Regarding the Secondary School Certificate (SSC) annual examinations-2012, he said the meeting decided that theory papers of the SSC (Part I and II) across the province would begin on April 5.

“It will be mandatory upon all educational boards of the province to announce their results by July 15,” he added.

Only the Board of Secondary Education Karachi (BSEK) had been allowed to declare the results by July 31, keeping in view the large number of students enrolled with it, he said.

He said it was also decided that the theory papers of the Higher Secondary School Certificate (HSSC) annual exams across Sindh would begin on May 7.

All the educational boards of the province, except the Board of Intermediate Education Karachi, must declare results of the HSSC exams by Aug 31, he said, adding that the BIEK had been asked to notify results by Sept 15.

About degree exams, the meeting decided that the public sector universities of Sindh would notify their schedule to the education department before exams.

The minister said that the chief minister, who is also controlling authority of all educational boards in the province, had directed the heads of all institutions concerned, directors of schools, regional directors (colleges), and boards to ensure that the mandatory requirement of 75 per cent attendance was fully met before accepting examination forms of candidates.

Referring to the lingering issue of setting up centres for the SSC and HSSC exams, the minister said that all educational boards of the province had been directed to set up exam centres at public-sector schools and colleges only. “No private educational institution shall be forced to spare its premises for examination centres,” he said. However, he added, exam centres could be established at the institutions which voluntarily offered their premises for this purpose.

He said the meeting also decided that teachers would be required to take examination works as part of their duty. Action would be initiated against those who would refuse to do so, he said.

It was also decided that non-gazetted teaching and non-teaching staff would not be assigned the invigilation duty in colleges.

Similarly, non-teaching staff would also not be assigned invigilation duty at schools.

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