PUNJAB EDUCATION, CURRICULUM, TRAINING AND ASSESSMENT AUTHORITY ACT 2025

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THE PUNJAB EDUCATION, CURRICULUM, TRAINING AND 
ASSESSMENT AUTHORITY ACT 2025 
(VI of 2025) 
CONTENTS 
1.  Short title, extent and commencement 
2.  Definitions 
3.  Establishment and headquarters of the authority 
4.  The Authority 
5. Meetings of the Authority 
6. Chief Executive Officer 
7. Wings of the Authority 
8.  Committees 
9. Functions of the Authority 
10. Delegation of powers 
11.  Policy directions of the Government 
12.  Prohibitions 
13. Offence and penalty 
14. Forfeiture 
15. Cognizance and trial 
16. Appeal 
17.  Employees, advisors, consultants and experts 
18.  Fund 
19.  Budget and accounts 
20. Maintenance of bank accounts 
21.  Audit 
22.  Annual report 
23. Rules 
24. Regulations 
25. Indemnity 
26. Public servants 
27. Overriding effect 
28.  Removal of difficulties 
29.  Repeal 
30.  Succession, transition, validation and saving 
 
 
 
  
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THE PUNJAB EDUCATION, CURRICULUM, TRAINING AND ASSESSMENT 
AUTHORITY ACT 2025 
(VI of 2025) 
[29th January, 2025] 
An 
Act 
to transform, innovate and raise educational standards to achieve excellence by 
cohesively coordinating curriculum and textbook development, student assessments and 
examinations, teacher training and robust monitoring and evaluation regime in the 
Punjab. 
It is necessary and expedient to transform, innovate and raise educational standards to 
achieve excellence by cohesively coordinating curriculum and text book development, 
student assessments and examinations, teacher training and robust monitoring and 
evaluation regime in the Punjab and for the purpose herein appearing and for the matter 
ancillary thereto. 
Be it enacted by the Provincial Assembly of the Punjab: 
1.  Short title, extent and commencement.– (1) This Act shall be cited as the 
Punjab Education, Curriculum, Training and Assessment Authority Act 2025.  
 (2)  It shall extend to the whole of the Punjab.  
 (3)  It shall come into force at once.  
2.  Definitions.- In the Act:  
(a) “Act” means the Punjab Education , Curriculum, Training and Assessment 
Authority Act 2025; 
(b) “Agency” means an entity owned , controlled or regulated  by the 
Government or any local Government  and includes a private publisher, 
printer, distributor , seller, firm or company and such like other private 
entities; 
(c) “Authority” means the Punjab Education , Curriculum, Training and 
Assessment Authority established under the Act; 
(d) “Chairperson” means the Chairperson of the Authority; 
(e) “Chief Executive Officer ” means the Chief Executive Officer of the 
Authority;  
(f) “Department” means School E ducation Department, Government of the 
Punjab; 
(g) “elementary education” means education pertaining to classes VI, VII and 
VIII; 
(h) “Fund” means the Punjab Education, Curriculum, Training and Assessment 
Authority Fund established under the Act; 
(i) “Government” means the Government of the Punjab; 
(j) “higher secondary education” means the education pertaining to classes XI 
and XII; 
                                                 
1This Act was passed by Provincial Assembly of the Punjab on 20 January 2025; and was assented to by Governor of the Punjab on 
