CHARSADDA: The Peshawar Board of Intermediate and Secondary Education has finalised all arrangements to hold the annual matriculation examination from April 18.

Talking to mediapersons during a training workshop for the exam supervisory staff here, the board chairman Nasrullah Khan Yousafzai dispelled the impression that students were given some leniency in halls set up in the private schools, saying that there was no truth in the claim. He asserted that the board didn’t distinguish between the private and public sector schools. He said the board was doing its level best to ensure cheating-free examination.

He said about 180,000 students would take part in the matriculation examination, for whom 733 examination centres had been established.

Mr Yousafzai said a digital attendance system being used for both the invigilators and students for last three years had helped bring transparency to the conduct of examinations.

He said CCTV cameras were being installed in the examination halls to prevent cheating. He urged the supervisory staff to perform their duties honestly.

Published in Dawn, April 16th, 2024