Sindh slashes syllabus by 25%, announces next year's exam and holiday schedule

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The Sindh Education Department has decided to start the upcoming academic session 2025 from April 1, and has reduced the syllabus for the current session by 25%.

As part of this decision, the matric and intermediate annual exams for the 2024 session, as well as exams for classes one to eight, will be held based on only 75% of the syllabus.

Additionally, winter holidays have been revised and will now be observed from December 22 to December 31.

This decision was made in view of the shift in the academic session in Sindh from August 1 to April 1.

The decision was taken by the sub-committee of the Sindh Education Department's steering committee, with the formal minutes being notified on December 5, Express News reported.

The meeting took place in the last week of November, and was attended by the Secretary of College Education, Secretary of Universities and Boards, Director General of Inspection and Registration of Private Institutions, Chairman of the Matric Board Karachi, Chairman of the Intermediate Board Karachi, Chairman of the Intermediate Board Mirpurkhas, Director DCAAR Jamshoro, Director of School Education Primary Karachi, President of Zindagi Trust Shehzad Roy, Tariq Shah Chairman of Private Schools Management Association, Dr. Najib Memon School Association Hyderabad, and others.

According to the notified minutes, due to the change in the academic session, the syllabus for all classes will be reduced to 75%, and DCAAR has been tasked with sending the reduced syllabus to the School Education Department by December 15. Information will also be provided to students, boards, and other stakeholders in a timely manner.

The meeting mentioned that the academic year for colleges will begin on August 1, 2025. The meeting also stated that most universities announce scholarship programs in August, and therefore, actions are being taken to assist students with their admissions and to protect their academic year.

For the year 2025, admissions for class 9 will be from March 1 to March 31, with classes starting from April 1. Intermediate first-year admissions will be conducted under the central admission committee from June 1.

According to the meeting, the exams for grades 4 to 8 will take place between March 1 and March 15, matric exams will begin on March 15, and intermediate exams will begin on April 15. The results for matric will be announced by July 15, and for intermediate by August 15.

The results for class 9 and 11 will be announced within 60 days of the release of the results for class 10 and 12. Summer holidays in the province will be from June 1 to July 31, while winter holidays will be from December 22 to December 31.