‘Darul Uloom never objected to English education, misunderstanding due to clerical error’ | Lucknow News – Times of India

Lucknow: A day after the notification Darul Uloom DeobandThe Islamic seminary informed the state on Wednesday about the alleged ban on imparting additional education (English, etc.). minority commissionthat the DUD never objected to English education, but it was a clerical error that led to the misunderstanding.
According to the statement addressed to Minorities Commission chairman Ashfaq Saifi, the DUD’s education department said, “The Islamic madrassa is running courses in English, Hindi, maths, computer science to the students. There is no restriction on learning any language like English etc in DUD. It was a clerical error in the notification issued on June 13, which led to the misunderstanding.
“However, students studying in DUD are not allowed to take admission in any other educational institution for second degree, as studying two courses from two different institutions at the same time affects the studies of the students. It is not even legally allowed. But after completing the course from DUD, a student can pursue a second degree, for which the Islamic seminary has no objection.
Meanwhile, Minorities Commission Chairman Ashfaq Saifi said, “During the investigation of Saharanpur district, it was found that the DUD not only runs English language courses along with other modern education subjects, but also has an English library.” “.
“English language is the need of the hour. Knowing English language is important for preparing for government jobs ranging from judiciary to civil services. We expect that DUD will continue to provide education to students in English and other languages ​​as well,” Saifi said while talking to TOI.