O level exams to be held from May 10 Says Shafqat Mahmood

By Muhammad JuniadPublished On 05 Jan 2023

ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister Education Shafqat Mahmood on Monday announced a revised schedule of the examinations and said that O Levels and IGCSEs will now take place from May 10.

Shafqat Mahmood, in a tweet, said that he had received a letter from Christine Ozden, CEO Cambridge requesting that the O level/IGCSE exam should be allowed to start from May 10 instead of May 15.

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The minister said that after consultation with provinces and other stakeholders, the government has agreed to the proposal, and now O level/IGCSE will start from May 10.

Earlier on March 25, the Education Minister had tweeted that after detailed discussions, Cambridge had agreed to reschedule O level exams to after May 15. However, A and As level exams will take place as per the original timetable, following all the SOPs.