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Online Registration for UET Combined Entry Test

A combined entry test for admissions in B.Sc. Engineering and B.Sc. Engineering Technology in UET Lahore, its constituent campuses, and all government engineering institutes across Punjab, are scheduled to be held on Saturday and Sunday 13th and 14th of June, 2020 in the test centers allotted by the Virtual University. The online registration process, for the combined entry test for admission to UET, will end on the first of June, 2020.

Entry Test tokens are available on the designated HBL branches on payment of Rs. 1200/- till June 01, 2020. The last date for printing of admission cards is 02 June 2020. A Mock test to guide the candidates on attempting computer-based tests will also be conducted on Saturday and Sunday 6th and 7th of June, 2020 in the assigned Virtual University Centers at the allotted time. However, the final test will be conducted on June 13 and 14, 2020.

Similarly, the results of the entry test will be declared on June 15, 2020 (Midnight) and will be available on the web portal. Students can get all the information related to the entrance test from the UET Lahore website.

Candidates may use computer and printer facility in computer laboratories made available by UET Lahore campus, UET Taxila, Engineering College Bahauddin Zakariya University Multan, NFC Institute of Engineering and Technology Multan, Engineering College Islamia University Bahawalpur, University of Gujrat and Fatima Jinnah Women University (for ladies only) Rawalpindi from May 6 to June 01, 2020 between 10:00 am to 3:00 pm with a break for prayer during working days.

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UVAS approves online exam policy

The University of Veterinary and Animal Sciences (UVAS) Lahore Vice-Chancellor Prof Dr Nasim Ahmad has approved UVAS policy on off-campus online teaching and online exam with a ‘no-disadvantage’ approach as per HEC guidelines during the uncertain period of COVID-19.

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Special Package For Varsities In Balochistan, GB & FATA: HEC

A special package worth Rs 285 million has been allocated for universities in Balochistan, FATA and Gilgit Baltistan over and above their normal allocation for the upcoming financial year 2020-21, Higher Education Commission of Pakistan has said. In a statement released on Wednesday, HEC said funding for FATA University had also been prioritized and its allocation had been tripled.

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Sindh Govt is not in a position to reopen schools: Saeed Ghani

The education minister for Sindh Saeed Ghani said on Tuesday that the provincial government was not in a position to reopen schools across the province.

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Education Ministry To launch SMS System for Tele School Improvement

The Ministry of Federal Education and Professional Training (MoFEPT) is set to launch a two-way Short Message Service (SMS) system ‘8228’ in the coming week for Tele school to improve communication with the public.

According to the sources in Ministry of Federal Education and Professional Training, the SMS system has been developed in collaboration with Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA), National Technology Council (NTC) of Higher Education Commission (HEC), Ministry of Information and Broadcasting (MoIB) and other telecom companies.

The aim of the two-way SMS service will be to improve Tele school, to improve communication with parents and the public through SMS system, the ministry added. The steps were taken under the Prime Minister Imran Khan’s vision of Digital Pakistan Reforms.

They also said that the initiative was being taken as Federal Education Ministry was keen to achieve digitization of education system in Pakistan. The Tele school was winning praise not only in Pakistan but abroad as well, officials added.

In the post COVID 19 pandemic world, they said, such measures will help to enhance access to education for a large number of students. Everyone should give feedback on Tele school initiative, the sources added.

Related: PM To Launch Tele School Today

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Medical Students not to be promoted without exams

The Inter-Medicine University Board, consisting of vice-chancellors and rectors of medical varsities, on Monday, announced a uniform policy with regards to online classes and assessments in medical and dental colleges across the province in the wake of the Covid-19 pandemic. It was that medical students will not be promoted to the next class without passing the exams.

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Students of grade 9-12 to get promoted without exams

The government on Thursday issued a decision about students of grade 9th to 12th classes getting promoted without taking exams.

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Uncertainty Looms Over Reopening Of Educational Institutions

Uncertainty looms over the reopening of educational institutions across the country, as the provincial and Federal governments have failed to agree on potential dates for easing the lock-down and resuming academic sessions.

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COVID-19 May Make Education Outcomes Worse Warns World Bank

The COVID-19 has threatened to make education outcomes worse and without aggressive policy, the outbreak across the world will have immediate costs on both learning and the health of children and youth, warns the World Bank.  

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Government To Consider Radio Education Program: Shafqat

The Federal Minister for Education and Professional Training (MoFEPT) Shafqat Mahmood on Thursday said that the government was considering launching a Radio Education program to magnify its distance learning project across the country.

One of the most dominant and widespread examples of the radio education program is known as the “Farm Radio Forum.” It was started in Canada in 1941 and served as a model which was adopted subsequently in a number of developing countries.

Since then, Radio has been used extensively as an educational medium in developing countries. Published reports confirm that it has supported educational programs in a wide range of subject areas and in many different countries.

While speaking to a private news channel Shafqat stated that the federal government wanted to strengthen the existing Tele-education system by including a feedback mechanism to facilitate the students. The system for online education for the higher classes would also be improved with the passage of time, the minister commented.

Earlier, the government had launched a Tele-School program across Pakistan to impart education to students amid the lockdown due to the coronavirus pandemic.

Answering a question, the education minister said the National Coordination Committee (NCC) would take the final decision in regards to the reopening of educational institutions after Prime Minister Imran Khan’s approval.

“I think it is not possible to open school now, pandemic would likely hit its peak in May as the experts have predicted so,” he added.

Related: PM To Launch Tele-school Today