mathematics, science and computer education. It should be noted that in November last year, the Waqf Board announced that the madrasa syllabus will be changed. NCERT will prepare the new syllabus. That syllabus will be applicable in the state. Also, the Waqf Board has decided that students of all religions will be able to study in madrasas in the coming days.