29 January 2025; and was published in the Punjab Gazette (Extraordinary), dated: 29 January 2025, pp. 2687-2696. 
(k) “institution” means a school  or college in the public or private sector  
offering any level of education; 
(l) “levels of education ” means primary, elementary, secondary or higher 
secondary education; 
(m) “local government” means the local government as defined in the Punjab 
Local Government Act 2022 (XXXIII of 2022) or any other law for the time 
being in force; 
(n) “Member” means a Member of the Authority;  
(o) “post” means any position against which an employee of the Authority is 
appointed; 
(p) “prescribed” means prescribed by rules and regulations; 
(q) “primary education ” means an education pertaining to  Early Childhood 
Education to class V; 
(r) “regulations” mean the regulations framed under the Act; 
(s) “rules” mean the rules made under the Act; 
(t) “secondary education” means an education pertaining to classes IX and X; 
(u) “supplementary material” includes guides, past papers, model examination 
assessments, get through guides or any other reading material ancillary to 
a textbook, supports implementation and enhancement of learning given in 
curricula and which is printed, published or sold by any person or Agency 
with the prior permission of the Authority; and  
(v) “textbook” means a book or work developed in acc ordance with the 
curricula. 
3.  Establishment and headquarters of the authority.– (1) The Government shall, 
by notification in the official Gazette, establish the Punjab Education, Curriculum, 
Training and Assessment Authority for carrying out the purposes of the Act. 
 (2)  The Authority shall be a body corporate having perpetual succession and a 
common seal, subject to the provisions of the Act, with powers to acquire, hold, utilize 
and dispose of property, both movable and immovable, and may, in its name, sue and be 
sued: 
 Provided that the Authority shall not dispose of any immovable property without 
prior approval of the Government. 
 (3)  The headquarters of the Authority shall be at Lahore and the Authority may 
establish its sub-offices at such other places as it may consider appropriate. 
4.  The Authority.– (1) The Authority shall consist of: 
(a) Minister for School Education 
(b) Parliamentary Secretary for School Education 
Chairperson 
Vice 
Chairperson/Mem
ber 
(c) Secretary,  School Education Department Member 
(d) Secretary, Special Education Department Member 
(e) Secretary, Higher Education Department Member 
(f) Secretary, Finance Department  Member 
(g) Secretary, Planning and Development Board Member 
(h) Managing Director, Punjab Education 
Foundation 
Member 
(i) Chief Executive Officer, Punjab Education 
Initiative Management Authority 
Member 
(j) Programme Director, Programme Monitoring 
Implementation Unit , School Education 
Department 
Member 
(k) three M embers including one female Member 
and one from Minority Members of the 
Provincial Assembly  of the Punjab  to be 
nominated by the Chief Minister  
Members 
(l) three academicians with substantial 
contributions to the field of education. 
Members 
(m) three members, including at least one woman, 
from non -governmental organizations, 
philanthropists, technocrats or civil society; 
Members 
(n) Chief Executive Officer. Member/Secretary 
(2)  The Members at clauses (c) to (g) of sub-section (1), may be represented 
by their nominee officers not below the rank of Additional Secretaries.  
(3) The Members mentioned in clauses (l) and (m) of sub-section (1) shall be 
appointed by the Chief Minister for a period of three years who shall serve during the 
pleasure of the Chief Minister. 
(4)  The Members at clauses (l) and (m) of sub-section (1), shall not be 
nominated as a Members for more than two terms.  
 (5)  The Members at clauses (k) to (m) of sub-section (1), may resign by writing 
under his hand addressed to the Chief Minister, through the Chairperson. 
 (6)  A person appointed as Chairperson or Member shall divest himself of any 
other directorship or other interest held by him in any company, corporation or concern 
which has any dealing with the Authority. 
(7)  No act or proceedings of the Authority shall be invalid merely by reason of 
any vacancy in the constitution of the Authority.  
5. Meetings of the Authority.– (1) The Authority shall meet at least once in every 
quarter of a calendar year. However, the Authority may meet at any time on the direction 
of the Chairperson or on the requisition, in writing, of not less than nine Members of the 
Authority.  
 (2)  The Chairperson shall preside over meetings of the Authority and in his 
absence, Members present shall elect a Member to preside the meeting of the Authority.  
 (3) Nine Members out of which at least five non-officio and four ex-officio 
Members, shall constitute the quorum for a meeting. 
 (4)  All decisions of the Authority shall be made with a majority of the Members 
present and voting. In the event of a tie, the Chairperson or the Member presiding over a 
meeting shall have a casting vote. 
