Intermediate part-I results: 10,000 more candidates fail as pass percentage falls to below 28
The Intermediate Part-I results for Rawalpindi are out and most candidates have had their hopes quashed. As feared, the pass percentage fell down from 47% for the results released in October to just 27.49%, as an additional 10,000 candidates failed.
But things get worse. In an unprecedented move, the Rawalpindi Board Acting Chairman Dr Muhammad Ashraf announced that the results of objective papers were cancelled after they learnt that some board officials had prepared “fictitious figures”. Objective sections make up 20% of the total marks.
Explaining the extraordinary circumstances leading to cancellation of results for objective section, Punjab Higher Education Secretary Ijaz Munir said the fictitious results of 74% of candidates had been prepared by a few officials of Rawalpindi board, and rechecking had shown a decrease in the marks of 98% of the students in the objectives sections.
“In order to compensate the aggrieved students, the board has decided to double their marks in the objective sections of [Intermediate Part-II],” said Ashraf, adding that the step will provide a fair compensation to candidates for the harm done to them. So say a candidate gets 15 out of 20 on her test next year, she will also get 15 marks for Intermediate Part-I.
The decease in the pass ratio has caused widespread rage and fury among candidates. A repeat of the December 15 arson of the board’s office cannot be ruled out.
Perhaps this was the reason the board administration announced the results on Saturday in the presence of a heavy contingent of police.
The results were cancelled after initial announcement following the protests of students. Re-checking of the exams was ordered by Punjab Chief Minister Shahbaz Sharif. He told the board officials to compile and announce the revised results within 45 days. The Punjab higher education secretary also suspended Rawalpindi Board Chairman Dr Muhammad Qasim over the issue, who was replaced by Dr Ashraf. An inquiry against Dr Qasim was also initiated.
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Published in The Express Tribune, December 25th, 2011.
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