RAWALPINDI: The Punjab Government Education Department has announced the start date for the academic year 2025-26.
According to the details, annual exams for the 2024-25 session in over 42,000 government schools across Punjab will begin on March 10. More than 6.5 million students are expected to take part. The exams will continue until March 20.
Education authorities said results will be announced in the last week of March, and the new academic year will start on April 1.
On the other hand, Punjab has released the date sheet 2025 for the annual exams for matriculation students. According to the date sheet, the first paper for the first group will be Arabic, while the first paper for the second group will be History.
On March 5, 2025, both groups will take the English compulsory paper. On March 6, 2025, there will be Economics, Health, and Physical Education papers. After this, on March 7, 2025, both groups will take the Biology and Computer Science exams.
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This year, the matriculation exams will be held during the month of Ramadan. After months of preparation, candidates are eager to see the results and move on to the next classes.
With the release of the Class 10 date sheet by the Punjab boards, students will have the opportunity to plan their studies effectively.
Earlier, the Punjab Curriculum and Textbook Board changed the exam format for two matriculation subjects, starting from 2025.
The total marks for Islamic Studies and Pakistan Studies have been increased to 100 each, instead of the previous 50 marks.
The Punjab Textbook Board has updated the syllabus in the new textbooks as per the new marking system.
Officials stated that students will take a 100-mark exam for Islamic Studies in ninth grade, while Pakistan Studies will have a 100-mark exam in matriculation. The printing of books for both subjects has started according to the revised curriculum.
