Class 9, 10,11 students to be promoted without exams: Shafqat Mahmood

ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister for Education Shafqat Mahmood said Thursday that the government had decided to promote students of classes 9, matric and 11 without holding examinations.

Mehmood said that all the provincial education ministers held a meeting today to decide the future course of action with regard to education in the country as it fights the coronavirus pandemic.

He said that the National Command and Operation Centre (NCOC) had held a meeting and decided earlier that all educational institutions across the country will remain closed till July 15.

He said that it was learnt that 4 million students had to appear in examinations for classes 9, 10, 11 and 12.

The minister said that keeping in mind the safety and health of children, it was important to devise a strategy whereby their academic year would not go to waste.

He said that it had been decided that students who are in classes 9 and 11 will not appear in examinations this year and will be promoted to the next class.