Set for university: 58 per cent pass higher secondary examination

Pre-medical secures the highest passing percentage among all five groups.

LAHORE:

The Lahore Board of Intermediate and Secondary Education (BISE) on Friday announced the results of the intermediate annual examinations 2014.

Of the 136,433 candidates who appeared in the exam, 79,056 candidates were declared successful with a pass percentage of 57.94. The success rate thus dropped by 3.2% compared to the last year.

BISE Chairman Nasrullah Virk announced the results at a prize distribution for position holders at Alhamra Hall 2.

Of the five subject groups, pre-medical had the highest overall passing percentage of 84.68 – 87% for girls and 78% for boys.

In the pre-engineering group, 75.7% of boys passed and 86% of girls, bringing the group pass percentage to 78.34.

In the general science group, the pass percentage was 60.7, the success rate being 71% among girls and 51.6% among boys.

The pass percentage in the commerce group was 61.5; 78% for girls and 51% for boys.

The pass percentage in the humanities group was the lowest (43 per cent). Fifty four per cent of the girls and 27.8 of the boys passed the exam.

The Government College University and the Punjab College for Women secured top 11 positions each.

Ahmed Rehman, the overall topper, said he was proud of his achievement.

“I want to study medicine at King Edward Medical University and become a cardiologist,” Rehman told The Express Tribune. He got 1,043 marks out of 1,100.

Rehman, who is an alumnus of the Aitchison College, said he had achieved straight As in his O level examination.

Tayyaba Noor, a private candidate, stood third among girls in the commerce group scoring 984 marks.

Noor who is a resident of Shahdara said she had had to discontinue her education after the demise of her father.

“I was studying for matriculation when my father passed away. My brother has encouraged me to continue the studies and helped me financially and emotionally.”

For Saeed Ahmad, who stood second in boys among the humanities group, studying and earning went hand in hand.

Ahmad, a resident of Kasur, said he ran a small shop with his brother. His father is a labourer. “I want to join the CSS. I want a better future for myself and my siblings,” he said. Virk said this year’s results were the 15th in a row delivered on time. He said the examination process had been improved.

The board had announced the top positions on Thursday.

MNA Waheed Alam Khan gave away prizes and medals to students and heads of their institutions at the ceremony at Alhamra.

Rs20,000 and a laptop were given away to the first position holder and Rs15,000 and Rs10,000 to the second and third position holders, respectively.

GCU Vice Chancellor Khaleequr Rahman, Colleges Director Rana Naseem Akhtar and Forman Christian College Vice Rector (Intermediate) Cusrow Dubash were also present.

Published in The Express Tribune, September 13^th, 2014.