ISLAMABAD: Minister for Federal Education Shafqat Mahmood said on Monday that educational boards across the country should announce exam results on the same day to facilitate students applying for further education.

Addressing the results ceremony for the Higher Secondary School Certificates (HSSC) exams conducted by Federal Board of Intermediate and Secondary Education (FBISE), Mr Mahmood said announcing results at different dates creates problems for students.

He said it was a matter of concern that there was no uniformity in the declaration of results by education boards in the country.

Mr Mahmood said that while the FBISE has announced the HSSC exam results, other boards will announce them later.

FBISE announces results of HSSC exams

He said all boards should announce their results on the same day otherwise students have difficulty applying to universities and colleges.

Speaking to Dawn later, the minister said education is devolved but the federal government in consultation with the provinces will try to bring positive changes so results can be declared the same day across the country.

The ceremony was also attended by position-holders, parents, teachers, Parliamentary Secretary for Education Wajiha Akram and Quaid-i-Azam University Vice Chancellor Prof Dr Mohammad Ali. FBISE Chairman Dr Ikram Ali Malik spoke at the event about salient feature of the examinations and their results.

According to the FBISE, 64,223 candidates appeared in the exam of which 50,712 were successful, with a passing percentage of 78.96pc.

The results breakdown showed that the passing percentage of regular candidates was 82.94pc, as 43,854 out of 52,874 regular candidates were declared successful.

In addition, 11,349 private candidates appeared and 6,858 were declared to have passed with a passing percentage of 60.43pc.

There were a total of 31 unfair means cases reported this year, of which all but one have been decided, a notification said.

Mr Mahmood congratulated the students, their teachers and their families at the ceremony, and praised the FBISE for announcing the results a week ahead of schedule to facilitate students applying to colleges and universities.

Pre-Medical

The first position in the pre-medical group went to Ayesha Maqbool from Army Public School and College on Humayun Road in Rawalpindi and Mariam Javed from Punjab College of Information Technology for Women in Sargodha. Both received 1,056 marks out of 1,100.

Second position was held by Aqsa Mustafa, also from the Punjab College of IT for Women, Sargodha, with 1,053 marks. Hamna Farooq from the Punjab College in F-8/4, Islamabad, came in third with 1,052 marks.

Pre-Engineering

Mohammad Hamza Muddasir from Bahria College in Islamabad and Zainab Ghauri from the Punjab College in F-8/4 shared the top position in the pre-engineering group, with 1,046 marks each.

They were followed by Hamdah Munir from the Islamabad Model College for Girls in F-10/2, who received 1,045 marks, and Mohammad Hamza from Fazaia Degree College in Shorkot Cantt, who received 1,039 marks.

Science General

Huma Ahmed from the Base College in Wah Cantt secured the first position in the science general group with 1,018 marks.

She was followed by Fatima Sehr from the Punjab College in F-8/4, Islamabad, who received 1,008 marks, while third position went to Anoosha Fatima from the Army Public School and College in Jhelum Cantt with 994 marks.

Commerce

Maqaddas Mehrban from the Punjab College of Commerce on Peshawar Road, Rawalpindi Cantt, held first position with 938 marks in the commerce group. Tasmia Imtiaz from the Punjab College of IT, Aabpara, Islamabad, and Bushra Mehboob from the Punjab College of Commerce on Peshawar Road secured the second and third position with 933 and 931 marks, respectively.

Humanities

Zainab Nadeem Malik from the Mashal Degree College for Women in Wah Cantt obtained 973 marks in the humanities group, securing first position.

She was followed by Safa from the Punjab College of IT, Aabpara, with 948 marks and Mehreen Khalid from the FG College for Women on Kashmir Road in Rawalpindi Cantt, who held third position with 941 marks.

Published in Dawn, August 20th, 2019