ISLAMABAD: The Federal Board of Intermediate and Secondary Education (FBISE) on Monday announced the results of Secondary School Certificate (SSC) Part-II Annual Exams 2020 under the promotion policy of the federal government formulated in the wake of novel coronavirus.
This year, SSC Annual Examination 2020, could not be conducted completely due to the coronavirus, while the results had been prepared under the "Promotion Policy of Federal Government".
Overall the girls remained dominant and clinched top slots in 2020 SSC exams, it was announced in a ceremony held at FBISE, which was attended by the Parliamentary Secretary for Federal Education and Professional Training Wajiha Akram, Chairman FBISE, Rao Atiq Ahmad, position holder students, parents, and teachers.
A total of 93,304 regular, private and ex-candidates enrolled for the SSC Part II examinations 2020, out of which 85,151 could pass the exams with percentage of 91.26 percent, while 1,056 candidates have been declared as fail.
In Science Group, the first position was shared by Khunsha Nisha Yaqoob Malik from Islamabad College for Girls, F-6/2 Islamabad and Menahil Iman from the Army Public School and College for Girls Range Road Westridge-III Rawalpindi Cantt with 1,097 marks, while the second position was also clinched jointly by two students, Faheem Abbas from Garrison Cadet College Kohat and Zartasha Abbasi from Garrison Academy Kharian Cantt with 1,096 marks.
The third position was shared among eleven students with 1,095 marks, Qayyum Ahmad from Garrision Boys School Tufail Road Lahore Cantt, Muhammad Usman Faooq from Army Public School and College Boys Ordinance Road Rawalpindi, Abdulah Shahid from HITEC School and College for Boys Taxila Cantt, Ubaid Khan from Garrison Cadet College Kohat, Jalal Khan from Cadet College Wana South Waziristan Agency, Ifraa Anjum from Army Public School and College for Girls Humayun Road Rawalpindi Cantt, Masabeh Minhas from DHA Senior School for Girls DHA Lahore Cantt, Ayesha Haral from Army Public School Mahfooz Shaheed Garrison Lahore Cantt, Khadija Tul Zahra Garrison Academy for Girls Sarfraz Rafiqui Road Lahore Cantt, Zainab Naqib from HITEC School and College for Girls Taxila Cantt, and Hoorain Kishwar from Army Public School and College for Girls The Mall Peshawar Cantt.
In Humanities Group, the first position was secured by Ayehsa Ali from DHA Senior School for Girls DHA Lahore Cantt, while second position was clinched by Muhammad Haris Muavia from Institute of Islamic Sciences Satra Meel Islamabad. Third position was secured by Zakaria Basharat from Institute of Islamic Sciences Satra Meel Islamabad.
Speaking on the occasion, Parliamentary Secretary Wajiha Akram congratulated the students, parents and teachers for achieving the high success in SSC exams, and wished them good luck in the future.
She said that the announcement of results, conduction of exams and opening of schools were major challenges for the government in the wake of the pandemic. "Today's SSC result announcement was made possible by the efforts of government, which took decision in Inter-Provincial Minister Conference (IPEMC)," she added. IPEMC, Wajiha said, formulated a special promotion policy under which the SSC students had been promoted without exams due to the COVID-19.
Lauding the Madrassah students for achieving positions in the SSC exams, Wajiha said that they could get professional education in the future. She said that new curriculum was being introduced by next year. The Chairman FBISE, Rao Atiq Ahmad, in his welcoming address said that the result was available on the FBISE website, while the same had already been conveyed through SMS to all the candidates. The result cards of the students shall be dispatched to them at their addresses or respective institutions, he added.
He further said that the SSC Annual Examination 2020 was not conducted completely due to the coronavirus. The result was prepared under the "Promotion Policy of [the] Federal Government", he told. The students have been awarded marks in 10th class as per their performance in the 9th exams, he said, adding that 30 percent extra marks had also been given to the students.
Copyright Business Recorder, 2020