No pupil can be promoted to subsequent class with out examinations this yr: Shafqat Mahmood

Speaking to the media right here in Lahore, the federal training minister stated that neither exams can be cancelled nor postponed this yr.

“Let me make it clear that this yr no one can be promoted with out exams,” he stated.

Placing an finish to hypothesis about cancellation of exams, Shafqat suggested college students to give attention to exams as exams are going forward as introduced.

The minister additional stated that strict implementation of coronavirus-related commonplace working procedures (SOPs) will even be ensured throughout examinations throughout the nation.

The protesting college students had been demanding that their last exams ought to be held on-line.

Yesterday, a dozen protesting college students had been arrested throughout police motion to disperse college students staging a protest demanding on-line examinations.

The protesting college students had been demanding that their last exams ought to be held on-line.

Earlier this month, Federal Training Minister Shafqat Mahmood introduced that matric and intermediate exams would start after July 10 throughout the nation.

Briefing media in regards to the choices taken in Inter-Provincial Training Ministers Convention (IPEMC) the training minister Shafqat Mahmood as soon as once more cleared that no pupil can be promoted to the following class with out examinations this yr.

“Exams for college students of lessons 9 and 10 can be held just for arithmetic and elective topics this yr,” he stated and added that exams for college students of lessons 11 and 12 can be held for elective topics solely.

Whereas giving particulars about O Degree exams, Shafqat stated that Cambridge had determined to take O Degree examinations after July 26.