ISLAMABAD: Minister for Education Shafqat Mahmood Monday announced annual assessments for O-level and International General Certificate of Secondary Education (IGCSE), previously due to start on May 15, will now begin from May 10. In a tweet, the minister said that the decision was taken at the request of Cambridge Assessment International Education (CAIE). Now O level/IGCSE [exams] will start from May 10,” the tweet read. Mahmood had last week announced May 15 as the date for O-level examinations, saying A-level assessments would be held as per schedule. Last year, Cambridge International had cancelled all exams that were scheduled to be held in the country in May and June at Islamabad’s request and in view of the pandemic.

Source: Pakistan Today March 29, 2021 11:48 UTC