Functions

The key functions of Punjab Curriculum & Textbook Board are as follows:

  • Curriculum Development
  • Implementation of educational policies of the Government in respect of the production of textbooks, supplementary reading material and teaching aids
  • Publication of textbooks for the following
    • Primary Education
    • Secondary Education
    • Intermediate Education
    • Teacher’s Training Courses  
  • Production of supplementary material relating to the textbooks
  • Production of reference and research  material relating to the problems of curricula and preparation of textbooks    
  • Control of the policy, relating to distribution of textbooks and other material. Appointment of agencies for this purpose in Punjab so as to make the textbooks and material available to the students well in time
  • Holding of training courses for the writers of textbooks
  • Preparation and publication of reading material on new developments in educational concepts and teaching methods and techniques    
  • Workshops, seminars and courses for effective use of textbooks and reading materials
  • Conduct research in curricula, textbooks, other reading materials and teaching aids    
  • Exhibitions of textbooks and teaching materials
  • Maintenance of Library and Resource Centre upto 30000 titles on
    • Reference books
    • Textbooks
    • Maps, charts, diagrams etc
    • Educational journals
    • Educational periodical
    • Supplementary Reading Material