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INTERNATIONAL EDUCATION GUIDE for the assessment of education from the Islamic Republic of Pakistan
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25. Computer operating and shorthand or typing
26. Mining
27. Petroleum
28. Agro industries
29. Farm management
Composite and Partwise Examinations
Depending on the year and the examining board, the
Secondary School Certificate examination may be either
composite or partwise:
• The SSC composite examination is conducted at the
end of Grade 10.
• The SSC (partwise or part system) examination is
conducted in two parts, one at the end of Grade 9 (SSC
Part I) and one at the end of Grade 10 (SSC Part II).
A new scheme of partwise SSC examinations introduced by
the Ministry of Education around 2005 has a total of 1050
marks. The allocation of marks to subjects in Part I and
Part II may vary by examining board.
Table 14. Partwise SSC Examination (2005),
Science Group (with Biology), Board of
Intermediate and Secondary Education,
Rawalpindi
Subject
Part I
(Grade 9)
Part II
(Grade 10)
Theory Theory Practical
Urdu 75 75
English 75 75
Islamiat (compulsory)
75
Pakistan Studies 75
Mathematics 75 75
Physics 60 60 30
Chemistry 60 60 30
Biology 60 60 30
Subtotal 480 480 90
Total 1050
Table 15.
Subject
Partwise SSC Examination (2008), Science
Group (with Biology), Federal Board of
Intermediate and Secondary Education
(FBISE)
Part I
(Grade 9)
Part II
(Grade 10)
Theory Practical Theory Practical
Urdu 75 75
English 75 75
Islamiat
(compulsory)
75
Pakistan Studies 75
Mathematics 75 75
Physics 65 10 65 10
Chemistry 65 10 65 10
Biology 65 10 65 10
Subtotal 495 30 495 30
Total 1050
Secondary School or
Matriculation Certificate
The minimum mark for passing each subject at the
SSC Examination is 33 per cent. The certificate usually
indicates the chosen course group, total marks obtained
for all subjects and the corresponding letter grade. A
student who fails one or two papers may repeat those
subjects in “compartmental exams” conducted in the
same year. A student who fails more than two papers is
required to repeat all subjects the following year. It is also
a common practice to give “grace marks” to students who
fail one or two papers by a few percentage points, to allow
them to pass the examination.