A-Level examination in jeopardy

A-Level examination – The Pakistani youth were subjected to tremendous hardship after most of the 45,000 Pakistani students, who received their Cambridge International Examinations (CIE) AS and A-Level results last week, were terribly disappointed. With a few As and Bs, it practically rained Cs, Ds, Es and Us. The reason for the results was the predicted grades awarded by the CIE for the three days the exams were cancelled due to protests following the first arrest of former prime minister in May. The situation could be gauged from the fact that a large number of students who have been granted provisional admission at many prestigious institutions in and outside the country cannot meet their usual admission standards following the result. The unusual situation has forced at least one major university to revise its admission criteria only for the students who take their exams in the May/June series. In wake of the loud hue and cry the British Council announced that A level students will be allowed to retake exams free of charge but only those students whose exams were cancelled on 10, 11 and 12 May can retake them. The retake exam would be held by Cambridge in the October/November series and students will be able to appear for subjects/components. The Weekender