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Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Friday called for urgent madrasa education reform to make it modern, transparent, and job-oriented.
He led a high-level review meeting on the state’s madrasa system. He said madrasas must not remain centres of only religious education. Students must also get modern education to secure better futures.
Yogi stressed that madrasa education should match the standards of regular schools. He said the government aims to bring madrasas into the mainstream through reform, innovation, and inclusion.
The Chief Minister noted a key challenge. The Supreme Court recently declared Kamil and Fazil degrees unconstitutional. He said the state must update the curriculum as per the New Education Policy 2020. Teacher qualifications and the selection process also need urgent reforms.
He ordered the formation of a committee to suggest changes. The Director of Minority Welfare will lead it. Special Secretaries from Education, Finance, Justice, and Minority Welfare departments will join as members.
Earlier, the Minority Welfare and Waqf Department shared current data. Uttar Pradesh has 13,329 recognised madrasas. These serve 12,35,400 students. Of them, 561 madrasas receive government aid. They employ 9,889 teachers and 8,367 staff. All receive pay as per the Seventh Pay Commission.
Officials said the Madrasa Portal, launched in 2017, has improved transparency. However, board exam numbers have dropped. In 2016, 4,22,627 students appeared. In 2025, only 88,082 did. Yogi called this fall a serious concern.
SCERT curriculum now runs from the 2025–26 session. Classes 9 to 12 will shift to the Secondary Education Council syllabus. Subjects include theology, Arabic, and Persian, along with maths, science, Hindi, English, and social science.
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