The higher education commission of Pakistan has issued the notification and informed the universities to conduct the online classes for 2 weeks in the selected areas. Earlier the federal education minister for education and professional training had announced that the decision regarding the reopening of the educational institutes will be reviewed by the national command and operation center. In this regard, it had been decided that the public and private institutes will remain closed from 15th March 2021 to 28th March 2021 due to the rise in coronavirus cases. Now according to the announcement made by the HEC officials the students will attend the online classes to cover their course work before the conduction of the exams. 

Academic Activities

It has been further said by the Higher Education Commission that the students will continue to study even during the closure of the universities. Moreover, the ongoing exams and the scheduled exams will be conducted as per the declared schedule by the concerned authorities. The HEC will conduct the exams with the strict implementation of the coronavirus SOPs. The universities are also instructed to follow precautionary measures to minimize the risk of the spread of the coronavirus pandemic. Furthermore, in the case of any query, the universities can also seek guidance from the HEC officials. 

Closure of Schools

Previously the meeting of the national command and operation center was held in which it had been declared that there is a continuous rise in the COVID-19 cases due to which the government had decided to again close the schools for at least two weeks in Punjab. The review session will be again held in the first week of April to review the ongoing situation to take further decisions. The situation of COVID-19 is under control in Sindh and Balochistan and 50% of students are allowed to take the classes on alternate days. But due to increased cases in Peshawar, the educational institutes in the city will remain closed till 28th March 2021. 

 

 

 

 

 

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