Students may be given compensatory marks for 'flawed' exam.

RAWALPINDI -- The Rawalpindi Board of Intermediate and Secondary Education (BISE) has hinted that it may give compensatory marks to science students who attempted a matriculation mathematics paper which contained several flaws.

The mathematics paper, conducted by RBISE on March 2 during the morning and evening sessions, contained some mistakes which have been verified by the relevant department, said Controller Examinations Malik Mohsin.

Speaking to APP, he said that the issue was taken up with the relevant department after a section of the media pointed out the mistakes in the Mathematics examination paper.

He added the department has decided to launch an inquiry into the matter through a committee which will comprise subject specialists. A final decision regarding the award of compensatory marks will be taken by the committee after evaluating the mistakes in the two papers. Mohsin further pledged to take action against those responsible for this lapse and to avoid embarrassment in the future.

RBISE rules suggest that compensatory marks can only be granted to those students who have attempted the faulty questions, Mohsin explained.

Parents, however, have rejected this stance, maintaining that the award of compensatory marks to only those who attempted the question was irrational as it may benefit some students who attempted the questions without understanding the mistake in the question.

'Every student who attempted the paper must be accommodated,' parents stressed unanimously.

'The board must also accommodate those students who did not choose the fallacious questions due to carelessness of the board officials,' demanded Zobia Pervaiz, the mother of a student who did not attempt the allegedly erroneous question.

Pervaiz went on to argue that not accommodating...