Students struggle to memorise lessons, call for 'easier' exams

Mifta Jannat, a class VIII student at Viqarunnisa Noon School and College, is finding herself in a difficult position. For the past two years, she has studied under the hands-on, project-based learning model of the new curriculum. But after the sudden cancellation of this curriculum by the interim government, she is now forced to revert to the old system—one that requires heavy memorisation.