ISLAMABAD: The Federal Board of Intermediate and Secondary Education (FBISE) announced a new grading formula for Secondary School Certificate (SSC) and Higher Secondary School Certificate (HSSC) exams.
As per details, the latest formula will be effective from the First Annual Examinations 2026 for SSC-I/HSSC-I level and from the First Annual Examinations 2027 for SSC-II/HSSC-II level.
The Federal Board stated that students securing between 96% and 100% marks will be awarded an A++ grade (“Extraordinary”), while those obtaining 91% to 95% will receive an A+ (“Exceptional”), whereas 86% to 90% marks will correspond to an A grade (“Outstanding”).
For those attaining 81% to 85%, a B++ grade will be awarded (“Excellent”), and 76% to 80% will fall under B+ (“Very Good”).
Students achieving 71% to 75% will secure a B grade (“Good”), while 61% to 70% will be given C+ (“Fairly Good”), and 51% to 60% will correspond to a C grade (“Above Average”).
The Board further stated that students obtaining 40% to 50% will receive a D (“Emerging”) grade, while those scoring below 40% will be marked as “Ungraded”.
The notification added that students who fail to qualify will be eligible to reappear in examinations, provided they meet other stipulated conditions.
In a separate development, earlier, Karachi intermediate board announced a fresh opportunity for those students who had finished their final exam in 2008.
Sindh Board Committee Chairman (SBCC) has decided to give a fresh opportunity to those students who had last attempted their final exam in 2008. The meeting was held on March 5, 2018
The Karachi intermediate board decided that the candidates from Pre Medical, Pre Engineering, General Science, Commerce or Arts, Economics, and Medical Technology group who have attempted last in 2008 can now get a chance again to enroll in the 2025 exams by fulfilling the required fee criteria
To avail the new chance of 2025 special exam opportunity, candidates will need to submit their examination form with the given fee criteria, Rs 6000, through the online Karachi portal from Wednesday, October 1 to October 29, 2025
