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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…

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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Matriculation Examinations: Minister Wants Students Facilitated

PESHAWAR: Minister for Elementary and Secondary Education Arshad Ayub Khan on Mar 18 instructed chairmen of educational boards to take measures to provide facilities to students during the matriculation examinations slated for March 31. An official handout said that he was chairing a meeting about the upcoming matriculation examinations.Elementary and…
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One Million Appear in Class VIII Exams Across Punjab

LAHORE: Around one million students appeared in class VIII exams held across Punjab during the last four days, said the Punjab Curriculum, Training and Assessment Authority (Pectaa). The universal examination exercise was held between March 9 and 12, with nearly one million students participating across Punjab, the Pectaa said in…
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Students’ Future at Stake as Board Migration Issue Remains Unresolved

LOWER DIR: Dozens of students seeking migration to the Board of Intermediate and Secondary Education Malakand are facing uncertainty after the board allegedly declined to process migration cases from other educational boards in the province, putting their academic future at risk. Speaking to local journalists at Timergara on Feb 17,…
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