Less than half of Karachi Pre-Medical candidates pass all six papers in first-year exams

The Board of Intermediate Education Karachi (BIEK) has announced the results of the 2026 annual examinations for Intermediate Part-I students in Pre-Medical, Science General, Commerce Regular and Private, Arts Regular and Private, Special Candidates (Arts Regular), and Home Economics groups.

The board said the results of all optional subjects in the science groups were processed through electronic assessment using the latest Optical Mark Recognition (OMR) and electronic marking (E-Marking) systems.

Controller of Examinations Zarina Rashid shared the results, saying 25,157 candidates registered for the Pre-Medical group, of whom 24,544 appeared in the examinations. A total of 11,966 candidates passed all six papers.

In the Science General group, 30,991 candidates registered and 30,386 appeared for the examinations. Of these, 15,036 candidates cleared all six papers.

For the Commerce Regular group, 23,549 candidates registered, while 22,693 appeared. A total of 9,332 candidates passed all seven papers.

In the Commerce Private group, 1,485 candidates registered and 1,413 took the examinations. Of these, 628 candidates passed all seven papers.

The Arts Regular group recorded 11,171 registrations, with 10,678 candidates appearing in the examinations. A total of 3,748 candidates passed all six papers.

In the Arts Private group, 1,702 candidates registered and 1,623 appeared. Of these, 692 candidates cleared all six papers.

For Special Candidates (Arts Regular), 99 candidates registered and 97 appeared in the examinations. A total of 58 candidates passed all six papers.

Meanwhile, 146 candidates registered for the Home Economics group, of whom 141 appeared. Only 41 candidates passed all seven papers.

The board said a new grading system was introduced for the 2026 Intermediate Part-I annual examinations following decisions by the Inter Board Coordination Commission (IBCC) and the Sindh government's Universities and Boards Department.

Under the new system, candidates scoring less than 40% marks in any paper will be placed in the 'Ungraded' category and will not be considered to have passed that subject.

Such candidates will have to retake the relevant paper if they meet the other requirements for appearing in the examination.

The board said results for all the groups have been uploaded to its official website. Students can also check their results through the board's official Android application, available on the Google Play Store under the name BIEK.