PESHAWAR: The Education department in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) has ordered a probe in marking of matriculation and intermediate exams after some students secured full marks.
The decision came after a student of a private school managed to obtain 1,100 marks out of 1,100 in the Board of Intermediate and Secondary Education (BISE) Mardan. The board declared the results of the grade 10 and 12 examinations on Tuesday. Two other candidates of the same board shared the second position by bagging 1,098 marks out of 1,100.
The result raised alarm bells among students and officials. A notification issued by the elementary and secondary education department stated the provincial minister has taken notice of the situation in wake of recent high scoring by students in SSC and HSC board exams.
It said that an eight-member fact-finding committee has been formed to probe the matter to verify and assess individual papers of candidates securing over 1090 marks in matric and intermediate exams. It also called for assessing the track examination record of such students besides examining the quality of exam checking.
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The matric and intermediate exams were held in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) in July with approximately 1.45 million students appearing in papers of eight education boards. The matric students appeared in four papers while the intermediate students in three papers. The provincial authorities said that control rooms were established to monitor CCTV footages of the examination centres.
A day earlier, a student, Qandeel, topped the BISE Mardan by scoring 1,100 marks out of 1,100. BISE Mardan held a ceremony to give away awards to students who had secured positions. Sharjeel Ahmad, Farhan Naseem and Mohammad Bilal Haider shared the second position by securing 1,098 marks out of 1,100.
Meanwhile, the BISE Bannu also announced the results of the matriculation and intermediate examinations. Muzdalfa Bibi and Ali Mohammad Khan secured the top position by getting 1,094 marks out of 1,100. Hafsa Gul got 1,080 marks and secured the top position in the intermediate exams.
