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INTERNATIONAL EDUCATION GUIDE for the assessment of education from the Islamic Republic of Pakistan
Table 34. Grading Scale for SSC Examination (2005),
Board of Intermediate and Secondary
Education, Rawalpindi
Percentage (%) Marks Letter Grade IQAS (%)
90–100 A+ 96
80–89 A 88
70–79 B+ 81
60–69 B 74
50–59 C+ 66
45–49 C 60
40–44 D 57
33–39 E 52
An older grading scale used by the Boards of Intermediate
and Secondary Education, as shown in Table 35, had a
minimum pass mark of 33 per cent and assigned divisions
according to overall marks in all subjects.
Table 35.
Traditional Grading Scale, Secondary
and Higher Secondary Education
Percentage (%) Marks Division IQAS (%)
75 and above Distinction 91
60–74 First Division 85
45–59 Second Division 64
33–44 Third Division 54
Below 33 Fail F
Higher Education
A combination of percentage marks, letter grades and grade
points (also called quality points) are used. The marks sheets
issued by universities usually provide grading information.
As recommended by the Higher Education Commission,
universities are gradually moving away from the traditional
annual examination system to the semester system.
Grading scale varies by institution, the level and field
of the program, and time period. Traditionally, even in
higher education the Pakistani system was low marking.
As in secondary and higher secondary education, an older
scale featured a 33 per cent pass and assigned divisions
according to overall marks in all subjects. It may still be in
use at a few institutions.
Table 36.
Traditional Grading Scale, Higher
Education
Percentage (%) Marks Division IQAS (%)
75 and above Distinction 91
60–74 First Division 85
45–59 Second Division 64
33–44 Third Division 54
Below 33 Fail F
Institutions today usually designate 40, 50 or 60 per cent as
the minimum pass mark. As indicated in Tables 37 through
44, a great variety exists in the alignment of percentage
marks with letter grades and grade points.
Table 37.
Table 38.
Letter Grade
Table 39.
Letter
Grade
Grading Scale, Allama Iqbal Open
University (National)
Percentage (%) Marks
Letter Grade
80 and above A+
70–79 A
60–69 B
50–59 C
40–49 D
Below 40
Fail
Grading Scale, University of Agriculture,
Faisalabad (Public)
Grade Points
Percentage
(%) Marks Descriptor
A 4 80–100 Excellent
B 3 65–79 Good
C 2 50–64 Satisfactory
D 1 40–49 Pass
F 0 Below 40 Fail
Grading Scale, Bachelor of Science (BS)
Program, Sir Syed University of Engineering
and Technology, Karachi (Private)
Grade Points
Percentage
(%) Marks Descriptor
IQAS
(%)
A 4.0 90–100 Excellent 96
A- 3.7 85–89 Very Good 89
B+ 3.4 80–84 Good 85
B 3.0 70–79 Above Average 79
C+ 2.5 60–69 Average 71
C 2.0 50–59 Satisfactory 62
D 1.0 40–49 Pass 54
F 0.0 Below 40 Fail F