Exams for Grades 11 and 12 to Only Measure Electives: Shafqat Mahmood Education Minister Shafqat Mahmood. YouTube Federal education minister says board exams will commence after July 10, with grades 9-10 only covering math and electives and 11-12 just electives Minister for Education Shafqat Mahmood on Wednesday said that promotional exams for students of classes 9-12 would be held after July 10, adding that grades 9-10 would only be tested for elective subjects and mathematics, while grades 11-12 would be tested for elective subjects only. “This decision has been taken as students have different streams and directions so they will sit in exams related only to their particular subject of interest,” he announced during a press conference convened after a meeting of all provincial education ministers. He warned that this was the final delay for the exams, as all education ministers wanted the results to be finalized and published by the third week of September to mitigate any difficulties students might face in securing admission to colleges and universities.