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Automation, E-marking Planned in Sindh’s Education Boards

KARACHI: The Sindh government has decided to introduce automation and an e-marking system in educational boards to improve the quality of education in the province. The announcement was made by the Minister for Universities and Boards Muhammad Ismail Rahoo at a ceremony organised by the All Sindh Private Schools and Colleges Association at Bahria Auditorium, Karsaz, Karachi, to mark World…

Passing Marks Raised As Federal Board Revises Grading System

ISLAMABAD: The Federal Board of Intermediate and Secondary Education (FBISE) has increased passing marks from the existing 33 to 40pc, besides notifying a new grading system. The new system will be implemented on annual examinations, effective next year. According to an FBISE official, existing passing marks in per subject are…

Matric Exam Centres Declared Restricted Areas for Public in Karachi

KARACHI: As the Secondary School Certificate (SSC) exams are set to begin from April 7, Commissioner Syed Hassan Naqvi has declared the premises of examination centres restricted areas for the general public except candidates bearing valid Admit Card as well as the staff on duty. The Board of Secondary Education…
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Mirpurkhas BISE Controller Dismissed over Result Tampering

KARACHI: The Sindh government has dismissed from service Controller of Examinations of the Board of Intermediate and Secondary Education (BISE), Mirpurkhas, Anwar Aleem Khanzada over tampering with matric and intermediate results and the “issuance of thousands of fake certificates”. Sindh Universities and Boards Minister Ismail Rahu also announced that 1,068…
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Crackdown Intensified against Cheating in BISE Exams

LAHORE: The Board of Intermediate and Secondary Education (BISE) Lahore has intensified its crackdown against cheating during the ongoing matriculation examinations 2026. Controller of Examinations, Tauseef-ur-Rehman, visited several centres across different cities to monitor transparency during the English paper held on Monday. According to Tahir Javed, spokesperson BISE Lahore, during…
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Cheating in Exam

The credibility of public examinations in Sindh has long been fragile, with cheating common across centres and enforcement often uneven. The government is now introducing a novel system of watermarking examination papers to curb cheating, an intervention that acknowledges the scale of the problem but will ultimately be judged by…
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Strict Monitoring Ordered for Transparent Matric Exams

Rawalpindi: Commissioner Rawalpindi Division Engineer Aamir Khattak has directed all district administrations to finalise comprehensive arrangements for the Matriculation (First Annual) Examinations 2026, commencing from March 27, under the Board of Intermediate and Secondary Education Rawalpindi. Chairing a high-level review meeting at the Commissioner’s Office, he emphasized that ensuring a…
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KP Govt to Hire Fresh Graduates to Supervise Matric Exam

PESHAWAR: Elementary and secondary education department has hired half of the invigilation staff from among the fresh graduates for the upcoming matric examinations with the resolve to save time of students studying in government schools. So far, only teachers of government schools have been performing duty as invigilation staff in…
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Students Threaten Protest against Kohat Education Board

KOHAT: Around 4,000 students from Kohat, Karak, Hangu, Teerah, Shakardarra and Darra Adamkhel, who have changed schools, have accused the Board of Intermediate and Secondary Education, Kohat, of not allowing them to sit their 9th and 10th grade exams in their new institutions. In a statement issued here, they stated…
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Corruption of Merit

The wide-ranging scandal emerging from the Mirpurkhas Board of Intermediate and Secondary Education (BISE) is an indictment of the country’s failure to improve the education system or introduce meritocracy. News reports credit a “whistleblower” who gave up the scam after being arrested — though his own wrongdoing technically makes him a…
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On-Campus Sale of Books, Uniforms Banned

RAWALPINDI: Annual examinations, results, and new admissions have formally begun across all public and private schools in the Rawalpindi division. The Education Department has imposed a ban on the sale of textbooks, notebooks, stationery, uniforms, badges, and ties within private schools of all sizes. The department has made it clear…
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