Two exams of Intermediate Part-II postponed

The Punjab government has postponed two exams of Intermediate Part-II scheduled for April 20 and April 22. This decision came due to the 2024 by-elections in the country.

The Intermediate Part II Chemistry paper was scheduled for April 20 while the English paper scheduled for April 22 has been postponed. The Board of Intermediate and Secondary School Lahore (B.I.S.E.) has issued official notification.

#BISE Lahore has postponed the exams in English, Chemistry, Geology, Health and Physical Education, Statistics, and Library Science for Intermediate Part II

The new dates are 23rd May for Chemistry and others. and the date for English is 25th May.

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According to B.I.S.E. notification, they have postponed two exams including Chemistry and English of Intermediate Part II.

The intermediatory board postponed the scheduled examinations in chemistry and English in five constituencies including Lahore, Kasur, and Sheikupura.

The board announced that the Lahore Board Chemistry exam would take place on May 23 and the English exam on May 25. Hence, candidates have permission to take the exams using their previous roll numbers and examination centers.

Hence, students of Intermediate Part II will have to modify their study plans and prepare for the new exam date. This postponement can be inconvenient for students and needs additional effort from students who already planned their studies schedule.

The Election Commission of Pakistan conducts By-elections when any seat in the National Assembly or any four provincial assemblies becomes vacant. The vacant seats may be due to resignation, death, disqualification, or de-notification of any elected member.

However, the Sindh government postponed the Intermediate Part 1 supplementary exams for Karachi in February 2024. This postponement came due to the general elections on February 8, 2024.

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The Board of Secondary Education Karachi (BSEK) said they postponed several papers for the Intermediate Part 1 Supplementary Examination scheduled for February 6.

The postponed exams included Botany, Statistics, Biology, Bacteriology, Commerce, Socs, Sociology, Home Economics and Nursing.

The Karachi Education Board rescheduled all postponed exams on February 12, 2024, at the same designation examination centers. They made this decision following the instruction of the Sindh Government regarding the election-related closure of educational institutions.