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50,000 HEC Scholarships announced under the Ehsaas Program, Shafqat Mahmood

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50,000 scholarships under the Ehsaas program through Higher Education Commission (HEC), Federal Minister for Education Shafqat Mahmood. Shafqat Mahmood announced the scholarships after a meeting of the senate committee on education. “We will be providing 50,000 scholarships through the Higher Education Commission [HEC] under the Ehsaas program,” stated the minister. PPP Senator Mustafa Nawaz Khokhar … Read more

HEC Issues Guidelines For Online Exams; Shafqat Mahmood ‘happy’ over the decision

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HEC allows online exams

Days after protests caught pace against on-campus examinations, the Higher Education Commission (HEC) has allowed universities to conduct online exams with adequate safeguards.

In this regard, Federal Minister for Education Shafqat Mahmood has on Wednesday expressed his happiness over the the decision of HEC to allow universities to conduct online exams.

Taking to Twitter, Mahmood wrote that he is “happy to note that HEC has formally allowed the universities to conduct online exams with adequate safeguards.”

“This paves the way for them to devise the right procedures quickly to do so. Education standards must be kept up. Work hard students and wish you the best,” the minister wrote.

Earlier in a day, via detailed thread, the HEC has announced it has taken notice of students’ concerns regarding the in-person examination.

“The apprehensions of students were reviewed carefully in consultation with the vice-chancellors of all the provinces and regions, keeping in view the difficulties brought about by the pandemic and opening of universities from February 01, 2021.”

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Institutions Reopening: Shafqat Mahmood surprised over students’ negative reactions

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Budget 2021 HEC budget

As Federal Minister for Education Shafqat Mahmood started trending on Twitter after his announcement about educational institutions’ reopening, students seem disappointed that they did not have such expectations from their Education Minister whom they have appreciated since the closure of educational institutions.

Following the negative reactions by students, Shafqat Mahmood expressed his surprise on twitter saying, “Everyone should welcome the opportunity to study and be among friends”.

“It surprises me when I see the negative reaction of some students to school/college/Universities reopening. Education is a gateway to the future. Also Education years are also the best time of ones life. Everyone should welcome the opportunity to study and be among friends,” his tweet read.

There are various trends in this regard on social networking site Twitter, while his name is the top trend and most of the users are also expressing their displeasure in the form of memes, which suggests that students may Unhappy with the decision.

Take a look:

https://twitter.com/OffishalLiberal/status/1346123764111716354

https://twitter.com/umairmelik/status/1346123612558938120

https://twitter.com/VlogsShamoeel/status/1346123410217304070

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#DelayAllProffsUHS: Medical students demand delay of proff. exams

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#DelayAllProffsUHS started trending on Twitter today, as students took to social media to demand the University of Health Sciences (UHS) postpone all scheduled examinations following the virus outbreak in the country.

The government has on Monday announced reopening schools, colleges and other educational institutions in a phased manner.

Pakistani Twitterati called out on the university to postpone the examinations in light of the coronavirus pandemic.

The Prime Minister’s Special Assistant on Health Dr Faisal Sultan tweeted that the government would discuss medical colleges’ examinations in an important meeting tomorrow.

One person said that it wasn’t possible for students to study in the current pandemic environment, raising alarm at the lack of SOPs being followed in hostels.

“Are medical students not humans?” asked another person.

Another user raised voice against conducting physical exams when lectures had been delivered online to curb the spread of the virus.

One person tweeted: “Medical students’ lives matter too.”

Universities Across Pakistan To Reopen From Feb. 1

Earlier in a day, the education ministers’ conference has decided to reopen universities across the country on February 1st 2021.

The education ministers held an important meeting today to make a final decision regarding the reopening of educational institutions.

The federal government announced to reopen all educational institutions for grade 9 to 12 from 11 January. While grade 1 to grade 8 classes will resume from January 20.

Schools And Colleges Across Pakistan To Reopen From Jan. 18

Federal Education Minister Shafqat Mahmood announced that schools and colleges will reopen in Pakistan from January 18.

announced that in the first phase, classes 9 to 12 would be allowed to resume from January 18.

In the second phase, the minister said, primary to class 8 will resume on January 25.

The minister said that universities and other higher education institutions will reopen from February 1 in the third and last phase.

The minister announced that board exams have been postponed till May and June as students did not have enough time to prepare for their exams.

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Shafqat Mahmood wants to reopen schools as soon as possible

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O, A, AS level Shafqat Mahmood

Federal Minister for Education Shafqat Mahmood has said that he would like to reopen all educational institutions from the coming month as he is much concerned about the loss of studies, especially at the primary level.

In a tweet on Friday night, Shafqat Mahmood said that the final decision regarding schools opening will be made on health grounds. Students well being comes first.

He, in another tweet, informed that the Inter-provincial Education Ministers conference will take place on Jan 4, 2021. Among other agenda points, the most important would be an analysis of the health situation to determine the re-opening of educational institutions.

Earlier, the Inter-Provincial Education Ministers Conference (IPEMC) had earlier decided to shut all schools, colleges, and universities from November 26 and announced that a review meeting will held in the first week of January.

“The IPEMC would meet on January 4 to review the pandemic situation in the country and make a decision about reopening of educational institutions,” the minister said.

Saeed Ghani had on Wednesday said that after evaluating the coronavirus situation, it did not seem possible that educational institutions would reopen in January 2021.

Ghani had reiterated his stance that unlike the last academic year, no student would be promoted to the next year without taking the examination this year.

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Decision on Schools Reopening on January 4 says Shafqat Mahmood

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'Board exams to begin after June 15 in Pakistan,' announces Shafqat Mahmood

Federal Education Minister Shafqat Mahmood has said that the decision to reopen schools will be made during a meeting on January 4 2021, Monday. According to the details, while talking to the media, Shafqat Mahmood said that the inter-provincial education minister’s conference scheduled for December 30 (Wednesday) has been postponed and rescheduled for January 4th, … Read more

Shafqat Mahmood to announce final decision about schools closure tomorrow

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Budget 2021 HEC budget

Federal Minister for Education Shafqat Mahmood has on Sunday said the provincial and federal ministers will sit together tomorrow (Monday) to take decision on the closure of educational institutions.

In the wake of second wave of Coronavirus pandemic, the minister, Shafqat said the important meeting regarding schools closure will take place on Monday.

“The meeting would be attended by all provincial education ministers,” he said, adding that he will hold a press conference tomorrow at 12:30 pm and announce the final decision.

Earlier this week, the federal government sent recommendations regarding closures of schools to the provinces. According to the recommendations, primary schools may be closed from November 24.

According to the first suggestion, all primary schools in the country should close on November 24, all middle schools should be closed on December 2 while all secondary and higher secondary educational institutions should be closed on December 15.

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