 (5) The decisions of the Authority shall be recorded in writing and signed by 
the person presiding over the meeting and the Chief Executive Officer.  
 (6)  The Chief Executive Officer shall maintain a complete record of the minutes 
of the meetings and the decisions of the Authority in the prescribed manner.  
6. Chief Executive Officer.– (1) The Chief Minister shall appoint the Chief 
Executive Officer, for a term of three years, having such qualifications and on such terms 
and conditions as may be prescribed through regulations until so prescribed as may be 
determined by the Authority.  
 (2)  Subject to the performance and eligibility, a Chief Executive Officer may be 
re-appointed for a second term of three years, but no person appointed as Chief 
Executive Officer may hold office for more than two terms.  
(3)  The Chief Executive Officer shall serve as a Member and Secretary of the 
Authority and work under the general supervision of the Authority.  
 (4)   The Chief Executive Officer shall be responsible for day-to-day 
administration of the affairs of the Authority and shall exercise such powers and functions 
as are mentioned in the Act and regulations made thereunder or as may be delegated or 
assigned to him by the Authority. 
 (5)  The Chief Executive Officer may, for the effective administration of the 
affairs of the Authority, subject to such conditions and limitations as may be deemed fit 
by the Authority, delegate any of its powers or authority to a committee, or officer of the 
Authority:  
 Provided that Chief Executive Officer shall not delegate such powers or functions 
as delegated to him by the Authority. 
7. Wings of the Authority.– (1) The Authority may constitute such wings consisting 
of such number of units as may be determined by it for the purposes of the Act.  
 (2) The wings and their constituted units shall perform such functions as may 
be prescribed through regulations and as may be assigned by the Authority from time to 
time. 
 (3) A wing shall be headed by a Managing Director and a unit shall be headed 
by a Director.  
8.  Committees.– The Authority may, in order to carry out its functions,  constitute 
such committees as it may deem necessary.  
9. Functions of the Authority.– (1) The Authority shall: 
(a) ensure effective coordination and cohesion  among all wings for  raising 
educational standards;   
(b) implement the educational policies of the Government in respect of the 
curricula, textbook manuscripts, development, approval, production and 
publication of the textbooks and supplementary material for all levels of 
education; 
(c) develop, implement, evaluat e and updat e curricula for all levels of 
education; 
(d) prepare schemes of studies, curricula, manuscripts of textbooks and 
schedules or strategy for its introduction in classes of institutions imparting 
all levels of education; 
(e) approve manuscripts of textbooks and supplementary material produced by 
a person or an Agency before they are introduced in classes of an 
institution imparting all levels of education; 
(f) arrange for the development, production and publication of textbook and 
supplementary material relating to the textbooks pertaining to all levels of 
education; 
(g) regulate, monitor and control production, printing, publication and sale of 
textbooks and other supplementary material pertaining to all levels of 
education, in the manners as may be prescribed through regulations; 
(h) produce reference and research material r elating to the problems of 
curricula and preparation of textbooks; 
(i) control, implement and execut e the policy relating to the distribution of 
textbooks and supplementary material for all levels of education and may 
make contractual arrangements with the agencies for the purpose; 
(j) hold training courses for the compilers and reviewers of curricula and 
writers of textbooks; 
(k) hold workshops and seminars for effective use of textbooks and 
supplementary materials; 
(l) collect data for research to enrich curricula, textbooks, assessment and 
training for all levels of education; 
(m) review approved curricula, textbooks and supplementary materials; 
(n) design, develop, implement, maintain, monitor and evaluate a system of 
assessments and examinations for primary and elementary  education in 
public sector institutions; 
(o) formulate policy and program for the conduct of assessments and 
examinations relating to primary and elementary education in public sector 
institutions; 
(p) collect data for research and make recommendations to improve  
assessment and examination systems for primary and elementary 
education; 
(q) identify the areas where improvement in teaching methodologies, training 
of the teachers or educationists is required in public sector institutions; 
(r) recommend measures for capacity building of the teachers , educationists 
