Category: Education
PMC Addresses Concerns on MDCAT Schedule and Out of Syllabus Questions
The Pakistan Medical Commission (PMC) has announced that the Medical and Dental Colleges Admission Test (MDCAT) results will be subject to post-exam analysis. The decision was made by the commission’s Medical and Dental Council after deliberation on the issue with a delegation of students on Monday. The statement that followed the meeting dispelled the notion […]
Peshawar High Court Accepts Petition Demanding MDCAT Results Declared Unlawful
The Peshawar High Court (PHC) has accepted a writ petition against the Pakistan Medical Commission (PMC) for conducting the Medical and Dental Colleges Admission Test (MDCAT) without legal cover. The petitioner demanded that the practice should be declared unlawful and stopped at once. A two-judge bench comprising Justice Abdul Shakoor and Justice Syed Arshid Ali […]
BHUs, govt schools & hospitals being shifted to solar energy across province: Akhtar
Punjab Minister for Energy Dr. Akhtar Malik has said that the government is paying all its attention towards generation of low cost electricity from renewable energy sources. In a statement issued from Lahore today, he said that his department has set a target to reduce Punjab government’s annual electricity bill from 37 billion rupees to […]
Schools allowed teaching additional material in new SNC: Shafqat
Minister for Federal Education and Professional Training, Shafqat Mehmood has said that schools are free to teach any additional material or even additional subjects in the new Single National Curriculum. In a tweet, he said that new single national curriculum prescribes minimum learning standards or the core curriculum. He said that private schools can use […]
Govt to encourage private sector for promotion of technical education: CM GB
Gilgit Baltistan Chief Minister Muhammad Khalid Khorsheed says the government will encourage private sector for promotion of technical education in the region. Speaking during a briefing session arranged by University of Lahore in Lahore, he said his government will extend all possible cooperation to private sector for setting up a medical college and institute of […]
Educational, health facilities to be ensured in Punjab: Dr. Yasmin
Punjab Health Minister Dr. Yasmin Rashid has said that a project of special government cancer hospital is in the pipeline. Chairing the Cancer Surgery Conference as chief guest at Shaikh Zayed Hospital in Lahore, she said government is facilitating cancer patients. The minister said that diagnostics and other services are being provided for breast cancer […]
Ed-Tech will be core pillar of Education Policy 2021: Shafqat Mahmood
Minister for Education and Professional Training, Shafqat Mahmood has said that Ed-Tech will be a core pillar of Pakistan Education Policy 2021. Presiding over a virtual meeting with Ed-Tech Industry owners in Islamabad on Wednesday, the minister said government will use Ed-Tech to make learning holistic, enjoyable, integrated and to create an ecosystem in education […]
Over 43,000 schools of Sindh located on Google map with GPS technology: Ghani
Sindh Minister of Education Saeed Ghani has said that over forty-three thousand primary, middle and secondary schools of twenty-nine districts of the province have been located on Google map with GPS technology. This he said while presiding over a meeting regarding Department of School Education Reforms Support Unit at his office in Karachi. Saeed Ghani […]
MoS&IT, Education Dept to start STEM education in KP schools
The Federal Department of Science and Information Technology and Department of Science and Information Technology Khyber Pakhtunkhwa have decided to start Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) education in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa schools. A decision to this effect was taken in a high-level online meeting chaired by Federal Minister for S&IT Fawad Chaudhry and KP Adviser […]
International Day of Education observed
International Day of Education was observed today [24 January], to create awareness about the role of education for peace and development. This year’s theme of the day is ‘Recover and Revitalize Education for the COVID-19 Generation’. The UN Secretary-General António Guterres in his message on the occasion stressed the need to do far more to […]
Govt ensuring implementation of COVID SOPs in educational institutes: Kamran
The Khyber Pakhtunkhwa government is ensuring implementation of Covid SOPs in educational institutes across the province. This was stated by Special Assistant to Chief Minister on Information and higher education Kamran Bangash during a surprise visit to Government College Peshawar today (Tuesday). During the visit, he reviewed the covid-19 SOPs in the college. Speaking on […]
ETPB to provide land on lease for educational institutions, hospitals in Punjab
In Punjab, Evacuee Trust Property Board (ETPB) will provide land on lease for construction of educational institutions and hospitals in the province. According to spokesman, lands in Lahore, Kasur and Nankana Sahib have been identified for this purpose. Source: Radio Pakistan