LAHORE: The Board of Intermediate and Secondary Education Lahore has introduced major changes to the matriculation and intermediate practical examination system to remove discrepancies and ensure complete transparency in marking.
Under the revised system, the written portion of practical exams will no longer be checked at examination centers. Instead, all written components will be evaluated centrally at the board’s official marking centers. Examiners at exam centers will now be responsible only for awarding marks for students’ practical performance.
Officials explained that practical examinations have been restructured so that 50 percent of marks are allocated to practical work and 50 percent to theory. However, examiners conducting the practicals will assess only the hands-on portion, while theory-related marking will be handled separately by the board.
According to the Lahore Board Secretary, this major reform aims to address long-standing student complaints and eliminate differences in marking that previously occurred across examination centers. The new system is expected to bring uniformity and fairness to the assessment process.
Across Punjab, nearly 4.8 million students appear in board examinations each year, including about 900,000 candidates from Lahore alone. Education officials believe the updated practical exam system will significantly improve accuracy, transparency, and trust in examination results.
Meanwhile, the board has also announced that the new matric date sheet will be issued within the next three days, providing students and parents with timely guidance for exam preparation.
Officials say this reform marks a major step forward in Punjab’s education system and could serve as a model for other boards across the country.
