The Sindh government has abolished the “marks system” in all educational boards of the province. According to Sindh’s Minister for Universities, Ismail Rahu, a new grading system has been approved for matriculation and intermediate examinations, under which students scoring less than 40 percent will be considered failed.
Sindh’s Minister for Universities and Educational Boards, Muhammad Ismail Rahu, stated that the old marks system used for examination results has been abolished, and approval has been granted to implement a new international-standard “grading system.” This important decision has been made in light of policy directives issued at the federal level by the Inter Board Coordination Commission (IBCC).
Muhammad Ismail Rahu explained that the new grading system will be implemented across the province in phases. Starting in 2026, it will be applied to the first annual examinations of Class 9 and Class 11 (SSC-I / HSSC-I).
According to the provincial minister, in 2027 the system will also apply to the annual examinations of Class 10 and Class 12 (SSC-II / HSSC-II). From now on, students’ performance will be categorized into the following grades instead of marks: (A++: 96% – 100%), (A+: 91% – 95%), (A: 86% – 90%), (B++: 81% – 85%), (B+: 76% – 80%), (B: 71% – 75%), (C+: 61% – 70%), (C: 51% – 60%), (D: 40% – 50%) (Emerging) and U: Below 40% (Fail / Undergraded).
Ismail Rahu emphasized that under the new policy, the minimum passing threshold has been set at 40 percent. Any student scoring below 40 percent in any paper will be declared “U,” meaning “Undergraded”.
The provincial minister added that such students will be given the opportunity to reappear in the same paper to improve their performance. The purpose of this system is to bring uniformity across all educational boards in the country. Once the system is fully implemented in all boards, a GPA (Grade Point Average) system will also be introduced in the future. According to Minister Muhammad Ismail Rahu, the Sindh government has formally approved this new policy.