The Federal Board of Intermediate and Secondary Education (FBISE) has failed to form a five-member committee to correct students’ result cards despite its decision announced on November 16.
Earlier, students used to go to courts to get their documents corrected.
The policy was welcomed by the students and their parents. However, the delay in the formation of the proposed committee is causing serious problems for students.
“I have been coming here for the past month to get my name corrected in my matriculation certificate. But no board official is telling me when I will get a corrected certificate,” said Aslam Ali, a student.
He said whenever he approached the board officials they told him a committee was being formed to look into the corrections. Another student, Maria Muzaffar, said her documents were with the board for the last three weeks for the correction of her father’s name. She added that she wanted to go abroad but she could not get her national identity card and passport because of the incorrect certificate.
“The board’s official do not realise how much the students are suffering,” she said.
It is relevant to note here that the FBISE amended its policy to avoid litigation costs, which amounted to Rs 6 million in years 2010 and 2011.
When contacted, FBISE chairperson Shaheen Khan said the names of the committee members had been finalised and the committee would soon be functional.
