A notification has been issued on 23 June 2022 in connection with the Selection of ITEM Bank Developers for PEC in Punjab by the Punjab Examination Commission Punjab 2022. Further detail of said notification in same is as under;
Selection of ITEM Bank Developers for PEC in Punjab
The participation of practicing teachers in developing items is a major requirement for the standardization of assessment. Punjab Examination Commission (PEC) has always been involving practicing teachers at each step of the development of standardized assessment i.e. framework development/review, item writing/review, and spot testing of items. Since the implementation of the Assessment Policy Framework (APF), the scope of work for PEC has been increased many times i.e. from Grades V and VIII to Grades 1-VIII. Furthermore, during the phase-wise implementation of APF, practicing teachers need to be involved in item development after training. Without specific training, most novice item writers tend to create poor-quality, flawed, low-cognitive-level test questions that test unimportant or trivial content
2. Keeping in view the above-said need of APF, PEC has planned to develop a pool of item developers (writers/reviewers) through screening tests and interviews and subsequent training of selected teachers from all districts and other schools running organizations, in all the core subjects, during July, 2022.
3. For selection purposes, the criterion of Item Developers is as under:
Criteria for Selection of Item Writers
| Parameters | Item Writers | Item Reviewers |
| Qualification | At least graduation in the relevant subject | At least a master in the relevant subject |
| Teaching Experience | At least 2 years | At least 5 years |
| Professional Role | Working teacher at the primary and elementary level | Working teacher |
| IT Skills | Proficient in MS office | Proficient in MS office |
| Preferences | Professional qualification in Education· Experience of Item Development | At least a master in the relevant subject |
