Board of Intermediate Education, Karachi (BIEK) has announced the results of Intermediate Commerce (regular and private) Part-II annual examination 2007 on Thursday.
According to results of Commerce (regular) released by the Intermediate Board, Farah Samreen D/O Manzoor of Institute of Business and Management, having roll number 550145, clinched first position with 947 marks while Sana Younus D/O Muhammad Younus of Government College of Commerce and Economics, with roll number 546846 and Mariam Hayat D/O Gulam Hayat with roll number 550143, both secured second position with 938 marks and Sumaira Hayat D/O Ghulam Hayat of Institute of Business and Management, roll number 550144, got third position with 936 marks.
The board figure revealed that 22,302 students appeared in the regular exam from which 12,612 was declared pass making a pass percentage of 56.55. According to the figures 95 students declared pass in A-1 grade while 1,238 in A, 2,972 in B, 4,682 in C, 3,400 in D and 225 passed in E grade.
According to results of Commerce (private) released by the Intermediate Board, Ibrahim Shah, having roll number 602507, clinched first position with 883 marks while Faiza Abdul Razaq, with roll number 605634 secured second position with 859 marks and Seema Rasheed, roll number 60533, got third position with 851 marks.
The board figure revealed that 8,701 students appeared in the private exam from which 3,107 was declared pass. According to the figures only one student declared pass in A-1 grade while 35 in A, 304 in B, 220 in C, 1,421 in D and 123 passed in E grade.
Earlier, Chairman Intermediate Board, Anwar Ahmed Zai while addressing a press conference in board office said that paper pattern of matric and intermediate classes would be changed from 2008.
He said that from next year 50 percent paper would comprise of objective questions, 30 percent will consist of short questions and students will have to answer briefly only of 20 percent questions.
He said that it has been decided to take several measures to break the set up of "Naqal Mafia" in which increase in number of vigilance teams and expansion in their powers are also included.
Meanwhile, position holders during a press conference said that they had to face immense difficulties in preparation of examination due to prolonged power outages and traffic jam in the metropolis.
"We had to use candles, lamps and other alternatives for preparation of our papers and got the position only after a long hard work and had to leave home for examination centre very earlier", they said.
"The structure of exam should be changed now and government should make amendments in this system as it had failed to meet the requirement of changing world scenario", positions holder said.
They strongly criticised the idea of introducing combined exams, saying it would not only put burden on the students but it will not bring any improvement in the education system.
They opposed the Sindh governor's decision of awarding two percent grace marks to students owing to load-shedding in the city and termed it a destructive step of the government to damage the merit-based system.
They asked intermediate board officials to bring major changes in the current syllabus keeping the advancement of the science and technology in view so that syllabus could be made as per international standards.
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