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ACT VIII OF 2018 ACT VIII OF 2018 BALOCHISTAN ASSESSMENT AND EXAMINATION COMMISSION ACT, 2018 An Act to provide for constitution and establishment of a Commission for improvement of educational assessment and examination system at school level [Gazette of Balochistan Extraordinary, 13th June, 2018] No. PAB/Legis:V(14)/2018/1330, dated 13.6.2018.---The Balochistan Assessment and Examination Commission Bill 2018 (Bill No.14 of 2018), having been passed by the Provincial Assembly of Balochistan on 30th May, 2018 and assented to by the Governor Balochistan, on 13th June, 2018 is hereby published as an Act of the Balochistan Provincial Assembly. Preamble.---WHEREAS it is expedient to provide for constitution and establishment of a Commission for the improvement of educational assessment and examination system, conduct examinations in all public and private educational institutions at school level and conduct periodic, diagnostic assessment of learning outcomes with the objective to improve the teaching and learning process to met the requisite standards and bring it in line with the needs of the official curriculum, and for the matters connected therewith or incidental thereto; It is hereby enacted as follows: 9. Functions of commission.---The functions of the Commission shall be to,-- (a) design, develop, implement, maintain, monitor and evaluate a system of assessment and examination at school level education; (b) formulate policy and programme for conducting the examination of class VIII as per the official curriculum in all public and private schools, madrassa, non-formal and special education schools and project oriented schools in Balochistan; (c) formulate policy and conduct periodic diagnostic assessment; (d) generate and disseminate reports for feedback to all stakeholders; (e) assist Balochistan Board of Intermediate and Secondary Education for developing quality testing to assess students' learning based on Curriculum learning outcomes; (f) prepare an annual operational plan of its activities that will inter alia recommend measures for capacity building of the teachers and educationists for improving the system of assessment at school level; (g) perform such other functions as may be ancillary to its functions, or as may be assigned by the Controlling Authority; (h) develop standards of assessment and examination commensurate with the standards of education; (i) outsource professionals for conduction of research activities; (j) enter into agreements with national and international organizations including universities, for short or long term collaboration for capacity building of the Commission or related objectives; and (k) hold and manage endowments.