Nazarat Taleem

History

Ahmadiyya Muslim Community has been involved in building educational institutes since 1905. Nazarat Taleem (Directorate of Education) one of the ten directorates of Sadr Anjuman Ahmadiyya was created in 1919.The directorate in Qadian, India, ran various educational institutions. After partition of the subcontinent the offices were shifted to Pakistan.

In 1973, under the label of nationalization, the educational institutes of Ahmadiyya Muslim Community were nationalized by the Government of Pakistan. These included 8 schools across Pakistan, including 2 top colleges of Pakistan, Taleem-ul-Islam College, in Rabwah. The Government also nationalized 5 of its institutes in the province of Sindh.

In 1987 the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community started building its new educational institutions. Currently Nazarat Taleem is running 11 schools and 2 colleges in Rabwah and 21 schools in remote areas of Pakistan, mostly in the provinces of Sindh and Punjab.

Institutions

Institutions operating under Nazarat Taleem in Rabwah are as follows:

Nusrat Jahan College, Rabwah

Nazarat Taleem offers undergraduate and postgraduate education to the community members through, Nusrat Jahan College, Rabwah. Currently BS Honors and Master's degree programs in pure and applied scientific fields are being offered there.

The three schools run by the college are:

The majority of the students enrolled in these schools are Ahmadis, mostly the residents of Rabwah, but enrollment is open for non-Ahmadi students from Rabwah and its surrounding areas as well.

Institute for Special Education

Established in Nov 2013 in Rabwah, the institute runs under the domain of Nazarat Taleem, with the objective of catering to the needs of children and youth with intellectual, developmental or physical disabilities through education and therapy. The school aims to raise public awareness of the care and education available to people with special needs in the area.

Loans and Scholarships

Nazarat Taleem provides financial assistance to the talented students who cannot afford further studies. There are three types of financial aid given by this office:

Merit Based Scholarships

Nazarat Taleem announces cash prizes, every year for students attaining high grades in their different levels of education, within Pakistan. These scholarships are given to the concerned students in a ceremony held every year in Rabwah.

Need Based Scholarships

Students with good grades and cannot afford further studies, are provided with monthly/yearly stipends to cover the expenses of their fee structures. Application process for this scholarship is opened throughout the year.

Qarza-e-Hasana (Loans)

Nazarat Taleem has been providing to educational loans to students wanting to pursue higher studies, within or outside Pakistan.

Centenary Gold Medals

Students who achieve positions in their universities or examination boards, are awarded with gold medals on behalf of Khalif-tul-Masih (Head of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community)

Abdus Salam Research Forum

Abdus Salam research forum was established in 2013 by Nazarat Taleem with the core objective to actively promote & foster the faculties of Science and Research. Currently this forum is supporting various research projects in the domain of Environment, Community Medicine, Biophysics, Alternative Energy, Bio-statistics and Genetic Engineering.

Projects

International Medical Conferences

Every year Nazarat Taleem under the banner of Abdus Salam research forum and in collaboration with Fazl e Umar and Tahir heart Institute, Rabwah holds an international medical conference in Rabwah, Pakistan. Two conferences have held so far.

Director

Mirza Fazal Ahmad