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Federal Minister for Education Shafqat Mahmood chaired meeting of Provincial Education Ministers to take final verdict on reopening of educational institutions from September 15, 2020 across Pakistan. The meeting included HEC’s Chairperson, Executive Director, Special Assistant to Prime Minister on Health Dr. Faisal Sultan as well as officials from health department were present at Inter

Educational institutes across Pakistan will reopen in the first week of September. This decision has been taken in recent inter-Provincial Education Ministers Conference (IPEMC) chaired by federal education minister Shafqat Mahmood in which provincial education ministers from all provinces were present. It has been decided to reopen the schools with strict standard operating procedures (SOPs)

In the light of current corona pandemic across country, Punjab University has announced new semester and annual exams policy for year 2020. The official notification by PU addresses students enrolled in semester system to be prepared for conventional as well as online examination that would be MCQ based. The exams are scheduled for 26th August

Federal Minister for Education, Shafqat Mahmood said Punjab has already conducted exams of class 10th before corona lockdown and practical examination are left only, therefore, students of class 10th shall not be promoted on basis of new average marking policy rather their exams shall be marked and result will be announced.

Corona pandemic has disrupted every operation in the country so does the education sector. In order to resume academic activities, Higher Education Commission – HEC is forcing universities to start online classes without realizing the need of proper Learning Management Systems – LMS that are absent in many universities.

Due to Corona pandemic in country, it is not feasible to conduct entrance test, therefore IBA has introduced an objective criterion for selection of candidates for admissions in IBA for MBA. This criterion focuses on previous education, qualification, experience and achievements of the respective candidate, on basis of the shortlisting, interviews shall be conducted for

Inter-Medical University Board that includes all VCs and rectors of respective medical institutes of Pakistan has unanimously concluded a decision that students of medical and dental institutions of Pakistan have to undergo exams in order to promote in next class. This decision was taken in board meeting that was presided over VC Prof Javed Akram

The Federal Minister for Education, Mr. Shafqat Mahmood stated on Thursday while addressing the press conference in Islamabad that consensus has been done on promoting students of class 9th to 12th in next grade based on their previous results.

The Private Education Institutions Regulatory Authority – PEIRA has warned the institutes regarding cancellation of registration if they fail to comply with fee concession notification given by authorities of Pakistan.

Higher Education Commission (HEC) Pakistan is planning to open universities for exams from May 31st, 2020 beside the corona pandemic situation in country, Dr. Tariq Banuri, Chairman HEC, has confirmed this while speaking to the news channel.