Shafqat Mehmood asks that exam board data be digitised for ease of students
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Federal Minister for Education and Professional Training Shafqat Mehmood. PID/File
Federal Minister for Education and Professional Training Shafqat Mehmood has directed the Inter Board Committee of Chairmen (IBCC) and the National IT Board to digitise exam board data for the ease of students.
According to a tweet by the ministry on Sunday: On the policy directions of Minister for Federal Education Shafqat Mehmood, the Secretary IBCC met Chief Executive National IT Board and decided to digitise manual records and create a central repository of data of all examination boards to facilitate students for online verification.
Pandemic infects KU entry exam results
Less than quarter of candidates successful as officials blame disrupted academic year, lack of educational support
Rangers to provide security to the 6,000 guests attending the event. PHOTO: EXPRESS
KARACHI:
Given how much it has disrupted activities this year, it was inevitable that students would suffer one way or another due to the novel coronavirus pandemic. To what extent, however, is only just becoming apparent.
The results of Karachi University’s recently held entrance examinations for Bachelors and Masters programmes paint an alarming picture. Less than a quarter of candidates were able to clear the exams, as education experts and officials pointed fingers at both a less than ideal student promotion policy and lack of educational support due to Covid-19.