FA, FSc examinations begin today

All preparations at the examination centres have been completed

RAWALPINDI:

Rawalpindi Board of Intermediate and Secondary Education is conducting FA, FSC annual examinations starting today (Friday).

All arrangements have been completed. There have been 195 examination centres set up, out of which 29 examination centres have been set up in Attock district, 30 in Chakwal district, 12 in Talagang district, 29 in Jhelum district, eight in Murree district and 87 in Rawalpindi district. All the examination staff have also been posted.

The examination centres will be closely monitored with the support of the district administration. mobile inspector, chairman squad and district vigilance committees will visit the examination centres. According to Rawalpindi Chairman Education Board, Muhammad Adnan Khan, Section 144 has been imposed on all examination centres.

A zero-tolerance policy against duplication has been adopted as cheating is a crime under the Punjab Universities and Boards. Malpractice through sharing a photograph of a question paper is a serious offense. It is also a crime to give an examination in place of another candidate which is punishable by imprisonment for three months and a fine of Rs50,000.

Education Board Chairman has said that the deputy commissioners of all districts, director colleges, deputy director colleges and Education and District Administration CEOs must visit the examination centres on a daily basis and submit their reports to the Board. These reports will then help improve the monitoring and management of examination centres.

Lists of all examination staff including distributor inspector, resident inspector, mobile inspector, superintendent centre, deputy superintendent centre and invigilators have been shared with intelligence agencies. The Special Branch will also conduct secret surveillance of all examination centres and submit its report to the Board.

Published in The Express Tribune, April 19^th, 2024.