and policy makers for improving the system of assessment of students  in 
public sector institutions; 
(s) design, plan, develop, implement, assess and improve a system of teacher 
training and training certification and licensing prior to and during service 
for teachers and educationists in public sector institutions; 
(t) design, plan, develop, implement, assess, assist and provide teacher 
training, and training certification and licensing systems as and when 
required by private sector institutions or individuals as may be prescribed;  
(u) prepare and execute schemes of professional development of teachers and 
educationists in public sector institutions at the district , divisional  and 
provincial level; 
(v) develop and implement programmes for Institution leadership and 
management in public sector institutions;  
(w) undertake research to develop teacher training and institution management 
systems, methodologies and techniques for public sector institutions;  
(x) undertake research and recommend educational guidelines for preparatory 
education of children prior to commencement of primary education;  
(y) research, design, and develop mechanisms, strategies and schemes to 
inspect, monitor and evaluate all public sector institutions imparting all 
levels of education; 
(z) inspect, monitor and evaluate  all publi c sector institutions imparting all 
levels of education;  
(aa) check and control the application of, amongst other things, the policies, 
guidelines, instructions, schemes and programs concerning curriculum , 
training and assessment and examination;  
(bb) guide, mentor, monitor and evaluate the performance of teachers and 
educationists in public sector institutions;  
(cc) design, develop and implement guidelines to ensure a positive and 
conducive learning environment in public sector institutions;   
(dd) monitor and evaluate human resource requirements in  public sector 
institutions;  
(ee) design and implement grievance redressal mechanisms for Institution 
management, teachers and educationists,  students and their parents in 
public sector institutions;  
(ff) collaborate with national and international bodies, persons and entities; 
(gg) monitor and implement the policies of the Government for the purposes of 
the Act; 
(hh) advise the Government on all policy matters relating to the objectives of the 
Act;  
(ii) prepare and adapt cu rricula, textbooks and supplementary material for 
children with special needs studying in inclusive education institutions;  
(jj) design, develop, implement,  maintain, monitor and evaluate a system of 
alternative assessments and examinations for children with special needs 
studying in public sector institutions imparting primary and elementary 
education; 
(kk) prescribe and receive fee or charges;  
(ll) generate income to contribute to the Fund; 
(mm) maintain archives and libraries including digital and mobile libraries;  
(nn) maintain data, information on a cloud server, which the authority may 
subscribed to; 
(oo) gather evidence-based data and information on quality of teaching , quality 
of learning and school environment; 
(pp) use diagnostic and analytical tools for trainings;  
(qq) issue certificates and licenses for teachers, educational managers, trainers 
and master trainers who qualify or successfully complete training modules 
offered by the Authority;  
(rr) collate information and provide consolidated report s of inspections of 
institutions; 
(ss) perform such other functions in accordance with the provisions of this Act 
and as may be prescribed; 
(tt) engage and collaborate with any Agency for the purposes of the Act; and 
(uu) create, abolish, re -designate, upgrade or downgrade any post in  the 
Authority.  
(2)  The Authority may:  
(a) issue instructions or guidelines to a local government and district 
government for data collection and conduct of an assessment and 
examination of primary and elementary education in public sector 
institutions; 
(b) outsource research in the sphere of assessment and examinations 
pertaining to primary and elementary education; and 
(c) register students for the purpose of assessments and examination of 
primary and elementary education in public sector institutions. 
10. Delegation of powers.– The Authority may, subject to such conditions and 
limitations as it may deem fit to impose, delegate any of its powers or functions to the 
Chairperson, Member, Chief Executive Officer, committee or sub-committee, or officer of 
the Authority except to:  
(a) frame, amend or repeal regulations; 
(b) approve policy decisions, guidelines or procedures for the operation of the 
Fund; 
(c) approve policies and guidelines of the Authority; and 
(d) approve the annual budget, audited accounts and annual reports of the 
Authority. 
