Exams will not be postponed or cancelled this year, Shafqat Mehmood
July 3, 2021Talking to reporters at a
function in Lahore, the Federal Minister for Education said that not only the
examinations were cancelled last year but also all the children passed but this
year all the federal units have decided not to give grades without
examinations.
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| Federal Education Minister Shafqat Mehmood talking to reports during a function in Lahore |
Federal Education Minister
Shafqat Mahmood, while advising students across the country to prepare for the
exams, said that the exams will not be postponed or cancelled this year.
He said that A and O level
examinations have been held and in the next few days 9th to 12th class
examinations will be held and directed the students to continue their studies
as the examinations will not be postponed or cancelled.
He added that the children should
continue to prepare for the exams and some children who are hoping that the
exams may be cancelled will not do so as it has been decided unanimously by all
the provinces and federal units and by the board. Will be on the announced
schedule.
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Shafqat Mehmood said that I would
advise all the children to continue their education and not to listen to
rumours exams will be held as per the date sheet given by the board and it will
be applicable all over the country. I would have.
He said that there are 29 boards
in the country, they have issued their date sheets and the examination will be
held accordingly.
Summer Vacations
Asked about summer vacations, the
education minister said, “We have given the provinces the option to decide
whether or not to take summer vacations and decide according to the
situation.”
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He said that Punjab province has
made its decision regarding summer vacation. We are going to close schools in
Islamabad from July 18, so this time the situation is extraordinary and
whatever the province decides on this is fine.
He said that the closure of
schools has caused a lot of damage to education so schools should be reopened
as much as possible without endangering the health of the children keeping in
view the weather conditions.
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It may be recalled that Federal
Minister for Education Shafqat Mahmood had announced in early June last year
that students of class 9th to 12th would appear for the examinations in
elective subjects only and these examinations would be held from July 10.