Girls sweep top spots in BISE exams

Official announcement of results is scheduled for today

RAWALPINDI:

In the FA and FSC Intermediate annual examination results by the Board of Intermediate and Secondary Education (BISE) Rawalpindi, female students have claimed all top three positions across the board, with no male student securing a spot in the top ranks.

The official announcement of the results is scheduled for Wednesday (today). Controller of Examinations, Tanveer Asghar Awan, announced that all position holders will receive prizes on Wednesday (today) at a ceremony presided over by Chairman Adnan Khan.

Natasha Rizwan clinched the first position overall with 1,142 marks. Two students, Shahab Fatima and Zahira Fatima, tied for second place, each scoring 1,141 marks. Farah Rasheed secured the third position with 1,140 marks. All four students excelled in the pre-medical group, occupying the top three positions.

In the pre-engineering group, Mehar Bano claimed first place with 1,131 marks. Shamin Bibi secured the second position with 1,119 marks while Sawira Zainab secured the third position with 1,115 marks.

In the humanities group, Saima Parveen topped the list with 1,045 marks, followed by Adela Yasmin with 1,034 marks in second place, and Sharqa Talat with 1,029 marks in third place.

Among commerce group students, Hazri Mazhar secured first place with 1,089 marks, Maryam Bibi took second place with 1,086 marks, and Fatima got third with 1,083 marks. In the general group, Zahira Arshad led with 1,134 marks, followed by Faiza Qureshi with 1,109 marks in second place, and Mahnoor with 1,105 marks in third place.

Among the boys in the pre-medical group, Saad Ali secured first place with 1,134 marks, followed by Ahmed Sher with 1,133 marks in second place, and Khubib Abdullah with 1,127 marks in third place. In the pre-engineering group for boys, Muhammad Hamza Sultan took first place with 1,125 marks, Obaidur Rehman secured second with 1,118 marks, and Muhammad Anas Bilal claimed third with 1,115 marks.

In the boys' general group, Hamza Ahmed topped with 1,120 marks, Asif Mujtabi took second place with 1,103 marks, and Hafiz Muneebur Rehman secured third with 1,101 marks. In the boys' commerce group, Noman Gohar stood first with 1,040 marks, Ahmed Rashid Yasin took second place with 1,027 marks, and Abrash Aziz finished third with 1,003 marks.

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Education dept revises matric, inter syllabi

RAWALPINDI. The Punjab Textbook Board, Department of Education and Education Boards have decided to revise the syllabus for 9th and 1st-year classes for the upcoming academic session 2025-26.

The new syllabus, tailored to modern requirements, will be implemented next year, and textbooks will be published in October. Significant changes have been made to the examination system. The passing marks for matriculation and intermediate exams have been increased from 33 to 40, hence requiring students to obtain at least 40 marks in all subjects to pass.

Additionally, Islamiat and Pakistan Studies, each worth 100 marks will be separate subjects for matriculation, with Islamiat being taught only in Class IX and Pakistan Studies taught only in Class X. Pakistan Studies will no longer be taught in Class IX.

The education department has also announced that schools will no longer conduct annual examinations for the 8th class. Instead, the Punjab Examination Board (PEC) will conduct these exams, which will award first, second and third positions accordingly. All necessary arrangements have been completed.

The new academic session in Punjab will commence on April 1, 2025. The annual matriculation exams will start on March 15 and intermediate exams will be held in the first week of May. Exams for classes 1 to 7 will take place in the first week of March and the results will be announced on March 31.