By our correspondent
ISLAMABAD: A student recovering from an illness maybe exempted from an exam on the grounds of their compromised ability to study however, as the Inter Boards Coordination Commission (IBCC) exempts O’Level students from the Urdu exam on medical grounds, it appears to convey the strange message that sickness only impacts students’ ability to read and write a particular language.
It has been clearly mentioned that O’Level students appearing for their examinations on medical grounds will be exempted from the compulsory subject of Urdu. In this notification issued by IBCC’s Assistant Director, referring to the 173rd meeting of the Inter- Boards Coordination Commission held on September 30, it has been announced that a student must provide proof of their medical condition in order to be allowed an exemption for the Urdu exam.
It is worth mentioning that English, Urdu, Islamic Studies, Pakistan Studies and Mathematics have been included in the eight compulsory subjects of O-level in Pakistan on IBCC’s website, which is clear in a notification issued by the Federal Ministry of Education in June 2023. Regarding the National Curriculum of Pakistan, it has been announced that Urdu, English, Pakistan Studies, Mathematics, Physics, Chemistry, Biology, Computer Science, Entrepreneurship and Islamic Studies have been approved for Grades nine to 12.
