ISLAMABAD:March 30: A total of 19,453 candidates of Class V have been declared successful, as the Federal Directorate of Education (FDE) announced the results of Class V, VIII Centralised Examination.

As many as 21,498 candidates had appeared in the examination. The overall passing percentage was 90.49. Mohibullah Khan of the IMCG G-10/4 clinched the overall first position by securing 590 of 600 marks. Aimen Naeem (IMCG F-7/4) can in second by securing 585 marks, while third position was bagged by Bilal Waseem Satti of IMCB, G-10/4, with 583 marks.

Among boys, following Mohibullah Khan and Bilal Waseem Satti, Muhammad Bin Khalid got third position by securing 580 marks.

Meanwhile, a total of 1,467 of 1,645 candidates were declared successful in the Middle Standard Scholarship Examination 2012. The pass percentage remained 89.18.

Muhammad Ali, a student of Ali Trust College Khanna, clinched first position by securing 654 marks out of 700. Amina Sarfraz of the ICG F-6/2 secured second position by grabbing 644 marks. Muhammad Haider Saeed of Ali Trust College got third position by securing 643 marks.

Capital Administration and Development Division (CADD) Joint Secretary Muhammad Rafique Tahir congratulated the successful students and appreciated the efforts and hard work of their teachers.

He said that 2013 would be commemorated as the Education Year, aiming to improve the quality of education, especially in the federal capital.

“With the inclusion of private institutions in the scholarship competition, a healthy competitive atmosphere has been created,” he said.

The capital would be made a role model as far as provision of quality educational facilities is concerned, he said. app.