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NCOC decides to close schools for upto Class 8 till April 28, SSC exams in third week of May

NCOC decides to close schools for upto Class 8 till April 28, SSC exams in third week of May
April 6, 2021

ISLAMABAD (92 News) – Federal Minister for Education Shafqat Mahmood has announced to close schools for upto Class 8 till April 28.

The decision was made during a meeting of the National Command and Operation Centre (NCOC) on Tuesday.

He said that the deicison to close educational institutions till Eidul Fitr will be made in a meeting on April 28. 

He announced that the Class 9 and 10 examinations will be held in the third week of May, while O Level exams will be conducted as per schedule. "Classes from 9th to 12th will be conducted under strict SOPs from April 19," he said, adding that the universities in affected districts would remain closed.

The minister said that they had requested the universities to extend the admission schedule a little bit.