Girls sweep top three positions in Karachi intermediate pre-medical exams
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Out of 29, total candidates, 14,948 passed, resulting in a success rate of 52.57%
Students at the Abdullah Government College for Women at the start of the intermediate exams on Tuesday. Photo: Jalal Qureshi/Express
The Board of Intermediate Education Karachi (BIEK) has announced the results of the 2024 Intermediate Pre-Medical exams, with female students securing the top three positions.
Chairman of BIEK, Syed Zulfiqar Ali Shah, revealed the results, noting that all three top positions in the Second-Year Pre-Medical group were claimed by girls.
Dua daughter of Mubashir Ali Siddiqui from BAMM PECHS Government College for Women secured first position with 1,004 marks out of 1,100, earning an A-1 grade. Shifa daughter of Tufail from Bahria College Karsaz stood second with 1,001 marks, while Syeda Saadia Mahfooz from BAMM PECHS Government College for Women claimed third place with 1,000 marks, both also receiving A-1 grades.
Controller of Examinations Zarina Rashid provided further details, stating that 29,149 candidates registered for the Pre-Medical exams, with 28,434 appearing. Out of these, 14,948 candidates passed, resulting in a success rate of 52.57%.
Among the successful candidates, 1,530 secured A-1 grades, 3,452 earned A grades, 4,194 achieved B grades, 4,127 obtained C grades, 1,606 received D grades, and 39 passed with E grades.
The results are available on the board’s website at www.biek.edu.pk and can also be accessed via the BIEK Android app, which can be downloaded from the Google Play Store.
Chairman Syed Zulfiqar Ali Shah congratulated the successful students and announced that a grand ceremony would be held to honor the position holders from all groups, inviting their parents, teachers, and the media to celebrate their achievements.
Reference Link:- https://tribune.com.pk/story/2498701/girls-sweep-top-three-positions-in-karachi-intermediate-pre-medical-exams
Zamir Ahmed Awan is the founder and Chair of the Global Silk Route Research Alliance, a think tank in Islamabad. He studied engineering at Shanghai University in the 1980s, and years later he went back to China as Pakistan's science counsellor in Beijing, from 2010 until 2016, working on science and higher education cooperation between the two countries.…
