The Punjab government has announced summer vacations in the educational institutes (schools and colleges) of Punjab from June 1. The vacations will end on August 14. Summer camps have been permitted by the government with the condition that the camps of only those classes would be allowed which ought to appear in the Punjab Examination Commission (PEC) or board exams and the students would not be forced to join the camps. The government has also stipulated the timing of the camps from 7.30 pm to 10.30 pm. Private schools in the province have already announced that their holidays would start from mid-June and continue till August 14.