Board exams will begin after June 15: Shafqat Mahmood
ISLAMABAD (92 News) - Federal Minister for Education and Professional Training Shafqat Mahmood on Thursday announced that board exams would begin in the country after June 15.
In a tweet, the minister said that Interprovincial Education Ministers Conference (IPEMC) took place yesterday and it was decided that Board exams would begin after June 15.
“Intermediate and Matric exams would be given priority so that results can come in before university admissions,” he said.
Respective Boards will announce the exact dates but in principle exams will start after June 15 with priority to grade 12 and 10 to be followed by 11 and 9 https://t.co/6nT4JEWfmH
— Shafqat Mahmood (@Shafqat_Mahmood) May 6, 2021
The education minister further clarified in another message from his Twitter handle that respective boards will announce the exact dates but in principle, exams will start after June 15 with priority to grades 12 and 10 to be followed by 11 and nine.
Class 9 and 11 exams will take place according to the time table of the respective boards. No truth in rumours that they will not be held
— Shafqat Mahmood (@Shafqat_Mahmood) May 5, 2021
