Karachi board declares first-year results under new grading system

The Board of Intermediate Education Karachi (BIEK) has declared the results of the 2026 annual examinations for first-year intermediate students in the pre-medical, general science, commerce, arts, special candidates and home economics groups, the first results issued under a revised grading system that requires at least 40 per cent marks in every paper.

Under the new policy, a candidate scoring below 40 per cent in any paper is classified as "ungraded" and considered unsuccessful in that subject, the board said, according to The Express Tribune. The board said optional subjects in the science groups were assessed electronically, using optical mark recognition (OMR) sheets and electronic marking. The controller of examinations announced the results.

In the pre-medical group, 25,157 candidates registered and 24,544 appeared, with 11,966 passing all six papers. In general science, 30,991 registered, 30,386 appeared and 15,036 cleared all six papers.

Regular commerce recorded 23,549 registrations and 22,693 candidates appearing, of whom 9,332 passed all seven papers. Among private commerce candidates, 1,485 registered, 1,413 appeared and 628 cleared all seven.

Regular arts had 11,171 registrations and 10,678 candidates appearing, with 3,748 passing all six papers. In private arts, 1,702 registered, 1,623 appeared and 692 cleared all six.

In the regular arts group for special candidates, 99 registered, 97 appeared and 58 passed all six papers. Home economics recorded 146 registrations, 141 candidates appearing and 41 passing all seven papers.

Added together, the board's group-wise figures come to 94,300 registrations and 91,575 candidates sitting the examinations, with 41,501 clearing every paper in their group. Neither report published a combined pass percentage covering all groups.

ProPakistani reported that the results were declared on Monday, 26 October, and that the board also published a 172-page result gazette listing roll numbers, marks and the number of papers passed, arranged college by college and sorted into seven categories, from candidates who cleared all seven papers down to those who passed one. The gazette is available as a downloadable PDF at biek.edu.pk, where candidates can search for their roll number.