BISE Rawalpindi Introduces Digital System for Paper Marking and Evaluation

What Was Announced

• BISE Rawalpindi has transitioned to an automated online marking system [2].
• Board Chairman Prof. Dr. Iqbal Mahmood confirmed the rollout on Wednesday following practical mock drills [1, 2].
• The system includes candidate e-sheets, QR code attendance tracking, and high-speed digital scanning of answer booklets [2].
• The Punjab government has decided to introduce an online marking system across examination boards in the province to increase transparency and merit [3].
• The board’s Command and Control System currently monitors over 600 examination centers across the division in real time [3].
• District-level training sessions for teaching faculty will begin immediately to prepare staff for the new procedures [1, 2].

According to a press release, the Board of Intermediate and Secondary Education (BISE) Rawalpindi has implemented a digital examination marking system to evaluate answer sheets across its jurisdiction [1]. Chairman Prof. Dr. Iqbal Mahmood confirmed the rollout on Wednesday after conducting mock drills involving education officers, college principals, and examination controllers from across the division [1, 2].

The new operational framework integrates several digitized steps: paper setting, answer sheet printing, trimming, and scanning, all of which are linked to a centralized digital dashboard for online evaluation [1, 2]. To prevent malpractices, candidate attendance and the presence of invigilation staff will be verified using QR codes [2, 3]. Dr. Iqbal Mahmood stated that e-sheets featuring candidate details will be used to streamline the paper checking process [3].

Controller of Examinations Prof. Tanveer Asghar Awan stated that the automated system will help maintain merit and transparency [3]. During the mock exercises, participants visited the Command and Control Center to observe live monitoring and demonstrations of digital student attendance [3]. The board’s Command and Control System is used to track examination centers through real-time video surveillance [1, 2]. To ensure educators are ready, the board’s spokesperson said district-level training for teachers will commence immediately ahead of upcoming board examinations [1, 2].