No change in SSC & HSSC Exam Schedule, Exam will be held in May/June 2021
'Decision regarding board exams are final,'
#examcancelkaro #examwarriors are trending on twitter after Shafqat Mehmood announcement regarding board exam dates.
At one side if many students complained about inaccessibility to internet to attend online classes then on the other side many students admitted to spend time while watching movies and playing games on comments.
We all know that it is real frustrated to deal the situation but Shafqat Mehmood has tried his best to calm the students down by saying that,
'There is a time in life to study and prepare for challenges of the future. And then a time to enjoy fruits of this labour for the remaining years. No one has achieved anything significant in life without hard work. Looking for shortcuts or free passes is a road to nowhere
'Around 4 million students are appearing in board exam from class 9 to class 12 across Pakistan. There is no change in the dates of scheduled board exams. All SSC and HSSC will start from the third week of May after Eid ul Fitr. Datesheets of SSC and HSSC exam will be shared by respective boards very soon, ' Shafqat Mehmood announced in the latest press conference held on 6th April 2021.
'Also classes for grade 9, grade 10, grade 11, and Grade 12 will be resumed from 19th April 2021. Students will attend the schools following the strict Corona SOPs. They will prepare for board exams there,' meeting further revealed for students.
However, students of Matric SSC and FA/Fsc HSSC were hoping for a delay in the dates of the board exam due to the surge of the 3rd Corona wave. There were also rumors of the cancelation of board exams but according to Shafqat Mehmood, board exams will start from the third week of May. It is clear that there is no chance of postponement or delay of SSC and HSSC exams. Students are required to concentrate on preparation from the smart syllabus as very little time is left in exams. The policy is evident that no student will be promoted without an exam whether it is at the junior level or higher level of education. Exams will be held under strict SOPs.
Also O level, A level exam will be held as per schedule. A Level exams are starting from the last week of April. Whereas O level exam will start from 10th May after the ministry of education request. The date sheets for Cambridge exams are online by British Council but SSC and HSSC students are still waiting for date sheets.
The press conference was held after a meeting of education and health Ministers at NCOC on whether to open the educational institutes in most Corona-affected areas which are already closed till 11th April and to discuss the exam schedule.
Almentor: Offers Professional and Personal
Online Courses by the Top Mentors and Instructors.
As it was expected to see the tolling number of Corona cases in Pakistan, Minister Shafqat Mehmood announced to extend the closure of schools till 28th April for classes 1-8. Students will be able to attend online classes but physical presence is not allowed in the Corona Hotspot cities. It is decided by the provinces that which districts are most affected and required strict safety measures against covid 19.
All Universities will also remain closed. Universities are requested to extend the admission dates to facilitate the candidates.
The meeting of education ministers is rescheduled for 28th April to review the Corona surge in Pakistan. The meeting will be held to decide whether the schools should be closed till Eid ul Fitr or not.
First Ramzan will be observed in Pakistan on 14th April 2021 following the Eid fall on 13th May 2021.
Punjab education ministry had notified 8 districts Rawalpindi, Lahore,Gujranwala, Faisalabad, Gujrat, Sialkot, Multan, Sheikhupura are among the districts where schools are closed since 24th March and will remain closed till 28th April. The alternate classes are continued in all other districts of Punjab.
KPK has also announced districts including Peshawar, Mardan, Khyber, Shangla, Bajaur, Abbottabad, upper Dir, Haripur, where education institutes will remain closed till 28th April.
Sindh has announced school closure in all districts for 15 days on 4th April.
Exams in Balochistan will be scheduled because of different academic years.
Also, education institutes will remain close in the Federal capital Islamabad except grades 9 - grade 12.
As per government directives, the new academic session will begin on August 21 and annual exams in middle classes will be held in May.
However, most of the private schools already have conducted annual exams in their institutes and have started new sessions via online classes. However, the students of government schools and APS Garrison schools are still looking at the administration for an announcement of annual exams.
Almentor: Offers Professional and Personal Online Courses: stress management, job search & interview