SSC examinations to continue per schedule

17,796 students appearing in the exams

RAWALPINDI:

Rawalpindi Board of Intermediate and Secondary Education (RBISE) on Tuesday announced to hold all Secondary School Certificate (SSC) exams as per schedule.

According to RBISE, spokesman Arslan Cheema, all the examinations of the board would be held in Rawalpindi division as per schedule. Cheema told APP on Tuesday that until the Punjab government issues an order, the exams would be held as per the previously announced schedule and no examination had been postponed.

While answering a question, he said SSC annual examinations 2022 were being held under foolproof arrangements. He informed that 17,796 students were appearing in the exams which had started in four districts of the division in accordance with the schedule. 388 exam centres, including 142 for boys and 139 for girls had also been set up besides 107 combined centres, he added.

The board had made foolproof arrangements for transparent and smooth holding of SSC exams, he said. He informed that 60,868 male and 56,928 female students had been issued roll number slips to appear in the exams. The spokesperson said that special monitoring teams had been formed by the board that were conducting surprise visits to the examination centres.

The central control room was set up in Rawalpindi Board's office and district level control rooms were also set up in Attock, Jhelum and Chakwal. All the arrangements were finalised for transparent and smooth holding of the exams, he said.

 

Published in The Express Tribune, May 25^th, 2022.