11.  Policy directions of the Government.– The Government may, subject to the 
provisions of the Act, issue policy guidelines and directions to the Authority which shall 
be implemented by the Authority. 
12.  Prohibitions.– (1) No person or Agency shall, except with the prior approval of 
the Authority, print, publish, sell or introduce in an institution, imparting any level of 
education, any textbook or supplementary material. 
 (2)  An application for approval to print, publish, sell or introduce in an 
institution, a textbook or supplementary material shall be made to the Authority on such 
form and manner and on the payment of such fee as may be prescribed. 
 (3)   No person or Agency shall publish any textbook or curriculum pertaining to 
any subject including Islamiyat, History, Pakistan Studies, Urdu, Literature, the content of 
which relates to Islam except with the prior approval of the Muttahida Ulama Board 
Punjab on the recommendation of the Authority. 
 (4) The Authority may, subject to recording reasons, direct any person or 
Agency to amend, delete or withdraw any portion or the whole of textbook or 
supplementary material. 
 (5) The Authority may prohibit any person or Agency from producing, printing, 
publishing, selling or using in an institution any textbook or supplementary material or 
any part of it. 
 (6) The Authority shall not approve the printing, publication, selling or 
introducing in an institution of any textbook or supplementary material which is or likely to 
be detrimental for examination or assessment purposes, or which contains anything 
repugnant to the injunctions of Islam, or contrary to the integrity, defence or security of 
Pakistan or any part of Pakistan, public order or morality.  
 (7) If the Authority issues a direction or prohibition under subsections (4) or (5) 
to a person or an Agency, such person or Agency shall, within the time specified by the 
Authority, submit an implementation report to the Authority.  
 (8) No person or Agency shall print, publish, sell, utilize, or misappropriate any 
examination or assessment questions formulated by the Authority for examination or 
assessment purposes or any other information to which such person is privy in order to 
gain any direct or indirect financial gain or gratification. 
 (9) In case, any violation of any provision of the Act or directions or prohibition 
order issued by the Authority, is reported to the Authority, the officer, authorized by the 
Authority may seize such material in the manner to be prescribed through regulations. 
13. Offence and penalty.– (1) If any person or Agency to whom a direction or 
prohibition has been issued under the Act, fails to carry out such direction or prohibition 
order, or violates any provision of the Act, he shall be liable to punishment of 
imprisonment for a term which may extend to three years and with fine up to three million 
rupees. 
 (2) Notwithstanding anything contained in any other law and in addition to 
prosecution of the person under sub-section (1), the Authority may impose or 
recommend to the concerned authority any one or more of the following actions against 
such person or Agency, as the case may be: 
(a)  initiation of disciplinary action; 
(b)  revocation of license or permit or cancellation of any registration pertaining 
to printing, publication or sale of any textbook or any other supplementary 
material under the Act; and 
(c) disqualify the person for registration or grant of any license or permission 
under the Act relating to printing, publication or sale of any textbook, or any 
other supplementary material for a maximum period of five years. 
14. Forfeiture.– On conviction for an offence under sub-sections (1) of section 13, all 
copies of the textbooks, examination or assessment questions or supplementary 
material, in respect of which the offence had been committed, shall stand forfeited to the 
Authority. 
15. Cognizance and trial.– An offence under th e Act shall be cognizable, non -
bailable and triable by a Magistrate of the first class in accordance with the provisions of 
the Code of Criminal procedure, 1898 (V of 1898). 
16. Appeal.– (1) Any person, aggrieved by a direction or prohibition order made 
under the Act or any other order, action or omission of the officer of the Authority made 
or taken in performance of his duties and functions under the Act, may, within thirty days 
of communication of such direction, prohibition order, order, action or omission, prefer an 
appeal to the Authority which shall decide such appeal within sixty days of its receipt.  
 (2) Any person, aggrieved by a direction or prohibition order under the Act or 
any other order, action or omission of the Authority, may, within thirty days of 
communication of such direction, prohibition order, order, action or omission, prefer an 
appeal to the Chief Minister whose decision shall be final.  
