Punjab announces to not hold practical exams of inter, matric classes for year 2021
Last updated on: 27 November,2020 01:23 pm
The practical exams for the academic year 2021 will not be held due to the coronavirus outbreak
LAHORE (Dunya News) – Punjab Boards Committee of Chairmen (PBCC) on Friday has announced to not carry out practical examinations of intermediate and matriculation classes next year. According to details, the decision was taken during a session in which representatives of all the nine provincial boards participated. As per the statement issued by the boards, the practical exams for the academic year 2021 will not be held due to the coronavirus outbreak. The marks for practical exams will be given on the basis of theory examinations. Earlier, all educational institutions across Pakistan were closed from November 26 till January 10, 2021 to contain the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic that has claimed over 7,800 lives. It was decided in the Inter-Provincial Education Ministers Conference (IPEMC) that schools would be closed from November 26 until December 24 due to spike in COVID-19 cases and from December 26 to January 10, 2021 for winter holidays. The students will continue their studies online till December 24. On the other hand, Pakistan has reported 54 deaths in the last 24 hours by novel coronavirus as the number of positive cases has surged to 389,311. The nationwide tally of fatalities has jumped to 7,897. According to the latest figures by the National Command and Operation Center (NCOC), 3,113 persons tested positive for COVID-19 in the past 24 hours. Sindh remains the worst-hit province by the pandemic in terms of cases followed by Punjab, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and Balochistan. Punjab has overtaken Sindh in most number of casualties. Till now 168,783 coronavirus cases have been confirmed in Sindh, 117,160 in Punjab, 46,281 in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, 17,008 in Balochistan, 28,980 in Islamabad, 6,501 in Azad Kashmir and 4,598 in Gilgit-Baltistan. Furthermore 2,945 individuals have lost their lives to the epidemic in Punjab 2,885 in Sindh, 1,346 in KP, 165 in Balochistan, 305 in Islamabad, 155 in Azad Kashmir and 96 in GB. Pakistan has so far conducted 5,386,916 coronavirus tests and 43,214 in the last 24 hours. 335,881 coronavirus patients have recovered in the country whereas 2,112 patients are in critical condition.