Lahore Board Introduces E-Marking for Class 9 Practical Exams

The Board of Intermediate and Secondary Education Lahore has launched e-marking for Class 9 practical exams, marking a major shift in its evaluation system. This change aims to improve transparency and reduce irregularities in practical exam marking.

Secretary Lahore Board, Rizwan Nazeer, stated that under the previous system, examiners had full control over 30 marks per practical, which sometimes caused complaints about mismanagement.

Following directives from Punjab Education Minister Rana Sikandar Hayat and Chairman Muzammil Mahmood, the board decided to move away from manual marking. The new system will include centralized digital assessment and surveillance cameras in laboratories to ensure fair evaluation.

How E-Marking Will Work

Students will now complete practical papers on special “E-sheets” with fixed spaces for each question. After submission, these papers will be scanned and sent to a centralized marking center digitally.

Examiners will receive secure login IDs to evaluate answers remotely from home. The board will monitor their work in real time through cameras, ensuring transparency.

The workload will be more manageable, as examiners will mark selected questions from multiple answer sheets instead of full papers. This method is expected to improve accuracy and reduce errors.

The board also confirmed that the first annual ICS (Intermediate in Computer Science) exam paper across Punjab will be assessed using the e-marking system. Over the next 2–3 years, all exams in Punjab are expected to shift to digital marking.

This move makes Lahore Board a pioneer in adopting digital evaluation for practical exams in the province, promising a fairer and more efficient system for students and examiners alike.