Punjab School Education Department has decided to conduct nine-month examinations aka December examinations in all government schools across Punjab on February 1, reported 24NewsHD TV channel on Thursday.
It has been decided that the education department will conduct objective-type papers for students while the annual exams will likely be held at the end of April.
The provincial school education department will also provide online training to teachers. The TV channel reported that the students' performance is likely to be affected if exams are not held on time.
As per the policy introduced by the provincial government, Punjab School Education Department will be promoting students in the next class on the basis of 50 percent marks homework and 50 percent examination marks.