LHC Order Against PLEA of A/O Level Exams
On 15 April 2021, the Lahore High Court Issued the orders to the Federal Education Ministry and British Council. The court issued the notice against the petition of A/O Level physical exams during COVID-19. However, Barrister Hassan Khan Niazi filed the plea of many students in the court.
The students stated that due to Covid-19, they wouldn’t be able to complete their syllabus. Now, the government forces them to appear in the physical exams despite the increasing cases of COVID-19. Thus, students said that physical exams would put their and their families’ lives in danger.
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Other than that, students also informed the Lahore High Court that Cambridge offered an option to switch into School assessed grades. Cambridge offered this option to the countries facing a high rate of COVID-19 cases. In this regard, Cambridge provided the government with information about the final decision by 17 April 2021. Otherwise, the O-Level physical exams will be on 04 May 2021, while the A-Level exams on 26 April 2021.
Thus, the students requested the court to ask the government about the school-assessed grades. Therefore, after listening to the students, the Lahore High Court ordered the education ministry to submit their answers in this regard by 21 April 2021.
