May 03, 2008	Saturday	Rabi-us-Sani 26, 1429

KARACHI, May 2: Third and last phase of the secondary school certificate annual exams for regular and private candidates of science and general groups will continue from May 5 to 7.

It is for the first time that the Board of Secondary Education Karachi has conducted SSC examinations of both parts simultaneously in three phases.

By holding the exams of both groups the same day in morning and afternoon shifts, sources said, the board successfully reduced not only the exam duration but also considerable money that it used to spend on conducting the examinations on alternate days.

They said the theory exams that began on April 15 would conclude within three weeks completing on May 7.

A BSEK spokesman, meanwhile, announced that certificates of all those candidates, who passed the SSC Part-II annual and supplementary examinations-2006, had been prepared. He requested the school principals or their nominees to collect the same from the board office for their distribution among their ex-students.

About practical exams of both parts, he said that the practical exams of science and general group students would begin on May 15 and continue till the end of June.

According to a notification issued by the board on Friday, the practical material will be ready for collection from May 5 to 10, PPI adds.

The board has asked the heads of recognised secondary schools to send their representative with authority letter and deposit slip to collect the practical material from the BSEK’s examination store from 9:30am to 4pm.

The representatives of schools located in New Karachi, North Nazimabad, Gulberg and Liaquatabad can collect the material on May 5; those in Keamari, Site, Lyari and Saddar can get the documents on 6th; Gadap, Baldia and Orangi Town on 7th; Gulshan-i-Iqbal, Shah Faisal and Jamshed towns on 8th and the representatives of schools located in Landhi, Korangi, Malir and Bin Qasim towns can collect the practical material on May 10.

Chemistry workshop

The University of Karachi will hold a six-day workshop on ‘Chemistry for life science professionals’ at the Latif Ebrahim Jamal National Science Information Centre from May 5.

The vice-chancellor of Karachi University, Prof (Dr) Pirzada Qasim Raza Siddiqui, will inaugurate the workshop, which is being jointly organised by the National Core Group in Life Sciences and National Core Group in Chemistry in collaboration with the Higher Education Commission.

BSc practical exams

The university, meanwhile, announced the schedules of practical examinations for the left over candidates of BSc (Pass) first and second year botany and physics.

For the students of botany, the first practical exam will be held on May 10, second on 12, third on 13, and fourth on May 14 at botany department at 1:30pm.

For the students of physics, the first practical exam will be held on May 7, second on 8, third on 9 and fourth on May 10 at physics department at 9am.