KARACHI, July 15: The Board of Intermediate Education, Karachi, on Monday announced the results of HSC Home Economics group (part-II) annual examinations 2002, with a pass percentage of 78.88.

According to the BIE statistics, there was an increase of 1.79 in the pass percentage of candidates as compared to the last year’s results.

The number of candidates taking the examination this year was 598, while last year 412 candidates had appeared in the part II examinations.

Only the Raana Liaquat Ali Khan Govt College of Home Economics offers education in home economics at intermediate level.

Only one out of 325 successful candidates was placed in A-one grade.

Ruhaifa Amin Adil, roll No 39,232, clinched the first position by securing 998 out of 1,200 marks. Second and third positions were bagged by Zehra Parveen, roll No 39,353, and Tabassum Ali, roll No 39,331.

The three position holders were handed over their mark sheets by chairman of the Board, Prof Sharif Memon. The controller of examinations, Prof Amjad Ali, and deputy controller Chaudhary Mukhtar along with principal of the college, Prof Zubaida Meraj, were also present.

The breakdown of successful candidates is as follows: A-one grade: one only; A grade: 13; B grade: 105; C grade: 176; and D grade: 30.

The first position holder, Ruhaifa Amina, said education in home economics has tremendous scope for jobs and she had planned to complete her master’s in the subject in order to deliver as nutritionists or textile designers.

Second position holder Zehra said home economics education works a lot in the practical life of women and it really helps in changing one’s lifestyle. She suggested that intake students at the college be increased at the intermediate level as the college has all the facilities in this regard up to the degree level.

The third position holder, Zehra, said there is a need for updating the courses of study. She said since the wards of the well-off people usually took admission to the college, the extra amount required on account of exhibitions, fairs or course- related projects, which is not the practice in other faculties at government colleges, did not overburden them financially.