DECISION:

The Cabinet approved the proposed amendment in the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Public Service Commission Ordinance, 1978, doing away with the screening tests, recently conducted in syllabus based examinations with the directions to allow all the candidates to appear in the written examinations and also approved the withdrawal of the provisions of screening test in syllabus based examinations by suitably amending the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Public Service Commission Regulations, 2017, in order to align them with the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Public Service Commission (Functions) Rules, 1983. Furthermore, in line with the decision of Federal Government, the issue of screening test shall be examined wholistically and for all aspects and can be implemented for future.

The Provincial Cabinet further directed that responsibility be fixed on those responsible for giving directions / advice for the screening tests in syllabus based examinations within fifteen (15) days.

(MoM Cabinet)