Karachi Board Announces Intermediate Part-I Results for 2026

KARACHI: (Staff Reporter) – The Board of Intermediate Education Karachi (BIEK) has announced the results of the 2026 Intermediate Part-I annual examinations, with students able to check their results through the board’s official website and Android application, 24NewsHD TV reported on Monday.

According to Controller of Examinations Zarina Rashid, thousands of students appeared in examinations across various groups.

In the Pre-Medical group, 25,157 students registered and 24,544 appeared, of whom 11,966 passed all six papers. In the Science General group, 30,991 students registered, 30,386 appeared and 15,036 passed all six papers.

For Commerce Regular, 23,549 students registered and 22,693 appeared, with 9,332 passing all seven papers. In Commerce Private, 1,485 registered students included 1,413 who appeared, while 628 passed all seven papers.

In Arts Regular, 11,171 students registered and 10,678 appeared, with 3,748 passing all six papers. In Arts Private, 1,702 registered, 1,623 appeared and 692 passed all six papers.

Among special candidates in Arts Regular, 99 students registered and 97 appeared, of whom 58 passed all six papers. In Home Economics, 146 students registered, 141 appeared and 41 passed all seven papers.

New grading system introduced

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

Under the new system, students securing less than 40 per cent marks in any paper will be declared “Ungraded” in that subject and will not be considered successful in it. They will be required to retake the relevant paper, subject to the applicable examination requirements.

BIEK confirmed that results for all groups had been uploaded to its official website. Students can also access their results through the board’s Android application, available on the Google Play Store.

The board further stated that optional subjects in the science groups were assessed using Optical Mark Recognition (OMR) technology and electronic marking systems.