 (3) The Chief Minister may, for the purpose of hearing of appeal received 
under sub-section (2), appoint a hearing officer who shall, after hearing, submit report to 
the Chief Minister for his decision. 
17.  Employees, advisors, consultants and experts.– (1) Subject to the provisions 
of the Act, the Authority may appoint such persons in its service as it considers 
necessary for the performance of its functions under the Act, on such terms and 
conditions as may be prescribed through regulations and until so prescribed as may be 
determined by the Authority.  
 (2) The Authority may appoint advisors, consultants and experts if it deems 
necessary for the performance of its functions under the Act on such terms and 
conditions as may be prescribed through regulations and until so prescribed as may be 
determined by the Authority.  
18.  Fund.– (1) There shall be established a Fund to be called the Punjab Education, 
Curriculum, Training and Assessment Authority Fund which shall vest in the Authority 
and shall be utilized by the Authority or its officer as such authorized, in connection with 
its functions under the Act.  
 (2) The Fund shall comprise of the following:  
(a) such sum as the Government may, from time to time, allocate to it in the 
annual budget;  
(b) grants received from the local government, Government, or Federal 
Government;  
(c) donations endowments and grants received from any other person, body, 
authority or non-governmental organization;  
(d) donations and grants from international persons, donors, bodies and 
organizations;  
(e) sale proceeds, fees, charges, fines or confiscations collected by the 
Authority in the performance of its functions;  
(f)  any funds received by the Authority as a consequence of section 30 of the 
Act; and 
(g) income from any investments made by the Authority.  
19.  Budget and accounts.– (1) The Chief Executive Officer shall, before the 
commencement of a financial year, prepare a statement of the estimated receipts and 
expenditure for that financial year and submit it to the Authority for approval. 
 (2)  The Authority shall maintain proper accounts and other records relating to 
its financial affairs including its income and expenditure and its assets and liabilities in 
such form and manner as may be prescribed through regulations. 
 (3) As soon as may be, after the end of each financial year, the Authority shall, 
for that financial year, prepare and approve in the manner prescribed, statements of 
account of the Authority which shall include a balance-sheet and an account of income 
and expenditure. 
 (4)  The Authority shall submit to Government the annual statement of the 
accounts within three months of the close of the financial year.  
20. Maintenance of bank accounts.– The Authority may open and maintain its 
accounts in such scheduled bank as may be prescribed, subject to any instructions 
issued by the Government from time to time. 
21.  Audit.– (1) The Auditor General of Pakistan shall , annually, audit the accounts of 
the Authority. 
(2) The Authority may, in addition to the audit under sub -section (1), cause the 
annual accounts of the Authority to be audited by a reputable firm of chartered 
accountants. 
(3) The Chief Executive Officer shall  submit to the Authority , at the close of 
each financial year, the duly audited accounts of the Authori ty together with the report  of 
the Auditor General of Pakistan along with an audit report under sub-section (2), if any.  
22.  Annual report .– (1) The Authority shall, within three months of the close of a 
financial year, submit an annual report to the Government which shall include: 
(a) a comprehensive statement of the work and activities of the Authority 
during the preceding financial year; 
(b) a statement of accounts and audit report;  
(c) the plans and goals for the future; and 
(d) such other matters as may be presc ribed or as the Authority may consider 
appropriate. 
(2) Government shall, within sixty days of the receipt of the report under sub -
section (1), approve to lay such report before the provincial assembly of the Punjab. 
23. Rules.– The Government may, by notification in the official Gazette and with the 
recommendations of the Authority, make rules for carrying out the purposes of the Act.  
24. Regulations.– The Authority may, by notification in the official Gazette, make 
regulations for carrying out the purposes of the Act.  
