Board of Secondary Education Karachi (BSEK) Chairman Dr Professor Saeeduddin on Saturday made surprise visits to examination centres in Malir district to ensure strong checks over the possible use of unfair means.
Ninth and tenth class (science) exams are in progress in Karachi since April 15.
Talking to the news agency, while inspecting the exam centre at Cadet College Steel Town, BSEK chairman claimed that 90 per cent cheating had been controlled by making corrections in the examination system and using different tools/checks.
There were 392 exam centres in the city, he said, adding the board has appointed a chief control officer (CCO) at each centre. Besides, the best available persons were picked up for conducting the examination at the centres and keeping vigilance there, he said.
He appreciated the spirit of Cadet College’s Principal Abdul Rehman Jiskani to resist all pressures and conspiracies for cheating, and making the best possible arrangements for the students appearing in the exams.
“This is a model exam centre. We need people like Jiskani,” the chairman remarked.
Jiskani told that 442 students of class ninth and 454 of class ten, from 15 schools were appearing at this centre. “Everything was going smoothly,” he said.
BSEK’s chairman said two papers of ninth class—Pakistan Studies and Sindhi—and three of tenth—physics, Urdu and Islamiat—were pending. The examinations would be completed by April 29.
He said the people of Karachi would have definitely found big difference this year against the environment in which the exams were held over the last couple of years.
“With all honesty, sincerity and professionalism, I am working to stop the use of all kind of unfair means,” he remarked.
He emphasised that all the stakeholders should join hands to root out the menace of cheating, and encourage teachers and students to work hard for better future of the students and for the good of the country.
On this occasion, the chairman distributed certificates among the position holder candidates.
BSEK chairman rejected the media reports that a male chief control officer at Pakistan Secondary School centre in Orangi searched the girl students appearing in the exam.
He made it clear that the protesting girl students were of class ten, whereas the paper on Saturday was of ninth class.
There was a lady superintendent at the centre supported by a team of female teachers/board representatives, he clarified, adding if any search was needed, that could be done by female staff.
All this, he said, was to pressurise those who were honestly carrying their duties and resisting the use of unfair means.
Simply to avoid hue and cry marring the examination process, he said, the CCO was replaced with a female one.