Category: Study

All Pakistan Private Schools Federation (APPSF) has opposed the government’s decision to pass all matric and intermediate students who attempted the examination this year.

President of the federation, Kashif Mirza, said the decision is an insult to deserving and competent students.

He also criticized the idea of starting the next academic session in August instead of March.

The statement was in response to the government’s decision on Monday to award 33 percent marks to those students who fail in any subject.

The Federal Minister for Education and Professional Training, Shafqat Mahmood, took to Twitter to announce the decisions taken during the 32nd Inter-Provincial Education Ministers Conference (IPEMC) on Monday.

Besides allotting passing marks to failing students, the government has also decided to conduct matric and intermediate exams twice a year.

The minister said that next year the matric exams would be held in May and June, while the intermediate exams would be held in October and November.

The new academic session will begin on 22 August, and there will be no change in the schedule of O and A-Level examinations.

The minister maintained that these changes were enforced due to the current situation of the COVID-19.

Source: Pro Pakistani

Higher Education Commission (HEC) will organize e-Kachehri on 17th of this month on Quality Assurance as per directives of PMDU.

HEC Executive Director Dr. Shaista Sohail will respond to the queries during the e-Kachehri.

Further details are available on HEC Social Media.

Source: Radio Pakistan

The government of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa is going to start second shift classes from tomorrow (Wednesday) in sixteen districts of the province.

Addressing a news conference in Peshawar on Tuesday, Provincial Minister for Education, Shahram Khan Tarakai said initially the second shift classes will be held in one-hundred and twenty schools in these districts and over seven hundred teachers have been inducted for the purpose.

He said stern efforts are afoot to enrol out of school children to ensure that no student should be deprived of education.

Source: Radio Pakistan

Sindh Education, Literacy and Colleges Education Department has issued notification for re-opening of all educational institutions in the province from tomorrow (Monday).

Under the notification, all government and private schools and colleges will strictly abide by the standard operating procedures to prevent spread of COVID-19.

The educational institutions will remain open for six days a week with 50 percent attendance of students on alternate days.

All heads of educational institutions will ensure 100 percent vaccination of teaching and non-teaching staff.

Source: Radio Pakistan

The Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Chief Minister, Mahmood Khan has directed the concerned authorities to complete ongoing projects of colleges in the province at earliest.

Presiding over a meeting in Peshawar today, he directed concerned authorities to take solid steps to make colleges functional at all cost.

The Chief Minister said the provincial government is spending huge funds on the promotion of higher education.

The meeting was informed that a comprehensive summary has been prepared to acquire land for establishing colleges in urban and rural areas of the province.

Source: Radio Pakistan

In Sindh all public and private educational institutions under administrative control of School Education and Literacy Department will be reopened from Monday.

According to a notification issued in Karachi today (Friday), the decision was taken on the recommendation of working committee of Steering Committee on Education and with approval of competent authority.

According to the notification, the schools will remain open six days a week and fifty percent attendance of students on alternative days would be ensured.

All educational institutions will ensure 100 percent vaccination of teaching and non-teaching staff by producing evidence to the concerned regional heads.

Source: Radio Pakistan

In pursuance of policy directions by Prime Minister’s Office, Ms Zia Batool, Chairperson Islamabad Capital Territory Private Educational Institutions Regulatory Authority (ICT-PEIRA) will convene (online) E-Kachehri on Thursday, August 26, 2021 from 2:00 pm to 4:00 pm. E-Kachehri will be convened through official Facebook page of ICT-PIERA (http://web.facebok.com/PEIRA.Gov.Pk).

The purpose of E-Kachehri is to listen to concerns of parents, students, teachers and private schools of Islamabad related to issues of Private Educational Institutions operating in Islamabad Capital Territory only.

Private Educational Institutions Regulatory Authority (PEIRA) deals with Private Educational Institutions offering education up to Intermediate Level / “A” Level or equivalent operating in Islamabad Capital Territory.

Source: Radio Pakistan

Chief Minister Balochistan Jam Kamal Khan has said improvement in education and health sectors is the top priority of the government.

He was chairing a high level meeting regarding Health, Education and new development projects in Quetta today (Tuesday).

The Chief Minister was briefed that 242 new development schemes of secondary education, 27 ongoing specialized health care units and 10 new development schemes have been included in the development programs of fiscal year.

Jam Kamal was informed that trauma center and emergency centers are being established in the province under South Balochistan Package.

Source: Radio Pakistan