Karachi – Pakistan (HRNW)- A large number of teachers in Karachi’s government colleges have effectively disrupted the e-marking system recently introduced for intermediate-level examinations, leaving approximately 19,000 students without their results for six months.
According to reports, the Mathematics paper in the Intermediate First Year Computer Science program was scheduled for e-marking. However, teachers in at least 44 colleges across the city have not marked a single question electronically, halting the release of results entirely.
Regional Director Colleges Karachi, Professor Qazi Arshad, in a letter to college principals, revealed that out of 180,000 exam questions requiring e-assessment, only 40,000 have been marked, leaving 140,000 questions pending.
Sources indicate that teachers are reluctant to participate in e-marking because the board has not clarified the compensation per question. Teachers argue that they can manually assess a packet of 22 copies in one hour, whereas e-marking takes significantly longer.
This disruption comes despite the Provincial Minister for Universities and Boards of Sindh announcing on 4 December that all science subjects would undergo e-marking for 2026 annual exams. Given the current challenges, it appears that the upcoming year may also face significant e-marking difficulties.
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