The annual matriculation examination of all Punjab Education Boards including Lahore will now be held on May 27 instead of May 4, reported 24NewsHD TV channel on Friday.

The Punjab Board Committee of Chairmen (PBCC) has released the amended schedule for the matric and intermediate examinations.

The ninth-grade exam will now start from June 12, Inter Part-II exam will start from June 30 and Part-I from July 16.

The result of the matriculation examination will be announced on October 9 and of ninth grade on October 23.

The result of the Inter Part-II exam will be unveiled on November 13 and of Part-I on November 21.

According to the PBCC, due to the coronavirus pandemic, no practical exams of the two classes will be taken this year.

Reporter Junaid