Peshawar’s Board of Intermediate and Secondary Education (BISE) has allowed two chances to the matriculation and intermediate students for improving their marks.

Now the students would be allowed to sit in the special exam twice for the improvement in their division or marks.

Earlier, the students were given just one chance to improve their marks, he said, adding that the decision was made at the request of the students.

The matriculation and intermediate students can apply for appearing in the special examination for improvement in their marks till March 24 and April 1 respectively.

A candidate shall be eligible to retain the previous marks in case the student fails to obtain better marks in the special exam and if a candidate succeeds in improving marks, a result card showing the improved marks would be issued to the pupil.

The next matric and intermediate annual examinations would start on April 28 and May 30, respectively.

Over 86,000 and 125,000 candidates would appear in the matriculation and intermediate examinations respectively.