There will be no practical exams for SSC and HSSC annual board exams going to be held in 2021. The practical exam for class 9th, 10th, 11th and 12th has been cancelled for the year 2021 due to corona virus pandemic.
Punjab education board will not hold practical exams in the education year 2021 because of educational institutes closure due to Coronavirus pandemic.
No practical exam for SSC and HSSC decision was taken in the meeting of the Punjab boards committee of chairman PBCC. The meeting was held in Lahore and all 9 provincial boards attended the meeting. The meeting reviewed the proposals, smart reduced syllabus, and result from online education. The committee then proposed that practical classes were not possible in online sessions that why the decision of no practical exam in SSC and annual board exam SSC was taken. The fact marks will be adjusted in the theoretical syllabus. There is no decision about the format of annual exams whether it'll be MCQs or subjective. It is likely to have concept based papers including both subjective and objective portions from the reduced syllabus.