FBISE Announces SSC 2026 Results, Introduces AI-Based Paper Marking

Science and Humanities toppers honoured as Board reports 91.33% pass rate in SSC Part-II and 59.77% in Part-I, with AI used in evaluation for the first time.

Hamid Khan Wazir

ISLAMABAD: The Federal Board of Intermediate and Secondary Education (FBISE) on Wednesday announced the results of the Secondary School Certificate (SSC) Part-I and Part-II First Annual Examinations 2026 during a ceremony held in Islamabad.

Federal Minister for Education and Professional Training Dr Khalid Maqbool Siddiqui officially unveiled the results. Speaking at the event, FBISE Chairman Prof Dr Ikram Ali Malik welcomed attendees and shared details about the examination process and the Board's overall performance.

He said a total of 292,831 students appeared in this year's SSC examinations. To conduct the exams, the Board established 1,006 examination centres, with 2,012 supervisory staff and 6,996 invigilators deployed across the country. The chairman also revealed that 10,706 teachers applied to participate in the marking process, while 4,855 examiners were appointed to evaluate answer scripts. He noted that the Board introduced artificial intelligence (AI) in the paper assessment process for the first time.

According to the Board, 86 cases of unfair means were reported during the examinations. The results showed an overall 59.77% pass rate in SSC Part-I, with 88,646 students passing out of 150,077 candidates. In SSC Part-II, 128,070 of 141,653 candidates qualified, resulting in an overall 91.33% pass rate.

In the Science Group, Afeera Ijaz secured first position with 1,089 marks, followed by Amna Nauman with 1,088 marks, while Huzaifa Haider claimed third place with 1,086 marks.

In the Humanities Group, Fatima Zahra topped the category with 1,037 marks. Muhammad Maaz and Manaal Zahid shared second position with 1,031 marks each, while Aneesa Nisar finished third after scoring 1,023 marks.