Intermediate students unhappy over change of exams timing to 9am.

KARACHI -- The Board of Intermediate Education Karachi (BIEK) will be holding their annual exams for both part-I and part-II starting from next week and there have been some changes announced which many students are not too pleased about.

The exams, which were to commence on June 15, have been moved forward by three days to now begin on June 18 and the regular time of starting the morning paper at 9:30am has been revised and moved to an even earlier timing of 9am.

This change in timing has become the source of concern among many candidates.

The students have been further asked by the BIEK to reach their exam centres even earlier than this so that there is no disturbance caused in settling down according to their roll numbers.

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'What time do we leave home then?' Asked a worried female student.

She said that she would be nervous and sleep-deprived anyway and then to hurriedly push down breakfast and get ready around 8am would be adding to her burden.

'I know myself. I would be feeling nauseous as it is and then I will also have to brave the morning rush on the roads,' she shared her concern with Dawn.

Other students also pointed out that they would need to leave home even earlier than usual to reach their exam centres on time because there is the morning rush of office and factory goers to be expected during this time.

Those using public transport were even more upset because they would also have to compete for seats in buses and be facing difficulty in stopping rickshaws and cabs.

Abdullah Zahid, another student, said...

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