Board Exams Cancelled

School Closure Extended till July 15, 2020 Across Country

On Thursday, students, their parents and their teachers, who expressed concerns about the government's decision to cancel all council exams, asked the government to review its decision.

After the National Childhood Council (NCC) meeting, Federal Education Minister Shahfat Mahmoud said the committee had agreed to close all educational institutions, from schools to universities, until July 15. He said that the ninth, tenth, eleventh, and twelfth-grade students in Pakistan appeared in the council exams, and it was decided to upgrade the tenth and twelfth-grade students on the basis of their results in the ninth and eleventh grades, respectively.

He said: On the bases of 11^th class result students can get admission in the Universities.

The minister said that the Federal Ministry of Education is already holding consultations with regional education ministers.

He said: "Ministers of education had an in-depth discussion on 2 problems, 1st is that the cancellation of exams associates degreed second is an extension of the closure of institutes."

He said that all governments and regional councils are on the same page and a new screening policy will be implemented across the country.

In response to a question about whether the promotion of the tenth and twelfth-grade students on the basis of the results of the previous exams would not be unjust to them as is the case in the majority cases, the students got more degrees in the tenth and thirteenth-grade exams, and he said: "All aspects of the presentation will be kept before Finalizing the policy. We'll also look at statistical patterns."

Meanwhile, sources at the Federal Council for Intermediate and Secondary Education said that although the final version has not been finalized by the Ministry of Education, apparently new students from grades 9 and 11 will be given an opportunity to appear on the combined exams in Next year. Besides, those who passed Chapters 9 and 11 last year and who were eligible to appear on the Chapters 10 and 12 exams this year will be promoted based on the results of previous exams.

On Wednesday, after a detailed discussion at a virtual meeting, education ministers in the county and federal governments opposed a June 1 educational institute and recommended that all examinations be canceled. The education ministers referred the matter to the National Coordination Committee.

Earlier, during the second week of March after the coronavirus spread in the country, the government decided to close all educational institutions, including schools, colleges, and universities, throughout the country until May 31.

Meanwhile, Punjab’s Minister of School Education, Dr. Murad Ras, said that all public and private schools across the region will remain closed until July 15, 2020. In a message on social media, the minister said that details of the upgrade to upcoming classes and council exams in Punjab will be explained in a notice.