The Lahore Board of Intermediate and Secondary Education plans to conduct four annual matriculation and intermediate examinations through a digital system, Chairman Professor Badrul Salam said on Friday.
Speaking at a press conference on examination reforms, Badrul Salam said the board had completed a trial of digital marking and was preparing candidates for the transition to digital examinations.
He also reported a 7% improvement in first-year results, saying the increase was not limited to Lahore and had also been observed across Punjab’s educational boards.
The chairman said the board had completed preparations for digital examinations at examination centers and colleges. It first conducted a pilot test involving 500 students and will now hold a mock test for 3,000 candidates.
He said the board was informing students about the digital examination process and providing training for the online marking of answer sheets. Controller of Examinations Tauseef ur Rehman, State Officer Shehzad-ul-Hassan and Public Relations Officer Tahir Javed also attended the press conference.
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