The Federal Directorate of Education (FDE), a division of the Federal Education Ministry, has released the promotion schedule for the 2023 annual exams for classes 1 through 9.
The official notification states that classes 1 and 2 will take part in the annual exams just like any other class. All Class 1 and Class 2 students will, however, be advanced to Class 2 and Class 3, respectively.
This implies that regardless of the results of their annual exams, pupils in classes 1 and 2 will be promoted.
The remainder of the promotion policy is broken down here.
Class 3 and 4
For students of classes 3 and 4, students fulfilling the following requirements will be promoted.
- Minimum pass percentage achieved in each subject is 40%.
- Failure in one/two subject(s) provided that the overall aggregate is 40% including failed subjects.
Students failing more than two subjects will be required to repeat the class.
Class 5 to 8
The promotion of students in classes 5 to 8 will depend on the following subject categories.
| Class | Category I | Category II |
| V | English, Math, General Science | Urdu, Islamiat, Social Studies |
| VI to VIII | English, Math, General Science | Urdu, Islamiat, Geography, History, Computer Science, Elective Subject |
ollowing is the promotion criteria for class 6 and 7.
- Minimum pass percentage achieved in each subject is 40%.
- Failure in any one subject of either category but securing 20% marks in that subject with an overall aggregate of 40% including failed subjects.
- Failure in two subjects, one from each category but securing 20% marks in each failing subject with an overall aggregate of 40% including failed subjects.
- Failure in two subjects of Category II but securing 20% marks in each failing subject overall aggregate 40% including failed subjects.
Students failing in two subjects of Category-I will be required to repeat the class.
Class 9
- Students failing three subjects in FBISE’s first annual exams will be promoted to class 10 and permitted to appear in FBISE’s second annual exams for improvement.
- Students failing in up to three subjects in the first annual exams will be promoted to class 10 and allowed to appear in class 10 first annual exams.
- Students failing in more than three subjects in the first annual exams will be required to repeat class 9 and will be considered fresh students of class 9, resulting in the cancellation of their results.
Students who fail more than two Category-I subjects will need to retake the course.
The promotion requirements for classes 5 and 8 are listed below.
For external exams and centralised exams administered in accordance with the FDE, the required pass percentage for each topic in 2023 is 35%. Starting in 2024, it will be revised up to 40%.
Students who meet the requirements below will advance to the next grade.
