Shafqat Mehmood important announcement about exams- students can switch May/June exam
The Cambridge, Matric and FA/Fsc. students are frustrated on the tolling cases of Corona Virus and education ministry and British council decision of holding in-person exams. Students who already couldn't attend regular classes in their academic year of 2020-21 due to periodic lockdowns are also lacking the sole preparation for the exams whose results are going to mark their futures.
#ExamsCancelKaro and #examcancelhoga trends and comment section of Shafqat Mehmood tweets are full of pleas to cancel the exams. Many CAIE students also knocked at court regarding dismissing the physical or in-person exam.
Shafqat Mehmood appeared in Asma Shirazi talk show and expressed sadness on the kind of language that is being used on his tweeter account. He said that it is a failure of teachers, parents and government that our youth is passing derogatory remarks in comments.
He told that students demand to pass them on teacher aaccessment grades without holding exam is not possible. He visited Cambridge exam Centres in person and found arrangements satisfied. Some halls had larger number of students and this will be fixed soon. He also told that from Cambridge , we can also follow same arrangements in Matric and FA/Fsc. exams.
So, all pleas of students went in vain as A level Cambridge physical exams have been started in Pakistan on 26th April throughout Pakistan. A large number of girls and boys reached examination Centres in time and gave exam. O level exam will start from first week of May.
Also Federal board also has announce class 9 and class 10 datesheet starting physical exam from 24th May. Shafqat Mehmood has dismissed all options to cancel the exams whether they are Cambridge or Matric board exam.
In his recent tweet Shafqat Mehmood stated that the students and parents who are not comfortable can switch to Cambridge papers that held in Oct/November period without paying extra charges. It is important to mention that Cambridge take two full exams every year and students can choose any to sit in. However, it has been tradition in Pakistan that most Cambridge schools and students matching to other local education boards of Pakistan prefer May/June cycle to safe one year of students.
Almost all top universities and professional colleges announced admissions in September based on May/June results.
He also provided the attached document that says, schools could apply for exemption of their syllabus is not covered.
Shafqat Mehmood also shared pictures from Cambridge examination Centres where students are giving paper following strict SOPs. A few days earlier, Shafqat Mehmood thumbed his decision of physical exam and advised students to focus on preparation.
Students reacted that same settings might not possible to arrange in local education board exams. Also two cycle exams are not conducted in Pakistan and they are forced to sit in May/June exam.
It is obvious that O & A level in-person exam means that Matric and FA/Fsc. students should focus on studies. There seems no chance of cancelation of exams. So instead of wasting time while tweeting on #ExamsCancelKaro or #ExamCancelHoga they should put mobile at side and hold the books.
Arooj Mumtaz, class 10 student of federal board explained how the students are worried with sudden announcement of opening and closing of schools. She is the students who is passed to class 10 without giving class 9 final exams like hundreds of other students. She explained that how students and parents are still hoping that decision of physical exam can be changed. She is giving online pre board exam conducted from school and thinks that these marks can be declared as final marks if teacher aaccessment is announced. She also told that students are very serious about studies. She thinks that 'paper tau ho kr hi rhain gay is bar'.
Federal board also has announced policies of two full exams per year like Cambridge but this system will be effective from 2022. Now Matric and FA students can hope that paper can be postponed but not canceled. What do you think. Tell us in comments below..