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AKU-EB Announces Supplementary Examination Results

August 30, 2008

Aga Khan University Examination Board (AKU-EB) announced the results of its supplementary SSC examinations on August 30, 2008. Students, who took the supplementary examinations, have been provided their final verified college entry marks in the college enrolment season and will not lose any time in starting their higher secondary studies.

The supplementary results were announced just seven days after the last supplementary examination was held. This was made possible by the state-of-the-art e-marking technology employed by the Board. This rapid turnaround of results benefits absentees and those who were unable to perform well for personal reasons during the main examination session. Until now, such candidates have faced considerable uncertainty about college places or even the loss of a year's educational progress. A candidate from Mianwali commented, “I was worried about family problems and could not concentrate on my Maths exam, which made life worse. I am now extremely happy that I can apply for college along with my other class fellows.”

Electronic marking and tabulation of results by especially trained examiners make high quality assurance of results possible. The integrity and transparency of its examinations are AKU-EB's major priorities: it has provided results that colleges can depend on for their admissions and schools can rely on for accurate assessments of their students' understanding and grasp of the subject.

AKU-EB provides essential support to schools by training teachers and holding workshops in applying methodologies design ed to enhance students' subject performance. Teachers and AKU-EB are able to plan for and see gradual improvement year by year. Analyses of performance will also provide an objective basis for establishing explicit and transparent standards of achievements for SSC and HSSC grades.

The supplementary examinations results are available online .

For more information, contact Rida Turabi, Senior Media Executive, Department of Public Affairs, Aga Khan University, Stadium Road, Karachi, on +92 21 486-2931 or rida.turabi@aku.edu

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Aga Khan University
AKU was chartered in 1983 as Pakistan 's first private university. Its objective is to promote human welfare in general, and the welfare of the people of Pakistan in particular, by disseminating knowledge and providing instruction, training, research and service in the health sciences, education and such other branches of learning as the University may determine. AKU also has programmes in Kenya , Tanzania , Uganda , the United Kingdom , Afghanistan , Syria and Egypt .

AKU Examination Board
Aga Khan University Examination Board (AKU-EB) is a Federal Board of Intermediate and Secondary Education established by AKU in response to demand from schools for more appropriate school examinations. AKU-EB was founded in August 2003 in accordance with Ordinance CXIV of the Government of Pakistan to offer examination services, in Urdu and English, for both the Secondary School Certificate (SSC) and the Higher Secondary School Certificate (HSSC) throughout Pakistan and abroad. AKU-EB's primary purpose is to improve the quality of education by making examinations of reputable standard more accessible to Pakistani students and having them increasingly valued by leading higher education institutions in and outside the country.

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