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The Sindh Education Foundation (SEF) launched the Sindh School Education Scholarship Program (SSESP) in 2017, aimed at encouraging and supporting talented students in the Sindh Province of Pakistan. The program provides fully-funded scholarships to meritorious students who have studied at least three academic years in SEF or SE&LD-run schools, and whose fathers possess a domicile of Sindh. The SSESP scholarship program is managed by SEF and is designed to connect deserving students with prestigious schools and colleges across Pakistan, including Sukkur IBA Community Colleges, NJV Higher Secondary School in Karachi, and the Dr. A.Q Khan School System Ibrahim Campus in Islamabad.  Selection for the scholarships is based on open merit and the applicants must pass an entry test for the respective institution. The scholarship covers all expenses related to education, including tuition, boarding and lodging fees, admission fees, monthly stipends, uniforms, transportation costs, shoes...

 The Sindh government is proposing a new solution to address the issue of irregularities in board examinations and results across the province.  The Department of Boards and Universities has put forth a proposal to outsource the matric and intermediate boards.  In a letter to the heads of all education boards in the province, the Department has suggested that the examination system be outsourced in a phased manner starting from the upcoming annual examination in 2023. The proposal comes as a response to numerous complaints about maladministration and corrupt practices in conducting examinations and compiling results of SSC and HSC.  As the controlling authority, Minister for Universities & Boards Department Ismail Rahoo has approved the proposal for outsourcing the examination system. The letter states that the chairmen of all boards are requested to prioritize examination components for outsourcing through an open competitive bidding process in accordance with t...