AWARD OF MEDALS/SCHOLARSHIP/MERIT CERTIFICATE
8.1 General rules
The following rules govern the award of medals/scholarships:
a. All awards shall be given on the basis of the annual examination results only. No award is permissible on the result of supplementary/special examinations.
b. All awards will be given on merit, determined on the basis of marks obtained by the candidate(s).
c. If two or more candidates are bracketed together, the award shall go to all such candidates without sharing. The Chairman shall be competent to sanction extra medals/scholarships in such cases.
d. Top three positions, awards and merit scholarships shall be determined in only those groups in which the minimum number of students appeared in the SSC and HSSC annual examination is 2000.
8.2 Award of scholarship
a. Award of scholarship shall be subject to signing of an agreement with the Board that the candidate shall not join any service during the courses of studies and if he does so, he shall refund the amount already received by him from the date of joining the service.
b. A candidate securing at least 60% marks shall be eligible for the scholarship.
c. A candidate who clears the annual examination in the first attempt and joins a college/university the same year he shall be eligible for the scholarship.
d. A candidate getting free education shall not be entitled to scholarship.
e. The amount of the scholarship shall be paid annually and shall be more in the case of a boarder.
f. The continuation of a scholarship shall be subject to satisfactory result and good conduct of the candidate during the course of studies in the college/university.
g. If scholarship is not availed by a candidate due to any reason it shall not be awarded to the candidate next in order of merit
h. Scholarship shall be paid in terms of Pakistani currency, even if the scholarship holder joins any college/university outside Pakistan.
i. The scholarship shall be awarded for the normal duration of course followed after the examination and shall be operative from the beginning of academic session.
j. The scholarship on the basis of SSC results shall normally be awarded for a period of two years (24 months) to the candidate who has taken admission in HSSC or equivalent classes. However, in case the student takes admission in 3 years course or more, the period of scholarship will be for full duration of that course.
k. The scholarship on the basis of HSSC result shall be awarded for a period of:
(1) two years (i.e. 24 months) to the candidate who has taken admission in degree courses;
(2) 4 years (i.e. 48 months) to the candidate who has taken admission in engineering university, and
(3) 5 years (i.e. 60 months) to the candidate who has taken admission in medical colleges.
OR
Any other course equivalent to the said stream.
Note: The duration of scholarship will be fixed as per above criteria and will not vary with the prolongation of session(s).
l. The total number of scholarships, their amount and conditions governing each scholarship will be decided by the Board, from time to time.
m. Merit list shall be circulated every year. Eligible candidates shall be required to apply for scholarship on the prescribed application forms, supplied to their institution by the Board, from where they appeared in the examination and in case of private candidates, these will be sent on their permanent home addresses.
n. Initial award of scholarship/medals will be sanctioned by the Chairman and subsequent releases by the Director (Research).
o. The Chairman will be empowered to settle time barred applications/bills for award of scholarships.
8.3 Award of medal/merit certificate/personal computer & cash prize
a. Medals and merit certificates shall be awarded to the candidates each year who secure the first three positions in their own groups irrespective to gender discrimination.
b. A candidate securing at least 60% marks shall be eligible for the medal.
c. A private candidate shall also be given medal if otherwise eligible.
d. The medals shall be awarded/based on the merit list prepared after the rechecking of answer books.
e. The Chairman shall approve the design / cost of the medals.
f. The medals and merit certificates shall be awarded in a special function arranged by the Board. In case, function is not organized due to any reason, these will be delivered to the candidates through the concerned heads of the institutions, who may award these medals on behalf of the Board in a special function organized by them. However, a private candidate shall receive the medal/merit certificate from the Board.
g. (i) The students getting overall top positions in SSC and HSSC annual examinations respectively will be awarded personal computers.
(ii) The students of each group securing first, second and third positions will be awarded cash prizes as fixed by the Board from time to time.
8.4 Award to the Best Institution
a. The award of prizes to the best institutions (inland and abroad) both at SSC and HSSC levels will be adjudged on the basis of their current year result.
b. Criteria for the Selection of Best institution:
(1) The best institution will be selected from the whole lot of institutions on the basis of current year’s results and the minimum student strength of 75 each at SSC and HSSC levels.
(2) The following formula will be used to determine performance:
QPI = {15(1st) + 12(2nd) + 10(3rd) + 6(A1) + 5(A) + 4(B) + 3(C) + 2 (D) + 1(E) -2(F) + 2(M)}
Total number of students appeared
The abbreviations in the formula stand for:
(a) QPI – Quality Performance Indicator
(b) 1st, 2nd and 3rd – Number of students who achieved these positions (credit will be given to position holders only once)
(c) A1, A, B, C, D and E – Number of students placed in each of these grades
(d) F – Number of students failed to qualify the examination
(e) M – Number of students who appeared in the examination divided by 75
(3) The institution getting higher QPI will be selected for the award of the best institution. In case of more than one institution securing the same QPI, the institution with higher number of students, participation in sports and co-curricular activities will be picked for the slot.
8.5 Award to the Best Teacher
The following factors will constitute the criteria for selection of the best teacher:
(1) Selection of Subject: Teachers of those subjects only will be chosen for the award in which a minimum of 2000 students have appeared in the annual examination of the Board in focus.
(2) Selection of Institution: Only those institutions from which at least 50 students appeared in the relevant subject will be eligible for consideration of the award. The following formula will be used for selection of institution:
AMP = S x 100
M x N
The abbreviations in the formula stand for:
(a) AMP – Average Marks Percentage
(b) S – Sum of marks obtained by all students appeared in the relevant subject
(c) M – Maximum marks of the relevant subject
(d) N – Number of students appeared in the relevant subject
(3) The institution having more AMP will be selected for the award of the best teacher. In case of more than one institution having the same AMP, the institution having more students will be picked.
(4) Selection of Best Teacher: Head of the institution so picked will nominate the teacher having contributed to producing excellent results in the given subject. While selecting the best teacher, the head of institution must keep the above factors in mind.
