{
  "id": 12132183,
  "title": "Punjab to Launch New Marking System for Board Exams",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/05/punjab-to-launch-new-marking-system-for-board-exams",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-05T10:23:58.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "ProPakistani",
    "slug": "propakistani",
    "url": "https://propakistani.pk/2026/10/05/punjab-to-launch-new-marking-system-for-board-exams/"
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  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Punjab’s education authorities are set to transition away from conventional paper marking towards a digital examination evaluation system. This change aims to minimize marking inaccuracies, bolster accountability, and boost students' confidence in their test scores. Completed answer sheets will undergo scanning and conversion into secure digital records before being delivered electronically to designated examiners via a controlled online platform.\n\nPunjab Education Minister Rana Sikandar Hayat has directed all education boards to adopt digital reforms, initially implementing online screen marking for supplementary examinations. The proposed framework includes enhanced identity verification for examiners, which may involve facial recognition or other secure verification methods to confirm that the assigned examiner is the one evaluating the script. This measure aims to prevent unauthorized access and potential sharing of login credentials.\n\nThe Lahore Board of Intermediate and Secondary Education (BISE) has already implemented e-marking reforms, where theory papers are scanned and digitized, and examiners receive secure IDs to evaluate scripts remotely. The digital marking system will also enforce time constraints on examiners, with each sheet requiring evaluation within a specified timeframe, allowing authorities to monitor pending scripts and pinpoint delays.\n\nAdditionally, the new system will generate electronic records for every marking activity, enabling boards to trace when a script was received, who evaluated it, and the time spent on it. This change may also affect how answer scripts are distributed, with papers or individual questions potentially being allocated in smaller batches to improve accuracy and efficiency. The system is anticipated to diminish the physical movement of answer sheets, as scanned copies can be sent directly to authorized examiners without transporting the original documents.",
  "summary": "Punjab’s education boards are preparing to replace traditional paper checking with a digital system under which answer scripts will be … Read More The post Punjab to Launch New Marking System for Board Exams appeared first on ProPakistani .",
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