LAHORE: Punjab Education Minister Murad Raas has said that no one will bepromoted to the next grade without examination this year.
“Exams would be held in May this year”, said Murad Rass while addressing apress conference in Lahore. The minister said that the coronavirus pandemichas affected studies of students.
Schools were closed for 6 months during the first wave and for 1.75 monthsduring the second wave and the government started online classes tominimalize the loss of students.
The provincial minister further said that schools have been allowed only 50percent strength and strict implementation of coronavirus related standardoperating procedures (SOPs) will also be ensured.
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Murad Rass urged the students to submit fees of their children and addedthat several students left the schools after the situation developed due tocoronavirus outbreak.
He further maintained that a campaign is being launched at the federallevel to know the actual number of the students who left their studiesafter the pandemic.
Educational institutions in Pakistan, which were shut in December last yearto halt the spread of the second coronavirus wave were reopened for classesnine to 12, yesterday, as per standard operating procedures (SOPs).