25. Indemnity.– No suit, prosecution or other legal proceedings shall lie against the 
Government, the Authority or any Member or employee of the Authority acting for and on 
its behalf in furtherance of the functions of the Authority, as the case may be, provided 
that such actions or omissions are in good faith or done under the Act or rules and 
regulations framed hereunder. 
26. Public servants.– The Chairperson, Members, Chief Executive Officer, officers, 
employees, and other persons authorized to perform or exercise any function or power 
under the Act, shall be deemed to be public servants within the meanings of section 21 
of the Pakistan Penal Code 1860 (Act XLV of 1860).   
27. Overriding effect.– The provisions of the Act shall have overriding effect 
notwithstanding anything contained in any other law for the time being in force. 
28.  Removal of difficulties.– If any difficulty arises in giving effect to or applying the 
provisions of the Act, the Government may make such order, not inconsistent with the 
Act, as may be necessary for removal of such difficulty. 
29.  Repeal.–  The Punjab Curriculum and Textbook Board Act 2015 (Act VI of 2015), 
and the Punjab Examination Commission Act 2010 (Act XI of 2010) are hereby repealed.  
30.  Succession, transition, validation and saving.– (1) Notwithstanding repeal 
under section 29, upon coming into force of the Act:  
(a)  all programs, schemes, projects and other matters under the domain of the 
Punjab Curriculum and Textbook Board, the Punjab Examination 
Commission and the Quaid-e-Azam Academy of Educational Development 
shall stand transferred to the Authority;  
(b) all assets of the Punjab Curriculum and Textbook Board, the Punjab 
Examination Commission and the Quaid-e-Azam Academy of Educational 
Development including but not limited to immovable, movable and 
intellectual properties, monies, funds, investments, shall stand transferred 
to the Authority;  
(c) all liabilities of the Punjab Curriculum and Textbook Board, the Punjab 
Examination Commission and the Quaid-e-Azam Academy of Educational 
Development shall stand transferred to the Authority;  
(d) all employees, regular or on contract basis, serving the Punjab Curriculum 
and Textbook Board, the Punjab Examination Commission and the Quaid-
e-Azam Academy of Educational Development shall be deemed to be 
employees of the Authority on such terms and conditions as may be 
prescribed by the Authority but such terms and conditions shall not be less 
favorable in any regard than the terms and conditions admissible to them 
immediately before enactment of the Act: 
 Provided that such terms and conditions include but are not limited to 
financial terms, promotion and disciplinary matters, matters of seniority, 
and post-retirement benefits and emoluments;  
(e) all employees of the Punjab Curriculum and Textbook Board, the Punjab 
Examination Commission and the Quaid-e-Azam Academy of Educational 
Development, on deputation, shall, after the coming into force of the Act, be 
deemed to be on deputation with the Authority. The services of such 
persons on deputation, may either be retained or returned to the parent 
department at the discretion of the Authority;   
(f) all the posts sanctioned for the Punjab Curriculum and Textbook Board, the 
Punjab Examination Commission and the Quaid-e-Azam Academy of 
Educational Development shall stand transferred to the Authority; and 
(g) save as otherwise specifically provided, nothing in the Act shall affect or be 
deemed to affect anything done, action taken, proceedings commenced, 
orders, rules, regulations, appointments, agreements made, directions 
given or instruments executed or issued under or in pursuance of The 
Punjab Curriculum and Textbook Board Act 2015, and the Punjab 
Examination Commission Act 2010 or by the Quaid-e-Azam Academy of 
Educational Development and any such thing, action, proceedings, orders, 
rules, regulations, appointments, agreements, directions or instruments 
shall, if in force at the commencement of the Act and not inconsistent with 
any of the provisions of the Act, continue to be in force and have effect as if 
they were respectively done, taken, commenced, made, directed, given, 
executed or issued under the Act. 
 (2) The Government shall ensure the smooth succession and transition of all 
matters from the Punjab Curriculum and Textbook Board, the Punjab Examination 
Commission and the Quaid-e-Azam Academy of Educational Development to the 
Authority within forty-five days of the commencement of the Act.