August 6, 2008

Aga Khan University Examination Board (AKU-EB) has announced its examination results for the HSSC exams held in May 2008.

The first batch of candidates took their examinations in 11 locations across Pakistan. Of the candidates, 10.39 per cent gained grade A-1, 26.49 per cent passed in grade A and 31.43 per cent grade B, with an overall passing rate of 76.36 per cent.

AKU-EB uses an electronic marking system to check the papers, which protects the candidate against possible errors on the examiners' part. The process also helps provide feedback on candidate performance question by question and school by school. Added significance of exam results this year is that students and schools/colleges were able to work on weak areas of their performance in light of the specific feedback given to them by AKU-EB last year.

Examinations were conducted in both English and Urdu. Listening skills were assessed in both languages while practicals were conducted in four different subjects. AKU-EB trained teachers used residential e-marking facilities in Karachi and Gilgit to check the examination papers. Electronic marking and tabulation of results provide tight quality assurance so that colleges can have total trust in these results, as valid and reliable reports of their candidates' unaided efforts.

AKU-EB's main goal is to improve the quality of education and learning in schools through the conduct of transparent and trustworthy examinations for SSC and HSSC qualifications.

For more information , please contact Fabeha Pervez, Media Executive, Department of Public Affairs, Aga Khan University, Stadium Road, Karachi, at +92-21 - 486-2925 or fabeha.pervez@aku.edu .

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Aga Khan University (AKU)

Founded by His Highness the Aga Khan and chartered in 1983 as Pakistan's first private university, Aga Khan University's 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 is an international University spread over 8 countries - Pakistan , 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 for both Secondary School Certificate (SSC) and Higher Secondary School Certificate (HSSC) throughout Pakistan and abroad. It offers its qualifications both in Urdu and English medium. 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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