Govt issues NOC to British Council to hold 'mini exams' for O Level students Pakistan Thu, May 27, 2021 The government on Thursday granted a No Objection Certificate (NOC) to the British Council to hold "mini exams" for O Level students from July 26 till August 6. The news about the NOC was announced by Federal Education Minister Shafqat Mehmood in tweet. "We issued an NOC today to British Council allowing it to hold special O level exams from July 26 to August 6," said the minister along with the document. Mehmood said that the exams will allow "O level students to start A level or FA/Fsc from September" of this year and ensure that their year is not wasted.