Under the Cambridge Assessment International Education, the O and A-Level examinations will start from April 25 and will conclude on June 13, reported 24NewsHD TV channel on Thursday.

According to spokesman Saleem Shah, the schedule for the O-Level and A-Level exams for 2024 has been released.

Around 100,000 students from across Pakistan will take up the Cambridge exams in the May/June 2024 examination session. More than 40,000 students will appear for Cambridge exams in Karachi while around 15,000 students from across Pakistan will also appear for Cambridge exams as private candidates.

Around 6,000 students from Karachi will take up the Cambridge exams as private candidates. About 100 examination centres have been established across Pakistan, of which around 20 have been set up in Karachi.

Pakistan Studies, Islamiyat, Mathematics, English and Urdu are the most popular Cambridge O-Level subjects in Pakistan while Physics, Mathematics, Business, Chemistry and Computer Science are the most popular A-Level subjects in the country.

Around 800 schools across Pakistan are affiliated with the Cambridge System, including 200 schools in Karachi.

Reporter Syed Zubair Rashid