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Sindh Raises CCE Age Limit to 33 Years: 5 Attempts and Lower Passing Marks Announced By Daniyal Sheikh | October 20, 2026 The Sindh cabinet has raised the upper age limit for the Combined Competitive Examination (CCE) from 30 to 33 years, increased the number of attempts a candidate can take from three to five,…
By Daniyal Sheikh · Education Correspondent · Updated October 14, 2026 Punjab’s winter school timings for 2026 are now official. The School Education Department Punjab issued a formal notification on Tuesday, October 14, 2026, announcing new winter timings for all government (public) schools across the province, effective Friday, October 16, 2026 through March 31, 2027….
Lahore, Oct 13, 2026 — Punjab’s Chief Minister E-Bikes Scheme has pulled in over 1.3 million registrations and more than 607,000 completed applications before the application process closed — a record for any government scheme in the province, according to an official statement reported on October 13. The next stage is a balloting to select…
Islamabad Police have arrested the main suspect in the case of Laiba Ijaz, the 20-year-old International Islamic University Islamabad (IIUI) gold medallist who was found dead in the capital on Friday, October 9, days after her family allegedly lost millions of rupees to an agent who promised her admission — and a scholarship — to…
Parents and students across Punjab can send their children to school as usual today, Monday October 12 — the provincial education department has confirmed that all educational institutions across Punjab will remain open, dismissing a notification circulating on social media about closures as completely fake. If you woke up to a forwarded message on WhatsApp…
The Khyber Pakhtunkhwa government is giving Rs. 100,000 to 1,832 madrassah students under the Rahmatul-lil-Alameen Scholarship 2026-27 — and applications closed on October 14, 2026. If you applied before the deadline, this page now tracks what happens next: the merit list announcement, how to check your application status, and what to do while you wait….
The District Education Authority Rawalpindi has launched disciplinary action against 160 headmasters and 404 teachers after the Rawalpindi Board’s 9th-grade annual examination produced a dismal 37.56% pass rate. Of the 121,739 candidates who appeared, only 45,724 passed — meaning roughly 63% failed. Show-cause notices have been issued to 160 schools where the pass percentage fell…
A total of 56 Pakistani universities have secured places in the Times Higher Education (THE) World University Rankings 2027 — but not a single one makes it into the global top 400. Quaid-i-Azam University remains Pakistan’s highest-ranked institution, placed in the 551–600 band, followed by the National University of Sciences and Technology (NUST) in the…
The bottom line: The Higher Education Commission (HEC) has announced free GRE General Training for Pakistani students targeting PhD scholarships in the United States under the US-Pak Knowledge Corridor programme. The training will be held in Islamabad, Karachi, Lahore and Quetta — and candidates who score 300 or above may get their ETS test fee…
The wait is over for thousands of intermediate students across Punjab. All nine Boards of Intermediate and Secondary Education (BISEs) in the province have announced the schedule for the Intermediate Second Annual Examinations 2026, and the fee structure for Class 11 and 12 candidates has been revealed as well. Online portals for private registration, private…