LAHORE: The Punjab government on Saturday is going to reintroduce 8th grade class board examination in the province.

Punjab Minister for School Education Rana Sikandar Hayat chaired the meeting of the board of governors of the Punjab Education Curriculum Training and Assessment Authority (PECTA).

He said the decision to reinstate Grade 8 board examinations was made during the meeting and a comprehensive plan of action would be finalised within the next 30 days.

He said the internal assessment system for students from grades 5 to 7 would also be improved.

The minister said that examinations for Grades 5, 6, and 7 would be held in the form of assessment tests whose framework would be formulated within one month.

The meeting also reviewed initiatives to modernise learning experience by converting textbooks for Matriculation and Grade 11 into video format to support visual learning.

Published in Dawn, July 13th, 2025