Inter part-I results out as Karachi Board rolls out new grading system

KARACHI:

The Board of Intermediate Education Karachi (BIEK) has announced the results of the 2026 annual examinations for first-year intermediate students across pre-medical, general science, commerce, arts, special candidates and home economics groups, with candidates required to secure at least 40% marks in each paper to pass under the new grading system.

According to controller of examinations, the results were announced. The board said electronic assessment of all optional subjects in the science groups was conducted using modern Optical Mark Recognition (OMR) and electronic marking systems.

The board said the new grading system had been introduced for the 2026 first-year annual examinations Under the revised policy, candidates scoring less than 40% in any paper will be classified as "ungraded" and considered unsuccessful in that subject.

In the pre-medical group, 25,157 candidates registered for the examinations, of whom 24,544 appeared. A total of 11,966 candidates passed all six papers.

In the general science group, 30,991 candidates registered and 30,386 appeared, with 15,036 passing all six papers. For regular commerce, 23,549 candidates registered, 22,693 appeared and 9,332 cleared all seven papers. While in the private, 1,485 candidates registered, 1,413 appeared and 628 passed all seven papers.

In the regular arts group, 11,171 candidates registered and 10,678 appeared, with 3,748 passing all six papers. Among private arts candidates, 1,702 registered, 1,623 appeared and 692 cleared all six papers.

Of the special candidates in the regular arts group, 99 registered and 97 appeared, with 58 passing all six papers. In home economics, 146 candidates registered, 141 appeared and 41 passed all seven papers.