The Inter Boards Coordination Commission (IBCC) announced that from the next academic year passing marks will be increased from 33 to 40.
Addressing a press conference at his office, IBCC Executive Director Dr Ghulam Ali Mallah also announced the decision to grant grace marks to students in exams as part of an educational reform initiative.
While talking to ARY News, Mallah said that seven grace marks would be awarded to students, and the board has also decided to go forward with the idea of the same paper from all across the board. “The passing marks will be increased from 33 to 40 for the next academic year. The commission has also decided to shift from an open-choice exam format to a close-choice format, offering 100 per cent options to students.”
Upon inquiry regarding the execution of this plan, Dr Mallah said that this will be done by the end of this year in December.
He also said that a policy is being developed to bring “uniformity” to the paper-making system across the 29 boards in the country.
He said that a sub-committee meeting at the Karachi Secondary Education Board deliberated on different proposals and concluded that all educational boards in the country would now be required to provide seven passing marks.
