Heavy rains and flooding caused schools all around Pakistan to open later than planned this year. Now, that delay has led to yet another setback: more than a million student's first-term exams have been postponed.

The School Education Department in Punjab Pakistan has announced that over a million students who are registered in 38,000 government schools will not be taking their first-term exams this year.

According to officials, the department was forced to combine the first-term tests with the impending midterm exams since the recent rains and the delayed reopening of schools had seriously affected the exam timetable.

In addition to the midterm assessments, the first-term tests that were initially slated to begin on August 15 have been rescheduled until the first week of December.

Concerned about the delay, parents pointed out that students perform better and feel less pressured when tests are administered on time and according to the curriculum. But according to them, pupils have become disappointed and demotivated as a result of the protracted uncertainty.

After the floods presented difficulties, the decision was made to expedite the test procedure and prevent disruptions to the academic program.

Punjab University Issues New Dates for Postponed Exams

Exam dates that were postponed on October 13 and 14 have been updated by the University of the Punjab.

A spokeswoman stated that the three-year and five-year LLB exams would now be held on October 15, 16, and 17.

The Part II exams for the BS Home Economics program have been rescheduled for October 15 and 17, and the postponed Part I papers will take place on October 17.

Exams for first-, second-, and third-year BS Home Economics students will be held on October 17, 20, and 21, respectively, the university also stated.

On October 16, the BSAD sixth-semester re-conduct test will be held. On October 24, 27, and 28, the third- and final-year BBA (Honors) exams will be held.

According to the speaker, the new dates for the MA/MSc Part II (Supplementary) 2024 exams are October 17, 20, and 21.

There will be no changes to the exam locations or times, according to university authorities.

Every student has been told to show up at the exam locations they have been assigned, using the information on their roll number slips.