Entry Test Reveals Major Performance Gaps Among Sindh Education Boards

A recent admission test conducted by Dawood University of Engineering and Technology (DUET) has unveiled a stark disparity in the performance of students hailing from various Sindh education boards. The examination, overseen by the Institute of Business Administration (IBA) Karachi, revealed that 92% of Karachi Board candidates cleared the test, while students from Cambridge and Aga Khan University Examination Board scored even higher, attaining a remarkable 100% success rate.

On the other hand, students from several interior Sindh boards, such as Shaheed Benazirabad (Nawabshah) Board, Larkana, Hyderabad, Mirpurkhas, and Sukkur, recorded considerably lower success rates.

The Cambridge examination system proved to be the top performer, with all its candidates qualifying for admission. Meanwhile, the Aga Khan University Examination Board saw 98% of its candidates pass the test. The Karachi Board, with the highest number of participants at 1,662, recorded a 92% success rate. However, interior Sindh boards, including Shaheed Benazirabad (Nawabshah) Board at 78%, Larkana at 75%, Hyderabad at 74%, Mirpurkhas at 71%, and Sukkur at 69%, lagged behind in qualifying candidates.

Similar performance gaps were evident in the previous admission test conducted by NED University of Engineering and Technology. In that test, Cambridge candidates achieved a 94% success rate, followed by the Aga Khan University Examination Board at 88%. The Federal Board recorded an 83.71% success rate, while the Karachi Board candidates achieved an 80% success rate.

In contrast, interior Sindh boards, such as Hyderabad Board (46.83%), Nawabshah (42.03%), Mirpurkhas (40.43%), Larkana (36.71%), and Sukkur (35.06%), exhibited substantially lower qualification rates.