Inter board abolishes scrutiny fee after students protest

By Salis bin Perwaiz
January 15, 2025
An undated image of the building of the Board of Intermediate Education Karachi (BIEK). — Facebook@BIEK/File
An undated image of the building of the Board of Intermediate Education Karachi (BIEK). — Facebook@BIEK/File

Following the instructions of Sindh Chief Minister Syed Murad Ali Shah, Board of Intermediate Education Karachi (BIEK) Chairman Dr Syed Sharaf Ali Shah has announced abolishing the fee for the scrutiny of examination answer sheets.

On the CM’s instructions, the BIEK chairman has also ordered the controller of examinations to complete the scrutiny process within 30 days. Students can download the scrutiny form from the board’s website (biek.edu.pk).

According to the BIEK’s statement, the scrutiny fee has been abolished for students who are dissatisfied with the results of pre-medical, pre-engineering, general science, commerce, arts and home economics groups.

Inquiry centres have been established for male students and facilitation centres for female students so that students do not face any difficulty in submitting their scrutiny forms. Earlier, on the instructions of the BIEK chairman, an inquiry committee consisting of senior teachers was formed over the results of the intermediate part-I annual exams 2024.