Monitoring Desk
ISLAMABAD:
Federal Education Minister Shafqat Mehmood on Thursday announced that board exams in Pakistan will commence after June 15, adding that priority will be given to intermediate and matriculation exams.
“Interprovincial Education Ministers Conference (IPEMC) took place yesterday. It was decided that Board exams would begin after June 15. Intermediate and Matric exams would be given priority so that results can come in before university admissions,” tweeted the minister.
Members of the IPEMC rejected the suggestion to promote students of grades 9 and 11. They also gave their approval to hold the exams as scheduled in July.
The minister revealed that the government will give priority to exams for grades 12 and 10 followed by grades 11 and 9.
A day earlier, the minister had said intermediate examinations in the country would be held after June 15.
Last month, as the COVID-19 cases rose, Mehmood and Special Assistant to the Prime Minister on Health Dr Faisal Sultan had announced that as per the suggestion of the National Command and Operation Centre, all board exams had been postponed till June 15.
