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NCOC to discuss ‘poor compliance’ of SOPs outside Cambridge exam centres: Shafqat Mahmood

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Federal Minister for Education and Professional Training Shafqat Mahmood said on Tuesday that the ‘poor’ compliance of coronavirus health protocols outside Cambridge exam centres will be discussed in a special session of the National Command and Operation Centre (NCOC) today. According to the details, Shafqat Mahmood took to his official Twitter handle and said that … Read more

Cambridge agrees to reschedule ‘O’ level exams, says Shafqat Mahmood

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Federal Minister for Education Shafqat Mahmood has announced in his recent tweet that Cambridge has agreed to reschedule O-level exams.

“After detailed discussions, Cambridge has agreed to reschedule ‘O’ level exams to after May 15. Details will be shared later by them.”

The federal minister went on to tell,

“However, ‘A’ and ‘As’ level exams will take place as per the original timetable, following all the SOPs. Wishing everyone success in the exams.”

It should be mentioned here that, the O/A-Level students wanted the international board to cancel the CIEs 2021 exams to be canceled as the third wave of corona affected the country.

Earlier, the Federal Minister of Education Shafqat Mehmood announced that despite the third wave of coronavirus exams of Intermediate, Matric, and Cambridge will be conducted as per the schedule.

It is to be noted here that Cambridge O and A-Level exams were scheduled to be held on April 26 and end on June 11 in Pakistan.

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Cambridge announces method of grading students for May/June 2020

Cambridge May/June 2020

The Cambridge Assessment International Education has announced a new methodology to grade students.  It said the grades will depend on data provided by educational centres and schools to make “evidence-based decisions about grades” for the May/June 2020 examinations, as majority of the schools around the globe remain closed due to the coronavirus pandemic. Uzma Yousuf, … Read more